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Jerrion Ealy NFL Draft Profile
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Jerrion Ealy Scouting ReportJerrion is an exceptional athlete. He displays excellent footwork, impressive lateral agility. He possesses an explosive burst. He demonstrates enough speed to be a dangerouns threat once he bounces to the outside. His lateral agility helps him to be elusive in the open field. He routinely makes defenders miss. His lean fram allows him to get skinny through gaps and emerge on the other side. He also showcases stellar contact balance and routinely falls forward to ensure maximum yardage. Ealy demonstrates impressive patience behind the line of scrimmage. He is adept at waiting for holes to develop, and once they do he uses some of the athletic traits detailed above to burst through the holes for yardage. Ealy has amassed 30+ receptions and 300+ yards with two touchdowns over his career as a threat out of the backfield. There were no dropped passes and he clearly caught the ball in each instance.
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Areas for ImprovementThis is one of the main areas of concern with the Ole Miss RB. At 5’8″ and 190 pounds, he doesn’t have a particularly impressive build. He embraces contact in any form it comes, but pass-blocking reps often result in him being bounced around the field. His lack of power is also evident in goal-line situations. Ealy is usually stuffed at the line, lacking that power to get himself over.
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Jerrion Ealy Career at Ole MissHaving been a dangerous all-purpose threat at the high school level, it was no surprise that Ealy immediately made an impact for the Rebels. The Mississippi product debuted in the season opener, returning a kick for 25 yards while carrying the ball 4 times. Two games later, he announced his arrival on the college football stage. During his third game for the Rebels, Ealy set a program freshman record for all-purpose yardage. He racked up 172 kickoff return yards that included a touchdown and added another score on the ground. The Ole Miss RB continued to be a multi-purpose threat throughout the season. Ealy scored his first receiving touchdown against Alabama before totaling 128 combined yards in his first start against Auburn. Despite setting career-high marks for total yards, passing yards, rushing, and passing attempts against California, Corral’s redshirt-freshman season failed to live up to its promise. As he split time under center with John Rhys-Plumlee, he stuttered to 1,362 yards while completing just 59% of his passes.
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Jerrion Ealy NFL Draft Player ProfileA consistent contributor to the offense, Ealy finally broke out as a running back in the penultimate game of the season. Facing an LSU team destined for a national championship, he put up 141 yards while averaging 10.8 yards per carry. After securing 722 rushing yards and 6 touchdowns on the year, Ealy earned Freshman All-SEC merits. Moreover, he garnered second-team All-SEC recognition. Three years after spurning the MLB to play at Ole Miss, Jerrion Ealy could be the first Rebels running back chosen in the NFL Draft since 2018. Although there’s another season of football to play first, we take an early look at the Ole Miss RB’s scouting report to see where he excels, what he can improve on, and where Ealy might potentially hear his name called next April.
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