(12-05-2017, 10:09 PM)winflop link Wrote:[quote author=SamuelMcF link=topic=18294.msg217187#msg217187 date=1512510414]
[quote author=Red State link=topic=18294.msg217182#msg217182 date=1512509483]
Weddington isn't made to carry the rock 20+ time p/g.
Would anyone on this board have said Bryce Love WAS made to carry the rock 20+ times per game?
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College yes. NFL no.
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Chris Johnson (511, 191 pounds during the first half of his NFL career including his 2,000 rushing yards season) and Jamaal Charles (511, 199 pounds) had no issues with performing at a high level in the NFL while under 200 pounds. Bryce is probably closer to 59, which implies that he is more compact/higher BMI and likely better suited for NFL punishment than guys 2 inches taller but of comparable weight.
A RB is better playing at a comfortable weight as opposed to bulking up to a point where they lose the traits that make them great.
If Bryce is actually 196 pounds as per the Stanford roster, if he really wants to play in the NFL, he can easily be 200 pounds by the NFL Combine and 205 pounds by the start of the 2018 NFL season. It really depends on whether he really wants to go to Medical School [which can be achieved after an NFL career] or if his dream is really to play in the NFL. The potential marginal improvement in his draft stock [which is currently 1st-2nd round] is not worth the risk of returning to college if his primary goal is the NFL.
Many project him to be the 2nd-3rd RB drafted in 2018 [in the 1st or 2nd round]. If he runs 4.3x, this will likely be solidified. There is not major improvement to be gained by returning to college. If anything, as a RB, his draft stock will drop due to an additional year of punishment in college as a RB only has so many carries in his body.