Pros

• Outstanding contact balance. Keeps his feet under him and bounces off of hits without losing stance

• Plus vision paired with great feel means Jeanty knows how to move to space as he runs on instinct

• Pinballs through traffic, bouncing and rolling off of bodies

• Minimizes exposure when facing incoming defenders so that they can’t square him up.

• Attacks shoulders of defenders when contact is imminent, ensuring he can grind through them for more yards

• Patient and methodical pacing through the first level

• Hides in traffic and bounces out unexpectedly with surprisingly big lateral cuts

• Long speed is adequate enough, and when he sees open space in front he gets to top speed easily

• Legs are incredibly strong

Cons

• Lacks true shock in his first few steps, and could find himself fighting initial contact much earlier in the NFL

• Won’t step through as many tackles by d-lineman and linebackers

• Urgency might need adjusting when he gets to the accelerated pace of NFL

• Could struggle to pull the back end defenders in to bad angles and minimize longer gains

Summary

Jeanty will be the consensus to be the first Running Back drafted and it’s obvious why. He’s producing at a historic pace in college and has a lot of the traits that have made previous bowling balls - like Maurice Jones-Drew and Frank Gore - successful. He looks to be a workhorse back for a team that wants a physical grinder between the tackles in power styled systems.