If they list him at 5'8" he is probably 5'6". For what it's worth I've only seen one RB under 5'9" ever do anything in the pros. It isn't all strength either. I've seen your guy get flattened twice today before he could even get started. Those big NFL DL throw the little guys around like rag dolls. Sproles is quick as a cat but would lose some of that if he were 4 or 5 inches taller. Thurman Thomas kept B. Sanders on the bench till he graduated. Sanders also didn't start till his senior year in high school. He is truly an exception.
|