Scouting Report: Strengths

• Elusive, pogo stick-quick back with excellent initial burst and very good long speed. Gets to top speed quickly. Turns the corner and accelerates smoothly with vision to cut or stop-and-start. Tough enough to attack the hole inside and uses electric lateral agility to avoid. Breakaway threat has improved as a receiver.
• Made Bruce Feldman's Freak's List - ranked #35. He wrote, "Arguably the fastest man in college football, the 5-9, 185-pound junior has big-time track credentials. He’s run a 10.02 personal best in the 100, although that was a wind-aided time. He’s also run a 10.14 100 that was legal with a 1.8 mph wind, which ranks as the 10th-fastest time in A&M history. He’s also clocked a 20.20 200-meter time. Achane showed that dazzling speed when he took a kickoff back 96 yards midway through the third quarter in the win over No. 1 Alabama to help him average a robust 33.4 yards per return on the season."
• Archane isn't just about speed - he quickly identifies running lanes and explodes through them. Has the patience to wait until a hole opens and doesn't overrun his blockers
• Is more solid than you would expect between the tackles - drops his shoulders and keeps his legs moving
• Has solid soft hands and is a decent threat out of the backfield as a receiver
• His initial burst is excellent, and he’s capable of running out of a traditional setup or taking the ball lined up next to a quarterback in shotgun.
• Is an electrifying player, one of college football’s best playmakers in space
• Cuts on a dime with lightning-fast feet and the quick-twitch explosion of an Olympic sprinter out of the block. Very good vision.
• His competitiveness and knack for high-pointing the ball allow him to play bigger than his size.
• Achane accelerates 0-to-60 and hits top speed fast enough to outrun angles. He’s also flexible and agile, able to keep the pedal to the floor as he turns and weaves.
• Offers a lot as a kick returner - took 10 percent of his college returns back for TDs