I trust John Harris opinions and while he did said it was his belief that the kid from USC was the best receiving back in the draft what really was the reason why he loved the pick was the kids character and toughness. That last one is something I don't recall hearing frequently mentioned with Blue and that goes back to his days at Klein Cain.
Know someone in fact who was involved at the infamous track meet that set things in motion for Blue to skip his senior season. They have nothing, but great things to say about Golden and not much to say about Blue. Not bad things, but they never felt Jayden was thinking about much beyond how things impacted himself.
Some can down vote me all you want, but ask yourself this, when Texas absolutely had to put the ball in the hands of a back to make a big play who was it? Who did Sark and the staff trust in the biggest moments?
Blue is a very fast running back with talent who averaged 9 carries a game this year and less than 50 yards a game. This was the first year he ever totaled over 1,000 yards in total offense and that was in 15 games. I know some wanted to compare him to Gibbs of Detroit, but the guy he reminds me the most is Michael Goodson. I saw both in high school and they were incredibly talented, but it always felt there was something missing.
As far as your comments on the rest of the draft, the OT from Minnesota most likely will get at look at guard. Tunsil did so his first year at Miami and said it was a great learning experience. If the kid is one of their five best they will do it. The two ISU receivers are very good and the slot receiver is important with Tank basically being gone for the year and most likely done with that injury.