PRO 2026 Rookie Spotlight: Adam Randall, RB Clemson
Height: 6-2 5/8″ – official
Weight: 233 – official
2026 Age: 22 – (7/14/04)
Hands: 9 5/8″ – official
Arm: 32 6/8″ – official
Projected 40: 4.5
Breakout Age: 21.25 (SR)
NFL Play-Style Comparison: Cordarrelle Patterson
Draft Grade: 5.80 (5th Round)
1,000+ Rushing Seasons: 0
Offensive Market Share Metrics (Final Season)
Carries: 1168
Receptions: 36
Scrimmage Yards: 1,068
Scrimmage TDs: 13
Total Production Percentage: 26.2%
High School: Myrtle Beach (Myrtle Beach, SC)
As a high school prospect: Class of 2022 (WR); 4-star (5.8)
College Attended: Clemson (4)
Pros
– First Season Playing Running Back… 21 career High School Rush Attempts, 4 career Collegiate Rush Attempts prior to the 2025 Season.
– Voted by his teammates as a permanent team captain in 2025. AFCA Good Works Team selection.
– 49 Targets in 2025, 4th most among Running Backs in Power 4.
– Averaged 24 yards per Kick Return in 2024 and 2025.
– Became the fourth player in Clemson history to reach 750 career rushing yards and 750 career receiving yards, joining Travis Zachery, C.J. Spiller, and Travis Etienne.
– Graduated in 3 years with a Management Degree, and added Master’s degree in athletic leadership in Year 4.
Cons
– His feet just haven’t quite caught up with his brain speed in between the tackles.
– Likely won’t become an every-down tackle breaker at the next level.
– 2 Career Games with 18+ rush attempts. It’s not proven that he can’t do it, the profile is just incomplete and leaves a lot of room for projection as a 3-down back.
Highlight/Film – (Adam Randall #8)
Scouting Notes:
Adam Randall is an extremely impressive human, graduating from Clemson in 3 years, before finishing his Senior Season with a Masters degree in Athletic Leadership. Voted by his Clemson teammates as a permanent team captain in 2025, before earning an AFCA Good Works Team selection. On top of all of that, Randall switched positions in January of 2025 from Wide Receiver to Running Back, after playing Wide Receiver throughout High School and College.
As a Runner, Randall grew throughout the season. After the LSU game in Week 1, I was not sure Randall had what it took to continue playing RB at the collegiate level, let alone earn a Senior Bowl invite or be drafted. As the season went on, his versatility in the receiving game actually opened up more opportunities and took some angst away from his need to pick it up at warp speed. His speed isn’t electrifying, but as a gradual accelerator, when he gets to the 3rd level, he can get to top speed and pull away.
