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RBDay 2#5 RB · 2026 class★ R6 · #198
Demond Claiborne
Wake Forest5'9 6/8"·188 lb
Home-Run Hitter
ATH
88
DOM
43
draft score74
rank#78
Projected
Round 2-3
Drafted · Round 6 · Pick 198 · 198th overall
Now on the Vikings.
Claiborne suits up at /p/demond-claiborne
Scouting report · The One Analytics
Day 2Projected · Round 2-3Home-Run Hitter
Demond Claiborne projects as a home-run hitter. A RB out of Wake Forest who tested with an elite athletic profile (88th composite). Combine line reads 5'9 6/8" · 188 lb, 4.37s 40, 122″ broad. Career college production: 558 carries for 2,599 yards and 26 rushing TDs across 4 seasons. Dominance score 43 (trailed the cohort when adjusted for age of production).
43B-
Dominance score · college production
Below-cohort producer
Blends 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout, and 10% position-specific efficiency.
45pct
Average
Career volume
35% wtage-weighted
50pct
Average
Peak season
40% wt2024
45pct
Average
Breakout
15% wtearly-career + jump year
5pct
Bottom
Efficiency
10% wtY/Carry · 4.66
Scouting Combine · 2026
Combine percentiles
Y · PERCENTILE vs RB CLASS · 2000–2026 baseline
37
Athletic composite
37thAVERAGE
4 of 4 metrics graded
1× Elite1× Strong1× Below avg1× Poor
40-Yard
4.37s·97th of 728
Broad
122.0″·70th of 631
Arm
30.1″·29th of 261
Hand
9.0″·18th of 260
Not testedVertical3-ConeShuttleBench
4.37s97thELITE
i
40-Yard
vs. 728
122.070thSTRONG
i
Broad
vs. 631
30.129thBELOW AVG
i
Arm
vs. 261
9.018thPOOR
Hand
vs. 260
Not testedVertical3-ConeShuttleBench
Trait grades
6 dimensions evaluated
B+
Burst
70th percentile · no vert · 122" broad
A+
Long Speed
97th percentile · 4.37s 40-yard
N/A
Lateral Agility
No combine number on file — no 3-cone · no shuttle
N/A
Power
No combine number on file — no bench on file
C-
Frame
9th percentile · 5'9 6/8" · 188 lb
A-
Athleticism
84th percentile · Composite of speed + explosion + agility percentiles
NFL comparisons
Top 3 historical · similarity-ranked
Closest distance · 0.30
PB
● prospect·● historical comps
- #1
T.J. Logan
Bust2017 R5 · #179 · North Carolina · 5-9/196lb · 4.37s 40
85
sim
- #2
LaMichael James
2012 R2 · #61 · Oregon · 5-8/194lb · 4.35s 40
81
sim
- #3
Jahmyr Gibbs
Pro Bowler2023 R1 · #12 · Alabama · 5-9/199lb · 4.36s 40
78
sim
X-Factor
Long Speed grades in the 97th percentile. 4.37s 40-yard.
Primary risk
Frame sits in the 9th percentile (5'9 6/8"). That's the headline weakness scouts will key on.
Scheme fit
Outside-zone spread offense that lets him hit the perimeter at speed.
College career · ESPN
Career stats
| Season | Team | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | WAKE | 14 | 57 | 4.1 | 0 | 32 |
| 2023 | WAKE | 137 | 586 | 4.3 | 5 | 42 |
| 2024 | WAKE | 228 | 1,049 | 4.6 | 11 | 60 |
| 2025 | WAKE | 179 | 907 | 5.1 | 10 | 85 |
| Career | 558 | 2,599 | 4.7 | 26 | 85 | |
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