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The thing that impressed me about A.G. Was not only his speed, but his lateral movement. He made people miss. Hopefully he is just as fast, but has put on some weight.

(08-06-2013 12:34 PM)Blazer85 Wrote:  Looks like a shifty runner with deceptive speed. Looks like he could compete for time on special teams returning the ball.

He appeared on those videos to have good speed, shifting on the fly power and the ability to break the usual "arm tackle". Only those DBs who hit him squarely and wrapped up were rather consistently able to bring him down. He appears to be a RB who, when given the smallest crease, can easily run away from the defense. As is often said "You can't teach speed".

If he has 4 years, I would expect him to be red-shirted to gain weight and height.

(08-08-2013 03:32 PM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote:  

(08-06-2013 12:34 PM)Blazer85 Wrote:  Looks like a shifty runner with deceptive speed. Looks like he could compete for time on special teams returning the ball.

He appeared on those videos to have good speed, shifting on the fly power and the ability to break the usual "arm tackle". Only those DBs who hit him squarely and wrapped up were rather consistently able to bring him down. He appears to be a RB who, when given the smallest crease, can easily run away from the defense. As is often said "You can't teach speed".

If he has 4 years, I would expect him to be red-shirted to gain weight and height.

Not sure about the height part...

(08-08-2013 04:14 PM)WesternBlazer Wrote:  

(08-08-2013 03:32 PM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote:  

(08-06-2013 12:34 PM)Blazer85 Wrote:  Looks like a shifty runner with deceptive speed. Looks like he could compete for time on special teams returning the ball.

He appeared on those videos to have good speed, shifting on the fly power and the ability to break the usual "arm tackle". Only those DBs who hit him squarely and wrapped up were rather consistently able to bring him down. He appears to be a RB who, when given the smallest crease, can easily run away from the defense. As is often said "You can't teach speed".

If he has 4 years, I would expect him to be red-shirted to gain weight and height.

Not sure about the height part...

The height part would depend upon his family's height pattern. Some guys grow more late, some grow more early. My youngest son was about that size at 18 but hit a "growth spurt" about 20 and is now over 6'. It's not something we would know, but I'm sure the coaches have looked at his older siblings , parents & grandparents. (My son's maternal grandfather was 6' 10").

Height isn't his problem.