PFF put out an article stating that the metrics below were the most important when projecting RBs going from college to the NFL:
Rushing grade
Missed tackles/att
Yards after contact/att
Rec grade
Yds/Route Run
I went back a few RB classes to see how accurate this is. WOW!
I gathered the metrics above for 53 Total RBs - every RB drafted in Rounds 1-4 from 2017-2019 & the majority of RBs expected to be drafted in 2020. (All top RB prospects included).
*All metrics from COLLEGE (NOT FROM THE NFL)*
Then, I ranked them out 1-53 for each metric based on their college stats. (1= best in that metric, 53 = worst in that metric)
I totaled the rankings for each metric, for each player, and calculated the AVERAGE ranking for all of these metrics combined.