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RB J.K. "All Day" Dobbins (2017 B1G CG MVP, 2019 1st Team All-American, Baltimore Ravens)

With Dobbins and Weber splitting carries, I can't see him putting up Heisman-type numbers (say like a Jonathan Taylor, who is going to get the primary bulk of the carries). I think they could both have special (1k+) years barring injury, but figured his pre-season odds would drop once Weber made the announcement that he was returning, not improve.
 
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J.K. Dobbins Not Satisfied with Freshman Season, Working for Better 2018

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As a true freshman, Ohio State running back J.K. Dobbins rushed for 1,403 yards and seven touchdowns. He led the Big Ten averaging 7.2 yards per carry, which was a half yard more than anybody else in the conference.

Dobbins rushed for 100 yards in six of the Buckeyes’ 14 games last season, and his 1,403 yards was the 13th-highest season total in school history.

He emerged as one of the young superstars in college football last season, and is now one of the Heisman favorites entering 2018. And despite all of this, Dobbins hasn’t let it go to his head.

“I know my mom would get mad at me and my whole family would get mad at me,” he said. “I know the coaches here won’t let me do that. They are all in my head about everything. I don’t think I could ever get that way. I always keep a level head. I don’t really go out and do all of that stuff. I pretty much just play video games with my friends, my teammates. That’s pretty much it. I just keep a normal life.”

Along with not buying into the hype, Dobbins also isn’t interested in living in the past. He was very good as a freshman, but knows that he can be so much better this season.

“I feel like I could have done better [last year],” he said.

Admitting disappointment in his performance, he has set his eyes on improvements in a few key areas.

“I’m just getting started. I’m going to get a lot better,” he said. “A lot of people won’t see it. I will be a better runner, better pass blocker. I will be bigger and stronger and faster, and hopefully I can make my cuts better. All that stuff.”

Dobbins is motivated to be better than he was a year ago, and motivation is nothing new to him. Missing his entire senior season of high school due to injury, he knew that when he arrived at Ohio State, there were people who had doubts about him.

“I get motivated by the littlest things,” he said. “That [injury] motivated me in the biggest way. I knew a lot of people would doubt me. For myself, I wanted to get better. I knew people would say I was not going to be as good as I was. I made a commitment to myself to get better and made no questions about it.”

Hard work was nothing new for Dobbins. Losing his father when he was 15 years old, he had to grow up quickly and work harder than most high school kids. As a blue chip college football prospect as well, his plate was full.

“My whole family is hard working people,” he said. “I grew up knowing I would never be handed anything. I always had to work. I was always tiny, so for me to be good at sports I had to work a little harder than everyone else. That’s how I was raised.”

Entire article: https://theozone.net/2018/02/ohio-state-football-j-k-dobbins-not-satisfied/
 
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J.K. Dobbins listed among Heisman favorites

Nobody at the moment has better odds to win the 2018 Heisman Trophy than Ohio State running back J.K. Dobbins. Stations Casino listed Dobbins with 7-1 odds, tied with Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor and Stanford running back Bryce Love for the best in the nation. Yes, the odds are pretty much meaningless in April, but it shows that the Ohio State sophomore should be getting even more notoriety this season.



Entire article: https://www.landof10.com/ohio-state/ohio-state-football-earle-bruce-legacy-jk-dobbins-heisman-odds

Shea Patterson (QB Michigan) 35/1
Tate Martell (QB Ohio St) 250/1

Just sayin': That just destroys the credibilty of that casino's odds....:no:
 
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FILM STUDY: THE TRAITS THAT MAKE J.K. DOBBINS A HEISMAN CONTENDER CAN'T BE TAUGHT, BUT THAT DOESN'T STOP TONY ALFORD FROM TRYING

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Just over one year ago, I found myself among hundreds of high school coaches at the 2017 Ohio State coaches clinic, wandering the sidelines of the outdoor fields at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center to witness the Buckeyes take part in their final spring practice. For those of us that don't get to take in these sessions on a regular basis, it's hard not to marvel at the mere specter of athletes with such size and speed go through their regular paces from such a close distance.

As I walked from station to station with some of the coaches in attendance, there always seemed to be a player or two that stood out for such reasons. My eyes immediately locked on to Isaiah Prince and his massive frame; to Parris Campbell's explosive speed after catching the football; to Nick Bosa's technique going through bag drills.

When I reached the running back station, I expected to see little that surprised me from the relatively small group. Mike Weber was coming off a 1,000-yard season the year prior and written in the starting lineup with a permanent marker.

However, like the rest of you, I was a bit curious to see the tailback from Texas that everyone had whispered about throughout spring ball. Though he'd been rated as one of the nation's top running back prospects, J.K. Dobbins missed nearly his entire senior year - a season that had wrapped up just 5 months prior to this particular moment in time.

Yet upon reaching the mixture of hurdles, cones, bags, and dummies laid out perfectly by Tony Alford's student managers, it was impossible to take my eyes off of #2. After watching him go through the drills a couple times, I needed some validation for what I'd just witnessed. As I turned to the coach next to me, I made a wide-eyed look that said 'holy snotpockets, are you seeing this too??' to which the prep defensive coordinator simply replied, 'uh-huh' as he nodded in agreement.

For months, I'd rave to the other 11W staffers about what I'd seen from the freshman back, proclaiming he had the potential to be another Zeke Elliott. But although I was high on the kid, I had no idea he was capable of what we saw in the season opener against Indiana.



After that night in Bloomington, the secret was out: Ohio State had yet another in its long line of star tailbacks.

Dobbins, of course, would not only never give the starting job back to Weber, but the true freshman would tally 1,403 yards at a ridiculous clip of 7.2 yards-per-carry. Those marks not only surpassed the previous freshman records set by Maurice Clarett but earned the Texan 2nd Team All-Big Ten honors.

As he prepares for his second season on campus, one in which he's expected to receive an even-heavier load without J.T. Barrett's running prowess and receive serious consideration among Heisman voters as a result, it's easy to assume Dobbins is simply working to get stronger and faster or to master the final nuances of the playbook. Such an assumption sells the efforts of his coach far too short, however.

Though running back is often the position in which pure physical talent make the difference between good and great, there is plenty of work to be done to refine that talent, which is where Alford comes in. Dobbins may run with a low center of gravity, making him difficult to bring down, but that's because he spends a great deal of time working on balance drills in practice.

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As you can see, not only is Dobbins forced to get comfortable using his off-hand to keep himself off the ground, he's used to absorbing contact in the process thanks to Alford's favorite toy. These padded baseball bats seem to find their way into every single one of the coach's drills, swiping at the ball to simulate a defender trying to force a fumble.

“If I take that bat and hit that ball and you're not carrying that ball properly, the ball comes out. It's better than me just tapping my hand on it,” Alford said. “It's an emphasis point where we're swinging that bat at them. It's just an emphasis and always having that ball secured.”

In only his second game as a Buckeye, it was already easy to see the effects of such a focus, as Dobbins fails to fumble after two direct swipes at the ball on the same play.

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Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...nder-cant-be-taught-but-that-doesnt-stop-tony
 
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The most exciting player for each Top 25 team

3. Ohio State: RB J.K. Dobbins

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With a jump cut that at times looks like the football cousin of an Allen Iverson crossover, Dobbins produced plenty of "Did you just see that?" moments as a freshman. The Buckeyes are stacked at their skill positions this fall, but the power and speed of this Texas back make him stand out above that talented pack.

Entire article: http://www.espn.com/college-footbal...-exciting-player-top-25-college-football-team
 
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