Their are a lot of smallish guys out there that succeed. I am not saying that he is one of them, but he is a true freshman. The coaches must see something in him to play him as a true freshman.
He is nota a RB. He is more of a slot, H type that you want in space on screens. Of course you need blocking to get it all started.
As for Zeke, I remember posting the same type of thing and the homers attacked. LOL