hes going earlier than Clarett, Ingram is practically a lock for the first round. Yes it is quite funny how things are different this year with only 2 white backs of NFL caliber, both FCS.
"Alabama running back Mark Ingram, the 2009 Heisman Trophy winner, did what he had to do Sunday at the NFL Scouting Combine.
Ingram, never a burner, posted a 4.58-second 40-yard dash, proving
he has enough speed to be an impact player in the NFL and locking up a
first-round spot.
His 10-yard split, 1.53 seconds, was most impressive to NFL scouts.
It was a full tenth of a second better than the average from last year's
Combine, showing he has a great burst of speed out of his stance." Funny how they list his unofficial time when racists were blue in the face arguing that Gerhart's 4.53-4.55 was "unofficial".
Also funny how the 10 yard split didn't matter with Hester, nor was Toby's 1.55 mentioned, thats almost a a tenth of a second better from the rest of his class. Not to mention Toby had a better vertical which also shows explosive ability
He definitely will be a bust if he goes in the first 2 rounds. I think he can be a good role player in a runningback by committee system. He reminds me of Pierre Thomas. Thomas was barely 200 out of college and has a similar running style with similar speed and hands. The problem is that he can't stay healthy with his running style, and I think the same will happen to Ingram. Hes never been asked to carry the full load at Alabama and still was nicked up, thats going to get worse with a 16 game schedule in the NFL. I would say hes worth a 4th rounder. The only thing he has going for him is that this is the most pathetic rb class I have ever seen. It gets worse every year.
I wonder how they would be spinning things if Gerhart had decided to go an extra year at Stanford? He would clearly be the frontrunner. Last year they had the excuse of the "scat backs" in Spiller and Best with so much "potential" with their "homerun ability". CJ Spiller had a similar number of carries as Gerhart with a long of 20, 1 yard less than Toby's season long. Best had almost 200 carries and only 3 runs over 20 yards, a 20 yarder, a 33 yarder and a 45, he was caught each time. So 0 "homeruns" for either of them.
Taiwan Jones, Eastern Washington back who is thin as a twig, didn't participate in any of the drills, expected to go in the mid rounds. Chase Reynolds couldn't even get an invite. I don't see much difference between Chase and Ingram as prospects. Like Ingram, I think Chase would be a good role player in a runningback by committee system. One will go in the first, the other one will be lucky to get a tryout.
Edited by: snow