Ryan Matthews Scouting Report

Strengths

• Tremendous quickness
• Great change of direction ability and balance
• Shows aggression and willingness when asked to block
• Deceptive agility for a bigger back
• Runs through tackles with good pad level
• Shows excellent vision and instincts
• Does a great job of holding onto the ball
• Finds hole quickly and gets upfield
• Can make defenders miss in open field
• Has a good frame/size/build
• Relatively low mileage

Weaknesses

• Lacks top-end speed.
• Was taken off field on passing downs
• Not a lot of route running experience
• Pass blocking technique needs work
• Only one year of experience as the guy in college

Player Comparison: Marshawn Lynch
Projected Round: 1-2