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RB Kenyan Drake, LV (2 Viewers)

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Has always been a complementary piece to Yeldon and then Henry.  6'1 210 with a 4.45 with soft hands, nice lateral agility and great in the open field but also with  a history of injuries.  His kick return in the Natl title game vs Clemson showed just how much of a playmaker he is.  Under utilized all-purpose back who will be a big contributor at the next level in the right scheme. 

Drake reminds me of Percy Harvin and could be a sneaky fantasy play at the next level.  

 
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i refer to him as the better bama rb. i just think he translates better to this eras nfl game more than henry does.
Excellent point.  I think Drake is very dangerous with the ball in his hands.  Yes he seems to want to bounce everything outside and his pass pro has been questioned but I think he'd be a nice fit on an up tempo offense.  Did a lot with limited touches over his career at Bama.  Don't sleep on him as I think he can be a Percy Harvin type player.

 
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Pro Football Focus analyst John Breitenbach noted that "[t]he threat [Alabama RB Kenyan Drake] poses with the ball in space will be particularly appealing to NFL evaluators."
 
While Breitenbach believes Drake will have NFL teams knocking down his door come the draft, he is less certain as to how the 6-foot-1, 210-pounder might actually fare when it comes to playing ball against the big boys. Wrote the analyst, "Drake bounced almost everything to the outside in college, where he was able to use his speed to outrun defenders. That strategy will fail in the pro game. He simply lacks the ability to run between the tackles, frequently getting taken down at or behind the line of scrimmage when he tried to pick a hole inside." That being said, Breitenbach still likes him as a potential mid-round selection, speculating that he won't see much work early in his NFL career. Mar 25 - 11:01 PM

Source: Pro Football Focus

 
Alabama's Kenyan Drake has the worst fumble rate among FBS RB prospects for the 2016 NFL Draft, according to Dane
 
Drake fumbled (recovered or not) once out of every 40 offensive touches. The Alabama running back projects as a secondary back in the NFL who could act as a returner and receiving option. His pass protection was laughable at the Senior Bowl. The bets fumble rates go to Ezekiel Elliott (1 in every 163 touches), Aaron Green (1 in every 170 touches) and Kelvin Taylor (never fumbled in college). Mar 2 - 9:52 AM
Source: CBS Sports
 
Excellent point.  I think Drake is very dangerous with the ball in his hands.  Yes he seems to want to bounce everything outside and his pass pro has been questioned but I think he'd be a nice fit on an up tempo offense.  Did a lot with limited touches over his career at Bama.  Don't sleep on him as I think he can be a Percy Harvin type player.
Bouncing outside is just what I'm afraid of. Many of these fast backs bounce outside and that just does not translate to NFL very well. They become useful to teams in many ways, but hardly ever fantasy relevant. And I have nothing against Drake, I think he's a good rookie to pick up. It's a question if you will steal Landys duties which would affect Landrys points, but would it make Drake worth while to pick up is something I doubt. 

 
I've seen nothing from Drake to believe he'll take the role away from Ajayi. At best he'll give him some rest. On the other hand, we've seen Ajayi in college and before his injury report came to light everyone was on his d*#k. His NFL carries have been small but we've seen flashes of something real good. They let Miller walk away and now people believe that Drake is going to take over?!?!? Miller>>>>>>>Drake and it's not even close!

Two cents,

Tex

 
I've seen nothing from Drake to believe he'll take the role away from Ajayi. At best he'll give him some rest. On the other hand, we've seen Ajayi in college and before his injury report came to light everyone was on his d*#k. His NFL carries have been small but we've seen flashes of something real good. They let Miller walk away and now people believe that Drake is going to take over?!?!? Miller>>>>>>>Drake and it's not even close!

Two cents,

Tex
That's what I don't get.  He's not even hurt, he just has a condition that _might_ limit him later.  Right now it's a non-issue.  Why is everyone so concerned now?  I get maybe limiting what you'd offer for him, or where you drafted him, but in terms of what he can/could/might do now, I don't see what's slowing people down.

 
That's what I don't get.  He's not even hurt, he just has a condition that _might_ limit him later.  Right now it's a non-issue.  Why is everyone so concerned now?  I get maybe limiting what you'd offer for him, or where you drafted him, but in terms of what he can/could/might do now, I don't see what's slowing people down.
I agree with all this but there has to be some concern around him considering they were willing to give CJ Anderson a 4 year deal. If they really felt strongly Ajayi was the answer, they would have brought in depth instead of CJ at starters money. So while there may not be any fire, there's definitely smoke. 

 
That's what I don't get.  He's not even hurt, he just has a condition that _might_ limit him later.  Right now it's a non-issue.  Why is everyone so concerned now?  I get maybe limiting what you'd offer for him, or where you drafted him, but in terms of what he can/could/might do now, I don't see what's slowing people down.
Maybe the injury concerns were overblown, and he's simply nothing above a replacement grade RB?   That's where my valuation of him is at, which is what slows me down.

 
I agree with all this but there has to be some concern around him considering they were willing to give CJ Anderson a 4 year deal. If they really felt strongly Ajayi was the answer, they would have brought in depth instead of CJ at starters money. So while there may not be any fire, there's definitely smoke. 
They gave him a lowball offer that a cap-strapped team managed to match.  That's not a "we want you" contract, that's a "we'll take you at a discount" contract.

Maybe the injury concerns were overblown, and he's simply nothing above a replacement grade RB?   That's where my valuation of him is at, which is what slows me down.
That's fine there will always be outliers but the pre-draft on him last year was overwhelmingly at RB3-4 in that class.

 
I don't know if either guy is the long-term answer. Ajayi looked just okay last year and didn't really have an amazing draft profile. However, he's a big guy with some versatility, so that's a plus. He's probably more of a conventional featured back than Drake. I would look at someone like Joique Bell as a decent comparison for what he might become.

I like Drake's explosiveness, versatility, and ability as an outside runner. He is more explosive than Ajayi and gives more of a home run threat. The issue with him is that he has a tall and lean frame, with very long legs that make it hard for him to run with power between the tackles. He's pretty boom-or-bust as a runner and I don't really see him as an obvious three down guy. He looks like more of a specialist. What makes him intriguing in FF is his ability to play WR and run a variety of routes. We have seen how players like Aaron Hernandez and Jordan Reed who are nominally TEs can serve as de facto WRs, which has yielded some nice stats. I see a little bit of that with CJ Prosise and Kenyan Drake this year. Technically they are RBs, but they have nontraditional builds/skill sets and could have added value as pass catchers. So it may come down to how Gase and co. use him. Will he be a moving chess piece that they keep on the field every down, or will he just come in for situational plays?

I reached on Drake really high in one league where I had big RB need, but have since passed on him for much cheaper in another. I'm not 100% sold on him because he's such an unusual guy and hard to evaluate. However, he generally slides to a place in my rookie drafts where he makes sense from an odds standpoint. He usually seems to fall in the 12-20 range, and that's not a bad spot to take a chance on a guy who was the 3rd RB picked in the draft and a top 75 pick overall.

From a redraft standpoint, I may look at this spot, but only if one of the guys is really cheap.

 
I've seen nothing from Drake to believe he'll take the role away from Ajayi. At best he'll give him some rest. On the other hand, we've seen Ajayi in college and before his injury report came to light everyone was on his d*#k. His NFL carries have been small but we've seen flashes of something real good. They let Miller walk away and now people believe that Drake is going to take over?!?!? Miller>>>>>>>Drake and it's not even close!

Two cents,

Tex
I think Ayaji looks like a 3rd down back not a franchise back.

I haven't been impressed with Drake. I watched a bunch of tape to see the Titans Jalston Fowler. I was intrigued that a top HS RB would switch to FB in order to play, rather than compete against all these other top backs. I wanted to know if it was a cowardly decision, a wise decision? He's a FB so is he tough? I really did a bunch of reading and watching.

Fowler is a beast that has hands. He's not a very impressive back. He probably steam rolled a ton in high school and got his yardage that way. I didn't see smooth running and vision and all that, just beastly. 

Drake is too fast for his eyes. Open field he's sweet but on a congested run play, he's not patient and can't (could anyone?) see enough running that fast. He looks greatly inexperienced to me. He can make a great open field move- could be a return guy- but he either just runs straight or hops right into a defender on a run play. 

I don't know that the Fins can gift him that experience to have some savvy to his running style. He's fast enough to stop N start again. I think he's a project.

This could be his nervous habit, that'd be common, and once he's comfy it goes away. If that's the case he could rock but he reminds me more of that guy from the Lions a few years ago that ran beautifully nowhere

 
I still think Arian Foster winds up here. If so, I think some of the Dolphins backs will be exposed next to him and running after him. 

I've thought Daniel Thomas and Damien looked good at times but I really figure once a guy like Arian is there, it'll change. Fans will be like oh, yeah he could do this better, could do that better.

They have a slew of nice athletes at RB but not necessarily great runners

 
You can't discount him. He has talent and if Ayaji stumbles he could be the one to own. I got him in the late 2nd round. Worth the pick at that point.

 
Ajayi became the first player in FBS history to rush for over 1,800 yards and more than 500 in receiving his last year. Have we come so far that we've forgotten about that? Go back and look at his tapes then look a Drake's and ask yourself who looks the part? Who looks like an every down back?

I don't know if Ajayi is the answer in Miami but there's no way that I believe right now that Drake is. I'm really, really trying to see why people are pimping him so hard especially over Ajayi and I just don't see it.

Go back and look at Ajayi's tapes and tell me you're not impressed. Again, if not for the knee concern every would be saying what a horrible spot for Drake to be in. Before Ajayi's knee scare people were all over him and that includes the Draftnik Nation.

The Hawk move is to acquire Ajayi NOW while everyone is down on him.

Tex

 
Go back and look at Ajayi's tapes and tell me you're not impressed.
I think he's okay, but you make him out to sound like something special, and I don't really see that.

He was solid at Boise, but never had a "wow" factor to him. You cited his production, but he was purely an accumulator. In 2014 he led all college backs in carries with 347, but finished just 5th in rushing yards and 25th in long runs. He had just 12 runs of 20+ yards on 347 carries. For the sake of comparison, Gordon had 35 long runs on 343 carries. Gurley had 10 long runs on just 123 carries. Elliott had 14 long runs on 273 carries. Ajayi didn't show much explosiveness compared with the top backs in the the last two drafts even though he was playing in a small conference against lesser competition.

Ajayi is basically a north-south pounder with decent speed who can catch the ball. That may be enough for this year. Honestly, I would not be surprised if he led the team in carries and rushing yards. However, I don't see him as a special back or a guy who really stands out from the average NFL player in any way. Drake doesn't have Ajayi's power, but Drake has better speed for sure.

The "he would've been a high pick without his knee issue" might have some merit, but there were medical concerns about Eddie Lacy (toe) and Todd Gurley (knee) and that didn't stop either player from going much higher in the draft. It's possible that teams just didn't see Ajayi as a difference-making talent, and thus let him slide.

 
I don't know if either guy is the long-term answer. Ajayi looked just okay last year and didn't really have an amazing draft profile. However, he's a big guy with some versatility, so that's a plus. He's probably more of a conventional featured back than Drake. I would look at someone like Joique Bell as a decent comparison for what he might become.

I like Drake's explosiveness, versatility, and ability as an outside runner. He is more explosive than Ajayi and gives more of a home run threat. The issue with him is that he has a tall and lean frame, with very long legs that make it hard for him to run with power between the tackles. He's pretty boom-or-bust as a runner and I don't really see him as an obvious three down guy. He looks like more of a specialist. What makes him intriguing in FF is his ability to play WR and run a variety of routes. We have seen how players like Aaron Hernandez and Jordan Reed who are nominally TEs can serve as de facto WRs, which has yielded some nice stats. I see a little bit of that with CJ Prosise and Kenyan Drake this year. Technically they are RBs, but they have nontraditional builds/skill sets and could have added value as pass catchers. So it may come down to how Gase and co. use him. Will he be a moving chess piece that they keep on the field every down, or will he just come in for situational plays?

I reached on Drake really high in one league where I had big RB need, but have since passed on him for much cheaper in another. I'm not 100% sold on him because he's such an unusual guy and hard to evaluate. However, he generally slides to a place in my rookie drafts where he makes sense from an odds standpoint. He usually seems to fall in the 12-20 range, and that's not a bad spot to take a chance on a guy who was the 3rd RB picked in the draft and a top 75 pick overall.

From a redraft standpoint, I may look at this spot, but only if one of the guys is really cheap.
I think most of this is spot on but you can't believe how far he's falling in my rookie drafts so far. I traded a lot of my picks away already so I couldn't get in and grab him. He went 3.09 in my first idp league. Tried to trade in but couldn't make it happen.

 
To put it in context though, he surpassed Antonio Andrews 1700 ish and 478
And Drake has done what? I get what you're trying to say but Antonio has nothing to do with Ajayi vs Drake.

Tex

 
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I think he's okay, but you make him out to sound like something special, and I don't really see that.

He was solid at Boise, but never had a "wow" factor to him. You cited his production, but he was purely an accumulator. In 2014 he led all college backs in carries with 347, but finished just 5th in rushing yards and 25th in long runs. He had just 12 runs of 20+ yards on 347 carries. For the sake of comparison, Gordon had 35 long runs on 343 carries. Gurley had 10 long runs on just 123 carries. Elliott had 14 long runs on 273 carries. Ajayi didn't show much explosiveness compared with the top backs in the the last two drafts even though he was playing in a small conference against lesser competition.

Ajayi is basically a north-south pounder with decent speed who can catch the ball. That may be enough for this year. Honestly, I would not be surprised if he led the team in carries and rushing yards. However, I don't see him as a special back or a guy who really stands out from the average NFL player in any way. Drake doesn't have Ajayi's power, but Drake has better speed for sure.

The "he would've been a high pick without his knee issue" might have some merit, but there were medical concerns about Eddie Lacy (toe) and Todd Gurley (knee) and that didn't stop either player from going much higher in the draft. It's possible that teams just didn't see Ajayi as a difference-making talent, and thus let him slide.
He was good.....but again, maybe he's not the answer. But I'm not see what Drake Has done that everyone has him surpassing Ajayi unless the knee issue is real.

Drake wasn't ever the third best RB on his own team.

Tex

 
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The Dolphins plan to use rookie Kenyan Drake on returns.
Drake was a part-time returner at Alabama, returning 19 kicks for 505 yards as a senior. He didn’t return any punts, but will work there at OTAs. Sixth-rounder Jakeem Grant is also competing for Miami’s return job

 
 
Source: dolphins.com 
May 14 - 3:30 PM

 
BigTex said:
And Drake has done what? I get what you're trying to say but Antonio has nothing to do with Ajayi vs Drake.

Tex
And Faust posted he's going to be doing returns which Andrews did as a rook and I had suggested previously.

I'm not disagreeing if you think he could be something some time from now. I think he's a project. The others, like you, in this thread think he's ready to rock. 

I guess we'll see. I appreciate the back N forth. I had to go watch some again to reaffirm my feelings

 
And Faust posted he's going to be doing returns which Andrews did as a rook and I had suggested previously.

I'm not disagreeing if you think he could be something some time from now. I think he's a project. The others, like you, in this thread think he's ready to rock. 

I guess we'll see. I appreciate the back N forth. I had to go watch some again to reaffirm my feelings
Well said and fair enough.

Tex

 
Last year there was a back selected in the 4th round, who per draft profile had an NFC East scout say this about him "I don't see him as a starter. I think he can be a backup or compete as a third down back, but he doesn't run tough enough to be able to project him as a starter in really any scheme."  The bottom line per NFL.com "He has some speed and creativity, but without an ability to maximize his yards with each carry, teams could peg him as a "committee back" with an ability to play on third downs."

Sound familiar?  That guy was Jeremy Langford.  Who was featured last year by Adam Gase to a tune of 17 rushes and over 6 targets per game in the 3 games that Forte sat last year and still averaged 13 rushes and 4 targets per game over his last 10 overall which included playing behind a pro bowl caliber player.  

In addition to having the exact same "3rd down back at best" marginalization, they both have very similar physical profiles (Langford: 6'0" 208lbs, Drake: 6'1" 210lbs), while scoring very similar combine scores.   

Let's stop with the idea that some how Ajayi escaped the draft.   He was the 3rd running back taken, a high 3rd round investment vs a guy who has not shown anything plus at the pro level, who has very little draft capital from a different FO, with significant injury red flags.  Oh and this new FO/coaching staff have tried to replace him 3 or 4 times already this offseason.  It's almost amazing to me how out of control the group think on this situation has become and makes me feel terrible that I don't own any Ajayi shares to cash out.   

If your scouting says that Drake just can't make it at the NFL level, fair enough.  I'd argue that he has a better pedigree than Langford, and what I see on tape is a guy that has the size, far more draft capital and also game breaking ability to dominate touches in this backfield.   We need to evolve the concept of a feature back simply being a guy who can power through the tackles.  I'll paraphrase Vic Fangio, who this weekend said this about the Bears drafting of DE Leonard Floyd, who basically said that there will be plays that show up on tape where you are like damn if only he weighed 20 more pounds, and then you will see tape where you are like wow nobody else on our team can make those types of plays.   I feel like this idea applies to the Miami backfield.   Let's not pretend that Ajayi is a workhorse or 3 down back and also that Drake is a 3rd down back who is best served with limited touches. 

Ajayi is not Forte.  Anyone letting this guy fall past early 2nd is making a big mistake. 

 
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1. Height and weight.

2, drafted in the 3rd round.

3. Speed.

4. Dominate touches when?
1. The size, in relation to the marginalized 3rd down back that so many think he's only capable of.
2. Ajayi was drafted in the 5th round, by a different FO and coaching staff.
3. Yes he has a gear that Ajayi doesnt
4  Has the ability to dominate touches in this backfield, read: Ajayi isn't good.

 
Early drafts I've been watching aren't drafting Drake very high.  Most info I've read seems to think of Drake as a ST guy and change of pace guy but not someone who will dominate touches for Miami.  Anything can happen but the eyeball test says Jay is the guy (assuming good health of course).

 
Early drafts I've been watching aren't drafting Drake very high.  Most info I've read seems to think of Drake as a ST guy and change of pace guy but not someone who will dominate touches for Miami.  Anything can happen but the eyeball test says Jay is the guy (assuming good health of course).
I'm not gonna say you're wrong because I think it could play out that way (at least for 2016), but you've been a massive Jay Ajayi mark since before last season, posting lots of very optimistic things throughout the Ajay thread:

https://forums.footballguys.com/forum/topic/724930-all-aboard-the-j-train-official-jay-ajayi-thread/?page=5

When people like/dislike players, they tend to interpret new developments in a way that protects their view of the player until that view becomes untenable. People who said Ajayi was good before the draft have excuses for why he fell in the draft, why he didn't show much last season, and why the higher pick Drake isn't a threat. If Ajayi is underwhelming this season, they'll probably come up with excuses to explain that away too ("He would've been great if not for the knee!"). Another alternative explanation is that he's simply not a special talent.

I have my doubts about Drake. He never carried the load in college and I think his build presents serious challenges as an interior runner. I've passed on him in the second round of my two most recent rookie drafts. However, despite harboring some concerns, I am definitely intrigued by some of the flashes he shows in his highlights. There's no doubt in my mind that he's a better perimeter runner than Ajayi and that he offers more dynamic qualities as a receiver. I think Ajayi will probably lead the team in carries next season if he stays healthy, but I also think there's a risk of both guys canceling each other out. Ajayi isn't an explosive back who will generate a lot of big plays, so he'll likely need high volume to be a great FF option. If Drake cuts into his carries and receptions, that volume might not be there.

Overall, I think this situation has kind of a Joique Bell/Reggie Bush feel to it. I wouldn't be surprised by either guy leading the team in FF points, and I also wouldn't be surprised if they largely cancel each other out.

 
 When people like/dislike players, they tend to interpret new developments in a way that protects their view of the player until that view becomes untenable.  
And even then some. See Trent Richardson and Christine Michael.

 
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There's no doubt in my mind that he's a better perimeter runner than Ajayi and that he offers more dynamic qualities as a receiver
What dynamic qualities are those?

You do realize that Jay Ajayi had more receptions in his junior season than Drake has had his four year college career right?

 
What dynamic qualities are those?

You do realize that Jay Ajayi had more receptions in his junior season than Drake has had his four year college career right?
Are volume stats the best measure of whether or not someone is dynamic? I would say efficiency stats have more to say about that.

Drake had a higher yards per carry and yards per reception average than Ajayi in college despite playing better competition.

Drake ran a 4.45 in the 40 compared with a 4.57 for Ajayi.

Of the three seasons that I could find detailed stats on for each player (2012-2013, 2015 for Drake & 2012-2014 for Ajayi), Drake broke a long run (>20 yards) on 5.21% of his carries compared with 3.98% for Ajayi.

Drake is more dynamic and explosive. However, he is not as powerful and not as obviously equipped to run inside.

 
Volume goes up efficiency stats go down.

In his second season he had 5 receptions at 31.8 yards because of one big play. These 5 receptions consist of 10% of all of his receptions. This is why you will often see people putting caps of 20 yards on big plays so that one play cannot skew the totals or the averages derived from those totals and paint a poor picture of the actual effectiveness of a players performance.

Why was Drakes volume so low if he is so dynamic? They chose to throw to TJ Yeldon more. He didn't get decent volume until his last season where Henry was the other option.

Dynamic means change or just energy. So I guess this boils down to speed. I thought maybe it could mean skill, as in running routes or finding open spaces in the zone. I know Ajayi is skilled in these areas. Have not watched enough of Drake to draw any conclusions.

 
So I watched these five cuts ups of Drake

The first play of the 2014 Florida game Drake lines up out wide right of the formation. He is matched up against a middle linebacker man to man, they have one safety over the top. Drake beats the MLB with a post in move then going back out for the reception which is a 87 yard TD. I think it is good he can line up as a WR and can run a decent double move. Not sure how effective that might be against a corner or safety, or even some of the more gifted NFL LBs, but I would call that play dynamic.

He lines up as a WR a few other times that I noticed. Most of his passes are just dump offs to the flat. I saw him run a couple wheel routes one he got a nice block on for the WR running underneath, the other the QB was not really looking for him. I saw a couple screen passes. One gets broken up, Drake gets kind of tangled up with his lineman who I think didn't get out to his spot because of a defender engaging him, so this one does not get completed. The second screen play is to the middle left of the field and Drake is able to make a defender miss and cut all the way across field to the right for a big play.

The game against Ole Miss is the best example of him making some nice runs inside the tackles. In the other four games some of his best runs are off of jet sweeps. He can make guys miss some times.

He fumbles the ball a lot for not getting it very often.

 
Drake was frustrating to watch in college. I'm talking about watching a full game. When I watch the full game it puts certain things in proper perspective. Watching Drake as a running back was very frustrating (I'm a bit of a Bama fan) his vision is very limited as a running back. If the hole wasn't the size of the Texas he had troubles hitting through it at times. He'd show flashes sometimes but he often ran into the back of his own linemen only to be tackle on first contact......that was very frustrating to watch. 

Drake also has a injury history and I wonder is it because of his frame? Is he built for it? Or were they flukes? (I never, ever draft a player with a injury history in the first three rounds)

He's returning kicks and lining up as a WR? How often in today's NFL do a lead back play those positions? Sounds like they want to give him the ball but were his skill set is best suited....in space.

Drake just never had "IT" as a ruining backthat's why he never started. He's a talented player there's no question about that. He's a player that you would like to touch the ball in open space because he can burn you but he's not a full time running back at this level. If he couldn't do it college there's no way he can do it in the NFL. 

Good luck to everyone on this one. If Ajayi is not the answer then Miami will be drafting another running back next year.

Two cents,

Tex

 
Drake could have value in PPR as a complementary back, but I don't really like him long term because of his running style.  He runs upright and he runs East West too much for my liking. I think you can get away with that in college if you are really fast but it doesn't translate well to the NFL.

 
Drake could have value in PPR as a complementary back, but I don't really like him long term because of his running style.  He runs upright and he runs East West too much for my liking. I think you can get away with that in college if you are really fast but it doesn't translate well to the NFL.
I can see this, if Drake is there at the end of the 4th round I might consider taking him but largely depends on who's still on the board but currently I have no plans in drafting him.

Tex

 
Volume goes up efficiency stats go down.

In his second season he had 5 receptions at 31.8 yards because of one big play. These 5 receptions consist of 10% of all of his receptions. This is why you will often see people putting caps of 20 yards on big plays so that one play cannot skew the totals or the averages derived from those totals and paint a poor picture of the actual effectiveness of a players performance.

Why was Drakes volume so low if he is so dynamic? They chose to throw to TJ Yeldon more. He didn't get decent volume until his last season where Henry was the other option.

Dynamic means change or just energy. So I guess this boils down to speed. I thought maybe it could mean skill, as in running routes or finding open spaces in the zone. I know Ajayi is skilled in these areas. Have not watched enough of Drake to draw any conclusions.
Well, Matt Waldman has and although his evaluations are not infallible, the RSP has a fairly large annual subscriber base, which would tend to validate his reputation as one of the top fantasy football analysts of rookie talent.  If he wasn't any better than what you can get for free on the net, then logically, probably no one would pay for it, but I digress...

Anyway, for what it is worth, here is part of Waldman's take on Drake, from an article on Ajayi, http://www.numberfire.com/nfl/news/8756/jay-ajayi-should-benefit-from-kenyan-drake-s-presence with some commentary on Drake:

For all the good in his game, there's a lot of raw, athletic ability that has yet to be refined. Matt Waldman's Rookie Scouting Portfolio examines Drake's outlook, stating the following:

"If you’re seeking an example of a player whose game screams athletic ability only gets you so far, Drake is that player. He makes immature decisions as a runner, receiver, and all-around football player. He doesn’t seem consistently aware of down and distance, field position, or the game clock. Drake wins with acceleration and speed at this level because he played on the best team in college football with great offensive linemen and surrounding talent that lets him do what he does best without too much punishment for what he can’t do. The NFL is a different animal and Drake will not offer anything more than undisciplined gadget play if he doesn’t develop the mental side of his game."

Additionally, the former Crimson Tide back is one of the worst pass-protectors in the 2016 draft class. Waldman is a well-known evaluator of skill position players, and this scouting report doesn't bode well for Drake's future outlook

 
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