'21 NJ RB Audric Estime (Notre Dame Signee)

[Sea Turtle]

He's not a home run back. He's a bruiser. 4.7 is fine for him. I see him as a Zach Moss type. Productive.

 

[PutuporShutup]

There is no chance he's a first round guy regardless of what time he runs, come on man

No one expected him to run sub 4.5, but if he had it would have had a huge impact on him having a shot as top rb … now no shot

 

[a mike]

a decent NFL career

That's winning in today's NFL

Mommas don't let your babies grow up to be running backs

Let em be corners, or receivers, or safeties

 

[PutuporShutup]

He's not a home run back. He's a bruiser. 4.7 is fine for him. I see him as a Zach Moss type. Productive.

That would be disappointing

 

[lcaps20]

No one expected him to run sub 4.5, but if he had it would have had a huge impact on him having a shot as top rb … now no shot

It's a dumb point to argue because he was never running that. But to suggest it is even more idiotic because he was never getting to the first round

 

[BobbyMac]

That would be disappointing

I don't know. 1000 APY and 7 TD's is a nice career once you get into that 2nd contract.

 

[bumpdaddy]

I still think Estime massively succeeds in the NFL, but this will probably make most teams doubt him a bit.

Agreed. It's what happened to Kyren after he ran 4.65 while weighing only 194lbs. His draft stock went down despite his game film which showed elite traits everywhere else. Teams passed on him and he dropped to the 5th round. As we all know, he's a pro bowler now.

Unfortunately, reactions like we're seeing in this thread also happen in NFL front offices. There are a lot of bad GMs despite the millions of dollars they are paid to not be bad.

Audric doesn't have great straight-line speed but his feet, power, vision, and patience are elite. People also forget he's extremely good at catching the ball out of the backfield. If he's thrown a catchable ball he catches it.

There will be teams that will pass on him mainly because of his 40-time but I think they'll end up regretting it.

 

[T-Boone]

I now think he will be undrafted but will be a contributor on a team this year.

 

[FDNYIrish1]

He was always going in the 4th or 5th round and this doesn’t change that. Expect him to improve at his pro day. The broad jump and vertical are more indicative of the type of player he is as well as the missed tackles he makes happen. I’d be more interested in his 10 yard split anyway. Kids a great back and will be an excellent pro for my NY Giants.

 

[irishandy]

In terms of draft pick # Estime is going to be like JOK. The Browns got a steal.

Wherever Estime falls to he will be a steal.

 

[KyfightingIrish36]

Kyren ran a 4.65 at the combine and was an all pro last year. I agree he probably shouldn’t have ran if he was consistently putting up those times in the lead up. If he can improve at the pro day it will help his stock.

 

[IrishSpartan]

Love the guy but he has slow feet

 

[dublinirish]

40 time decision gotta be the fault of his agent


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[Giddyup]

how often does a rb run 40 yds? 5 times a yr. Who gives a fuck

 

[Giddyup]

Surprised he didn’t get a 4.6 though

 

[NorthDakota]

I now think he will be undrafted but will be a contributor on a team this year.

Nah someone will take him. Leveon Bell ran a 4.6 and went round 2...granted he was 10 pounds heavier and a couple inches taller...but someone will get Estime day 3 and have a solid contributor

 

[PutuporShutup]

Nah someone will take him. Leveon Bell ran a 4.6 and went round 2...granted he was 10 pounds heavier and a couple inches taller...but someone will get Estime day 3 and have a solid contributor

Agree…. Just not good when you talk about proving you’re top rb at combine then run 4.7

 

[IrishLax]

Surprised he didn’t get a 4.6 though

Same. I thought he’d be a 4.6 guy maybe even 4.5s based on how many long runs he had.

 

[IAIrish]

I wonder what he and his agent thought he'd run. Agree that it must have been low 4.6's or better.

 

[yankeehater]

how often does a rb run 40 yds? 5 times a yr. Who gives a fuck

I read that RB's who have run as poorly as he did (+4.7) have not fared well in the NFL. I hope he bucks that trend. Unfortunately, I feel it will hurt his draft position.

 

[BobbyMac]

Love the guy but he has slow feet

Don't confuse slow feet with getting from one point A to point B in a desired time. He has elite feet where it matters in football for a bigger back.

 

[mrmcgrail]

Surprised he wasn't 4.6 game film shows open field burst but he will have to run in the 4.6s at the pro day to boost his stock back up hopefully it was just a bad day

 

[PutuporShutup]

Surprised he wasn't 4.6 game film shows open field burst but he will have to run in the 4.6s at the pro day to boost his stock back up hopefully it was just a bad day

Yeah I always thought he was hesitating a bit when not an obvious hole but possibly he’s just slow to get goin

 

[jprue24]

Never high on his NFL prospects because I'm unconvinced that his excellent feet can make up for his other lack of elite physical traits. Teams want a back that can at least run away from linebackers and trailing DTs. Most NFL LBs are going to be able to catch him.


He's a rd 5 pick (2nd/3rd rd pick, back in the day)at best and I hope he makes it to 5 years. I would be pleasantly surprised and thrilled for him if he did. He doesn't have elite size (looks great, but he's avg ht and wt for an rb right now🤯) and is slow. I never saw him as a great short yardage back either. If we were in the 80s/90s we are talking about a 10 year career of grinding out 3-15 yard gains with a floor of....well bust, but imo, rodney hampton and a peak of shaun alexander.

I hope he gets drafted by the preseason hard knocks team....everyone should know about and enjoy his crooning.

 

[Giddyup]

Know this is an extreme comparison but emmitt smith was a 4.7 40 so it’s not like it’s impossible as a stouter back to make it with that speed.

 

[PutuporShutup]

Know this is an extreme comparison but emmitt smith was a 4.7 40 so it’s not like it’s impossible as a stouter back to make it with that speed.

Emmitt was 4.55… with that said, if estime gets on a team with best oline in 25 years and gets reps, he will do very well

 

[jprue24]

Feels relevant.

Is the 40-yard dash becoming obsolete at the NFL combine?

Despite its popularity among fans and athletes, the 40 is becoming less and less useful to NFL evaluators. Here's why.

www.espn.com

Hopefully, we can eventually get gps on everyone to track their true football speed.

 

[IrishSpartan]

Don't confuse slow feet with getting from one point A to point B in a desired time. He has elite feet where it matters in football for a bigger back.

Idk about that did you see the one drill designed to see foot quickness? It didn’t look smooth at all. It doesn’t look like he prepared well at all for this combine

 

[PutuporShutup]

Idk about that did you see the one drill designed to see foot quickness? It didn’t look smooth at all. It doesn’t look like he prepared well at all for this combine

Agree… he looked like he just focused on losing weight for it vs learning how to perfect the drills

 

[stlnd01]

The Combine is dumb. There's years of tape of these guys playing big-time football against high-level competition but yeah let's obsess over how fast they sprint 40 yards in shorts and do some cone drills.