Adam Randall

● “First guy off the bus” type, with broad shoulders, a dense build and long arms ● Smooth strider who can weave through the defense once he clears the first wave ● Downhill runner who blows through arm tackles and falls forward for extra yards ● Former wideout who catches the ball well mid-stride and outside his frame to be more than a screen target ● Averaged 23.2 yards as a kickoff returner in college (13 attempts for 302 yards) ● Vocal leader; voted a senior captain by his teammates (roommates with quarterback Cade Klubnik) ● Didn’t have the career most expected but showed maturity in handling adversity (Randall: “If it would’ve all went perfect, I wouldn’t have the toughness or grit. … It will set me up well for life.”) ● Quick healer from injuries (played less than six months after ACL surgery in 2022) and consistently plays through pain (didn’t miss any time in 2022 or ‘23 despite suffering broken bones in his hands)

● Inconsistent vision and tempo at the line of scrimmage and late adjusting to his blockers ● Upright ball carrier with tightness in his torso, which can zap his run power at contact ● Longer legs hinder his elusiveness, and his ability to gear down and string moves together ● Want to see more of a finishing demeanor from him as a ball carrier ● Shaky anchor and hand technique make it hard to trust him in pass protection ● Dropped too many easy targets (14.3 percent drop rate in 2025) ● Suffered torn ACL in right knee during spring practices (April 2022), although he only missed the first two games of the regular season; missed two games as a junior because of a toe injury (stress fractures in his fourth and fifth metatarsals), which required surgery (Sept. 2024)

A starter for one-and-a-half years at Clemson, Randall made the transition from wide receiver to running back in former offensive coordinator Garrett Riley’s balanced gap/zone scheme. Highly recruited at receiver, he received the nickname “Baby Julio” at Clemson (a reference to longtime NFL star Julio Jones), because of his freaky athleticism at his size. However, he battled injuries and didn’t live 65 Back to table of contents -- 69 of 629 -- up to early hype. He embraced a move to running back in 2025 and led the Tigers in rushing, becoming just the fourth player in school history to surpass 750 career yards rushing and receiving (Travis Zachery, C.J. Spiller and Travis Etienne are the others). A big-bodied ball carrier, Randall doesn’t have the short-area quickness or vision to sort through traffic at the line of scrimmage, but he will gash the defense with his long strides if he finds a runway. Though his taller pad level works against him, he doesn’t make it easy on tacklers and has the balance to pinball off contact. His receiving experience and toughness will help him stand out in an NFL camp, although the drops must be addressed for him to make it. Overall, Randall plays like more of an athlete than a natural running back, but he has the versatility that can be useful at the next level. If he develops in pass protection, he can earn a role as a third-down NFL back with special teams potential.