Coach eval: Is Jalen Hurd a tailback? 
October, 25, 2012
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Dave Hooker | ESPN.com
Jalen Hurd will soon face a conundrum. Eventually the ESPN Watch List athlete from Hendersonville (Tenn.) Beech will have to take a leap of faith.
Of course, most recruiters will tell the 6-foot-3, 210-pound athlete that he's their tailback of the future. Some, who have him pegged at another position, won't be telling the truth. What if, for instance, Hurd grows to 6-4 and 240 pounds? That's a little big for a tailback.
"I'll tell you this, he does not want to play on defense. ... He wants to play on the offensive side of ball," Beech head coach Anthony Crabtree said on Thursday.
Of course, most recruiters will tell the 6-foot-3, 210-pound athlete that he's their tailback of the future. Some, who have him pegged at another position, won't be telling the truth. What if, for instance, Hurd grows to 6-4 and 240 pounds? That's a little big for a tailback.
"I'll tell you this, he does not want to play on defense. ... He wants to play on the offensive side of ball," Beech head coach Anthony Crabtree said on Thursday.
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