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UM offers 2017 four-star RB Adarius Lemons (Clearwater, FL)

cowboycane said:
Rellyrell said:
cowboycane said:
Rellyrell said:
Give me Lemons over Felix any day. Felix is good, but he doesn't wow me; not a program changer.
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How many running backs are really program changers?
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Cook was/is a program changer; I think we can agree on that. I can tell you that Gurley, Peterson, McGahee, Johnson, Bush...game changers. There's plenty of backs that have or are currently playing in college that are game changers. Cats that can blow the top off when folks have angles on them; cats that cut back "seamlessly" without losing speed; cats that show out at the Nike camps...those are game changers, and right now, McFarland is that dude imo.
Felix top end speed against inferior competition is not what's up. You put him against better competition and I see a 3 star kid; not bad....just not great or elite. I've compared Lemons tape w Felix's tape and I'm just not enthralled by Felix. I like, REALLY like McFarland and Lemon's tapes.
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So you'd put Lemons on the same scale as Cook or McGahee or Gurley? I'm just asking, because that's the rubric you alluded to for Felix.

Lemons is probably a better prospect than Felix but realistically I doubt either of them is a "program changer".
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Here's the difference:
Pulling an "A" prospect from a rival school who are the defending ACC Coastal Champions speaks volumes. So here's the two edge sword; not only is Lemons a better prospect, we were able to flip him from a rival school...program changer from a recruiting stand point. Lemons, by himself, is not a program changer from his RB ability alone...but he's a better prospect and these are the recruiting battles we need to continue to win to change the perception of the program. Lemons reminds me of Giovani Bernard...he's not a program changer like Cook, per say, but you definitely wouldn't want to play against him for 3 years
 
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Tier 1:
Stephen Carr -- program changer. Watching his film he looks like Nick chubb.

Tier 2:
lemons
mcfarland
burns
felix

Hard to say who is best in tier 2. A lot depends on what type of offense you run. McFarland and Felix can burn you as pass catchers like warrick dunn. They probably wont run ball 25 times a game since they not that big. Lemons is more of down hill pro style type RB. He can probably handle 25 touches. Cant really judge Burns



Also I wish staff tried to reach out to Cam Akers in Mississippi. He is freak. Plus Diaz and Bandy were at Mississippi State so they know area . Maybe they have tried to talk
 
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Hopefully we can pull this young man and Malik Davis in. McFarland or Felix would be nice as well, very nice th at is. Any of the four, I'm happy. Burns, if he can stay healthy could jump up there, I just am not as enamored with anything I've seen from him as some others apparently are.
 
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nvlahos said:
Felix reminds me of Jamal Charles
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I don't know about that and Felix is nowhere close to as fast as Charles. No disrespect to Felix, but most running backs aren't as fast as Charles either. He could've pursued track and field if he wanted to.
 
I think Felix, McFarland, Dallas, and Lemons should all be takes regardless. Let them figure things out in practice. It would be a good problem to have.
 
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