Terrance

Ganaway

A true ground-and-pound runner, Ganaway is a bruising 6-foot-0, 239 pounds. He possesses surprising quickness for a back of his size, however, and is also a capable pass-catcher. Ganaway should start out on special teams, but could eventually carve out a role as a short-yardage runner.

Though Ganaway put up big stats in a breakout senior season at Baylor, he lacks NFL-caliber explosiveness at 6-foot, 240 with 4.65 wheels. The Jets do like Ganaway’s versatility and ability to play fullback as well as tailback. He’ll open camp fourth behind Shonn Greene, Joe McKnight, and Bilal Powell.

However, beat writer Rich Cimini believes Ganaway is “all of” his listed 240 pounds, and that he has a “Shonn Greene-body type.” According to Cimini, Ganaway has looked “pretty smooth coming out of the backfield” as a pass-catcher at Jets’ rookie minicamp. For a sixth-round pick, Ganaway has a pretty strong chance of cracking New York’s 53.

The author of the Jets’ fabled preseason touchdown, the 6-foot-0, 240-pound Ganaway could be being brought in to play fullback. He’s not in line for carries behind Steven Jackson, Isaiah Pead and Daryl Richardson.

A college teammate of Robert Griffin III, Ganaway carried the ball just seven times during the preseason, but scored the Jets’ only touchdown. A sixth-round pick, he’ll likely hit the practice squad. The same is true for White, a sixth-round selection.

The Rams don’t have a lot of money to play with under the cap and appear somewhat content with their current stable. "[Isaiah] Pead toward the end of the year, Daryl [Richardson] at the beginning and middle, proved they can play in the league,” general manager Les Snead said. The Rams could also add a rookie to the mix via April’s draft, in which they have two first-round picks. Barring a surprise re-signing of Jackson, expect a committee to form in 2013.

Ganaway didn’t touch the ball in three appearances last season, but the Rams kept him on the roster. If Steven Jackson isn’t back, they’ll be looking for a short-yardage pounder to pair with the speedy duo of Daryl Richardson and Isaiah Pead. At 6'0/240, Ganaway fits the bill.

The 2012 sixth-rounder is going back to college. Waived by the Jets at final cuts, Ganaway spent all of 2012 on the Rams’ active roster, but made just three appearances. He was way down the depth chart this summer. Ganaway finishes with zero career carries.