The Buffalo Bills select C.J. Spiller in the first round of the NFL Draft

Blogged under Big Bills News,Bloglockers,Front Page,General Bills Chatter,The Draft Report by admin on Thursday 22 April 2010 at 8:10 pm

The Bills had a bunch of glaring needs but they decided to select running back C.J. Spiller out of Clemson with the 9th pick of the first round.  Spiller is a tad small at 5’11″, 195 pounds but he has game breaking speed as he runs a 40 in about 4.35 seconds.  He has a NCAA record 7 kickoff returns for TDs in his career.  He played in 14 games (12 starts) for Clemson last season in which he carried the ball 216 times for 1,212 yards (5.6 ypc) with 12 TD runs.  He also caught 36 passes for 503 yards (14.0 avg) with 4 TD grabs last season.  Spiller proved last season that he can be a everydown back after sharing the load his first three years at Clemson.  He reminds me a lot of Reggie Bush as he is a outstanding receiver and he has the speed to get to the corner of the D.  He is a threat to score a TD every time he touches the football.  Spiller played in 52 games (19 starts) at Clemson in which he carried the ball 606 times for 3,547 yards (5.9 ypc) with 32 TD runs and he also caught 123 passes for 1,420 yards (11.5 avg) with 11 TD receptions.  I see Spiller sharing the load in the running game with Fred Jackson.  The selection of Spiller almost guarantees that the Bills will trade RB Marshawn Lynch over the weekend.

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