| Cyrus Gray Scouting Report |
| Cyrus Gray - Texas A&M; (HT: 5-10⅜ - WT: 206) |
Positives -- Good speed an acceleration, can get to the corner... Has a strong lower body, tough to wrap up at the knees... Shifty, has quick feet, can make the first guy miss in the hole... Good outside runner, follows his blockers... Great short area quickness, tough to contain... Runs low to the ground... Ideal
fit in a zone blocking scheme with his patience and ability to make one cut... Solid vision, was the beneficiary of good blocking at Texas A&M; but does a good job of finding the hole and letting things open up for him... Strong pass blocker, really anchors well and will attack his assignment... Good receiving ability, catches the ball away from his body and can pluck on the run, should be able to contribute heavily on passing downs... Does not have much tread on his tires after splitting the backfield with Christine Michael the past couple years... Has some added value as a kick returner... His versatility will appeal to teams looking for a guy who can play on any down.
Negatives -- More quick than fast, doesn't have an elite top speed, he's fast enough, but doesn't have that second gear to make him dangerous... Extends plays too far to the sideline, needs to cut up field quicker, will get trapped at the corner... Will dance a little too much behind the line of scrimmage, takes some negative yardage plays... Doesn't always fight for the extra yard, legs will go dead on contact at times... Is rather small, struggles to push larger defenders backwards at the point of attack... After ending his junior campaign with a string of seven consecutive 100-yard outings, he really fell off as a senior and didn't look like the same player, production and draft stock both fell as a result... Suffered a stress fracture in his left shoulder in 2011 which forced him to miss the final two games of his collegiate career.
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| Combine Results |
| Height |
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5103 |
| Weight |
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206 |
| Arm |
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29½ |
| Hand |
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9⅞ |
| 40-Time |
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4.47 |
| Vertical |
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32.5 |
| Broad |
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9'6" |
| Bench Press |
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21 |
| Shuttle |
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| Cone |
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7.17 |
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At Texas A&M; -- (Official School Bio) 2010: Earned honorable mention All-Big 12 accolades for the second consecutive season... Selected to the watch list for the Doak Walker Award... finished with 1,133 yards on 200 carries to become the first A&M; player since 2003 to reach the millennium mark... after splitting time during the first six games of the regular season stepped up after an injury to Christine Michael to be one of the country's best running backs in the second half of the season... started the final seven games of the season, averaging 134.0 yards per game during the stretch with seven consecutive 100+ yard rushing games... clinched a fourth quarter comeback win over FIU with a 40-yard TD run... topped the century mark for the first time on the year at Kansas with 117 yards... scored two touchdowns with 102 yards against Texas Tech... followed up with a 122-yard performance with a touchdown in the upset win over Oklahoma... ran for 137 yards and set a season high with four rushing touchdowns on 28 carries at Baylor... helped the Aggies defeat No. 8 Nebraska with 137 yards on 26 carries... in the regular season finale at Texas, ran for a season-best 223 yards and a pair of touchdowns... Following the Texas win, honored as Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week and honorable mention Running Back of the Week honors from College Football Performance Awards... gained 100 yards on 20 carries against LSU in the Cotton Bowl.
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