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re: Class of 2015 Recruiting MEGATHREAD - Twilight Edition
Posted on 1/27/15 at 10:34 am to TideSaint
Posted on 1/27/15 at 10:34 am to TideSaint
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7. 5-star Daron Payne
Height/Weight: 6’2”, 325 lbs
High School: Shades Valley High, Birmingham, Ala.
247 Ranking: No. 7 DT/No. 29 Overall
Bleacher Report Score: 92/100
Committed to Alabama on Jan. 2, 2015
Daron Payne was another player whose recruitment came down to in-state rivals Alabama and Auburn.
Payne committed to the Tide during the Under Armour All-America Game, but he hasn’t ruled out taking another visit to Auburn before signing day.
Bleacher Report Analysis
Payne’s game is all about strength and power. I saw him at the Birmingham Nike camp last spring, and he put on a show in one-on-one drills, where multiple linemen ended up on their rear ends after trying to slow him down. He’s an ideal fit as a run-stuffing nose in a 3-4 scheme.
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Posted on 1/27/15 at 10:43 am to TideSaint
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Officially, Ohio State won college football's national title in 2014. Unofficially, the real champion was speed.
When the Buckeyes ran past Alabama in the Sugar Bowl semifinal game, their team speed helped dispel the myth that quickness can only be found in the SEC. And when they raced by Oregon, one of the most notorious speed-fueled teams, it was as much because of swiftness as it was scheme and strength.
You can't teach speed, but you can coach it into a spot on a football team where it provides the most bang for the blaze.
Every college team has fast players, but the ones who are able to convert this speed into tangible results are truly the fastest ones. Many of the game's fastest are either current or former track stars, ones who have found a way to maximize this velocity.
It's not just about getting from one end of the field to the other in the least amount of time, but also being able to elude and break free of others or to have the ability to close the distance when chasing someone down.
Who are the fastest players in college football? Taking into account their charted sprint times and their on-field performances, we've ranked the 25 best.
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