FootballForte Pre-Draft RB 9-12 & WR 11-15

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Greetings fellow degenerates. This is our favorite time of year and we’ve been grinding tape and excel sheets to get our rankings ready for the draft. Today we are releasing our running backs ranked 9th through 12th and wide receivers ranked 11th through 15th. Running Backs These running backs all fall in the same bucket, their Pre-Draft and Prospect Scores indicate they are extremely likely to do nothing in the NFL. To help illustrate how poor this running back class is, Jadyn Ott would've been around our 20th ranked running back last year, below Jaydon Blue. 3% of prospects with similar scores have had an RB1 season and 14% have put up an RB2 season. If you need immediate running back help and these players are all that are left on the board you are better off seeking a trade as you probably just shouldn’t draft or roster these players. RB 9 - Jaydn Ott Pre-Draft Score: 27.6 Projected Prospect Score: 21.5 (Early 7th Rd) Ott is often one of the forgotten names in this class. He was an electric back and highly sought after transfer prior to the disaster that was his final collegiate season. It will be interesting to see where he goes in the draft because that will tell us a lot about what an NFL thinks about his health and ability moving forward. RB 10 - Roman Hemby Pre-Draft Score: 34.4 Projected Prospect Score: 15.6 (7th Rd) Hemby was not my favorite running back to watch, and I’m pretty confident he won’t make an impact in the NFL. He might get some spot starts here and there due to injuries ahead of him, but I doubt he is seen as a long term starter by the NFL. RB 11 - Desmond Reid Pre-Draft Score: 28.9 Projected Prospect Score: 19.8 (Undrafted) Reid was a pretty fun watch, but at the end of the day putting a lot of faith in a 5’ 6” 174 pound running back isn’t the best idea. RB 12 - Kaelon Black Pre-Draft Score: 32.5 Projected Prospect Score: 15.7 (6th Rd) I actually liked Black a whole lot more than Hemby, he runs with a decent amount of power and plays really hard. He was not utilized in the passing game which is holding back his profile from an analytic profile. Wide Receivers These receivers are hanging out just above our bust cut off of 25. The only receiver that has done anything of note in the NFL that scored below 25 was Terry McLaurin, and he had a really weird college career. In the bucket of players that have fallen in the 25-35 range: 15% have had a WR1 season, 24% have had at least a WR2 season, and 32% have put up WR3 numbers in a season. The list below is probably going to be a little below consensus, but there are valid reasons why their pre draft profiles aren’t great. WR 11 - Ted Hurst Pre-Draft Score: 32.2 Projected Prospect Score: 33.8 (3rd Rd) I would love to see Hurst go to a team that has the patience and time to develop him, because he is an awesome story and has a ton of potential. The NFL is not a patient league however, especially with the projected draft capital Hurst will be picked with. Fun player, but I am paying serious attention to the landing spot. WR 12 - Eric McAlister Pre-Draft Score: 34.9 Projected Prospect Score: 25.8 (Undrafted) SMU fans are probably happy they never have to see him again. McAlister is a bad man when he can catch a slant in stride and shrug off corners. He is very dangerous after the catch, and if you haven’t watched him play yet, go do so. Unfortunately, he has this nasty habit of collecting lower body injuries with not one, but two during the pre-draft process. If that kno…