longhornfan1970
11-man fan
Would like to hear everyones opinion on Abbott's Tyler Russell.... How does he stack up to Michum from Rankin and Buchanan from Valley???
Div 1 running backs
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WV Backer
Six-man pro
From what I've read those are two very good running backs but a better measuring stick might be Lance Morris from Ira. Does anyone stack up to him?
Shad Kline
Six-man fan
I can't compare the the Rankin or the Valley RB's, but I have seen Abbott and Ira. I think the Russell kid (and I use the term kid very loosely) is a totally different type of runner than Morris. He run's in a straight line on a sweep and then turns the corner. One of his biggest assets is the blocking that Abbott has. Morris is more of a "juke" runner and can make you miss him completely with his side to side movement. Russell will just run you over, and make you like it. But Russell isn't the only RB that can hurt you, #3 and #6 are both capable runners, which gives Russell enough rest so that he is full force every time.
