(10-09-2023, 03:15 PM)ClemsonOrangeJaguar Wrote: Rereading this thread is interesting, lot of great takes throughout. After watching every carry of his at Clemson, the biggest thing draft evaluators and NFL fans overlooked was his ability to bounce off and break tackles. His SO year and JR year at Clemson he led the entire country in broken tackles per attempt and yards after contact per carry both seasons. He wasn't 1st as a FR but still one of the top in the country. Not sure how his SR year went based on those metrics. I'm linking an article that talked about this prior to his campaign. I read he broke 10 tackles on Sunday. Prior to last weekend he was listed as one of the leaders in the entire NFL in that category, he might be first now. 

His contact balance is the best I've ever seen in a RB at the college level. Dabo said the same exact thing when he arrived on campus. How he can break so many tackles at his size defies physics. Combine that with his top tier acceleration he was probably my favorite player to watch ever at Clemson alongside CJ Spiller.

Regarding his speed, I see people mentioned he "only ran a 4.41." I would like to point out he was a definitely a 4.3 guy at Clemson, based off track times in HS (10.5), how fast he looked, and according to coaches who track times while he was in college. This is also backed by him beating Isaiah Simmons twice in head to head races who ran 4.39 at the Combine. He didn't run in the 4.3s at his pro day because of the weight gain to 215 pounds. He played at 184 (as a Fr) to 209 pounds at his heaviest. He added weight as that size won't cut it in the NFL for long. I would argue the small step lost in speed was worth the additional pounds to preserve his body. Go back and watch his FR HLs at Clemson when he was 25 pounds lighter and he could absolutely fly.

Hopefully the Jags keep investing in the OL. I feel like watching the Jags compared to other teams he doesn't have the run blocking most other teams have. Maybe that is wrong based on statistics though as I have not looked into it.
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