| Robert Turbin Scouting Report |
| Robert Turbin - Utah State (HT: 5-10 - WT: 222) |
Positives -- Huge running back with good build up speed... Combination of size and speed will be very appealing... Physically looks like an NFL feature back... Strong build, has a large upper body, a load to bring down, is tough to bring down when tackling him high because of his superior upper body
strength... Looks like a good fit for a zone blocking scheme... Is very patient and is more of a one-cut runner than he is elusive... Runs with a low center of gravity and has good balance through the hole... A between the tackles type runner who can grind out yards... Good feet, doesn't have much shake-and-bake to his game, but his feet allow him to make nice cuts within the hole... Good vision, finds the cut back lanes quickly... Does a good job in the screen game, catches the ball well and waits for the play to develop... Put up huge numbers the past two years, including close to 1,700 yards from scrimmage and 23 touchdowns in 2011... Consistent player who never had less than 60 yards in a game this past year... Strong character, has been praised for his work ethic... Has a nose for the end zone, had a touchdown in ten consecutive games to start the 2011 season, set a school record with 23 total TDs (19 rushing, four receiving).
Negatives -- A stiff runner, there really is no smoothness to his game, is very aggressive and has to gear down when making cuts... Doesn't look like a natural runner... Has a tendency to carry the ball away from his body when he's not running through trash... More of an inside runner than outside, struggles to get outside and will extend plays too far to the sideline... Suffered a bad knee injury in 2010 which forced him to miss the entire season... In Utah State's marquee matchup of the 2011 season against Auburn, he was held to 70 yards on 22 carries, a 3.2 yard average, his lowest of the season... Level of competition will be called into question after playing at Utah State.
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| Combine Results |
| Height |
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5100 |
| Weight |
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222 |
| Arm |
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31 |
| Hand |
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9¾ |
| 40-Time |
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4.50 |
| Vertical |
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36 |
| Broad |
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10'2" |
| Bench Press |
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28 |
| Shuttle |
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4.31 |
| Cone |
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7.16 |
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At Utah State -- (Official School Bio) 2010: Missed the season due to injury. 2009: Played in all 12 games, starting 11... Ranked third in the WAC and 20th in FBS in rushing with 108.0 ypg, as well as third in the league and 32nd in the nation in all-purpose yards with 142.8 ypg... Amassed 1,296 rushing yards, becoming USU's first 1,000-yard rusher since Aggie legend Emmett White in 2001... The 1,296 yards rank eighth on the Aggies' single-season rushing list, right behind White's 1,322 yards in 2000 at No. 7... Had 207 total carries (6.3 ypc) with 13 rushing TD's and a school-record long of 96-yards... Also led the conference's running backs in receiving yards with 34.8 ypg, totalling 418 yards on 30 receptions (13.9 ypc) with five TD catches... Scored a WAC-leading and USU single-season record 18 TD's, finishing with 110 points, the most for an offensive player in the WAC and the second-most overall on the season... Posted a 9.2 ppg average, which ranked second in the WAC and 13th in the FBS... Tied a school-record by scoring five total TD's with three rushing and two receiving scores in the Aggies' season-finale win over Idaho on Nov. 28... The five TD's was the most in a conference game since 2007... It also tied a USU single-game record last done in 1956 by Jack Hill with five rushing TD's... Totalled 110 points scored, setting a new school record as it topped the previous mark of 105 scored by Jack Hill in 1956, and only the second 100-point scorer... Set another school record with 18 total TD's, breaking the previous mark of 16 done three times, by White in 2001, Abu Wilson in 1996 and Roy Shivers in 1965... With 13 rushing TD's, tied for No. 7 on USU's single-season rushing TD list with two marks by White, with 13 TD's in both 2001 and 2000, as well as Tom Larscheid in 1960... Posted a 6.3 ypc average.
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