Vision / Instincts
Pros:
•Follows his lead blockers really well
•Good vision and awareness in blitz pickup
•Kick returning experience
•Patient runner
•Nose for the endzone
Cons:
•Seems to forget how important the ball is
•Doesn’t look back for a cutback lane
•Slow to react or get upfield at times
Burst / Acceleration / Agility
Pros:
•Accelerates out of his cuts well
•Strings cuts together well
•Very quick paired with average agility and burst
•Good twitch
•Can kick it into a different gear
•Great acceleration in general
•Smooth runner
Cons:
•Doesn’t possess elite explosiveness
•Doesn’t have ankle breaker capabilities
•If someone goes low on him he will struggle to get free because he can’t juke them out
Straight-Line Speed
Pros:
•Has plenty of straight-line speed to beat defenders on a wheel route
•4.49 40 is solid for a RB
•Has more than enough speed to kick return
Cons:
•None
Physicality / Contact Balance
Pros:
•Great leg drive
•Runs with a low center of gravity
•Tends to bounce forward because he runs so low
•Falls forward consistently and uses anything to stay upright around the endzone
•Can truck people over once he has momentum
•Great balance along the sideline
•Has above-average contact balance to slip ankle tackles
•Has a decent stiff arm he can use to create a little extra separation or stop people from going low
Cons:
•Contact balance is good, but far from elite or at the level of his Notre Dame counterpart
•Can get tripped up easily by ankle tackles
•Not gonna be able to escape bigger defenders
•Not great in short yardage scenarios
Athleticism / Frame
Pros:
•Good bend and ankle flexion
•8.58 RAS Score
•4.49 40 is solid for a RB
•Great lateral speed
•Good lower-half strength
Cons:
•Undersized weight-wise
•Very lean build
Ball Security
Pros:
•Covers the ball with two hands when going through traffic
•Switches hands depending on what side he is running
Cons:
•2 fumbles on 113 carries
Receiving Ability
Pros:
•Decent hands
Cons:
•Doesn’t have the greatest hand eye coordination
•Lack of route tree
Pass Protection
Pros:
•Picks up blitzes well
•Can pick up stunts and adjust to the OL
•Willing to block even multiple people in one play
Cons:
•Can stop his feet on contact which leads to him getting popped
•Stops his feet on contact
Games Watched
•Week 1 vs MIA, Week 2 vs TA&M, Week 3 vs PUR, Week 4 vs ARK, Week 7 vs USC, Week 8 vs BC, Week 9 vs SYR, Week 10 vs STAN
Ideal Situation:
•Jadarian Price, I think, is a true combo back in the current NFL, where bell cow running backs are becoming less common. Price is a good 1st and 2nd down back; however, in short yardage scenarios and on 3rd and 4th down, I don’t think he has a role there. A team that drafts him will need a power back to combo with him, or even a receiving back, at least until he can develop or bulk up. I think the Texans would be the best fit as they just released Joe Mixon and signed David Montgomery, who can be a good fit for the 2 years on his contract before handing the full reins over to Price. Maybe they could form their own mini “Sonic & Knuckles,” although Price is not nearly the prospect that Gibbs was out of Bama.
Ratings:
•Vision / Instincts - 9.0/10
•Burst / Acceleration / Agility - 8.4/10
•Physicality / Contact Balance - 7.9/10
•Athleticism / Frame - 8.3/10
•Straight-Line Speed - 8.5/10
•Receiving Ability - 7.0/10
•Ball Security - 6.7/10
•Pass Protection - 7.4/10
Total: 81.7/100 Early to Mid 2nd
DraftedR1 • P32Seattle Seahawks