Texas football junior running back Jaydon Blue has declared for the 2025 NFL Draft, according to his social media posts Sunday afternoon.
Before the 2024 campaign, Blue told reporters he hoped to use his first season with regular playing time as a springboard to the NFL. Perhaps that’s exactly what he did, sharing carries with Quintrevion Wisner for much of the season after being a starter. CJ Baxter suffered a season-ending knee injury. at summer camp. Blue account 134 carries for 730 yards and eight touchdowns and 42 catches for 368 yards and six touchdowns for Texas, which finished its season with a 13-3 record. He also lost three of his four fumbles.
Blue saved some of his best for last, scoring both of Texas’ touchdowns on receptions from Longhorns” end of season 28-14 loss to Ohio State during Friday’s College Football Playoff semifinal at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.
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Blue, a 6-foot, 200-pound Houston native who played high school football in the Houston suburb of Klein, is projected as a late-round pick or undrafted free agent by most draft projection sites. draft. However, the former high school track star has blazing speed and will likely improve his draft stock at the NFL Combine or Texas’ annual pro day. In the past, Blue has said he thinks he can break the 4.4-second mark in the 40-yard dash, and he has been timed as fast as 22.3 miles per hour in a 40-yard dash. A 69-yard touchdown run in a win over Texas Tech last season.
Blue still had one year of eligibility left. He joins the offensive linemen Kelvin Banks Jr. And Hayden Conner by declaring early for the NFL Draft.
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