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Just now, SarkAfterDark said:

Is this guy a speedster? We need more speed at the RB position.

I would argue that a “get me one yard guy” is way more important. 

not every time, you know what I mean…I hope. 

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He spent his first two years playing for Lampasas. He’s a really good downhill runner that takes on contact willingly. Some backs try to always avoid it, but he likes to take hits. Teams need guys like this that are big and having surprising speed in the open field. Had he stayed at Lampasas the last two years for them would have looked a lot different. Good for this young man in securing a spot with Texas. He has earned this offer on the field through getting better every year.


He also has a former teammate in Ty Johnson that also left Lampasas. Johnson is probably the best athlete to suit up for the Badgers since Johnny “Lam” Jones, but he transferred to Crean Lutheran in SoCal this past spring where he’s now a 4 Star WR and a top 10-15 player in California for 2027. Why Texas has not formally offered him as well is a bit of a mystery since Oregon and Georgia both have. 

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17 minutes ago, Gil Bang said:

coach on the field, lunchpail type.

For his size he’s got pretty good speed. I’m glad he will get a chance to play for the Horns. It doesn’t work out, well, go play for ASU. I think he’ll be fine at UT though.

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On a more serious note, RB is a position where you can actually tell from the stands whether the player has the potential to be a top college or nfl back. I’ve never seen Walker play live. I saw Burkhead back in the day and immediately knew he’d be a very good college back and possibly an nfl back. If anyone has seen him play live, I’d be interested to hear what they thought. 

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Pony Express redux in Austin. We already had Eric Dickerson committed, now we just got Craig James.

We have a very thin room though, needed this guy with Rickey Stewart and Jerrick Gibson bailing, and Baxter losing all of his God given athleticism and burst from injuries.

If Wisner goes pro, we basically only have Simon and Clark. We need these two guys and then a proven guy in the portal. Gotta have a credible running attack next year.

Getting Walker was likely low cost, and he's got the right mindset to come in and make the most of his opportunities.

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17 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:

On a more serious note, RB is a position where you can actually tell from the stands whether the player has the potential to be a top college or nfl back. I’ve never seen Walker play live. I saw Burkhead back in the day and immediately knew he’d be a very good college back and possibly an nfl back. If anyone has seen him play live, I’d be interested to hear what they thought. 

Just watched his highlight tape for the first time. His highlights are mostly him running through gigantic holes at the LOS to the end zone. I, uh, don’t know how well that skill will translate at the next level. You watch a McCaffrey high school highlight tape or a Skatteboo one and you could tell they were freaks and would be special. This guy looks like Brett Robin 2.0

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I think I prefer Minnesotas other RB commit out of El Paso. Walker looks like a solid specimen though that wants to be here. Him and Coop are probably going to get a lot of run next season if they can pass block. 

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Can we haz the center and guards that are opening the holes for him?

He’s not even being touched until 10 yards past the LoS on many of those runs. It’s hard to imagine a rb not being mauled right when he takes the handoff, but I have Battered Longhorn Oline Syndrome.

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4 hours ago, Atticus said:

Pony Express redux in Austin. We already had Eric Dickerson committed, now we just got Craig James.

We have a very thin room though, needed this guy with Rickey Stewart and Jerrick Gibson bailing, and Baxter losing all of his God given athleticism and burst from injuries.

If Wisner goes pro, we basically only have Simon and Clark. We need these two guys and then a proven guy in the portal. Gotta have a credible running attack next year.

Getting Walker was likely low cost, and he's got the right mindset to come in and make the most of his opportunities.

Rickey Stewart bailed?

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I think I prefer Minnesotas other RB commit out of El Paso. Walker looks like a solid specimen though that wants to be here. Him and Coop are probably going to get a lot of run next season if they can pass block. 

Let me know who the last kid to come out of EP that did anything at the collegiate or professional level was.
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Let me know who the last kid to come out of EP that did anything at the collegiate or professional level was.

Aaron Jones has had a nice career with GB and Minnesota.
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9 hours ago, Helobious said:

Just watched his highlight tape for the first time. His highlights are mostly him running through gigantic holes at the LOS to the end zone. I, uh, don’t know how well that skill will translate at the next level. You watch a McCaffrey high school highlight tape or a Skatteboo one and you could tell they were freaks and would be special. This guy looks like Brett Robin 2.0

So special that the best offer Skattebo could get was FCS Sacramento St 

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6 hours ago, Herbie Hancock said:


Let me know who the last kid to come out of EP that did anything at the collegiate or professional level was.

LJ Martin at BYU is a stud.  From El Paso.

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He’s faster than I would have thought. But yeah, hard to really tell what we’re getting because…. um…. we don’t exactly have running lanes like that here.

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Look at the hudl of his OL if you want to see more than home run carries. He’s a physical runner, and he has the frame to carry more weight without losing his speed. Not much wiggle, but he is a good kid who bleeds burnt orange so he’ll be good for the locker room too. 
 

I could see a Roschon Johnson type career for him. 

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48 minutes ago, Herbie Hancock said:


Ok, you found the exception. The overall point still remains.

What point? That Lampasas or Georgetown produces more NFL players than El Paso?

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