Is Jordan Wilkins Overlooked?

[Dark Superman]

Unless Ballard signs someone this offseason I believe Wilkins will enter next season as the Colts #2 RB.

[Coffeedrinker]

I guess it depends on what you mean by overlooked.  If you mean fans not talking about him, well then maybe.  If you mean someone that has starting ability but buried on the depth chart... no.

 

Wilkins has good speed and good ability to hit the hole but he is neither a tough nor creative runner,  He goes down with the first hit, the couple times he tried to run tough he fumbled, he doesn't make defenders miss.  He is just a guy.

 

To relate him to another Colts running back, he's like Donald Brown.  He's athletic enough to take advantage when the hole opens but he's not elusive enough to turn a 5 yard gain into a 20+ yard gain and he doesn't run tough enough to turn a 2 yard gain into a 5 yard gain.

[Valpo2004]

On 3/8/2019 at 5:57 PM, aaron11 said:

its not that he had a lot, its that they were bad fumbles.  the defenders didnt make great plays and knock it out, he dropped it when he shouldnt have

 

This

[lollygagger8]

I think he was underused.

 

Yes, he fumbled a few times, but I think Coach Rathman will get him into shape, and he'll figure it out this year and be a great back. 

[Mitch Connors]

No teams are worried and game planning to stop a guy that may or may not touch the ball. Look at his effectiveness in the games he started when Mack was hurt and see how that changes when Mack is the focus.

 

Wilkins benefits from not starting games and that would change (obviously) if/when he did start. He benefits from Mack taking the early reps and wearing teams down. He benefits from Mack by not being a focus defensively and the results show that.