Ravens rookie RB JK Dobbins isn’t taking the patient approach or planning to ride the bench

The transition from the collegiate level to the pros can be difficult for a lot of first-year players. The 2020 draft class faces a challenge unlike any the league has ever witnessed in its 101-year existence after having the back half of the pre-draft process, the draft itself, and the entire offseason program forced to be conducted virtually from their remote respective locations.

However, despite the unprecedented adversity, Baltimore Ravens running back J.K. Dobbins isn’t looking to take the patient approach to his rookie season. The team selected him in the second round back in April out of Ohio State where he hit the ground running for the Buckeyes as a freshman and churned out three straight seasons of over 1,000 yards rushing, including a staggering career-high 2,006 yards as a junior.

“I don’t know how patient I can be,” said Dobbins “My thing is, I’m just going to try to work hard. I’m going to try to play, I’m going to try to get on the field someway somehow. My goal ain’t to be patient. I was not taught that in college.”

Dobbins said that his coaches in Columbus with Buckeyes told him to never be patient and seize every opportunity that came his way and that’s exactly what he did during his three years at Ohio State. He wants to help the Ravens reach their ultimate goal this season and doesn’t intend on doing that by spending too much time on the sideline.

“I’m not saying that I’m going to start but I feel like if I work hard enough and show the coaches, I can play at this level then I’ll be in the field. My goal is to help the team win a Superbowl not sitting on the bench.”

The Ravens had the most dominant and potent rushing attack in the history of the league last season. Under Offensive Coordinator Greg Roman, Baltimore’s ground game, produced a pair of 1,000-yard rushers, averaged 206 yards per game, and shattered the single-season record that stood for over four decades by totaling 3,296 yards in 16 regular-season games.

Their scheme is one of the more complex in the league that requires disciplined execution of blocking assignments by the offensive line and tight ends and mastery of the mesh point between quarterback Lamar Jackson and the running backs when they run read option and zone-read plays. After playing in a pro-style system in college for three years, Dobbins isn’t intimidated by the complexity of learning and executing the Ravens’ scheme.

“It’s complex, but that’s what makes it so good,” Dobbins said. “Ohio State was pretty complex, too. It’s a smooth transition for me. I just have to keep learning it inside and out so I can be successful. It’s very complex, No. 1 in the league last year. I’m just trying to make it stay at No. 1.”

Dobbins is joining arguably the best backfield in the league that was already loaded with top-end talent from three-time Pro Bowler Mark Ingram, back to back 700-plus yard rusher Gus ‘The Bus’ Edwards and change of pace back Justice Hill who flashed in limited opportunities as a rookie last year.

Dobbins has the dynamic skillet, intangibles, and mindset to be an All-Pro and looks to be the future of Baltimore’s backfield. As for the present, he’ll be doing his best to earn his stripes and carve out a role in the offense as the Ravens look to run their way to a Lombardi trophy in 2020.

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