Name: Peyton Barber
School: Milton (GA)
Position: Running Back
Size: 5' 11", 225-pounds
Class: 2013
Recruitment: Committed to Ole Miss over Georgia Tech (offer),
Clemson (offer), North Carolina (offer), and Arizona State (offer
Scout.com Ranking: #60 RB
Scout.com evaluation verse Alpharetta: Peyton obviously had
something to prove as he believes he is grossly under ranked by the recruiting
services due to him missing the majority of his junior campaign with an ankle
injury.
Barber faced his crosstown rival and scorched them for 225 rushing yards. In
the highlights below he shows that he is way more than a ground-and-pound tailback
that goes three yards in a cloud of dust. Barber beat his man to the edge on
numerous occasions but does like to go more downhill than east-west. What impressed
us the most is field vision and his ability to bounce off of the would-be tacklers
and not slow down during the process.
The strength he possesses in his lower body is obvious but so is his speed and
field awareness. It looks like Ole Miss is getting itself one heck of a
steal in this Milton standout.
Yancy Porter is the Mississippi Scout for Scout.com and he can be reached at yporter@scout.com