New York Scouting Notes: Section V Running Back Prospects

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>An overview of some running back prospects from Section V. Section V has actually a successful history sending running backs to all levels of division one schools and this looks to be the best group of backs from the area since we saw big names such as Seven McGee, Rushawn Baker, Freddie Brock, Caron Robinson, and Nathan Carter in the 2020 and 2021 graduation classes. <br><br>This article is not meant to "rank" the prospects but to showcase some of the top RBs in Section V this upcoming season. The rankings next to these prospects names was from before the 2023 season and there will be an update to our 2025 rankings in the coming weeks. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["403046"],"_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":"[player_tooltip player_id='403046' first='C.J.' last='Robinson'] brother of Caron listed above started his career at Aquinas and was a dominant prospect for University Prep this season and had multiple 200+ yard games. Robinson's best skillset is is vision and instincts as a runner. Robinson can make guys miss in open space with good lateral quickness and jump cuts. 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