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...fullback now is a much more versatile player,” said Harvard coach Tim Murphy after last Saturday’s 35-0 drubbing of Holy Cross. “Kelly’s playing a lot of positions for us—tight end, fullback and wide receiver—and he really helped us today with his versatility...
...being kind of a hybrid position between fullback and tight end,” Widman says, “and even a wide receiver at times if they need...
Murphy also envisions a positive shift in the usefulness of the fullback position for the Crimson. “Colin Blackburn [’03] may have been the best blocking fullback I’ve ever seen, but Kelly can do a lot of things,” Murphy says. “He can go to the fullback position and line up at wideout, or line up at tight end. His versatility creates matchup problems and recognition problems, and those are things we hope to use down the line...
...love catching passes,” Widman admits. “But I know that fullback and tight end are both physical positions, there’s a ton of blocking in both. It’s a good challenge, and I look forward to learning this position. I’m willing to do anything to help the team...
...extreme to pen Kelly Widman down as a mixture of Blackburn and Crimson receiving legend Carl Morris ’03, Saturday’s performance showed that he can’t be labeled as just another blocking back. Widman’s versatile hybrid of fullback, tight end and wide receiver may just end up redefining the role of Harvard fullback...