STRENGTHS
Cam reminds me a lot of Eagles, Bills, Chiefs LeSean McCoy. He has the quick feet and that long lean look to his body that makes it easy for him to slip through the line of scrimmage into the open field quickly. He shows on film excellent lateral agility to make players miss him once he gets into an opponent’s backfield or in open space. Cam has long speed and can take it to the end zone if he breaks into the open. He has the talent to be an excellent all-around running back for the team that selects him but as I always say, it takes more than talent to play in the NFL.
CONCERNS
Cam runs high and without much power between the tackles. He has good lateral agility to make a player miss in the open field but once again lacks the quickness with the lateral explosion to make yardage by himself. He has no clue what a route is and what routes he does run, he runs with a lack of attention to detail and consistency. As far as his blocking is concerned, Cam doesn’t think that’s something he should be involved in so his effort is half-assed at best.
BOTTOM LINE 4.56
I don’t think I have ever seen a player walking around on the field, while a play is in progress, as much as Cam does. It’s like he’s out for a morning stroll, watching nature pass him by. After one of his half-assed efforts to block, Cam will stand around while his teammates continue to play until they hear a whistle. He just gives up, right in the middle of it and watches. This style of play is unique to players who are “me” players. Cam has no power in his legs to break tackles and his lack of quickness to hit the hole and make yardage lacks strength, quickness and pad level. That being said, he does have speed and can make players miss him in open space. He can catch the ball out of the backfield and once he gains speed, take it to the house so I guess there is some value to selecting him for some spread option teams. It just wouldn’t be for my team. I’m sure Cam can be effective for some teams that run a spread offense. After all, he does have the talent to catch the ball and to block but, I have never been impressed by “me” players. As I said, he runs well, and has talent similar and looks on the field a lot like LeSean McCoy. To some people LeSean is or was a very good player with a lot of stats and money so, you just never know when it comes to the draft how a player will react and play once they get into the NFL. Or can you?
