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Jake Plummer, NFL Pro-Bowler, praised his ancient Arizona colleagues and the choice of fourth round of the New York Giants, the balloon Cam Skattebo.
The Arizona State made the play football playoffs last season last season because of Skattebo, and Plummer “cannot believe” how far the star of Sun Devils fell into the draft of the NFL.
“I cannot believe that he fell so far in the draft to be honest with you,” said Plummer during a recent appearance on “The Ricky Cobb Show of Outkick”.
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Arizona State Sun Devils Running Back, Cam Skattebo, # 4, reacts after losing his helmet while being addressed by the defensive back of Texas Longhorns, Michael Taaffe, # 16, during the second half of the Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on January 1, 2025. (Dale Zanine-Imagn images)
“Again, it’s the story, he is not fast enough, he has too much wear on his tread, and it’s like, these experts that they start to speak, and these words come out, and that can influence decisions, but he found himself in the right place. He found himself in a city that will like what you do with what you do with him.
“It doesn’t matter if it is a Sun Devil or not, he can run the ball, he can catch the ball, and in this league, you would better pass the block, and he can also pass the block position as a ball carrier, so I think the giants have obtained the theft of the draft,” said Plummer.
Skattebo finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy voted last season after leading the Big 12 in the yards on the ground. Skattebo ran for 1711 yards and 21 affected on the floor while catching 45 passes for 605 yards and three affected.
Plummer said he recognized the skattebo potential in a spring cabinet a few years ago.
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The Arizona State Running Back Cam Skattebo, n ° 4, is approached by the Texas Colin Simmons secondary, n ° 11, during the fourth quarter of Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl in Atlanta on Wednesday January 1, 2025. (Imagn)
“My first impression of him, when I was very alerted from him and what he could do was in the spring training a few years ago, a few years ago at Arizona State. I went out and I watched this child take each representative at Running Back, and he was part of special teams, every half-sport was injured that day,” said Plummer.
“He would run 30 meters below, sprint in the group. You could see that he was obviously exhausted, but each time this ball was broken, he dug more deeply and found something and I said:” Wow, this kid has something in him. “”
No Big 12 player had more attempts or racing games at the scrum than Skattebo last season. Plummer thinks that Skattebo could end up being the flight of the NFL draft.
“I am delighted to see how it does at the next level.”
The ancient quarter of Arizona Jake Plummer comes out with players for the draw against Texas in Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl in Atlanta on January 1, 2025. (Imagn)
The Giants hope that Skattebo can join Tyrone Tracy Jr. in the rear field and become one of the best duos of the Ballon carrier of the NFL.
Last season, as a recruit of the fifth round of Purdue, Tracy started 12 games and ran for 839 yards and five touched on the ground with 38 catches for 284 yards and a touchdown.
Plummer played in the NFL for 10 seasons. He spent six seasons with the Cardinals of Arizona and four with the Broncos de Denver. In 136 career departures, the Plummer record was 69-67 and had a perfect report of 1: 1 affected by interceptions because it launched 161 affected and 161 interceptions in his career.
