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2025 Running Back Follow Up

2025 Running Back Follow Up
Rion Young
Rion Young November 7, 2024 @ 10:54 AM
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Elijah Jones
Elijah Jones 6'0" | 230 lbs | RB | 2025
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Macaleb Taylor
Macaleb Taylor 5'11" | 190 lbs | RB | 2025
MS
Akylin Dear
Akylin Dear 6'1" | 200 lbs | RB | 2025
MS
Mekhi Gaddis
Mekhi Gaddis 5'8" | 170 lbs | RB | 2025
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<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are some guys that we know are going to be some studs this season. Some of them are guys that we need to talk about more. We also know that a few of them are real gems. Let's check it out.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='920560' first='Macaleb' last='Taylor']</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Taylor is a guy who is going to be a dog this season. This is a guy who we are going to see ball out every time that he steps on the field. Taylor is one of the most slept on players in the state of Mississippi. He is a guy who knows how to run the football. This is a player from Grenada who we feel is a power four prospect that coaches are sleeping on. He has been clocked at a 4.5 and he has broken off a lot of 70 plus yard runs this season. He is a guy to know.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='648930' first='Akylin' last='Dear']</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dear is a stud who knows how to run the football. He is one of the best running backs in the nation. This is a young man from Quitman who is committed to Alabama. Dear is a guy who has good speed. He showed that off early in his career. He also has a mean jump cut between the tackles. Dear has a lot of strength and knows how to use his hands out of the backfield. He is going to break off a lot of long runs in his career. He is also prepared to take off in the playoffs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1039677' first='Elijah' last='Jones']-Crosby</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here is a player who makes a lot of things happen on the football field for his team. This is a big boy who knows how to rock and roll on the football field. He is a big runner who guys are sometimes scared to tackle. We also know he has good speed. This young man knows that he is going to be a running back on the next level. We think that he needs to get a little faster and a little quicker to be a better running back on the next level. He is definitely a guy to know. We even think he has a good chance to play linebacker on the next level.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='633371' first='Mekhi' last='Gaddis']</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gaddis is a running back who has good vision and has good hands out of the backfield. He is an elusive player who is going to always make people miss. This is guy we think is going to have a chance to play division one football. Gaddis has good speed, and he is a tough runner between the tackles. He knows how to help his quarterback when they need a good block. We do not know much about his recruiting process, but he is a player to know.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

Here are some guys that we know are going to be some studs this season. Some of them are guys that we need to talk about more. We also know that a few of them are real gems. Let's check it out.

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