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#6 Jermar Jefferson / RB Oregon State – 5100 217
The Good
– Very productive career for a team that wasn’t very successful
– Vision and patience to find the correct gaps
– Good acceleration to take away defenders angles
– Slippery through traffic; able to find gaps just out of defenders reach
– Long speed; had several long runs
– Solid adjusting to throw and when tracking the ball in the air
The Bad
– Runs a bit high and doesn’t stay square taking on tacklers limiting his power
– Marginal contact balance often going down on first contact
– Didn’t show suddenness laterally in on the second level to make defenders miss
– Pass protection technique need a lot of improvement
– Very limited usage in the passing game
Bio
– Career – 514 carries, 2,923 yards, 5.