2017 Commit: Jemarulin Suggs, RB, East

Blue & Gold · October 9, 2016

I just noticed we don't have a thread specifically for Jemarulin Suggs!

This guy is one of the premier RB's in northeast Ohio.

I've seen him play twice this year - against Springfield and Ellet.

Though I'd say he's not great at any one thing, he does everything well.

He's got good-not-great speed at 4.5 40. Definitely fast enough. But he may not break any 80-yarders at the next level.

He's got good-not-great size @ 5'11" 185. In college he'll likely redshirt and come in at 5'11" - 6'0" 205-210.

This is my hope, because a Jemarulin Suggs at 6'0" 210 would be a monster because his greatest asset, IMHO, is his toughness. He's a workhorse back who can carry the rock 30 times a game and be as strong in the 4th Q as he was in the 1st. He's got a mean streak and doesn't shy away from contact. No, he enjoys it and generally initiates the contact. When I see him play it's usually he who is hitting the LB's & not the other way around.

I think he'll get up to at least 205 because right now, he's still a little slight in the upper body, but has powerful, RB legs. His legs are thick. Over the next year his upper body is going to catch up w/ his legs & he's going to be a muscular beast.

Very happy we got a RB like Suggs who's been a tear @ RB in the city since his sophomore year.