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

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BETTER KNOW A BUCKEYE: J.K. DOBBINS

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This week's Better Know a Buckeye feature continues with a profile of J.K. Dobbins, a running back from La Grange, Texas.

J.K. DOBBINS
  • Size: 5-10/208
  • Position: RB
  • Hometown: La Grange, TX
  • School: La Grange
  • 247 Composite: ★★★★
  • National Ranking: 43
  • Position Ranking: 2 (APB)
  • State Ranking: 6 (TX)
  • U.S. Army All-American
Dobbin gave every indication after his junior season that he wanted to stay close to his La Grange home. He already had offers from Oklahoma, Texas, and Texas A&M. He had rave reviews of all three. He enjoyed his Oklahoma visits, said Texas A&M "felt like home," and said Texas was his "dream school." It's any wonder he was not committed to one of those three schools during his junior season. Ohio State threw its hat into the ring last February and was able to persuade him to commit to Ohio State, site unseen, on March 6, 2016. That commitment held strong and Dobbins later enrolled in January to start his career early.

I retell this story below. After discussing his surprising commitment, I offer a scouting report of a running back who is already making impressions on Ohio State's spring depth chart. This bodes well for early playing time for Dobbins in the fall. I close with highlight film for the reader to watch at the end of the feature.

HIS RECRUITMENT
J.K. Dobbins hails from a state rich with talent and in which scouts are routinely looking for freshmen and sophomores who could be major commodities on the recruiting trail as seniors. Dobbins was already generating such headlines as a freshman, appearing on watch lists in the spring and summer of 2014 alongside familiar names like Hezekiah Jones (Texas A&M), Marvin Wilson (Florida State), and other players that would sign with Power Five programs in Texas and across the country.

It took his sophomore season, replete with 200-yard rushing contests, before he started earning major attention and scholarship offers. Texas Christian offered at the end of January in 2015. Houston offered in February, a month into Tom Herman's full-time job with the Cougars. California, which recruited Texas aggressively under Sonny Dykes, offered in March.

Perhaps the first "major" offer for Dobbins was Oklahoma. Dobbins visited Oklahoma on April 11 for its spring game and left with a scholarship offer. However, Dobbins was a lifelong Texas fan. He is from La Grange, about an hour's drive from Austin. Less than a month after receiving an offer from Oklahoma, Dobbins was openly pleading for an offer from Texas.

I’ve always been a big Texas fan... My whole family loves Texas too. They’ve been pushing me to go there. But I have to get an offer first. Really, it was my dream school growing up, and it’s still a dream school. I hope I do get the offer.

He got his wish when Texas offered in mid-June, after offers from Texas A&M and Oklahoma State. In a few months, Stanford and Arkansas offered a few months later. With offers from Texas, Texas A&M, and Oklahoma in hand, it's any wonder that Dobbins wasn't off the market and pledged to one of those programs (certainly Texas) after 2015.
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Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...017/04/81278/better-know-a-buckeye-jk-dobbins
 
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ScriptOhio said:
BETTER KNOW A BUCKEYE: J.K. DOBBINS

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This week's Better Know a Buckeye feature continues with a profile of J.K. Dobbins, a running back from La Grange, Texas.

J.K. DOBBINS
  • Size: 5-10/208
  • Position: RB
  • Hometown: La Grange, TX
  • School: La Grange
  • 247 Composite: ★★★★
  • National Ranking: 43
  • Position Ranking: 2 (APB)
  • State Ranking: 6 (TX)
  • U.S. Army All-American
Dobbin gave every indication after his junior season that he wanted to stay close to his La Grange home. He already had offers from Oklahoma, Texas, and Texas A&M. He had rave reviews of all three. He enjoyed his Oklahoma visits, said Texas A&M "felt like home," and said Texas was his "dream school." It's any wonder he was not committed to one of those three schools during his junior season. Ohio State threw its hat into the ring last February and was able to persuade him to commit to Ohio State, site unseen, on March 6, 2016. That commitment held strong and Dobbins later enrolled in January to start his career early.

I retell this story below. After discussing his surprising commitment, I offer a scouting report of a running back who is already making impressions on Ohio State's spring depth chart. This bodes well for early playing time for Dobbins in the fall. I close with highlight film for the reader to watch at the end of the feature.

HIS RECRUITMENT
J.K. Dobbins hails from a state rich with talent and in which scouts are routinely looking for freshmen and sophomores who could be major commodities on the recruiting trail as seniors. Dobbins was already generating such headlines as a freshman, appearing on watch lists in the spring and summer of 2014 alongside familiar names like Hezekiah Jones (Texas A&M), Marvin Wilson (Florida State), and other players that would sign with Power Five programs in Texas and across the country.

It took his sophomore season, replete with 200-yard rushing contests, before he started earning major attention and scholarship offers. Texas Christian offered at the end of January in 2015. Houston offered in February, a month into Tom Herman's full-time job with the Cougars. California, which recruited Texas aggressively under Sonny Dykes, offered in March.

Perhaps the first "major" offer for Dobbins was Oklahoma. Dobbins visited Oklahoma on April 11 for its spring game and left with a scholarship offer. However, Dobbins was a lifelong Texas fan. He is from La Grange, about an hour's drive from Austin. Less than a month after receiving an offer from Oklahoma, Dobbins was openly pleading for an offer from Texas.

I’ve always been a big Texas fan... My whole family loves Texas too. They’ve been pushing me to go there. But I have to get an offer first. Really, it was my dream school growing up, and it’s still a dream school. I hope I do get the offer.

He got his wish when Texas offered in mid-June, after offers from Texas A&M and Oklahoma State. In a few months, Stanford and Arkansas offered a few months later. With offers from Texas, Texas A&M, and Oklahoma in hand, it's any wonder that Dobbins wasn't off the market and pledged to one of those programs (certainly Texas) after 2015.
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Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...017/04/81278/better-know-a-buckeye-jk-dobbins
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He just seems like he's going to be one of Urban's guys.
 
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Buckeye Football Freshman Focus: Running Back J.K. Dobbins

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From the outside, there doesn’t appear to be too many snaps available for Ohio State freshman running back J.K. Dobbins.

After all, this is an OSU offense that hasn’t had carries for a backup running back since 2014, and that was only because the Buckeyes didn’t quite know what they had in Ezekiel Elliott. Once they figured it out, the backup running backs may as well have just stayed home.

Based on last year’s 1,096 yards rushing and nine touchdowns, Ohio State knows what they have in Mike Weber, and they expect him to be even better in 2017.

Where does that leave J.K. Dobbins? Like any other freshman, he’s got some work to do.

What to Like
Literally everything.

I could be completely wrong, but I believe J.K. Dobbins is the best running back to come to Ohio State since Ezekiel Elliott. He’s compact (5-10 208), fast (4.4s all day long), strong, and nimble.

Well, usually he’s nimble.



Entire article: http://theozone.net/2017/06/buckeye-football-focus-j-k-dobbins/
 
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He's built like and has so many characteristics that match zeke. I honestly think he's doing to steal quite a few carries from Weber.

I don't think he'll unseat Weber as starter but he may be a good reason why Weber barely cracks 1k in yards.
 
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bukIpower said:
He's built like and has so many characteristics that match zeke. I honestly think he's doing to steal quite a few carries from Weber.

I don't think he'll unseat Weber as starter but he may be a good reason why Weber barely cracks 1k in yards.
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I certainly don't say this as a slight to Dobbins, but considering what the Offense should be capable of this year, I'm guessing Weber's lack of carries will be owing to the games being out of hand early. I do expect that Dobbins will get meaningful carries during meaningful minutes, but I also think if Weber is barely cracking 1,000 yards, it's because he is doing his best KiJana Carter 1994 - sitting out entire second halves.
 
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ScriptOhio said:
BETTER KNOW A BUCKEYE: J.K. DOBBINS

81278_h.jpg


This week's Better Know a Buckeye feature continues with a profile of J.K. Dobbins, a running back from La Grange, Texas.

J.K. DOBBINS
  • Size: 5-10/208
  • Position: RB
  • Hometown: La Grange, TX
  • School: La Grange
  • 247 Composite: ★★★★
  • National Ranking: 43
  • Position Ranking: 2 (APB)
  • State Ranking: 6 (TX)
  • U.S. Army All-American
Dobbin gave every indication after his junior season that he wanted to stay close to his La Grange home. He already had offers from Oklahoma, Texas, and Texas A&M. He had rave reviews of all three. He enjoyed his Oklahoma visits, said Texas A&M "felt like home," and said Texas was his "dream school." It's any wonder he was not committed to one of those three schools during his junior season. Ohio State threw its hat into the ring last February and was able to persuade him to commit to Ohio State, site unseen, on March 6, 2016. That commitment held strong and Dobbins later enrolled in January to start his career early.

I retell this story below. After discussing his surprising commitment, I offer a scouting report of a running back who is already making impressions on Ohio State's spring depth chart. This bodes well for early playing time for Dobbins in the fall. I close with highlight film for the reader to watch at the end of the feature.

HIS RECRUITMENT
J.K. Dobbins hails from a state rich with talent and in which scouts are routinely looking for freshmen and sophomores who could be major commodities on the recruiting trail as seniors. Dobbins was already generating such headlines as a freshman, appearing on watch lists in the spring and summer of 2014 alongside familiar names like Hezekiah Jones (Texas A&M), Marvin Wilson (Florida State), and other players that would sign with Power Five programs in Texas and across the country.

It took his sophomore season, replete with 200-yard rushing contests, before he started earning major attention and scholarship offers. Texas Christian offered at the end of January in 2015. Houston offered in February, a month into Tom Herman's full-time job with the Cougars. California, which recruited Texas aggressively under Sonny Dykes, offered in March.

Perhaps the first "major" offer for Dobbins was Oklahoma. Dobbins visited Oklahoma on April 11 for its spring game and left with a scholarship offer. However, Dobbins was a lifelong Texas fan. He is from La Grange, about an hour's drive from Austin. Less than a month after receiving an offer from Oklahoma, Dobbins was openly pleading for an offer from Texas.

I’ve always been a big Texas fan... My whole family loves Texas too. They’ve been pushing me to go there. But I have to get an offer first. Really, it was my dream school growing up, and it’s still a dream school. I hope I do get the offer.

He got his wish when Texas offered in mid-June, after offers from Texas A&M and Oklahoma State. In a few months, Stanford and Arkansas offered a few months later. With offers from Texas, Texas A&M, and Oklahoma in hand, it's any wonder that Dobbins wasn't off the market and pledged to one of those programs (certainly Texas) after 2015.
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Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...017/04/81278/better-know-a-buckeye-jk-dobbins
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Oh. My. Goodness. :yow1:

:oh:
 
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