Wendell
Smallwood.
Wendell
Smallwood.
West Virginia· 5'10"· 208 lb· 4.47s 40
Spread RPO, a modern run-heavy system that emphasizes zone reads and quick passes, optimizing for versatile running backs who can contribute as receiver.
Rotational third-down back in Year 1, with the ceiling to become a committee back specializing in receiving and change of pace.
Gap/duo power run game with primarily under-center formations.
Smallwood's receiving ability and quickness make him a good fit for schemes that prioritize versatility out of the backfield.
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
- 4.47sp50
- Vertical
- 33.5inp50
- Broad jump
- 120inp50
- Three-cone
- 6.83sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.28sp50
- Bench
- 14repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | RecYds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | West Virginia | 12 | 39 | 221 | 1 | 11 | 132 |
| 2014 | West Virginia | 13 | 148 | 722 | 2 | 31 | 326 |
| 2015 | West Virginia | 13 | 238 | 1519 | 9 | 26 | 160 |
| Career | — | 38 | 425 | 2462 | 12 | 68 | 618 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.