Arkansas RB Darren McFadden - 2009 NFL Draft Scout Profile

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Name: Darren McFadden
College: Arkansas Number: 5
Height: 6-2 Weight: 210
Position: RB Pos2:
Class/Draft Year: Jr/2009
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Rated number out of 103 RB's / 934 TOTAL

Draft Scout Darren McFadden News
04/11/07 - 2007 Top Returning RB's: Tabbed "Run D-MC" during a season in which the Razorbacks pulled an SEC surprise, the 2006 Doak Walker Award winner enters this season as one of college football's worst-kept secrets. In a league known for its speedy and athletic defenses, McFadden could be hard-pressed to repeat the numbers he posted as a sophomore with every foe focusing on No. 5. The Heisman runner-up to Troy Smith, McFadden has great size (6-foot-2, 210 pounds) and the versatility to make plays on every down - he even lined up under center at times in 2006 - while sharing carries with Felix Jones. A first-team All-American, he gained 1,558 yards and scored 15 touchdowns in '06.

12/13/06 - 2006 AP All-American First Team: RB Darren McFadden is a consensus All-America selection earning first-team honors from The Associated Press, the Walter Camp Foundation, CBS Sportsline.com, the Football Writers Association of American, SI.com and Rivals.com. The Little Rock, Ark., native also was tabbed as a first-team all-purpose back by the American Football Coaches Association. McFadden has already won the Doak Walker Award, presented annually to the nation’s top running back, and was the Heisman Trophy Runner-up to Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith. McFadden has rushed for a school record 1,558 yards so far this season.

12/08/06 - 2006 Walter Camp All-America First Team: Sophomore RB and Heisman trophy finalist Darren McFadden rushed for a school record 1,558 yards and 14 touchdowns this season, while throwing three touchdown passes and returning a kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown. He leads the SEC and is ranked 10th in the nation in rushing with 265 attempts, 1,558 yards, and 119.8 yards per game. His total is the ninth best rushing campaign in SEC history.
 
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If Julius Jones puts up huge numbers Dallas will have a tough decision to make. I think they'll opt to draft McFadden but it could be a mistake.
 

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ThreeSportStar80;1489988 said:
If Julius Jones puts up huge numbers Dallas will have a tough decision to make. I think they'll opt to draft McFadden but it could be a mistake.

Agreed. This is a huge season for Julius Jones.
 

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Jones or McFadden?

I mean come on seriously people! Even if JJ does have a "stellar" year, in 2008 he could be right back to his "injury-prone" self. Since when does a condition such as being injury-prone just stop over the course of one year?

There is ABSOLUTELY NO CHOICE if we can draft this guy.
 

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GlitzCowboy;1490303 said:
Jones or McFadden?

I mean come on seriously people! Even if JJ does have a "stellar" year, in 2008 he could be right back to his "injury-prone" self. Since when does a condition such as being injury-prone just stop over the course of one year?

There is ABSOLUTELY NO CHOICE if we can draft this guy.

If Julius gets back to how he ran as a Rook then there is definetely no need to draft a back.

At times he looked like one of the top 3-5 backs in the league and then he might have got a little overcoached by BP. Hes a smarter runner for that at the end of the day.

Now it should be fun to see him mix instincts with the knowledge that Parcells left him.

If he isnt the back we expected then simply draft McFadden. But its do or die time for Julius.
 
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