Cam Skattebo would be a punishing complement to Jayden Daniels

Hogs Haven takes a look at 2025 NFL Draft prospects that could contribute to the Commanders

Cam Skattebo, RB
School: Arizona State | Conference: Big 12
College Experience: Senior | Age: 22
Height / Weight: 5’11” / 215 lbs
Projected Draft Status: Rounds 2-3

Player Comp: Marshawn Lynch(?)

College Statistics

Player Overview

Skattebo’s first two years in college were spent at Sacramento State, an FCS school in the Big Sky Conference. As a freshman, he averaged 9.12 yards per carry, and was named third-team All-Big Sky. During his sophomore season, he accumulated 1,382 yards and achieved either a first down or touchdown on over 40 percent of his carries, which was the best mark in the FCS in 2022.

He transferred to Arizona State as a junior, and was an immediate impact player in Tempe. His first season at ASU, he was a jack of all trades, taking 50 snaps at QB, over 350 as a RB, a couple at TE, over 100 as a WR, and several more on special teams. He was also the best punter on the team, punting 8 times for an average of over 42 yards per punt. As a running back, Skattebo had the third most (57) missed tackles in the FBS.

Skattebo’s senior year, which ended in a Heisman top 10 nomination, was his most spectacular. In 2024, he was the only FBS player with 1,000+ yards rushing and over 400 yards receiving, and he was the first FBS player to have over 1,500 yards rushing and 500 yards receiving since Christian McCaffrey in 2015. Skattebo finished third in the FBS in all-purpose yards per game, only behind Heisman finalist Ashton Jeanty, and UNC RB Omarion Hampton. He ended his season as the Peach Bowl MVP, despite being on the losing team, after putting up one of the most incredible college football performances in recent memory.

His bruising running style has attracted the attention of several NFL commentators, including Chad Ochocinco (formerly Johnson), who described his skillset as perfect for the ferocious AFC North:

“I’mma call him Skat Pack. I’mma call him Scam Cam Skat Pack. He nice. He’s a senior too, he coming out. Cam Skattebo, I know you probably gonna see this, I know you probably watching the show, listen, if you don’t see it, I know my son going to let you know.

“Boy, you the real deal boy! You hear me. You know where you belong? He run the ball like he belong in the NFL, he’s supposed to play for the Ravens or the Browns,” Johnson said.

Strengths

• Could serve as a three down back in the NFL, with very solid receiving skills.
• Incredibly tough and difficult to bring down.
• Good patience at the line of scrimmage and solid vision for finding holes.
• Has a relentless motor.
• Versatility to be a multi-faceted offensive weapon.

Weaknesses

• Doesn’t have great short-area explosiveness.
• Lacks high-end distance speed.

Let’s See His Work

How He Would Fit

From here forward, the question about any offensive addition to the team is “how does this player help amplify Jayden’s capabilities?” Washington’s 2024 run game – aside from Daniels – was underwhelming, and is a clear position to be upgraded. From my vantage point, the team can go in one of two directions. First, they could try to pursue a blazing fast, shifty back in the mold of Jahmyr Gibbs. Is there such a back, or an approximation of such a back, in the draft? I haven’t seen one yet.

The second option would be to draft a bruising, complementary back, along the lines of a Derrick Henry or Saquon Barkley. Skattebo falls more into this second category – though, of course, it would be unfair to project him as a future Hall of Fame-caliber back at this point. At the end of the day, I suspect he may end up being used more like an Austin Ekeler or, at the top end, Christian McCaffrey, in the NFL. He’d be a great arrow to add to Jayden’s quiver.