🏈 Alabama RB Kenyan Drake says he will return for senior season

[rick4bama]

http://alabama.247sports.com/Bolt/A...ays-he-will-return-for-senior-season-34239567

Glad to hear he coming back to play for Bama!

 

[psychojoe]

I am glad. He will be a valuable player for us, and has a real chance to enhance his draft stock

 

[DustyG]

Thunder and lightning with Henry and Drake. Gonna be like LenDale White and Reggie Bush at USCw minus the free house.

 

[UAgrad93]

The backfield will remain crowded which is a good problem to have. Henry, Drake, Tyren Jones, Altee Tenpenny, and Bo Scarborough with Desharrius Flowers and possibly Damien Harris thrown in to the mix.

 

[BamaFan334]

Tempenny is transferring I'm being told. We will have no shortage of badasses in the backfield.

 

[UAgrad93]

If Tenpenny does leave, so be it. That could possibly mean that Ronnie Clark stays at the RB position if we don't get Harris out of Kentucky, or get one of the F$U guys to flip.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Reed and Ragland are the two I'm interested in... they seem to be they only real mysteries (despite what Reed stated today).

 

[UAgrad93]

While Ragland has had a very good season, I think that Saban and Co have probably advised him to stay for another year.
I know that the NFL has limited schools to 5 kids apiece for getting a evaluation. Hopefully, this will cause these "family and friends" to shut their mouths and not drive a kid into making a poor decision.

 

[Rolltide24]

Ragland could use more work on his pass coverage skills. That could really enhance his draft stock, in my opinion. Though he has improved on this as the year has progressed.

 

[psychojoe]

I am not completely convinced that Yeldon leaves.

 

[BamaFan334]

I am not completely convinced that Yeldon leaves.

I hate it, but he's leaving. Atleast that's the word from within. Could always be wrong, but after what Kiffin said in his media days comments and from what I heard from someone within, he's gone.

 

[colbyjacks]

I can't see him coming back. I'm not sure what he has left to prove. Plus he isn't going to get more carries in our loaded backfield so I don't know how he could improve his draft stock enough to warrant another year of pounding at the collegiate level.

 

[planomateo]

I hate it, but he's leaving. Atleast that's the word from within. Could always be wrong, but after what Kiffin said in his media days comments and from what I heard from someone within, he's gone.

Still not sure why Kiffin responded like that, I think he made a bad decision stating that.

 

[BamaFan334]

Still not sure why Kiffin responded like that, I think he made a bad decision stating that.

The coaches know who is going and who is staying at this point. I heard Cooper, Yeldon, and Collins. I was told this before his comments, but Coach Saban talked Reed and Ragland into staying. Which makes sense since they just announced they'd stay. Just what I heard and thought it would be interesting to share.

 

[rick4bama]

I'm clicking my red ruby shoes!! Copper staying!! ,Cooper staying!!!, Cooper staying!!........:rtrsign:

 

[Rolltide24]

So we lose Cooper, Yeldon and Simms. That's what percentage of our offense? A big chunk. And we lose D. White and C. Jones. About our entire passing offense. Time for some young guys to make their mark.

 

[jacques]

Glad to hear about Drake.....

 

[alabama mike]

CLK will utilize him once again in a variety of ways. I am also glad he is staying.

 

[We All Bleed Crimson]

Always hard to see the guys leave early, but the shelves are loaded with talent so the hope is that next up won't take too long to get up to speed. KD will be a major help with his return.