Tennessee Running Backs to Keep an Eye on #TN2024
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The season is getting closer to being upon us and there are plenty of prospects to watch out for. The senior RB class is deep with talent and here are 5 talented young man who deserve more recognition. Malachi Cromwell…
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Continue ReadingThe season is getting closer to being upon us and there are plenty of prospects to watch out for. The senior RB class is deep with talent and here are 5 talented young man who deserve more recognition.
Malachi Cromwell Malachi Cromwell 5’8″ | 180 lbs | RB Pearl Cohn | 2024 TN is an athletic playmaker at 5-foot-8, 180 pounds out of Pearl Cohn High School. He excels working through trash and making defenders miss in tight spaces. Good change of direction skills, he displays good footwork and is very difficult to get a clean hit on. Good 1-cut style runner, Cromwell possesses good vision and a decisive mentality to get downhill in a hurry with high end burst.
Ethan Cunningham Ethan Cunningham 5’9″ | 180 lbs | RB Page | 2024 TN is an extremely smooth moving RB at 5-foot-9, 180 pounds out of Page High School. He is a very efficient runner with good footwork and stays square to set up blocks and get up field quickly. Good against contact, Cunningham shows good balance and acceleration right after collision with defenders. He displays good long speed while changing angles and maintaining his top speed. Nice instincts to pick up his feet in space and he shows smooth hands out of the backfield.
Donovan Holloway Donovan Holloway 5’9″ | 190 lbs | RB Blackman | 2024 TN is a 1-cut, downhill runner at 5-foot-9, 190 pounds out of Blackman High School. He shows good vision and mental processing to get downhill and also find the cutback lanes. Holloway shows good contact balance and keeps momentum while working through arm tackles. Great burst hitting a hole, he displays decisiveness and good feet when before fully accelerating. Good lateral cuts in the open field and he constantly fights for extra yardage.
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Ethan Davis Ethan Davis 5’10” | 170 lbs | RB Rhea County | 2024 TN runs with a low center of gravity at 5-foot-10, 170 pounds out of Rhea County High School. He displays quick feet and good burst to hit through the holes. Solid overall athlete, Davis possesses good body control, lower body flexion, and change of direction skills. Good transitions up the field and he shows good contact balance and play strength. Overall, good vision and his ability to work through trash stands out on film. He shows solid receiving ability and will attack the ball at its highest point.
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Dominick Hollis Dominick Hollis 5’9″ | 170 lbs | RB Summit | 2024 State TN is a very explosive running back playmaker at 5-foot-9, 165 pounds out of Summit High School. He shows excellent footwork and changes direction with amazing smoothness and is super dynamic. Hollis combines good acceleration and top speed to make plays at all 3 levels of the field. Good patience and pace, he allows blocks to develop while staying square and with low pad level. Overall, he is a big play just waiting to happen.