The knee injuries sucked, mainly because he wasn't that fast to begin with. If you go back and watch his freshman season, he was never a guy who outran angles -- against Alabama, Georgia, Florida and Auburn (twice), he only had three carries of 20 yards or more.

He's always been a power back, but with exceptional lateral ability. At his best he makes hard, decisive cuts, giving him room to evade and slice through the line of scrimmage. That trait is now in question with new ligaments in both legs. An accelerated recovery and the recent play of Jamaal Charles -- who relies on quick cuts as much, he just finishes with speed instead of power -- are encouraging, but anecdotal until Lattimore can show it himself.

Should he prove healthy, he'll first settle in as a short-yardage runner. He's unbelievable in goal-to-go situations: gets small, finds invisible creases and slides under tackles with stupefying balance. Even if he never regains feature back ability, he can become an automatic touchdown inside the five.

Although he starts and finishes with good pad level, he runs tall in-between those transitions. Big target for defenders. I'm not sure how much he can do about that, but it's another worry with his history. Adequate receiver who makes all the catches he's supposed to. He could stand to get better in pass protection -- he's great with assignments, only OK at finishing blocks. I guess a silver lining to his injuries is that Spurrier would've put 500 more touches on him if allowed to.

He'd be best on a team that can afford to stash him, similar to how Baltimore worked in Bernard Pierce this past season (or New England with Stevan Ridley in 2011). Pending medical clearance, somebody will bite by the third round.