Fullback Bryan Hammond raised some eyebrows during the first few days of Navy spring camp when he broke off a few long runs. The rising junior attracted further notice when he picked up a blitzing linebacker during a passing drill.
"All of a sudden, the kid started showing up on tape. He kept stacking one good practice after another and built himself up block by block," Navy fullbacks coach Mike Judge said.
Hammond checks in at 5-foot-10, 206 pounds, but showed the coaching staff he could play much bigger than his size. A real eye-opener came when the Texas native stood up a defender in pass protection.