Thomas Tyner a Duck.

[dd10snoop28]

I see that he has some size, but for those of you that have seen him play, what kind of back is he?

I follow HS in the metro area very closely and was planning on watching him this year in person, but he was injured.

But I have seen many of his games on tape, and has is a barn-burner. This guy has speed like no other. Give him the slightest crease and you can tack on 6 points.

His RB skills aren't fully developed yet, like waiting for the hole, setting up blocks, or powering for 4-5 yard gains... But I guess there's no need to show much discipline when you can just outrun everybody on the field. When it's all said and done, he'll be a top 5 back as a senior in HS.

[NCDucks09]

Says he ran a 10.38 100M and rivals lists his 40 time at 4.38 seconds. Any validity to any of this? At 6', 200lbs, that's Adrian Peterson type talent.

[lukeyrid13]

Yes he is that fast. He set the Oregon state record in the 100 and 200 I believe as a Sophomore

[Duffman57]

Says he ran a 10.38 100M and rivals lists his 40 time at 4.38 seconds. Any validity to any of this? At 6', 200lbs, that's Adrian Peterson type talent.

Yah, i've heard he was timed at a 10.2 something as well, or at least according to his cousin he was timed at that. And i have no clue what he actually is weight wise. I've seen him listed at anywhere from 175-210. But nevertheless, he's a BIG dude that is REALLY fast... He's absolutely a physical freak.

[GrandpaDuck]

Says he ran a 10.38 100M and rivals lists his 40 time at 4.38 seconds. Any validity to any of this? At 6', 200lbs, that's Adrian Peterson type talent.

In 14 official track races this Spring he was in the 10.3s and 10.4s 8 times. He ran two 10.3s and set the Oregon state record.

Unlike Seastrunk's infamous 10.33 timed on Willie Lyle's Timex, Tyner's times are legit and verifiable on Athletic.net and multiple other sources.

[UOducksTK1]

I would be shocked if Tyner de-committed, he has been close to committing for awhile now. The nice thing about Tyner is that he is not interested at all in leaving the state, so you all should feel confident in this sticking.

Great news on a tough day.

ie, tyson coleman.
Nice pick up for the Ducks!

[buckmarkduck]

Tyner is actually 210, Peterson is 216 but ripped as hell.

[NCDucks09]

Keep recruiting kids named Thomas. Genius recruiting strategy!

[Juice]

Says he ran a 10.38 100M and rivals lists his 40 time at 4.38 seconds. Any validity to any of this? At 6', 200lbs, that's Adrian Peterson type talent.

Stop that. Tyner is good, but that is just absurd lol.

[Duck24]

Says he ran a 10.38 100M and rivals lists his 40 time at 4.38 seconds. Any validity to any of this? At 6', 200lbs, that's Adrian Peterson type talent.

Stop that. Tyner is good, but that is just absurd lol.

I think that was more a reference to the size/speed than the football talent. AD was the best HS RB in recent memory IMO. Coming out of HS, he was big, physical and had gamebreaking speed which everyone saw his Freshman year. Most high school running backs are either small and fast, good sized with good speed and decent power, or big with good power and not so great speed. Of course their are anomalies every now and then but for the most part, that holds true. JStew was big, fast and powerful but AD is/was on a different level. Also have to remember that AD played high school football in Texas going up against multiple D1 talented players which helps with the transition to college ball. With all that being said, if Tyner is 3/4 the player of AD, we have a special player.

[Duck07]

Says he ran a 10.38 100M and rivals lists his 40 time at 4.38 seconds. Any validity to any of this? At 6', 200lbs, that's Adrian Peterson type talent.

Stop that. Tyner is good, but that is just absurd lol.

I think that was more a reference to the size/speed than the football talent. AD was the best HS RB in recent memory IMO. Coming out of HS, he was big, physical and had gamebreaking speed which everyone saw his Freshman year. Most high school running backs are either small and fast, good sized with good speed and decent power, or big with good power and not so great speed. Of course their are anomalies every now and then but for the most part, that holds true. JStew was big, fast and powerful but AD is/was on a different level. Also have to remember that AD played high school football in Texas going up against multiple D1 talented players which helps with the transition to college ball. With all that being said, if Tyner is 3/4 the player of AD, we have a special player.

I think the only real difference is that AP plays with a brutal level of tenacity that Snoop just doesn't have. All of that aside, Tyner needs to take a real long look at old tape of Eric Dickerson. Don't fight Tyner's natural sprinter speed, form your game around it.

[TheMaehlMan]

Tyner needs to improve with keeping his feet moving when he receives contact. That's definitely the difference between Peterson and Tyner.

[thomas time]

Haha the Thomas name has been good so far, and no need to think Thomas won't be when he gets here. Also can just keep my screename for four or five more years.

[MFRDuckFan]

Tyner posted this today. Thought it was pretty cool. Good to see a kid excited.

thomas_tyner iAmTYNER
Can't wait to ball out with @BryanBennett3 when I get there! #WTD

[UofDuck]

That is awesome, unless Marcus beats him out of course.