1.14 Arizona Outlaws - RB Ka'Deem Carey

In the real world: The Bears drafted Carey in Round 4 because they needed a backup for their longtime every-down back, Matt Forte. He runs with physicality and grit. He's been very productive (3,814 yards and scored 44 touchdowns in his last two seasons at Arizona). But he's not very fast (he clocked a 4.69 40 at the Combine, which is fine if you weigh 230 pounds, but not 207). He's carried the ball over 730 times in the last two seasons--that's a lot of punishment, and some NFL teams may have wondered about "how much tread is left on the tires". Carey's college stats could be the product of running in Rich Rodriguez's spread offense. He's also had a few run-ins with the law.
In the TUFF world: We now return you to our regularly scheduled run on running backs. The Outlaws saw two NFL teams draft handcuffs for their starting RBs (Carey for Forte, and Andre Williams by the Giants to back up Rashad Jennings). They moved up with the Junglehawgs to take Carey, sending their 2.07 pick and their 2015 #1 pick to Dallas. I'm not crazy about trading away a future first-rounder to get a handcuff pick, much less one with subpar speed--that trade is the main reason for the first red "X" of this year's Draft Wrapup. I don't think Arizona even needed to trade up into Round 1 to get Carey--trading the 2.07 and a future second-rounder to get the 2.01 from Dallas would have made more sense.

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