I guess last year was his first year playing football and he made all league offense and defense which is pretty impressive although I dont know how good the league he plays in is. His dad is a professional body-builder. Huffman says that no one in the TBS industry has actually seen him play in person so he kind of just gave him an arbitrary ranking. Huff could have the inside track on an under the radar stud, or this could be the result of us floundering in recruiting right now. Either way, this commitment definitely doesnt generate any upward momentum for our recruiting class. Right now, we look like we are on the level of Arizona or Colorado recruiting-wise
I guess last year was his first year playing football and he made all league offense and defense which is pretty impressive although I dont know how good the league he plays in is. His dad is a professional body-builder. Huffman says that no one in the TBS industry has actually seen him play in person so he kind of just gave him an arbitrary ranking. Huff could have the inside track on an under the radar stud, or this could be the result of us floundering in recruiting right now. Either way, this commitment definitely doesnt generate any upward momentum for our recruiting class. Right now, we look like we are on the level of Arizona or Colorado recruiting-wise
Hate to be this guy, but he’s a good commit. He’s big and can run. I watched his Hudl. He’s quick enough to make plays on defense.
Perfect high school size for an OL. Stack solid players and get the elite guys you can like JT and Egbuka.
Stars matter, but we aren’t going to recruit at a top 10 level consistently. I’ve always said there is too much emphasis on low 4 star guys.
Dude looks like a big guy that moves well with minimal coaching/technique
He is taller than everyone else in the video and plays center for his HS basketball team too, so I guess legit 6'7" is possible.
If he is actually 6'7" 270lbs and looks that skinny and moves that well he looks good as a project guy i guess...
Also his dad is one of those heavy weight lifter types so thats probably good to.
If he really has only played for 1.5 years, he hasn’t camped much and probably wasn’t great at those camps if he did. That’s how you don’t get ranked high. A guy the recruiting guys have never seen can’t be ranked high.
Like I said before, forget the ranking. We have needed to evaluate better and of course, get the sure fire studs. This guy is a good athlete with his best days in front of him.
This year's Sam Peacock. The question is, why are we taking this kid's commitment in April instead of December?
They obviously think he’s going to blow up and want to beat the rush.
Ditto. To me this screams Gaard. Huff saw a kid who hasn’t played the camp circuit and jumped all over it before anyone else could. Then as Gaard got offers from all the PAC and the Big 12 and some SEC, he told his coaches to not even tell him because he didn’t care.
This year's Sam Peacock. The question is, why are we taking this kid's commitment in April instead of December?
They obviously think he’s going to blow up and want to beat the rush.
Ditto. To me this screams Gaard. Huff saw a kid who hasn’t played the camp circuit and jumped all over it before anyone else could. Then as Gaard got offers from all the PAC and the Big 12 and some SEC, he told his coaches to not even tell him because he didn’t care.
I understand everyone is stuck sheltering in place with their giant wives, 4 kids, 1 neice, and 1 nephew and wants to end their life so we need something positive to cling to but the optimism here is uncharacteristically doogish and I won’t stand for it.
I understand everyone is stuck sheltering in place with their giant wives, 4 kids, 1 neice, and 1 nephew and wants to end their life so we need something positive to cling to but the optimism here is uncharacteristically doogish and I won’t stand for it.
I went to high school with a kid that didn’t play until his senior but as soon as pac 12 coaches saw his senior film while scouting other underclassmen players they all shit their pants and wanted to talk to him. Point is he was like 6-7 255 but by the way he moved they all projected as a potential high end tackle but he had already signed with a lower division school. He went on to make millions in the nfl. I know csb.
I don’t mind athletic reaches on the OL or buck position as long as they are not all reaches as it is a very specific rare body type for those spots.
That being said since this is uw i am sure that he will suck and Ballz will love his film and proclaim James atoe 2.0
Kidding aside the last tim Huff offered and took someone no one heard of it was Gaard. I'll LIPO.
Guard was recruited for months prior to his offer & commitment, he made it to campus, and showed out in a camp.
Wyrsch...
And I ain’t buying he’s 6’7
Maybe I’m reading too much into it, but anyone else find it discouraging the only reason we found this guy is cuz he tweeted his tape at our staff (along with a bunch of others if you look at his tweet history)?
It’d be one thing if we sought him out but seems like we just said hey this guy looks okay let’s give him a call and Bam! Offer and commit.
Kidding aside the last tim Huff offered and took someone no one heard of it was Gaard. I'll LIPO.
Guard was recruited for months prior to his offer & commitment, he made it to campus, and showed out in a camp.
Wyrsch...
And I ain’t buying he’s 6’7
Maybe I’m reading too much into it, but anyone else find it discouraging the only reason we found this guy is cuz he tweeted his tape at our staff (along with a bunch of others if you look at his tweet history)?
It’d be one thing if we sought him out but seems like we just said hey this guy looks okay let’s give him a call and Bam! Offer and commit.
No. This is the type of kid who would’ve been evaluated at camps this spring. With none of that happening the late bloomer recruits are going to have to get their name out some other way
He went through a massive growth spurt and is still getting his legs. His technique is atrocious but he's clearly athletic, a guy after a redshirt year you can dream on. As long as the HS's play this fall, the TBS's will go gaga for his senior tape.
I never trust the coaches but I trust Huff. Maybe the most dynamic recruiter on staff, Huff signed arguably the two best OL out west last year (Murano and Rosengarten) plus Hatchett and Gaard. Taking a commitment from an unknown this early signals Huff has uncovered a gem.
The three best OL --McGary, Harris, and Kirkland-- the program has signed and developed were TBS rejects or, in McGary's case, a raw converted DL. So there's that, too.
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He is taller than everyone else in the video and plays center for his HS basketball team too, so I guess legit 6'7" is possible.
If he is actually 6'7" 270lbs and looks that skinny and moves that well he looks good as a project guy i guess...
Also his dad is one of those heavy weight lifter types so thats probably good to.
Like I said before, forget the ranking. We have needed to evaluate better and of course, get the sure fire studs. This guy is a good athlete with his best days in front of him.
I don’t mind athletic reaches on the OL or buck position as long as they are not all reaches as it is a very specific rare body type for those spots.
That being said since this is uw i am sure that he will suck and Ballz will love his film and proclaim James atoe 2.0
It’d be one thing if we sought him out but seems like we just said hey this guy looks okay let’s give him a call and Bam! Offer and commit.
I never trust the coaches but I trust Huff. Maybe the most dynamic recruiter on staff, Huff signed arguably the two best OL out west last year (Murano and Rosengarten) plus Hatchett and Gaard. Taking a commitment from an unknown this early signals Huff has uncovered a gem.
The three best OL --McGary, Harris, and Kirkland-- the program has signed and developed were TBS rejects or, in McGary's case, a raw converted DL. So there's that, too.