Overview

Position: RB

College: Texas

Class: Junior

Age: 21

 

Measurables

Height: 5’9”

Weight: 196 lbs.

Arm length: 29 7/8”

Hand size: 8 1/4″

 

Athletic testing

40-yard dash: 4.38 sec.

10-yard split: 1.52 sec.

Vertical jump: N/A

Broad jump: N/A

Bench press: N/A

3-cone drill: N/A

Short shuttle: N/A

 

Strengths

Elite speed and glides as a runner. Excellent overall pacing as a runner. Very fleet of foot. Exceptional overall patience. Will slow his feet and allow blocks to set up to run behind them. Tremendous footwork as he seeks and picks a rushing lane. Decisive sticking his foot in the ground when he chooses the hole. Will follow the play design and not try to do too much with nothing there. Bursts into the open field. Uses shake and elusiveness to break tackles. Will try to slip forward for additional yardage. Good strength/balance to spin forward on contact. Runs away from opponents when he gets clear on the second level. Great feel and pacing on outside runs. Able to shed arm tackles while getting around the edge. Knows how to slip behind blockers in the open field. Usually doesn’t dance in space. Quick juke move going downhill. Extremely deceptive setup juke cut towards the perimeter. Very soft hands. Great timing on screen passes. Bursts past defenders after the catch in the open field. Terrific feet as a route runner. Extremely smooth and fast on angle routes. Sets up defenders with deceptive footwork. Outstanding quickness on in and out cuts. Smoothly catches the ball and turns into a runner on underneath routes. Very reliable as an underneath outlet. Runs routes fast in general. Ran clearout routes from the backfield. Experience lining up outside the numbers. Used on screen passes out wide. Quick throttling down on hitches. Catches the ball in stride on wheel routes and down the field. Separates breaking off routes back to the quarterback on scrambles. Secures the ball when contacted. Very good overall pass blocker. Excellent vision and awareness picking up blitzes. Strong chipping defenders on the edge. Used as a lead blocker.

 

Weaknesses

Doesn’t run with a ton of power. Lacks aggressiveness into contact around the line of scrimmage. Sometimes is too patient and would like to see urgency getting through a rushing lane. Could have better vision to bounce inside runs. Can improve tracking and bringing in high passes with defenders close.

 

NFL comparison

Isaac Guerendo

 

Conclusion

Overall, Blue is a fast, gliding running back with outstanding burst and feel as a runner paired with high-end receiving ability. Even in a strong running back class, the mismatch potential out of the backfield makes Blue an exciting target in the second round.

 

Big Board ranking: #56 | Positional ranking: #7