Top 20 'Freaks' in college football for 2016
Posted Jul 27, 2016
Elijah Hood, North Carolina, RB: Hood averaged almost seven yards a carry last year and finished with 1,463 yards rushing and 17 TDs. The 6-0, 220-pound Hood squats an impressive 635 pounds and was forbidden by the strength coaches to do more. Hood benches 375, power-cleans 338 and has a combined (bench, squat and power clean) mark of more than 1,150.
(FOX Sports)
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