SI All-American Candidate Tavierre Dunlap Highlights and Evaluation

Tavierre Dunlap is a running back prospect from Del Valle High School in Del Valle, Texas. Dunlap is an SI All-American candidate.

Prospect: Tavierre Dunlap
Status: SI All-American Candidate 
Vitals: 6-foot, 196 pounds 
Position: Running Back 
School: Del Valle (Texas) High School 
Schools of Interest: Considering Arizona, Arizona State, Cal, Colorado and others. 
Projected Position: Running Back 

Frame: Tall relative to position with narrow, yet muscular build. Room to add mass throughout, particularly chest and trunk. 

Athleticism: Balanced athlete with good burst and long speed, verified by well above average times in track and field. Runs a bit high but proves elusive despite higher center of gravity than most, with ability to get to top speed relatively quickly. 

Instincts: Patient runner with subtle quickness and bounce. One-cut style built for spread/modern football with some finishing power when he plays behind his pads. Acceleration in the open field may be best trait with ability to make initial defender miss a close second. Vision and no-nonsense style makes for efficiency. 

Polish: Steady production in the Lone Star State with one-cut style and decisive north-south efficiency coaches love. Comfortable working in tight quarters or in space, including as a pass catcher with natural hands and body control to make plays after the catch. A lower center of gravity and pressing the hole more consistently will only enhance strengths. 

Bottom Line: Dunlap has the frame and athleticism, along the skillset, to project as a three-down back built for modern college football. With a bit more mass and lowered pad level, he could even project as a workhorse type with a one-cut style and efficiency attacking inside or out. The quickness and long speed are present enough to tab him as a multi-year starter in a modern offensive scheme.