Verdict;1460088 said:
If a scout wrote this on Jones while he was in college maybe we should look into hiring him to scout talent for the Cowboys! LOL :laugh2:
From NFL.com
Prospect Profiles
Julius Jones
Position: Running Back Julius Jones
College: Notre Dame
Height: 5-9
Weight: 217
Hometown: Big Stone Gap, Va.
Analysis | Agility | High School | Personal
OVERVIEW
Highly respected athlete who returned to the team with a banner senior campaign after sitting out the 2002 campaign due to academic ineligibility … Earned All-America mention as a senior, joining his brother, Thomas, who earned All-America honors as a senior in 1999 while leading Virginia in rushing with 1,798 yards (163.45 per game to rank third nationally) that set an Atlantic Coast Conference record. Thomas was the sixth pick in first round of 2000 National Football League draft by the Arizona Cardinals, played for Tampa Bay in 2003 and recently signed with the Chicago Bears … Julius started 17 of 45 games for the Irish, carrying 634 times for 3,018 yards (4.8 avg.) and 26 touchdowns, joining Vagas Ferguson (3,472, 1976-79), Allen Pinkett (4,131, 1982-85) and Autry Denson (4,318, 1995-98) as the only players in school history to gain over 3,000 yards rushing in a career … His 634 rushing attempts rank fourth in school annals … Added 250 yards and a score on 28 catches and 426 yards with a touchdown on 38 punt returns (11.2 avg.) … Also had 72 kickoff returns for 1,678 yards (23.3 avg.) and a score, breaking the old Irish all-time record of 1,613 yards by Tim Brown (1984-87) … His total kick return yards of 2,104 broke Brown's previous school record of 2,089 … His 5,372 all-purpose yards topped the old Notre Dame all-time record of 5,327 by Denson.
ANALYSIS
Positives: Has an athletic, cut body with well-defined upper- and lower-frame muscles … Has quick feet and sudden moves coming out of his stance … Fast-twitched through the holes, showing the vision to pick and slide as he finds the rush lanes … His burst allows him to squeeze through holes, as he stays at the proper pad level to gain leverage … Has enough power to be adequate running inside … Has the body control to turn the corner, showing good hip swerve to elude and get up field … Has the vision to read blocks in space … Effective on screen passes, but has a small window to catch … Shows a good feel for the underneath pass … Willing blocker with face-up ability, good toughness and good anchor to sustain … Can make the big play if given protection until he hits the perimeter … Good at getting his shoulders square to get up field … Patient runner who uses his blocks well … His balance and ability to spot the small seams makes him effective as a returner.
Negatives: Not really a self-motivated player and does not take well to hard coaching … Is just a little too lazy digesting the playbook … Has adequate power, but not enough to take on defenders one-on-one … Not mentally tough, letting minor injuries linger … Just used on screens, as he is a marginal route runner who looks late for the ball … Needs to protect the ball better and show better anticipation for contact … Will sometimes run up the back of the offensive lineman, but has enough pick-and-slide agility to gain yards inside … Prone to go down from the initial tackle, especially when defenders attack his feet … Has good foot quickness and change-of-direction agility, but is not sudden off cuts, gathering himself before accelerating.
AGILITY TESTS
4.47 in the 40-yard dash … 345-pound bench press … Bench presses 225 pounds 16 times … 37-inch vertical jump … 4.16 20-yard shuttle … 31 1/8-inch arm length … 9¼-inch hands … Right-handed … Wears contacts.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Powell Valley (Big Stone Gap, Va.) High, playing for coach Phil Robbins … Honorable mention USA Today All-American, listed No. 88 nationally on the Chicago Sun-Times' list of top 100 players, rated one of top 40 players in Virginia and one of top six running backs by Richmond Times-Dispatch and named to Orlando Sentinel All-Southern team … Rushed for 2,564 yards and 36 touchdowns as senior … Earned four letters in football, captaining the team as a senior … Virginia Group A Offensive Player of the Year in '97 and '98 by the Associated Press and Virginia High School Coaches Association … Virginia Region D and Lonesome Pine District Player of the Year as junior and senior … His career totals included 614 carries for 5,803 yards and 86 touchdowns … Intercepted 10 career passes as a safety … Helped Powell Valley to 28 straight victories and Virginia Group A-Division 2 state titles in 1997 and 1998 … Set the Virginia record with 321 rushing yards in one state playoff game (on 19 carries) while also scoring five TDs … Selected for the Virginia High School Coaches Association all-star game … Won four letters in basketball, serving as captain as senior and leading team to league titles as sophomore and junior … Added four letters in track, captaining the team as a senior and earning all-state honors his last three seasons while competing in hurdle and jump events … Helped the team to four straight conference titles in track … Set a state record with 38.7 in the 300 hurdles in '98 and has run a 14.2 in the 110 hurdles.
PERSONAL
Sociology major, enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters … Brother, Thomas, earned All-America honors as senior in 1999 while leading Virginia in rushing with 1,798 yards (163.45 per game to rank third nationally) that set an Atlantic Coast Conference record … Thomas was the sixth overall pick in the first round of the 2000 National Football League draft by Arizona Cardinals and also played for Tampa Bay before recently signing with the Chicago Bears … Twin sister, Knetris, attended Virginia as well … Born Julius Andre Maurice Jones on Aug. 14, 1981 … Resides in Big Stone Gap, Va.
So, yeah. "Get over" yourself.
