| David Wilson Scouting Report |
| David Wilson - Virginia Tech (HT: 5-9⅝ - WT: 206) |
Positives -- Great speed, one of the faster running back in this class, was an All-American track athlete... Has an amazing first step, as soon as he makes his cut he instantly is five or six yards down the field which makes him very tough to contain... Long strider who runs faster than he looks... Terrific overall
athlete, registered a 41" vertical, highest of all running backs and second highest of any player at the combine; also registered the longest broad jump by a running back at 11 feet... Has some suddenness to him, can juke defenders in the open field... Has good balance through the hole, runs with a low center of gravity and it's hard to knock him off balance... Slippery, doesn't absorb many big hits, is able to protect himself from injury well... Good leg drive, always trying to move forward... Fights through arm tackles in the hole... Led the NCAA in yards after contact last year, according to National Football Post's Dan Pompei; 990 total, 267 more than Trent Richardson... Good vision, sees running lanes... Great potential as a receiver out of the backfield, shows soft hands and is at his best in open spaces... There is a long lineage of Frank Beamer running backs in the NFL... Coming off a huge junior season, put up 1,709 yards and nine touchdowns on 290 carries... Consistent, had ten 100-yard games this year... Has a knack for breaking the big play, had runs of 30 yards or more in nine games in 2011... Doesn't have a ton of tread on his tires, only has one year as a featured back... Has experience returning kicks.
Negatives -- Carries the ball high at times and the ball can get knocked out of his arms... Sometimes gets caught trying to cut plays back to the other side of the field and will take his fair share of negative plays... Gets away with dancing behind the line in college, won't have that luxury in the NFL... Poor blocker who can be engulfed by linebackers and doesn't play with great technique... Too often fails to anchor and ends up lunging at defenders in pass protection.
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| Combine Results |
| Height |
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5095 |
| Weight |
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206 |
| Arm |
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30¼ |
| Hand |
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9⅜ |
| 40-Time |
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4.49 |
| Vertical |
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41 |
| Broad |
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11'0" |
| Bench Press |
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| Shuttle |
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4.12 |
| Cone |
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7.09 |
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At Virginia Tech -- (Official School Bio) 2011: A second-team All-American as selected by The Associated Press... The ACC Overall and Offensive Player of the Year... A unanimous first-team All-ACC selection at running back... Won the Dudley Award, given to the state's top Division I football player... Started all 14 games... Played over 700 snaps on offense and 51 on special teams... Rushed for a school-record 1,709 yards on 290 carries (5.9 yards per carry) and nine TDs, for an average of 122.1 rushing yards per game... Posted a streak seven straight 100-plus yard rushing games (the most under Frank Beamer) and had 10 total 100-plus yard rushing games on the season... The 10 100-plus yard rushing games tied the ACC single season record set by Tech's Ryan Williams in 2009... Also caught 21 passes for 126 yards and a score... Led team with 22 kickoff returns for 415 yards... Totaled 2,253 all-purpose yards... Started the season with a bang, rushing for 162 yards and three touchdowns in the win over Appalachian State... Racked up 138 yards on the ground on 26 carries against East Carolina, including a long of 39... Returned a kickoff 34 yards and caught a pass for four yards... Ran for a game-high 88 yards on 21 carries in the win over Arkansas State... Scored on a three-yard TD run in the second quarter... Also caught two passes for seven yards and returned a kickoff 20 yards... Carried 26 times for 132 yards and one TD in the win at Marshalll... Caught two passes for 11 yards and returned three kickoffs 78 yards, including a long of 33... Rushed for a game-high 123 yards on 20 carries against Clemson... Caught two passes for 21 yards and returned two kickoffs 36 yards... Racked up 128 yards on 23 carries in the win over Miami... Added four receptions for 25 yards, including a three-yard TD in the second quarter... Returned five kickoffs 88 yards... Rushed 17 times for 136 yards and a TD, including a long of 57 at Wake Forest.
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