(02-14-2018, 01:57 PM)Jags02 Wrote: Every draft we see a guy like this... a Denard Robison or a Curtis Samuel... but do they ever truly amount to much? I haven't seen it lately.

Many of the more credible amateur draft community members have him listed with arrows pointing up.

It isn't that big of a deal. Draft Jaylen Samuels and put him in the RB unit for drills with special details to cross-train with the WR corps in their drills. This isn't a real problem. Teams have done it in the past. In unit break-down he spends time with each unit.

Once the team gets some idea of his play-making ability and his clutch play begins to show, the OC can draw up a feature package with his name on it. 

His listed speed is 4.62 in the forty. 6' 0" and 223 Lbs. Same height as Leonard, 17 Lbs. lighter. Watch for him at the Combine. I'm hoping he can nail down a really fast time. There are a couple of videos at Draft Break Down to look at.  His tape versus FSU this past season isn't available to look at, but it should be an eye-opener.

He looks faster than 4.62. He has good acceleration with the football and good down-field vision. He knows how to work the slot. He catches the football in traffic and does really well staying low carrying the ball out of the backfield. He's built in a way that makes you believe he has inside power. That should not be a terrible problem relating to size and lower body tilt. He will need to be educated about pass protection responsibilities, but he is NOT a small fry who can't physically adapt to a variety of pass protections. 

If you like Telvin Smith as a linebacker, you'll like Jaylen Samuels as a running back.

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