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Name some great players that never panned out due to injury
Posted on 4/19/17 at 12:52 pm
Posted on 4/19/17 at 12:52 pm
Not just hype, but showed signs of brilliance in the college game
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Posted on 4/19/17 at 12:53 pm to athenslife101
would Lattimore count? are we talking next level?
Posted on 4/19/17 at 12:54 pm to athenslife101
Tray Blackmon
Posted on 4/19/17 at 12:54 pm to threedog79
Prothro.
Posted on 4/19/17 at 12:55 pm to BowlJackson
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Tray Blackmon
was Tray hurt, or did he go the way of El Torro "The Bull" Freeman?
Posted on 4/19/17 at 12:56 pm to athenslife101
Chuck Webb. Still the best I've ever seen at Tennessee, and it's not really close.
Posted on 4/19/17 at 12:57 pm to athenslife101
Justin Vincent
Ran for 1000 yards as a freshman at a 6.5 yards per carry clip
Next 3 years were marked by injuries and he was never the same.
Ran for 1000 yards as a freshman at a 6.5 yards per carry clip
Next 3 years were marked by injuries and he was never the same.
Posted on 4/19/17 at 1:02 pm to athenslife101
I mean the obvious answer for me is Lattimore.
Posted on 4/19/17 at 1:03 pm to atlgamecockman
Darren McFadden and Felix Jones
Posted on 4/19/17 at 1:04 pm to threedog79
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was Tray hurt, or did he go the way of El Torro "The Bull" Freeman?
Not sure what you mean by the Etoro Freeman reference, but Blackmon missed a good portion of his career to injury. Missed a little to suspension too, but much more to injury. He was brilliant when on the field though.
This post was edited on 4/19/17 at 1:05 pm
Posted on 4/19/17 at 1:05 pm to thunderbird1100
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Next 3 years were marked by injuries and he was never the same.
Gettin' after it at too hard at Bogie's doesn't count as being injured.
Posted on 4/19/17 at 1:12 pm to RandySavage
he was at reggies all the time. they would have a bartender bring him redbull and vodkas he stood solo by the bathrooms.
Posted on 4/19/17 at 1:17 pm to athenslife101
I wouldn't say 'never panned out', more like, college career checkered and/or cut short:
LSU
WR Ed Dangerfield
RB Harvey Williams
RB Cecil Collins (breaking his leg vs Vandy in '97 was impetus for his law troubles)
RB Leonard Fournette (bad ankle all of '16)
LSU
WR Ed Dangerfield
RB Harvey Williams
RB Cecil Collins (breaking his leg vs Vandy in '97 was impetus for his law troubles)
RB Leonard Fournette (bad ankle all of '16)
Posted on 4/19/17 at 1:17 pm to threedog79
I don't think Lattimore would count. He had a very good career in college. I'm talking about guys who would have been high draft picks but never even really got looked at by the NFL because not enough time playing in college.
Posted on 4/19/17 at 1:18 pm to Nado Jenkins83
Bogie's, Reggie's is there really a difference?
Posted on 4/19/17 at 1:19 pm to athenslife101
Sam Bowie
Posted on 4/19/17 at 1:20 pm to athenslife101
Aaron Hernandez
Posted on 4/19/17 at 1:21 pm to athenslife101
Kregg Lumpkin. Got Wally Pipp'd by Thomas Brown and Knowshon.
Posted on 4/19/17 at 1:29 pm to athenslife101
Caddy Williams. Only year he was injury free at Auburn was his senior year. And then he was on fast pace to being great at Tampa and got hurt again.
Posted on 4/19/17 at 1:30 pm to athenslife101
Alley Broussard. Dude was a monster but tore his ACL in fall practice before his junior season in 2005. He returned in 2006 but was never the same again. Ended up transferring to a DII school after the 2006 season. Last I heard he was trying to be a rapper, but this was 5+ years ago. I've always though that pre-injury, he was one of the best backs we've had.
This post was edited on 4/19/17 at 1:31 pm
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