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2011 Draft Scout: RB Rankings
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Rank |
Tier |
Player Name |
College |
Proj High |
Projected |
Proj Low |
Height |
Weight |
40 Time Range |
Hometown, State |
High School |
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Josh Adams  |
Wake Forest |
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5-11 |
175 |
4.61 - 4.82 |
Cary, NC |
Cary |
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At Louisville: Played in all 12 games... rushed for 696 yards and seven touchdowns on 146 attempts... also caught 21 passes for 153 yards and two touchdowns... set the school single-game rushing record in the second game of the season by erupting for 275 |
Anthony Allen |
Georgia Tech |
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6-1 |
228 |
4.46 - 4.67 |
Tampa, FL |
Jesiut |
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Alex Allen |
Akron |
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6-0 |
211 |
4.48 - 4.69 |
Youngstown, OH |
Ursuline |
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Led the Irish in rushing with 585 yards on 134 carries (4.4 avg) and added three TDs in a talented Notre Dame backfield ... ranked second on the team with 50 receptions and tallied 355 receiving yards and two TDs ... the 50 receptions rank second all-tim e |
Armando Allen  |
Notre Dame |
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5-08 |
199 |
4.49 - 4.70 |
Opa Locka, FL |
Hialeah-Miami Lakes |
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Marcel Archer |
Sacred Heart |
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5-10 |
204 |
4.54 - 4.75 |
Miami, FL |
St. Thomas Aquinas |
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Injury redshirt ... broke his leg in the first game of the season at Oregon State ... prior to the injury, he rushed four times for 16 yards… |
Matt Asiata |
Utah |
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5-11 |
229 |
4.67 - 4.88 |
West Valley City, UT |
Hunter |
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Put together fourth-best season ever by freshman running back, rushing for 672 yards and eight TDs ... Averaged 6.5 yards per carry for season, second-best average in school history ... Also had 14 catches for 153 yards and two touchdowns and a two-point |
Jeremy Avery  |
Boise State |
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5-08 |
181 |
4.30 - 4.51 |
Bellflower, CA |
Bellflower |
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Angelo Babbaro |
Villanova |
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5-08 |
195 |
4.33 - 4.54 |
Canfield, OH |
Canfield |
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Donald Babers |
Prairie View AM |
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5-10 |
190 |
4.60 - 4.81 |
Houston, TX |
Westfield |
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Daniel Barnes |
Clemson |
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5-09 |
190 |
4.62 - 4.83 |
Charleston, WV |
George Washington |
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Alex Barnett |
Samford |
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5-08 |
175 |
4.58 - 4.79 |
Niceville, FL |
Niceville |
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Took a redshirt while nursing an Achilles injury from the previous season … |
Baron Batch |
Texas Tech |
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5-10 |
207 |
4.40 - 4.61 |
Midland, TX |
Midland |
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Tyler Batts |
Gannon |
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5-09 |
170 |
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Homestead, PA |
Penn-Trafford |
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Made the move to running back and excelled on special teams ... Played in seven games on kickoff cover team and recorded three tackles ... Named the Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year… |
Damien Berry |
Miami |
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5-10 |
211 |
4.46 - 4.67 |
Belle Glade, FL |
Glades Central HS |
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Daniel Borne |
Alabama-Birmingham |
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5-09 |
200 |
4.31 - 4.52 |
Ellisville, MS |
Archbishop Shaw |
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Anthony Bowman |
Kent State |
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5-10 |
162 |
4.39 - 4.60 |
, |
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DeAngelo Branche |
Norfolk State |
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5-10 |
205 |
4.44 - 4.65 |
Norfolk, VA |
Maury |
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Justin Brooks |
Alabama-Birmingham |
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5-09 |
204 |
4.82 - 5.03 |
Dothan, AL |
Northview |
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Preston Brown |
Tennessee State |
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5-09 |
198 |
4.47 - 4.68 |
Knoxville, TN |
Antioch |
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R.J. Buckner |
Minnesota |
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5-10 |
201 |
4.58 - 4.79 |
Keller, TX |
Harvest Christian Academy |
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Redshirted after appearing in the first three games of the year ... rushed 14 times for 64 yards on the season while catching two passes for 18 yards… |
Donald Buckram |
Texas-El Paso |
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5-09 |
194 |
4.30 - 4.51 |
Copperas Cove, TX |
Copperas Cove |
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Trea Burgess |
Indiana |
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5-11 |
232 |
4.52 - 4.73 |
Jeffersonville, IN |
Jeffersonville |
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Nate Burney |
Akron |
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5-06 |
170 |
4.59 - 4.80 |
Youngstown, OH |
Cardinal Mooney |
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Chris Butler |
Southern Methodist |
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5-10 |
195 |
4.66 - 4.87 |
Brusly, TX |
Brusly |
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Keith Carlos |
Purdue |
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6-1 |
205 |
4.35 - 4.56 |
Bridgeport, CT |
Central |
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Redshirted...Dislocated his hip during Spring practice and missed the 2007 season… |
Delone Carter |
Syracuse |
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5-09 |
222 |
4.36 - 4.57 |
Copley, OH |
Copley Senior |
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Played in all 13 games, starting one ... second on the team with 195 carries for 884 yards and nine touchdowns ... rushing total was fourth-best by a freshman in school history ... ranked seventh in the Big Ten with 884 rushing yards and sixth in confere n |
John Clay  |
Wisconsin |
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6-0 |
230 |
4.64 - 4.85 |
Racine, WI |
Park |
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Myke Compton |
Louisiana Tech |
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5-07 |
203 |
4.71 - 4.92 |
Idabel, OK |
Tucker |
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Named team's Most Versatile Player at the 2008 UM awards banquet ... Led the team in rushing for the second straight season with 841 yards and a 4.9-yard average per carry ... Also caught 29 passes for 113 yards (3.9 average)...Led the team with six touc h |
Graig Cooper |
Miami |
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5-10 |
205 |
4.50 - 4.71 |
Memphis, TN |
Melrose |
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Jocques Crawford |
Tennessee Tech |
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5-11 |
238 |
4.69 - 4.90 |
Memphis, TN |
Cordova |
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Dominic DAndrea |
Capital |
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6-1 |
205 |
4.65 - 4.86 |
Reynoldsburg, OH |
Bishop Hartley |
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Played in nine games and had one start ... Was the team's third-leading rusher with 192 yards ... Played 140 total snaps with a season-best 44 at FIU ... Earned six winning grades from the coaches ... Started as a wide receiver against Troy in the season |
Dwight Dasher |
Middle Tennessee |
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5-09 |
208 |
4.54 - 4.75 |
Folkston, GA |
Charlton Co. |
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Vince Davidson |
Ohio |
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5-10 |
190 |
4.55 - 4.76 |
Dayton, NJ |
South Brunswick |
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Connell Davis |
Texas AM-Kingsville |
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6-2 |
209 |
4.52 - 4.73 |
Portland, TX |
Gregory-Portland |
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Trevar Deed |
Delta State |
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5-10 |
203 |
4.60 - 4.81 |
Phoenix, AZ |
Camelback |
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Played all 13 games and started 12 … BIG EAST All-Conference second team … Phil Steele’s BIG EAST second team … saw action on more than 675 plays, including a season-high 71 against Cincinnati … used in 50 or more plays 11 times … team-leading rusher, re g |
Noel Devine |
West Virginia |
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5-07 |
179 |
4.33 - 4.54 |
Fort Myers, FL |
North Fort Myers |
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Chizzy Dimude |
Hawaii |
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5-09 |
198 |
4.41 - 4.62 |
Hayward, CA |
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Blayne Donnell |
Louisville |
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5-08 |
196 |
4.73 - 4.94 |
Louisville, KY |
Trinity |
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Played in all 13 games and started the final six of the season at tailback ... Led the Tar Heels in rushing with 866 yards and three touchdowns on 198 carries ... Draughn ranked sixth in the ACC in rushing with 66.6 yards per game ... Averaged 4.4 yards p |
Shaun Draughn |
North Carolina |
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5-11 |
213 |
4.52 - 4.73 |
Tarboro, NC |
Tarrboro |
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Fractured his right scapula (shoulder blade) at Virginia and missed the remainder of the season ... Had been a consistent receiving threat out of the backfield up to that point ... Moved from tailback to fullback for 2008 season ... Caught seven passes f o |
Anthony Elzy |
North Carolina |
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5-09 |
209 |
4.60 - 4.81 |
Warren, OH |
John F. Kennedy |
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Chris Evans |
Samford |
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6-0 |
212 |
4.60 - 4.81 |
Alexandria, AL |
Alexandria |
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Darren Evans |
Virginia Tech |
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6-0 |
227 |
4.46 - 4.67 |
Indianapolis, IN |
Warren Central |
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Third on team in rushing (448 yds) and third in scoring (42 pts) ... Led team in kickoff returns (399 yds) and is second in all-purpose yards (1,023) ... Caught at least one pass in eight straight games … |
Mario Fannin |
Auburn |
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5-10 |
231 |
4.27 - 4.48 |
Hampton, GA |
Lovejoy |
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Jay Finley |
Baylor |
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5-11 |
203 |
4.41 - 4.62 |
Corsicana, TX |
Corsicana |
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Andre Flowers |
Kent State |
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5-11 |
218 |
4.53 - 4.74 |
Ridgely, TN |
Dyer County |
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V.J. Floyd |
Southern Miss |
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5-09 |
209 |
4.49 - 4.70 |
Orlando, FL |
Bishop Moore Catholic |
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Started USC's first 2 games and appeared in the third game of 2007 before suffering a strained abdomen prior to the Washington game and having season-ending surgery. Because of the early injury, he was allowed to redshirt the 2007 season...appearing in 3 |
C.J. Gable |
Southern California |
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5-11 |
212 |
4.48 - 4.69 |
Sylmar, CA |
Sylmar |
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Darrius Gates |
Indiana State |
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5-09 |
190 |
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Country ClubHills, IL |
Hillcrest |
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Willie Geter |
Bowling Green |
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5-07 |
177 |
4.46 - 4.67 |
Miami, FL |
Monsignor Pace |
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John Goebel |
Cincinnati |
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6-1 |
210 |
4.38 - 4.59 |
Milford, MI |
Brother Rice |
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