Jadarian Price RB Notre Dame |
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
| Jersey: #24 ROLE: Work-Horse Back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Updated: 04/10/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draft Year: 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FORTY time: 4.49 seconds (73%*) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Age: 22.9 DOB: 10/09/2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Jersey: #24 | |
| ROLE: Work-Horse Back | |
| Last Updated: 04/10/2026 | |
| Draft Year: 2026 | |
| Forty time: 4.49 seconds (73%*) | |
| Age: 22.9 DOB: 10/09/2003 | |
| Overall Rating: | 84.9 / 100 | |
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| Average rating of opposition Defense player has faced | ||
| Defense Rating: |
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74% |
| Click the links below to view how player ranks vs other prospects. | ||
| Rushing: |
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77% |
| Break Tackles: |
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85% |
| Receiving/Hands: |
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59% |
| Pass Blocking: |
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35% |
| Run Blocking: |
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54% |
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DRAFT PROJECTION:
2nd - Late
Overall Rank:
#61
Position rank:
#2 (RB)
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| College Games: 40 College Snaps: 637 | ||
ESPN RATING: 82/100
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247 RATING: 93/100
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RIVALS RATING: 5.8 (95%)
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| Player Comparison* (Similarity level) | ||
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| Zach Evans - Ole Miss |
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89% |
| Kendre Miller - TCU |
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76% |
| Bhayshul Tuten - Virginia Tech |
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69% |
Drafted: ROUND: 1 - Pick Number: 32 (SEA)
Draft Profile: Bio
After tearing his Achilles during summer workouts as a freshman in 2022, an injury that robbed him of his entire rookie campaign, Jadarian Price has methodically worked his way from special teams contributor to dynamic offensive weapon. The four-star recruit out of Denison High School arrived at Notre Dame with serious credentials, having rushed for 4,990 yards and 55 touchdowns while adding 64 receptions during his prep career, where he twice earned District 7 5A D2 Offensive Player of the Year honors.His collegiate career truly began in earnest during the 2023 season, where he carved out a role behind Audric Estime while the coaching staff carefully managed his workload coming off the devastating injury. That patience paid dividends when Price exploded for 106 yards on 13 carries in the Sun Bowl against Oregon State, his first 100-yard performance and a glimpse of what was to come. The breakthrough continued into his sophomore campaign in 2024, where he accumulated 746 rushing yards and seven touchdowns while averaging an impressive 6.2 yards per carry, including that memorable 111-yard outburst against USC that announced his arrival as a legitimate feature back.
Through the first five games of his junior season in 2025, the Denison native kept the momentum rolling, rushing for 360 yards and eight touchdowns while adding another two scores through the air. His four-touchdown demolition of Purdue, three on the ground plus a 100-yard kickoff return, showcased the complete skill set that has NFL scouts circling his name on their boards. Price has earned a spot on the Early Campbell Tyler Rose Watch List and continues to form one half of what many consider college football's most dangerous backfield tandem alongside Jeremiyah Love. Worth noting: Price played behind Love in Notre Dame's rotation and was lightly used across those two seasons, averaging just 8.3 carries and 0.4 catches per game, leaving evaluators with a smaller film sample than most top prospects at the position.
Scouting Report: Strengths
- Runs with nasty physicality through contact, consistently churning through arm tackles and falling forward for extra yardage
- Shows exceptional patience setting up blocks before exploding through creases with sudden acceleration that catches linebackers flat-footed
- Displays elite contact balance and leg drive, averaging well over four yards after contact per attempt in meaningful action
- Carries legit second-level speed that shows up on tape, though his 4.49 forty suggest good-not-great straight-line juice rather than top-end burners
- Natural hands out of the backfield with smooth route-running ability to split out wide and threaten vertically
- Demonstrates outstanding vision for cutback lanes, often creating opportunities where none initially exist through instinctive feel
- Shows special teams value as a dangerous kickoff returner with track speed and field vision to house it
- Big-play ability is real and not just noise: nearly one in five of his career carries went for 15-plus yards, the second-best rate among this year's top running back prospects
Scouting Report: Weaknesses
- Measured just 203 pounds at the Combine, dropping seven pounds from his listed weight and landing in the 18th percentile among Combine backs since 1999
- Pass protection grades hover around average, and he needs refinement in technique and recognition to earn consistent third-down snaps
- Limited sample size as a feature back remains the biggest question mark, with only 8.3 carries per game across two seasons of real action
- Occasionally dances behind the line rather than hitting designated holes when his initial read gets muddy
- Production context raises fair questions: he averaged a middling +0.8 yards per carry over expected in 2024, suggesting his splash plays may owe something to Notre Dame's scheme and blocking
- Durability concerns linger after the Achilles tear, and the lighter frame only adds another layer to the workload worry
Scouting Report: Summary
The Combine did Price no favors. His tape tells one story: a decisive, versatile weapon who presses holes with patience and punishes defenders who take bad angles. The measurables tell a slightly different one, that of a back who checked in lighter than expected and timed out in good-but-not-great territory at 4.49 in the forty. The truth, as it usually does, probably sits somewhere in the middle. He is a talented back whose production benefited from a favorable situation, but whose instincts and contact balance are undeniably his own.His fit remains strongest in zone-heavy schemes that get backs to the perimeter and let them use their eyes. Price presses the edge, waits for his blockers to develop leverage, and then plants and gets vertical with a burst that looked faster on film than his Combine number suggested. He is not a back you hand the ball 25 times a game, but in a world where the NFL is moving toward committee approaches and valuing backs who stress defenses as receivers, Price checks a lot of boxes. His ability to split out wide and run routes from the slot is real, not just a projection.
The concern that keeps coming back is whether what we saw on tape was the player or the situation. Notre Dame's offensive line created lanes, and Love's presence as the lead back meant defenses were never keying solely on Price. That +0.8 yards over expected figure is not damning, but it is not the kind of number that screams "this guy creates on his own." The big-play rate pushes back on that skepticism, and the kickoff return ability under the new format gives him an extra card to play. He is a back who will make a roster and contribute early, with the upside to grow into a significant role if the frame holds up and the pass protection develops.
Jadarian Price percentiles vs other Running Backs (NFL Combine historically - higher value represents better perfomance)
How other scouting services rate Jadarian Price (Overall Rank)
All Scouts AverageOverall Rank
51.9
All Scouts AveragePosition Rank
2.0
*Percentile Ranking in Player's Position Group (NFL Combine Historical Data): This percentile reflects how a player's specific statistics rank
in comparison to historical performances at the NFL Combine, specifically within their position group. A higher percentile indicates a better performance.
For instance, being in the 90th percentile for a particular stat means the player outperformed 90% of their peers in that category.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.