“At one point (during fall practice in 2019), he came home. Even with a season-ending loss to Penn State in the Cotton Bowl — the Cotton Bowl — Memphis finished the campaign ranked 17th in the final AP poll (the third time in six seasons a once-mocked program has finished in the Top 25). On the ground, his Chunk Rate+ and Breakaway Rate+ marks land in the 75th and 91st percentiles, respectively. It's unique, extremely driven, competitive. Gainwell wasted no time seizing the opportunity. 7. It frees me up, because I have that peace and comfort as a player. We're human beings and we're going to use our voices and our platforms for things like this. We're not just football players. Texas A&M’s Isaiah Spiller wasn’t the runner as a freshman that classmates Hall and Charbonnet were — his Chunk Rate+ mark of -4.03% slots in at the 11th percentile — but Spiller was more productive and more involved as a receiver than both of them. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. I'm a man of faith. I'm not perfect, but I'm my own unique and special player and quarterback. But when you focus on your job, the 11 guys on each side of the ball, special teams ... when they're together and focusing on executing and playing hard, you get the results. Gainwell ended the game with 104 yards rushing on 14 attempts with a touchdown. Two Memphis opponents — Purdue on September 12th and UT-Martin on November 21st — have already canceled their scheduled clash, leaving the Tigers with a 10-game regular season. “He’s one of the hardest working kids I’ve ever been around,” Jones said. The Associated Press listed Gainwell as a second-team choice on its preseason All-America team. The only red flag on Gainwell’s profile is his size. Reach sports writer Jason Munz at jason.munz@commercialappeal.com or on Twitter @munzly. Eleven Memphians Share Their Favorite Local Tacos, They're Back From The Grave and Ready to Party! White's favorite target, senior wide receiver Damonte Coxie, made the cut, having caught 76 passes for 1,276 yards as a junior. Kenneth Gainwell breaking tackles on a long rush. We're bonded together, and we have each other's backs. But, unlike them, he boasts a combination of near-workhorse size and quality receiving chops that bode well for his potential as a pro. It's been different, a ton of time off. The 21.8% dominator rating that redshirt freshman Javian Hawkins posted in 2019 ranks in the 81st-percentile among all freshman seasons going back to the 2007 NFL Draft class. I'm able to maximize the abilities I've been blessed with. He rushed for nearly 1,000 yards in the Big Ten while posting excellent efficiency numbers. Hall was solid as a runner in his rookie campaign, with efficiency numbers — the most impressive of which is a Breakaway Rate+ in the 67th percentile — that combine to create a composite rushing score of 53.2. He also was a plus in the receiving game, with at least 70th-percentile efficiency marks across the board while hauling in 23 passes. I hope that no one dies from covid-19 in college football. Although he’s listed as the No. Gainwell picked right up where Darrell Henderson left off, generating 1,466 yards and 56 broken tackles on 229 carries last season. And based on what we saw in 2019, the Tigers earned it. Brady White prepares to throw a pass under pressure. The 29 balls he caught are an 87th-percentile total, and his Satellite Score of 37.7, combined with his bell-cow size, puts him in Kareem Hunt, David Johnson, and Damien Williams-territory in terms of his ability to fill roles as both a pass-catcher and inside runner. Alas, the Tigers' third selection, sophomore running back Kenneth Gainwell (1,459 rushing yards and 610 receiving yards in 2019) announced last Sunday that he's opting out of the upcoming season. The work we put in, the preparation from week to week ... if we take care of our job, we perform really well. Everyone has their own mind and thoughts. Players like John Emery and Zamir White have yet to produce at the level of Cain, so he deserves some credit for even being on the field as much as he was. Memphis led 28-17 at halftime but Tulsa rallied in the second half, scoring three touchdowns and a field goal to take a 41-35 lead late in the fourth quarter. An Ealy-sized receiver at just 5’9″ and 182 pounds, Hawkins will absolutely need to add weight or make significant strides as a receiver going forward to project as a decent contributor at the next level. Contextualizing production with the quality of the program at which a guy played (I like to use Bill Connolly’s S&P+ rating system to this end) can increase the predictive power of that production in projecting draft capital, from an r-squared value of 0.1914 using dominator rating alone, to a value of 0.3071 using dominator rating and program quality in tandem. Not a member? In a partial, true freshman season (in which he played only seven games), Christon earned a 5.1% target share while outperforming his Trojan teammates in yards per carry, 10+ yard run rate, and 20+ yard run rate. “I’ve had to arrive at the toughest decision of my life, which is to opt out of the 2020 college football season,” Gainwell wrote on social media. Historically holding over 98K, Built with Forward & Backward Compatibility. Tyler Goodson is another Christon-type as a 5’10”, 190-pound scatback with explosive ability as a runner and receiver. We should be locked and loaded, ready to roll.". Kemp, with a vow he made to Clark years earlier still fresh on his mind, prescribed a strong dose of tough love. Ealy will need to add weight and avoid the allure of Major League Baseball (he’s a top prospect there as well), but the five-star talent is a weapon through the air and on the ground, as he caught 20 balls and averaged almost two yards per carry more than his teammates in a part-time role as a true freshman in the SEC. Newton had the same productive-but-not-efficient problem that Cain did last year, but Cain was a much more highly-touted prep playing as a true freshman. The new role comes sooner than expected given Gainwell’s departure, but there was a time when Clark was frustrated things weren’t happening for him soon enough. White had 277 yards passing for the Tigers (7-1, 3-1 American Athletic Conference). His biggest impact may have come as a receiver, where he notched 51 catches for 610 yards and produced an 85.0 receiving grade. Gainwell’s third touchdown run put the Tigers back on top, 42-41, with 4:26 left. Everyone involved had a great mindset the entire season. Even with a second coaching change during this period — Ryan Silverfield takes over for Mike Norvell, who departed for Florida State — the Memphis program should be capable of winning shootouts, and regularly. He also dominated on the ground, averaging more than a yard per carry more than other Roadrunner backs. Like it or not, White has become a star quarterback. Weight room. “We had a nice, long talk. He has the gaudy counting stats (1,525 rushing yards) and the big-play ability (82nd-percentile in 20+ yard run rate) that suggest he has the juice as a runner. © 2020 www.commercialappeal.com. The leader in me always wants to keep improving. The Tigers win. Most impressive was McCormick’s propensity for creating big plays; his 4.97% Breakaway Rate+ was in the 96th percentile. Memphis led 28-17 at halftime but Tulsa rallied in the second half, scoring three touchdowns and a field goal to take a 41-35 lead late in the fourth quarter. He's earned a master's degree (sports and leisure science) since arriving on the Memphis campus and now finds himself in rarefied air: a student-athlete as interested in completing his doctoral dissertation as helping his team to another prestigious bowl game. Get the latest news, stats, videos, highlights and more about running back Kenneth Gainwell on ESPN. On 387 career rushing attempts, Harris has never had a run longer than 35 yards. White completed his undergraduate studies (business) shortly after his 2016 foot injury at Arizona State. Approaching 1.8 Million in Cross Link Click Capabilities & Organization, the Draft Scout Database is a CPC and Search Engine Magnet for All things College Football Player Related Content ... Past, Present & Future! On the defensive side of the ball, senior cornerback T.J. Carter has an NFL career in his sights. Since 2001, made Public in 2003, Draft Scout has been the Gold Standard Industry Leading Database Build for Compiling & Charting College Football Prospects from Prep to Pro. Gainwell, a redshirt sophomore, was one of the top all-purpose players in college football. But the sudden departure of Kenneth Gainwell will tell us more about him as a coach. Holani is a precocious producer at a quality program with very few holes in his game. The bonds just added a few layers of meaning. He knows what's worked over the last four seasons and, with offense in his bloodstream, would seem the right man to keep this machine's engine roaring. He’s likely the slowest running back on this entire list. "We recognize [the uncertain conditions], and we accept it. Unfortunately, a closer look reveals a less-than-refined skillset for the Red Raider. "I'm not just picking random classes, but I'm able to find classes or even tweak classes due to the flexibility of the program. All rights reserved. Once he got here in the program, you could tell he had a little chip on his shoulder. Re’Mahn Davis‘ 936 rushing yards and 24.8% dominator rating in 2019 gives him the best true freshman season for an American Conference runner since Marlon Mack ripped the league apart back in 2014. "I can communicate with my advisors to get classes that will help me with what I want to do in the future," he says. While Grandberry does not appear on this week’s depth chart, Memphis coaches have been impressed with the former Raleigh-Egypt star’s performance in fall camp. Goodson displayed sure hands with an 85.7% catch rate as a first-year player. Gainwell exists somewhere on that spectrum, and only Travis Etienne and Najee Harris are ahead of him as prospects among current college runners. We use our own experiences and knowledge to stand with one another and support one another. The Tigers averaged 40.8 points per game last season (eighth among 130 FBS programs) and it was no spike on the timeline. That means that in any given year going back to 2007, Gainwell’s first season is likely to be the first- or second-most impressive debut in the entire draft class. Kenneth Gainwell ran for 149 yards and three touchdowns including a 62-yard score late in the third quarter. Newton has neither of those asterisks to apply to his performance. Cracking 4.6 seconds in the 40 would be a massive surprise for the senior running back. He even played some wildcat quarterback. rssfeeds.commercialappeal.com Aug 31, 2020 Memphis RB Kenneth Gainwell confirms decision to opt out of 2020 season in open letter Competing for championships and getting those big bowl-game berths are the standard for our program.". Only Kenny Gainwell is a more exciting prospect among non-Power 5 runners. “He likes it,” Saulsberry said. In his fifth season of college football — a foot injury and White's transfer from Arizona State have extended his career — White became only the second Memphis quarterback to pass for 4,000 yards in a season, throwing three times as many touchdown passes (33) as interceptions (11). He also was a non-factor in the passing game, catching just eight balls for a lowly 2.0 yards per target. I was created in God's image, a person who's imperfect. He nearly crested 1,000 yards rushing as a rookie, and his involvement as a receiver means he has three-down potential at the next level. I'm still attacking it as if it's a normal season. Memphis has averaged 40.7 points per game over the last six seasons, the 2017 squad putting up an astounding 45.5 per game (second in the country). Spiller territory. He hopes to work in sports when football is over and intends to concentrate his dissertation on this track. Tailgating, for now, is a thing of what seems like a distant past. But so did runners like Denard Robinson, Lache Seastrunk, and Ronald Jones. "We're really tight. On the ground, Thompson outperformed his teammates in Breakaway Rate, but his team-relative YPC and Chunk Rate (10+ yard runs) numbers are each just above the 21st percentile.
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