| Ryan Houston Scouting Report |
| Ryan Houston - North Carolina (HT: 6-2 - WT: 245) |
Positives -- Converted tailback with great natural running instincts, does a great job of running between the tackles; a patient runner who will let the play develop... Big body with great lower body strength, will lower his pad level and
simply run through defenders... Will be a solid short yardage option in the NFL; good finisher, really punishes defenders trying to bring him down... Led the Tar Heels in rushing with 713 yards and nine touchdowns on 191 carries as a junior in 2009. Negatives -- Missed the first five games of the 2010 season due to the UNC benefits investigation and elected to take a redshirt year rather than play the final set of games... Has little to no wiggle to his game, a straight-line runner who doesn't make guys miss... Wasn't used as a receiver and is very raw in the passing game as both a receiver and a pass blocker... Is not a traditional fullback, will have a very limited role in the NFL... Suffered a fractured scapula in North Carolina's 2011 spring game.
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At North Carolina -- (Official School Bio) A bruising runner who led the team in yards as a junior in 2009... Returns for his senior season after redshirting last year... Was cleared in the NCAA/UNC investigation after five games, but elected to redshirt to have a full year of eligibility in 2011. 2009: Started the final four games of the season, including the Meineke Car Care Bowl vs. Pitt, after Shaun Draughn was lost for the season to a shoulder injury... Bruising runner rushed for a career-best 713 yards and nine touchdowns on 191 carries on the season... Also caught 11 passes for 82 yards... Carried 24 times for 83 yards, including a long of 15, vs. Pitt in the bowl game... Also had two catches for eight yards... Ran for 58 yards on 17 carries and caught three passes for 20 yards at NC State... Also completed a 42-yard pass to Greg Little... Despite missing much of the second half with a thigh contusion, rushed for 45 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries at Boston College... Scored on a pair of 1-yard runs and went over the 1,000-yard mark for his career against the Eagles... Rushed for 76 yards on 24 carries and added a career-high 26 yards receiving on two catches versus Miami... Posted career highs of 164 yards rushing on 37 carries and added 15 yards receiving on three catches against Duke... The 164 yards were the most by a Tar Heel since Chad Scott went for 175 against Miami in 2004... The 37 carries were the most for Carolina since 1990... Ran for 55 yards on the fourth-quarter touchdown drive that sealed the win... Matched a then-career high with 18 carries and ran for a then-season-best 66 yards at Virginia Tech... Carried four times for six yards against Florida State... Ran for a then-season-best 56 yards and a career-high three touchdowns (1, 7 and 1 yards) against Georgia Southern... Became the first Tar Heel to rush for three scores in a game since Ronnie McGill in 2006 against the Eagles... Also recorded first career catch for 13 yards... Rushed for 16 yards on three carries versus Virginia... Ran for 24 yards on six carries at Georgia Tech.
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