STRENGTHS
Kenny is a smooth-running back with excellent vision. He can catch the ball down the field as well as any receiver in this draft. He is the type of running back who has just enough speed and moxie to be used outside the tackles to make third downs and gain yardage when your team needs it the most. Kenny is an excellent, inside the red zone, running back because of his vision, quick feet, and lateral agility, which makes it hard to get a clean tackle on him. Throw the ball to him in the open field and those cornerbacks and safeties better bring their big boy pants to stop him. Kenny is smart and understands how to run routes and get open against zone or single coverages. He will make the tough catch with sure hands and make the contested catch in any situation. This means you can use Kenny as a running back or as a slot receiver and as a returner, on special teams.
CONCERNS
Kenny does run up high and the biggest issue with that is not power or injury, it’s leaving the ball open up to tacklers, causing him to fumble the ball. At the college, level fumbling has not been an issue for Kenny but at the next level that could change and become a big issue because of his upright style of running.
BOTTOM LINE: 1.83
If Kenny fumbles at the next level he will never see the field for any length of time to impact. When a player runs up high, teams will not even bother to tackle him and just go after the ball to make that player fumble, especially from players who are tackling from behind in the open field. I believe that even if Kenny has a problem with fumbling, he will correct it quickly because he is too smart to let that issue curtail such a promising career. Kenny’s potential to impact as a running back and receiver is dramatic and will make a team help him to work through any negative issues he might have for the first few years. He has a strong work ethic and is an excellent teammate and I believe that if he fumbles the ball in a game he will make it up the very next time he gets his hands on the ball. We all know how the NFL values the running back position and that a lot of teams do not believe in selecting a running back in the first round. That being said because Kenny can be more than just a running back and play more than one position he might surprise you fellow draftniks. We shall see. That being said, no matter what round he is selected in I expect him to impact as if he was selected in the 1st round.
