THE 2019 RUNNING BACK CLASS COULD BE ONE AND DONE IN ROUND ONE
Despite teams like Kansas City, Oakland, Philadelphia and Tampa Bay obviously needing a massive upgrade at running back, the consensus around the league indicates that all will take a "wait and see" approach on draft day. The only running back considered worthy of late Round One consideration is little-uses Alabama's Josh Jacobs. Still the draft's second day should see Jacobs' teammate, Damien Harris, Penn State's Miles Sanders and Iowa State's David Montgomery come off the board. Here is the Scout's Honor take on the 2019 running back class.
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NFL Draft Overview - Running Backs
Paul Crane and scout Dave-Te' Thomas look at the running backs in this year's NFL draft. While there may only be one RB taken in Rd 1, there are several who should have solid careers. From Josh Jacobs and Damien Harris at Alabama through the Day 3 finds and one super sleeper, get insight on the top RBs and teams showing interest in each.
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If none are in the draft....DG becomes a trend setter ...lol.
The big problem is his ankle. The cartilage is pretty well shot & this could be a lingering issue with his cutting ability out of the backfield. He still has a good straight-line burst, making some teams look at him as a third down option in passing situations.
As for Holland, kickoff returns alone should get him into camp, but he might not leave the state as the Falcons. Don't laugh, but his HS career #s at a DB has ATL looking at possibly returning him to the defensive backfield. He never had a season like his HS career (12.9 yards per run), but on a 53-man, his ST skills will get him notice, just not as a draftee unless real late RD 7
Good eye brutha!
PITt & KC have had private workouts & both gave him a mid round grade.
Thanks for the heads up on Ty Johnson. I’ll take all the help I can get in the ultra competitive work fantasy football league I am in.
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I know buddy, but very few have that IT guy. Most scouts love Jacobs, I like him, but I'm more so thinking Miles Sanders will emerge from all here as the top back, followed by Montgomery. My sleeper, Ty Johnson, will likely go the Phil Lindsay route, so if you play Fantasy FB, stash him if he makes a team. 200-plus pounds, sub 4.4 speed & 39.51 yards per TD (17) run. Also has a pair of 100-Yd Td runs on KOs.
Thanks for the heads up on Ty Johnson. I’ll take all the help I can get in the ultra competitive work fantasy football league I am in.
Johnson has appeared in 46 games at Maryland, starting 28 of his appearances. He generated 2,635 yards with seventeen touchdowns on 348 carries, averages of 7.57 yards per attempt and 57.28 yards per game (75.16 yard-average as a starter). He caught 29 passes for 318 yards (10.97 ypc) and two scores, tallying 126 points in four seasons.
The senior returned 48 kickoffs for 1,194 yards (24.88 avg) and two touchdowns, adding 49 yards on four punt returns (12.25 avg). For the special team coverage units, he registered six tackles (3 solos) that included two stops for losses totaling nine yards, as he also blocked one kick.
Johnson NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Career-Record Watch...In college football's modern era,
Johnson's average touchdown distance of 39.35 yards as a ball carrier (seventeen touchdowns for 669 yards) is the NCAA career-record at all levels.
His total touchdowns average distance of 44.71 yards (21 touchdowns for 939 yards; 17 rushing, two receiving, two kickoffs) is also the NCAA's all-time record.
Johnson's average of 7.57 yards per rushing attempt ranks (minimum 250 attempts) ranks seventh in FBS annals. Darrell Henderson of Memphis holds the top spot with an 8.23-yard average (431 carries for 3,545 yards; 2016-18), followed by Houston's Chuck Weatherspoon (395 carries for 3,247 yards; 8.22-yard average; 1987-90), Travis Etienne of Clemson (7.80 ypc; 311 tries for 2,425 yards; 2017-18), Melvin Gordon of Wisconsin (631 attempts for 4,915 yards; 2011-14), who set the Big Ten Conference all-time record with a 7.79-yard average, followed by Marshall's Devon Johnson (7.78-yard average on 305 attempts for 2,373 yards; 2012-17) and Felix Jones of Arkansas (7.66-yard average on 386 runs for 2,956 yards; 2005-07). The pre-modern era record was 8.26-yards per carry by Army Hall of Fame standout Glenn Davis (358 attempts for 2,957 yards; 1943-46).
Johnson NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Season-Record Watch...In college football's modern era (minimum 100 attempts), Johnson holds the fifth spot with an average gain of 9.13 yards in 2016. The leader is Chuck Weatherspoon, as the Houston talent averaged 9.63 yards on 119 chances for 1,146 yards in 1989. He is followed by Leon Burton of Arizona State (9.62-yard average on a total of 1,126 yards through 117 carries in 1957), Jhurell Pressley of New Mexico (9.50-yard average on 114 tries for 1,083 yards in 2014) and Khalil Tate of Arizona (153 runs for 1,411 yards and a 9.22-yard average in 2017).