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Retrospective scouting report · Class of 2026R5 · #174
RB· Round 5

Adam
Randall.

Adam Randall
Sickos Grade
46.7/100

Clemson official athletic logoClemson· 6'3"· 232 lb· 4.50s 40

/ Recruiting profile
★★★★stars.9549
National · #111HS class · 2022
Myrtle Beach, SC
247Sports composite via CFBD
Baltimore Ravens NFL team logoR5 · #174 · Baltimore Ravens

"Big-framed downhill back who spent three years as a Clemson WR before flipping to RB as a senior — plus size-speed profile with real pass-catching juice, thin RB resume."Pre-draft read

01Play style

A one-cut, downhill runner, he fits gap and duo schemes. He sets up defenders with an upright, patient tempo, pressing the crease with long strides and finishing through arm tackles. His contact balance is a primary win trait; he rarely goes down on initial contact against defensive backs and drags piles for additional yardage. Vision on cutbacks is still developing, and he can get tight in the hole against unblocked defenders.

His receiver background is evident in the pass game: he aligns wide or in the slot, runs a clean route tree, naturally tracks the ball over either shoulder, and adjusts to off-target throws. Pass protection is willing with proper hand placement, though blitz pickup identification is occasionally late. He presents as a big-back home-run threat.

02Scheme fit
Ideal system

This prospect best fits a gap/duo power run game with a vertical passing attack that emphasizes play-action and downfield shots, given his size and pass-catching ability.

Power backThird-down backH-back/Slot TE
Best role

He can contribute immediately as a third-down back and special teams player, with the ceiling to develop into a lead power runner.

Wrong fit

His value diminishes significantly in a wide zone scheme that demands immediate lateral agility and consistent cutback vision.

Randall's transition from receiver to running back makes him a raw but high-upside prospect with significant athletic tools and valuable pass-game versatility.

03Film room

Adam Randall 2025 Regular Season Highlights | Clemson Running Back

Adam Randall 2025 Clemson Season Highlights

Adam Randall Preseason Week 1 Highlights vs Eagles | Every Play

04The evaluation

Adam Randall projects as a developmental starter with an immediate third-down role. His uncommon size-speed profile, at 6-3, 232 pounds with a 4.50 forty, paired with a receiver's route tree and natural hands, makes him a versatile weapon. Teams acquire him for his high athletic ceiling and immediate passing-down value, betting his frame can handle a larger workload as his running back instincts mature.

Randall began his college career as a wide receiver before transitioning to running back late in his junior year due to team need. He made the switch permanent for his senior season, delivering an 814-yard, 10-touchdown performance on 168 carries. This late-career shift meant his film as a pure runner was limited, but his standout 130-yard game against Syracuse highlighted his potential as a lead back and brought him to the attention of evaluators.

Evaluators were intrigued by his physical traits and third-down potential but concerned about his thin resume as a runner and less-than-fluid feet in tight spaces. Despite the limited reps, consensus had him as a Day 3 pick with a clear path to a passing-down role immediately. He was selected 174th overall in the fifth round by the Baltimore Ravens.

05Strengths
  1. 01

    Size-speed combination

    6-3, 232 pounds with a 4.50 forty and 37-inch vertical jump, fitting a top-decile athletic profile for a converted running back.

  2. 02

    Contact balance through initial tackles

    Frequently stays upright through hits from defensive backs, generating extra yardage in short-yardage and goal-line situations.

  3. 03

    Receiver background translates to pass game

    Demonstrates a clean route tree, natural ball-tracking over both shoulders, and ability to adjust to poorly thrown passes.

  4. 04

    Immediate third-down value

    Offers willing pass protection with good hand placement and serves as a reliable check-down or wheel-route option against linebackers.

  5. 05

    Impactful Syracuse performance

    Rushed for 130 yards in a key game, solidifying his projection as a running back on Day 2/Day 3 draft boards.

06Concerns
  1. 01

    Limited experience at the position

    Only one full season as a primary running back with 168 carries, leaving questions about his long-term ceiling as a lead back.

  2. 02

    Developing vision on cutbacks

    Effectively presses the designed crease but often misses open second-level cutback lanes when front-side gaps are closed.

  3. 03

    Stiff in congested areas

    Tends to get vertical too quickly at times, struggling to make unblocked defenders miss in the interior A- and B-gaps.

  4. 04

    Fumble concerns increased with volume

    Ball security showed signs of dipping as his touch count increased late in the 2025 season.

07Athletic testing
Height
6'3"
Weight
232 lb
40 yd
4.50s
Vertical
37"
Broad
10'4"
06Athletic profilevs. RB on Big Board
40VERTBRD3CSHTLBNCH

— — — positional median (p50)

40 yd
4.50sp50
Vertical
37inp50
Broad jump
124inp50
Three-cone
s
Shuttle
s
Bench
rep
08College production
YrTeamGAttYdsTDRecRecYds
2022Clemson1210010128
2023Clemson1300022250
2024Clemson12444016155
2025Clemson131688141036254
Career501738581084787

A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.

/ Efficiency, 2025
average
Predicted Points Added / play
+0.109
percentile at position
62%
PPA · pass
+0.145
PPA · rush
+0.098
CFBD PPA — 0 = league-average play
/ Usage share, 2025
24.0%of team plays
93 percentile at positionClemson
Pass plays · 10.1%Run plays · 42.3%Third down · 18.6%Passing downs · 16.7%
CFBD usage — share of the offense's plays involving the player
Share of production2025 · Clemson
5%of the offense's positive expected-points output
Production share5%
Snap share24%
  • Cade KlubnikQB24%
  • Bryant Wesco Jr.WR17%
  • Antonio WilliamsWR11%

#7 of 17 tracked contributors · Production leaned on volume · Offense explosiveness 1.22 (p40) · CFBD — usage x PPA per tracked player

09Pro comparisons
/ Likely outcome
Ty MontgomeryNO

Wide receiver-to-running back convert who settles into a versatile passing-down back and core teamer for six or seven seasons.

/ Ceiling
Cordarrelle PattersonATL

Big-framed wide-receiver-to-back convert who carves out a role as a slot-plus-carries chess piece for a decade.

/ Floor
D'Ernest JohnsonCLE

Big Day 3 back who never separates from the rotation and bounces between backup and gadget usage.

10In hindsight

Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.

Pro Bowls
0
All-Pro
0
Seasons
Career AV

**Pre-draft context** Randall arrived at Clemson in 2022 as a four-star wide receiver with 10 quiet catches as a freshman, absorbed an injury-shortened 2023 in the receiver room, and only became a running back late in 2024 when the Tigers needed backfield help during the College Football Playoff push. He made the position switch permanent as a senior and rewarded the leap with a 168-carry, 814-yard, 10-touchdown season, then followed that with a Combine week (4.50 forty, 37-inch vert, 124-inch broad at 6-3, 232) that turned him into a rising Day 3 board name. People within the program loved the maturity of the transition; evaluators loved the physical profile. The concern was volume: 172 career carries is thin, and single-season standouts at RB rarely become three-down NFL starters without more film.

**NFL fit — Ravens** Baltimore is a soft landing. The Ravens have long paired Derrick Henry with a change-of-pace runner who can also line up in the slot on third down, and Randall fits that dual archetype better than most late-round backs. Expect a rookie year built on kickoff coverage, third-down passing-down reps and a handful of designed touches — the kind of chess-piece usage the team has trusted with players like Justice Hill. If Henry's workload tapers over the next two seasons, Randall's frame and route tree give him a plausible path into a bigger 1B rotation role rather than a pure spell back.

**Retrospective** The bet on Randall is a bet on the size-speed-versatility profile outrunning the shallow tape. If the receiver background keeps him on the field on passing downs and the frame keeps him honest between the tackles, he becomes the kind of quietly durable back who banks a seven- or eight-year career as a rotational starter and core-four teamer. If the vision never fully rounds into shape and the contact volume erodes the frame, he stays a 40-touch specialist who lives on gadget usage. Baltimore's history with hybrid backs makes the optimistic outcome the base case, not the reach.

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