Kendall Milton and Dajun Edwards split touches the last four years at Georgia, as Bulldogs RBs tend to do. Neither back surpassed a 10% career college dominator rating having to sit behind future NFL running backs James Cook, Zamir White and Kenny McIntosh. Milton is the bigger of the two Georgia backs in this year's draft at 6-foot-1 1/2 and 225 pounds, while also posting vastly superior rushing statistics.
He was sixth overall in yards after contact per attempt in the class (4.1) and 5th in yards per play (3.1). Milton's not a burner - 4.62 40-yard dash (26th percentile) - so keep that in mind as he goes into the next level. It's all about the initial burst with Milton versus long speed. Case in point, his 10-yard split was tied for the fastest in the 2024 RB Draft Class at 1.51 seconds. His closest comparables per Mockdraftable.com from last season include Zach Charbonnet and Roschon Johnson. Milton's not getting much love after he went undrafted, but he signed with the Eagles. I believe he struck gold - in more ways than one - as he signed one of the richest UDFA contracts with the Philadelphia Eagles. Trust in Howie Roseman that he specifically targeted the former Georgia running back. Milton stands out on the Eagles roster as their largest running back at 6-foot-1 1/2 and 225 pounds.
So, although the Eagles also drafted Will Shipley in the fourth round, I wouldn't put it past Milton to ascend to No. 2 RB status behind free-agent acquisition Saquon Barkley, who has dealt with plenty of injury issues in the NFL.
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