Possible NFL prospect back playing for ACU tonight

[JohnStOnge]

Wrote about him in the Southland/Sun Belt thread but doing this one in case anybody would be interested in taking a look. While I got it from Wikipedia so maybe you'd want to look it up and confirm he was rated the 4th best running back prospect in the country by Rivals and the 5th best by Scout coming out of high school.

He went to Oklahoma State and, though he only rushed for 242 yards as a freshman, he averaged 7.8 yards per carry. He had an 81 yard TD run that was the longest offensive play in the Big 12 during 2011.

He got in trouble for allegedly stealing $700 from a team mate. Kicked off the team then was charged with two felony counts of forgery. I think it was a credit card thing.

Went to Lamar and, according to Zem on the McNeese board, showed up out of shape. Quit after 7 games and tweeted something like, "If I ain't startin', I'm departin'". He finished as the second leading rusher on the team but wasn't starting so away he went.

As a junior at Ablilene High he rushed for 2,352 yards. Injuries limited his senior season but he was still a top five running back five star recruit.

He's listed at 5'9", 210 pounds so you can imagine he's pretty thick yet he's fast enough to turn in the longest play in the Big 12 in 2011. He's back home in Ablilene now so if he's serious, in shape, and ready to play you could be watching an emerging big time star in FCS tonight if you watch the game.

[slulionsfan]

We faced him two years ago when he was at Lamar. He had 10 carries for 36 yards and 2 receptions for 25 yards. Like most running backs, he was limited by what was around him, and didn't strike me as having special ability. Maybe the change of scenery and fresh start will allow him to flash more.

[JohnStOnge]

We faced him two years ago when he was at Lamar. He had 10 carries for 36 yards and 2 receptions for 25 yards. Like most running backs, he was limited by what was around him, and didn't strike me as having special ability. Maybe the change of scenery and fresh start will allow him to flash more.

Zem wrote he went to Lamar out of shape. Kind of calls what happened when Cecil Collins transferred to McNeese. Anybody who saw him play for LSU knows he was physically a top notch back. But he showed up at McNeese out of shape and was not able to win the #1 tailback spot before getting in more trouble and getting kicked off the team. I remember seeing him get into an open field one on one with a small DII defensive back in McNeese's opening game and seeing the little defensive back just stoned him. Dropped him right back on his butt.

Anyway we'll see if this guy shows up in shape and ready to play.