Makell Esteen, 2020 3* DB, Lawndale (HS), CA (COMMITTED)
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6 TDs on offense at WR, with 19 career INT’s but SAC doesn’t think he’s good enough to play Corner?
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It's not about not "being good enough". Corners are not automatically better athletes or ball hawks than safeties. Jimmy recruited him to play safety so that's what he is.LaMichael_Corleone said:6 TDs on offense at WR, with 19 career INT’s but SAC doesn’t think he’s good enough to play Corner?
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oregon has cooled on this kidGreenRiverGatorz said:
Given Lake's track record I think it's safe to say that's Oregon's mistake, not ours. Jimmy's evals > Heyward's evals, and it's not even close.RealRhino said:
So now we're down to taking guys that aren't even good enough for Oregon?!? WTF?dtd said:
He is 100% a backup plan for Oregon.Neighbor2972 said:
No Oregon mentioned is interesting, thought this would be a UW-Oregon battle. Though they already have 3 DB commits so they probably cooled on him.FKA_Mousecop said:https://247sports.com/college/washington/Article/Washington-Huskies-Football-Recruiting-Makell-Esteen-Washington-Is-One-Of-The-Schools-Standing-Out-For-Esteen-132173056/
Washington, Nebraska, and Kentucky recruiting him the hardest. No trips scheduled currently but looking at June 22nd visit which is our rising stars camp. Looking like we are the favorites.
I’m a huge fan of this kid’s game.
Which is fine by me, I really like Esteen, and he sounds like a lock at this point.
SAC
Jimmy wants his guys to be position flexibleBallz said:
It's not about not "being good enough". Corners are not automatically better athletes or ball hawks than safeties. Jimmy recruited him to play safety so that's what he is.LaMichael_Corleone said:6 TDs on offense at WR, with 19 career INT’s but SAC doesn’t think he’s good enough to play Corner?
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Sure in case of injuries. But how many safeties on our roster do you see splitting time between safety and corner? And I'm not talking about nickel but actual corner? He was told he's a safety for us. Why people want to think otherwise is beyond me. Jacobe is the SS and Makell is the FS, simple.FirePete said:
oregon has cooled on this kidGreenRiverGatorz said:
Given Lake's track record I think it's safe to say that's Oregon's mistake, not ours. Jimmy's evals > Heyward's evals, and it's not even close.RealRhino said:
So now we're down to taking guys that aren't even good enough for Oregon?!? WTF?dtd said:
He is 100% a backup plan for Oregon.Neighbor2972 said:
No Oregon mentioned is interesting, thought this would be a UW-Oregon battle. Though they already have 3 DB commits so they probably cooled on him.FKA_Mousecop said:https://247sports.com/college/washington/Article/Washington-Huskies-Football-Recruiting-Makell-Esteen-Washington-Is-One-Of-The-Schools-Standing-Out-For-Esteen-132173056/
Washington, Nebraska, and Kentucky recruiting him the hardest. No trips scheduled currently but looking at June 22nd visit which is our rising stars camp. Looking like we are the favorites.
I’m a huge fan of this kid’s game.
Which is fine by me, I really like Esteen, and he sounds like a lock at this point.
SAC
Jimmy wants his guys to be position flexibleBallz said:
It's not about not "being good enough". Corners are not automatically better athletes or ball hawks than safeties. Jimmy recruited him to play safety so that's what he is.LaMichael_Corleone said:6 TDs on offense at WR, with 19 career INT’s but SAC doesn’t think he’s good enough to play Corner?
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Kevin King's the obvious one.Ballz said:
Sure in case of injuries. But how many safeties on our roster do you see splitting time between safety and corner? And I'm not talking about nickel but actual corner? He was told he's a safety for us. Why people want to think otherwise is beyond me. Jacobe is the SS and Makell is the FS, simple.FirePete said:
oregon has cooled on this kidGreenRiverGatorz said:
Given Lake's track record I think it's safe to say that's Oregon's mistake, not ours. Jimmy's evals > Heyward's evals, and it's not even close.RealRhino said:
So now we're down to taking guys that aren't even good enough for Oregon?!? WTF?dtd said:
He is 100% a backup plan for Oregon.Neighbor2972 said:
No Oregon mentioned is interesting, thought this would be a UW-Oregon battle. Though they already have 3 DB commits so they probably cooled on him.FKA_Mousecop said:https://247sports.com/college/washington/Article/Washington-Huskies-Football-Recruiting-Makell-Esteen-Washington-Is-One-Of-The-Schools-Standing-Out-For-Esteen-132173056/
Washington, Nebraska, and Kentucky recruiting him the hardest. No trips scheduled currently but looking at June 22nd visit which is our rising stars camp. Looking like we are the favorites.
I’m a huge fan of this kid’s game.
Which is fine by me, I really like Esteen, and he sounds like a lock at this point.
SAC
Jimmy wants his guys to be position flexibleBallz said:
It's not about not "being good enough". Corners are not automatically better athletes or ball hawks than safeties. Jimmy recruited him to play safety so that's what he is.LaMichael_Corleone said:6 TDs on offense at WR, with 19 career INT’s but SAC doesn’t think he’s good enough to play Corner?
I wouldn't be surprised if Julius Irvin becomes another one.
You're right that it hasn't been super common though. -
bananasnblondes said:
Just A Guy?DoogCourics said:247Sports also tracked down Esteen’s 7-on-7 coach Malik James who is the founder of Premium Sports.
“Washington is getting a hard worker, long DB, 19 career interceptions in three years, he finds the ball,” James started gushing. The 6-foot-1, 170-pound Esteen had eight of those picks as a junior. “Best thing about Kell for us he’s able to play anywhere, nickel, safety, corner, smart, high IQ and he’s just a really, really, reliable young man. Works hard.”
Other offers for Esteen included Oregon, Arizona, Arizona State, California, Colorado, Kentucky, Oregon State, USC, Utah and Wisconsin.
“He’s a steal,” James said. “When you think of Washington and OKGs he’s their kind of guy. I’ve had him since the ninth grade. I can go on and on about him.
They’re getting a guy.”
Esteen is a two-way standout that caught 21 passes for 358 yards and six touchdowns. He racked up 90 tackles and 19 pass breakups to go with those eight interceptions. Esteen has 194 career tackles and 46 pass breakups.
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Maybe I can help, I speak jive.bananasnblondes said:
Just A Guy?DoogCourics said:247Sports also tracked down Esteen’s 7-on-7 coach Malik James who is the founder of Premium Sports.
“Washington is getting a hard worker, long DB, 19 career interceptions in three years, he finds the ball,” James started gushing. The 6-foot-1, 170-pound Esteen had eight of those picks as a junior. “Best thing about Kell for us he’s able to play anywhere, nickel, safety, corner, smart, high IQ and he’s just a really, really, reliable young man. Works hard.”
Other offers for Esteen included Oregon, Arizona, Arizona State, California, Colorado, Kentucky, Oregon State, USC, Utah and Wisconsin.
“He’s a steal,” James said. “When you think of Washington and OKGs he’s their kind of guy. I’ve had him since the ninth grade. I can go on and on about him.
They’re getting a guy.”
Esteen is a two-way standout that caught 21 passes for 358 yards and six touchdowns. He racked up 90 tackles and 19 pass breakups to go with those eight interceptions. Esteen has 194 career tackles and 46 pass breakups.
Guy = Good player, and usually a hard worker. Accountable.
Just a Guy = Average player, easily replaceable.
Dude = a really good Guy, possibly also an Alpha-type leader.
Dog = a Guy who is especially tenacious or tough.
Hope that clears it up.
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The 19 picks is huge to me. Ball skills make an average DB good and a good DB great. It also shows instincts that are hard to teach. It’s why I liked Cam Williams so much. Esteen will be the best DB commit from this class.
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Domicillo said:
I'm getting the feeling Jackson wasn't the one who has lost his spot......DodgyBloke said:Let’s goooo, interesting to know the backstory behind Jackson hahah I bet it’s gonna be an interesting season between those guys if Jackson had a spot then lost it to Makell
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Biggins:
He does, he's a high 3 right now with an 89 rating. I don't love him as an athlete, that's the only reservation, he doesn't run that great so this is one of those rankings where he would be a 4 if we based it on college success but as an NFL draft pick, it makes it harder. The fact that he's going to UW with Jimmy Lake makes us want to bump him because of how much success he has had getting his guys drafted. We don't like to factor that in because there's no way of knowing how long a coach will be at a certain school. It's more a case where if we like a player a lot and feel he's deserving of a bump, knowing said player is going somewhere that we know does a great job developing players helps us feel good about the decision.
