Let’s play a game.
“Can your favorite 2020 RB jump?”
[A THREAD]
“Can your favorite 2020 RB jump?”
[A THREAD]
Let’s start with RB1, JT.
36” vertical.
at 226 pounds...
You bet your ass he can jump.
36” vertical.
at 226 pounds...
You bet your ass he can jump.
What about Cam Akers?
35.5” vertical.
at 217 pounds...
Ya, he can jump too.
35.5” vertical.
at 217 pounds...
Ya, he can jump too.
D’Andre Swift?
Also 35.5”
He can jump.
Also 35.5”
He can jump.
Antonio Gibson?
35”
At 228 pounds...
You better believe he can jump.
35”
At 228 pounds...
You better believe he can jump.
CEH?
39.5”
He be jumping too.
39.5”
He be jumping too.
And don’t forget bout James Robinson.
40”
At 219 pounds...
Dude can JUMP out the goddamn stadium.
40”
At 219 pounds...
Dude can JUMP out the goddamn stadium.
And not for nothing, AJ Dillon...
41”
At 247 pounds...
He can jump like a muthaf*cka too.
41”
At 247 pounds...
He can jump like a muthaf*cka too.
All 7 “hits” - 35” & above.
JK Dobbins unfortunately didn’t participate, but you can bet he probably woulda jumped well too.
What about the misses?
Do you think they jumped well?
Do you think they jumped well?
La’Mical Perine
34”
Not bad, not great, like his rookie year...
34”
Not bad, not great, like his rookie year...
DeeJay Dallas
33.5”
Not bad, not great, like his rookie year...
33.5”
Not bad, not great, like his rookie year...
Zack Moss
33”
Not bad, not great, like his rookie year...
33”
Not bad, not great, like his rookie year...
Ke’Shawn Vaughn
32”
Definitely not good, like his rookie year...
32”
Definitely not good, like his rookie year...
Joshua Kelley
31”
Definitely not good, like his rookie year...
31”
Definitely not good, like his rookie year...
Anthony McFarland
29.5” Vertical.
Definitely very very bad, like his rookie year.
29.5” Vertical.
Definitely very very bad, like his rookie year.
All 6 misses - 34” & below.
& to put a cherry on top, the one other rando who “hit” - Salvon Ahmed, who was drafted behind all of them...
34.5” vertical, best of the group
34.5” vertical, best of the group

If you had to guess which RB drill I’d tell you to pay attention to, which drill do you think I’d say?
(Hint-Hint: it’s the Vertical)
(Hint-Hint: it’s the Vertical)
*Darrynton Evans (37”) & Eno Benjamin (39”) jumped well & “missed,” but they also had clear red flags which you shoulda been paying attention to:
- weight (sub-205 lbs for Evans)
- draft capital (RD7 for Eno)
But that’s a conversation for another day...
- weight (sub-205 lbs for Evans)
- draft capital (RD7 for Eno)
But that’s a conversation for another day...