Jadarian Price

● Well-built for the position with rocked-up arms and improved definition in his lower half ● Shows impressive acceleration in space, with open-field vision ● Keeps shoulders square and hits holes on time ● Quick to read, collect his feet and dart through creases ● Breaks tackles because of his run balance and consistently finishes forward (see his touchdown run vs. Boise State in 2025) ● Runways to the second level spell disaster for safeties attempting to gauge his speed ● Able to sidestep defenders at top speed and keep going ● Impact kick returner — three touchdowns and 36.1 yards per return (22 attempts, 794 yards) ● Humble and quiet by nature but serious about the work (NFL scout: “Type of guy you’re OK with your daughter dating.”)

● Zero starts in college; reached 15 offensive touches just once in 41 games played ● Wide steps and can get tripped up making cuts through tight quarters ● Shows some tightness on quick direction changes ● Relies a tad too much on bouncing runs to the outside ● Ball security needs to improve (fumbled four times over final 24 games, including three inside the 5-yard line) ● Caught the ball cleanly but saw just 18 career targets (all fewer than 10 yards) ● Promising reps in pass protection hint it could become a strength, but it isn’t right now ● Ruptured left Achilles (June 2022) during his first summer on campus and was sidelined for 2022 season

A part-time player at Notre Dame, Price was the primary backup behind Jeremiyah Love in offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock’s varied run scheme (counter, pin-pull, outside zone). Despite not logging a single start over four years in South Bend, he would have been RB1 for most FBS programs and was consistently productive when given opportunities (6.2 yards per carry in 2025). He also impacted the game on special teams, becoming the first player in Notre Dame history to have multiple kick-return touchdowns of 100 yards or more in the same season. With square, low pads, Price changes gears quickly to anticipate lanes and cut through them. He can strafe behind the line to out-leverage pursuit and smartly uses his blocking to create running room. He averaged fewer than 10 offensive touches per game in both 2024 (7.8) and 2025 (9.9), so he’ll enter the league with plenty of tread on his tires. Overall, Price isn’t a proven workhorse, but he has NFL starting-caliber talent, with his natural instincts and contact balance. Ball-security issues and a lack of pass-catching production will be areas he needs to address during the draft process. 40 Back to table of contents -- 44 of 629 --