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Tre Mason

Arrest just capper to forgettable sophomore year

Tre Mason had his moments with the Rams as a rookie, enough so that the Rams were a mild surprise in selecting Todd Gurley with the 10th overall pick. Didn't they already have a decent young running back in Mason? But there's little doubt now that they made the correct choice.

Gurley's rookie campaign, of course, was outstanding, quickly shunting Mason to the sidelines. Mason was then arrested this past weekend, charged with multiple traffic and drug violations; not much doubt he'll face a league suspension.

And in any case, when Mason did get on the field in 2015, he was awfully ineffective. He averaged just 2.8 yards per carry. Among all the second-year running backs in the league last year, only undrafted Juwan Thompson and James White -- neither of whom carried the ball even 25 times -- were worse.

Second-year running backs last season, sorted by yards per carry, are presented below.

SECOND-YEAR RUNNING BACKS, 2015
PlayerTeamAttYdsAvgTD
Jerick McKinnonMinn.522715.23
Charles SimsT.B.1075294.94
Bishop SankeyTenn.471934.12
Carlos HydeS.F.1154704.13
Devonta FreemanAtl.26510564.014
Charcandrick WestK.C.1606344.05
Isaiah CrowellClev.1857063.85
Alfred BlueHou.1836983.83
DeAnthony ThomasK.C.9343.82
Terrance WestClev.622313.70
KaDeem CareyChi.431593.73
Damien WilliamsMia.16593.71
Antonio AndrewsTenn.1435203.63
Lorenzo TaliaferroBalt.13473.61
Jeremy HillCin.2237943.612
Branden OliverS.D.311083.50
Andre WilliamsNYG882572.91
Tre MasonSt.L.752072.81
Juwan ThompsonDen.18482.70
James WhiteN.E.22562.56

--Andy Richardson

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