STRENGTHS
Jahmyr has that quick twitch athletic talent, along with excellent vision to make yardage when there is no yardage to be made. He reminds me a lot of former Eagles/Bills RB LeSean McCoy and Christian McCaffery. Jahmyr has those quick feet that make it easy to change direction in a box and that helps him big time when he runs between the tackles. He has the speed to take the ball all the way, outrunning most defensive backs or breaking their tackles with speed, quickness, and vision in the open field and that makes him one of the most explosive offensive players in this draft. Jahmyr is the new hybrid “Receiver/Back” that teams will start using more and more of in the NFL.
CONCERNS
Jahmyr is not a great pass blocker but truthfully a player like this you don’t stick him in the backfield to pass block. Jahmyr has that type of speed to be an explosive impact player so asking him to pass block in the backfield is not a good use of his talents.
BOTTOM LINE: 1.61
There is this stupid thought process out there that you can get a running back at any point in the draft so don’t bother to select one in the first round. Most of this is based on some sort of media “thought-provoking” nonsense. To me, that’s just crap. First-round talent is first-round talent and the only reason you can get a running back in any round is because of the value of the position and the need is not there in the first round. I understand the value of positions…Rob and I brought that to your attention in 2006 by developing the two-board system but…I will never accept for a minute, that you pass on selecting a talented player at any position because you THINK you can find one later in the draft with equal talent. You pass on that talented player because you have more of a need at a different position or in your evaluation you don’t agree with others about that RB’s character, talent, or projection to impact. Trust me, teams are not passing on 1st round-talented RB’s because they think they can find a better one or equally talented one later in the draft. That’s like suggesting you pass on selecting a WR in the 1st round because you can get one at any point later in the draft. Do you want to know the true deciding factors for not selecting a RB in the first round of a draft? The lack of blazing speed, ability to pass block, and nowadays, if they struggle catching the ball out of the backfield. If a RB isn’t proficient in those three areas then they most likely will not get selected in the first round no matter how many yards they have gained at the college level. Of course, that doesn’t mean that they don’t have 1st RD talent in other skills like running the ball, and that’s why you can find a RB later in the draft because most of them can run the ball.
