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Rashard Mendenhall

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2008 · Illinois · Running Back

Drafted 2008 — Rd 1, Pick 23, Pittsburgh Steelers

Atlas Score

92.6

Elite

#50 of 673 running backs

2000–2026

SpeedExplosionAgilityStrengthSize
Each spoke: the % of running backs this profile beats, 2000–2026.

This profileMedian running back

Speed
89
Explosion
45
Agility
72
Strength
92
Size
60

Each number: beats that % of running backs, 2000–2026.

Method →

Percentiles below are vs running backs only (779 since 2000). On performance tests, higher is always better — timed drills are already flipped. Build rows describe frame, not performance.

Build

Heightbuild — no better or worse

5'10"

39th percentile · 777 running backs

Weightbuild — no better or worse

225 lb

81st percentile · 778 running backs

PPIbuild — no better or worse

pounds carried per inch of frame

3.21

89th percentile · 777 running backs

Performance

4.41slower is better

89th percentile · 718 running backs who ran it

33.5"

38th percentile · 632 running backs who jumped

9'9"

36th percentile · 618 running backs who jumped

26

92nd percentile · 530 running backs who benched

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Did not test

4.18slower is better

72nd percentile · 402 running backs who ran it

Power Index

√(weight × vertical) — mass-adjusted lower-body power

86.8

62nd percentile · 631 running backs who jumped

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