The 10 Best Runningbacks in the 2024 NFL Draft
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- I get into my Top 10 Runningbacks for the 2024 #NFL #Draft
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GRADING SCALE (OVR)
8.0 Perfect Prospect
7.5 Day 1 Perennial All-Pro
7.3 Day 1 High End Starter And Likely All-Pro
7.0 Day 1 Quality Starter And Potential All-Pro
6.9 Day 1 Starter With All Pro Upside
6.8 Day 1 Starter With High End Starter Upside
6.6 Day 1 Starter - Unlikely High End Starter
6.5 Boom Or Bust
6.3-6.4 Likely Starter Within First Two Seasons
6.1-6.2 Day 1 Backup With Starter Upside
6.0 Day 1 Backup / Special Teamer - Developmental Traits Based Prospect
5.8-5.9 Day 1 Backup / Special Teamer - Limited Physical Upside
5.5-5.6 Day 1 Roster Bubble or Practice Squader
5.4 Priority Free Agent
5.0 Chance To Be In An NFL Camp
Under 5.0 Needs Time In A Developmental League
RB Role Fits
Bell Cow: Well rounded back who can thrive on any run design with the athletic levers to become a 3-Down, "Franchise Runningback"
Slasher: Backs with speed and a "one-cut" running style who thrive on stretch or wide gap runs designed to get an athlete out in space. These backs typically lack either the vision or power to be project as a Bell Cow Back even if they might be a rotational starter.
Bruiser: Backs who thrive in short yardage with their power and ability to fight for extra yardage. These backs typically lack the juice to realistically project as a Bell Cow Back even if they might be a rotational starter.
Innings Eater: Crafty inside runner who can efficiently get what is blocked up on inside zone or gap runs, and perhaps a little more, but typically lack the size or athletic juice to realistically project as a Bell Cow, "Franchise Back" even if they might be a rotational starter.
Big Play Threat: Hyper athlete who can generate explosive plays on the ground or through the air when utilized and schemed up correctly but lacks the vision, size, or power to receive the full workload.
Receiving Back: Back who's running ability is very little to write home about but is a particularly useful receiving threat out of the backfield or flexed out wide.
"+" will be used to indicate a "Receiving Back" tag on any back who also projects well as a receiving threat
"S" will be used to indicate legitimate Starter upside for Slasher, Bruiser, and Innings Eater in the right fit even if they don't project as potential Bell Cow/Franchise Runningbacks
HB Traits
Contact Balance: Ability to absorb contact, stay upright, and fight through tackles
Elusiveness: Physical and creative ability to make defenders miss in space; including but not limited to juking defenders or using good body positioning with soft stiff arms to brush off defenders
Power: Ability to fight for difficult yardage in a scrum & truck through defenders
Vision: The combination of patience, decision making, and ability to see blocks set up one or two moves in advance
Ball Security: Observation of the player's fumbling history
Route Running: Technique, footspeed, and snap in routes out of the backfield or when lined up at receiver, relative to other backs doing so
Hands: Ability to secure catches (avoid drops) as well as show natural instincts to convert to a runner after the catch
Pass Blocking: Self explanatory - Sport
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As a coug fan I watch it live and it was worse from the other angle. Horrible play
I could see Bucky Irving being an absolutely legit kick-off return specialist as well. Especially next year, with the new kickoff rules.
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Bucky Irving becoming one of the best kickoff returners in the league next year with the new rules would be one of the most fun storylines ngl
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Trey benson gonna be a stud
Packers gonna unnecessarily move up to get him
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That Corum Ball Security grade is wild, considering he has one fumble in like 800 touches. And that fumble was on the play where he got that injury.
Glad I saw this B4 I said it lol a long with a few other issues elusiveness balance blocking hell it's all wrong
I think a big reason Guerendo took a while to break out is not only did he have injuries and play with some loaded backfields, he played wide receiver in high school and was learning a new position when he first got to college.
Estime did run at the ND pro day and ran a 4.58 greatly improving his stock
I ran a 4.37 at my pro Day 😋 a bit undersized though at 5’7” 170 they call me Lil Caucasian Lightning! A+ Ball security (Kung Fu masterbation Grip)
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Which is interesting. I saw other analysts who attended the combine say they ran on Astro Turf which is a reason for some of the crazy speed. They're switching for next year so speeds might get lower
babe wake up tfg just posted his top 10 RB video
not even 10 babe its 12 what the damn hell
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Can't be straight up Melvin Gordon if he has A Ball Security. 😂 Melvin Gordon without/ fumbling would be a pretty good RB though. 😂
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@@ThatFranchiseGuyhe was good his first couple years
He was still good despite the fumbles for his 1st 5 years. But man his rookie season was rough 😭
@@imhotepnixonHe was good but he fumbled a ton like in his rookie season he had 6 fumbles and four of them were lost 😭 2017 and 18 were the only years he didn't fumble then the last couple of years his fumbling problems came back to haunt him
@@ThatFranchiseGuyI’m curious. I’m a badger fan and most I talked to were very disappointed with Allen. For someone his size he more often than not gets tackled by one guy. He has glimpses of how he should run all the time but very soft and can’t ever stay healthy. Are you seeing similar things and just grading him on the potential of being more consistent and more aggressive?
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Ps: You should check out Jay Higgins tape after draft season. He's not coming out until next year, but I think he could be the next superstar linebacker in the nfl.
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Estime 100% ran the 40 at his pro day. Official 4.58 reported by Sports Illustrated
Saw that, not sure how I missed that cause I was searching for it
@@ThatFranchiseGuydoes this change anything in your eval?
@@ThatFranchiseGuywould this put him back top 5?
Also Blake Corum tore his meniscus, not ACL so not as serious of an injury but still needed surgery. Otherwise great video.
@@joeyperrone3168Any knee injury to an RB that requires surgery is “serious” imo. Injuries don’t always heal as expected.
Love the rankings, and would love to hear your thoughts on Tyrone Tracy out of Purdue.
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I went to the gophers game against Wisconsin this year and Allen was such a wrecking ball I was looking forward to your take on him
Great analysis on benson boss!
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I hope you do a cornerbacks list, this class has some really intriguing prospects like Cooper DeJean and Quinyon Mitchell.
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Damn thought you’d be higher on my guy Tyrone Tracy Jr still excited to watch
trey benson is SO EASILY the best back in this class (unless you tell me it’s someone else)
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@@Aburner960Blake Corum has entered the chat..
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Great video, I agree this class is being slept on. Definitely a good shoutout to put Jaden Shirden #1, he’ll be incredible
Good job - Thank you
Thank you!!! Vidal is slept on fr
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But thanks Marcus now I believe along with Ray Davis the back who I think could perfectly complement. James Cook for Buffalo is Kamani Vidal.
I saw some flashes of David Johnson in Trey Benson honestly
David Johnson is a scary comp to me. I think a big part of his issue was his lack of flexibility and his large size for his athleticism. His knees were just garbage
@@taylor_m_237 Later in his career yes, but before all the injuries he showed way better agility and had a phenomenal jump cut
21:43 Estime did run at the pro day. Scouts had him timed in the high 4.5 range
So Allen actually left High School a year early. That means when he graduated HS he was really just a Junior (and was amazing, I know I had to play him his last year of HS).
5:03 the cte kicked in mid play number 8 forgot he was on the football field 😂
The jump cut is what I’m always looking to see as my fave part to find in scouting RBs. Love that Lloyd is getting that love. But yes, he’s always looking for home runs
FSU fan, watched every game. Honestly thought you would overrate Bensons Vison and Elusiveness but this is spot on. Elite Speed, very good power.....Not great at finding a hole and once he gets going it takes a lot of time to change direction, does not throw in jump cuts. I do wonder if thats an every down back but certainly serviceable for 10-12 carries a game. I personally think our other back who will come out next year, Toafili, is the overall better back.
Also, to your point about Benson not receiving hype, lets get real, they tried to tell everyone that the entire team revolved around Travis, as if a 13-0 team doesnt have other talent around him.... Hes a Norvell portal guy, Norvell is extremely good at evaluating RB's...Pollard, Henderson, Gainwell, Gibson. Granted nothing amazing but that was Memphis. He can do much better and is at a bigger program.
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I think bucky irving could be a receiving back who can also be used as a spread formation runner as a bit of a tendency breaker on 2nd and short positions where teams might expect shot plays from those looks
RB Rankings with Timestamps
12(9d) - 2:04 Bucky Irving - Oregon
11(9c) - 8:01 Ray Davis - Kentucky
10(9b) - 10:14 Isaac Guerendo - Louisville
9(9a) - 16:12 Will Shipley - Clemson
8(6c) - 21:31 Audric Estime - Notre Dame
7(6b) - 24:54 Marshawn Lloyd - USC
6 - 29:14 Jaylen Wright - Tennessee
5 - 33:49 Kimani Vidal - Troy
4 - 37:00 Blake Corum - Michigan
3 - 41:20 Braelon Allen - Wisconsin
2 - 44:28 Jonathan Brooks - Texas
1 - 48:16 Trey Benson - FSU
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As a giants fan the very first thing i noticed on trey benson is the high and tight grip that tiki barber did in the 2nd half of his career. Immediately fell in love. Would love to hopefully grab him in the 2nd round!
My Blake Corum comp is David Montgomery more slippery than powerful in the box. Didn't get to show it often with Edwards there but he's a 3 down back with good blitz pick up and good hands
Bros never heard of Warrick Dunn I guess he was 5’9 180 lbs and he was a beast…
Dunn was so nice, and a superb human being too.
Yeah, you just named one running back that was small and worked out ,also he was always in a committee, whether it be with on the Falcons or the bucs
Dunn had Mike Alstott. No RB that size can play 3-downs
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Also, can we get some time stamps
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@ThatFranchiseGuy speaking of Trey Benson in the late 1st, what about a 1-2 punch of CMC and Benson in SF? He could be a nasty fit in that system and long term replacement
If he's somehow available by the 3rd round, I'd love that as a 9ers fan. Don't see him making it out of the 2nd round at the latest.
I thought Estime ran a high 4.5 at his pro day?
Yea he did
I can’t wait for the top 10 Offensive Tackles videos
Estime had over 200 yards in a game averaging 9 yards a carry with his longest run being 39 yards thats insane
But a lot of credit goes to his OL for that Stanford game, too - led by Alt and Fisher.
Just throwing this out there as an idea for you, I think some of your younger viewers would benefit from seeing one highlight of your comp the tail end of the breakdown. Ie, showing a Jordan Howard highlight after the Estime highlights just to kinda sell you on where you’re coming from
There's reason for optimism with Jaylen Wright's vision. Wright got more comfortable running between the tackles each year at Tennessee
1. Trey Benson
2. Jonathon Brooks
3. Braelon Allen
4. Jaylen Wright
5. Blake Corum
6. Will Shipley
7. MarShawn Lloyd
8. Ray Davis
9. Dylan Laube
10. Kimani Vidal
i would love a picture of the players face along with your grades so we can get more familiar with the player
Thanks for the breakdown. My running backs list for the Top Five is:
1. Trey Benson
2. Jonathan Brooks
3. Jayland Wright
4. Audric Estime’
5. Braelon Allen
Since my team (Dallas) needs at least one starter at RB, I did the 3 highest rated (by me) slasher backs and the 2 highest power backs. I think Estime’ is rated much too low by everyone else! Listen to the amount of carries each Back has:
1. Benson - 349 carries
2. Jonathan Brooks - 266 “
3. Jayland Wright - 398 “
4. Audric Estime’ - 349 “
5. Braelon Allen - 646 “
6. Blake Corum - 731 “
7. Ray Davis - 840 “
Except for Brooks, who was injured in November so he doesn’t really count but his carries are so low that I included his and Ray Davis’ carries. Both were way overloaded, which is why I included them, for information purposes only.
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My Top 10:
Trey Benson - Florida State
Ray Davis - Kentucky
MarShawn Lloyd - USC
Blake Corum - Michigan
Braelon Allen - Wisconsin
Will Shipley - Clemson
Bucky Irving - Oregon
Jonathon Brooks - Texas
Audric Estime - Notre Dame
Emani Bailey - TCU
I love Estime! I feel like he’d pair awesome with Singletary for my Giants!
Hey Marcus- I know it’s not an exciting TE class but when can we expect TE rankings?
What do you think about returners for this class?
How does this class compare to 2023, 2021 and 2020?
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21:30 Err TFG Estime did run a pro day 40 and it was much improved in the 4.5s
I'd also disagree on the Jaylen Wright contact balance grade specifically, I think it's one of his strengths. When he's at speed, he just never comes down via arm tackles, ping pongs out of tackles without losing speed
Love the SEC disclaimers lol
I agree he runs through arm tackles, I think it's more of a difference in how we'd grade that. For me that is acceleration, size, power, and speed much more than contact balance.
Contact balance for me is much more about lower body strength often paired with stiff arms and breaking tackles when you aren't in your "burst" stage.
Also the ability to absorb a hit and redirect contact when you aren't the one dictating the attack.
Isaac Guerendo pro comp is Ryan Grant from the Packers. they run similar too
Thanks a lot. Some time stamps would be appreciated
Would love Bucky Irving or will shipley in indy as JT’s backup
thoughts on tyrone tracy? i really liked him was surprised as the video kept going to not see him
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I'm with you on Will Shipley. He looks really, really nice. Reminds me a bit of Travis Etienne but I like him better. Give him a year with NFL strength training and he could fill out as well.
These draft breakdowns get better every year
Can't wait for the draft!
Do we think that the cardinals will take a shot at any of these RBs given their depth? Imo Connor only has one (maybe two…?) good year left. I’d prefer they invest thru the draft for RB but idk if that’ll happen this year
Know lower level of comp and injury to consider but Rasheen Ali production and tape looked damn good. I think he is the biggest RB sleeper of the draft. Speed, vision, contact balance and even some power. Surprised he didn't make it into your top 10.
I see a lot of jerrick Mckinnon minus the pass blocking but a little more quickness in bucky irving
and obviously a worse ovr athlete
Mckinnons biggest draw is his pass blocking though, i love him as a kc fan but if he couldnt pass block id just let him walk
Yo the CJ Anderson shoutout is legendary
44:37 Melvin gordon with ball security would be kinda sick
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Great comparison between Estime and Howard
TFG you should take look at the rest of the wide receiver's and Dline
Lagarrette Blount, Arian Foster, Michael "The Burner" Turner, and Terrell Davis were all either late round or UDFA running backs who were lowend prospects. 1st round talented backs doesn't mean HOF'ers
Blake Corum got the most quickness and best vision in a pile. A couple have breakaway speed which rarely happens
Have you gotten to Tyrone Tracey Jr’s tape? I think he’s going to be a stud in the NFL.
Trey Benson, Florida St
Jonathon Brooks, Texas
Jaylen Wright, Tennessee
Ray Davis, Kentucky
Tyrone Tracy Jr, Purdue
Need the cornerback video desperately
Estime ran actually at pro day, 4.57
Agreed, Benson the most underrated player in the Draft!
Watch the NFL Stock Exchange podcast RB episode and Trevor Sikkema explains why he's not rb1 for him. But I agree with you 100%
I love Guerendo as a luxury late round pick for the Phins
That Bucky Irving Washington st clip is crazy lol
I am biased but watching Trey Benson at FSU I could just tell he was different than any other RB I’ve watched. It was just crazy how fast he could move at that size. I also don’t understand how he’s being slept on considering he’s as good if not better than Dalvin Cook when he was coming out
What are your thoughts on UNH’s Dylan Laube
Braelon Allen is gonna eat against the lighter defenses in the league. Everyone runs nickel or dime as their base anymore. Big backs are going to be back en vogue.
He's going to get drafted too high, but would love to pair him with Pacheco on the Chiefs. Two guys who just run through you, when combined with a hopefully dynamic again passing game would be a menace.
You've warmed me some on Estime. His play speed is definitely better than his 40, and his floor is really high.
What’s your take on Carson steel?
Thanks