The depth chart for Pitt at tailback has been expected to be Ray Graham and one of four freshmen coming in August. Not exactly the most inspiring, but since Pitt has had two true freshman tailbacks emerge as impact starters previously, it hasn’t been the most pressing concern to most Pitt fans.
Yet it seems Pitt might end up with some experienced help, to back up Graham.
Wisconsin running back Zach Brown visited Pittsburgh the past three days and is considering transferring there, sources told ESPN’s Joe Schad.
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Brown redshirted last season and is expected to be eligible to play in the fall after finishing his history degree. Brown ran for 568 yards as a freshman, but saw his playing time diminish as a sophomore and junior.
He decided to redshirt last year, with the Badgers boasting a group of backs that included Montee Ball, James White and John Clay.
Clay left school early, but Brown never jumped up the depth chart this spring.
Brown would make a useful back-up and give a chance to redshirt more of the incoming freshmen running backs.
Zach Brown has something like 1126 yards on 240 carries in his career… good for a 4.8 ypc average. That is a very good ypc and I’ll remind people that our LeSean McCoy had the same average at PITT.
Brown is no LeSean McCoy but would be a valuable addition in the RB department.
