The thing about AJ that always comes back to me is that as a walkon, Solich insisted he wear #45, the number Solich wore, and a number AJ never requested. To my knowledge, in all his years of coaching, that is the only time Solich has insisted that he wanted a specific player to wear #45. Think about that for a minute. At that point, AJ was still a walkon, and they hadn't even had a scrimmage yet (or they would already have had numbers). Whatever else you want to say about Solich, he has an eye for talent. Another example of that eye is the time he went to a high school game in NJ to watch an offensive lineman. He wasn't impressed with the lineman, but after the game he called back to his head coach as asked permission to make an offer to the RB from the opposing team, who was a guy named Mike Rozier.
I'm thinking AJ has a shot at getting drafted, and at the very least will sign a UFA. He's an excellent running back, but also, he's a great blocker, and a decent receiver. Someone will give him a shot. Making the roster it tougher, as we've seen with outstanding players in the past, but if anyone can go from walkon to an NFL roster, it's AJ.
Last Edited: 1/12/2019 10:19:23 AM by L.C.