NFL draft 2026: Why Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love should be top-10 pick
NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah has a higher grade on Jeremiyah Love than he did Jahmyr Gibbs coming out of college
Most NFL teams considered Jahmyr Gibbs one of the top running backs in the 2023 NFL draft. The Detroit Lions saw Gibbs as something different, and that’s why they were comfortable taking him with the 12 th pick of the first round. “We didn’t view Gibbs as a runner,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said last month.
“He was a weapon. ” Over the past seven drafts, Gibbs is one of just three running backs to go in the top half of the first round, along with his draft classmate Bijan Robinson (No. 8 overall to the Atlanta Falcons) and Boise State star Ashton Jeanty last year (No.
6 overall to the Las Vegas Raiders). UNDER CENTER: NFL draft 2026 preview: Year of the quarterback will have to wait Campbell said the Lions evaluated Gibbs as a do-it-all playmaker who would diversify their offense, similar to how they saw wide receiver Jameson Williams when they traded up to take him with the 12th pick of the 2022 draft. “We saw more weaponry,” Campbell said.
“A lot of versatility, things you can do and so that’s why it was we felt like Gibbs, man, this guy’s going to explode. Like, yes he’s a runner. He can run all schemes.
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