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RB Lorenzo Taliaferro, Coastal Carolina -- Watching Taliaferro (pronounced "tala-ferro") is like watching two different RBs. On some plays, he is an untackle-able force (6'0", 229 lbs) that drives his legs through defenders. Other plays, he's a total wet noodle. That discrepancy can be linked to a single, critical factor: his get-off is really sorry. He timed in the low 1.6s in his 10 yard split at the Combine, but he looks like he's in the 1.7s on the field. His starting speed is downright sorry, but his eventually speed/power ratio goes up the longer he's able to run without defenders stacking him up. Taliaferro, as a result, will require a good OL for him to make any noise whatsoever in the NFL. He ran in the 4.5s at the Combine, but this guy is purely a between-the-tackles guy. He has good hands in the receiving game, but he's not a sharp route-runner at all. The Chanticleers also never (read: never) asked him to stay into block, either, which is something he'll have to learn from scratch in the NFL. I think Taliaferro's an UDFA with promise, but I wouldn't spend a pick on him with his limitations.
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