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  • August 24, 2008 05:02 PM ET

College-Pro RB Comparisons

Undefeated: WOOO! Leach4Coach (70-80-9) vs Peach (316-663-127)
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The rules are simple. List 3 college backs and then a legendary pro RB that they most resemble.

1. Knowshon Moreno- I know UGA fans want the comparison to Herschel Walker, but the fact is, they have totally different running styles and bodies. I think Moreno is most like Barry Sanders. Both are short, speedy, and can make incredible moves to avoid defenders. Moreno and Sanders can lay hits, but mostly prefer to juke. They both seem to get out of seemingly impossible circumstances with on-the-dot moves.

2. Chris Wells- Wells has the total package. He may not be the fastest, strongest, or biggest back in football, but his combination of those 3 make him arguably the best in CFB. Basically, a RB may be the fastest, but not the strongest. Wells is a great combo of all 3, and I think this most compares with Jim Brown. Both are(were) extremely tough. Brown never missed a game in 9 seasons, and Wells is likewise durable.

3. Arian Foster- With Foster agility, break-away speed, and power between the tackles, I think he is closest to Tony Dorsett. Both can pound for 3 or 4 yards if needed, and sometimes break-away for high yardage when the play was seemingly lost.


1. Knowshon Moreno- I know UGA fans want the comparison to Herschel Walker, but the fact is, they have totally different running styles and bodies. I think Moreno is most like Barry Sanders. Both are short, speedy, and can make incredible moves to avoid defenders. Moreno and Sanders can lay hits, but mostly prefer to juke. They both seem to get out of seemingly impossible circumstances with on-the-dot moves.

Undefeated: Phelps is beast said 08/24, 05:02 PM

Come on, I LOVE THE BULLDOGS but Knowshon resembles a back like Marion Barber. I wouldn't compare him to Barry Sanders yet. Marion Barber is an excellent blocker. Barber is powerful. He is so powerful that i lost a td where i said Brandon Jacobs was the most powerful. Barber and knowshon are close in size and have crazy speed bursts and resemble each other's power.

Knowshon: 5'11 207lbs a current sophmore in college

Barber: 6'0 220 lbs

Chris Wells = Jim Brown? lol
Beanie Wells is good but i don't sent him being the best runningback ever or anything. NO offense. WElls is punishing college but the pros if faster and different. I've seen a lot of GREAT backs in college go down the drain. Maurice Clarett? I d


Chris Wells is no where near Jim Brown, and Moreno is no where near Barry Sanders. The point of this TD is to compare running styles and bodies, and to see which backs compare best to each other.

Just because I say Wells has the same running style as Brown doesn't mean Wells is equal to Brown. No way.

This is just to compare styles. Why did you have to ruin this? You made 1 comparison pick, and I stated to make 3 above. Come on, man.


Yeah, well Knowshon reminds me of Barber


Man, this was a perfectly good and new TD. And you had to ruin it.

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August 24, 2008  05:22 PM ET
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Sorry. I don't have the time to do this.

August 24, 2008  07:04 PM ET
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LeSean McCoy is most like Tony Dorsett. Don't believe me? Take Tony's word for it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVYOb1gE8H0

August 24, 2008  07:31 PM ET
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Well done Peachy.

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August 24, 2008  07:32 PM ET
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Moreno and Barber?? Are you drunk?? when is Knowshon runnin over kids on a consistent regular basis....never. THey dont even have the same running style. garbage.

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