Who will draft Lattimore?

I think it will be someone, like Atlanta (I guess), who won't necessarily rely on him for the upcoming season, but has a backfield that is either not stellar, but is serviceable, or is nearing the end of their career. I wouldn't mind seeing him in Indy (Colts fan...) with Ballard and Brown. They are decent (and Ballard could be good going forward) but I don't think either are true feature backs.

I know he and the doctors think he will be full go by the start of next year, but a better brighter future would be had by both him and the team that drafts him if he is eased into the NFL instead of loaded down right off the bat.

I would like for him to be drafted by the Panthers, but that probably won't happen since we already have Williams, Stewart, and Tolbert.

I haven't looked up anything, but what kind of draft grade is Lattimore getting pre-combine? I would think he is 3rd round at best.

Any updated news on his Rehab...
and for the record I would love to see a healthy
Lattimore in SF.

His rehab is going well.

He's worked at the rehab center at the Andrews Institute for Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, gradually improving the strength in his knee. He lifts weights three times a week, jogs lightly in the water and says he walks around as easily as if he turned an ankle instead of severely damaging a knee.

He will start jogging on land soon, if he hasn't started already.

Yep, his goal is to play in the fall, but I'm not going to hold my breath for that. I think he will get drafted, Rd 2 is the HIGH end, but he could fall to Rd 6. Then it's all about prepping for another level of contact and his mobility.

I think that if he goes late, the team will take the chance and play him in the fall, but if he goes early, it's b/c they are looking at him as an investment and might let him heal longer.

Hopefully he can accomplish his goal.

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Well IMO he needs to take all the time he can to heal up

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Same here. I think he should take the whole year off maybe only getting a few plays in toward the end of the season in scrub time, just to get some real contact and get a feel for the game. I would hate to see him thrown out there early and often so I hope he goes to a team with a deep RB core.