Hello: Kurt Taylor

I wouldn't worry about the 5'9" thing at all, whatsoever.

Statiscially, NFL running-backs are getting shorter and shorter.

Lower center of gravity, lower pad-height, less visible behind the line, short limbs, more compact, physically, the more you resemble a cannonball (spherically) the better you are.

With advances in nutrition and athletic training, it only makes sense that backs would become shorter, as previously weight was more strongly a function of height.

Also, whenever you see a recruit, the more he already looks like a man, the better. A large part of becoming a professional athlete, has to do with physically maturing earlier rather than later. There's great research on this with Hockey players and cut-off age for youth leagues.

Basically, this guy looks like he could pass for 25 already. Good.

He has acceleration and vision. He is reminiscent of Fred Jackson. Go Blue! Welcome to the Wolverine Nation Mr. Taylor.