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re: What’s up with Caden Durham?
Posted on 8/17/26 at 11:13 am to Yaboylsu63
Posted on 8/17/26 at 11:13 am to Yaboylsu63
He was a track star In high school.
To me, his Frosh Injury is what is keeping him back.
To me, his Frosh Injury is what is keeping him back.
Posted on 8/17/26 at 11:23 am to 0
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He was not very good last season
He was better than Berry and most importantly didn’t fumble
Posted on 8/17/26 at 11:25 am to friendlyobservation
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He was never fast on LSU's campus in football pads
Lol
Posted on 8/17/26 at 11:29 am to Yaboylsu63
He gotten too big for his stature and lost a step in quickness, if not two. To bad our backs tend to want bulk rather than maintain the quickness that made them great.
Posted on 8/17/26 at 11:31 am to Settlement Alliance
quote:I won it with Berry year 2 lol.
Damn. Well, he just won me the Heisman in NCAA 27.
Posted on 8/17/26 at 11:40 am to grich31
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I can see his role being kinda like Josh Williams, the do everything get the tough yards back
Jones is kind of that back.
Posted on 8/17/26 at 12:03 pm to Yaboylsu63
Seems to be going that Justin Vincent route.
I thought after that South Carolina and Arkansas games his freshman year, we had a future All SEC RB.
I thought after that South Carolina and Arkansas games his freshman year, we had a future All SEC RB.
Posted on 8/17/26 at 12:10 pm to BootyFett69
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He’s extremely fast
Yes, but when the pads are on, the extremely fast part goes away. It's like his speed didn't transition to when the pads are on. Maybe it was the injury.
Posted on 8/17/26 at 12:11 pm to Yaboylsu63
I feel like a lot of people are miss reading Durham. He wasn't all that fast or explosive his freshman season. He just had good vision, great balance, and was very difficult to bring down. He had 450 yds after contact. That's where he made his money.
I'm sure his ankle injury lingered for the entirety of 2025, but we have no visual evidence that it's still holding him back. We'll find out more when he carries the ball this season.
I'm sure his ankle injury lingered for the entirety of 2025, but we have no visual evidence that it's still holding him back. We'll find out more when he carries the ball this season.
Posted on 8/17/26 at 12:13 pm to Ponchy Tiger
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He hasn’t been the same since he got hurt his freshman year. Looks like he lost a step.
I wonder how much of this was the injury vs maybe not being in the best conditioning.
His freshman year he played with an elite burst and was really tough to take down. There was a huge difference when he was in the game compared the the other running backs, yet Frank didn’t really lean on him like he should. Last year it was the opposite where he was sluggish and Berry was a massive change of pace. IIRC, he was able to play through the tough injury, so I don’t see how it was lingering a year later.
Posted on 8/17/26 at 12:15 pm to reauxl tigers
All of our RBs will be in a position to really succeed with Kiffin's offense. He always has a great rushing attack. And I think our OL is going to really surprise people.
We all know Seaton is highly regarded, but Bordelon has turned heads and I think Braelin Moore is an NFL center. If we can be "pretty good" on the right side, we should have a great year rushing.
We all know Seaton is highly regarded, but Bordelon has turned heads and I think Braelin Moore is an NFL center. If we can be "pretty good" on the right side, we should have a great year rushing.
Posted on 8/17/26 at 12:36 pm to Yaboylsu63
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What’s up with Caden Durham?
He wanted the #5 jersey
Posted on 8/17/26 at 12:47 pm to CatfishJohn
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All of our RBs will be in a position to really succeed with Kiffin's offense. He always has a great rushing attack. And I think our OL is going to really surprise people.
Kevin Smith seems like he is a legit RB coach and he’s been pretty elite at uncovering underrated running backs and developing them. I think Jones coming in and immediately jumping ahead of guys like Berry and Durham proves that he does in fact know what he’s looking at….
Kiffin made a comment last week when a reporter said the OL was holding back the run game and he said “the running backs have to run the ball well too”. So obviously, the staff thinks the running backs had just as much to do with the poor run game as the terrible OL.
Posted on 8/17/26 at 12:54 pm to Yaboylsu63
I saw one recent video where RB coach was yelling at him to keep his pad level down in a drill. He was running straight up and down. Not a great sign for your veteran RB to still be stiff as a board. You won't break any tackles with high pad level.
Posted on 8/17/26 at 2:42 pm to Yaboylsu63
How many carries last year for 1 yd……was terrible . Too slow hitting the hole.
Posted on 8/17/26 at 2:43 pm to Lester Earl
Where has he shown his track speed at LSU? Feel free to prove me wrong. I don't remember single run from him that has ever showed that track speed. Some guys just don't translate with pads on. Maybe he loses steam in his sprints, I don't know. Seems like the longer he sprints, the more gas he runs out.
He has always been caught from behind in runs for a guy who should be running sub 4.5s at least based on his track times. I seriously doubt his injury has lingered 2 years on losing a step when you can see last year he wasn't confident hitting a hole so it slowed him down significantly and made him look slow.
If he had a lingering injury I would hope LSU medical gets it looked at harder, which is very hard to believe 2 years in they don't suspect something. I'm more inclined to believe it's alongside vision, conditioning, and work ethic than an injury. Durham hit the portal and still came back to LSU. He has effectively regressed since his freshman year.
He has always been caught from behind in runs for a guy who should be running sub 4.5s at least based on his track times. I seriously doubt his injury has lingered 2 years on losing a step when you can see last year he wasn't confident hitting a hole so it slowed him down significantly and made him look slow.
If he had a lingering injury I would hope LSU medical gets it looked at harder, which is very hard to believe 2 years in they don't suspect something. I'm more inclined to believe it's alongside vision, conditioning, and work ethic than an injury. Durham hit the portal and still came back to LSU. He has effectively regressed since his freshman year.
This post was edited on 8/17/26 at 2:49 pm
Posted on 8/17/26 at 3:04 pm to Yaboylsu63
Heard he looked really good Saturday.
Posted on 8/17/26 at 3:20 pm to bcflash
Had big runs in just about every game last season.
This post was edited on 8/17/26 at 3:26 pm
Posted on 8/17/26 at 3:29 pm to Lester Earl
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Lol
LOL at you thinking Durham actually ever looked fast
Posted on 8/17/26 at 3:34 pm to BootyFett69
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He’s extremely fast
Something I continue to read on here from LSU fans that I’ve never once witnessed from Durham in football pads since he’s been here. I’ve watched skill position players from across the country every week that has looked way faster than Durham. Even his freshman year.
This post was edited on 8/17/26 at 3:34 pm
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