Tag Archives: NFL

Good size. Positives: Slashing style. Runs with knees high and good body lean. Good inside cutback vision and quickness. Fair hands catcher. Adequate change-of-direction skills. Falls forward for extra yards. Negatives: Below-average speed. Projection: Undrafted. I need to see more of … Continue reading →

Eagles, UDFA. Stanford: On early NFLPA Bowl roster, but not later one. 49ers have shown interest. Positives: Slashing runner with one-cut style. Average speed. Above-average power. Effective in short yardage. Also makes good special teams decisions. Good hands. Negatives: Long … Continue reading →

Below-average size. Positives: Good acceleration. Average change-of-direction skills. Keeps legs going to fight for yards. Above-average vision. Nice jump cut and has quick feet to find hole. Negatives: Suspect pass protection skills — lunges to block and gets caught out … Continue reading →

Adequate height, slightly below-average bulk. Positives: Gets low in short yardage. Patient runner who allows blocks to develop. 3 TDs in ACC championship. Keeps legs moving after contact. Adequate burst. Above-average hands and can extend. Very good effort for errant … Continue reading →

Bears, UDFA. Wyo.: Good height, but below-average bulk. Junior who declared for 2012 draft. Positives: Above-average burst and speed. Nifty spin move. Patient. Good balance after contact. Willing run blocker. Negatives: Average hands at best. Projection: Enters a depth chart … Continue reading →

Bears and Buccaneers, UDFA (Tryout). Toledo: Positives: One-cut and go runner. Very good speed and burst. Tough after contact. Quick feet. Has the quickness and vision to bounce from inside to outside.  Good leverage in short yardage. Pops back defenders … Continue reading →

Updated 4/30/2012 I think the 2012 class for RBs is fairly talented at the top — with Trent Richardson, one of the best RBs to come out of college in several years, being the obvious front-runner. But the top four … Continue reading →

Slightly below-average size. Positives: Adequate upper-body strength. Negatives: Tore ACL/MCL and missed rest of 2011 season. Projection: Because he was injured much of 2011, I haven’t seen enough of him.

Packers, UDFA. S. Cal.: Above-average size. Average hand size. Son of former 49ers RB Wendell Tyler. Positives: Good balance after contact. Sets up blockers well. Fair hands. Adequate upper-body strength. Negatives: Below-average speed and burst. Below-average routes and hands. Has … Continue reading →

Seahawks, 4th round. Utah St.: Junior who has declared for 2012 draft.  Good size. Above-average hand size. Positives: Good burst and power. Good speed for the size. Runs hard and is always moving forward after contact. Adequate vision. Often used … Continue reading →