Who’s Rising? 5 Virginia 2028 RBs off to fast starts

<!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2136816"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6aa9be933b603"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Unlike the other prospects in this article, Tews has not played in three games so far this season. He's carried the football 19 times for 225 yards and two touchdowns in the two contests he's appeared in. He shares carries with [player_tooltip player_id='2138394' first='Jackson' last='Ledford'] (see below). One cut and go running back. Most of his effective runs come in-between the tackles. His highlights show him showing a little burst once he ges through the hole.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2138394"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6aa9be933b6a5"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">His team has scored a ridiculous amount of points in the first three games, and he's primarily a linebacker. Still, I will give him props for what he's done on offense so far this season. Ledford has carried the football 21 times for 241 yards and four touchdowns this season. Quite frankly, he runs the football with elite physicality and gives out the punishment to anyone trying to tackle him. No fancy footwork for Ledford; he's going north-south, and he's going to try and run you over. He rarely goes down on first contact. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2397146"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6aa9be933b71a"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">In his first three games of the season, Brown has carried the football 33 times for 281 yards (8.5 yards per carry) and five touchdowns. Based on what I see under the lights, Brown is built like a tank and looks heavier than the 220 pounds he's currently listed at. Nobody is really trying to tackle him once he gets rolling. North-south runner; he doesn't burst through the line, but once he gets downhill, he's not being arm-tackled, and he's probably running over the first person trying to tackle him one-on-one. Simply put: he's a human battering ram with the football. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2247157"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6aa9be933b787"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">With his team outscoring opponents 169-0 in the first three weeks, Thomas hasn't seen much action late in games. However, he's made the most out of his limited touchdowns. In three games, he's carried the football 24 times for 439 yards (18.3 yards per carry) and nine touchdowns. After watching his highlights, he clearly has the best combination of speed, shiftiness, and vision out of all the players on this list. I love how he gets the football, accelerates through the hole, navigates traffic at the second level, and then breaks away for the touchdown in several of his highlights. Talented under-the-radar prospect for sure. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2073350"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6aa9be933b7f4"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Woodgrove has dominated its first three games of the season, averaging 45-plus points per game. Ridolfi has rushed for 120-plus yards and 2-plus touchdowns in each game. Ridolfi has carried the football 42 times for 443 yards (10.5 yards per carry) and seven touchdowns. He runs with a low pad level, keeps his feet through arm tackles, and usually falls forward at the end of runs. The next few games in the schedule will provide more of a challenge to his team. I'm interested to see how he fares as the competition steps up a notch or two. Love what I've seen so far. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->