2022 DFF Draft Coverage: Tyler Allgeier

TYLER ALLGEIER | BYU 5’11” 224 lbs. | 04/15/2000 (Age 22) Tyler Allgeier was drafted 151st overall by the Atlanta Falcons, becoming the 12th running back selected in the 2022 NFL Draft. COLLEGE PRODUCTION Tyler Allgeier was an elite producer in college and smashed nearly every threshold that I look at in my rookie model. Allgeier had best-season scrimmage yards per game of 133.4 yards, which barely misses my 135-yard threshold. He had career yards per carry mark of 6.4, which beats my elite mark of 6.0. He had 2.0 best season yards per team play which surpasses my elite mark of 1.9. Tyler also secured an 11% best season reception share which is over my elite threshold of 10%. Lastly, Allgeier smashes my TD share mark with a 75.8% share, where he only needed a 35% share to hit that goal. Overall, he hits four of the five marks and almost hits the last one. He has a great production profile and I think he is being seriously undervalued in rookie drafts right now. ATHLETIC TESTING The biggest knock on Tyler Allgeier is his athleticism. He managed just a 59th-percentile speed score and a 37th-percentile burst score at the NFL Combine. Those numbers are less than ideal. However, production and draft capital are still better indicators of NFL success. And, for what it’s worth, James Conner has multiple RB1 seasons on his resume with an incredibly similar athletic profile.  DRAFT ANALYSIS  Despite his impressive college production, Tyler Allgeier slipped to the fifth round of the draft where he was […]

To access the rest of this post, you must login or purchase a DFF Membership.