Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to the Dynasty Dude Podcast. I'm your host,
Corey Evans. I'm continuing my rookie position series both paying
on Patreon and hear free content with running backs this week.
So twenty twenty six rookie running backs ten must know stats.
I have done plenty of film and production or box
score analysis for these college prospects for twenty twenty six,
and I have ten stats I think you should be
well aware of that help paint a picture of what we.
Speaker 2: Might value and or assess.
Speaker 1: These rookies come not on the NFL combine, but the
NFL Draft itself, to then reevaluate from a fantasy football
spin when we're on the clock in our rookie drafts
this spring and summer. As I alluded to, if you
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it this year's rookie running backs in twenty twenty six.
The summary that I would provide or speculate on is
that it is average to below average, with a few
names that could certainly make an impact as NFL starters,
either as rookies or eventually, one of which is a
Day one pick virtual lot Jeremiah Love, with a couple
on Day two that I'll talk about today. With these
stats that you should be well aware of, and then
even some Day three talents that could surprise us or
become sleepers. All the information, again, though, is on my
Patreon coverage.
Speaker 2: Here we go.
Speaker 1: First stat Jeremiah Love ran for thirty six tucks downs
average six point seven yards per carry on four jundred
and thirty three rushes, added sixty three receptions in forty
one total games played for Notre Dame. Jeremiah Love six
feet two fourteen In that range, we'll see what the
combine metrics ultimately end up at, and he was third
in Heisman voting for twenty twenty five.
Speaker 2: Love is a big play machine.
Speaker 1: He can do it as a rusher receiver as well
as provide assistance in pass protection. He's been mocked quite
frequently as a top ten pick, either the Saints and
or Chiefs inside the top ten, both of which would
be great for draft capital. And if he lands in KC,
it's going to be to the moon for everyone wanting
shares of Jeremiah Love in association with Patrick Mahomes. Bottom line,
a lot of NFL teams are going to want the
talent and upside of Jeremiah Love and US two, whether
it's one quarterback him being locked in as a one
point on one or super flex at the one point
one to one point two with fandom Mendoza, that's going
to be a tough debate to have. We're early on
in the process, but you should get no that he
has an unbelievable college profile, production and the tape back
set up. Next stat you should know is that Jonah
Coleman averaged five and a half yards per rush across
five hundred and fifty two carries and added eighty seven
receptions in fifty games played with both Arizona and Washington,
and Coleman packs a punch at five to nine to
twenty five suggested body frame, which when you watch film
of Jonah Coleman, he does not appear that large, so
combine check ins or wayans are going to be huge
for running back, as it is every single year because
for some odd reason, a lot.
Speaker 2: Of these schools inflate the height or the weight.
Speaker 1: We just need the true assessment of the body frame
to get a better picture. Are they going to be
feature back to the pro level early down specialists passing
down outlets at this point though, Jonah Coleman can do
it all as a Russian receiver at least from ample
volume with Arizona Washington and has the size to be
a complete three down weapon at the pro level. Generium
Price rushed for twenty one touchdowns and average six yards
per carry across two hundred and eighty carries in forty
one Tory gains playment Notre Dame at five to eleven
two oh nine. There is plenty of buzz and draft
capital speculation putting Geneering Price as RB two, potentially behind
Jeremiah Love, his former peer teammate from Notre Dame when
it comes to draft grades, whether it's a second or
third round, and that's a case. It's been a long
time since we've seen that happen for running backs, let
alone any position being drafted. So close together. I'm excited
to see where Price does land, and I hope it's
on day two because I believe he has the tools
to be a huge success at the pro level. Sure,
the usage as a receiver is nowhere near that of
Jeremiah Love. I'm not sure if that's out of concept
or necessity, because Love when healthy was the focal point
of Notre Dame's offense. But Generian Price has the same size, speed, combination,
home run, touchdown ability, efficiency per touch as a rusher
that Love showcased. So if you don't get Jeremiah Love,
you could still get the next best thing in Jenderium Price,
arguably in this running back class.
Speaker 2: And what's cool about three duos.
Speaker 1: From this year's running back class already talked about Love
and Price. Out of Notre Dame, there's two more duos.
Penn State has Nicholas Singleton and k Tron Allen. Indiana
has Roman Hemby and Kayln Black. That doesn't happen all
that often where there's two relevant or possible relevant names
from the same program declaring and could be fantasy viable
in the process.
Speaker 2: So that's going to be fun to watch unfold.
Speaker 1: And I do think that outside of Jeremiah Love the
remaining of his running backs a few which I'll talk
about here in a few minutes. Draft capital and landing
spot are going to be crucial to determine their fantasy
football stock, but Jendarian Price is someone should be on
your radar as an early to mid day two selection.
Speaking of, let's talk about Singleton and Anlin of Penn
State with a few stats. Nicholas Singleton rush for forty
five touchdowns, average five point six yards per carry on
six hundred and twenty two rushes, collected one hundred and
two receptions all in fifty three games played with Penn State,
and Seeington is suggested to be six feet tw twenty four.
Speaker 2: I remember when Saquon Barkley left.
Speaker 1: For the NFL, the next best thing was supposed to
be Nicholas Singleton taking over the reigns in Penn State's program.
Former five star recruit, the unfortunate part about his draft outlook,
at least in the short term, is that he suffered
a broken bonus foot during a seniable practice, which certainly
clouds his draft outlook.
Speaker 2: We're looking big picture.
Speaker 1: Here, though, and I am a huge fan of Singleton's
all around skill set. The stats speak for themselves. We're
talking video game esque numbers. As a rusher and receiver
effective with so much volume, he could be a true
three down asset to an NFL team. Meanwhile, its peer
teammate k Tron Allen ran for thirty nine touchdowns, average
five point four yards per carry, with seven hundred and
sixty nine rushing attempts, registreeing seventy catches fifty four games
played with Penn State at five eleven, two seventeen. The
Jeremiah Love versus Gadarian Price, Nicholas Singleton versus k Tron
Allen debates or speculation, both pre and post draft are
going to be pro minute topics of conversation for quite
some time. And we'll say, in a tier of a zone,
is Jeremiah Love but Price, Singleton, Allen? Those running backs,
in my opinion, you're going to fluctuate in value until
we have the combine metrics and then what the NFL
tells us if they all going to be Day two picks,
do any of those slide to Day three. From a
pure stat perspective, you have to be really intriguing and
excited about the upside of fantasy for Price, Singleton and Allen,
especially the due of Singleton and al out of Penn State,
who we're both able to coexist and thrive with ample volume. Again,
the only unfortunate part right now for Singleton which could
make him slide behind k Tron in the NFL draft itself,
is that broken foot because of a senior world practice.
I'm not writing them off. If anything, Let's buy the
injury dip and as long as he lands mid to
late day two or early day three, Singleton should be
just fine. Time for quick Breaking'll be back with five
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Speaker 2: Be right back. We'll have five more stats to break down.
Speaker 1: Let's discuss Roman Hemby, who posted a one to twenty
nine ten eighty six five career receiving log while also
adding twenty nine mench in touchdowns four point nine yards
per carry on seven hundred and eleven rushes in fifty
eight games played both Maryland and Indiana. Roman Hemby suggested
size as six feet two hundred and eight pounds. Hemby
was a big reason why Indiana won the national championship
in twenty twenty five. Suddenly, though Kaylin Black, his peer
out of Indiana at running back, has generated a bit
more buzz. I think that Hemby will be the better
NFL running back talent. But again, this is cool because
we have two running back from the same school that
are up for debate who will be the better pro
fit for NFL team in today's scheme. Hemby's receiving abilities,
I don't believe we've been talked up enough. Almost one
hundred and thirty total receptions in his college career, with
plenty of efficiency and volume as a rusher. As I
already described and listed off, Hemby post championship run for
Indiana was rumored to be a Day two pick. More
mock draft data lately is pushing him to Day three,
So I think this is someone that truly does have
to test well to combine in order to solidify Day
two draft Capital No. Whittington averaged five point six yards
per carry across five hundred and twenty three rushes, twenty
one versing touchdowns, ninety receptions, and sixty eight games played,
so plenty of experience at the college level with both
Western Kentucky and Oregon. Whittington is on the smaller side
for a running back prospect. Five to eight two oh
three come combine check ins. Would not be surprised if
that's five six, five seven seve to two hundred pounds,
which certainly doesn't pave a path to starter quality reps
in the NFL. He could be more of a change
of pace or satellite third down option. That being said,
Whittington's tape is chalk full of big plays and he
is fun to watch. Size is the issue here, the
red flag possibly so TBD. I know Whittington, but those
stats do at least warrant our consideration from a fantasy perspective.
This one's interesting. As converted tight end to running back CJ.
Donaldson scored forty rushing touchdowns and had forty seven receptions
in forty five games played with West Virginia and Ohio State.
He was a tight end with West Virginia and then
transferre to Hoose State and became more of a running back,
which I think is beneficial to have the background two
positions than knowing how to line up out of the
backfield or when Ketchi passes as a running back, how
to then navigate opposing defensive coverage. Another note to bring
up about Donaldson is that suggested size is six two
to two thirty two. Whether that is close or we're
way off is worth modering, because if he is above
six feet and close to two thirty five or even
two twenty five, that is a massive body frame that
if he lack speed, won't work at the pro level.
But if Donaldson is able to run the forty in
respectable time and the peripheral metrics and analytics are above average,
he's going to shape up as one of the best
sleepers in this year's with running back crop. With not
much buzz around his name, he was an afterthought in
Ohio State's offense compared to Bo Jackson, who's the phenom
running back. Yet CJ put up plenty of stats that
are going under the radar, And what I like again
so much is the positional flexibility to operate from a
rushing and receiving perspective because of the tight end and
running back background. Up next is Desmond Reed, who delivered
a seventy five eight ninety six six receiving line and
eight teams play with Pittsburgh. You'll notice I only brought
up receiving stats because he is a smaller running back
prospect at five eight one seventy five. And if that's
being generous and he checks in around five six to
five eight with the weight south or below one seventy five,
then it's going to be hard to rely on him
for much volume in the end. But I do believe
that Reid will test well and he looks very elusive,
spry quick with plenty of burst acceleration on film.
Speaker 2: Worst case, this is a PPR outlet.
Speaker 1: That is good running back depth in a late round
target of ours and rookie drafts, and so be it.
But I do want to see what the NFL thinks
about Desmond Reid out of Pittsburgh. And last, but not least,
we have Eli Heidenreich or hide and Rich. He was
a jack of all trades for Navy in thirty eight games,
played as a hybrid running back, fullback, wide receiver who
averaged six point eight yards per carry on one hundred
and sixty nine rushes and added a one nine nineteen
ninety four sixteen receiving effort At six feet two oh six.
There's not many prospects we can think of that have
made it from Navy's football program to the NFL and
been all that impactful from an offensive standpoint. If anyone's
going to do it, it might just be Eli, who
when you watch on film, you see that he is
a good football player level competition. Is he better off
at running back wide receivers? These are the question marks
or uncertainties in his NFL profile, But for now I
have an asterisk next to his name as someone who
is either going to make or break his stock because
of the combine and of course draft capital, someone that
I'm watching closely because I think the versatility is there
to be impactful in some capacity, if only for his
effectiveness per touch at the college level.
Speaker 2: Thanks for listening.
Speaker 1: Hope you all enjoyed my twenty twenty six Rookie running
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six rookie wide receivers, which is I believe the strongest
position in this year's crop, at least in the fantasy
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