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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
Year | Rush Yards | Rush AVG | Rush TD | Receptions | Rec Yards | Rec TD |
2015 | 1343 | 5.67 | 14 | 30 | 242 | 1 |
2014 | 1575 | 6.27 | 9 | 26 | 201 | 2 |
2013 | 573 | 4.28 | 6 | 24 | 296 | 0 |
Positives
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He is very shifty and elusive
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Has a great jump cut
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Shows very good patience
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Has above average vision
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Always keeps his feet moving for yards after 1st contact
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Serviceable as a receiving threat out of the backfield
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Can turn nothing into something
Negatives
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Doesn’t have great breakaway speed
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Needs to add strength
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Not a power runner
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Not a great blocker in pass protection
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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