If he is there, do you draft McFadden?

Webmeistro said
Yes there is. When the scouts start REALLY picking him apart, they'll see that he ran behind the best offensive line in the country with other backs who averaged well over the national average. He's almost exclusively a north-south runner... no real cutback ability that you associate with elite running backs, and he runs way too upright.

He's a slightly faster version of Eddie George, and Eddie George was not worth a 1st round pick when you look at his per carry average. McFadden may be, but he's certainly not the top 10 lock everyone seems to think he is.

Rashard Mendenhall put up better numbers this season on a WAY lesser ball club behind a line that couldn't put a single starter on Arkansas' roster.

McFadden may not be a top 10 lock, but "ran behind the best offensive line in the country" is a bold statement. I also think it's possible that the other backs had good ypc averages because of the threat McFadden posed as the option QB in their "wild hog" formation.

Rashard Mendenhall certainly looks like a great back, but saying that Illinois couldn't put a single starter on Arkansas' roster is a little exaggerated. Illinois probably didn't deserve the Rose Bowl, but they certainly weren't terrible. And it's not like Arkansas was SO great this year.

And I don't think a fast Eddie George is a bad thing at all, in fact, that's quite scary. Why wasn't George worth a first round pick? I don't think the Titans regret taking Eddie George in the 1st round...I know there are a lot of teams that regret NOT taking him.