Akrum Wadley

Wadley went undrafted out of Iowa because his size-adjusted athleticism is rather lacking, but he might have the skill set to overcome that fact anyway, and in Tennessee he has a realistic shot at earning the RB3 role behind Derrick Henry and Dion Lewis. It's particularly encouraging for Wadley's chances that his skill set is so similar to Lewis' – he should fit like a glove as a Lewis replacement if the veteran runner should need to miss time at any point. Wadley is light at 5-foot-10, 194 pounds, but if his build doesn't hold him back then his 4.54-second 40-yard dash should prove sufficient given his advanced skill set. Lewis, one might recall, ran a 4.57 40-yard dash at 193 pounds, after all. Like Lewis, Wadley is a high-motor, shifty runner with an uncanny ability to elude tacklers, piling up results that conventional wisdom say shouldn't be possible for a runner with such modest athleticism. Wadley finished his Iowa career with 2,872 yards (5.4 YPC) and 28 touchdowns in 39 games, adding 71 receptions for 761 yards and seven touchdowns. Those numbers invite even further comparison to Lewis, who finished his Pittsburgh career with 2,860 yards (5.3 YPC) and 30 touchdowns in 25 games, adding 52 receptions for 405 yards and a score. It appears Wadley's primary competition are veteran journeyman David Fluellen, and fellow undrafted rookie Dalyn Dawkins, who seems a significantly lesser prospect than Wadley.