re: For those who are worried about clyde-edwards-helaire height....

Dude has narry a carry and we are comparing to K faulk

Let the kid play out. K faulk was one of the, if not THE best RB in LSU history and won 3 superbowls

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Dalton Hilliard plain and simple the best back I've ever played against and seen. No disrespect to LF7. Had to play his arse in high school was a total beast! Ran so low to the ground and had tree trunks as legs! CEH looks the part as well!

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So you played against Dalton Hilliard and LF? You must age well.

If you worried about a running backs height then you don't know anything about football

just one step slower than Etienne and Akers in the 40 which is pretty amazing considering how thick and stump like he is

Emmitt Smith, the NFL's all-time rushing leader, is 5'9".

Terrance Magee was a good running back and has a chance to make a roster this years 3 years removed.

TMagee might have been 4' 11"

Short for a RB can be a positive attribute, all other things being the same. Now -at a certain point, it limits top end speed (even Trindon - had his legs been 2 inches taller, he wouldn't have even played FB - he would have been the fastest man in the world.) But, a guy in the mid 5' range, with a large frame for height - comfortably carrying 195 or 200 pounds (and CEH is in that range or better) can cause problems for the defense.

First benefit is lower center of gravity. A taller back has to exert a lot more force to make cuts, particularly violent, dynamic ones that scatbacks are known for. Lower center of gravity also allows a back to squeeze under and around taller linemen engagements and get through holes a taller back can't. Lower center of gravity also makes a back harder to tackle, all other things being equal.

Second benefit is stealth. A shorter back is tougher to pick up coming out of the backfield with the ball. It puts more stress on linebackers and safeties to make their reads on play action and misdirection, as well as on their straight run reads depending on their assignment.

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"My offensive line opens wide holes, not tall ones." -Dalton Hilliard.

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What a fantastic quote.

Honestly, I guess the only downfalls of being short would be harder to hit as a receiver for the QB, and shorter strides for long breakaways.

But he's certainly not too short to be an unreal RB for us.

If I remember it correctly, Dalton said that in the papers when he was a member of the Saints and was asked about his height being an issue in the NFL.

So my uncle told me. It fits this thread to a T though.