Who are our speed guys?

[JoeB]

Did Jordan Reed quit the team?  I don't remember hearing anything on him but he is not listed in the media guide.  Nobody listed with his number 82 either.  If so not a huge loss, Barr and Antoine were ahead of him already for the slot.  Phillips might have jumped during Spring too

[goldenbrahm1996]

6 hours ago, JoeB said:

Did Jordan Reed quit the team?  I don't remember hearing anything on him but he is not listed in the media guide.  Nobody listed with his number 82 either.  If so not a huge loss, Barr and Antoine were ahead of him already for the slot.  Phillips might have jumped during Spring too

Yep. He gone 

[USFBulls727]

Too lazy to look it up, but it seems that the vast majority of explosive (30+ yards) plays last year came from Flowers, Mack, and Adams. Mack and Adams being gone could very well be an issue. There was more to them than their 40 time. Mack had great vision, and there was a noticeable drop-off when he wasn't in. Adams ran hard, and was great on the jet sweeps. We may have guys that have similar 40 times, but that doesn't necessarily mean that we can plug them in and get the same results. I suspect there will be a slight drop-off in explosive plays, and the overall effectiveness of the offense. We'll find out soon enough.

[JTrue]

"Who on our team is a middle round NFL pick?" is an entirely different question than "Do we have anyone as fast as Mack and Adams?"

[Mama_Bull]

16 hours ago, GaUSFBull said:

Chris Barr.  I'd like to see him develop more into a multi-faceted weapon this year.  

MVS has wheels.  

Not as sure about the others so much, but it's Florida ... I expect us to have some speed when and where we need it.

Yes.

Both Barr and Scantling ran track in HS and did very well in both the 100 and 200 meter events.

Their 100 meter times were better than Adams.

 

Barr:

https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=4064497#/L0

 

Scantling:

https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=5093196#/L0

 

Adams:

https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=5093201#/L0

 

Chauncy Smart is  an "elite" 100 meter runner. He is one of the best in the nation.

https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=7861865#/L0

 

 

Edited August 26, 2017 by Mama_Bull

[Gismo]

Do we have any speed on defense? Defense was so bad last year.... can the same guys suddenly be fast? 

Edited August 26, 2017 by Gismo

[TheBullies]

Do we have speed guys?

[Mama_Bull]

I'm somewhat surprised that so many of our players competed in various track events in HS.

Here are some more I found who are on the depth chart.

I'm sure there are many others who I didn't search for on both sides of the ball.

Naytron Culpper

https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=7097378#/L0

Detrick Nicholls

https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=3953475#/L0

 

Devin Abraham

https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=3986616#/L0

Khalid McGee

https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=6544179#/L0

 

Jaymon Thomas

https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=6936888#/L0

Tajee Fullwood

https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=3968502#/L0

 

Deangelo Antoine

https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=4039498#/L0

 

Tyree McCants

https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=3958378#/L0

 

Mazzi Wilkins

https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=7079156#/L0

 

[NewEnglandBull]

Speed kills and we have a ton of it

[usfbullrider]

I am no expert but track speed and football speed in pads are different animals.  I hope to see some new guys step up here.  DJ and Flowers are explosive.  I hope to see top end speed from Barr or Antoine but not sure if they have it like Mack and Adams.  Duran Bell has it but he is small and probably wont play.