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Tahoma (the north one) DE Amandre Williams

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  • HeretoBeatmyChest
    HeretoBeatmyChest Member Posts: 4,295

    This kid is a hell of an athlete. His DE highlights look great. He's quick and looks to have a high motor. He's actually a decent QB and not just a typical "He's the best athlete on the team and we don't have a QB, so let's throw him back there" like a lot of high school QB's. I'm surprised he's only a 3 star. Great get.

    I could be wrong but I think he was a 4* in the very first set of rankings more than a year ago.

    In any case, guys like him, Love, and Rapp are the 3* guys you want to get and the ones you want to fill the middle third of the class. For too long the 3* guys we were getting were medicore guys with OSU/WSU offers.
  • Gladstone
    Gladstone Member Posts: 16,419
    Cohort > star rankings
  • RoadDawg55
    RoadDawg55 Member Posts: 30,137

    I'm still scratching my head that Dublanko is ranked #41 and Williams is the #61 DE in the Scout rankings.

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    The ironic thing is that the Scout guys say they rank based on the recruit's college potential. I remember poasters (myself included) wondering how Banner could be the #12 tackle when he was getting abused at the high school level. And Biggins and the others basically said that we were right, but Banner was ranked on his potential.

    It's pretty obvious Williams has a high ceiling. He's a natural athlete, has a high football IQ, and he has a good frame. I can see him becoming a monster.
  • whatshouldicareabout
    whatshouldicareabout Member Posts: 12,990
    Will he play DE or is he coming in to be a hybrid guy?

    We have quite a few DE for the next few years, with Mathis, Johnson, Bowman, Potoae, Scrempos, and Sterk at the position. Then again, a few of them might slide inside to DT like Dissly is doing.
  • AtomicDawg
    AtomicDawg Member Posts: 7,331

    Will he play DE or is he coming in to be a hybrid guy?

    We have quite a few DE for the next few years, with Mathis, Johnson, Bowman, Potoae, Scrempos, and Sterk at the position. Then again, a few of them might slide inside to DT like Dissly is doing.

    It's been decades but this what real recruiting depth on the line looks like. It's just what good coaches do.
  • FremontTroll
    FremontTroll Member Posts: 4,744

    Will he play DE or is he coming in to be a hybrid guy?

    We have quite a few DE for the next few years, with Mathis, Johnson, Bowman, Potoae, Scrempos, and Sterk at the position. Then again, a few of them might slide inside to DT like Dissly is doing.

    Mathis is a junior and those other guys are just names at this point as not a single one has seen game action. Not really that crowded.

    And yes Scrempos, Bowman, and Potoae could all slide inside.