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Scouting Nugget: ASU/OSU/Toledo three-school tour; bowling-ball power back
Expanded bio coming soon. This prospect is Running Back #17 in the 2026 class.
Background
Toledo RB from Akron (OH); ASU/Ohio State/Toledo three-school arc.
College Production
2025 Toledo (Sr): 1,050 rush yds, 11 TDs — MAC All-Conf.
Scouting Take
Bowling-ball power back (5-11, 230). Receiving limited; lacks long speed.
Draft Projection
Round 6-7. Short-yardage / goal-line specialist.
Sources
Our scouting profile is assembled from these primary sources + cross-checked against ESPN (Kiper / Reid / Miller), PFF's 2026 Big Board, Dane Brugler's The Beast 2026, and Daniel Jeremiah's top-50. See our full methodology and citations.
NFL Scheme Fit
NFL Scheme Fit
- Gap / man / power-run scheme
Philadelphia Eagles · Baltimore Ravens · Pittsburgh Steelers · Chicago Bears
Scheme matches are bucketed from the prospect's height, weight, and (for WRs) archetype tag against a static lookup of which NFL teams currently run each scheme family.
Rookie Contract & Landing-Spot Outlook
Projected Rookie Contract Value
~$4.3M – $4.6M (4-year deal) · Pick range: #161-200 · ~10% guaranteed
Minimum 4-yr deal + small bonus
Best-Case / Worst-Case Landing Spot
Why: RB listed in their top-5 positional needs.
Year-1 arc: Day-1 starter window with cap-controlled rookie-contract production.
Why: RB not in their stated top-5 needs; runs a scheme that doesn't naturally amplify his profile.
Year-1 arc: Depth-chart competition + special-teams reps as Year-1 baseline.
Contract band uses the 2026 NFL CBA rookie wage scale projected from the prospect's expected pick range; guarantee % is the slot-default at that pick. Landing-spot best/worst case is derived from TEAMS data (positional needs + scheme overlap minus same-position R1 conflicts) — not a claim that either team has expressed interest.
Versatility, Limits & Roster Pathway
Position Versatility & Alternative Roles
- FB / power-RB / short-yardage hammer — 230+ lbs profiles as a goal-line + 3rd-and-short specialist; FB-flex value if the team runs 21-personnel.
Day-3 NFL Roster Pathway
Day 3 projection means a 53-man roster spot is not guaranteed — special-teams contribution (kick/punt coverage, gunner, return-game blocking) is the typical first-year survival path.
Derived from height/weight against the 2026 position cohort and the prospect's projected round. Versatility callouts identify alternate alignments NFL teams have historically used for similar size profiles. Limiting-trait notes flag the single most-cited measurable concern; severity reflects how often that flag ends a Day 1 starter projection. Roster-pathway notes describe the realistic Year 1 NFL role for Day 3 picks.
By the Numbers — 2026 Class Context
- Frame: Among 2026 RB prospects, his 5-11 / 230 lbs frame sits at the 68th percentile in height and 96th percentile in weight.
- Position class: Chip Trayanum is RB #17 of 28 ranked RBs in the 2026 class. Of those, 5 are projected in the R6 range.
- School pipeline: One of 4 Toledo prospects in the 2026 NFL Draft — but the only RB.
Computed factually from the 2026 prospect class roster — height/weight percentiles benchmark this player against every other ranked prospect at the same position. Recruiting arc compares his high-school 247Sports/Rivals composite to his current projected round.
Chip Trayanum’s NFL Archetype: Bijan Robinson
Bijan Robinson (Atlanta Falcons)
Closest RB physical profile in the modern NFL: 5-11/230 lbs. Same frame, same role bucket — NOT a talent or career-arc projection.
Note: this is a physical-profile match — frame, position, role bucket. Not a talent or career-arc projection.
Similar Running Back Prospects
Closest matches to Chip Trayanum (5-11 / 230 lbs, #17 RB) by ranking proximity and physical profile. SIZE MATCH = within 1″ height and 10 lbs; TIER MATCH = within 2 ranking spots.
- Jam Miller Alabama · 5-11/215 lbs · #20 RB · R7
- Roman HembyTIER MATCH Indiana · 6-0/210 lbs · #16 RB · R5-R6
- Makhi Hughes Oregon · 5-10/215 lbs · #14 RB · R6
- Kalel Mullings Michigan · 6-1/230 lbs · #13 RB · R6
- J'Mari TaylorTIER MATCH Virginia · 5-10/205 lbs · #15 RB · R6
Toledo & The 2026 Class
More from Toledo
- Avery Smith · CB #12 · R5-R6
- Andre Fuller · CB #16 · R7
- Emmanuel McNeil-Warren · S #3 · R1 20-32
Other R6-R7 prospects in the 2026 class
Different positions, same projected draft tier as Chip Trayanum.
- DJ Lagway · QB · Florida
- Trey Smack · K · Florida
- Ryan Eckley · P · Michigan State
- Taylen Green · QB · Arkansas
- Vinny Anthony II · WR · Wisconsin
- Chris Hilton Jr. · WR · LSU