2025 NFL Free Agency and Draft: RB

[purplefaithful]

Let’s say Jeanty goes to Vegas, Chicago, or Dallas. Denver could go Henderson or Hampton. Pittsburgh I could see Hampton, Johnson or Judkins. 

Worst case scenario is Johnson is the best RB left. With our reconfigured iOL, I think that’s an ok option any other year. Depending on the CBs, iDL, S left I go elsewhere. 

Emmanwori would be such a fun chess piece. Revel would give the CB room size. Harmon or Alexander would provide great rotational options and depth. Then assuming additional draft capital is acquired, hit RB with Harvey and Martinez. That works.

I'd be sad to see some of these potential field tilters go, but yah -- those teams could very well scoop-up the top 3-4 rated backs. 

Truth is, our defensive backfield is our biggest area still in need of starters.

[MaroonBells]

Let’s say Jeanty goes to Vegas, Chicago, or Dallas. Denver could go Henderson or Hampton. Pittsburgh I could see Hampton, Johnson or Judkins. 

Worst case scenario is Johnson is the best RB left. With our reconfigured iOL, I think that’s an ok option any other year. Depending on the CBs, iDL, S left I go elsewhere. 

Emmanwori would be such a fun chess piece. Revel would give the CB room size. Harmon or Alexander would provide great rotational options and depth. Then assuming additional draft capital is acquired, hit RB with Harvey and Martinez. That works.

Do me a favor and watch Johnson and Martinez back to back. Similar size, but Martinez can move laterally. His feet are so much better. And Martinez is a 4th rounder at best. I don't hate Johnson. I don't think he's going to be a bust necessarily. I just think we can do better. There are at least 5 or 6 backs I'd take ahead of KJ. 

Didn't really watch the safeties since I didn't think we'd go there, but now it's a real possibility. Emmanwori is 6-3, 220 lbs, has a 10.00 RAS, a 4.39 forty and a 43 vert. That's insane. BFlo's gotta be salivating. But is he Kyle Hamilton or Taylor Mays?

[JustInTime]

Do me a favor and watch Johnson and Martinez back to back. Similar size, but Martinez can move laterally. His feet are so much better. And Martinez is a 4th rounder at best. I don't hate Johnson. I don't think he's going to be a bust necessarily. I just think we can do better. There are at least 5 or 6 backs I'd take ahead of KJ. 

Didn't really watch the safeties since I didn't think we'd go there, but now it's a real possibility. Emmanwori is 6-3, 220 lbs, has a 10.00 RAS, a 4.39 forty and a 43 vert. That's insane. BFlo's gotta be salivating. But is he Kyle Hamilton or Taylor Mays?

You know I’ve been on Martinez for months. I’ll just say a RB from Miami is quite the karma pick. Definitely has niftier feet. Johnson is a beige Ford Taurus. 

Mays was always better suited for Wil, which I think he eventually ended up at. Emmanwori is Atwater, Easley on steroids. Coverage skills to play big nickel. You could play him at LB on passing downs. I think I’d sell my soul to have 3 picks in the top 80.

[StickierBuns]

RJ Harvey. Can be had probably had in Round 4 (might be a smidge high)-6 (Too low for him but I'd love it). He's going to go higher than analysts and fans think. He's like Jerick McKinnon.

[supafreak84]

From GBN;

Also earlier this week, Tennessee RB Dylan Sampson, another player who did not run at the combine, reportedly was clocked in the 4.45 range for the 40 at the Vols pro day. However, that was a hand-timed clocking which as we have noted in the past can be as much as a tenth of a second slower than electronic times meaning that it is very likely Sampson’s actual time is likely to be more in the low 4.5 range which is not necessarily the kind of speed scouts were hoping to see from a 5-8, 200-pound scatback type

[JustInTime]

From GBN;

Also earlier this week, Tennessee RB Dylan Sampson, another player who did not run at the combine, reportedly was clocked in the 4.45 range for the 40 at the Vols pro day. However, that was a hand-timed clocking which as we have noted in the past can be as much as a tenth of a second slower than electronic times meaning that it is very likely Sampson’s actual time is likely to be more in the low 4.5 range which is not necessarily the kind of speed scouts were hoping to see from a 5-8, 200-pound scatback type

That seems to match his lack of explosive plays. Quick but not fast. Probably a change of pace guy.

[supafreak84]

That seems to match his lack of explosive plays. Quick but not fast. Probably a change of pace guy.

Probably so, but damn...almost 1500 yards last year in the SEC with 22 TD's. Good in the receiving game. I thought he was being a little underrated and getting lost in the shuffle, but was hoping to see some better numbers athletically. Still only 20 years old

[JustInTime]

[StickierBuns]

R.....J......Harvey.

[JustInTime]

R.....J......Harvey.

He doesn't suck.