The 2026 NFL offseason is here and that means it’s time for mock drafts, draft profiles and everything that goes with them. So without further ado, here’s one of many Draft Profiles for the 2025 NFL draft.
Jadarian Price, RB, Notre Dame
HT: 5’11
WT: 204 lbs
Accolades:
- First-team All-American (2025)
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Pros:
- Aggressive and Physical Runner: He consistently runs with significant physicality, often breaking through arm tackles and demonstrating a strong ability to fall forward, maximizing yardage after contact.
- Exceptional Patience and Burst: Price exhibits outstanding patience in allowing blocks to develop, followed by an explosive burst through creases that frequently leaves linebackers off-balance.
- Elite Contact Balance and Leg Drive: His superior contact balance and relentless leg drive are evident, contributing to his impressive average of over four yards after contact per attempt in significant playing time.
- Effective Second-Level Speed: He possesses legitimate second-level speed that translates effectively on tape, indicating strong functional speed despite a 4.49 40-yard dash time suggesting solid rather than elite straight-line acceleration.
- Proficient Receiver: Displays natural receiving hands out of the backfield and smooth route-running capabilities, allowing him to be split out wide and pose a vertical threat in the passing game.
- Outstanding Vision for Cutback Lanes: Demonstrates an instinctive feel for identifying and exploiting cutback lanes, frequently creating offensive opportunities where none initially appeared.
- Valuable Special Teams Contributor: Offers significant special teams value as a dangerous kickoff returner, showcasing track speed and excellent field vision to generate substantial returns.
- Consistent Big-Play Threat: His capacity for generating big plays is notable, with nearly one in five of his career carries resulting in gains of 15-plus yards, a rate that ranks him second among this year’s top running back prospects.
Cons:
- Undersized Frame Concerns: His Combine weight of 203 pounds, a seven-pound reduction from his listed weight, places him in the 18th percentile among running backs at the Combine since 1999, raising questions about his functional size.
- Pass Protection Refinement Needed: His pass protection grades are consistently around average, indicating a need for significant improvement in technique and recognition to secure consistent third-down responsibilities.
- Limited Feature Back Experience: The most significant question mark surrounding his projection is the limited sample size of his work as a primary back, averaging only 8.3 carries per game over two seasons of meaningful play.
- Occasional Hesitation Behind the Line: He sometimes exhibits a tendency to hesitate or “dance” behind the line of scrimmage when his initial read is unclear, rather than decisively hitting designated holes.
- Contextual Production Questions: His 2024 production, with a modest +0.8 yards per carry over expected, suggests that some of his explosive plays may have been influenced by Notre Dame’s offensive scheme and blocking rather than solely individual brilliance.
- Durability and Workload Concerns: Lingering durability questions stemming from his previous Achilles tear, combined with his lighter frame, introduce concerns regarding his ability to sustain a heavy workload at the professional level.
Summary:
Jadarian Price’s Combine performance didn’t match his collegiate tape. While his film showcases a decisive, versatile weapon who exhibits patience in pressing running lanes and effectively capitalizes on defensive misangles, his measurable combine results were less impactful. He weighed in lighter than anticipated and posted a 40-yard dash time of 4.49 seconds, which is solid but not elite. The most accurate assessment likely lies between these two perspectives. Price is an undeniably talented running back whose collegiate production was certainly aided by a favorable offensive environment, yet his exceptional instincts and contact balance are inherent and demonstrable traits.
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