It’s that time again. Dynasty rookie FEVER SZN is HERE! The NFL Draft will come and go before we know it, and rookie drafts will start flying daily. Before you dive head first into our Draft Simulator and run 3,000 rookie drafts in preparation, please read up on this talented prospect class as I roll through my quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and tight end positional primers.
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Dynasty Rookie Draft Advice
Blake Corum (Michigan)
Stats:
- 2023 (minimum 100 carries, 20 targets)
- Yards after contact per attempt: 151st
- Breakaway percentage: 104th
- PFF elusive rating: 152nd
- Yards per route run: 0.87 (only 18 targets*)
- 2022 (minimum 100 carries, 20 targets)
- Yards after contact per attempt: 50th
- Breakaway percentage: 50th
- PFF elusive rating: 40th
- Yards per route run: 0.59 (only 11 targets*)
- 2021 (minimum 100 carries, 20 targets)
- Yards after contact per attempt: 24th
- Breakaway percentage: 21st
- PFF elusive rating: 7th
- Yards per route run: 70th
Scouting report:
- Corum’s 2021 film and, to an extent, his 2022 film are worlds different than his 2023 game film. In his second season at Michigan, he was an explosive runner with juice for days. A downhill pinball that excelled with vision, strong leg drive, decisiveness, and creativity in the second level. Corum’s burst was solid, and he displayed the ability to jump cut at will, create broken tackles, and change the angles for incoming defenders. While his long speed has never been fantastic (numerous runs where he was caught from behind), his immediate burst and vision would propel him into the second level in the blink of an eye.
- This all takes us to 2023 when it has been rumored that he had dealt with injuries for much of the season. The decisiveness, immediate downhill running style, strong vision, and patience allowing his blocks to set up in front of him were all there. The problem is that his burst was compromised, and on many runs, he was simply getting what was blocked. Corum didn’t display the nibbles of a decent second gear that he had in 2021-2022. He still maximized his abilities with good footwork and vision, but the ability to create extra yards on his own was absent. In nine of his 15 games played in 2023, Corum failed to generate more than two missed tackles forced or at least 2.4 Yards after contact per attempt. If he can regain more of his former burst, Corum could handle the early down role for a committee backfield in the NFL.
- Corum is a functional checkdown option in the passing game only. He should garner some passing down snaps in the NFL based on his pass-blocking ability, not so much his route-running chops. Corum didn’t allow any sacks at Michigan while giving up only three hurries in 111 pass-blocking snaps.
Player Comp: Darrell Henderson
Isaac Guerendo (Louisville)
Stats:
- 2023 (minimum 100 carries, 20 targets)
- Yards after contact per attempt: 14th
- Breakaway percentage: 18th
- PFF elusive rating: 40th
- Yards per route run: 10th
Scouting report:
- An upright rusher, Guerendo is a linear runner with an average burst and home run speed. If he gets into the open field, he can take it to the house. His pad level can get him into trouble at the point of contact. He’s not a pile pushing back despite his size because of his pad level. He can get lit up at the point of contact and carries near the goal line. If he can tweak his running style, he could unlock more power to finish his runs.
- With his upright running style, he isn’t the most fluid mover laterally. He will deploy the occasional jump cut, but his lateral skills are more limited. He should be deployed in a gap-heavy scheme, and just ask him to hit the hole and get downhill.
- With limited playing time until 2023, towards the end of the 2023 season, Guerendo started playing with more confidence. Instead of blindly following his blocks into clogged running lanes, he began to free-lance some and utilize his speed to his advantage. He started bouncing the occasional run outside and utilizing his 4.3 wheels.
- Guerendo was a reliable check-down option in college, securing 87.5% of his targets. He displays soft hands and adjusts to throws outside his frame easily. He will likely never be a top-shelf route runner because of his tight hips, but there’s more pass-game upside here than we have seen so far. His size/speed combination plays better as a receiver in space. Once he gets going, he can be tough to corral.
Player Comp: Rachaad White
Jawhar Jordan (Louisville)
Stats:
- 2023 (minimum 100 carries, 20 targets)
- Yards after contact per attempt: 86th
- Breakaway percentage: 31st
- PFF elusive rating: 102nd
- Yards per route run: 32nd
- 2022 (minimum 100 carries, 20 targets)
- Yards after contact per attempt: 57th
- Breakaway percentage: 17th
- PFF elusive rating: 64th
- Yards per route run: 0.77* (only 11 targets)
Scouting report:
- Solid initial burst. Jordan gets up to top speed in a hurry. Get Jordan behind a solid offensive line with a stretch zone scheme and he could make some noise. Easy speed to consistently gain the edge. No hesitancy in getting downhill. Decisive linear runner. A future 49er or Dolphin.
- Thin lower half. Not a pile mover. Upright rusher that lives and dies with his quickness and speed. Jordan’s speed is how he wins, but it’s not an elite trump card that will allow him to outrun corners at the next level.
Player Comp: Akeem Hunt
Rasheen Ali (Marshall)
Stats:
- 2023 (minimum 100 carries, 20 targets)
- Yards after contact per attempt: 141st
- Breakaway percentage: 20th
- PFF elusive rating: 148th
- Yards per route run: 82nd
*limited to three games in 2022*
- 2021 (minimum 100 carries, 20 targets)
- Yards after contact per attempt: 48th
- Breakaway percentage: 58th
- PFF elusive rating: 58th
- Yards per route run: 63rd
Scouting report:
- Average burst. Ali hesitates at the line at times, looking for a crease, but he doesn’t have the extra zip to explode through the hole. He has solid feet and fluid change of direction but lacks the juice to drop it into second gear and fire into the second level of a defense.
- Ali runs with a high pad level, which makes him an easy wrap-up at times. He does have a tenacious leg drive, which allows him to fight for extra yards.
Player Comp: Shaun Draughn
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