{"id":279101,"date":"2026-04-24T14:32:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T18:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=279101"},"modified":"2026-04-24T14:32:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T18:32:13","slug":"roman-hemby-2026-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2026\/04\/24\/roman-hemby-2026-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Roman Hemby 2026 NFL Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Roman Hemby is ready to step into the NFL, with his college production proving he is ready to contribute on Day 1. He is a skilled rusher who picks up yards and doesn&#8217;t fumble, and is polished as a receiver. He won&#8217;t wow fans with breakaway speed, but he will be a force on special teams with his consistent play and football IQ. National Champion who coaches raved about for his leadership and steady demeanor.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Roman Hemby 2026 NFL Draft Overview<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"max-width: px\"><smartframe-embed class=\"smartframe_wp_element\" customer-id=\"b0c95bc04383cef69c6b47df872135cf\" image-id=\"WmOBnQPLcfME\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 5173px; aspect-ratio: 5173\/3449;\" ><\/smartframe-embed><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Position: Running back<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Height: 6\u20190\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weight: 210 pounds<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">School: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/category\/bigten\/indiana-hoosiers\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indiana<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-draft\/profiles\/\" target=\"_self\"><em>More 2026 NFL Draft Profiles<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b>2026 NFL Draft Roman Hemby Scouting Report<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strengths<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hemby piled up the stats at Maryland and Indiana, collecting 3,467 yards on the ground with 29 touchdowns. He added 129 receptions for 1,086 yards and 5 receiving touchdowns.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He is solid in the passing game, not only for his receiving ability but also for recognizing blocking assignments against stunts and picking up blitzes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His production is legit; he already has eyesight and skills for picking up yards and being a ball control dominator.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He is a well-rounded, versatile running back who will fit as a second back, a back in the rotation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Roman Hemby fan club is about to\ud83d\udcc8when he gets drafted. The easiest guy to root for.<\/p>\n<p>One of my favorite questions to ask young athletes is their why: why they put in the work, why their dreams always seem bigger than themselves. <\/p>\n<p>Hemby had the perfect answer. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3om03iBwPV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/3om03iBwPV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Natalie Spala (@_nataliespala) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_nataliespala\/status\/2045280016523558930?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 17, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weaknesses\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He had averaged 4.9 yards a carry, but never showed elite explosiveness and big play capability.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His touchdown numbers were good, not great.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some scouts question if he was a product of the systems he was in, and wasn\u2019t because of his running back skills.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hemby has a tendency to run too tall. At 6\u20190, he tends to make himself bigger than he should, exposing more room for defenders to attack and get their hands latched onto him.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hemby doesn\u2019t have the speed and big-play ability to be a lead running back.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He struggles against power rushers, and scouts are concerned about how he will hold up against big interior linemen and bull rushing attacks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His pass-rushing grades were among the lowest for all running backs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hemby tends to take the opening that is given to him instead of being able to change directions and find better options on the backside.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NFL teams have shown concern that his body has already endured significant pounding. He is 24 years old with nearly 800 touches in college. This is less tread on the tires than teams like to see in running back prospects.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>NFL Comparison: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/2017\/04\/02\/samaje-perine-2017-nfl-draft-profile\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Samaje Perine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 <\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/draftscout.com\/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=83828&amp;DraftYear=2013\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Latavius Murray<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both backs were consistent and solid running backs who were best as a second running back.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Teams With Need At Position:<\/strong> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/broncos\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Denver Broncos<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/cowboys\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dallas Cowboys<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/lions\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Detroit Lions<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/jaguars\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jacksonville\u00a0<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/jaguars\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Jaguars<\/a><\/span>, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/chiefs\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/raiders\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Las Vegas Raiders<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/seahawks\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seattle Seahawks,s<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/titans\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tennessee Titans,<\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/washington-commanders\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington Commanders<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Projection:\u00a0 Rounds 5-7<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teams interested in Hemby include the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/texans\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Houston Texans<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/broncos\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Denver Broncos<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/seahawks\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seattle Seahawks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/titans\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tennessee Titans<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Roman Hemby is a RB prospect in the 2026 draft class. He scored a 6.25 RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 866 out of 2305 RB from 1987 to 2026.<a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WCGOjqG6i6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/WCGOjqG6i6<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1qrbxGkWLQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/1qrbxGkWLQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; RAS.football (@MathBomb) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MathBomb\/status\/2044219347950788764?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 15, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><b>Bottom Line on Roman Hemby<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hemby is a no-nonsense running back who is consistent and has produced at Maryland and Indiana. Even though he doesn\u2019t have explosive abilities or the skill to be an every-down running back, he is everything a team wants as a backup running back. He is dependable, doesn\u2019t fumble, and is skilled both as a rusher and receiver. He is durable. Despite nearly 800 touches in college, he didn\u2019t miss a game due to injury. Hemby will be a solid special teams player and will work his way into a running back by committee system.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roman Hemby is ready to step into the NFL, with his college production proving he is ready to contribute on Day 1. He is a skilled rusher who picks up yards and doesn&#8217;t fumble, and is polished as a receiver. He won&#8217;t wow fans with breakaway speed, but he will be a force on special [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4925,"featured_media":279159,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":true,"sfio_embed_code":"<smartframe-embed customer-id=\"b0c95bc04383cef69c6b47df872135cf\" image-id=\"WmOBNjjioAQI\" style=\"width: 100%;max-width: 3000px;aspect-ratio: 3000\/2266\"><\/smartframe-embed><!-- https:\/\/smartframe.io\/embedding-support -->","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1647,33760],"tags":[33533,34206],"class_list":["post-279101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","category-profiles","tag-2026-nfl-draft","tag-roman-hemby"],"modified_by":"Mike Roberts","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4925"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=279101"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":279161,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279101\/revisions\/279161"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/279159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=279101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=279101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=279101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}