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Is Tavien Feaster the fastest Freshman in the nation?

By Tyreese Ingram

Nov 29, 2014; Clemson, SC, USA; Clemson Tigers wide receivers coach Jeff Scott during the second half of the game against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Clemson Memorial Stadium. Tigers won 35-17. Mandatory Credit: Joshua S. Kelly-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 29, 2014; Clemson, SC, USA; Clemson Tigers wide receivers coach Jeff Scott during the second half of the game against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Clemson Memorial Stadium. Tigers won 35-17. Mandatory Credit: Joshua S. Kelly-USA TODAY Sports /
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Clemson football freshman running back Tavien Feaster gives the Clemson offense another weapon at its disposal. Will he play this year? Who knows. If he does play, then how much?

Feaster has the speed to make a difference on any team in the nation and once practices start, we will get closer to having answers to his status for the upcoming season.

But for now, let’s see how he compares to some of the fastest incoming freshmen in college football by looking at 100 meter track times.

  1. TJ Brock, CB, USC,10.20. Brock has run 10.20 twice, 10.27, and 20.78 in the 200 meters. His mother Kanicka Brock coached him at Chaminade(CA), and she is also a former USC runner.
  2. Devin Duvernay, WR, Texas 10.27. Duvernay originally signed with Baylor, but was able to sign with Texas amid the Baylor sex scandal. Devin was also joined at Texas by his twin brother, Donovan.
  3. Tavien Feaster, RB, Clemson 10.42. Feaster ran a 10.45 in the Adidas Dream 100, which is a race comprised of the best sprinters on the scholastic level. His 2nd place finish in the race and his personal best of 21.11 in the 200 meters make him a player to watch.
  4. Amir Rasul, RB, Florida State 10.44. He also has a personal best of 21.09 in the 200.
  5. Demetris Robertson, WR, California 10.46. Robertson is also a 23 ft long jumper.
  6. Adrian Killins, RB, Central Florida 10.49. The diminutive(5’7) back has a time of 21.16 in the 200.
  7. Kianti Enis, RB, Michigan 10.53. Enis brings much needed speed to the Wolverines offense.
  8. Javonte Ferguson, WR/RB, Purdue 10.54. The 5’7 speedster has also run 10.57.
  9. Troy Pride, CB, Notre Dame 10.55. The Greer High School(SC) product won state titles in the 100 meter, 200 meter(21.28), and 400 meter(48.28) dashes this season.
  10. Sean McGrew, RB, Washington 10.56. McGrew has nine 100 meter times under 10.7.

It has always been debatable on who is faster. Is it the guy with the best track times or the one with the best forty times? You won’t get an answer here either, but here is a look at the top ten 40 times from the 2015 Nike Opening.

  • Nigel Knott, CB, Alabama 4.30. Knott competed in the 110 hurdles and triple jump, but he didn’t compete in the 100 meters. He is known as a freakish athlete due in part to his speed and an outstanding 46 inch vertical leap.
  • Tyrie Cleveland, WR, Texas A&M 4.32(tie). His best recorded time in the 100 meters is 11.07, but the 6’3 receiver can fly over 40 yards.
  • Mecole Hardman, WR, Georgia 4.32(tie). Hardman has a personal best of 10.64 in the 100 meters. He is an excellent jumper and competed in the triple(46 ft) and long(23 ft) jumps.
  • Devin Duvernay, WR, Texas 4.32(tie).
  • Demetris Robertson, CB, California 4.34.
  • Tavien Feaster, RB, Clemson 4.36.

    • Levonta Taylor

    , CB, Florida State

    4.37

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    compete in outdoor track but has a 6.49 time in the 55 meters(2015). Taylor is another guy with a 40 plus vertical leap(42 inches).

  • Sean McGrew, RB, Washington 4.38.
  • Deontay Anderson, S, Ole Miss 4.41. Ran a blistering 20.99 in the 200.
  • Donovan Peoples–Jones, WR, Michigan 4.42. Peoples-Jones is regarded as the best overall receiver. He is also an excellent student athlete who wants to be an orthopedic surgeon and his best 100 meter time is 10.93.

    • As you can see, Feaster, Duvernay, Robertson, and McGrew made both lists and they all had great times.

    Feaster is considered to be a clone of former Clemson great C.J. Spiller, and he definitely has the numbers to suggest just that. Spiller’s best 100 meter time at Union County High School was 10.42 and his NFL combine 40 time was 4.37. Their times are almost identical and Feaster will have at least three years to see, if he can get a faster 40 time.

    Clemson already has 2014 Nike Opening fastest man winner, Mark Fields on campus and has had the likes of former pro players and collegiate track stars Airese Currie and Tye Hill, who both competed in the 2001 Dream 100 and finished tied for third at 10.51.

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    And let’s not forget about the fastest to ever wear a pair of Clemson football cleats, Jacoby Ford. Ford blazed his way to a 10.01 and a 4.28, respectively in the 100 meters and the NFL combine. Ford and Hill(4.30) are two of the fastest to ever run at the combine.

    Tavien Feaster has speed and if he can avoid a redshirt, could be on the fast track to a great career at Clemson.

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