Report: Jalen Hurd decides on future
Former Tennessee RB Jalen Hurd will reportedly try to make it in the NFL, according to WGFX 104.5’s Brent Dougherty.
Few will be surprised by this but I'm hearing former TN RB Jalen Hurd will indeed turn his attention towards the NFL.
— Brent Dougherty (@brentdougherty) December 5, 2016
Hurd shocked the college football world when he left the team the following the Week 9 South Carolina game, confirmed by coach Butch Jones on Oct. 31. At the time, Hurd’s departure was discussed as an intention to transfer, with the running back talking about his desire to be used at other positions such as tight end.
Saturday Down South talked about Hurd’s draft prospects with CBS Sports draft guru Rob Rang in November. Rang saw a potential future for Hurd as a pass-catcher:
SDS: While he’s certainly got the size necessary to be some sort of pass-catching tight end in the pros, he was at best a decent receiver out of the backfield in college. When you turn on the tape and watch him play, do you see a prospect capable of developing into a difference maker at that spot?
RR: In fact I do, maybe even as a slot receiver. I mentioned before about what running backs tend to do at that size. The one guy is Latavius Murray. I see similarities in their playing style and their size, and that’s what I think that you could see Jalen Hurd becoming. He’s a running back but also a guy who comes out and excels out of the backfield. That was something I saw about Jalen Hurd that impresses my perception of him at Tennessee, and I believe that he can make that transition.
Now, again, I don’t believe that means that he can be a hand-in-the-dirt, traditional tight end that’s going to be moving defensive ends and gets to the second level. I’m also doubting his ability as a route runner. I think he can at least be competitive at that spot, and I see his ability with the football in his hands is evident if he works on it.
For more of Rang’s thoughts on Hurd’s draft prospects, including the kind of questions NFL teams will be asking, click here.
Who cares about his plans, He is a ego driven quitter
The second verse is same as the first. A quitter is never a winner and a winner is never a quitter. Still, I wish him well.
He not a champ of life but was a champ of bristol that might just be the deciding factor what does the NFL value more
Why would you not just finish the season if you aren’t gonna transfer somewhere else? This guy is a Grade A dumbass
I wondered this from the moment he announced his intention to transfer. Even if you’re upset with the coaches, why not push through it, finish the season, and go pro? Then you wouldn’t tarnish your reputation and NFL scouts wouldn’t have a red flag. Something tells me he actually got kicked off he team and the transfer story is a cover-up.
That BS is definitely gonna hurt him when they’re questioning him about it combine tome.
Hurd is a tool Tennessee gave him every opportunity to be a successful player
I predict he will end up in trouble
He is no longer a Vol so why do we all need to know what he’s gonna do! Who cares, all I can say is good luck. GBO
Y’all old couch potatoes can lay off the kid. He is 20 years old, he is allowed to make mistakes and unlike most off y’all, he had the balls to make a change for his own personal development. The majority of washed up losers commenting are acting like NFL scouts with the predictions. News flash, he will play in the league while you sit on the couch and cheer. He is a good guy and is very driven, I know him personally and I believe he will be successful which ever path he takes.
It’s always funny when the moms come here to defend their children.
Glad you know him and he’s a great guy, but the majority of us “washed up, loser, couch potatoes (?)” that watched his sh!t show unfold has an opinion otherwise. The NFL is looking for men, not children that throw tantrums. Should he make it to the next level many will indeed be cheering for him, but half will be cheering for him to fail because of the way he chose to conduct himself at the end of his Tennessee career. He has only himself to blame.
What use is the NFL going to have for a guy (that wasn’t all that highly regarded to begin with) that plans to change positions to something he never played in college? At BEST he’s a free agent stashed on a practice squad for a year. Maybe Hurd and Blake Barnett can form their own support group for guys that quit on their team during the season.
Who ?