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D'Vonte Price NFL Draft Profile
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D'Vonte Price Scouting ReportD'Vonte has excellent spped. He has the speed to pull away from the secondary. He has good change of direction skills with very quick feet. He has really improved with lowering his pad level. He accelerates very well and gets to top speed quickly. He has a very explosive first step. D'Vonte works well in traffic, follows his blocks well. He picks the right gaps. He does a great job working through traffic between the tackles. He has decent contact balance. He is very difficult to catch. He consistently weaves his way to fall forward. He shows ample ability as a route runner out of the backfield.
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Areas for ImprovementPrice shows good hands in warmups, but struggles to be consistent throughout the game. He struggles to secure the catch through contact. He does not offer much ability out wide. He is not a great blocker despite his size. He sets quickly and positions but loses his leverage quickly.
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D'Vonte Price Career at SchoolPrice a three-star recruit according to ESPN.com…Totaled 1,265 rushing yards, with an average of 39.5 yards-per-game, on 133 carries for his three-year varsity career at Charlotte. In 2017, played in 10 games for FIU as a freshman, starting once. Following campaign, appeared in 13 games making three starts at running back. He average per carry (6.2) was the highest of any running back on the team and ranked second overall in Conference USA. In 2019, he played in 12 games making two starts at running back. He rushed for 249 yards on 50 carries. He averaged 5.0 yards per carry and also returned four kickoffs for 47 yards. In 2020, he played in all five games and started four times in his first season as FIU's premier running back. He rushed for 581 yards on 85 carries with four touchdowns. He logged four games over the century mark, earned 116.2 rushing yards per game, which ranked second in C-USA and 10th overall in the nation. His 6.84 yards per carry average was tops in C-USA. Price was a fifth-year senior and did not have a ton of touches in his career (2021 was his first season with over 90 carries), which sets off some alarm bells. He has inconsistent hands and is not a natural catcher of the football out of the backfield, but he does understand how to find space underneath on checkdowns. Price is a willing blocker in protection who flashes some competitiveness but is inconsistent with his ability to sustain at this point.
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D'Vonte Price NFL Draft Player ProfilePossessing very good size, Price has a well-proportioned body. He is a tough inside runner who loves contact, consistently falling forward and keeping his legs churning with defenders draped all over him. On gap runs, he reads leverage and manipulates second-level defenders, displaying patience. Price will cut it back and lower his shoulder when he has no space. He shows creativity, bouncing runs when uncontained and keeping backside defenders on their toes with cutbacks. For a big back, he does not need much space, getting skinny through holes. Once at the second level, Price possesses very good burst to beat angles and good long speed to rip off big runs. He runs with frequent steps and is very balanced throughout his changes of direction, displaying light footedness. He is a willing pass protector, maintaining a wide base and lowering his pads if needed to absorb linebackers and stall defensive linemen. His lateral agility allows him to mirror opponents. He uses his hands to make uncontested catches.
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