What else can Zenner do?! If a guy rushes for 3 straight 2,000 yard seasons and still gets zero respect what the **** else can he do? Lol not trying to be a dick but I disagree completely. He's done everything right so far. Runs a 4.6 at combine if he runs 4.5 at pro day he solidifies himself as mid round pick!! Zenner,Vargas,Scheurman, Wegher, and Weismanall have NFL talent I have a dream...
Deja Vu like Ive seen this before. Hyping up lesser talents and dismissing better ones. Zenner is the real deal, he has dominated his level of competition as well as FBS. Just not as sold on Varga, he is slower and didn't dominate his competition multiple years, although he is still good. Just not good enough to be a White rb that breaks through the discrimination in the NFL. I think he would be fine in the NFL as a starter but the only reason he is getting any hype is because he is already over 220 and they expect him to bulk up to block as a fb, as well as be a special teams demon. Zenner is also about the same weight but many scouts are still viewing him as a rb. You can see this if you go and view their profiles on the nfl combine page. Zenner is listed as a rb and Vargas as a fb.
Zenner has a promising write up, although still has the dreaded "stiff hips"
STRENGTHS
One-cut downhill runner. Workhorse. Big and fast; smart and tough. Will win most footraces once he gets to top gear. Has almost no wasted motion to and through the crease. Stays balanced through contact. Strong production against better competition. In 2014, put 103 yards (6.1 yards per carry) and two touchdowns on Missouri after hanging 202 yards and two touchdowns on Nebraska in 2013. Uses stiff-arm effectively on second level. Runs through arm tackles. Good hands out of backfield and adjusts to poorly thrown balls. Has "every-down" traits. Sticks nose squarely into A-gap blitzers in pass pro. Can add even more weight to frame if needed.
WEAKNESSES
Tight hips with thin waist and very little wiggle. Struggles to slide laterally from one gap to the next when a lane closes suddenly. Lacks creativity -- one-speed rusher. Gets yards after contact, but not really a pile mover. Needs improvement on acceleration through contact. Overwhelmed smaller, slower defensive fronts. Will throw flipper or shoulder at edge blitz at times rather than squaring up.
BOTTOM LINE
When evaluators look at small-school prospects, they want to see them dominate that level of competition and that is exactly what Zenner was able to do. Zenner is more fast than sudden and might be best-suited in a one-cut scheme. His production, size and speed will generate plenty of discussion in draft meetings.
What a bunch of bs with the weaknesses
Varga
STRENGTHS
Muscular, well-defined physique.
Has hands the size of an offensive lineman. Determined player with willingness to switch from running back to fullback. Strong legs to power through angle tackles. Runs with above average change of direction and uses effective spin move. Able to stop on a dime and make defenders miss. Showed reliable hands out of backfield at Senior Bowl practices.
WEAKNESSES
Small for a fullback. Ducks head and leads with his shoulder when throwing a block. Must improve hand usage in pass protection. Willing to engage, but overwhelmed by size at times in Senior Bowl blocking matchups. Caught between running back and fullback for his NFL position.
BOTTOM LINE
Could get pushed into the fullback genre when, in reality, he's a running back and an instinctive one at that. Varga's ability to run and catch gives him a shot at the back end of a depth chart,
but he might have to show he can take snaps as a move fullback and shine on special teams to make an NFL team.
At least they admit that he is a runningback, although they dismiss it pretty quickly. Complete bs write up.
Zenner has enough shiftiness. Just because he is fast doesn't mean he lacks agility. His agility times were NFL caliber and it looks fine on tape. His 3 cone drill was average for an nfl starter but his 20 yard shuttle was better, .02 from being a top performer this year. As for the 3 cone drill, there are plenty of backs that have gotten chances and some of them that have done well with slower times. Zenner knows how to work within his skillset against top competition very well. His agility is well above average to get through the hole at the next level, his problem seems to be gearing down just a little too much to make a cut in the open field. However, I don't see it much different than several starting backs. It has been documented that home runs rarely happen in the NFL, he isn't going to be a jitterbug in the open field, but most 1k backs aren't.