Full Name: Earnest Graham School: Florida
Ht: 5-8. Wt: 215
40: 4.57
Year: 5Sr Number: 5
Stats/ Bio:
2001:
Rushed for 650 yards on 125 carries, with a 5.2 average and 9 touchdowns.
Added 12 receptions for 129 yards, Second-team
All-SEC starting nine of 11 regular season games plus the Orange Bowl.
Missed two games with an ankle and knee injury.
2000: Played in all 12 regular season
games with three starts, finishing with 121/676/5.6/8 rushing and 19/144
receiving. Rushed for a career-high 169 yards against Auburn in the SEC
Championship Gam then 136 yards on 15 carries with one touchdown against Miami
in the Sugar Bowl.
1999: SEC All-Freshman Team selection
playing in nine of 12 games and Florida's starting tailback until sidelined with
a thigh injury early in week four. Rushing totals for the year were
117/6545.6/5, leading the team.
Scouting
Report:
The
Good: Productive ball carrier that's
been the Gators feature back three years running. Smart, instinctive and possesses excellent running skills. Patient back that waits for his blocks to develop, sees the field and finds the open hole in the
defense. Will pick and choose his spots, works to set up defenders and displays a small stutter-step
which he uses to avoid opponents or bounce it to the outside. Runs with forward lean, keeps his feet moving up the field and picks up yardage off initial contact. Aggressive, uses an effective straight arm and works to finish his runs.
Solid receiver out of the backfield and a reliable safety valve. Adequate when called upon to block.
The
Bad: Lacks a burst, open field speed and cannot run to daylight. Shorter than
what one wants in an every down ball carrier.
The
Skinny: Desire, natural skills and productivity will help him be successful at the next level but
unless he turns in a blistering forty-time prior to April, a marginal first day selection.