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Antwan Raymond

RB · Rutgers · 2027 NFL Draft class

Public Draft Board rank #90·3 contributing sources·Board as of August 31, 2026
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September edition · September 11, 20264 min readReport role: RB · Rutgers

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Antwan Raymond can make a running play work by changing when the defender has to decide. His patience and small adjustments behind the line help him use the blocking rather than rush past its opportunity. That is a valuable foundation for an NFL back because it can keep ordinary carries useful even without a spectacular top gear. He also brings a promising passing-down case. The question is whether his angles, receiving consistency and work through contact allow the same dependable approach to survive when professional defenses reduce the available space.

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01A complete season in the lead role

Raymond started all 12 Rutgers games in 2025 and carried 244 times for 1,241 yards and 13 touchdowns. He added 18 receptions for 225 yards and two scores, reaching the end zone in 10 of the 12 games. Rutgers' official record therefore establishes both a meaningful rushing workload and actual receiving involvement. Those details make the volume projection worth examining, although they do not automatically establish an NFL workhorse. The next evaluation must ask how those touches were earned and whether the supporting skills remain useful when the run is not the favorable call.

02Patience that moves the defense

Matthew Brown credits Raymond's tempo, hesitation and ability to find an opening without immediately accepting a negative play. PFN similarly emphasizes his anticipation of cutbacks and use of the approach angle to influence pursuit. The attractive sequence is not simply waiting for a hole. It is presenting a path that makes the defender commit, then taking the space that commitment leaves. That gives Raymond a way to create value within the blocking design. It can also reduce the need to escape around the formation whenever the first picture is crowded.

03The angle still has to be right

The more cautious part of Matthew Brown's report concerns runs outside the tackles, where Raymond can choose an angle that favors the defender. He also questions the speed needed to finish long gains as touchdowns. PFN is likewise measured about the explosive ceiling and direct power. Those limits matter together: a runner without an overwhelming escape gear needs his path to be efficient. Raymond should be evaluated on how consistently he turns a small advantage into useful yardage, rather than on whether every open-field opportunity ends with a score.

04A chance to stay in the offense

Both evaluations offer a positive starting point in pass protection. Matthew Brown saw a useful anchor, while PFN sees enough blocking contribution to support third-down work. That is a meaningful part of Raymond's appeal because it can keep the offense from substituting when the defense threatens pressure. The receiving assessment is less settled: Matthew Brown is encouraged by the plays he can make out of the backfield, whereas PFN wants more consistency. The official receiving totals show involvement, but the projection still needs dependable routes and catches rather than volume alone.

The case for the player

Strengths

  • Patience and anticipation give him practical ways to improve the lane the blocking creates.

  • A full college workload and promising pass protection support a role beyond situational carries.

The questions that remain

Concerns

  • Outside running angles can concede the advantage before contact arrives.

  • Neither exceptional finishing speed nor overpowering contact is a settled fallback when the lane tightens.

Building the fit

NFL role and scheme fit

Raymond fits a backfield that values disciplined interior decisions and the option to keep its runner involved on passing downs. Give him concepts that reward reading and pressing the blocks, then assess how efficiently he handles wider tracks. The development priorities are better outside angles and more consistent receiving execution. A substantial shared workload is a sensible entry point, with a larger role earned through the same dependability that makes his college running approach appealing.

The Draftanomics view

Bottom line

Raymond offers a credible path to regular NFL work through timing, vision and supporting skills. His ceiling will depend less on a dramatic new athletic trait than on making those decisions and passing-down contributions reliable against faster answers.

Sources & edition

The Draftanomics assessment, synthesized from attributed reporting. Role and development language expresses scouting opinion.

Based on the complete 2025 Rutgers record and published summer scouting. No timed-speed estimate, proprietary grade or medical workload prediction is used.

New Draftanomics synthesis reviewed September 11, 2026. This edition adds coverage; it does not replace an earlier master report.

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Sources for the evaluation
  1. House assessment

    Antwan Raymond can make a running play work by changing when the defender has to decide.

  2. House assessment

    His patience and small adjustments behind the line help him use the blocking rather than rush past its opportunity.

  3. House assessment

    That is a valuable foundation for an NFL back because it can keep ordinary carries useful even without a spectacular top gear.

  4. House assessment

    He also brings a promising passing-down case.

  5. House assessment

    The question is whether his angles, receiving consistency and work through contact allow the same dependable approach to survive when professional defenses reduce the available space.

Sources for a complete season in the lead role
  1. Reported fact

    Raymond started all 12 Rutgers games in 2025 and carried 244 times for 1,241 yards and 13 touchdowns.

  2. Reported fact

    He added 18 receptions for 225 yards and two scores, reaching the end zone in 10 of the 12 games.

  3. House assessment

    Rutgers' official record therefore establishes both a meaningful rushing workload and actual receiving involvement.

  4. House assessment

    Those details make the volume projection worth examining, although they do not automatically establish an NFL workhorse.

  5. House assessment

    The next evaluation must ask how those touches were earned and whether the supporting skills remain useful when the run is not the favorable call.

Sources for patience that moves the defense
  1. House assessment

    Matthew Brown credits Raymond's tempo, hesitation and ability to find an opening without immediately accepting a negative play.

  2. House assessment

    PFN similarly emphasizes his anticipation of cutbacks and use of the approach angle to influence pursuit.

  3. House assessment

    The attractive sequence is not simply waiting for a hole.

  4. House assessment

    It is presenting a path that makes the defender commit, then taking the space that commitment leaves.

  5. House assessment

    That gives Raymond a way to create value within the blocking design.

  6. House assessment

    It can also reduce the need to escape around the formation whenever the first picture is crowded.

Sources for the angle still has to be right
  1. House assessment

    The more cautious part of Matthew Brown's report concerns runs outside the tackles, where Raymond can choose an angle that favors the defender.

  2. House assessment

    He also questions the speed needed to finish long gains as touchdowns.

  3. House assessment

    PFN is likewise measured about the explosive ceiling and direct power.

  4. House assessment

    Those limits matter together: a runner without an overwhelming escape gear needs his path to be efficient.

  5. House assessment

    Raymond should be evaluated on how consistently he turns a small advantage into useful yardage, rather than on whether every open-field opportunity ends with a score.

Sources for a chance to stay in the offense
  1. House assessment

    Both evaluations offer a positive starting point in pass protection.

  2. House assessment

    Matthew Brown saw a useful anchor, while PFN sees enough blocking contribution to support third-down work.

  3. House assessment

    That is a meaningful part of Raymond's appeal because it can keep the offense from substituting when the defense threatens pressure.

  4. House assessment

    The receiving assessment is less settled: Matthew Brown is encouraged by the plays he can make out of the backfield, whereas PFN wants more consistency.

  5. House assessment

    The official receiving totals show involvement, but the projection still needs dependable routes and catches rather than volume alone.

Sources for strengths
  1. House assessment

    Patience and anticipation give him practical ways to improve the lane the blocking creates.

Sources for strengths
  1. House assessment

    A full college workload and promising pass protection support a role beyond situational carries.

Sources for concerns
  1. House assessment

    Outside running angles can concede the advantage before contact arrives.

Sources for concerns
  1. House assessment

    Neither exceptional finishing speed nor overpowering contact is a settled fallback when the lane tightens.

Sources for nfl role and development
  1. House assessment

    Raymond fits a backfield that values disciplined interior decisions and the option to keep its runner involved on passing downs.

  2. House assessment

    Give him concepts that reward reading and pressing the blocks, then assess how efficiently he handles wider tracks.

  3. House assessment

    The development priorities are better outside angles and more consistent receiving execution.

  4. House assessment

    A substantial shared workload is a sensible entry point, with a larger role earned through the same dependability that makes his college running approach appealing.

Sources for bottom line
  1. House assessment

    Raymond offers a credible path to regular NFL work through timing, vision and supporting skills.

  2. House assessment

    His ceiling will depend less on a dramatic new athletic trait than on making those decisions and passing-down contributions reliable against faster answers.

College record & draft context

College production, measurables, experience, and the prospect's place on the sealed Public Draft Board.

Public Draft Board

Public Draft Board rank
#90
Position rank
RB8
Contributing sources
3
Movement since prior snapshot
Down 42

Sealed snapshot as of August 31, 2026 · equal-weight aggregation of public boards, minimum 3 sources for a rank · The Public Draft Board

College production

Receiving
StatisticSeason 2024Season 2025
Receptions318
Receiving yards44225
Yards per reception14.712.5
Receiving TD02
Long1948
Rushing
StatisticSeason 2024Season 2025
Carries100244
Rushing yards4571241
Yards per carry4.65.1
Rushing TD813
Long6551

Seasons of evidence: 2. Games played, snap counts, and usage shares are not in the retained data. An em dash means the value is not in the dataset, not zero.

Evidence notes

  • The retained data contains 2 seasons of receiving, rushing production (2024–2025).
  • Receiving yards increased in each observed season (44 → 225).
  • The newest college season in the retained data is 2025; the 2026 season is not yet included.
  • No verified athletic testing is included in the sealed dataset for this prospect.
  • 3 contributing public boards rank this prospect; the Public Draft Board places him at #90.
  • The aggregate public rank fell 42 spots between the two most recent sealed weekly snapshots.

Each note restates a displayed fact. None is a forecast of NFL performance.

Experience and measurements

Listed height
5'11"
Listed weight
205 lb
Class
Junior
Age
Not in dataset
Recorded school
Rutgers
Former school
Not in dataset
Hometown
Montreal, PQ
Jersey
#3
Recruiting stars
3-star
Recruiting rank
#801 nationally

"Not in dataset" means the value is absent from the sealed dossier dataset, not that it does not exist.

Athletic testing

Not included in the sealed dataset. No combine, pro-day, or RAS value is retained for the 2027 class; absence here does not mean no testing has taken place.

Listed roster height and weight (CollegeFootballData); no verified athletic testing is retained. Bio captured August 29, 2026.

Historical comparisons

Historical profile comparisons are being rebuilt.

Sources and methodology

  • Retained bio and measurements: Draftanomics prospect ingest (CollegeFootballData rosters and recruiting), retained seed data/seed/prospects_upcoming_full.parquet.
  • Retained college production: CollegeFootballData season statistics via the retained player cross-reference; position-relevant categories only; all-zero category rows dropped.
  • Age: unavailable — no birth date or age is retained for the 2027 class.
  • Transfer history: not retained — the page shows the current school and, where the frozen id names a different school, the former school.
  • Public Draft Board: sealed snapshot as of August 31, 2026; per-source ranks are not published under the aggregate-only source policy.

Board methodologyDossier methodologyResearch status

Board position reflects aggregated public opinion; the scouting report is a separate editorial assessment.