'20 GA RB Len'Neth Whitehead (UT SIGNEE)

[T Dog]

Looks like we are getting some between the tackle bruisers

 

[DaddyChad]

Best LBer of the three. Now we just have to convince him his position is LBer

 

[Pane di mais]

Orangeandwhitehead for the win!

 

[VolInNW]

Best LBer of the three. Now we just have to convince him his position is LBer

We have decent depth at LB. This young man could be a bruiser of a RB. Does he really want LB?

Not trying to out think the coaches (who know much better than I) but I do know CJP wants a bruising HB. Why not this guy?

Honest question.

 

[SugarCC]

 

[bigl3327]

This kid has stated that he wants no part in playing LB. It's RB or bust. One of the biggest reasons he chose us is because he was told it's RB all the way.

 

[Pane di mais]

This kid has stated that he wants no part in playing LB. It's RB or bust. One of the biggest reasons he chose us is because he was told it's RB all the way.

Exaggerated. We'll get a shot at it. He will be awesome wherever he ends up!

Orangeandwhitehead for the win!

 

[Brillovol]

 

[TNHopeful505]

Exaggerated. We'll get a shot at it. He will be awesome wherever he ends up!

Orangeandwhitehead for the win!

It is really not hard to sell a guy on why he would rather play LB than RB. While, yes, RB's get in the end zone, and that's nice....IF he were to make it to the league, his money making capabilities would be so much less as a RB, plus his longevity.

Basically, the question he should be asked is "Would you rather be the one who hits and gets paid tons to do it, or the one who gets hit and retires after 5 years with a quarter of what you could have made?"

 

[drvenner]

BOOM!!!!!

 

[SandoVOL]

With Q Crouch wanting to play LB and this kid wanting to play RB, he will probably get his shot, Chandler and Jordan may be buried with the emergence of Gray, also interested how the J Banks situation is going to play out.

 

[Vols2DaWall]

Poll question. Who has the better career at UT. Whitehead or Crouch?

 

[Pane di mais]

Poll question. Who has the better career at UT. Whitehead or Crouch?

Yes.

 

[StoVol]

 

[Kev70]

6'2 230 at running back, I like the sound of that.

 

[i2amavol]

6'2 230 at running back, I like the sound of that.

Maybe he gets you that last yard or two, but I don't think he is going to outrun many people in the SEC. Not impressed with his speed at all, based on the video that I have seen. Not saying that getting that last yard or two isn't important, based on our last 2 or 3 seasons.

 

[UTK]

I think he could be a very good RB, I think we're in better shape at LB so let him play RB if you ask me.

 

[bignewt]

Omg the tape of his they played on the volquest wrap up show...lol looks like he is playing against elementary school kids

 

[Dirty Vol]

Maybe he gets you that last yard or two, but I don't think he is going to outrun many people in the SEC. Not impressed with his speed at all, based on the video that I have seen. Not saying that getting that last yard or two isn't important, based on our last 2 or 3 seasons.

You dont have to be fast if you are a wrecking ball that falls forward for 5 yards every play....

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

Omg the tape of his they played on the volquest wrap up show...lol looks like he is playing against elementary school kids

Was thinking the same.

 

[Crazy Ivan]

With Q Crouch wanting to play LB and this kid wanting to play RB, he will probably get his shot, Chandler and Jordan may be buried with the emergence of Gray, also interested how the J Banks situation is going to play out.

I doubt Jordan gets buried by Gray alone. Pruitt and Chaney loves Jordan's physicality and ability to keep churning through contact. Gray still has to learn how to fight through contact. I do think another offseason in S&C will help him, but Pruitt/Chaney both know what Jordan can bring as a tough, physical between the tackles runner.

 

[vols 30]

This kid has stated that he wants no part in playing LB. It's RB or bust. One of the biggest reasons he chose us is because he was told it's RB all the way.

CJP said he lets kids play where they want to play. At least that's what he said yesterday

 

[bigl3327]

I can only see one of the freshmen tailbacks not redshirting. It will be between Whitehead and Hodge. Whoever proves to be most capable on goalline and short yardage plays. We will have Gray and 3 senior RB's. 2 of those seniors have been starters and our OL should be much improved. 2021 EG should be the featured back and the other guys will have had a year to develop. Signing 3 this year also allows the coaches to focus on getting a true stud in the 2021 class.

 

[Crazy Ivan]

CJP said he lets kids play where they want to play. At least that's what he said yesterday

CJP will let LW play RB if he wants, and then if he is buried in the rotation he will let the kid ask to try another position. I really don't know much about LW's skills as a RB. I know if you look at him he is a serious physical specimen, so whether it is as a RB or a LB, you want this kid on the field as much as possible, which in the end would likely be as an LB.

 

[ChattaTNVol]

So how fast exactly is Mr. Whitehead?

Whitehead clocked a 4.50 laser in the 40 at the Atlanta Opening regional.

UGA can use more 'Halloween costume' guys like Le'Neth Whitehead

Created by Bill Barnwell and introduced in Pro Football Prospectus and ESPN Insider back in 2008, Speed Score is one of Football Outsiders' metrics for evaluating running back prospects. It's built on the simple idea that smaller backs tend to run faster than larger backs, so we should be more impressed by a 4.5-second 40-yard dash from a 220-pound back than the same clock reading from a 170-pound back. As such, Speed Score incorporates a back's official time in the 40-yard dash with his weight to produce a measure of his speed given his size using this formula:

(Weight * 200)/(40 time^4).

The average running back who makes it to the NFL will have a Speed Score around 100, with most running back prospects falling between 85 and 110.

There's no such thing as a can't-miss prospect, but players who breach that 110 score threshold have phenomenal track records. We went back and looked at every running back prospect who ran at the combine between 1999 and 2013 and checked their average yards per season over the first five years of their career. The 110+ club was between 2.5 and 4 times more likely to hit each and every benchmark then the average running back.

Speed Score 2018 | Football Outsiders

So if I do the math based on the data provided Mr. Whitehead's speed score is 112.18. For reference Nick Chubb's speed score in 2018 was 108.8. Bo Scarbrough was at 109.2. Sony Michel was at 100.7. Derrius Guice at LSU was at 110.2. The higher the score the better. There are only a very few who make it into the 120 club. Saquon Barkley was at 124.3.

I like Len at RB. jmo.