NFL Scouting Combine: Feb 27–Mar 2

tyler735 said

That’s the beauty of advanced analytics. 21.7 mph is the same whether it’s against SEC or Mountain West, or literally any other opponent.

But also he sure looked perfectly fast pulling away from Oregon defenders



I’d love to see any example of Mark Ingram hitting 21.7 mph in a game.

The fastest Ingram has ever been clocked in a game is 21.3 mph.

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That's not a huge difference and you are comparing Jeanty to a RB that ran a 4.66 forty at the Combine and was not known for his speed. Jeanty is a great back, but he's not likely to be a home run hitter in the NFL. Which is fine since RBs seldom get to use that speed or hit those home runs no matter how good they are. The exceptions are guys like Saquon and it's why although I think Jeanty is very good, I don't think he's in the class of Saquon.

So, sure, he's likely in the range of a Mark Ingram type. Probably better than Ingram but he's not Saquon or Barry Sanders. And the fact that he's only 5'8" and 211 Lbs. does mean that for him to be successful as the type of runner Ingram was, he is going to have to be an outlier. It think he is that outlier, but it is an issue.