AYF All-Star Review: Running Back Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Last Thursday and Friday I got the opportunity to check out three practices leading up to the AYF National All-Star Game, which was played on Saturday in conjunction with Pro Bowl weekend. There were nearly 60 kids from AYF-sanctioned teams that were selected and showed up to the prestigious event.&nbsp;Here are the top Running backs that stood out to me from watching the three practices.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1120439"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Standing at 5'8 and 165 pounds of muscle Brown stood out to me as one of the top running backs at AYF All stars this year. He looks like a natural running back who very versatile and can catch the ball out of the backfield. Very impressed with his ability to play in the slot and at RB very well. 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Overall a very powerful runner with a bright future at the position.\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli style=\u0022font-weight: 400\u0022\u003e\u003cspan style=\u0022font-weight: 400\u0022\u003eBig RB\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli style=\u0022font-weight: 400\u0022\u003e\u003cspan style=\u0022font-weight: 400\u0022\u003eFast with agility \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003egood footwork\u003c/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003ecan break tackles\u003c/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003epowerful runner\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003c/ul\u003e","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["960968"],"_player_evaluations_2_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"Another bigger back that had a similar skill set to Harris. 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