Allen Bradford Scouting Report

Allen Bradford certainly ended his collegiate career at USC on a high note. The senior running back ran for 212 yards and caught a 47 yard touchdown pass in the Trojans' finale at the Rose Bowl. Unfortunately for USC it was a road game at UCLA, not a trip a BCS Bowl, but it was still a nice way for Bradford to wrap up his career considering the ups and downs he experienced while at Southern California.

Bradford came to USC as a safety, but moved to running back during the fall of his freshman campaign. On a team that had a lot of talent in the backfield, Bradford found it difficult to find playing time. On the year he rushed just 13 times for 42 yards. The following season he ran just 15 times for 24 yards. By 2008 Bradford was starting to move up the depth chart, but injuries cut short his season. Bradford did get another shot at his junior year and he carried the ball 115 times for 668 yards and eight touchdowns.

Partially due to a hip injury and partially due to being in new coach Lane Kiffin's doghouse, Bradford did not come out of the gates very strong in 2010. In 11 contests he ended up rushing for 794 yards on 110 carries and five scores, but a lot of that production came in the last game against UCLA. Bradford is a tough rusher who has some explosiveness. He can bust a big play any time he catches the ball, but his lack of collegiate production will keep him in the later rounds of the draft.