'24 AR RB Braylen Russell (Arkansas commit)

[Plove23]

Seldon has the size and speed to be both thunder and lightning

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

I could very easily see Small coming back for his 5th year if eligibility next year, plus you never know about Wright.

I can see that as well. Unless they have great seasons I don’t know if they will be NFL ready.

 

[KptVFL]

Gone

 

[PlanetVolunteer]

Eddie! Is that you?

Lots of your latest posts are here in the Russell thread.

Your son Jabari is a good one. Just saying.

If not Eddie, I still like the correlation. Jabari was a Freshman in 2020. You joined VN in the Spring of 2020. I may just call you Eddie for the hell of it.

Then I shall be Eddie!

 

[Vol423]

He's off our recruiting radar, but I just read that Braylen Russell sustained a high-ankle sprain in his game last Friday night.

https://highschool.si.com/arkansas/2023/08/27/arkansas-razorbacks-commit-braylen-russell-sidelined-in-salt-bowl-game

 

[you]

That sucks. I like Pittman, and hope he has lots of success over there against Alabama and the other Westside teams I loathe

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

I actually heard it from a source he ended up at Arkansas because we passed on him because our scouts determined he had weak high ankles.

 

[Frankwillie87]

I actually heard it from a source he ended up at Arkansas because we passed on him because our scouts determined he had weak high ankles.

That's a shame. All of the experts know that he'd be a great LB. He's got strong low ankles that you need.

 

[wmcovol]

I don’t wish injury on anyone. Tennessee will play @ Arkansas next year.

 

[VolInDayton]

Hopefully we kick the tires here. He's crazy if he still wants to go to Arkansas.

 

[jave36]

He's off our recruiting radar, but I just read that Braylen Russell sustained a high-ankle sprain in his game last Friday night.

https://highschool.si.com/arkansas/2023/08/27/arkansas-razorbacks-commit-braylen-russell-sidelined-in-salt-bowl-game

The school he goes to was one of my high schools arch rivals.

 

[VolByLaw]

On October 16th:
Does our strong RB play have any positive impact on guys like Daniel Hill/Braylen Russell?

TN isn’t recruiting Russell.

-AP

 

[JacketVol]

Kid burned the bridge

 

[gohogs14]

Hopefully we kick the tires here. He's crazy if he still wants to go to Arkansas.

Yeah still a ton of things that could happen before NSD including possibly seeing who his new coach could be

 

[johnfnkelly]

Yeah still a ton of things that could happen before NSD including possibly seeing who his new coach could be

Why fire Enos mid season if Pittman is gone too?

 

[cncchris33]

Yeah still a ton of things that could happen before NSD including possibly seeing who his new coach could be

Russell may change his mind, but I doubt if Tennessee is an option. I don't think the Tennessee staff are big fans of the way he handled the finals days of his recruitment.

Playing things the way he did is completely his prerogative, but there's a reason why you should just never torch the bridges in relationships.

 

[Vol in Buckeye Land]

I just don't see it with Wright.

Yes he is fast and surprisingly strong, but that's it.

The fumbles are a problem.

Worse than that his vision is atrocious. Dude can't find a hole and he can't make anybody miss in the open field ever. He kinda tippy toes to the line of scrimmage sometimes.

That's why Small still starts over him. Small would be incredible if he were faster and a little bigger because he does have good vision.

All of our younger backs have way more potential to me. I love Small and Wright. They have been pivotal for us, but neither one of them would sniff the field in basically any other era of TN football.

Maybe one of them would start over Marlin Lane?

Other than that they greatly benefit from our offense.

Well this was a really bad take.

 

[LowKey]

On October 16th:
Does our strong RB play have any positive impact on guys like Daniel Hill/Braylen Russell?

-AP

Seems like this is the end of this thread.

 

[Glitch]

Kid burned the bridge

 

[PlanetVolunteer]

Well this was a really bad take.

Yeah Wright improved tenfold

 

[Jackcrevol]

@Freak throw the anchor out on this one?

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

I just don't see it with Wright.

Yes he is fast and surprisingly strong, but that's it.

The fumbles are a problem.

Worse than that his vision is atrocious. Dude can't find a hole and he can't make anybody miss in the open field ever. He kinda tippy toes to the line of scrimmage sometimes.

That's why Small still starts over him. Small would be incredible if he were faster and a little bigger because he does have good vision.

All of our younger backs have way more potential to me. I love Small and Wright. They have been pivotal for us, but neither one of them would sniff the field in basically any other era of TN football.

Maybe one of them would start over Marlin Lane?

Other than that they greatly benefit from our offense.

Lol. This aged well.

 

[Woodlawn VOL]

Good grief I can’t remember the last time Wright fumbled. That was a stupid comment. Everybody fumbles once in a while. GBO

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Good grief I can’t remember the last time Wright fumbled. That was a stupid comment. Everybody fumbles once in a while. GBO

I can only imagine how bad Arian Foster would get blasted on here due to all his fumbles.

 

[cncchris33]

Good grief I can’t remember the last time Wright fumbled. That was a stupid comment. Everybody fumbles once in a while. GBO

It hasn’t happened in a while, maybe even all year, but it was a documented problem through his first two seasons.