He has won multiple state track athlete of the year honors. The Illinois transfer put up two big years at Vanderbilt against stiff SEC competition. Geoffrey C. Arnold | The Oregonian/OregonLive. Calais stands to compete for a reserve role as a rookie. A former 247Sports Composite five-star recruit and the No.

Selected in the seventh round of this year’s draft by Tampa Bay out of Louisiana, Calais is a burner. Tempo and decisiveness are his calling cards, making him a highly talented inside/outside zone runner. Calais was mentioned by coach Bruce Arians as a candidate for kickoff returns in the wake of the knee injury suffered by T.J. Logan in Thursday's practice, Scott Smith of the team's official site reports.

Edwards-Helaire ran a 4.47 in high school. UL's Raymond Calais is out to prove he is more than a fast 40-yard dash time BY LUKE JOHNSON | Staff writer . He's a cerebral runner who understands block timing and uses quick-cut agility and rare spatial awareness to read and react to defenses beyond the second level. In High School, he was a track team monster as well as one of the state’s best running backs.

He finishes with 1990 yards and 16 touchdowns from scrimmage plus 25.2 yards per kick return. The Los Angeles Rams are still making move as they prepare for the team’s season opener against the Dallas Cowboys. He will, hopefully, be showcasing that speed and ability this season for the Bucs.

: Physical, downhill runner best-suited for gap-scheme rushing attack. Subscribe to OregonLive. The Bucs may have solved that problem with our last pick of the 2020 draft, although he may not be well known yet in Tampa. To make a splash in the NFL Draft at running back, you need more than just pure speed. He is out to prove he is more than his 40-yard dash time, while at the same time proving his best trait is legitimate. Bellamy originally put himself  onto the map with a strong freshman year under PJ Fleck. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. NFL Network’s scouting report: Undersized runner with productive profile and extensive experience in stretch and inside zone from offset shotgun positioning. He has spent the past couple months training for the combine at EXOS in Los Angeles. © 2005-2020 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account.

Kelley certainly made the most of his time in a Chip Kelly offense. He averaged 9.3 and 7.6 yards, respectively, in his last two seasons in Lafayette, so he can play the running back position with effectiveness. Evans had back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons to end his career. Go Bucs!! He's going to create some yardage after contact and break tackles here and there, but he tends to become a tackle magnet who is not able to make tacklers miss.

He's more body puncher than knockout artist, wearing down his opponents with carry after carry.

Other questions:subscriberservices@theadvocate.com. “So I’m not shy of running between tackles.”. © 2020 Advance Local Media LLC. Calais also has some return ability as well, and perhaps could help the Rams on special teams. Is Swift a first-round pick? NFL Network’s scouting report: Despite a disappointing win-loss record and a lack of blocking up front, Akers maintained a consistent level of play that represents his football character. Hamler averaged 16.9 yards a catch in 2019. Taylor runs with bend and burst as an outside runner and has home-run speed once he gets into the open field.

He has great top-end speed that could really benefit an offense if he operates with better decisiveness and early, one-cut burst.

You have permission to edit this article. Dillon was a superstar for Steve Addazio at Boston College. His play speed is what gives him a chance, but he needs to run with better patience to improve his control and elusiveness in the open field. Coming from a small school, he needs to post a great 40 time to elevate his chances of getting drafted. He was not used much in the passing game, but he is a pretty decent receiver out of the backfield, none the less, showing ability when given the chance.

The guy is fast. His numbers declined in 2019 compared to 2018 (72 receptions, 1,061 yards and nine touchdowns), but shaky quarterback play contributed to the decrease. He totaled 1,845 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns over four seasons at Louisiana.

Evans is a little undersized and might be viewed as a change-of-pace option, but he appears to have the three-down skill set to handle committee carries. Bellamy should compete for work as a RB3 with change-of-pace speed, but he needs to prove he can improve as a pass-catching option at the next level. He turned in the third-fastest time among running backs at the 2020 Combine with a 4.42 40 time.

CHECK OUT OUR BUCS LIFE BLACK OUT T-SHIRTS, CHECK OUT OUR GUYS OVER @ TAMPA 2 PODCAST, Tom Brady Wins Week 4 FedEx Air player of the Week, The Debut of Tyler Johnson Showed That We Are in Capable Hands. So I can’t wait.”. He leaves after three years with 6,581 yards and 55 touchdowns. To those who may think he was a one-tool player who made his living burning teams on the edges with speed plays, Calais suggests they watch some of his game footage. His 2018 tape was better than his 2019 season and he appears headed for a middle-round selection. He was the Class 4A All-State Offensive MVP as a senior and was named the Gatorade Louisiana Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The Buccaneers seventh-round selection out of Louisiana Lafayette is probably best known for his kickoff return skills. UL's Raymond Calais is out to prove he is more than a fast 40-yard dash time, Joe Burrow on the NFL draft: 'Whoever takes me, I’m going to go show up', Thaddeus Moss leaning on his famous father for draft prep; will not test at the combine, Joe Burrow crushes talk about not wanting to play in Cincinnati: 'I’m not going to not play', Opinions differ greatly on NFL position for UL right tackle Robert Hunt.

"[He's] a joystick," coach Bruce Arians said of Calais. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local.

As BC moves on from Addazio in favor of Jeff Hafley, Dillon moves forward to the NFL as one of the higher-rated backs in the class.

NFL fast. : Comes into the league with NFL size and toughness, but his success could be tied to scheme and blocking up front due to physical limitations. UL running back Raymond Calais (4) breaks the tackle of Texas State defender Jarron Morris (15) during their Sun Belt football game at Cajun Field on Saturday, November 2, 2019 in Lafayette, La.. INDIANAPOLIS — The trait Raymond Calais wants to showcase when he performs on-field workouts Friday at the NFL scouting combine is also the label he wants to avoid the most. As a sophomore with Mike Locksley, McFarland doubled his touchdowns but saw decreases in attempts and yards per carry. Luke Johnson. Yet Calais was far from satisfied with the sprint. He was the Class. He runs with tempo and flow but alters his rush track at a moment's notice when needed. Clyde Edwards-Helaire, RB, Louisiana State. All rights reserved (About Us). He was First-Team All Sun-Belt Conference as a return specialist in 2019, Third-team as a running back, and Second-team All-Louisiana, as a return specialist.

On his career, Calais went for 7.8 yards per carry over four years in the Sun Belt. His high school track team won the team state title his senior season with Calais leading the way in sweeping the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.59 seconds and the 200-meter dash in 21.21.