Underclassmen Declaring - 2024 Draft

Cowboysrock55 said:
What is he 5'8"? That doesn't bother me at all as long as he still weights 215 pounds or so. To me being short isn't a hinderance as a RB. Barry Sanders was 5'8", Emmitt was 5'9". He is thick, which is really the more important thing. I do wonder if he is really a low 4.4's guy like Walker for example though. I think he is quick, and powerful but I've seen some long runs that just don't look all that fast to me when he could be running away from defenders. I'll get to see him abuse Iowa in the Big Ten Championship soon enough though so maybe my opinion on his speed will change.

Regardless he is one of the RB's that I'm sort of keeping an eye on for Dallas. I'm not moving on to the draft yet but certainly RB is on my mind. I like Pollard but I don't love him. And with the franchise tag there is a good chance he is gone after this year. The RB class looks like another one where you won't see a guy in the first round. Hell I don't think Bruglar has a RB in his top 50 right now. But I'm also sure you'll see a glut of RBs packed in that 2-4th round range.
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I don't think RBs (in general) are worth 1st round picks, so none in the Top 50 is fine with me. I think there are a number of RBs in this draft who will be viable NFL starters (Henderson, Benson, Allen, Sanders, among others), so we should have an opportunity to find a good one in the 2nd or 3rd round.
 
Plan9Misfit said:
I agree. That said, Corum has been clocked in the 4.4s before, so we'll see.
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Yeah I'm going purely off the eye test. Break away speed isn't a deal breaker for me at RB. There have been plenty of great RBs in the NFL with 4.6 speed. I like Corum, I look forward to seeing him against Iowa.

And I'm also with you, I'm not looking at a RB in the first round anyway so the lack of a first round RB doesn't bother me. Round 2 through 4 is where I think you need to go hunting anyway. By round five guys seem to have big red flags but they exist there too. I think Henderson right now is probably the top RB but there are certainly other guys. I also am starting to feel like Dowdle is capable of being part of a 1/2 punch at RB.
 
Cowboysrock55 said:
Yeah I'm going purely off the eye test. Break away speed isn't a deal breaker for me at RB. There have been plenty of great RBs in the NFL with 4.6 speed. I like Corum, I look forward to seeing him against Iowa.

And I'm also with you, I'm not looking at a RB in the first round anyway so the lack of a first round RB doesn't bother me. Round 2 through 4 is where I think you need to go hunting anyway. By round five guys seem to have big red flags but they exist there too. I think Henderson right now is probably the top RB but there are certainly other guys. I also am starting to feel like Dowdle is capable of being part of a 1/2 punch at RB.
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Henderson may be the fastest of the top RBs this year. He reportedly ran in the high 4.3s, if that means anything.
 
Cowboysrock55 said:
Ohio State RBs kind of scare me but I think I would be game for Henderson.
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His injury history scares me. I’m actually a bigger fan of Trey Benson from Florida State. I like the way he plays, and feel that he’d be very productive in a WCO.
 
Frank Gore Jr. has played his final game with Southern Miss football. The Golden Eagles' star running back announced Saturday that he is forgoing his final season and declaring for the 2024 NFL Draft. Gore made the announcement on his social media accounts.
 
Caleb Williams is skipping the Holiday Bowl. That pretty much confirms that he’s coming out early.
 
Why didn't players do this back in the day? I remember Troy playing in the Cotton Bowl and some bullshit thing in Japan as well.
 
bbgun said:
Why didn't players do this back in the day? I remember Troy playing in the Cotton Bowl and some bullshit thing in Japan as well.
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Because they weren't giant Ps constantly worried about injury back then?
 
bbgun said:
Why didn't players do this back in the day? I remember Troy playing in the Cotton Bowl and some bullshit thing in Japan as well.
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The top rookie salaries weren't what they are today.
 
bbgun said:
Why didn't players do this back in the day? I remember Troy playing in the Cotton Bowl and some bullshit thing in Japan as well.
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You are old.

These kids are now getting paid out of fucking high school.

In a decade, it will make the whole process of scouting useless.

How the fuck can you research a player's history when he is moving around from year to year?

It literally is coming down to that. You have QBs sprinting into the portal and they have played for two teams in two seasons in their three years. What coaching did they get in that process? Probably not a lot.
 
Cowboysrock55 said:
You would think a great bowl game could help a guys stock pretty damn significantly. It's unfortunate that these guys are more worried about injury than playing football.
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Robinson is likely to be a top 10-15 pick as it is, so It's not like a bowl game is going to help his stock at this point. His workouts and the Combine might, but another game probably won't in his case.
 
Plan9Misfit said:
Robinson is likely to be a top 10-15 pick as it is, so It's not like a bowl game is going to help his stock at this point. His workouts and the Combine might, but another game probably won't in his case.
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Yeah I mean Bruglar has him going like 19th in his projections. In this case, his film isn't really that impressive. Had like 4 sacks. Personally I think a dominant bowl game could propel a guy like that into the top 10. But I could be wrong.
 
Cowboysrock55 said:
Yeah I mean Bruglar has him going like 19th in his projections. In this case, his film isn't really that impressive. Had like 4 sacks. Personally I think a dominant bowl game could propel a guy like that into the top 10. But I could be wrong.
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Parsons had 4 sacks his final season at Penn State.
 
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