Paul Perkins Scouting Report, RB, UCLA, 2016 NFL Draft

Introduction

Hometown: Queen Creek, Arizona

High School: Chandler

Recruitment: 3-Star Recruit by ESPN

Injuries/Discipline: Nothing worth mentioning

Awards

2015 Doak Walker Award

Measurables

Height: 5'11"

Weight: 210

Class: RS Junior

Projected 40 Time: 4.56

Stats

Positives

• He is very shifty and elusive

• Has a great jump cut

• Shows very good patience

• Has above average vision

• Always keeps his feet moving for yards after 1st contact

• Serviceable as a receiving threat out of the backfield

• Can turn nothing into something

Negatives

• Doesn’t have great breakaway speed

• Needs to add strength

• Not a power runner

• Not a great blocker in pass protection

• Won’t fit in every offense

Conclusion

Perkins is a RB that intrigues me quite a bit. I love his style of play. His elusiveness, cutting ability and vision is topnotch. As much as I like RB’s that punish defenders like Chris Ivory, I really enjoy watching Perkins demoralize defenders by making them whiff horribly. He will need to work on his pass protection if he wants to be a 3 down back. The Jets O-line is inconsistent to say the least. We could use a RB that can overcome our O-line’s deficiencies and still pick up chunk yardage. Both Ivory and Bilal Powell are free agents to be this off-season. Of those two, I would bring back Powell. Powell can’t handle full time duties alone, and Perkins could be a nice compliment. Perkins will probably be available in the 3rd round.

Draft Grade: 72

90-100 = Exceptional Talent

80-90 = Impact Player

70-80 = NFL Starter

60-70 = Solid NFL Potential

50-60 = Draftable - Lot of work needed

>50 = Undraftable, - Long Shot To Stick