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RB2026 Draft Prospect

Demond Claiborne

Wake Forest

Measurables

5'9 6/8"

188 lb

Scouting report · The One Analytics

Day 1Projected · Round 1

Home-Run Hitter

Demond Claiborne projects as a home-run hitter — a RB from Wake Forest who tested with an elite athletic profile (86th 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 · multi-component

Below-cohort producer

Blends four cohort percentiles — 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout (early-career + jump year), 10% position-specific efficiency. Prospects with off-the-chart seasons earn a bonus on top.

Career volume

35%

40th

age-weighted

Peak season

40%

55th

2024

Breakout

15%

40th

early-career + jump year

Efficiency

10%

5th

Y/Carry · 4.66

Trait grades · 6 dimensions

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

Closest distance · 0.30
  1. #1

    T.J. Logan

    2017 R5 · #179 · North Carolina · 5-9/196lb · 4.37s 40

    85

    sim

  2. #2

    LaMichael James

    2012 R2 · #61 · Oregon · 5-8/194lb · 4.35s 40

    81

    sim

  3. #3

    Raymond Calais

    2020 R7 · #245 · Louisiana-Lafayette · 5-8/188lb · 4.42s 40

    79

    sim

Scheme fit

Outside-zone spread offense that lets him hit the perimeter at speed.

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") — the headline weakness scouts will key on.

Generated by deterministic-v5 · Apr 19, 2026Workout · Combine

Scouting Combine · 2026

Combine percentiles

vs. RB class · 2000–2026 baseline
37

Athletic composite

37thAVERAGE

2 of 6 metrics graded

1× Elite1× Strong
4.37s97thELITE
i

40-Yard

vs. 728

i

Vertical

No data

122.070thSTRONG
i

Broad

vs. 631

i

3-Cone

No data

i

Shuttle

No data

i

Bench

No data

Frame measurables · arm / hand / wingspan

24

Athletic composite

24thBELOW AVG

2 of 3 metrics graded

1× Below avg1× Poor
30.129thBELOW AVG
i

Arm

vs. 261

9.018thPOOR
i

Hand

vs. 260

i

Wingspan

No data

College career · ESPN

Career stats

SeasonTeamCARYDSAVGTDLNG
2022WAKE14574.1032
2023WAKE1375864.3542
2024WAKE2281,0494.61160
2025WAKE1799075.11085
Career5582,5994.72685