Tom Herman is a fan of the phrase “ball of clay,” and had he been the Texas Longhorns head coach in 2016 when Lil’Jordan Humphrey put pen to paper, that’s likely the expression he would have used to articulate the Southlake Carroll star’s raw upside.
A 6’4, 199-pound running back?
Athlete’s like that don’t grow on trees, yet it wasn’t until his final spring on the Forty Acres that Humphrey began to bloom into much more than a mere ball of clay. At this time last year, the former three-star-prospect-turned-pure-pass-catcher had just 39 career receptions for 446 yards and one score to his name, and his fit going forward remained unclear.