2009 Projection: Maurice Jones-Drew

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Published: July 21, 2009

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... back for years.  He’s never rushed for more than 1,000 yards or carried the ball more than 197 times (which he did last season), thanks to sharing carries with Fred Taylor since being drafted in the second round of 2006 out of UCLA.

Taylor is gone, now calling New England home, and Jones-Drew will finally get an opportunity to be the featured back. In fact, his potential back-ups rushed the ball for a total of four carries last season and a whopping nine yards. The only other back that has significant carries is Alvin Pearman, who set his career high with 39 carries back in 2005. Needless to say, the offense is going to be on Jones-Drew’s shoulders.

At 5′7″ and a little more than 200 pounds, there is concern that he may not be able to handle the beating a full-time back takes, and those are fair. He is shorter then Tiki Barber (5′10″), but we all know what Barber proved capable of doing.

Jones-Drew has shown over the...

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