The third and final post in the Ohio State portion of the Future Stars series previewing up and coming players that I think will have an impact this year or in upcoming years.
Kareem Walker, 6'1" 210 lbs and Demario McCall 5'11" 180 lbs, both RB, both class of 2016: Ohio State added to their impressive streak of recruiting dominance by signing the top 2 overall running backs in the nation for 2016. I see two different backs when I watch the tape and Ohio State's offense supports the use of more than one running back. First we start with Kareem Walker who is currently the top overall RB for his class. Walker is more of the all around running back, he ran for around 2,800 yards and 26 TD's so far in his high school career. Walker has the ability to break tackles and maintain his balance through swipes at his legs. Another thing I noticed by watching his tape is his explosion through the hole, Walker is very good at finding the hole and can get to the second level pretty quickly. Walker has a decent arsenal of juke moves and stiff arms however I think that is one thing he should aim to improve as he gets closer to his college career, as most of the moves he has now won't be as effective in Division 1 college football. Through watching some of his highlights you can see that Walker has two gears and he can switch into that second gear quickly and burst for a long run if he needs to.
Demario McCall is slightly below average in size for a running back, but that's not always a bad thing. He is very speedy and can hit the hole at nearly full speed if he tries. While Walker can bruise his way through arm tackles, but McCall can run around and through them with his speed. McCall has a smaller sample size than Walker as he only put up significant stats in his junior season, but he made the most of it putting up 1500 yards and 25 rushing touchdowns. I see McCall's role on this team being a running back that most runs to the outside maybe even lining up at receiver and running a jet sweep every now and then. It's likely that neither of these backs will see any time until Ezekiel Elliot is gone, however I think Walker will probably win the starting role.
http://247sports.com/Player/Demario-McCall-36189
http://247sports.com/Player/Kareem-Walker-37417
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