You’ve heard the draft gurus gush over this year’s lethal class of wide receivers. You’ve also heard the usual refrain about the top quarterbacks, even though some appear to be greener than the grass they play on. Meanwhile, there’s a lot less chatter about running backs in the early going. 
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Most mock drafts don’t have a running back going in the first round, but Vegas oddsmakers seem to disagree. And, with a surname to fit his skillset, Georgia’s D’Andre Swift could be the running back to break through.
Swift’s agility was on full display last year as he dodged and juked defenders with ease. He finished out 2019 with more than 1,200 yards on the ground and seven rushing touchdowns. Long before the season wrapped, everyone sensed that Swift was ready to move on to the pros.
“Give [Georgia] credit— D’Andre Swift is an impressive player. I just gave him a ‘congratulations’ after the game and wished him ‘goodbye,’ because he needs to go to the NFL,” said Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops in October, after Swift torched the Wildcats for 179 yards. “He’s an elite player.”
As a freshman at UGA, Swift shared the load with Nick Chubb and Sony Michel, who both opted to play out their senior seasons. Swift didn’t see much reason to wait – he’s averaged 6.6 yards per carry over the last two years, showing that he’s ready for an even bigger challenge.
Swift’s pass-catching totals weren’t as gaudy, but the highlight reel shows that he’s an extremely capable pass-catcher. And, even though his 72-inch wingspan ranked near the bottom of the RB group at the combine, he’s got a surprisingly strong catch radius. Even when the ball doesn’t hit him in the chest, and even when he has a defender bearing down on him, Swift can still find a way to come away with the rock.
He’ll have to hold the ball tighter and run with more authority at the next level, but the general consensus is that Swift is the most NFL-ready of this year’s top RBs. There’s also a belief that his blocking ability will allow him to thrive as an every-down back.
The No. 14 pick might be too early for the Buccaneers to take Swift – especially since they need to beef up the line in front of Tom Brady – but their chances of Swift falling all the way to their next pick at No. 45 aren’t great either. The Dolphins, with RB somewhere on their to-do list and three first-round picks, could also have Swift on their radar. If Miami can come out of Day 1 with their QB of the future, a strong left tackle to protect said QB, and Swift, the future will look a whole lot brighter in South Beach.
Great name for a RB
Personally I like Jonathan Taylor more
His career hasn’t really amounted to much after Home Improvement
lol…hard to argue that. Although, 3 ninjas was a game changer career move
Did you guys see him run ahead of that herd in Lion King? That’s first round talent.
I agree with that. But the reason he’s not ranked as high is he had two great years then his numbers tampered off compared to his earlier collegiate days so he’s got some wear on him. I honestly don’t like have a hard time picking a RB in the first round that was a three or four year starter cause of all those hits.
Taylor had a ton of fumbles last year. Definitely a boom or bust kind of guy.
Cant trust a goal line power back with ball security issues.
However I agree Swift is super overrated. Like who is this dude? Lol all of a sudden hes consensus #1 RB without doing anything
1. Edwards-Helaire
2. Dobbins
3. Taylor
4. Moss
5. Swift
“Without doing anything?” He averaged over 6 ypc each season at Georgia and took carries away from Nick Chubb and Sony Michel as a freshman. Just because he didn’t receive 300+ carries doesn’t mean he sucks. Georgia just employs an rb by committee approach. There are better ways to evaluate a player than “counting stats”
I have him going in the top 5
Overall?
In the second round perhaps.
I really dont see any RBs going R1.. and Dobbins and CEH are gonna go way before Swift
I think the chiefs can grab him
Boy you sure got that wrong