Frank Coyle rated Terrell Davis as the surprise of the NFL Draft '95 class ranking him as the #1 sleeper after an impressive Blue-Gray all-star game that season. Davis went on to rush for over 2000 yards and earned the MVP for the league and the Super Bowl over his career. Davis is currently recovering from a knee injury that has jeopardized his career and forced him to miss the entire '02 NFL season.

Musa Smith #32 - 6'1" 225 LBS - GEORGIA - SP. 4.5 RATING 89
Explosive junior tailback completed an outstanding career in the SEC, which culminated with being named the MVP of the Sugar Bowl this past January. Musa is a big fast running back who finished with an impressive final season, including rushing for 100 yards in 8 of the 13 games he started in. He was instrumental in the Bulldogs first SEC title in 20 years. He is a big physical runner with quick feet and the balance and vision to hit the hole quickly and use his fine power and speed to break the play. He has the good natural running skills necessary to be an NFL feature back, displaying the instincts, quickness, strength, decision-making and speed to be an early pro starter. He is the type of runner who gets into a rhythm over the course of a game and wears down a defense, getting stronger as the game progresses. He has the ability to hit the home run from the line of scrimmage and is similar to the Bengals' Corey Dillon and Packers' Ahman Green in size, running skills and combination of power and speed. He has a big frame, which will allow him to carry over 225 lbs. without sacrificing quickness or speed. He displays very good lower body strength, which allows him to consistently run through tacklers and the cutting skills to make tacklers miss and move quickly laterally. He has the ability to find the soft spots in a defense and hits the hole with both quickness and authority to consistently get to the second level. He is a good cutback runner despite his big frame with the ability to set up defenders well on the perimeter. He does need further development in the passing game after limited experience in that aspect of the offense. He does show sure soft hands as a receiver with the ability to follow blockers in the openfield and break the play. He needs further work on his route running and reading coverage to become more comfortable as a pro receiver, but he has shown all the talents necessary to become a well-rounded feature back.

The Numbers
During his junior season, he led the club in rushing with 1324 yards on 250 carries for an excellent 5.3 yard average per carry and 8 TDs. He became the first Bulldog runner since Garrison Hearst in '92 to rush for over 1000 yards. He averaged 101 yards rushing each game with 8 games of over 100 yards on the ground. He also caught 15 passes for 107 yards during the '02 season and finished his career with 44 receptions for 436 yards and 2 TDs. He completed his college career with an MVP performance in the Sugar Bowl when he ran for the game winning score. He averaged almost 5 yards a carry over his three-year career in the tough SEC. He came up big in the most critical spots over his career, including the SEC Championship game vs. Arkansas when he ran for 106 yards on 19 carries and 2 TDs

The Skinny
Big powerful tailback shows the quick feet, vision, balance and speed to break an ordinary play for a big gain. His combination of power and speed coupled with sound running decisions and natural instincts give him a chance to start as a rookie next fall. He gets excellent use of a straight arm that allows him to break tackles in the open field. With a quick burst to the hole and the change-of-direction and lateral movement skills of a much smaller runner, he turns a routine carry into a big play. He is an excellent goal line runner with 19 career rushing TDs on only 454 career rushing attempts. He has the power to run inside between the tackles and the quickness and speed to get outside and break the big play. He is a tough durable back who showed the ability to carry the load on a weekly game-to-game basis. He is an aggressive player who is not afraid to take on LBers as a blocker, but he certainly needs more technique work and recognition in that vital area before being able to pick up the blitz well. He did not run at the combine, but had a 35.5" VJ and a 10'3" broad jump. He had an impressive March workout catching the ball and solidified his high rating. Though not considered among the top three by many analysts, he is the total package for the position and a runner with the well-developed talent to be an early impact player in the NFL. His combination of size, speed and running skills should allow him to be the next great Georgia back to enter the NFL and it is not outside the realm of possibilities that he could be the best of a fine group of recent runners of Terrell Davis, Garrison Hearst and Olandis Gary. Though not considered a top 50 prospect by most, he is a top 30 prospect on my board and a possible surprise late first round selection. Blue chip runner with the toughness to take his game up a level and become a top NFL feature back. The Cowboys, Redskins and Texans have him on their short list. Impact rookie runner with the Eye of the Tiger.

Draft Projection: 2nd Round

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