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Rogue Thoughts: Is Derrek Cooper historically more valuable than K.J. Edwards?

In a year when the Longhorns have gone out of state to address this season's big recruiting need at running back, I thought it might be interesting to take a look at an interesting piece of conversation... Are running backs from the state of Texas worth more than out of state running backs if all things are equal? The answer is... yeah, kind of.

Texas running back commitment Derrek Cooper.
Derrek Cooper

In a year when the Longhorns have gone out of state to address this season's big recruiting need at running back, I thought it might be interesting to take a look at an interesting piece of conversation...

Are running backs from the state of Texas worth more than out of state running backs if all things are equal?

The answer is... yeah, kind of.

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