SEC Football Top 150 Players: No. 148, Jeff Scott, Ole Miss RB

Starting April 2, the SEC Blog will be counting down the top 150 players for 2012 in the SEC.

No. 148: Jeff Scott, No. 3, Running Back, Ole Miss

Strengths

Speed.  Simply put, Scott is a burner.  

Because of his speed, Scott has been used as a running back, punt returner, kick returner and a receiver out of the backfield.  He rushed for 529 yards and six touchdowns last season and added another 386 yards and one touchdown on special teams.  

He had two 100-yard rushing games and two 200-yard all-purpose games.  Needless to say, Scott is versatile and will be a big-time asset in new head coach Hugh Freeze's offense.  

Weaknesses

Size matters; and for Scott, it's the one thing that's holding him back.  The 5'7", 175-pounder has been forced to be the every-down running back at times during his career, but never during a full season.  

That could change this season.  

2012 Prediction

Scott is poised to have a big season in Freeze's offense.  He won't be an every-down running back because he simply doesn't have the size, but Ole Miss will put him in positions to make an impact.  

He'll get 15-18 touches per game in a variety of ways and remain a big part of the offense.

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