OVERVIEW
One of the most decorated and highly recruited athletes in the country coming out of high school, and has proven to be a big-play artist when healthy … A shoulder injury cost him the 2000 season and other injuries forced him to miss several games, but he still managed to gain 2,426 yards with 22 touchdowns on 480 carries (5.1 avg.) in 40 games … His 480 rushing attempts rank eighth on the school's career-record list, while his 2,426 yards are topped only by Fred Talley (2,661 yards, 1999-2002), James Rouse (2,887, 1985-89), Dickey Morton (3,317, 1971-73) and Ben Cowins (3,570, 1975-78) in Razorback annals … His 26 touchdowns on the ground rank behind Cowins (30), Rouse (38) and Bill Burnett (46, 1968-70) on Arkansas' all-time record chart … Added 122 yards and a score on 22 catches (5.5 avg.) and 501 yards with a touchdown on 21 kickoff returns (23.9 avg.) … His 3,049 all-purpose yards rank seventh in school history and his 24 total touchdowns rank sixth … Holds the distinction of being the only player in SEC annals to score at least one touchdown in the season opener of five-straight seasons.
ANALYSIS
Positives: Has excellent overall muscle development … Very quick out of his plants, hitting the perimeter with a sudden burst … Runs hard between the tackles, hitting the holes with good leg drive and power … Has the short-area burst needed to consistently turn the corner, showing good acceleration out of his break … Does a nice job of catching the ball away from the body's framework … Willing pass blocker who will step up and pick up the blitz … Also quick to locate the linebacker to deliver the cut block upfield … Has the lower-body strength to break multiple tackles on the play … Very good student of the game, who is a hard worker in the weight room and has no problems with hard coaching … Keeps his pad level low and shoulders squared attacking the holes up the middle.
Negatives: Has only adequate pick-and-slide skills (sees the cutback too late) … Can break tackles, but does not have the sustained speed or second gear to consistently accelerate to the second level … More quick than fast, lacking that extra gear to elude in the open … Pigeon-toed runner with no shake or wiggle (limited elusiveness) … Can digest a playbook, but needs reps in order to fully understand the play.
AGILITY TESTS
4.43 in the 40-yard dash … 39-inch vertical jump … 410-pound bench press … 475-pound squat … 31 7/8-inch arm length … 9-inch hands … Right-handed.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Fair (Little Rock, Ark.) High, playing football for coach Glen Eskola … One of the most decorated and highly recruited athletes to come out of Arkansas in years, he earned consensus All-America honors and Max Emfinger ranked him as the top I-formation tailback in the country … Team won the state championship during his senior year as he rushed for 2,043 yards and 15 touchdowns on just 157 carries … Among the All-America squads he made were Street and Smith's, Super Prep and USA Today … Male Athlete of the Year in Arkansas as well as the state's Offensive Player of the Year … Played linebacker on defense … Every major recruiting service tabbed him the top prospect in Arkansas … Also starred in track, winning the state 400-meter title and running the 110 hurdles (13.8) … Was a good student, too, with a grade point average well over 3.0.
PERSONAL
Drama major, enrolled in the Fullbright College of the Arts … Wants to be an actor once his playing days are over … Member of the Southeastern Conference's 2000 Academic Honor Roll … In the December 1999 edition of ESPN's magazine, he was featured as one of the rising stars of the new millennium … Son of Glendree and Raymond Cobbs … Born Jan. 9, 1981 … Resides in Little Rock, Ark.