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Sincere McCormick, RB, UTSA: 2022 NFL Draft Scouting Report

By Andrew Fischer

Nov 13, 2021; San Antonio, Texas, USA; UTSA Roadrunners running back Sincere McCormick (3) runs the ball in the second half against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Dunn-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 13, 2021; San Antonio, Texas, USA; UTSA Roadrunners running back Sincere McCormick (3) runs the ball in the second half against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Dunn-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sincere McCormick UTSA RB. Mandatory Credit: Ivan Pierre Aguirre-USA TODAY Sports
Sincere McCormick UTSA RB. Mandatory Credit: Ivan Pierre Aguirre-USA TODAY Sports /

Weaknesses

While it’s great that Sincere McCormick is a legitimate workhorse (he had at least 20 carries in 9 of 13 games in 2021), 2022 NFL Draft scouts might be worried that his body has already been subject to a considerable amount of wear and tear.

He also doesn’t have breakaway speed. That doesn’t mean he can’t be a productive running back in the NFL, but in the film I watched I saw him get caught from behind multiple times. Everyone in the NFL is fast, and those speed discrepancies (or lack thereof) have a way of showing up more definitively in the pros than they sometimes do in college.

Sincere McCormick is also diminutive in stature. He might be a deceptively powerful back and have a sturdy lower half, but he is small at 5’9” 205, especially compared to a lot of the running backs in the NFL and the college backs he’s going to be evaluated against. A difference of 4 inches and 15 pounds might not seem like much, but Iowa State’s Breece Hall (6’1” 220) has very similar stats to Sincere McCormick, and he’s projected to go in the second round while McCormick projects to go in the fifth or sixth round. Teams worry about smaller running backs staying healthy while being constantly subjected to NFL tacklers 20 times per game.

McCormick will also be subject to some skepticism based on the skill level of the teams he’s played against. Yes, he might have put up gaudy numbers in his sophomore and junior seasons (at least 1,400 yards and 10 rushing touchdowns both years), but teams may ask, “Who’s he gaining his yardage against?” In those two years he had 150-yard rushing games against Texas State, UAB, Louisiana Tech, Southern Miss, North Texas, and UTEP.

Although he’s shown he can catch the ball out of the backfield, Sincere McCormick may need to work on his route running if he wants to be able to line up wide like some of the other versatile three-down running backs in the NFL. He wasn’t asked to do that much at UTSA and will have to hone that skill for it to be applicable at the next level. He’ll also have to prove he can pass block, which is something that may be harder for him than other backs due to his small size. McCormick is a physical player, so the desire and ability to pass block is likely there, he probably just needs some coaching and technical polish.

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