2011 Prospect Profile: Chevelle Buie

Chevelle Buie - RB - 5'9" 175
Cocoa, FL - Cocoa High School
4.38 40
Offers:  Clemson, FAU, FSU, Georiga, TCU, South Carolina, Duke, Rutgers
Interest In:  Anyone that offers (at this point)
Video: SO Year, JR Year

Prep: (FR) Did not play or not stats recorded. (SO) Recorded 124 All Purpose Yards (91 rushing) and a touchdown in first career start.  Recorded 7 100 yard games as a sophomore for the Cocoa Tigers.  Week four had 306 All Purpose Yards and three touchdowns including a 94 yard kick return for touchdown.  Week 12 rushed for a career high 289 yards and three touchdowns.  Had one 100 yard receiving game.  Led Cocoa High School to 2-A State Championship finishing with 1,697 rushing yards (9.8 per carry) and 16 touchdowns, 266 receiving yards on 15 catches and 3 additional touchdowns while adding 218 kick return yards and two touchdowns.  Recorded 2,199 All Purpose Yards and 21 total touchdowns (unofficial special team stats).  (JR) Started season with a 183 yard rushing game while adding another 61 yards on three catches for 4 total touchdowns.  Recorded 7 100 yard rushing games.  Led the Cocoa Tigers to another 2-A State Championship rushing for 208 yards, a touchdown and 27 yards receiving on three catches. Finished second undefeated season with 1,588 rushing yards (7.8 per carry) and 14 touchdowns, 22 catches for 402 yards (18.3 per catch) and 4 touchdowns.  Added 81 yard kick return for TD in 70-7 win over Port Orange Atlantic.  Recorded 2071 All Purpose Yards and 19 touchdowns (unofficial special teams stats).  (Career)  Has not lost a game in High School as the feature back.  Has 3,285 career rushing yards and 30 touchdowns.  Recorded 37 catches and 668 yards receiving and 7 touchdowns over the past two season adding 317 return yards and 3 touchdowns.  Has 4,270 All Purpose Yards and 40 touchdowns to this point in his career.


Analysis:  Buie is a small back who has tremendous speed.  He has elite vision and open field ability.  Able to read defenders well and make the first man miss with a great ability to "juke" the defender.  Has the breakaway speed needed to turn 5 yard runs into 90 yard touchdowns.  Has great hands out of the backfield and has improved his route running.  Has proven he can be an every down back playing in 29 straight games and touching the ball 435 times in the last two season.