... but not everyone who studies NFL players is infatuated with the Arkansas running back. I'll fill you in more on Sunday, when I write a column on the speedster.
In the meantime, give us your top 10 picks in the "What About Bob" mock draft contest. We've already got a bunch of contestants, but with more than a week to go before the real deal, there's still plenty of time.
(btw, I'll be coming out with a full 31-pick mock draft for the first round on Monday, to be followed by the usual tinkering based on late-breaking information and discussions with NFL types.)
This mock draft business has become something of a cottage industry of late. I've seen mocks put out as early as January, long before teams even begin to think about which player will be taken where.
My basic rule of thumb with doing mocks is to try and avoid the pick that elicits a reaction from readers along the line of: "are you an idiot?" ... or something like that.
The worst pick I ever had was in 1987, when I was still a pup on the football beat. I included Oklahoma running back Spencer Tillman in my first round. I should have consulted with draft guru Vinny DiTrani, the veteran scribe from the Bergen Record who has taught me plenty along the way.
"The Sage," as DiTrani was nicknamed by Bill Parcells, giggled when he saw that I had picked Tillman so early.
P.S. Tillman was drafted in the fifth round.
Oh, well.