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Hart, Mike
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McFadden, Darren
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Omon, Xavier
Patrick, Allen
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Slaton, Steve
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| | Player Profile | Darren McFadden - Running Back
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 215 lbs.
Birthday: August 27th 1987
College: Arkansas, Junior
High School: Oak Grove
Birthplace: Little Rock, AK
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| Strengths | Outstanding acceleration and vision with great top-end speed; patient enough to wait for the hole to develop, then shows rare burst and agility in hitting the hole; exceptional lateral quickness, can go from east-west to north-south in an instant; great hands and shows good awareness of routes; can return kicks and also play QB in a pinch; good size (6’2”, 215), and his frame can probably handle another 10-15 pounds without losing quickness; smart, likable guy who hasn’t let success change him. operates in space much better than in traffic, might not find enough room to truly stand out in the NFL; runs somewhat upright and doesn’t avoid contact; was much more productive running from the spread and direct-snap than when Arkansas used him in a more traditional setting; has a couple of minor off-field incidents; not a good blocker, poor technique, and apathetic; always carries the ball in his left hand; has a lot of mileage despite being an early entrant and sharing the load; doesn’t always hit his top gear and cannot sustain his burst as long as some others.
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| Weaknesses | He operates in space much better than in traffic, might not find enough room to truly stand out in the NFL; runs somewhat upright and doesn’t avoid contact; was much more productive running from the spread and direct-snap than when Arkansas used him in a more traditional setting; has a couple of minor off-field incidents; not a good blocker, poor technique, and apathetic; always carries the ball in his left hand; has a lot of mileage despite being an early entrant and sharing the load; doesn’t always hit his top gear and cannot sustain his burst as long as some others.
- Jeff Risdon
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