{"id":128439,"date":"2026-04-20T08:25:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T12:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/nfl-draft-has-a-special-player-everyone-knows-about-but-he-may-not-go-in-top-5-128439"},"modified":"2026-04-20T08:25:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T12:25:19","slug":"nfl-draft-has-a-special-player-everyone-knows-about-but-he-may-not-go-in-top-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/nfl-draft-has-a-special-player-everyone-knows-about-but-he-may-not-go-in-top-5-128439","title":{"rendered":"NFL draft has a ‘special’ player everyone knows about but he may not go in top 5"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The NFL draft\u2019s best prospect isn\u2019t going to be selected No. 1 because that slot is reserved for quarterback Fernando Mendoza. But here\u2019s the surprising thing: The most dynamic, versatile and complete prospect, who is no secret to anyone, isn\u2019t even guaranteed of getting picked in the Top 5.<\/p>\n

Jeremiyah Love<\/a> is that guy despite the fact he\u2019s the<\/em> guy most NFL evaluators see as “special.”<\/p>\n

But because he\u2019s a running back, a position devalued by some NFL teams the last few years, Love will be fortunate to sneak into the Top 5 even in a draft that doesn\u2019t offer many can\u2019t-miss prospects.<\/p>\n

“I certainly think there’s a cluster of players up there that we really like,” Titans general manager Mike Borgonzi said. “But in particular Jeremiyah, I think he’s a special player.<\/p>\n

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“\u2026The speed, he can do things out of the backfield as a receiver. But there’s also a group of edge guys up there, that are really good too, so I think we’ll have some really good options there at four.”<\/p>\n

Borgonzi’s Titans indeed hold the No. 4 overall selection, but notice he didn\u2019t say the edge guys are “special” enough to add with that pick. Kansas City Chiefs general manager Brett Veach indeed mentioned there is no Myles Garrett<\/a> or Will Anderson in this draft.<\/p>\n

But, meanwhile, the idea that Love is special is not unique.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s practically universal.<\/p>\n

“Yeah, he\u2019s special,” Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry said. “I think if you look, you think about some of the, let\u2019s say, dual threat backs<\/a> that the league has had.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“You know, obviously, Christian McCaffrey may be <\/a>the poster child for that. Jahmyr Gibbs may be, kind of the next generation of that.\u00a0 Jeremiyah certainly has a lot of those abilities and capabilities.\u00a0 He\u2019s a very dynamic prospect.”<\/p>\n

The New York Giants own the No. 5 overall selection, as well as the No. 10 pick following their trade of Dexter Lawrence to the Cincinnati Bengals over the weekend.<\/p>\n

Would the team that traded future 2,000-yard rusher Saquon Barkley<\/a> three years ago do something of an about-face in valuing a running back such as Love with the No. 5 pick?<\/p>\n

Maybe, because he\u2019s not merely a running back in the eyes of Giants GM Joe Schoen.<\/p>\n

“He’s an offensive weapon,” said Schoen, who also pointed out he thinks his running back room is well stocked. “He’s not just a running back. He can play on 3rd down. You can split him out. He can catch the ball.<\/p>\n

“Certainly an offensive weapon.”<\/p>\n

So we should all get it by now: Jeremiyah Love is \u00a0“special” because he makes an offense multi-dimensional by both running and catching the football at a high level. \u00a0And that ultimately makes the quarterback better.<\/p>\n

But at what cost? That’s the problem NFL evaluators are asking themselves as they set their draft boards.<\/p>\n

Why take a player who doesn\u2019t play a premium position \u2013 quarterback, offensive tackle, edge rusher \u2013 with a premium high pick?<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the issue that might hold Love back like no defensive player could the last few years while he gained 2,498 rushing yards, averaged 6.9 yards per rush, and scored a combined 40 TDs.<\/p>\n

A few years ago, you see, NFL teams decided running backs aren\u2019t as important as in the past. They decided it\u2019s a pass-first league and runners lost value \u2013 as the veterans that hit free agency from 2020-2024 found out.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the reason Barkley has been the only running back selected in the Top 5 dating back to 2018.<\/p>\n

But something interesting began happening maybe the past couple of years as offenses devalued running backs. Defenses decided they didn\u2019t need to deploy assets to defend against the runners. They instead put extra defensive backs and fewer run-stopping linebackers<\/a> on the field in order to stop the pass.<\/p>\n

And here’s the good news for Love: As a counter to address the smart aleck defenses, offenses started running the ball more against units deployed to defend the pass.<\/p>\n

The pendulum is swinging back to add value to running backs, especially dual-threat running backs like McCaffrey, Gibbs, Bijan Robinson and De\u2019Von Achane.<\/p>\n

So a dual-threat runner such as Love can have hope his his abilities won\u2019t be as devalued in the future as it might have been a few years ago. That’s why Love might still get into the Top 5 of Thursday’s first round.<\/p>\n

“Well, listen, look, all positions aren\u2019t created equal,” Berry admitted, “but ultimately you are looking for difference makers and, like, elite level talent.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/nfl-draft-special-player-everyone-knows-may-go-top-5 <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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