If you're only referring to physical appearance, then heck no, KJ doesn't look much like Bell at any point. Bell was like 230lbs coming out of Michigan State, and KJ is bow-legged with a narrow base and short torso, also unlike Bell. And long arms.dynastyninja wrote: ↑Sat Jun 09, 2018 8:29 pm Do you think KJ looks like NCAA Bell or NFL Bell? I don't think he looks like either, but there's a big difference in my mind between the two.
But again, when people make the Bell comp, they're not talking about appearance, they're talking only about style.
I think the Bell comp comes up so often because KJ just doesn't really look like any recent NFL RBs (not even McFadden, who had wider shoulders and no bow-legged gait), so it forces evaluators to cite only KJ's run style when searching for a comparable.
I saw a Fantasypros article doing a blind testing numbers comparison for KJ, and it came up with a hybrid of Jay Ajayi and Shonn Greene. Regardless of what one thinks of those players, that the blind numbers conjure those two as comps for KJ in and of itself demonstrates how strange KJ is. I think we can all agree he doesn't look much like either of those players. About the only distinct visual trait he has in common with either guy is Jay's bow-leggedness.
Objectively, KJ is pretty unique in physical profile, especially for an RB taken 43rd overall. If he's successful in the NFL, he'll be someone that eventually establishes an all new, original mold for future comparisons.
