STRENGTHS
Leddie reminds me a lot of former Broncos Running back Terrell Davis. He has excellent balance and trying to tackle him is like trying to use your bare hands to catch a slippery eel. Leddie is smart and always seems to get the needed yards to move the chains or the chunk yards that gets the offense unstuck. He is a red zone, touch-down-making machine. Leddie does all the right things when he is on the field waiting for his blocks when he has to, catching the ball on those swing passes, and doesn’t fumble. He has very good vision, balance, and lateral agility. He is the type of running back you tackle at the line of scrimmage and surprise… he still gained 4 yards. Leddie is not that impressive but he is effective and I’ll take effective over impressive any day because effective is more long-lasting.
CONCERNS
Leddie is not a speed running back. He needs the carries to be effective. Leddie will have to show that he can block to stay on the field enough to get those carries.
BOTTOM LINE 2.39
My guess is that Leddie might not be selected until the later rounds or maybe not at all. Leddie is the type of running back who will struggle to make a team and will only get on the field when injuries occur to other running backs in front of him on the depth chart. Nevertheless, once he gets on the field he won’t come off because of how productive he will be and the trust the coaching staff will have in him. This happens a lot to running backs who do not show the breakaway speed that excites the coaches and the fans when draft time comes around. Terrell Davis played for Long Beach State, was 5’11” 210 lbs, and ran a 4.72 in the forty at his combine. In his college career, he gained a total of 1,919 yards. He was selected in the 6th round. Leddie is listed at 6’0” 213 lbs ran a 4.72 that was “adjusted” to 4.64 at the combine. His 2021 season stats were 223 carries, 1,065, 13 TD’s 4.8-yard Avg. His, 2020 stats, 199 carries, 1,010 yards, 5.1-yard Avg, 9 TD’s. Now, most of you know that I’m not a big stat person. I believe they don’t tell the whole story and that coming from college and interns you can’t totally rely on them. But Laddie’s stats show up on the film when I watch him and so does his talent. Like I said he might not be impressive but he sure as hell is effective.
