Does Jalen Hurd Seem a Bit Too Tall For a Tailback?

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Jim Brown was 6'2.
Csonka at fullback was 6'3.
All shapes and sizes have achieved.
 
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kidbourbon said:
ESPN has him listed at 6-4. I'm trying to think of an elite tailback who was that tall and I'm drawing a blank. I'm not saying that an elite 6-4 tailback is outside the realm of possibility, but I definitely think there's a reason the average height of running backs in the NFL is 5-9; namely, a lower center of gravity allows for quicker changes in direction, which is something running backs have to do.

The tallest elite running back I can come up with is Eric Dickerson, who is 6-3. So it isn't impossible, but he's definitely the exception. And he was also just a uniquely talented player.

Am I overthinking this? Is Hurd definitely going to be a stud?
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Remember this guy named "Eddie George"
 
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kidbourbon said:
ESPN has him listed at 6-4. I'm trying to think of an elite tailback who was that tall and I'm drawing a blank. I'm not saying that an elite 6-4 tailback is outside the realm of possibility, but I definitely think there's a reason the average height of running backs in the NFL is 5-9; namely, a lower center of gravity allows for quicker changes in direction, which is something running backs have to do.

The tallest elite running back I can come up with is Eric Dickerson, who is 6-3. So it isn't impossible, but he's definitely the exception. And he was also just a uniquely talented player.

Am I overthinking this? Is Hurd definitely going to be a stud?
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He may be tall. Butch will use him in a recieving roll also. He will be versatile.
 
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WOW... just looking at the video, he seems to read blocks really well, hits the hole quick, and makes good cuts. Can't wait till he gets here. Nice GET Coach! :D
 
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I heard Drew Brees thinks that Peyton Manning is too tall to be a QB. Those tall guys are too slow and too tall to duck under an approaching lineman.:)
 
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Are we really still talking about this?? I knew how tall JH was before he committed and Saban has no problem with it.
 
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KingtUT said:
I looked up most of these players and Dickerson and George are the only ones i found claiming 6'3.

Facts are facts.....6ft 4in running backs are hard to find. Keep tryin.[/



Dont disagree. 6'4" rbs are very rare indeed. Please recall I stated I was listing running backs off the top of my head who were listed at 6'2" or taller.... All of which were outstanding running backs in the NFL, including many hall of famers. I think you we're caught up with RBs who are 6'4", which is not what I said, at any point. Here are the guys I listed, plus a few more as examples....

Jim Brown 6'2" 230
Eric Dickerson 6'3" 220
OJ Simpson 6'2" 211
OJ Anderson 6'2" 220
John Riggins 6'2" 230
Marcus Allen 6'2" 210
George Rogers 6'2" 228
Chuck Muncie 6'3" 227
Franco Harris 6'2" 230
Steven Jackson 6'2" 240
Eddie George 6'3" 235

I also included Adrian Peterson, who I admitted was kinda smallish at a mere 6'1" 217

Oh, and I Didn't include Brandon Jacobs, 6'4" 264 because although he's had a solid NFL career, he would not be considered an all-time great and/or a Hall of Famer like most of the others listed above.

At the collegiate level, TJ Yeldon is pretty good, no? .... 6'2" 218. His running mate at Bama, Kenyon Drake is 6'1"... As is Todd Gurley. And LSU's Jeremy Hill doesn't suck... he's 6'2" 235.

My point wasn't to find a ton of 6'4" guys who were great RBs. It was to point out that have been quite a few "big RBs" over the years who have been great, even Hall of Famers, who were 6'2" or 6'3", which again, I stated in my post which you quoted. That would make them a mere 2.5 to 5 centimeters shorter than Hurd, if he really is 6'4".... Which Vol74 has not only called into question, but has now actively refuted.
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Jballvol said:
He may be tall. Butch will use him in a recieving roll also. He will be versatile.
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This. Hurd has the versatility to line up in the backfield, in the slot, or out wide to create mismatches.

The staff should be able to move him around to create a lot of problems for opposing teams.

He'll be a RB first and foremost of course, but he has the size, speed, and hands to be a big threat in the receiving game as well.
 
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kidbourbon said:
ESPN has him listed at 6-4. I'm trying to think of an elite tailback who was that tall and I'm drawing a blank. I'm not saying that an elite 6-4 tailback is outside the realm of possibility, but I definitely think there's a reason the average height of running backs in the NFL is 5-9; namely, a lower center of gravity allows for quicker changes in direction, which is something running backs have to do.

The tallest elite running back I can come up with is Eric Dickerson, who is 6-3. So it isn't impossible, but he's definitely the exception. And he was also just a uniquely talented player.

Am I overthinking this? Is Hurd definitely going to be a stud?
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We get a 5 star RB and now he is too tall. :banghead2::no::spank::bash::stop:
 
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biggestvols said:
Hello hello...can I introduce Jim Brown. 6'2", 232. In a time when players where, as a whole, not as big.
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But wait, but wait....this is a different time, a different game and I'm afraid that although all the other players are a lot bigger that if we have a big running back he'll run too high, get hit a lot more and harder and will get his knee blown out just like Marcus Lattimore. Move Jalen to OLB, to TE, to safety..... For the love of Pete, anywhere but RB!!
 
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KBVol said:
He's a much better athlete than Eddie George. George was a powerful, yet slow plodding 3 yds and a cloud of dust guy. Jalen has great size like Eddie, but he has elite speed, 4.37 speed and great burst. George had neither.
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WAT?

That's a bit premature.
 
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