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#26 Benny Snell Jr. / RB Kentucky – 5’10” 224
The Good
- Good size and physicality
- Very good contact balance and ability to run through tackles
- Good acceleration and squares himself when heading up field
- Capable of running in Zone or Gap schemes
- Good hands and ability to adjust to the ball
- Nose for the end zone
- Willing blocker in Pass Pro
The Bad
- Lacks elusiveness to make people miss
- Doesn’t have the extra gear to outrun defenders
- May have left some yards out there on gap choice
- Limited usage in the passing game almost entirely in the short area
- Not a lot of yards after the catch
- Very limited special teams usage
Bio
- Career – 737 carries, 3,873 yards, 5.