2020 NFL DRAFT SCOUTING REPORT
APRIL 17, 2020
NFL Draft 2020 Scouting Reports: RB DeeJay Dallas, Miami, Florida
*Our RB grades can and will change as more information comes in from Pro Day workouts, leaked Wonderlic test results, etc. We will update ratings as new info becomes available.
*We use the term “Power RB” to separate physically bigger, more between-the-tackles–capable RBs from our “speed RBs” group. “Speed RBs” are physically smaller, but much faster/quicker, and less likely to flourish between the tackles.
Our Quick Hit (QH) scouting reports are a modified/shorter version of our full-scale reports. On these Quick Hits, I look at a lesser amount of tape and write a shorter amount of flowy words – these are usually designed more for sleeper prospects that I want to get more acquainted with and if something really jumps out, I’ll go deeper. It’s just me trying to get in and get out and deliver the pertinent notes to you for your consideration and for review later if they start to make waves in a year or two.
I’ll do a chunk of these pre-Draft and then more after the Draft, going through the players that caught my attention in the draft (because of how high they were taken) or that I stumble across in training camp or the preseason that catch my eye.
Most of my notes on these Quick Hits will be short and sweet bullet points versions of our full- scale reports. Enjoy…
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I liked the preview tape on DeeJay Dallas pre-Combine. I thought he was a very professional runner with a little pop in his legs. He put up so-so Combine numbers and hasn’t really generated a lot of Draft buzz since then. I wanted to see if my eyes had deceived me, or if we really did have a sleeper here. Let’s take a look…
BACKGROUND…
-- Four-star high school prospect. Was being pursued by the likes of Alabama and Auburn, etc.
-- Entered Miami as an ‘athlete’…RB-WR-KR-PR. Moved to RB and KR-PR in 2018. Was the lead RB in 2019.
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-- Did not redshirt in college, left early after true junior season.
-- Dislocated his elbow late in his 2019 season, missed his last few games.
GAME TAPE AND RANDOM NOTES…
-- 5’8”/208, OK NFL size but runs much tougher/plays much bigger.
-- A strong-willed runner. Hard to bring down one-on-one when he gets going through a hole. Very balanced…can take hits and keep going. Reminds me a little of a poor man’s Nick Chubb.
-- Several runs noted where he runs into a pile, and you think the play is over, but somehow the pile keeps moving as Dallas refuses to go down to 2-5+ tacklers stacking him…and the refs have to blow the whistle to finally end it and he grabbed an extra 1-2+ yards on sheer will in the process.
-- A great ‘next 10 yards runner’. He looks OK/NFL-slower initially out of the gates…has to fight for his first 5-10 yards, but once he gets going yards 11-20+ he really takes off/looks a lot faster. He has a nice secondary burst.
-- Arguably the best blocking RB prospect under 220 pounds in this draft…which will serve him well in getting playing time faster in the NFL.
-- Solid+ hands in the passing game.
DeeJay Dallas, Through the Lens of Our RB Scouting Algorithm:
-- 15 total TDs in his last 16 college games…12 rushing TDs, 2 receiving TDs, 1 punt return TDs.
-- 5.0+ yards per carry every season of college play…5.3 to 5.7 to 6.0 final season.
-- 11.3 yards per catch in his career…nice numbers for a running back in college.
2020 NFL Combine data:
5’10.1”/208, 9 ¼” hands, 30 5/8” arms
4.58 40-time, 2.68 20-yd, 1.55 10-yd
4.32 shuttle, 7.18 three-cone
33.5” vertical, 9’11” broad jump, DNP bench press (elbow injury)
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The Historical RB Prospects to Whom DeeJay Dallas Most Compares Within Our System:
DeeJay Dallas as a better Ajayi, one with WAY better hands and is a great blocker – I can get behind that comp.
RB RB-Re RB-ru Last First College Yr H H W Speed Agility Power Score Metric Metric Metric 7.069 6.68 7.54 Dallas DeeJay Miami 2020 5 10.1 217 4.80 5.08 8.04 7.040 7.81 5.73 Ajayi Jay Boise State 2015 5 11.6 221 5.08 6.30 8.41 4.586 2.03 3.45 Hill Bronson E. Michigan 2015 5 10.4 221 5.47 -3.27 10.09 4.588 3.50 3.46 Bell Mike Arizona 2006 6 0.2 221 -0.12 2.68 7.46 4.029 2.58 2.89 Neal Rajion Tennessee 2014 5 11.1 220 -1.61 -0.60 8.81 -0.047 -1.05 0.02 Green-Ellis BenJarvus Ole Miss 2008 5 10.5 219 -1.23 -6.93 8.60
*A score of 8.50+ is where we see a stronger correlation of RBs going on to become NFL good/great/elite. A score of 10.00+ is more rarefied air in our system, and indicates a greater probability of becoming an elite NFL RB. All of the RB ratings are based on a 0-10 scale, but a player can score negative, or above a 10.0 in certain instances. Overall rating/score = A combination of several on-field performance measures, including refinement for strength of opponents faced, mixed with all the physical measurement metrics—then compared/rated historically within our database and formulas. More of a traditional three-down search—runner, blocker, and receiver. *RB-Re score = New/testing starting in 2015. Our new formula/rating that attempts to identify and quantify a prospect’s receiving skills even deeper than in our original formulas. RB prospects can now make it/thrive in the NFL strictly based on their receiving skills—it is an individual attribute sought out for the NFL, and no longer dismissed or overlooked. Our rating combines a study of their receiving numbers in college in relation to their offense and opponents, as well as profiling size-speed-agility along with hand-size measurables, etc. *RB-Ru score = New/testing starting in 2015. Our new formula/rating that attempts to classify and quantify a RB prospect’s ability strictly as a runner of the ball. Our rating combines a study of their rushing numbers in college in relation to their offense and strength of opponents, as well as profiling size-speed-agility along with various size measurables, etc.
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Raw Speed Metric = A combination of several speed and size measurements from the NFL Combine, judged along with physical size profile, and then compared/rated historically within our database and scouting formulas. This is a rating strictly for RBs of a similar/bigger size profile. Agility Metric = A combination of several speed and agility measurements from the NFL Combine, judged along with physical size profile, and then compared/rated historically within our database and scouting formulas. This is a rating strictly for RBs of a similar/bigger size profile.
2020 NFL Draft Outlook:
Not much of a draft buzz here. He’ll be drafted…most likely 6th-7th-round.
If I were an NFL GM, I’d keep an eye on him as a late-round option. He probably wouldn’t be my best late-round grab prospect, but he’d be on the list.
NFL Outlook:
A very competent, professional RB who can block…he’s going to end up playing in the NFL. He might not be a star, but he’ll be quite useful in a pinch.
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