Tauren Poole Scouting Report |
Tauren Poole - Tennessee (HT: 5-10 - WT: 205) |
Positives -- Runs with great pad level, makes him tough to bring down, seems to bounce off a lot of would-be tacklers and runs right through arm tackles... Good outside runner, cuts close to his blockers and has speed to outrun defenders at the next level... Solid inside runner who likes to initiate
contact, finishes his runs well... Decisive, doesn't get caught behind the line much... Good vision, finds his running lane quickly and is able to make sharp cuts within the hole... Anchors well in pass protection and hits his assignments... Good receiving ability out of the backfield, shows the versatility to contribute on all three downs... Tennessee running backs have historically transitioned well to the NFL... A jack-of-all-trades type who doesn't do anything spectacular but is solid at almost everything... Had a great Shrine Week, looked like the best running back in attendance.
Negatives -- Not a great open field runner, doesn't have many moves at the second level and is more of a straight-line runner... Has just average speed and isn't very big, a below average athlete for an NFL running back... Has a hard time making the first man miss... Has a tendency to try to bounce everything to the outside, doesn't dance, but will try to get to the edge too often rather than heading up field... Battled through a hamstring injury this past year... Significantly reduced production as a senior, numbers fell across the board, only had 693 yards on the season and averaged 3.7 yards per carry after averaging 5.1 yards per carry as a junior... Not a game breaker, didn't have a single carry in 2011 over 30 yards... Struggled against premier competition, had rushing outputs of 18, 7, 70, 67, and 41 yards against Florida, Georgia, LSU, Alabama and Arkansas this year.
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Combine Results |
Height |
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5100 |
Weight |
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205 |
Arm |
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29¾ |
Hand |
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8 |
40-Time |
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4.54 |
Vertical |
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34 |
Broad |
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9'10" |
Bench Press |
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24 |
Shuttle |
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4.19 |
Cone |
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7.36 |
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At Tennessee -- (Official School Bio) 2011: Lone senior starting on offense, one of just 13 on the roster... Leading rusher with 693 yards in 12 games (57.8 per game) with five touchdowns... Had 21 catches for 164 yards... Finished career with 32 rushing yards and three catches for 12 yards at Kentucky (11/26)... Third 100-yard rushing game of season vs. Vanderbilt (11/19) with season-best 107 yards on 19 carries, scored on a 1-yard TD rush and had three catches for 21 yards... Ran for 41 yards and had two catches for 16 yards at #8 Arkansas (11/12)... Fourth-career two-touchdown game vs. MTSU (11/5) as he gained 13 rushing yards along with 28 receiving yards... Against the nation's top defense, ran for 67 yards at #2 Alabama (10/22), also had three catches for 10 yards... Ran for 70 yards vs. #1 LSU (10/15), most rushing yards vs. the top-ranked Tigers all season... Eighth-career 100-yard game, second of 2011 with 101 vs. Buffalo (10/1) on 17 carries, also made a 32-yard reception... Seventh-career 100-yard rushing game with 101 vs. Cincinnati (9/10) on 21 carries... Ran for 98 yards including 8-yd. TD vs. Montana (9/3) on career-high tying 24 carries. 2010: Earned AP All-SEC honorable mention accolades while starting all 13 games at tailback... In first full season as the main rusher for the Vols, Poole rushed for 1,034 yards and 11 touchdowns on 204 carries and caught 22 passes for 171 yards and one TD... Recorded six 100-yard games, tied for the SEC lead... Rushed for the 16th 1,000-yard season all-time at UT and was the 15th tailback to log a 1,000-yard season... 1,034 yards ranks as the 14th-most in an individual season in UT history... Ranked eighth in the SEC with 79.5 rushing yards per game... Led team with 12 total touchdowns and 72 points... 16 plays of 20-plus yards ranked second on the team... Second UT running back in the last decade to notch six 100-yard rushing games in the same season.
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