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One-time NFL Pro-Bowler Jake Plummer had high praise for colleague Arizona State Alumni and New York Giants Fourth Round Picking Run back Cam Tax Bo.
Arizona State played the College Football Playoff last season largely because of the tax resident, and plum “can’t believe” how far the Sun Devils star fell into the NFL draft.
“I can’t believe he fell so far in the draft to be honest with you,” Plummer said during a recent performance on Outkick’s “The Ricky Cobb -Show.”
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Arizona State Sun Devils, who runs back Cam Tax Bo, #4, responds after losing his helmet while tackling by Texas Longhorn’s defensive back Michael Taaffe, #16, during the second half of Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on January 1, 2025. (Dale Zanine-Preferred Pictures)
“Again, that’s the story, he’s not fast enough, he has too much wear on his tread, and it’s like these teachers, they start talking and these words get out and it can affect decisions, but he was in the right place. He found himself in a city that will love what he puts down in that field. will give it to give it to give it to it all.
“Whatever he is a Sun Devil or not, he can run the ball well, he can catch the ball well, and in this league you should rather know how to pass the block and he can pass the block well from the running position, so I think the giants got stolen from the draft,” Plummer said.
Tax Left ended up in fifth place in the Heisman Trophy vote last season after he led Big 12 in rushing yards. Tax Bo ran in 1,711 yards and 21 rushing touchdowns, while also caught 45 passports in 605 yards and three receiving touchdowns.
Plummer said he recognized tax booth’s potential during a spring practice a few years ago.
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Arizona State, which drives back Cam Tax Bo, #4, is tackled by Texas Linebacker Colin Simmons, #11, in the fourth quarter of Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl in Atlanta on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. (IMagn)
“My first impression of him when I became very aware of him and what he could do was in spring practice a few years back, a few years ago in Arizona State. I went out and saw this child had to take every rep by running back and he was on special teams, all the races were injured that day,” Plummer said.
“He would run 30 meters downfield, sprint back to the hug. You could see that he was visible, but every time this ball was snapped, he would dig deeper and come up with something, and I said, ‘Wow, this child has something in him.'”
No player in the Big 12 had more rushing attempts or plays from scrimmage than tax residents last season. Plummer believes that tax residue could end up stealing by the NFL draft.
“I’m excited to see how he does it at the next level.”
Former Arizona State Quarterback Jake Plummer goes out with players for coin toss against Texas in Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl in Atlanta on January 1, 2025. (IMagn)
Giants Hope Tax Bo can join Tyrone Tracy Jr. in the back field and become one of the best running duos in the NFL.
Last season, as a fifth round of rookie out of Purdue, Tracy started 12 games and ran in 839 yards and five rushing touchdowns with 38 catches in 284 yards and a receiving touchdown.
Plummer played in NFL for 10 seasons. He spent six seasons with Arizona Cardinals and four with Denver Broncos. In 136 career starts, Plummer’s record was 69-67 and had a perfect 1: 1 ratio between touchdowns and interceptions as he threw 161 touchdowns and 161 captures in his career.
