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Of Duke, Cook, Sony, Yearby, Scarlett, Cronkite, Walton, Williams?

Who's the best in terms of pure talent and how would you rank the rest?


I'm thinking...

1 - Sony
2 - Duke
2a - Cook
3 - Scarlett
4 - Yearby
5 - Williams
6 - Conkrite
7 - Walton
 
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Martycane said:
Of Duke, Cook, Sony, Yearby, Scarlett, Cronkite, Walton, Williams?

Who's the best in terms of pure talent and how would you rank the rest?


I'm thinking...

1 - Sony
2 - Duke
2a - Cook
3 - Scarlett
4 - Yearby
5 - Williams
6 - Conkrite
7 - Walton
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TBD, but if performance on the college level means anything, it's Duke all the way.
 
Considering not a single one of those guys have played a snap in college football yet.

Duke #1

2. Everyone else.
 
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Duke is the best back right now. The one with the highest ceiling in my opinion is jordan scarlett. You dont see many 5'11 210 pound running backs running a 4.3 40 before their senior year in highschool. He has had limited carries at USCHOOL and will only progress more as he becomes the focal point of the rushing attack at saint thomas aquinas.
 
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way to early…. but why not?
1 - Duke
2 - Yearby
2 - Sony
3 - Scarlett
4 - Cook
5 - Walton
6 - Williams
7 - Conkrite
 
Duke #1.

The rest no rank. Scarlett has highest ceiling due to fact he's 5'11" 210 running legit 4.3s
 
How can anyone rank anyone over Duke?

He literally carried his team on his back to a state title game, scored all 5 TD's in the state title game iirc.


He has speed, cutting ability, patience, vision, balance, great stiff arm, can catch, and plays bigger than he is.

If he wanted to he could be a nasty CB too.

He has a huge heart, and has that dog in him.

I couldn't take anyone over Duke.


That's a talented list though all good players.
 
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gacaneaddict said:
How can anyone rank anyone over Duke?

He literally carried his team on his back to a state title game, scored all 5 TD's in the state title game iirc.


He has speed, cutting ability, patience, vision, balance, great stiff arm, can catch, and plays bigger than he is.

If he wanted to he could be a nasty CB too.

He has a huge heart, and has that dog in him.

I couldn't take anyone over Duke.


That's a talented list though all good players.
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because they are projecting them to be better? It's not that difficult a concept.
 
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gacaneaddict said:
How can anyone rank anyone over Duke?
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It's a fans POV and it ends there.

You could look back through the years of these forums concerning talent evals and just crack yourself up. I am not excluding myself from that statement either.

Not counting Duke, because he is already on the college level and has shown success. Although i don't feel we have seen his best. Out of the 7 guys yet to take a snap on the next level. I don't see it being to far fetched. Seeing only 2 of those names having success. Too many things can happen. That most the dudes never live up to what we think.

How many times have you glanced at the recruiting board and guys are jizzing all over themselves about recruits our a certain class. Years down the road. That guy never see's the light of day. Our almost that entire class never amounts to anything.

The odds of landing another backfield like the Portis, Willis and Gore days are low. Guys will transfer our get hurt. Our some young buck comes in when the top upperclassman leaves and steals the rug out from under other dudes who have waited. The great season Willis had almost never happened. Gore doesn't go down and we never see that.

In 2004 we brought in 3 top RB recruits. Andrew Johnson, Charlie Jones and Bobby Washington. Nothing ever came of those dudes. One never enrolled. One transferred after injuries to Akron and the Jones was mediocre.
 
Listed below are the top backs from 2010, 2011 and 2012. 31 backs in total and 13 of those were 5 stars. Yet if you look below at the 2010 and 2011 classes they are extremely underwhelming. Tons of misses and wasted talent to go around for whatever reason. The 2012 class of backs shows promice, but these guys are just going into year three and 3 of those guys have dealt with some injuries. I know if we turn back the hands of time. Plenty of dudes wanted many of the guys listed below and they 2 were projected to do great things.

2010 top 10 backs listed as top 100 players

Marcus Lattimore USCe Had a nice career other than being ran into the ground and hurt
Michael Dyer had two nice seasons at Aub. Was kicked then enrolled at Ark ST but was kicked again. Went to Ark Baptist college then landed at Louisville. Where his 1st season wasn't that great and has 1 year left.
Dillon Baxter USC taken off of team. Transferred to SDSU but was later dismissed and ended up at Baker Univ.
Lache Seastrunk Oregon, transfered to Baylor where he had two very solid years.
Silas Redd PSU transfered after his soph year to USC because of NCAA reasons. Had solid soph campain but fell of the earth each year after
Brennan Clay OU Decent
Braylon Heard Neb nothing to talk about
Roderick Smith OSU nothing to talk about
D.J. Morgan USC nothing to talk about
Roy Finch OU nothing to talk about

The top 4 were 5 stars per Rivals.

2011 top 13 backs listed in the top 100 players.

D Thomas Oregon Okay Never finished higher than 3rd on his team in rushing
James Wilder Jr. FSU decent
Brandon Williams OU transferred to aTm yet to take snap
Demetrius Hart Bama Kicked off team 2014
Isaiah Crowell UGA kicked off team for stealing. Went to Alabama St URFA 2014
Mike Bellamy Clemson academically ineligible in 2012 went to Fort Valley State
Mike Blakely UF Transfered to Aub then left to transfer somewhere else
Savon Huggins RU Was looking to transfer at the beginning of the season
Aaron Green Neb Transfered to TCU
Kenny Hilliard LSU nothing to talk about
Herschel Sims Okie St kicked off of team for stealing
Justice Hayes Mich nothing to talk about
Amir Carlisle USC transferred to ND nothing to talk about

The top 6 were 5 stars per Rivals.

2012 top 9 backs listed as top 100 players

Johnathan Gray Tex okay thus far
T.J. Yeldon Bama Two very good season
Trey Williams aTm nothing to talk about
Duke Johnson Mia other than injuries he has done well
Mario Pender FSU was ruled academically ineligible his 1st 2 seasons
Todd Gurley UGA boss frosh season and still had a decent soph after injury
Keith Marshall injured soph season
Rushel Shell Pitt, quit team and enrolled at WVU
Mike Davis USCe solid soph season

Top 4 were 5 star backs per Rivals
 
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