As someone who grew up an Oiler fan, I believe the comparison one of you made earlier between Aundre and Mike Rozier is a fairly sound one, and not just because of the red uniforms and #30. I would also say his upright running style also reminds me of Eric Dickerson, although without the absolute blazing speed. But that connection is a local one also, Dickerson played his high school ball at Sealy, which is 30 miles west of Katy.
Aundre split time as a sophomore with another back who was a senior. He relied a lot on a spin move back then that was flashy, but left him open to get popped a lot. He has used it very rarely since.
His junior year, he cultivated a stiff-arm move which you can see in one of the pictures above that is absolutely fearsome. He runs aggressively, when he knows he's about to get tackled on long runs from the side, he makes sure he's the one delivering the hit and driving the defender forward with him.
He also really knows how to hold onto the ball. He's fumbled 3 times in roughly 285 carries this year, and one of those came when a defender hit him dead on the hand with his helmet and broke his hand (he missed one game).
He's suffered a lingering groin injury the last month or so and last week sat out practice the whole week, then rushed for 184 yards and 3 TDs on 24 carries in the regional finals, which is essentially the elite 8 of the state playoffs here.
He was a finalist for the greater Houston Touchdown Club Offensive Player of the Year Award, but it went to DeSean Hales, who if you haven't see the youtube video of his signature run this season, is worth a click.
Also, for shameless self-promotion, my paper whips the heck outta the Houston Chronicle when it comes to covering Katy football - we're a twice-a-week, but you can read a lot more about Mr. Dean there then in the big daily rag. :)
Katy Times Online
YouTube - DESEAN HALES : THE RUN
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