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Coming into this recruiting campaign for the Class of 2007, it was widely assumed that it was the year of the quarterback. Signal callers like Jimmy Clausen (Westlake Village, Calif.), Willy Korn (Duncan, S.C.), Ryan Mallett (Texarkana, Texas), Josh Chiles (Mansfield, Texas), Pat Bostick (Manheim, Pa.), Mike Paulus (Syracuse, N.Y.), John Brantley (Ocala, Fla.), Josh Nesbitt (Greensboro, Ga.), and Tyrod Taylor (Hampton, Va.) are just a few quarterbacks at the top of this position that are highly coveted. Among this group you have your classic drop-back QBs like Clausen, Brantley, Mallett and Bostick and your athletes like Chiles, Korn, Nesbitt and Taylor.
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But after further evaluation, it just may be the year of the running back. Many prospects have emerged and there should be plenty of star power at this position. Noel Devine (North Fort Myers, Fla.) leads this terrific group. In fact, Devine is arguably the nation's top player and prospect. First and foremost Devine has unbelievable instincts and does things on the field you can't coach. He has unreal vision and balance, two traits most of the great running backs all have in common. Devine has super speed and quickness and will blow you away with his surprising power. In space, he is absolutely deadly but he can shake and bake with the best of them or run right through you.
Devine is a home run hitter that can be a threat to score from anywhere on the field. He is tough enough to run between the tackles and definitely fast enough to get around the edge. He hits the hole hard and once he's downhill and in the second level, watch out.
Marc Tyler (Westlake Village, Calif.), John Clay (Racine, Wi.), Caleb King (Lilburn, Ga.), Broderick Green (Little Rock, Ark.), Robert Elliot (Okolona, Miss.), Armando Allen (Hialeah, Fla.), and Joe McKnight (River Ridge, La.) are all potentially five-star running backs (according to Scout.com, the top 50 prospects in the country are assigned five-stars).