Casual reminder year Mostert couldn't get on the field for Purdue
My Purdue memory should be sharper than it is, especially since I live within an hour from the f ing campus, but I merely remember him as a KR, and oh year, a T&F sprinter (a good one).
Also Davis backed up Garrison Hearst. Mostert backed up Akeem Hunt. To be fair Mostert got cut by pretty much everyone in the league, but man did he look strong yesterday.
Criminally underused at Purdue.
Early in his career, he was listed as KR/WR, and never really showed anything at WR. Zero receptions as a Fr/So, 1 as a Jr. But every time he lined up in the backfield, he looked great. 43 carries at 5.3 ypc over three seasons. I spent my time wondering all three of those seasons "Why the hell is this guy a WR? Play him in the damn backfield!"
His senior season, they finally played him primarily as RB, and he carried the ball 93 times at a 5.7 ypc clip. Only had 18 receptions.
Now, to be fair, at RB he would be backing up Ralph Bolden, Akeem Shavers, and Akeem Hunt his Fr/So seasons, and Akeem Hunt is Jr/Sr. So I understand not giving him much workload those first two years. But it's not like they were throwing the ball to him either. He was basically only used as KR those first few years.
He's kicked around the league ever since because he's a special teams ace. But I've long thought that he had this in him, and he showed both last year (before a nasty wrist injury) and this year that he is electric with the ball in his hands.
Purdue fans knew this. I wish the damn Purdue coaches had realized it sooner.
