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Kenny Irons began his career at South Carolina, but after rushing for just 252 yards in two seasons, he decided to jump ship and transfer to Auburn. He sat out the 2004 season, and blew up as a junior in 2005, his first season on the field with the Tigers. He was named All SEC 1st Team after rushing for 1,293 yards and 13 touchdowns, and added 14 receptions for 164 yards out of the backfield. His numbers fell this season as he battled through injuries, but he still managed to rush for 821 yards and four touchdowns on the year.

Can we have a do-over? The Bengals must be on the phone with Ed Hartwell right now.

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Overall: Irons originally attended South Carolina and saw action as a true freshman in 2002 in nine games, making one start. He rushed for 201 yards on 47 carries (4.3 average) and caught four passes for 63 yards and one touchdown. In 2003, Irons played in only five games with one start. He tallied 51 yards on 19 carries and one touchdown on the ground with two catches for eight yards. Irons then transferred to Auburn and sat out the 2004 season. In 2005, Irons played in 12 games and made nine starts. He finished the year with team-high totals in carries (256), rushing yards (1,293), and rushing touchdowns (13) and averaged just over five yards per carry. He also caught 14 passes for 164 yards. Irons started 11 of 13 games in 2006, missing the Buffalo game with a sprained toe and ankle and the Tulane game with a ... For complete overview, strengths and weaknesses, login above or become an Insider...

Not much PT for a second round pick?? Was he the best back available?

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I really like Irons, he's got balls, I just think that there were other directions that we could have gone.

me too. perfect for rudi.

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Perry isn't going anywhere. Kenny Watson may be gone though.

Good pick. Like I've been saying all along, Rudi just doesn't cut it by himself as a feature back. Rudi might be the 3rd best RB on this team now. We need some youth and some speed in the backfield for this offense to really roll.

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http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/2007/irons_kenny

Positives: Much more quick than he is fast, but shows very good explosion and burst coming out of his stance … Attacks the holes with good pad level and forward body lean … Has that ease-of-movement agility to change direction and locate the cutback lanes without having to throttle down … Shows crisp plant and drive agility to get to his top speed in an instant and shows good up field cutting ability … Intense competitor who will not hesitate to bang it up the middle of the line, despite concerns about his overall strength … Builds acceleration instantly and is a very sudden player with the loose hips, wiggle and head fakes to simply fool a lethargic defender … Quick through the holes, staying low in his pads while generating the forward body lean to generate valid positive yardage, even in tight areas … Can also rock the defenders back on their heels with his stop-and-go action … Shows an explosive burst through the holes and the speed to escape second level defenders to break away for a long run … Alert to cutback lanes and works hard to set the plays up … When he finds the rush lane, he has the balance and agility to pick and slide through that hole … It is rare to see him go down on first contact because of the way he keeps his body lean moving forward … Won't ever be confused for Craig "Ironhead" Heyward taking the ball up the gut and can't be considered a power runner, but he has that sudden burst to squeeze through tight areas and the leg drive to side-step or run over smaller defenders to get past the second level … Because he plays at that low pad level, he consistently gets leverage and is fluid in his pick and slide … Won't be easily tripped up because of his above average balance … Too slippery to be neutralized by arm tackles or from defenders trying to take out his legs … While his pick and slide ability is effective, he is just better using cutback lanes than trying to outrun his blocking to get past tacklers … Has that body control and balance to redirect without having to vary his speed … Knows his second gear is much more effective at eluding tacklers rather than trying to juke or wiggle away from them … Darting runner who doesn't have the leg drive to power through tacklers, but is tough to bring down in isolated coverage … The thing you notice on film is his ability to outrun angles and squeeze through holes without having to throttle down … Fast-twitched in his route progression and has the quick pitter-patter steps to ride up on a defender and gobble the cushion.

Negatives: Developing better overall muscle tone, but is not as strong as the Auburn runners in the past (Carnell Williams/Ronnie Brown) … Has room on his frame to carry additional bulk, but could probably fill out only to 215 pounds before seeing the additional weight start to affect his quickness … Needs more than a few reps to retain, and while he plays with good field vision, he might struggle a bit with a complicated playbook as he needs help in digesting his assignments … Has to do a better job with his vision in reading blocks in space, but has improved the last year … When he fails to run behind his pads, he will get stymied in attempts to take the defender on straight-up … Needs to work on his ball security mechanics, as he gets a bit careless distributing the ball to keep it away from the defender … Seems to prefer to catch in a small window rather than pluck for the ball … Is adequate on screens due to his body control, but has not seen much more than controlled routes (struggles some when asked to operate on crossers or attack the deep seam, as he looks awkward tracking the ball in flight) … Explodes into his routes to gobble up the cushion, but lacks recognition skills to know when to work back to the ball when the quarterback is pressured … Gets run over too much trying to pick up the blitz or bull rush, as he lacks the base strength to hold his ground firmly … When he tries to face up vs. the bigger defenders, his marginal hand-placement technique sees that opponent easily slip off his blocking attempt.

Compares To: Jerious Norwood of the Atlanta Falcons … Like Norwood, Irons' explosive initial quickness lets him gain instant leverage on any defender … Both are not considered power runners, but because of their burst and low pad level, they have been able to gain valid yardage between tackles … When either of these runners turn the corner, that second gear takes over and their foot race is easily won.

http://www.nfldraftcountdown.com/scoutingr...kennyirons.html

Strengths:

Displays good vision and instincts and is a natural runner...Is more quick than fast...Patient but he will explode through the hole when it opens...Will run with authority and plays like a much bigger back...Good athleticism and the agility to change directions...Is dangerous in space and will run away from people...Gets the most out of every run...Doesn't have a lot of mileage on his tires...You simply can't ignore the history his school has of sending guys at his position to the pros.

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Timed speed is only average...He does not have the type of size, strength or bulk you'd prefer...Appears to have okay hands but his experience as a receiver in the passing game is limited...Does his best as a blocker but is only adequate and will get overwhelmed...Ball security is an issue...Was hurt a lot in '06 and durability is a concern...Has to keep his pad level down...Does not break a ton of tackles and won't run people over...Did not have the senior campaign most were expecting.

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Played at South Carolina his first two years before transferring...Brother, David, played cornerback for Auburn and is a prospect in this draft...Was buried on the depth chart at the beginning of the 2005 season but went on to lead the SEC in rushing...Hails from the same program that produced Bo Jackson, Stephen Davis, Rudi Johnson, Ronnie Brown and Cadillac Williams...Battled nagging injuries as a senior and saw his stock drop...The big question is whether he's the great player that we saw in 2005 or a one-year wonder and the ordinary one we saw in 2006.

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good pick. im a chris perry fan but if he cant get healthy we need someone like him in our lineup. hopefully perry can get healthy and can give us great depth. who knows what happens with kenny watson now...will be interesting to see how this develops.

i knew we werent gonna go Linebacker at this point, thought mb DE but ill take it.

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Perry isn't going anywhere. Kenny Watson may be gone though.

Good pick. Like I've been saying all along, Rudi just doesn't cut it by himself as a feature back. Rudi might be the 3rd best RB on this team now. We need some youth and some speed in the backfield for this offense to really roll.

We need to get a mod to change your name to JoeBong cause you are smoking some of the whacky weed to say Rudi is the third best RB on the team with Irons and Perry.

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Pretty weird pick. Not so much the Rb part but Kenny Irons because the last thing he's known for is receiving if they're replacing SUPERSTAR and blocking if they want a Kenny Watson 3rd down blocker.

Hellacious quick hitter if he can stay healthy, which he's had trouble with but nobody's gonna confuse Irons with a power runner like Rudi. I like Kenny Irons and he's definitely a Day 1 pick. I don't dispute the Bengals needed to nab a RB out of this draft. But Irons is a pretty weird pick that took an awful long time to make.

I'd of rather seen them take a flyer on Chris Henry like the Titans did right after.

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completely pleased. My argument over going offense at a skill position early is borne out, and I can tell you, from down here in SEC country, that you all are going to love Irons. One of the things this team desperately missed last year was what Chris Perry had provided in 2005, a threat out of the backfield on third down and a change of pace back. With Perry's leg, that was going to be gone again this year. It's back in the offense now.

Damn fine draft. Damn fine. If Irons hadn't been nicked up this year, he's a first round back.

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Pretty weird pick. Not so much the Rb part but Kenny Irons because the last thing he's known for is receiving if they're replacing SUPERSTAR and blocking if they want a Kenny Watson 3rd down blocker.

Hellacious quick hitter if he can stay healthy, which he's had trouble with but nobody's gonna confuse Irons with a power runner like Rudi. I like Kenny Irons and he's definitely a Day 1 pick. I don't dispute the Bengals needed to nab a RB out of this draft. But Irons is a pretty weird pick that took an awful long time to make.

I'd of rather seen them take a flyer on Chris Henry like the Titans did right after.

Yup. The idiots take a RB exactly like the one they currently have. Who they've signed long term. Fantastic.

Replacing Perry would make sense. Replacing Rudi's touches doesn't make sense. And if this guy doesn't replace Rudi's touches, he doesn't get any carries at all.

Nice. Now lock Mike Brown back in the closet and let Marvin take over.

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