Best of the Best: Fullbacks

by MattMiller on Dec 10, 2007 9:32 PM EST in 2008 NFL Draft Comment 2 comments

Peyton Hillis, FB, Arkansas, 6'2, 243

Owen Schmitt, FB, West Virginia, 6'3, 260

Jacob Hester, FB, Louisiana State, 6'0, 228

Michael Pitre, FB, UCLA, 6'0, 244

Mike Cox, FB, Georgia Tech, 6'1, 250

Best of the Rest (Alphabetical by School):
Carl Stewart, FB, Auburn, 6'2, 224
Tom Busch, FB, Iowa, 5'11, 231
Adam Ballard, FB, Navy, 6'1, 223

Other Noteworthy Seniors (Alphabetical by School):
David Sigler, HB/FB, Alabama-Birmingham, 6'3, 250
Pete Winovich, FB, Bowling Green, 6'3, 248
Doug Jones, TE/FB, Cincinnati, 6'4, 273
Tielor Robinson, FB, Duke, 5'11, 245
Joe Surratt, FB, Florida State, 6'1, 258
Jerome Felton, FB, Furman, 6'0, 246
Keith Atkins, FB, Houston, 6'2, 235
Russ Weil, FB, Illinois, 6'0, 240
Brandon McAnderson, FB, Kansas, 6'0, 235
Michael Pooschke, FB, Kansas State, 6'3, 245
Abdul Levier, FB, Louisiana-Lafayette, 5'11, 200
Josh Dutton, FB, Middle Tennessee State, 6'0, 241
Dionte Johnson, FB, Ohio State, 6'0, 234
Dane Zaslaw, FB, Oklahoma, 6'1, 237
Lanard Stafford, FB, South Carolina, 5'9, 247
Marcus Raines, FB, Southern Mississippi, 6'3, 246
Breyone Evans, FB, Syracuse, 6'0, 242
Josh Bundy, FB, Temple, 5'10, 228
Chris Alexander, FB, Texas A&M, 5'11, 248
William Jackson, FB, TCU, 6'0, 235
Kenny Cattouse, FB, Troy, 5'10, 207

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Are these guys are true fullbacks

I've read some plays that Hillis is versatile enough to play TE or FB and is Hester only listed as a fullback because of a lack of speed (he seems a bit small for a NFL fullback).

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by cgolden on Dec 12, 2007 9:43 AM EST reply actions

FB-TE-HBack

Hillis could play a number of positions, which makes him so valuable to us. He could play TE or H-Back and easily be a top player there. I think a smart NFL team won't try and define his role with one position. Kind of like a Chris Cooley.

Hester just projects better as a running fullback than a slow half back, and really that is just for wording purposes. He's going to be a goal-line, short yardage runner that can be a receiver out of the backfield.

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by MattMiller on Dec 12, 2007 1:33 PM EST up reply actions