2025 NFL Scouting Combine Winners and Losers: Running Backs

Bhayshul Tuten | © Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

John Arrington Posted On March 6, 2025

The day we were all waiting for has come and gone. Once the NFL season ends, there is a transition period where dynasty managers switch from caring about who will score the most points, to who will be the next big prospect. The NFL Combine is the first major contest to add some clarity to our prospect ranks, and the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine did not disappoint! In what many are considering one of the best running back classes in recent memory, there were some clear winners adding fuel to that fire, but also a few losers mixed in as well.

Winners

Bhayshul Tuten, Virginia Tech

I would be hard-pressed to find a bigger winner of the NFL Combine than Tuten. Starting his college career at North Carolina A&T, Tuten wasn’t exactly a household name when he transferred to Virginia Tech in 2023. That season, he was by far the leading rusher on the team, beating out the next-best RB by over 500 yards. He also managed a solid 239 yards receiving on 27 receptions to push him over 1,100 scrimmage yards in his first season in the ACC. Tuten’s senior season saw an increased workload and increased efficiency in all things except for receiving yards.

Weighing in at 206 lbs at the Combine, all he needed to do was do well in the drills to raise his stock, and that he did. Tuten recorded the fastest 40-yard-dash, the second-longest broad jump, and the highest vertical jump of any RB. On top of those accolades, he was also the only RB to break 1.5 seconds in the 10-yard split. Speed isn’t everything, but we know the NFL covets it, so I’m curious to see how much Tuten rises by the time the NFL Draft gets here.