| HEIGHT | 5' 11" | CONE | -- |
| WEIGHT | 224 lbs | BROAD | 120" |
| 40 TIME | 4.60 | VERTICAL | 33" |
Allgeier will be an interesting projection and transition to the NFL given his size and amalgam of traits. Allgeier is a big back at 224 pounds with a subtle, nuanced feel for the zone run game, both inside and outside. He is a patient, disciplined, and efficient runner with good vision and an intuitive feel for the pace and tempo of runs. He simultaneously stayed on the designed path of the particular run, either massaging or pressing the hole, and leveraged defenders to allow his blockers to create needed angles. At his core, Allgeier is a downhill north-south runner with quick feet when needed and enough lateral agility, with smooth and subtle direction change, to defeat pursuit angles at the second and third levels of the defense. Allgeier has the look and feel of a volume runner who can wear down a defense over the course of four quarters with the important question being whether he will be given the opportunity to be that kind of back at the next level. That is an open question, and my sense is he will not be seen that way in the NFL, but he does possess higher-level sustaining traits and he could well be team and scheme specific in terms of being a foundation runner. The more I watched Allgeier the more I saw a realistic comparison to Jordan Howard when he came out of Indiana in the 2016 Draft as a fifth round pick (the 150th player selected). Another back who came to mind was Alexander Mattison coming out of Boise State, whom the Vikings drafted in the third round in the 2019 Draft with the 102nd selection.
| HEIGHT | 5' 8" | CONE | -- |
| WEIGHT | 197 lbs | BROAD | 121" |
| 40 TIME | 4.45 | VERTICAL | 33 1/2" |
Badie was a fascinating watch in 2021 with the high volume workload he took on, with seven games of 20+ carries and ending the season with three consecutive games of 27+ carries. Badie is a smaller back who never looked worn down with the increased volume running both zone and gap scheme concepts, with a lot of his runs inside where he ran with physical toughness despite his size. Badie is an active, energetic runner with quick, light feet and a darting, slashing running style that featured good vision, sharp cuts, and short-area burst and acceleration to get through tight creases at the point of attack with the velocity that produced contact balance to run though arm tackles. His game is built on short-area juice with outstanding lateral quickness and a twitchy, sudden feel when he gets to the second and third levels of the defense. What really stood out with Badie was his receiving ability, and that will make him a desirable second back as he transitions to the next level. Badie was outstanding in the conventional screen game, but he ran angle routes and wheel routes and was featured split from the formation, running tunnel screens. The only issue with Badie as a receiving back is that he must improve his pass protection or that will limit his ability to get on the field despite his higher-level receiving traits. As I watched Badie, especially as a receiver, Kenneth Gainwell came to my mind. I think there are similarities as runner-receiver backs and they will likely be used the same way in the NFL.
| HEIGHT | 5' 11" | CONE | -- |
| WEIGHT | 204 lbs | BROAD | 121" |
| 40 TIME | 4.38 | VERTICAL | 31" |
Chandler has strong running traits and a highly competitive playing personality that projects and transitions well to the NFL, in addition to having extensive experience in both the zone and gap scheme running games. What consistently stood out with Chandler were his compact movements with no wasted motion at all, which allowed him to make sudden and decisive cuts without losing any quickness or speed. Chandler ran with excellent vision and he showed a desirable combination of patience and decisiveness with a slashing, darting style that allowed him to work effectively in confined space with plus contact balance and forward lean. He ran with a refined feel of pace and tempo, never looking hurried or frenetic, always looking controlled and calculated. Chandler has the traits to develop into a long-yardage and 3rd0down back at the next level with his pass receiving ability and, perhaps more importantly, his pass protection toughness and execution. The more I watched Chandler the more I liked him. He will likely be a Day 3 pick (although he could sneak into Day 2) but his running/receiving/pass protecting/competitiveness profile will get him on a roster, and he will play in the NFL.
| HEIGHT | 5' 10" | CONE | -- |
| WEIGHT | 222 lbs | BROAD | 118" |
| 40 TIME | 4.59 | VERTICAL | 29 1/2" |
There is little mystery to Conner as you project and transition him to the NFL. He is one of the most decisive and explosive downhill runners in this draft class, with his short-area burst and accelerating velocity attacking the second and third levels of the defense. Conner was predominantly featured in the zone run game in 2021 and it was evident he had a natural feel for the vision and explosive short-area burst demanded in the one cut downhill approach . The more I watched Conner's tape the more I liked him as a strong complementary back who could any given week be the feature back. He is a big man who runs hard with decisiveness, competitiveness, and urgency, and he finished runs with natural power. I felt as if there was some Chris Carson to Conner's running style, with Carson being a little more physical and powerful and Conner quicker and more naturally explosive. I believe Conner is just scratching the surface of what he could become as a runner since he had limited volume at Ole Miss and was a QB in high school. There is more there to develop at the NFL level.
| HEIGHT | 5' 11" | CONE | -- |
| WEIGHT | 199 lbs | BROAD | 124" |
| 40 TIME | 4.42 | VERTICAL | 33" |
Cook was not a featured runner at Georgia, and at 190 pounds he will not be a foundation back in the NFL. But his running/receiving profile and formation versatility makes him a desired player in today's NFL. Cook has explosive athletic traits that consistently showed up on film, and while he lacks the size to be a volume runner, he possesses almost all of the skills demanded to be a productive runner at the next level, including the patience, vision, short-area burst, lateral quickness, balance, and reacceleration to run inside in confined space/ What makes Cook an excellent fit in the NFL is his receiving ability and the location versatility that goes with it. In addition to the more conventional routes backs run out of the backfield (arrow routes, angle routes), Cook can detach from the formation and run vertical routes and win His formation versatility and receiving ability expand an offense, giving offensive coordinators more options in the passing game and presenting matchup advantages not only for Cook but for other receivers. Cook is not the same level of player as Alvin Kamara (Kamara is a much bigger man and has evolved into a feature back in the NFL), but in many ways he brings a similar running/receiving profile to an offense. Cook is more than just a 3rd-down back in an NFL that features 11 personnel in all down-and-distance situations, and while he is not a volume runner, he can be a complementary runner who still gets meaningful carries.
| HEIGHT | 6' 0" | CONE | -- |
| WEIGHT | 211 lbs | BROAD | 117" |
| 40 TIME | 4.48 | VERTICAL | 30" |
Davis-Price is one of the more intriguing running back prospects in the 2022 Draft class with his higher-level combination of size and speed and power. Davis-Price is a big, athletic back with burst and acceleration who ran with natural bend and a physical presence. He kept his pads low and finished runs with velocity and power, dropping his pads and attacking tacklers at the second and third levels of the defense with strong finishing traits. Davis-Price looked like an NFL runner with his slashing, darting running style and his easy change of direction at all three levels with the ability to reaccelerate when working in confined space. He had the look and feel of a sustaining, physical volume runner with the competitiveness and urgency and natural power to work inside and get the hard yards, yet also run with finesse and acceleration and explosiveness to break away from the defense for long runs. Davis-Price has all the running traits you want in an NFL foundation back and there is no question he can carry a volume load at the next level for a team that wants a feature back to get 16-20 carries a game.
| HEIGHT | 5' 8" | CONE | -- |
| WEIGHT | 189 lbs | BROAD | 128" |
| 40 TIME | 4.52 | VERTICAL | 34 1/2" |
Ealy fits the classic profile of a complementary back with his combination of size and traits, both as a runner and receiver. Ealy had a professional feel as a runner with his innate sense of patience and vision, and his feel for his blocking scheme (predominantly zone but also some gap scheme), gap fluidity, and defensive flow. Despite his lack of size, Ealy presented more as a sustaining grinder with competitive toughness and the ability to work efficiently in confined space than as an explosive big play back. Ealy will need to be a factor as a receiver at the next level and both his 2020 and 2021 tape showed that he could become a weapon in the pass game, both from offset alignment in the backfield and split from the formation.
| HEIGHT | 5' 11" | CONE | -- |
| WEIGHT | 210 lbs | BROAD | 118" |
| 40 TIME | 4.46 | VERTICAL | 31" |
Ford is a strong running back prospect with a good mix of size and running traits that would transition effectively to the NFL. He is compactly built with a sturdy frame and an advantageous combination of natural quickness, burst, and natural power, with a strong lower half that allowed him to run through contact and finish runs. Ford is a disciplined runner without any wasted motion who ran with tempo and pace and consistently showed a desirable mix of patience and decisiveness. Combined with his short-area burst and reacceleration, his traits allowed him to get to the second level cleanly. He has a downhill running mentality and showed the vision, clean-and-tight footwork, and balance to work through confined space. While Ford ran almost exclusively out of the shotgun and was featured predominantly in zone schemes, his running traits would allow him to fit both zone and gap scheme concepts in the NFL. The question as you project Ford to the next level is his role: can he be a feature back and the foundational starting point of an offense, or will he be seen more as a complementary back in a two-back offense? He was not featured in Cincinnati's passing game but he did show good hands with the speed to be a mismatch on LBs and he was effective on wheel routes (TD on a wheel route versus Tulane, 34 yards versus Tulsa also a wheel route). My sense is Ford can be a #1 back in an offense, but not a true volume runner who gets 250-280 carries in a season. Still, there is no question he has three-down traits. He's a professional back - is there a legitimate comparison to be made to Kareem Hunt?
| HEIGHT | 5' 11" | CONE | -- |
| WEIGHT | 217 lbs | BROAD | 126" |
| 40 TIME | 4.39 | VERTICAL | 40" |
Hall has the look and feel of a professional runner as you project and transition him to the NFL, with his extensive experience in both zone and gap scheme concepts. He has a high-level combination of patience and decisiveness, with a smooth, fluid, gliding feel to his running. Hall has a refined sense of pace and tempo and he rarely looked hurried, running with a rhythmic feel that at times made it appear choreographed. What stood out on Hall's 2021 tape which was not as present in his 2020 tape was a more powerful feel to his running, with Hall dropping his pads and taking on defenders at the second and third levels of the defense. Hall has a strong lower half which resulted in excellent balance and body control, to both make controlled sharp cuts and to absorb contact and stay on his feet. Hall has light feet for a good-sized back, and while his cuts were sharp, they looked effortless, free, and natural with his easy burst and acceleration. He has such a nuanced feel for when to be patient and when to accelerate, and that is something you cannot teach. Hall can also be a three-down back in the NFL with his soft hands and his run-after-catch traits. He has the ability to run a more multiple route tree out of the backfield at the next level (angle routes, wheel routes, H seam), and he has shown that he can be detached from the formation. In short, Hall is my #1 running back in this draft class. He is the total package as a prospect.
| HEIGHT | 5' 10" | CONE | -- |
| WEIGHT | 221 lbs | BROAD | 126" |
| 40 TIME | -- | VERTICAL | 38 1/2" |
There was really no mystery to Harris as a runner and there is no question he will find a place in the NFL. Harris is a decisive, competitive, naturally powerful downhill runner who runs with low pad level and strong finishing traits. He has extensive experience as an I back and running out of the shotgun and the pistol, and he also has extensive experience running both zone and gap scheme concepts. Harris projects and transitions to the next level as a piece of a multi-personnel backfield on a team that features the run game as a significant foundation of their offense, much in the way Jordan Howard worked for the Eagles in 2021 and to a lesser extent the way Damien Harris was used by the Patriots. Kevin Harris is a sustaining chain mover who is really at his best as a volume runner, developing a feel for the flow of the game, but he is not talented enough to fill that role in the NFL and at this point he does not give you any meaningful receiving value.
| HEIGHT | 6' 2" | CONE | -- |
| WEIGHT | 228 lbs | BROAD | -- |
| 40 TIME | -- | VERTICAL | -- |
There is really no mystery to what Haskins is as a runner as you project and transition him to the next level. He is a competitive, disciplined, physically tough, sustaining, downhill chain-mover with an excellent feel for the pace and tempo of both zone and gap scheme concepts who runs with excellent patience, good vision, and strong finishing traits. Haskins is the kind of back who grows on you the more you watch him because he had such a good feel for the different run concepts and he consistently got the hard yards. He is the kind of runner who needs volume to maximize his traits, because stylistically he is a foundation back, and that raises the overriding question of what he can be in the NFL, which will be a function of how teams see him in the context of their specific offenses. There is no question Haskins has the look and feel of a professional runner with his patience, vision, and natural feel for pace and tempo, and his effectiveness working in confined space (a critical trait if you are going to be a volume runner in the NFL). Some will say you can find those kinds of backs anywhere and they are not special (think Chris Carson) and others might say what Haskins brings to the table is important because at some point you need to run the ball with volume and sustainability. Haskins will not be drafted based on what he can bring to the table as a receiver or pass protector (keep in mind that Joe Mixon came off the field on third down for the Bengals, and he is an excellent receiver). Haskins' role in the NFL will be dictated by what teams see him as a runner, and that is going to be team and scheme specific.
| HEIGHT | 6' 0" | CONE | -- |
| WEIGHT | 221 lbs | BROAD | 122" |
| 40 TIME | 4.53 | VERTICAL | 34 1/2" |
Ingram is the kind of runner who needs the offensive system and run game concepts, starting with personnel and formation, to present opportunities for him to clear the first level of the defense. Ingram possesses the size and stylistic running traits of a sustaining volume back, but the question is whether he is talented enough to fill that role on Sundays, and my sense is he is not quite at the needed level to do that. Given his extensive experience in 2021 as a shotgun runner, Ingram could well transition best as a secondary back to a team that features a higher percentage of shotgun spread out of 11 as its foundational personnel and formation. Ingram is much more of a methodical runner than a dynamic runner, and while he showed occasional flashes of lateral quickness and burst, his game at its best was built more on staying on the designed path with discipline and a downhill mentality. I think there is more to be unlocked as a receiver and there is no question he is a strong pass protector, but in terms of his running ability he best projects as a complementary back in a shotgun system.
| HEIGHT | 5' 11" | CONE | -- |
| WEIGHT | 209 lbs | BROAD | 114" |
| 40 TIME | 4.58 | VERTICAL | 31" |
Knight does not possess a higher-level running profile as you project and transition him to the next level. He is very much a measured and methodical runner with less than desirable burst and explosiveness through the first level of the defense. There were times when the point of attack was defined, especially in the zone run game, that he hit the hole with decisiveness and needed burst, but Knight was much more of a one-speed runner than a burst-and-acceleration runner. What Knight brings to the table as a runner is patience and vision in the gap scheme run game and an intuitive sense of cut back in the outside-zone run game. Knight is more of a slasher and a darter than a shifty and elusive runner and he has much more of a measured feel to his running than an explosive feel. Knight has viable receiving and pass-protection traits but overall he profiles as a second back at best, and more than likely a third back as looks to make the transition to the NFL.
| HEIGHT | 5' 10" | CONE | -- |
| WEIGHT | 218 lbs | BROAD | 119" |
| 40 TIME | 4.59 | VERTICAL | 34 1/2" |
Pierce is a professional runner when it comes to approach and execution, but what will ultimately make him a quality #2 back at the next level is his lack of desired lateral agility, quickness, and burst. Pierce is a compact, low-to-the-ground, measured, methodical, disciplined runner with excellent sustaining traits, beginning with an innate understanding of defensive fronts and gap fluidity and a natural feel for the demanded pace and tempo of both zone and gap scheme runs. What consistently stood out was Pierce's play strength and contact balance: he fought through tackles and did not go down easy, getting hard yards with strong finishing toughness. Those two traits are always in demand for NFL running backs. Pierce is an attitude runner with an urgent, competitive feel to every run, and there is no question that Pierce any given week can be a volume back, but my sense is he could not do that week-in and week-out given his limitations, unless he was in an offense like the Chargers where #1 back might get 170-190 carries. There is much more to get from Pierce as a receiver, and that will enhance his value as you project and transition him to the NFL. He was featured at times running H seam and wheel routes in the Florida pass game, and that leads you to believe he can be more than a screen and checkdown receiver. That, of course, would present Pierce as a viable long-yardage and third-down back.
| HEIGHT | 6' 2" | CONE | -- |
| WEIGHT | 225 lbs | BROAD | 119" |
| 40 TIME | 4.53 | VERTICAL | 30" |
Robinson will be one of the most interesting backs to project and transition to the NFL given his 2021 season at Alabama. Both his 2020 and 2021 tape showed an urgent, determined, physical, competitive downhill runner who ran with velocity, power, and leg drive and consistently gained the hard yards. There was a looseness to Robinson's running with light, active feet, yet he was not purely shifty and elusive but a little more straight line and linear. That said, there were occasionally runs in which he flashed lateral quickness and agility with stop-and-start and reacceleration. I came away from his 2021 tape seeing a looser-hipped runner with more efficient change of direction and a more fluid feel to his running. My sense watching all of Robinson's 2020 and 2021 runs was that he would be more effective as a volume runner, developing a feel for the flow of the game with his feel for defensive fronts, gap fluidity, and his cutback ability. He would be at his best in an offense that featured inside/mid zone and gap scheme (power) concepts, where his patience, vision, and inside running traits would be maximized. The more I watched -- and I watched a lot of tape on Robinson -- the more I liked him as an NFL back. He has feature-back size and traits, and it would not surprise me at all if some teams had him as the #1 back on their board.
| HEIGHT | 6' 0" | CONE | -- |
| WEIGHT | 217 lbs | BROAD | 114" |
| 40 TIME | -- | VERTICAL | 30" |
Spiller's 2020 and 2021 tape (which was fun to watch) definitively showed a runner with a feature/foundation/volume-back traits profile: size, compact build, patience, vision, short-area burst, subtle lateral quickness in confined space, natural power, contact balance, physicality, and finishing toughness plus competitiveness. Spiller was an "attitude" runner who consistently showed high-level sustaining back traits, getting the hard yards with enough juice to create some explosive second and third-level runs. My sense studying Spiller is he could be effective in both zone schemes and gap schemes, but I liked him more in gap scheme where the point of attack was more clearly defined, and his tendency to sometimes be overly patient would not be as big as factor, but he also had many good runs on zone concepts at Texas A&M. Spiller has quick, active, constantly moving feet with excellent vision inside. He has loose hips, and his contact balance is one of his best traits. Spiller needs work both as a receiver and in pass protection but he will come into the NFL as a competitive, physical, downhill runner with desired size and natural power and finishing traits.
| HEIGHT | 5' 11" | CONE | -- |
| WEIGHT | 207 lbs | BROAD | 124" |
| 40 TIME | 4.37 | VERTICAL | 36" |
Strong will project well to the next level with his smooth, linear, darting, slashing, rhythmic running style and big-play ability. He is a smaller back who was at his best when he could clear the first level of the defense staying on his path, and also when he ran toss plays on the perimeter where he could generate speed and velocity with no bodies around him. Strong is a space runner with a gliding feel who needs to stay on his vertical track, since he lacks true shiftiness and elusiveness and is not a stop-and-start/change-of-direction runner, nor a physical play strength/grind-it-out/contact-balance/finishing traits runner. My sense stylistically is there a comparison to Rashaad Penny, but Penny is a bigger back with more natural physicality to him. Strong likely best projects to the NFL as a RB2 with his gliding, darting, slashing, running style that works best in space with his big-play dimension, but his less than ideal confined-space traits and physicality to consistently gain hard yards may always limit him to that role, although there could well be teams that see him as a featured back depending on the run-pass balance in their offensive foundation ( Chargers, Bucs). Where Strong can enhance his role in the NFL is with his receiving and blocking ability in the passing game, and while Strong was not featured in the SDSU pass game it was evident from tape that he has quality receiving traits with the ability to detach from the formation in addition to his willingness to aggressively block blitzing LB and safeties.
| HEIGHT | 5' 9" | CONE | -- |
| WEIGHT | 211 lbs | BROAD | 122" |
| 40 TIME | 4.38 | VERTICAL | 34" |
Walker was a fun running back to watch and evaluate, and he will transition well to the NFL with his compact, low-to-the-ground build and his piston-like feet that seemingly never stop moving. Walker has outstanding lateral quickness and suddenness to make decisive, sharp cuts and the contact balance to work through the first and second levels of the defense. What consistently stood out with Walker was his tenacity and competitiveness as a runner, as he lowered his pads and attacked defenders, finishing runs with anger. There is a run-to-daylight feel to Walker, with a slashing, darting style that looks to find open space, and the burst and speed to get outside and outflank the defense. But additionally, there is also a physicality and toughness that consistently showed up on film. While Walker showed, at times, that he can hit the home run, his game is primarily built on lateral quickness/suddenness and contact balance/competitiveness. There is a little bit of "jazz musician" to Walker with his free-flowing, look-for-space running approach and his improvisational ability to work off-script and find room to run. Walker possesses the size and running traits to be a feature back and high-volume runner in the NFL. The question is what Walker can give you in the passing game, and that is an open question at this point.
| HEIGHT | 6' 0" | CONE | -- |
| WEIGHT | 214 lbs | BROAD | 125" |
| 40 TIME | 4.48 | VERTICAL | 38" |
White is one of the most intriguing running back prospects in the 2022 NFL Draft with his running and receiving profile. He will likely not be seen by evaluators and coaches as a special runner, but there is no question his 2021 tape showed a tough, competitive, inside runner with the desired patience, vision, efficient lateral agility, and quickness to work effectively in confined space. White consistently showed a natural feel for defensive flow and gap fluidity running with alert eyes and a refined sense of patience and tempo with the short-area burst and contact balance to get through small creases. He is an efficient and smooth runner with almost no wasted motion who gets vertical and attacks downhill with a desired combination of patience and decisiveness, and he showed the ability to be effective running both zone and gap scheme concepts. What makes White a strong prospect as he transitions to the NFL is his receiving ability, with the versatility to detach from the formation. He has excellent hands and can be featured on multiple route concepts, including intermediate and vertical concepts. Where White needs work is in pass protection with more development from a technique standpoint and a more competitive mindset that he shows as a runner. Overall White is a strong prospect, and my sense is he will be off the board on Day 2. It would not surprise me if White becomes an excellent NFL player with his strong combination of running and receiving traits.
| HEIGHT | 6' 0" | CONE | -- |
| WEIGHT | 214 lbs | BROAD | 128" |
| 40 TIME | 4.4 | VERTICAL | 33 1/2" |
There is no mystery to what White is as a runner based on extensive study of his 2020 and 2021 tape: he is an aggressive, physical, competitive, downhill runner with short-area burst, natural power, and strong finishing traits who does not go down easy and gets hard yards,. White has some slashing and darting quickness at the second and third levels of the defense, but he is not loose-hipped with natural shiftiness and elusiveness in either confined space or open space. White is an efficient and workmanlike runner who runs with a strong base and natural powerm and he finishes runs. He also has the accelerating long speed to take it to the house when he can clear the third level of the defense. White will project and transition to the NFL as a complementary back for a team that features the run game as its offensive foundation. He lacks the overall running traits to be a feature back, but his competitive toughness and natural power to get hard yards will likely give him an opportunity at the next level.
| HEIGHT | 5' 9" | CONE | -- |
| WEIGHT | 194 lbs | BROAD | 116" |
| 40 TIME | 4.65 | VERTICAL | 32" |
Williams has the look of a refined and professional runner as you project and transition him to the NFL. He showed a desirable combination of patience and decisiveness, with a good feel for defensive fronts and unblocked defenders. If you focus solely on his subtle and nuanced high-level running traits, you will like Williams a lot as a next-level back. The concerns are his size, which more likely than not removes him from consideration as a conventional feature back, and his lack of juice and explosiveness. Williams is really an inside grinder with a physical competitive mindset and an outstanding feel for working in confined space, but in the 200-pound range, he will not be seen as volume runner in the NFL. Williams' strong receiving traits with his ability to detach from the formation and his outstanding pass protection versus pressure will get him on the field as a rookie. My sense is there are two ways to look at Williams as you project him at the next level: can he be an Austin Ekeler type back in an offense where the running game is more a complement than a foundation, or is he more of a James White type of back who is featured almost exclusively in the passing game (keep in mind White was a 1000 yard rusher for two seasons at Wisconsin)?
