With the No. 104 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Jacksonville Jaguars selected Virginia Tech running back Bhayshul Tuten.

Process

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Player

Background

• Name: Bhayshul (BAY-shull) Tuten (TOOT-en)
• Class: Senior
• Age: 23 (turns 24 in February)
• Hometown: Paulsboro, NJ
• High school: Paulsboro
• Recruiting: unranked
• Consensus ranking: 109 (RB10)
• Accolades: 2024 – Second Team All-ACC. 2023 – Second Team All-ACC. 2022 – First Team All-Big South.
• Instagram: @bhayshul_

Stats

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Reports

From Lance Zierlein of NFL.com:

If you spend too much time focusing on the small inconsistencies of Tuten’s college game, you run the risk of overlooking the match he is for the pro game. He’s an explosive athlete with average size but a compact frame. He has elite straight-line speed and easy hips to make sudden cuts and turns. He’s fairly average at reading the front and running with early decisiveness but creates with wiggle, power and speed. Drops and fumbles are a concern, but runners with his contact balance, power and home run speed put tremendous stress on defenses over four quarters. Tuten could become a starting-caliber back with three-down value.

From Dane Brugler of The Athletic:

When the blocking gets a hat on a hat, Tuten has the explosiveness to do the rest and forces tacklers to be perfect with their technique to slow his leg churn (averaged 4.40 yards after contact per carry in 2024). He is much more comfortable running on the edges compared to inside and needs to continue improving his decision-making between the tackles.

From Dame Parson of Bleacher Report:

Tuten is a compact and charged-up running back prospect. He projects to be an RB2 with starting upside. His speed and acceleration behind a good offensive line on outside zone calls would be a perfect pairing.

From Kyle Crabbs of The 33rd Team:

Virginia Tech Hokies running back Bhayshul Tuten is a dynamic home run hitter who can change the script of the game with one play, for better or for worse. At his best, Tuten can blow the doors off defenders in the open field and has a nasty blend of vision, patience, and explosiveness to stretch the point of attack and cut back against overaggressive defenders. … If you can believe Tuten can be coached out of the ball security issues, he profiles as a potential game-breaker at running back.

Highlights

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