If Johnny Cash played soccer: fullback, rated 80

Johnny Cash as a soccer player: scouting report

Johnny Cash would play fullback, because the job is all about walking the line, the touchline in this case. His signature song I Walk the Line was about staying steady and true, and a fullback who never wanders out of position is gold to a coach. His dribbling is the best part of his card. He carries the ball up the flank with control and keeps it close under pressure.

His pace is right behind his dribbling, which is the most important thing a fullback needs. He gets forward to overlap and still makes it back in time when the counter comes. His music had a driving rhythm, like a freight train that never slows down, and that is the engine of a fullback going up and down the line all game. He grew up on a cotton farm in Dyess, Arkansas, so he is used to hard work. He also served as a radio operator in the United States Air Force in Germany, copying coded messages, which suggests a defender who listens closely and reacts quickly. His defending grades out well, and his passing is solid for crosses and cutbacks.

Shooting is the soft spot, so he is more creator than scorer. Pair him with a striker who attacks crosses and let him deliver. His next best spots are goalkeeper and winger, both built on his quickness. He recorded a famous live album at Folsom Prison in 1968 and is in both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame, so he can handle any crowd. For a drafter, he is a dependable two way fullback. Take him in the middle rounds.

Plays like A steady, quick overlapping fullback who hugs the touchline

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