Despite Incredible Season, Tre Mason Must Impress at 2014 Combine

February 23, 2014   ·   Chris Trapasso   ·   Jump to comments

Running backs aren't held in high regard like they used to be in NFL circles, so what does that mean for Auburn's Tre Mason? 
Remember, no running backs were taken in the first round of the 2013 draft, the first time that's happened since 1963. 
Trent Richardson went No. 3 overall the year before, but he was traded out of Cleveland and has taken a career 3.3 yards-per-carry average into 2014. 
Teams realize they can get similar production out of running backs they select later in the draft—it's that simple. 
 
A Stunning Emergence
Mason, the 5'10'', 210-pound junior from Palm Beach, Fla., exploded as an efficient workhorse for the Tigers in 2013 after a solid yet relatively low-volume sophomore campaign in 2012. 

He ran well in the defensively stout SEC that year, toting the rock 171 times for 1,002 yards with eight touchdowns. 

In Gus Malzahn's unique triple-option system that's extraordinarily run-he...

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