'23 TNFR RB Brian Battie (Committed to Auburn)

[Buffnik]

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South Florida / Braden River HS (Bradenton, FL)

Twitter: https://twitter.com/battie941
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Ht: 5'8"
Wt: 165
40: 4.4

Eligibility: 2 years

Transfer Ranks:

247s rating: unrated RB
ESPN rating:
Rivals rating: unrated RB
On3 rating: 4* - 93 grade

247s Composite:

Reported Offers:

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2020 Recruit Ranks:

247s rating: 3* - 83 grade; #102 RB
ESPN rating: 3* - 74 grade; #83 RB
Rivals rating: 2* - 5.4rr; unranked RB
On3 rating:

247s Composite: 3* / 0.8302 / #104 RB / #1753 overall

Reported Offers: Akron, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Kansas State, Kentucky, Middle Tennessee State, Northern Illinois, USF

 

[Buffnik]

 

[Buffnik]

 

[Buffnik]

In the portal now, so this is real.

 

[cnbuff410]

WANT

 

[slider]

Nice. I’ll take him or the FSU RB

 

[Buffnik]

2022 Stats:

176 Attempts
1,186 Yards
8 TDs
6.7 YPA

In 2021 when he was the backup RB he was USF's KO Returner. He had 3 TDs in that role.

 

[Jeric]

Wild, brutal losses for USF. I'll happily take the USF trio.

 

[Birch1]

2022 Stats:

176 Attempts
1,186 Yards
8 TDs
6.7 YPA

In 2021 when he was the backup RB he was USF's KO Returner. He had 3 TDs in that role.

I think this ends the debate about whether or not a small back can be productive in cfb. And in Lewis’s offense they can shine. Having two they can just rotate. Done.

 

[DBT]

Speed. Want it. At every O & D position.

 

[Big Jim]

I think this ends the debate about whether or not a small back can be productive in cfb. And in Lewis’s offense they can shine. Having two they can just rotate. Done.

There is no debate about whether or not a small back can be productive in cfb. The debate is whether you stick with the midgies and hope to get an exception or two or does the team recruit to the specs of prototypical size. I do think Lewis is showing that he likes speed above all else at the RB position in his offense.

 

[Birch1]

There is no debate about whether or not a small back can be productive in cfb. The debate is whether you stick with the midgies and hope to get an exception or two or does the team recruit to the specs of prototypical size. I do think Lewis is showing that he likes speed above all else at the RB position in his offense.

Perhaps the offense can be productive for more than the exceptional small back? Perhaps for the unexceptional small back? Marquez Cooper (Kent State) was a 2star 79 ranking out of high school. He locked up 1200 & 1400 in the last two seasons. Maybe we can make do with any back with speed

 

[DBT]

That Austin Eckler guy sucks. Way too small.

 

[Buffnik]

 

[LesGrossman]

Pepperidge Farms remembers when USF was a better job than CU and Prime was a lock to go there

 

[patebuff]

Pepperidge Farms remembers when USF was a better job than CU and Prime was a lock to go there

That Tampa Bay Lightning guy was wild for a few weeks

 

[Buffnik]

OP updated.

And this is fun to watch:

 

[LesGrossman]

OP updated.

And this is fun to watch:

I think he’s a great fit for what Lewis wants

How weird is it to watch tape and be able to determine if a recruit is a good fit for our system? I’m conditioned to the nebulous “multiple” where no recruit fits the system because there isn’t one

 

[Big Jim]

OP updated.

And this is fun to watch:

He sure is quick. His top end speed is good. He did get run down by a couple DB's and an LB in those highlights and the defenders looked to be faster and not just have the angle.

 

[#1 pick]

I like him

 

[Uncle Ken]

OP updated.

And this is fun to watch:

That video is hilarious - it's like watching a video game. Also, based on his 6.7 yard average per carry, I'll assume that he was stuffed at the line for every other play of the season, that wasn't featured in that video.

 

[Buffnik]

That video is hilarious - it's like watching a video game. Also, based on his 6.7 yard average per carry, I'll assume that he was stuffed at the line for every other play of the season, that wasn't featured in that video.

Well, USF wasn't good despite him and the talent at WR. There had to have been a ton of plays where he didn't have a chance to get started.

 

[JMBuffs]

Name checks out

 

[patebuff]

Seems to be one of the top RB transfers in the nation

 

[Jeric]

Him and Sean Lewis now following each other.

 

[Hunchback Quaker]

OP updated.

And this is fun to watch:

Feels like a little bit of Rodney Stewart in these highlights

 

[Big Jim]

Feels like a little bit of Rodney Stewart in these highlights

I see that too except Battie has runs longer than 7.5 yards.

 

[Hunchback Quaker]

I see that too except Battie has runs longer than 7.5 yards.

Harsh, I loved watching Speedy haha

 

[Big Jim]

Harsh, I loved watching Speedy haha

I was frustrated watching him. Maybe he was the unofficial representative of the downward slope of CU football in my mind.

 

[BuffsRising]

I was frustrated watching him. Maybe he was the unofficial representative of the downward slope of CU football in my mind.

Maybe it was his habit of tackling himself whenever he burst into the open field.