The 2025 NFL Combine kicks off this upcoming week. So let’s preview the event through the Jacksonville Jaguars’ lens, and next up is the running back position.
If you missed our initial quarterback preview, you can find that here.
For a deeper dive into the combine specifically and what you need to know from the Jaguars’ perspective, click here.
What’s the need for the Jaguars at running back?
With Travis Etienne and Tank Bigsby still under contract for the 2025 season, along with the Jaguars having just used a draft pick last offseason on Keilan Robinson, running back isn’t a pressing need for Jacksonville.
However, there are two primary reasons why we will see the Jaguars use a draft pick on the position.
For one, this year’s draft class is loaded. ESPN draft analyst Jordan Reid recently mentioned that he has a whopping 33 running backs with draftable grades. Along with there being tons of talent, there’s also a wide variety of skill sets available as well.
In addition to that, the draft is about planning ahead, after all, and as we look ahead to 2026, Etienne is set to be a free agent.
While the focus for head coach Liam Coen is to help get quarterback Trevor Lawrence back on track, a key factor in accomplishing that will start with having a strong running game to lean on. And as we saw last season in Tampa Bay, the running backs play a relatively large role in the passing game as well.
When are the Jaguars picking the 2025 NFL draft?
Round 1: One pick (No. 5 overall) Round 2: One pick Round 3: Two picks Round 4: Two picks Round 5: One pick Round 6: Two picks Round 7: One pick
The official draft order will be set once compensatory picks are finalized. The Jaguars are not projected to receive any compensatory selections this year.
Relative Athletic Scores and the Jaguars
With the NFL combine here, there is going to be a lot of RAS talk moving forward. So what is RAS?
The RAS formula–which was created by Kent Lee Platte–takes all of the measurements and times from the NFL Combine and Pro Days and converts them into an easily comparable figure that ranges from 0 to 10 to help us see how prospects stack up athletically.
On the RAS scale, 5.0 is considered average, with 8.0 or higher being in the top 20 percentile of the position group from an athleticism standpoint. The higher the RAS, the better the athlete.
With Trent Baalke no longer the GM and James Gladstone taking over, looking at the RAS of past selections doesn’t give us much insight. So instead. here is the RAS for running backs taken by the Rams over the last few years:
Jake Funk: 9.76 Zach Evans: 8.75 Blake Corum: 8.29 Kyren Williams: 3.46
Which running backs were invited to the NFL combine?
LeQuint Allen, Syracuse
Ulysses Bentley IV, Mississippi
Jaydon Blue, Texas
Tahj Brooks, Texas Tech
Donovan Edwards, Michigan
Trevor Etienne, Georgia
DJ Giddens, Kansas State
Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma State
Omarion Hampton, North Carolina
RJ Harvey, UCF
TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio State
Jarquez Hunter, Auburn
Ja’Quinden Jackson, Arkansas
Jordan James, Oregon
Ashton Jeanty, Boise State
Kaleb Johnson, Iowa
Montrell Johnson Jr., Florida
Quinshon Judkins, Ohio State
Corey Kiner, Cincinnati
Phil Mafah, Clemson
Woody Marks, USC
Damien Martinez, Miami
Kyle Monangai, Rutgers
Kalel Mullings, Michigan
Devin Neal, Kansas
Dylan Sampson, Tennessee
Raheim Sanders, South Carolina
Cam Skattebo, Arizona State
Brashard Smith, SMU
Bhayshul Tuten, Virginia Tech
Marcus Yarns, Delaware
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