Kyle Monangai

Monangai has a thick, squatty bowling ball. He's a no-nonsense one-cut downhill runner. Monangai has no issues dropping his shoulder to run over a defender or set the tone. He has enough lateral agility to create extra yards with jump cuts. He's at his best utilizing his low center of gravity and contact balance in the second level of a defense with some steam built up. He's a chunk-run author lacking the juice to hit explosive runs. He has at least 33 ten-plus yard runs in each of the last two seasons, but that is flanked by a 29.6% breakaway rate in college. He ranked outside the top 75 rushers in FBS (minimum 100 carries) in each of the last two seasons in breakaway run rate. He's a proven volume rusher. Last year, he had 25 or more carries in 55% of his games and at least 18 carries in every game. His size and lateral agility limitations show up in pass protection. He can get burnt easily by speed rushers and blitzing members of the secondary. He can impede the flow of a rusher to the quarterback with a chip attempting to buy his quarterback time, but he's not a back that will latch onto a rusher and drive them into the dirt. Monangai isn't known for his pass-catching. He never had more than 17 targets in any collegiate season and only 0.53 yards per route run (career). Any passing game action that he offers in the NFL is a plus and isn't a given.

If only the 5-9, 209-pound Kyle Monangai were a little bigger or a little faster. He's an absolute warrior who runs like he's 6-1, 225. Monangai ran for more than 1,200 yards in each of his final two seasons at Rutgers. He has terrific vision and instincts, and he's a fighter who doesn't go down easily. Despite his smaller frame, the lion-hearted Monangai will lower his shoulder and try to barrel over a tackler. He's always falling forward at the end of runs. If Monangai were a prolific pass catcher, it would be easier to overlook his lack of size. Unfortunately, he had only 38 catches in 52 college games.