30 for 30: #21 JaMycal Hasty
Running Back, JaMycal Hasty (5-8, 200) | Longview (TX) High School
— If you missed it, I already called my shot on Hasty leading Baylor in rushing in 2017 ahead of Terence Williams. While it's almost by default considering Williams will miss a couple of games due to injury, I believe Hasty has the makings of a number one back in the long term.
— Watch the video above and you will see that Hasty isn't at all like former Bear Lache Seastrunk, a player which Hasty has been compared to previously because of speed and size. Arguably Hasty's biggest fallback in high school was finding safeties to hit in the second level versus finding ways to make them miss.
— Hasty was a perfect match for Baylor's previous offense, a system that required the ball carrier to be quick to the line of scrimmage and get out in space. However, Hasty's physical running style should be a good match for any goal line situations as well. Will he run over a 6-foot-2, 240-pound linebacker in the hole? No, but a push is plenty.
— A frustration with Hasty following the Texas game where he fumbled close to the goal line with hopes to put the game away gave pause to the projections. Hasty will need to make sure to be clean with his security moving forward.
— Back to the Seastrunk comparison for a moment. Don't completely dismiss Hasty's shiftiness and raw speed on the field. You can expect some exciting plays from the sophomore throughout the course of the season. Does he have the breakaway talent of Seastrunk? That's still TBD, in my honest opinion.
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