Vision / Instincts
Pros:
•Shown a strong understanding of second-level manipulation
•Was used in wildcat formation
•Displays good patience
•Follows his lead blockers well
•Creative for himself within the hashes
•Can weave through traffic
Cons:
•Runs into the back of his blockers too often
•Doesn’t look to the outside for outside lanes once past the LOS
•Can jump cut himself into oblivion
Burst / Acceleration / Agility
Pros:
•Cuts upfield with good burst to make up for his lack of long speed
•Decent jump cuts
•Solid hip movement
•Can make decent jukes in open field
•Shown solid twitch
•Shows wiggle and weaving ability in tight gaps and in a phone booth
Cons:
•Not a true ankle breaker
•Can’t stop on a dime and normally takes him longer than you would like to deaccelerate and reaccelerate
Straight-Line Speed
Pros:
•None
Cons:
•Lacks home run speed and ability to outrun defenders
•By no means is he gonna be a guy that rips off a 75-yard TD
•Gets caught every time
Physicality / Contact Balance
Pros:
•Runs with a low center of gravity, which allows him to shed or bounce off tackles
•Very solid contact balance and leg drive to push the pile
•Great in short yardage scenarios
•Legs continue driving throughout the play
•Can pinball off defenders
•Consistently falls forward and keeps his momentum moving forward
•19th in the country in forced missed tackles with 57
•Very good in short yardage scenarios
•Relentless unwillingness to go down
Cons:
•Not gonna break tackles of bigger DTs and DEs
Athleticism / Frame
Pros:
•Average height and weight
•Well built
•Durable
Cons:
•Lacks long-distance speed
•Overall elusiveness
Ball Security
Pros:
•1 fumble on 210 carries is still very reliable
Cons:
•None
Receiving Ability
Pros:
•Solid hands on limited targets
Cons:
•Was never really used as a receiver
•No route running ability
•Ran a basic RB route tree
Pass Protection
Pros:
•Solid pass blocker
•Can ring a blitzer's bell and drive them away
•Eyes up with a good technique blocker
Cons:
•Slow to recognize stunts
•Tries to stick people with his shoulder, which hardly ever works
Games Watched:
•Week 4 vs ORE, Week 5 vs UCLA, Week 7 vs OSU, Week 6 vs NU, Week 8 vs OSU
Ideal Situation:
•Kaytron Allen was part of the 2-headed monster of a backfield with Nicholas Singleton. Allen is a pure bruiser and an ideal RB1 for any team. Allen has been a star in the making ever since his freshman year, and I do believe he will reap the rewards in the NFL. Kaytron Allen has an underrated shiftiness, twitch, and wiggle in his hips that can allow him to create for himself through the course of a run. His physicality and unwavering attitude to stay on his feet are truly one of a kind. Allen finishes his runs at an elite level. His feet will keep churning no matter what, and he has a nose for the endzone. Allen is a good pass protector, doesn’t fumble, and has a well-built frame. Now for his weaknesses. Allen isn’t a receiving threat, and he was never really asked to be, since that was part of Nicholas Singleton’s skill set. I don’t think he quite has the burst and explosiveness to do it at the NFL level either. His vision is better than his counterpart's, but it is still far from perfect. While Kaytron’s jump cutting and twitch is good, he isn’t a juker or an ankle breaker, which results in him getting wrapped around the ankles more easily by smaller defenders. Allen also has no home run ability; the most he can really take is the difference, especially in the NFL, which is 50 or so yards at the absolute maximum. Allen was selected in the 6th Round, pick 187, by the Washington Commanders. The fact that he went this late is crazy to me and shows how little the NFL values RB aside from the top guy on the board. I do anticipate that Kaytron Allen can take over this backfield. Allen will definitely steal attempts in the red zone. At the moment, he will probably get the occasional 1st-down snap, field reps in the red zone, and short-yardage conversion scenarios. Overall, I really like Allen, and I really like his potential fit in a Commanders uniform.
Ratings
•Vision / Instincts - 7.8/10
•Burst / Acceleration / Agility - 8.0/10
•Physicality / Contact Balance - 9.6/10
•Athleticism / Frame - 8.0/10
•Straight-Line Speed - 6.0/10
•Receiving Ability - 6.0/10
•Ball Security - 8.9/10
•Pass Protection - 8.1/10
Total: 79.0/100 Early 3rd or Late 2nd
DraftedR6 • P187Washington Commanders