Football: Scouts dig Patrick
From an ESPN Insider’s East/West Shrine Game reporter:
“Oklahoma’s Allen Patrick is the highest-rated running back on the West squad. He shows good vision to find the open crease and very few backs in the country hit the hole harder. Patrick displays very good straight-line burst and always seems to be falling forward at the end of runs. However, the more we study Patrick from a big-picture perspective the more concerns we have regarding his NFL potential. For starters, he is a powerful runner but has only decent size, which begs the question of how long his body can hold up under a regular workload at the next level. Secondly, he shows limited elusiveness which limits his potential both as a runner and receiver. Finally, while Patrick has yet to drop a pass in practice he clearly fights the ball and struggles to snatch it seamlessly on the run. Patrick should make for a fine change-of-pace back who excels on special teams in the NFL, but at the end of the day that résumé won’t be enticing enough for a team to risk a pick any higher than the fourth round.”
The game will be televised tonight at 6 p.m. on ESPN. The other three Sooners in the game are Joe Jon Finley, Garrett Hartley and Marcus Walker.
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