CJ Spiller in Bills training camp.

CJ Spiller
Height/Weight: 5′11″/195 lbs.
Running Back
Hometown: Lake Butler, Florida
School: Clemson University
Pro Team: Buffalo Bills

When Clemson tailback James Davis graduated after his senior season and went to the NFL Draft, many thought his backfield mate, CJ Spiller would suffer in his absence. After all, Davis was the “Thunder” to Spiller’s “Lightning”, the guy who would split carries with the scat back and soften up the defense on certain downs and goal line situations. The doubters asked how would Spiller, a back under 200 pounds who had never handled the full load of an offense suddenly become the fulcrum of Clemson’s attack? Furthermore, it was said he would not be able to produce running behind a fairly mediocre Clemson offensive line. They were wrong. In his senior season, CJ Spiller ran for 1212 yards on 201 attempts, averaging 5.6 yards a carry. He accumulated 21 touchdowns during the year, between kick and punt return duties, along with carries and receiving. Spiller proved to the nation that he was the most electric college player since Reggie Bush’s days at USC. He became the the only player this season to score a touchdown in five different ways (rushing, passing, receiving, kick return, and punt return). Awards began to mount after Spiller’s season ended: ACC Player of the Year, a unanimous AP All-American selection, and sixth in the Heisman trophy balloting. On April 22nd, as everyone had predicted, Spiller was selected in the top half of the first round by the Buffalo Bills. He is expected to compete with Fred Jackson and Marshawn Lynch for carries, and Spiller will complement last year’s first round pick CB Leodis McKelvin on punts and kickoffs right away for the 2010 season. Read More→