Giants' Cam Skattebo could be the 'steal of the draft,' former NFL star says

One-time NFL Pro-Bowler Jake Plummer had precocious praise for chap Arizona State alumni and New York Giants fourth-round pick, moving backmost Cam Skattebo. 

Arizona State made the College Football Playoff past play successful ample portion owed to Skattebo, and Plummer "can’t believe" however acold the Sun Devils prima fell successful the NFL Draft. 

"I can’t judge helium fell that acold successful the draught to beryllium honorable with you," Plummer said during a caller quality connected OutKick’s "The Ricky Cobb Show."

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Arizona State Sun Devils moving backmost Cam Skattebo, #4, reacts aft losing his helmet portion being tackled by Texas Longhorns antiaircraft backmost Michael Taaffe, #16, during the 2nd fractional of the Peach Bowl astatine Mercedes-Benz Stadium connected Jan. 1, 2025. (Dale Zanine-Imagn Images)

"Again, it’s the narrative, he’s not accelerated enough, he’s got excessively overmuch deterioration and teardrop connected his tread, and it’s conscionable like, these pundits they commencement talking, and these words get out, and it tin power decisions, but helium recovered himself successful the close place. He recovered himself successful a metropolis that’s going to emotion what helium puts down connected that field. I mean helium is simply a shot subordinate tried and existent from commencement to finish. No substance what you bash with him, he’s going to springiness it your all."

"Regardless of him being a Sun Devil oregon not, helium tin tally the shot well, helium tin drawback the shot well, and successful this league you amended cognize however to walk block, and helium tin walk artifact good besides from that moving backmost position, truthful I deliberation the Giants got the bargain of the draft," Plummer said.

Skattebo finished 5th successful the Heisman Trophy voting past play aft helium led the Big 12 successful rushing yards. Skattebo ran for 1,711 yards and 21 rushing touchdowns portion besides catching 45 passes for 605 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns. 

Plummer said helium recognized Skattebo’s imaginable during a outpouring signifier a mates of years ago. 

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Arizona State moving backmost Cam Skattebo, #4, is tackled by Texas linebacker Colin Simmons, #11, during the 4th fourth successful the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl successful Atlanta connected Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (IMAGN)

"My archetypal content of him, erstwhile I was precise alerted to him and what helium could bash was astatine outpouring signifier a fewer years back, a mates of years agone astatine Arizona State. I went retired and watched this kid instrumentality each azygous rep astatine moving back, and helium was connected peculiar teams, each the moving backs were injured that day," Plummer said. 

"He would tally 30 yards downfield, sprint backmost to the huddle. You could spot that helium visibly helium was worn out, but everytime that shot was snapped, helium would excavation deeper and travel up with thing and I said, ‘Wow, this kid's got thing successful him.’"

No subordinate successful the Big 12 had much rushing attempts oregon plays from scrimmage than Skattebo past season. Plummer thinks Skattebo could extremity up being the bargain of the NFL Draft. 

"I’m excited to spot however helium does astatine the adjacent level."

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Former Arizona State backmost Jake Plummer walks retired with players for the coin flip against Texas successful the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl successful Atlanta connected Jan. 1, 2025. (IMAGN)

The Giants anticipation Skattebo tin articulation Tyrone Tracy Jr. successful the backfield and go 1 of the champion moving backmost duos successful the NFL. 

Last season, arsenic a fifth-round rookie retired of Purdue, Tracy started 12 games and ran for 839 yards and 5 rushing touchdowns with 38 catches for 284 yards and 1 receiving touchdown. 

Plummer played successful the NFL for 10 seasons. He spent six seasons with the Arizona Cardinals and 4 with the Denver Broncos. In 136 vocation starts, Plummer’s grounds was 69-67 and had a cleanable 1:1 ratio of touchdowns to interceptions, arsenic helium threw 161 touchdowns and 161 interceptions successful his career. 

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