Deon Silas
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Didn't want to be the first to say TD because it puts him in high company, but I agree. His size and the way he changes direction remind me of Troy.
He is going to be good, maybe a bit faster the TD. Hoping he turns into our Barry Sanders lite.
What really set Troy apart was his balance coupled with strength. He took so many hits that simply bounced him laterally but he never stopped churning the legs so he continued forward. One defender compared tackling him to trying to tackle a cube.
He wears 90 on PAT/FG unit, probably because he's on the end of the line in what would otherwise be an eligible receiver position. When he plays a regular OL spot, he's in 76.
He's built like Alex Leatherwood in the frame of Kevin Hart. And has the elusiveness of Shaky Smithson and speed of Jaquizz Rodgers.
That's cool, I only know of one of the four guys, not the football player.
Alex Leatherwood is a tank OL who played for Bama, now the raiders. Guy is built like a brick house.
Shaky Smithson, well, if you remember being blown out by Utah back in the day, you'd know him (also, go special teams, yay!)
Jaquizz Rodgers... Oregon State turned pro. Really fast small back.
Have not read the rest of the thread yet, but just wanted to chime in with: Maurice Jones-Drew
I was at the Missouri game when Troy set the school record for yards in a game with 378. I think he had like 150 in the 4th. It was insane. Some students had a “yard o meter” sign that kept track of his season totals in real time. He went into the game a little over six hundred and cracked 1,000 during the game everyone was like holy ****. Anyway old man memories. Anyone want to hear about Todd Doxzen?
One of the historic moments that I actually got to see in person (along with Seneca's Run). I was in the SW corner when he broke his last long TD run
Yes. Look like he had been waiting all season to get his chance. He is going to have to watch his anger, tho. Came up with a headbutt and a punch jab on an ordinary shove outta bounds. Surprised he wasn't flagged.
Eli Sanders has similar high school track numbers to Kene.. He is quick
Silas' Hudl profile shows a 4.56 forty. Mid 4.5's to low 4.6 speed sounds about right
We have a 2022 commit, Quaron Adams who will play slot/scat back that is faster than Kene and Eli Sanders
Quaron Adams on Hudl
Watch Quaron Adams's videos and highlights on Hudl. More info: Chandler High School - Boys Freshman Football / RB, WR / Class of 2022 / Chandler, AZ
Brock, Sanders, Silas, Adams and Xavier Townsend will be the backs in '22.
Despite all of his break away runs, TD didn't have blazing speed. He did however go to top speed after a cut super quickly. I remember seeing him in those gigantic shoulder pads, bouncing off would be tacklers and staying upright like the old "Weebles wobble but they don't fall down" commercials.
This is the one who I’ve gotten twice that I really think is the one. There’s plenty of fun sized running backs who came to mind but I was trying to think of one with that bowling ball physique and MJD seems like the best fit to me
Ya know the one time we gave Bo Williams the ball, he was pretty good. I think it was when we were down about a hundred to Baylor and he busted off a big run. I guess he wasn't so good at learning the playbook, but he was better than anything else we could put out there at the time in my opinion even considering that.
