Dallas Cowboys draft 2023: Working again Devon Achane scouting report

Scouting report sequence on this yr’s draft prospects with participant projections and comparisons. A assessment of Texas A&M Aggies RB Devon Achane.

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  Mike_Poland
  
• on March 11, 2023 10:00 am

We proceed with our 2023 NFL Draft draft prospect assessment of gamers that might curiosity the Dallas Cowboys. Right this moment we take a look at a working again Devon Achane from Texas A&M Aggies.

Earlier prospect critiques:

DT Bryan Bresee
CB Kelee Ringo
LB Andre Carter II
CB Joey Porter Jr
WR Jalin Hyatt
OG O’Cyrus Torrence
RB Bijan Robinson
C John Michael Schmitz

Devon Achane was rated a 4-star recruit by 247 Sports activities out of highschool. He scored 110 whole touchdowns and went for six,827 whole yards from scrimmage while enjoying in highschool. As such, he was extremely recruited, getting provides from 20 Energy 5 faculties. Achane determined to play at Texas A&M the place he performed his whole collegiate profession.

In his first yr in 2020, Achane performed in six video games for the Aggies. He ran for 364 yards on 43 makes an attempt with an unbelievable common of 8.5 yards per carry. He added 4 dashing touchdowns with no fumbles and likewise had 97 receiving yards with one receiving landing.

In his sophomore yr, Achane acquired extra enjoying time getting on the sphere in all 12 video games. He had 130 makes an attempt going for 910 yards with a mean of seven.0 YPC. He did fumble the ball as soon as, however scored 9 instances on the bottom for the Aggies. As a receiver, Achane made 24 receptions for 261 yards and one receiving landing.

In 2022, Achane performed 10 video games. He was electrical as a runner getting 1,102 yards on 196 carries. He once more had a fumble however scored eight instances on the bottom and averaged 5.6 YPC. He additionally had 196 receiving yards with three receiving touchdowns. Including to his school stat line, Achane made 20 kick returns in his sophomore and junior season. He averaged 30.2 yards per try and scored twice.

Devon Achane
Texas A&M Aggies
Junior
4-star highschool recruit
Peak- 5”8
Weight- 188

NFL Mix:

10-Yard Break up- 1.51s
40-Yard Break up- 4.32s
Vert- 33

Awards:

2022 All-SEC First-Crew

Scorecard:

General- 85.2/100
Ball Carrying- 92/100
Contact Steadiness- 72/100
Receiving- 76/100
Blocking- 51/100
Velocity- 99/100
Energy- 70/100
Acceleration- 96/100
Agility- 93/100

THE GOOD

• An enormous offensive playmaker.
• Extraordinarily agile and will get up and down his gears very effectively.
• Speedy pace and elite degree burst. Left quick defenders behind. May qualify as an Olympic sprinter and run observe in school (100m and 200m)
• Unbelievable imaginative and prescient each out the backfield and in open house.
• Has good endurance to attend for working lanes to open.
• For his dimension, it’s stunning to see his willingness to run into lanes on the within within the A and B gaps.
• In open house he’s nearly unimaginable to catch together with his pace but additionally his unbelievable agility. Will cease, reduce and speed up round would-be tacklers with excellent effectivity.
• Dependable as a receiver.
• Affords kick return choices on particular groups.

THE BAD

• Within the NFL he gained’t be an all three-down working again.
• His peak and weight limits his snap rely and utilization. Including weight to his body would take away what makes Achane particular.
• Solely a change-of-pace again on the subsequent degree.
• Lacks the facility and power to drive although tackles. Straightforward to deliver down when palms get on him.
• Because of his working model, he runs outdoors the tackles rather a lot making him one-dimensional and simple to learn.
• Struggles to win on quick yardage conditions.
• Has unhealthy power and method as a blocker.
• Hardly ever slows down cross rushers when he’s prepared to take action.
• A physique catcher, must refine his catching expertise.
• Restricted route choices as a receiver. Growing his receiving expertise will likely be a very powerful underlying level for him to stay integral on a roster throughout his NFL profession.

THE FIT

Devon Achane is without doubt one of the quickest and most explosive prospects on this yr’s draft. His junior season proved what he can do when given quite a lot of snaps on offense, very practically getting 1,300 yards from scrimmage. His capacity to play particular groups will entice most groups when evaluating him. His un-coachable concern being his dimension is his greatest downfall. If Achane was greater and extra highly effective we might be speaking about him as a top-ten expertise. Hopefully his improvement as a receiver will assist carve his function as a scat-back and if unlocked will likely be one the very best within the league as a complementary again.

Late second-round worth.

(All scout consensus rating: 62)

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