Dri
Archer.
Dri
Archer.
Kent State· 5'8"· 173 lb· 4.26s 40
Archer's exceptional speed and small stature makes him a prime candidate for a spread-to-run system that emphasizes misdirection, perimeter plays, and creating open space.
As a rookie, he projects to be an immediate contributor on special teams as a returner and a gadget player on offense with a ceiling as an Alvin Kamara-esque joker in a modern spread offense.
He would be marginalized in a traditional under-center, power-run scheme that asks backs to consistently run between the tackles.
His rare speed and elusiveness make him a versatile weapon, but his size limits his utility in conventional offensive structures.
Selected #97 overall in Round 3 of the 2014 NFL Draft by Pittsburgh Steelers out of Kent State.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.26sp50
- Vertical
- 38inp50
- Broad jump
- 122inp50
- Three-cone
- 6.86sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.06sp50
- Bench
- 20repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | RecYds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Kent State | 11 | 58 | 246 | 1 | 19 | 231 |
| 2010 | Kent State | 12 | 40 | 140 | 1 | 16 | 75 |
| 2012 | Kent State | 14 | 159 | 1429 | 16 | 39 | 561 |
| 2013 | Kent State | 10 | 68 | 527 | 6 | 25 | 327 |
| Career | — | 47 | 325 | 2342 | 24 | 99 | 1194 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.