Nfl draft 2003 Information Provided by cbs sportsline

Lee Suggs

Weight: 202

Position: RB

College: Virginia Tech

Drafted: Pick 18 of the 4th round by Cleveland
Analysis
Positives: Well-built athlete with a highly chiseled frame, big thighs, muscular legs and good bubble...Explosive coming out of the blocks, showing a sudden burst through the crease...Can change gears instantly and has excellent change-of-direction agility and body control...Bounces outside with suddenness and has the vision needed to pick and slide through the holes...Can cut back and bounce to the outside with ease...Adequate cut blocker who will deliver pop in pass protection...Cradles the ball securely and has that instant burst to make defenders miss working in space...Has a natural, fluid running motion, showing perfect lateral quickness, good vision and the burst to get in and out of the holes...While he has the speed to turn the corner, he also can lower his pads, square his shoulders and drive with his legs to gain yards through traffic (very good arm tackle breaker)...Good special teams player who can get downfield to use his power and speed to break up the wedge.
Negatives: History of knee problems is a concern...Not used much in the passing game, as he tends to round his cuts and has been relegated to simple screens and flats...Even with his speed and burst, he is not really that elusive, appearing more comfortable running between tackles than bouncing to the outside...Seemed to run out of gas at the end of the 2002 season.
Career Notes
Returned to action with a flourish in 2002 after missing all but one game of the 2001 season with a knee injury...Recaptured the form that earned him All-American honors in 2000 when he led the NCAA Division I-A ranks in scoring...Worked extremely hard during his rehab from the injury, returning for the off-season program and earned Super Iron Hokie honors...Finished his career with 535 carries for 2767 yards (5.2 avg) and 53 touch- downs, adding 171 yards and three scores on 15 receptions (11.4 avg) in 35 games...Only Maurice Williams (2981, 1983-86), Roscoe Coles (3459, 1974-77) and Cyrus Lawrence (3767, 1979-82) gained more yards rushing in school annals...His 53 touchdowns on the ground set Big East Conference and Tech career-records while his 56 overall scores set other school and Big East all-time marks.
2002 Season

All-American third-team choice and earned Comeback Player of the Yearhonors from The NFL Draft Report...All-Big East Conference second-team choice...All-State first-team pick...Shared tailback duties with Kevin Jones, starting every game as he led the team with 257 carries for 1325 yards (5.2 avg) and 22 touch- downs...His 22 scores rank second on the school's season-record list behind his 2000 total of 27...Only Cyrus Lawrence (1403 in 1981) gained more yards rushing in a season for the Hokies...Joined Lawrence (1403 in 1981, 1221 in 1980) and Roscoe Coles (1119 in 1976 and 1045 in 1975) as the only players in school history to rush for over 1000 yards twice in a career...Caught 11 passes for 126 yards (11.5 avg) and a pair of scores...Had five kickoff returns for 132 yards (26.4 avg) and averaged 113.1 all-purpose yards per game...Led the team in scoring with 144 points, the second-best season total in school history, topped only by his own 168 points in 2000.

Suffered a left knee torn anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus during the third quarter of Tech's season opener vs. Connecticut, undergoing surgery two weeks later (9/14) and was lost for the rest of the year...Had rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries (8.2 avg) up to that point.

All-American second-team pick by The NFL Draft Report, adding third-team honors from the Associated Press...All-Big East Conference first-team selection and Offensive Player of the Year...Received all 15 first-place votes in winning the Dudley Award as Virginia's best college football player...Shattered Tech's single-season records for rushing touch-downs, total touchdowns and scoring...Set six Big East Conference records, including single-season records for rushing touchdowns, total touchdowns and points...Set Big East single-game marks for rushing touchdowns (5), total touchdowns (5) and points (30) against Central Florida...Scored at least one touchdown in every regular-season game... His six 100-yard games tied a Tech single-season record...Led the conference in rushing at 109.7 yards per game...Turned in the second-best single-season rushing mark under Coach Frank Beamer (also owns the best in 2002) and the fourth-best in school history with 1207 yards, as he carried the football 222 times (5.4 avg) without a fumble...Saw some action on special teams and blocked a punt against West Virginia...Scored 27 times on the ground and snatched three passes for 44 yards (14.7 avg) and another score...Had 28 total touchdowns as he scored a career-best 168 points.

Played in nine games, carrying 44 times for 136 yards (3.1 avg) and two touchdowns.

Redshirted as a freshman.

31 9 23
High School

1999 09 00 44 136 3.1 2 12 15.11

2000 11 11 222 1207 5.4 27 56 109.73

2001 01 01 12 99 8.2 2 49 99.00

2002 14 14 257 1325 5.2 22 59 94.64

TOTAL 35 26 535 2767 5.2 53 59 79.06

YEAR NO YARDS AVG TD LONG NO YARDS AVG TD LONG

1999 1 1 1.0 0 1 1 20 20.0 0 20

2000 3 44 14.7 1 23 3 45 15.0 0 26

2002 11 126 11.5 2 30 5 132 26.4 0 37

TOTAL 15 171 11.4 3 30 9 197 21.9 0 37