Jadan Baugh RB Florida |
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
| Jersey: #13 ROLE: Work-Horse Back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Updated: 09/16/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draft Year: 2027 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FORTY time: 4.46 seconds (81%*) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Jersey: #13 | |
| ROLE: Work-Horse Back | |
| Last Updated: 09/16/2026 | |
| Draft Year: 2027 | |
| Forty time: 4.46 seconds (81%*) | |
| Overall Rating: |
86.7 / 100
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| Average rating of opposition Defense player has faced | ||
| Defense Rating: |
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81% |
| Click the links below to view how player ranks vs other prospects. | ||
| Rushing: |
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95% |
| Break Tackles: |
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86% |
| Receiving/Hands: |
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61% |
| Pass Blocking: |
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57% |
| Run Blocking: |
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72% |
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DRAFT PROJECTION:
2nd - Early
Overall Rank:
#34
Position rank:
#2 (RB)
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| College Games: 28 College Snaps: 973 | ||
ESPN RATING: 78/100
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247 RATING: 89/100
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RIVALS RATING: 5.8 (95%)
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| Player Comparison* (Similarity level) | ||
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| Jonathon Brooks - Texas |
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74% |
| Bijan Robinson - Texas |
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60% |
| Trey Benson - Florida State |
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60% |
Draft Profile: Bio
Baugh announced himself as a true freshman, tying a Florida record with five touchdowns against Kentucky and earning 247Sports True Freshman of the Week honors. An Atlanta-area product out of Columbia High in Decatur, Georgia, he was a four-star and a top-20 running back recruit who flipped from Arkansas to the Gators. He led Florida in rushing as a freshman in 2024 with 673 yards and eight total touchdowns across thirteen games.Baugh became the workhorse as a sophomore in 2025, carrying 221 times for 1,168 yards and eight scores while adding 33 catches for 210 yards and two more touchdowns across twelve games. He forced 65 missed tackles and piled up 767 yards after contact, a physical, three-down back who runs through arm tackles and contributes in the passing game. His first career start alongside quarterback DJ Lagway marked the first time in program history that a true freshman quarterback and running back started the same game.
Scouting Report: Strengths
- Lead-back frame put to lead-back use, with no fumbles on 254 touches in 2025.
- Closed the season by hammering Florida State for 264 yards and two scores on 39 carries.
- Runs behind his pads with the contact balance to drag arm tacklers for extra yardage.
- Patient feet in zone, pressing the line before slipping through the front-side crease.
- Soft enough hands to live on swings and checkdowns, with a touchdown catch against Kentucky.
- Youngest kind of production: a thousand-yard SEC season as a true sophomore.
Scouting Report: Weaknesses
- Receiving game lags his ground work; routes rarely stretch beyond swings and screens.
- Long stretches without a breakaway; LSU and Kentucky held him without an explosive gain.
- Elusiveness in tight quarters is ordinary; defenders square him up more than a back this talented should allow.
- Blitz pickup needs pro coaching; effort is present, technique and angles are not.
Scouting Report: Summary
Baugh is built for volume at better than 230 pounds, a patient zone runner with the size to bang between the tackles, the contact balance to fall forward and spotless ball security across two seasons of touches; the size, patience and receiving upside give him some Le'Veon Bell-like traits, and the 264-yard finale against Florida State is the kind of tape that moves a back up boards. However, the receiving menu is swings and screens with little route development, his wiggle in tight quarters is ordinary, and the blitz pickup is willing but unschooled, which keeps him from a true three-down projection today.Overall, Baugh is a starting-caliber early-down back with a rare, no-fumble workhorse foundation for a true sophomore, but the passing-game polish is what unlocks the rest. He projects as a starting-caliber back, with the ceiling of a featured lead and the floor of a committee early-down runner.
How other scouting services rate Jadan Baugh (Overall Rank)
All Scouts AverageOverall Rank
24.7
All Scouts AveragePosition Rank
1.0
*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.