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Running Back - Ranked #7

Conference USA :: Tulane

OTC Top 100 Rank: #94

Class: 2008

Height: 6-1 3/8

Weight: 217 lbs.

Forty Time: 4.46 Combine

Stats

2004: 140 ATT 624 YDS 4 TD 20 REC 180 YDS 2 TD
2005: 169 ATT 655 YDS 4 TD 23 REC 163 YDS 1 TD
2006: 163 ATT 859 YDS 8 TD 28 REC 360 YDS 2 TD
2007: 361 ATT 2127 YDS 23 TD 32 REC 282 YDS 0 TD

Strengths

Good size/strength
Great between the tackles runner
Tough to bring down
Good short yardage/goal line runner
Good hands and can be an effective receiver

Weaknesses

Not very elusive
Timed speed doesn't always translate on the field
Serious knee injury in 06

Player News Feed

Adversity could spur Cedric Benson
2008-05-11 01:21:49

Incident making an underdog out of him Once Cedric Benson reflects on how his life has changed since the night of May 3 on Lake Travis outside Austin, Texas, he may conclude he has had better weeks as a Chicago Bear.

Chicago Tribune

This NFL offseason has been anything but uneventful
2008-05-07 15:47:32

Who says nothing happens in the NFL offseason? Peter Schrager hands out some awards after a seriously hectic couple of months.

Fox Sports

This NFL off-season has been anything but uneventful
2008-05-07 11:47:32

Who says nothing happens in the NFL off-season? Peter Schrager hands out some awards after a seriously hectic couple of months.

Fox Sports

Ex-UMass back impresses Bears
2008-05-07 02:33:10

Former University of Massachusetts running back Matt Lawrence must have had a good tryout at Lake Forest, Ill., last weekend. The Chicago Bears have assigned him No.46 and have added him to the active roster.

The Republican

Junior Achievement
2008-05-06 21:17:39

The draft is all of 10 days past, and already it seems hopelessly dated to declare Oakland's Darren McFadden the chic pick to be the NFL's impact rookie in 2008. And not just because he's a running back. Maybe more importantly, he's a running back who entered the draft after his junior season.

Sports Illustrated