Cincinnati Bearcats Recruiting: Scat Back Frank Labady Signs With UC

Scat back Frank Labady has officially signed with the Cincinnati Bearcats for their 2015 recruiting class.

Here’s a snippet from his full recruiting profile.

OVERVIEW

Labady is clearly the best player on his team and his high school coach tries to put the ball in his hands whenever possible. That’s why you see him taking snaps out of the shotgun as well out of the backfield. He really thrives in the dual role as linebackers have to cheat up to prevent him for taking off with his legs for big gains on the ground. As a result receivers run free behind them for easy completions. When he does take the ball as a regular runningback Labady displays excellent one-cut ability with the speed to hit the openings in the offensive line and outrun defenders at the second level. He seems to take a bit too long turning the edge but when he finally does run North-South the back is difficult to catch.

OUTLOOK

Projecting the status of a position group one and a half years ahead of time isn’t easy. But the fact that Cincinnati with be very heavy with veteran runningbacks helps our hypothesis. Ralph David Abernathy and Rodriguez Moore (assuming he doesn’t redshirt/fail to show up) will be seniors and Deionte Buckley along with Tion Green will be juniors. Those four will probably have the best shot at getting regular playing time. As a result Labady, unless he slides over to slot receiver or sees the field on special teams, will likely take a redshirt his first year on campus. I could however see him wind up playing a speed position on either offense or defense at some point during his time at Cincinnati.