• JAVORIUS "Buck" ALLEN, USC running back — Allen, a junior, had a streak of six consecutive 100-yard games this season, the first USC player to accomplish that since Marcus Allen (no relation) when he won the Heisman Trophy in 1981.
Scout 1: He's a well-rounded back. He can be your starting running back, catches the ball well out of the backfield, decent in pass protection. He's really good in the open field as a runner, whether it's at the second level running the ball or just out in space catching it. The one thing we wanted to see this year with him coming back is to see him finish runs. He's done that. Potentially he'll go in the second or third round.
Scout 3: He doesn't have breakaway speed, not overly elusive. But he's a good, tough, downhill runner. I wouldn't say he's going to be an upper-echelon guy but he could be a No. 1 back for a team. More of a singles and doubles hitter than a home-run guy.
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