DeWayne McBride: Dynasty Rookie Draft Advice (2023 Fantasy Football)

The 2023 NFL Draft is in the books, and now it’s time for dynasty rookie drafts. Landing spots and draft capital have been determined, and we’re here with your dynasty rookie draft outlooks. Let’s take a look at what Derek Brown expects of DeWayne McBride.

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Dynasty Rookie Draft Picks & Predictions: DeWayne McBride

DeWayne McBride (UAB)

UAB RB DeWayne McBride's combination of vision and contact balance is elite

Top-5 RB on the @PFF board pic.twitter.com/KOqsJNTK12

— Mike Renner (@mikerenner_) March 7, 2023

Stats:

2022 (minimum 100 carries, 20 targets)
- Yards after contact per attempt: 2nd
- Breakaway rate: 11th
- PFF elusive rating: 9th

2021 (minimum 100 carries, 20 targets)
- Yards after contact per attempt: 1st
- Breakaway rate: 8th
- PFF elusive rating: 1st

Career
- 93rd percentile college dominator
- 95th percentile college ypc
- 8th percentile college target share
- Only ten targets in college with 0.16 yards per route run

Scouting report:

McBride is a tough runner. He has strong contact balance as he pinballs off defenders into the second level. His plus leg drive masks average burst at the line. McBride has enough lateral agility to sidestep to a different gap when the designed hole is filled with a defender. His vision is a plus as he presses the line well and improvises when it’s called for. He’s at his best when he gets downhill in a hurry as a one-cut and go back.
McBride lacks the extra immediate juice to hit some creases as he looks a second behind. This also shows up when he’s asked to avoid a defender in the backfield. He can jump-cut an early surprise occasionally, but he’s getting dropped behind the line on many plays that he encounters a defender immediately.
He’s an unknown in the passing game. McBride only garnered ten targets in college. This could be related to offensive design or a reflection of stone hands, but with such a small sample to work with, it’s impossible to know which. McBride did perform as a plus pass protector in his final season in college, so we can assume that the lack of targets wasn’t related to him coming off the field on passing plays. Last year McBride was 15th in PFF pass-blocking grade (minimum 50 pass-blocking snaps, 109 RBs).

Player Comp: Damien Harris

Dynasty Outlook: McBride nearly fell to UDFA status before the Vikings drafted him in the seventh round. McBride’s rushing talent is undeniable, but his pass game usage is likely zero in the NFL. He should still battle last year’s fifth-round selection Ty Chandler for the RB3 spot on this depth chart behind Alexander Mattison and Dalvin Cook. Cook’s name has come up in trade rumors. If Cook ends up getting moved, then the intrigue for McBride grows. He’s a fourth-round dynasty rookie pick worth investing in. It could net you a starting running back if Cook is moved, and somehow McBride can beat out Mattison and Chandler in camp. That’s an upside play worth making.