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Posted on 12/27/14 at 3:24 pm
Posted on 12/27/14 at 3:24 pm
I think yeldon may stay. Me and my dad were talking about it earlier and how deep this RB class is. Melvin Gordon, Todd Gurley, Tevin Coleman, Duke Johnson, Jeremy Langford, Mike Davis. I think yeldon could be the 3rd back taken behind Gordon and Gurley but it's still no guarantee. Next season I think he would go first round number 1 RB. I get the short career life for a RB but it just makes more sense for him to stay.
Posted on 12/27/14 at 3:24 pm to Recruitingjunkie
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Next season I think he would go first round
No.
Posted on 12/27/14 at 3:32 pm to Recruitingjunkie
I appreciate him as a great tider but it is time for him to go ahead and start his nfl career.
Next year will be glorious with Drake being the most explosive rb in the country. Henry will do damage and jones is a fire cracker. You also know that scarbrough will have a big role.
Next year will be glorious with Drake being the most explosive rb in the country. Henry will do damage and jones is a fire cracker. You also know that scarbrough will have a big role.
Posted on 12/27/14 at 3:45 pm to Recruitingjunkie
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Next season I think he would go first round
Posted on 12/27/14 at 3:53 pm to Recruitingjunkie
As much as he has been hurt this year, I highly doubt he would put his body through another year of doing it for free.
Posted on 12/27/14 at 3:53 pm to Recruitingjunkie
Can I ask a question that's been nagging at me and trust y'all will know I'm not trolling?
Do any of y'all have trouble envisioning Yeldon as anything other than a serviceable situational back in the pros? He has elusiveness and great vision and good acceleration, and is a great college back, but he doesn't seem to be particularly elite in any one area. He's good at finding a hole, but not so fast and elusive as to feel like a slam-dunk against NFL lines when he accelerates. He's doesn't have quite enough of a power running game to inspire confidence in pushing through NFL defenders. All-in-all, to me, he seems so well-rounded without being extraordinary in any aspect that he seems almost like the protypical college star that won't replicated his success at the next level, especially factoring in injuries. He's pretty close to perfect for what Saban demands of him, but I have trouble seeing him as a legitimate featured back in the NFL.
Edit: I should say he has good hands, so perhaps he'd find better success in a quasi-TE? I have no idea how good his blocking is.
Do any of y'all have trouble envisioning Yeldon as anything other than a serviceable situational back in the pros? He has elusiveness and great vision and good acceleration, and is a great college back, but he doesn't seem to be particularly elite in any one area. He's good at finding a hole, but not so fast and elusive as to feel like a slam-dunk against NFL lines when he accelerates. He's doesn't have quite enough of a power running game to inspire confidence in pushing through NFL defenders. All-in-all, to me, he seems so well-rounded without being extraordinary in any aspect that he seems almost like the protypical college star that won't replicated his success at the next level, especially factoring in injuries. He's pretty close to perfect for what Saban demands of him, but I have trouble seeing him as a legitimate featured back in the NFL.
Edit: I should say he has good hands, so perhaps he'd find better success in a quasi-TE? I have no idea how good his blocking is.
This post was edited on 12/27/14 at 4:00 pm
Posted on 12/27/14 at 4:12 pm to Recruitingjunkie
There have been a couple message boards posts from "friends" (I know I know take with a grain of salt) stating that TJ has made it no secret that he's planning on going pro after this season.
I don't really see how staying another year would help him. Next year's RB group could be just as good (could include Drake and Henry for example). Not worth the risk to come back and find out.
I don't really see how staying another year would help him. Next year's RB group could be just as good (could include Drake and Henry for example). Not worth the risk to come back and find out.
Posted on 12/27/14 at 4:45 pm to Recruitingjunkie
Here's the thing with Yeldon: He is a very good back, but he is just not that elite type of guy that's going to get a first round selection.
Unfortunately, I don't think this will improve any with another year at Alabama. Just because there are so many good skill players coming out this year doesn't mean that there won't be as many next year.
I think he'll leave this year and get picked up in the 5th round.
Unfortunately, I don't think this will improve any with another year at Alabama. Just because there are so many good skill players coming out this year doesn't mean that there won't be as many next year.
I think he'll leave this year and get picked up in the 5th round.
Posted on 12/27/14 at 6:17 pm to Recruitingjunkie
I don't see Yeldons draft status changing much given another year, unless he gets a boat load of carries and has an insane senior season. I think he is as good as he is going to be in college, which isn't bad. Possibly three 1,000 yard seasons, he can catch passes out of the backfield, he can block, and he seems to have fixed his ball security issues for the most part. 3,769 career total yards and 38 career total touchdowns. He will be serviceable in the NFL and work great in a two-back system.
Posted on 12/27/14 at 7:20 pm to Recruitingjunkie
Yeldon is one of my favorite players ever. He's fun to watch, and is good to the fans. But I think he goes
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