Quinshon Judkins explains how his versatility will help him in Year 2 at Ole Miss, NFL future

Quinshon Judkins has designs on a long future in football, and his freshman season at Ole Miss did nothing but strengthen that case.

Judkins rushed for 1,567 yards on 274 carries and had 16 rushing touchdowns. He also snagged 15 passes for 132 yards and another score. Entering Year 2, he has a ton of hype, and there’s no reason to think he can’t exceed his previous numbers.

At SEC Media Days in Nashville, Judkins joined the SEC Network crew, where he spoke eloquently about how much it meant to him to simply be in attendance as a sophomore.

“It’s an honor to be here,” Judkins said. “I think it’s very awesome that I’ve been chosen by my coaches and my teammates to represent the team and university. I think this year has been really fast, and really good so far. So just keep working hard and doing what I can.”

Over the offseason, Judkins has been working on a various of techniques to become better equipped as running back. Evidently, some of that has to do with simple knowledge of the game, and learning things he didn’t know as a freshman.

“Just increasing my knowledge about the defensive fronts, and the passing game, and protection and all those things that you don’t really know in your freshman year, and just improving in your second year,” the Ole Miss running back answered, asked about what he’s emphasizing this offseason. “So that’s been the main, big thing that I’ve been doing.”

While it’s been a tumultuous week for running backs at the NFL level, Judkins has his eye on becoming a professional in the future. One of the things he’s recognized that he needs to work on before the time comes is his receiving game, and he’s placing a focus on improving his hands as time goes on.

“Definitely really important,” Judkins responded, speaking about adding to his receiving game as a running back. “Offenses are shifting to throwing the ball to the running backs, and putting them out in the slot, or just putting them out far and deep and just being about to do everything.

“So putting that in my game, and just showing that I can do that is definitely a big thing for me.”

One day, an NFL team will be elated to draft Quinshon Judkins. Until then, Ole Miss fans will enjoy him tearing through the SEC with the Rebels.