Getting things done early this year for a couple of reasons ... first? My time management has reached almost "competent adult" levels. Second? The chatter as we get closer to the draft might have an effect on me and there's simply no new info that will be coming out this month. Third? These tend to get lost the week of the draft. I'll still do my "Top 2 rounds" draft week.
This is a great year for the position. A pundit said he found 15 starters in this class ... and I would have to agree. I believe given that Akers is an RFA and might be tender about his role that we should wait until the 4th-5th to draft someone. Given how tight and deep the class is, we can either pounce on our favorite guy in the 4th or wait for the draft to come to us in the 5th.
I'm trying to be more stringent on my grades, but guys will generally be rated higher by me than others because I imagine them in their best fit.
I'll italicize my favorites and guys that will likely be around lower than I have them graded.
2023 RB
Top 10TEX 5 tfRB Bijan Robinson 6-0 222 (15th overall, #3 R
So. 1st round 2023
Jr.
10-20UCLA 24 RB Charbonnet 6-1 220 Sr. (Mich trans)
20-40ALA 1 RB Jahmyr Gibbs 5-11 200 Jr. (GT trans) beast … great receiver
40-64TaandM 6 RB Achane 5-9 185 FR
So.
195 Jr. just can't count him out with his feet
PITT 2 RB Izzy Abanikanda 5-11 215 So. KOR TD speed
Jr. 4.37 40
TUL 22 RB Tyjae Spears 5-10 195 rsfr could add 15 lbs easy
So. 1000
204 Jr. 1000 yards amazing vision and cut backs … great person and teammate
TCU 33 RB Kendre Miller 6-0 214 So.
220 Jr. 7.4 ypc over career 650 squat3-4ILL 2 RB Chase Brown 5-10 195 So. Really strong exceedingly fast
205 Jr.
Sr. leads nation
AUB 4 tfRB Tank Bibsgy 6-0 204 FR
So. beeeeeeast
213 Jr.
TEX 2 RB Roschon Johnson 6-2 227 FR ex QB ++
So.
Jr. ummm … I'll take the battering ram.
Sr.
KY 24 RB Chris Rodriguez 5-11 224 Fr
So.
Jr.UGA 6 RB McIntosh 6-1 210 So.
Jr.
Sr.
NORTH 26 RB Evan Hull 5-11 215 Sr.
UAB 22 RB Dewayne McBride 5-11 220 FR $$ watch Mr. Football Tennessee
215 So. Generates more power than any other player (strength coach)5-6LOU 7 RB Tiyon Evans 5-10 225 Jr. (Ten trans)TUL 8 RB Deneric Prince 6-1 215 So. (AM trans)
Jr. feisty breaks tackles … fast 4.45 speedOK 0 RB Eric Gray 5-9 206 Jr. (Ten trans) $$
+1 he cuts really hard … like him mid rounds.
Kst 22 RB Deuce Vaughn 5-5 168 FR
So. Sproles … maybe better.
176 Jr. AA (all purpose)
SYR 34 rsFR Shawn Tucker 5-10 210 $$ strong with great feet
205 Jr. optout
UTAH 9 RB Tavian Thomas 6-2 221 So. $$ was sleeping in his car, 21 TD 3rd in nation
238? wow Jr. watch
OLE MISS 6 RB Zach Evans 5-11 215 Jr ($TCU trans)
APP ST 6 RB Camerun Peoples 6-2 210 So. kind of a beast
220 Jr. watch him
Sr.FVSU RB Emanuel Wilson 5-10 226 34.5 v 1.58 spl 4.57 40ECU 2 RB Keaton Mitchell 5-9 181 FR
So. He is really fast. KR
Jr. 1300 yds 7.4 per
7-UDFAAzst 1 RB Valladay 6-0 200 Sr.
Vst. 9 RB Darius Hagans 5-11 205 Sr. 4.48/1.51 36.5 10-3
TCU 3 RB Demercado 5-11 207 Jr.
213 Sr. everyone else is injured except him
210 5th
BYU 2 RB Chris Brooks 6-1 230 Sr. watch late (Cal trans) 4.58 37 vertUCONN 30 RB Robert Burns 5-11 220 Sr.
bursty KOR 5th leg drive 4.66 36 v 10-8 b 6.99 3 cone
USC Travis Dye 5-11 200 Sr. Here due to injury...MARSH 8 RB Khalan Laborn 5-8 204 6th year 5 star great story 4.52 40 23 reps 7.08 3 cone 38.5 V 1.56 spl
MINN 24 RB Ibrahim 5-8 205 Fr
224 So.
210 lost weight Jr.
204 Sr.
USC 6 RB Austin Jones 5-10 195 Sr. (Stan trans)
WY 2 RB Swen 5-11 198 FR
So.
Rs So. Speed and power
rsJr.
UW 21 RB Taulapapa 5-11 206 Sr. (UVA trans) strong, typewriter feet, UDFA
Ttech 4 RB Soroderick Thompson 6-0 210 FR
So.
Jr.
220 Sr.
Vtech 0 RB Jaelen Holston 5-11 216 FR ++
219 So.
215 Jr. really strong
Sr.
5thGtech 3 RB Hassan Hall 6-0 196 Sr.
NEV 35 RB Toa Taua 5-8 205 FR
So.
Jr.
218 Sr.
UCF 5 RB Isaiah Bowser 6-1 225 Sr. coming back?(NW trans)
5th AllC
FRES 22 RB Mims 5-11 192 FR
So.
203 Jr.
Sr.
5th
Shepherd 30 RB Ronnie Brown 5-11 187
SC 8 RB Christian Beals Smith 5-9 205 Sr. 4.63
MON RB Owen Wright 5-9 214 4.61/1.59 16 reps
CINCI 10 tfRB Charles McClelland 5-11 188 FR
Jr.
193 RsJr.
200 5th
TUL 24 RB Stephen Anderson 3rd 6-2 269 … yes, 269.
Questions and comments welcome ... defense is next week.