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🗓️ 1 April 2025
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The 5 Most Overlooked Running Backs in the 2025 NFL Draft
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0:00.0 | Everyone's focused on the top running backs in the NFL draft, and I get it. They're stacked. |
0:04.1 | But that spotlight is leading to some insane talents falling through the cracks and going unnoticed. |
0:08.4 | For example, we have one back who had over 1,500 yards and 25 touchdowns last year, |
0:12.4 | and he probably won't be drafted until the fifth round. |
0:14.2 | So in this video, we're breaking down the five most overlooked running backs in the NFL draft, |
0:17.9 | who could be household names as soon as this year. And we're going to start with the 21 year old running back out of Oklahoma State. |
0:22.9 | It's Ali Gordon. This is a big, I mean, prototypical NFL size, especially from the older NFL |
0:27.8 | day, 6 foot 1, 226 pounds. The guy's a beast. And you probably remember him from a couple |
0:33.5 | years ago back in college. We'll talk about it, had a massive season, but he disappointed some people in 2024, most people, and then he continued to do that at the NFL |
0:40.7 | Combine. Because at the Combine, Gordon comes out here and he runs a 4-6-140 time. Now, honestly, |
0:45.0 | that's not great, but let's keep in mind. He's 226 pounds, nearly 230 pounds. So when you |
0:50.1 | factor in his size, it's not the worst speed at the position. For instance, Kyron Williams is way smaller than Ollie Gordon by 20 plus pounds, and he ran a similar time. |
0:58.5 | Now, here's what you need to know. |
0:59.7 | In 2023, arguably one of the best seasons we've ever seen from a college running back |
1:03.9 | where Gordon has a work course role of 285 carries, over 1,700 rushing yards, 22 touchdowns. |
1:09.1 | When you factor in his receiving production as well, 330 yards, he went over 2,000 total |
1:14.1 | yards, 30 plus catches is elite in college for a running back, nearly hit 40. |
1:19.0 | He was a standout. |
1:20.0 | If he would have went to the NFL draft, if he was eligible to that year, he probably |
1:23.0 | would have been a second at the worst third round pick, most likely a second round pick. But the problem was Gordon never lived up to his 2023 production and hype that he had coming into this past year in |
1:32.0 | 2024. And it was kind of a mystery. Like if you scroll through right here and you see, he played |
1:35.7 | in 12 games. He saw a lot less work. He started splitting carries more. Only 858 yards, |
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