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Top 20 Freaks in CFB
Posted on 7/27/16 at 10:09 am
Posted on 7/27/16 at 10:09 am
1. Myles Garrett, Texas A&M, DE
The SEC's leader in sacks (12.5), tackles for loss (19.5) and forced fumbles (five) despite seeing an array of double teams, Garrett has more than lived up to his enormous recruiting hype. Listed at 6-5, 262, Garrett’s got the chiseled physique of a DB — a huge DB. The junior has off-the-charts workout numbers. He told me this month he power cleans 440 pounds and bench-presses 485 — staggering when you consider he also has a 40-inch vertical and his fastest 40 time at A&M, he said, is 4.45. “If I could dip into the 4.3s, that’d be great,” he told FOX Sports. It’s also been insane to see someone that big moving that fast. Garrett’s diet is pretty tight. “I just try to stay away from soda and try to stay away from candy and sweets,” he said, adding that he thinks he can bulk up to 270. Scary thought: Garrett doesn’t turn 21 until December.
3. Leonard Fournette, LSU, RB
Fournette has been every bit as fantastic as he was made out to be when he arrived in Baton Rouge. In just two seasons, he’s moved up to No. 4 all-time on the Tigers all-time rushing list and just set the school single-season record for rushing yards (1,953) to go with 22 TDs. Fournette has leaned down this offseason to 228 pounds. He’s a bit faster, clocking a 4.42 40. He squats 528 pounds and cleans 352. "The most intriguing thing about Leonard is his leadership and work ethic," said Tommy Moffitt, LSU’s long-time strength coach who has also worked at Miami and Tennessee. "Not only is he an incredibly gifted athlete, he works as hard as anyone and handles his responsibilities of a leader with class and dignity. He is a leader on a team full of very hard workers and he’s out front challenging our best runners and lifters every day."
8. Brandon Bryant, Mississippi State, safety
The sophomore’s career in Starkville is off to an impressive start. He made the SEC Academic Honor Roll in his first year and then as a redshirt freshman, he led all rookie DBs in the SEC with 63 tackles. He also forced four turnovers, making three INTs and causing one fumble. Bryant’s a high school teammate of an old Freaks list alum from MSU — Benardrick McKinney — and the 5-11, 216-pounder has earned his own spot here thanks to a blazing 4.24 40, according to Bulldog coaches, to go with a 385 bench, 500-pound squat and a 600-pound deadlift.
11. Daron Payne, Alabama, DT
The next dominant presence in the middle of the Tide D-line, the 6-2, 320-pound Payne is a powerhouse and even started a few games as a true freshman in 2015. This offseason as he’s gotten into better condition, he clocked a head-turning 4.93 40. In the weight room, he’s benched pressed 500 pounds, squatted 600 and power-cleaned 365. “He’s done a really good job,” Nick Saban said earlier this spring. "He’s lost a little weight. He’s gotten a little quicker. He can rush the passer a little bit better. He’s had a really good spring.”
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Posted on 7/27/16 at 10:09 am to Farmer1906
In b4, "only a freak against OOC teams"
Posted on 7/27/16 at 10:12 am to Farmer1906
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power cleans 440 pounds
*runs away*
Posted on 7/27/16 at 10:13 am to Aggie Fishfinder
The proof is in the pudding
Posted on 7/27/16 at 10:14 am to Aggie Fishfinder
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In b4, "only a freak against teams not named Bama"
Posted on 7/27/16 at 10:14 am to Farmer1906
This thread was exactly what I what it was going to be before I opened it up.
Posted on 7/27/16 at 10:15 am to geauxnavybeatbama
Where? I don't see it.
Posted on 7/27/16 at 10:22 am to Farmer1906
#20(Tied) Jarrad Davis, Florida, LB
Gators LB coach Randy Shannon said Davis has the competitiveness of Jon Vilma, the athleticism of Jon Beason and the football knowledge of Ray Lewis. DC Geoff Collins told me that Davis' "desire, drive and willpower are at the highest levels there is. Every rep he takes at practice or in a walkthrough is at a game-level focus. He's as intense of an individual as I've ever been around and one of the highest character kids as well." The 6-2, 240-pounder has timed in the 40 in the mid-4.5s and done 318 pounds in the clean and jerk. On the field last year, he had 98 tackles and 11 TFLs.
Gators LB coach Randy Shannon said Davis has the competitiveness of Jon Vilma, the athleticism of Jon Beason and the football knowledge of Ray Lewis. DC Geoff Collins told me that Davis' "desire, drive and willpower are at the highest levels there is. Every rep he takes at practice or in a walkthrough is at a game-level focus. He's as intense of an individual as I've ever been around and one of the highest character kids as well." The 6-2, 240-pounder has timed in the 40 in the mid-4.5s and done 318 pounds in the clean and jerk. On the field last year, he had 98 tackles and 11 TFLs.
Posted on 7/27/16 at 10:25 am to Farmer1906
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and the 5-11, 216-pounder has earned his own spot here thanks to a blazing 4.24 40, according to Bulldog coaches
Seems legit
Posted on 7/27/16 at 10:27 am to Farmer1906
I'm gonna go grab a snack pack now
Posted on 7/27/16 at 10:31 am to Farmer1906
A 4.45? Maybe if he was in a car. No fricking way he is anything under a 4.55-4.6. I'll wait for the combine.
Posted on 7/27/16 at 10:32 am to Farmer1906
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1. Myles Garrett, Texas A&M, DE
Posted on 7/27/16 at 10:36 am to Farmer1906
Obvious list is obvious.
Posted on 7/27/16 at 10:40 am to FourThreeForty
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Adoree' Jackson, USC, CB-WR-KR
The dynamic junior didn’t quite make the U.S. Olympic track team, but the player head coach Clay Helton calls “Superman" did win the Pac-12 long jump title and came in fifth in the NCAA championships. On the field, the 5-11, 185-pounder returned two kicks for touchdowns, caught 27 passes for 414 yards and two more TDs and also made 40 tackles and an INT, although this season Jackson probably won’t have quite as big a role on offense. He says after the season he’d love to play for the USC basketball team, adding that he can be a defensive stopper, “like (Cavs guard Matthew) Dellavedova.” He told me earlier this month he grew up playing soccer and excelled in that and would’ve liked to give that a shot but the Trojans don’t have a team. “I was legit,” he said. “My dad gets on me about that. He says I could’ve (turned pro) when I was 16."
You gumps ready for this guy.I swear USC uses him in every skill position on both sides of the ball.
Posted on 7/27/16 at 10:44 am to Farmer1906
Amazingly, everyone on this list will get .1-.2 seconds slower at this combine.
Posted on 7/27/16 at 10:45 am to Socratics
That kid is arrogant as frick. It's going to be hysterical watching Calvin Ridley and Robert Foster abuse his bitch arse. Could have turned pro in soccer at 16 huh? Ronaldo and messi are one of the few to go pro that young. What a jack arse
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Posted on 7/27/16 at 10:49 am to South Alabama Tide
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Could have turned pro in soccer at 16 huh? Ronaldo and messi are one of the few to go pro that young. What a jack arse
Well, that's just untrue. Kids sign contracts at 15-16 all the time in soccer.
Posted on 7/27/16 at 10:54 am to Farmer1906
You probably need to add at least .1 to every 40 time in there for it to be legit, but those are still insane. Garrett at 4.55, Fournette at 4.5, Brandon Bryant at 4.34 is ridiculous
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Posted on 7/27/16 at 11:02 am to Farmer1906
Too bad that McCaffery guy sucks
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Posted on 7/27/16 at 11:03 am to ShaneTheLegLechler
May see some more scouts at McKinney and Bryants high school. They were barely recruited.
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