Summer is here, sort of, and it is everyone’s favorite time of the year, scouting time. Every year, we do Summer Scouting to preview college football for Vikings fans, but also give them an idea of names to follow and watch in the fall as needs pop up for Minnesota.
Are we going to write about quarterbacks? Offensive tackles? Edge rushers? You know it, but why? Because other NFL teams will draft them, just as they will draft every other position. It all matters whether these players end up on the Vikings, the Bears, or the Steelers. We write these so Vikings fans can be the most informed fans.
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So if you are still with us, enjoy our latest Summer Scouting report as we prepare you for the Fall.
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Florida State
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Listed at 6-0/231 lbs.
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4-Star prospect according to 247 Sports
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Averaged 14 yards per carry in high school
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Played running back, quarterback, wide receiver, and defensive back in high school
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Second-team All-SEC in 2025
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First Florida Gator to rush for 1,000 yards or more as an underclassman since Emmitt Smith did it in 1988
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353 Carries
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1,843 Rushing yards
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5.2 Yards per carry
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37 Receptions
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243 Receiving yards
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Received 74.1% of the carries out of the backfield in 2025
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3.37 Yards per carry after contact
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97 Missed tackles forced
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Refuses to go down without gang tackles or proper technique
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Contact balance for days
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Can run through arm tackles
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Good burst for his size
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Excellent in goal-line and short-yardage situations
Jadan Baugh will enter the year as my RB1 by a decent margin. The Florida running back is in a special class in terms of Gator running backs, where he is doing things we haven’t seen since Emmitt Smith ran through the swamp. Baugh makes defenders miss at the line before showing his strength to run through arm tackles. His burst is especially impressive considering his size he has. He parlays that into also being efficient in short-yardage situations and at the goal line.
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This article originally appeared on Vikings Wire: 2027 NFL Draft Summer Scouting Report on Florida’s Jadan Baugh
