Tarik Cohen

strengths

Twitchy athlete with dynamic, slippery movements to find ways to wiggle off the hook. Instant accelerator and controls his speeds well to elude defenders. Vision to set up his moves and manipulate space. If his blockers give him any type of opening, he?ll find and hit it with burst. Flashes the fifth-gear to run away from trailing defenders. Small, but soft hands and does a nice job quickly tucking the ball away as a receiver. Humble, but confident performer, doing some of his best work in the most important situations. Nose for the end zone with the school-records for rushing scores (56) and total touchdowns (59). Led his team and the MEAC in rushing all four seasons to set the all-time conference rushing record (5,619).

weaknesses

Pint-sized athlete with short stature, thin bone structure and below average body mass. Minimal power in his run style and doesn?t deliver much pop at contact. Lacks commitment between the tackles and needs to improve his patience, often running into his own blockers and not allowing the play to develop. Very quick to bounce runs outside, something he often got away with due to his speed, but that won?t be the case in the NFL. Minimal experience on special teams. Ball security requires improvement, fumbling five times in 2016. Competed at a lower level and didn?t face top competition each week. Workload questions due to his size and touched the ball 966 times over his collegiate career.

Rushed for 808 yards, including 252 yards in a playoff win against North Brunswick

Also scored 17 touchdowns and averaged 9.18 yards per carry

Had three touchdown receptions and returned three kicks for touchdowns

Earned team MVP honors and was also an all-conference selection

Was one-fourth of the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 2A state champion 4x100 meter relay team.

Full name is Tarik Cohen

He is the son of Tilwanda Newell

Was born on July 26, 1995

Majors in sports medicine.