| Alfred Morris Scouting Report |
| Alfred Morris - Florida Atlantic (HT: 5-9⅞ - WT: 219) |
Positives -- Tough runner, has good size and strength... Runs well between the tackles, fights through contact and keeps his legs moving... Keeps a low center of gravity, very balanced through the hole and is tough to bring down... Natural grind-it-out runner who will get the tough yards... Terrific blocker, will
be able to contribute on passing downs as both a receiver and a blocker, actually replaced a fullback at the Senior Bowl and might see some time there in the NFL... Legs are like tree trunks and he's tough to tackle low... Highly productive back who has ran for over 900 yards in each of the past three years including over 1,100 in two of the past three years... Ended his career with a string of five 100+ rushing games... Was impressive at the Shrine Game and then was invited and attended the Senior Bowl the next week as an injury replacement.
Negatives -- Lacks an extra gear and is limited by his lack of physical gifts... Not a home run threat... Struggled against BCS competition, only had 122 rushing yards on 39 carries in three games against BCS opponents as a senior... Not very quick, lacks suddenness and open field moves, tries to run over opponents rather than juking them which was effective in college but will be tougher in the NFL... Will struggle on the outside at the next level, simply doesn't have the speed to consistently get to the edge... Appears to be nothing more than a solid situational back up running back in the NFL... Rather undersized to convert to fullback which may be his best position.
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| Combine Results |
| Height |
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5097 |
| Weight |
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219 |
| Arm |
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31⅜ |
| Hand |
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10¼ |
| 40-Time |
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4.67 |
| Vertical |
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35.5 |
| Broad |
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9'9" |
| Bench Press |
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16 |
| Shuttle |
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4.19 |
| Cone |
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7.01 |
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At Florida Atlantic -- (Official School Bio) 2010: Ran for 103 yards in his first game... was held below the 100-yard mark the following three games... ran for 153 at ULM for the second time in five games and had a season high two scores... flirted with the mark versus FIU with 96 yards... tallied 143 yards when Florida Atlantic hosted Louisiana... added catching ability to resume with eight catches for 47 yards and a score... USF held him to a career low as a starter... scored a touchdown in seven of his last 11 games... sits in second place on the all-time career rushing list... moved into the spot at WKU... Was just 72 yards shy of becoming the first FAU player to have back-to-back 1,000 yard seasons. 2009: Began the year as an unknown to anyone who had not witnessed his total dominance at the 2009 spring practices and preseason... by season's end he held the Sun Belt Conference rushing title with 1,392 yards, the FAU all-time single season rushing record and had proven FAU's pro-style attack could win through the air and the ground... he ended his sophomore campaign with seven game with 100+ yards, the SBC rushing title, the FAU MVP title, the FAU team Academic Award and the University Male Student Athlete of the Year as honored by the University's Provost... statistically, he led the league in rushing with 1,392 yards and finished second in scoring TDs with 13 for a 6.5 average. 2008: Played in 11 games... tallied seven carries for 23 yards... longest carry was nine yards versus North Texas... game high was four carries for 18 yards at North Texas.
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