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STRENGTHS:
● Natural feel for manipulating space and yard creation
● Ranked top five among FBS running backs in 2024 with 19 plays of 20 yards or more
● Light-footed in his moves, both linearly and laterally
● Accelerates in a blink to quickly eat up grass and outleverage pursuit
● Does a great job keeping his feet underneath him to establish balance at contact
● Not a powerful ball carrier, but he runs with purpose and fight to spin out of tackles
● Former wide receiver and will make an impact beyond the screen game (great feel for the scramble drill)
● Tracks ball well with quick hands/eyes to pull in throws away from his frame
● Brings value as kickoff return man (24.4 yards per attempt over his college career, including a 98-yard touchdown)
● His 18 total touchdowns in 2024 ranked top 12 in the FBS
● Durable and didn't appear to wear down late in games or the season (Mario Cristobal: "He's like a piece of iron. He can go forever.")
● One of only eight FBS players to average more than than 140 all-purpose yards per game in 2024 (141.2)
WEAKNESSES:
● Narrowly built and lacks ideal body mass for the position
● Inconsistent patient and tempo within the play design — lack of experience at the position is often clear
● Revved-up runner and will outrun his blocks
● Too much trust in his speed leads to excessive east-west moves at line
● Unproven as a punt returner
● Benched for first half vs. Stanford (Oct. 2024) for missing classes and team meetings (Lashlee: "He's a great kid. We love him to death. But we
value our culture.")
● Fumbled twice on BYU tape — NFL scouts say he will get down on himself following on-field mistakes and needs to develop a shorter memory
● Gets low and gives up his body as a blocker but angles and technique are underdeveloped
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just read the bolded and just got excited