Positives: Has a solid build with good upper body muscle definition, big bubble, thick thighs, high calves, broad shoulders, good chest thickness … Can generate a second gear to separate in the open and has the nimble feet needed to make precise lateral cuts… His loose hips and change-of-direction agility make him very elusive avoiding traffic … Keeps his feet after contact and has the pick-and-slide agility to elude when running in-line … Runs with a normal stride, but is very crisp redirecting on the move … Has a good understanding of the offense and blocking schemes … Shows the vision to locate the soft areas in the zone and shows no hesitation redirecting when rush lanes are clogged … Effective blocker and a tough inside runner who loves to challenge the defender in one-on-one situations … Will aggressively take on a tackler and will sacrifice his body to compete for the pass over the middle … Mentally tough character who doesn't let mistakes take him out of his game … Highly respected by his teammates and staff, bringing a good attitude into the locker room with his work ethic and ability to keep the players "loose" … Shows good in-stride quickness when adjusting his direction and can clear the line of scrimmage in an instant when he keeps his pad level down … Has a quick burst out of his stance and shows steady acceleration on his long runs … Has that competitive quickness and balance, along with loose hips to redirect and separate in the open … Excels at finding cutback lanes … Has the ability to bounce off the tackle and make the initial defender miss … Patient runner who has success because of his feel for the rush lanes, as it is rare to see him run into traffic … Downhill runner with the slippery moves and change-of-direction agility to get through trash … Very good stop-and-go runner, whose precise cutting agility will generally cause the initial tackler overrun and overpursue … Compensates for a lack of sudden sustained speed with very good lateral slide and veering moves to avoid … His balance lets him keep his feet, redirect and race through cutback lanes to gain additional yardage after contact … Has soft, natural hands and does a good job of catching the ball outside his frame … Possesses the vision to look the ball in over his outside shoulder and the cutting agility to separate after the catch … Willing blocker with a good eye for picking up the blitz … Shows good intent and aggression chipping on edge rushers and gives the quarterback enough room to operate when protecting the pocket.
Negatives: Not an explosive runner around the corner, but shows very good patience waiting for blocks to develop … Has good body lean, but sometimes gets too high in his stance when attempting to race into the second level, failing to sidestep low blocks in the process … Can be tripped up when he gets tall in his stance, as he does not always protect his feet … Knows how to get skinny through tight creases, but needs to improve his leg drive, as he is not the type of running who can move the pile … Will sometimes get too fancy and execute multiple moves, allowing the defender to recover … Needs to distribute the ball better to keep it away from the defenders to prevent costly fumbles … Protects the ball better running through traffic than when bouncing outside, but also struggled some when handling a pitch or toss.
