Sun Devil Daily
NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah was asked about what Cam Skattebo needs to do at the combine to improve his draft stock:
DANIEL JEREMIAH: Well, he's a unique player. Just when you watch him -- obviously the incredible run that he went on, but I was looking at my notes on him when I was putting this stuff in last night from my notebook. He just chooses violence. I don't know if I have ever seen a more aggressive runner who just seeks out contact and who can absorb contact.
When I was looking for a comp for him, my first thought was, okay, he is like a shrunk down James Connor. I was like, gosh, more of anything he reminds me of a Plinko chip from The Price is Right bouncing off everything and everybody.
The thing with him is we know he can catch it. We know obviously the vision, the balance, the toughness. The only question is going to be the top speed. If he has a chance, I think to me he looked like he would probably be a low 4.6 guy. If he would run in the 4.5s, that would be great. That would really help himself out. He is such a fun player to watch. Whoever gets him is going to have one of the most aggressive and physical runners that we've seen in the last few years. He's a fun one.
When you watch him run, you can see throwback shades of Larry Csonka, John Riggins, and Mike Alstott, as well as some backs who had less success at the NFL level, such as Tommy Vardell and Peyton Hillis. However, Skattebo is not built like Ironhead or Bettis. He is more like 215. Despite a lack of that sheer imposing size, Skattebo is a punishing runner and utility back who would probably be destined for fullback in another era. I suspect he may come up short in speed testing; that may doom his draft capital, and thus his intended role for a team . . . but it is barely February. Let an old dog dream for a little longer!
