Husky Roster Review: Mohammed Remains Greatness in Waiting

Mohammed comes off a season in which he rushed 42 times for 193 yards, with a long run of 32 yards.

Don't be surprised if he pops that top number in a game someday. He's that good. He just hasn't been given the opportunity to show it.

Unlike many of his college football peers these days, he seems willing to just let it happen rather than force the issue in the transfer portal.

This is one in a series of articles -- going from 0 to 99 on the Husky roster -- examining what each scholarship player and leading walk-on did this past spring and what to expect from them going forward.

Yes, Mohammed has seen footage of Bo Jackson, running over and past everyone.

Frank Gore, however, is the NFL player he's modeled himself after, someone a little more rugged than flashy, with Adrian Petersen not far behind.

Scottie Graham, the Huskies' running-backs coach and a former Ohio State and NFL back, likes to refer to Mohammed as "lunch money," as something he's got in his back pocket to spend, just in case.

"He's developing," Graham said. "He's strong. He's 5-6 pounds heavier. He's smarter. He knows the offense like the back of his hand."

The Big Ten just doesn't know Mohammed yet, but it likely will get fully acquainted.

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What he's done: The Huskies have been saving him yet they haven't been. They used Mohammed in all 13 games as a freshman, burning his redshirt to give him a taste. Just a taste. He didn't run the ball more than eight times in a game, at Penn State. He should be fully ready to go when it's his time.

Starter or not: Last year, Graham said Mohammed could have been a starter for several other college teams, and he wasn't idly making that stuff up. The UW simply has a proven veteran back in Coleman, a 1,000-yard rusher, who remains first up for the Huskies. Mohammed will be that guy someday.

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