2019 Recruiting Wrap Up Part Two: Defense
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I also wouldn’t undersell the fact that he enrolled early. I just got a feeling about @alopeciadawgHillsboroDuck said:
Alright I’m in on Williams, don’t know how I missed that memo but that’s way more important than long speed.Neighbor2972 said:
Yeah he ran a 4.09 at 190 pounds. Probably like 25th best in the country, but a lot of those kids ahead are lighter.HillsboroDuck said:
If true that dramatically changes my opinion hereNeighbor2972 said:
Cam also has elite quickness, I think his opening shuttle was top 20-ish in the country.RoadDawg55 said:Disagree on Cam Williams. Lake commented on his hitting ability and he’s a playmaker. He’s good.
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Same. From the moment he signed, something about him told me he’s a football player.DoogCourics said:
I also wouldn’t undersell the fact that he enrolled early. I just got a feeling about @alopeciadawgHillsboroDuck said:
Alright I’m in on Williams, don’t know how I missed that memo but that’s way more important than long speed.Neighbor2972 said:
Yeah he ran a 4.09 at 190 pounds. Probably like 25th best in the country, but a lot of those kids ahead are lighter.HillsboroDuck said:
If true that dramatically changes my opinion hereNeighbor2972 said:
Cam also has elite quickness, I think his opening shuttle was top 20-ish in the country.RoadDawg55 said:Disagree on Cam Williams. Lake commented on his hitting ability and he’s a playmaker. He’s good.
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I was critical of Turner's film in his thread, in a "looks like Tarzan, plays like Jane" sense. I get it: He's big and jumps high and Notre Dame wanted him and he's a top-300 guy. I deserved all the WTFs I got. What I should have said was, "Compare to Cam Williams' film." Turner's in the fold now and I'm done being negative about him (in Lake we trust), but he's like bizarro Williams for me in that Williams' film blew me away yet he seems to get less respect due to one underwhelming 40 time. Williams seems to always be EXACTLY where he's supposed to be on the field, is a sure and violent tackler, is more of an agility-over-straight-line-speed guy, diagnoses quickly to blow plays up close to the LOS before they develop, and makes plays on the ball. Sounds a lot like a recent Husky who's heading to the draft.
One more thing to add to this thread: The Huskies got two big time defensive walk-ons in this class, and that deserves to be mentioned in the overall breakdown above. Wouldn't be shocked if at least one of those guys makes a contribution down the road, and the special teams coverage definitely could use the help. -
Fowler is good. I've seen him play and he's legit.1to392831weretaken said:One more thing to add to this thread: The Huskies got two big time defensive walk-ons in this class, and that deserves to be mentioned in the overall breakdown above. Wouldn't be shocked if at least one of those guys makes a contribution down the road, and the special teams coverage definitely could use the help.
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I’ve played against him. He rocked my shit on MLB. Dude is big and super fucking fast holy shit.GrundleStiltzkin said:
Fowler is good. I've seen him play and he's legit.1to392831weretaken said:One more thing to add to this thread: The Huskies got two big time defensive walk-ons in this class, and that deserves to be mentioned in the overall breakdown above. Wouldn't be shocked if at least one of those guys makes a contribution down the road, and the special teams coverage definitely could use the help.
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Might I point out he has less wind drag.HillsboroDuck said:DB
Needed - At least two corners and a couple of safeties for a team losing 5 DB’s.
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Trent McDuffie / St. John Bosco (Bellflower, CA) / #126 Overall Composite (4-Star) / #61 Overall 247 (4-Star)
Asa Turner / Carlsbad (Carlsbad, CA) / #300 Overall Composite (4-Star) / #198 Overall 247 (4-Star)
Kamren Fabiculanan / Westlake (Thousand Oaks, CA) / #378 Overall Composite (4-Star) / #226 Overall 247 (4-Star)
Cameron Williams / Bakersfield (Bakersfield, CA) / #404 Overall Composite (3-Star) / #322 Overall 247 (4-Star)
Analysis - Jimmy Lake has done it again! It’s almost ho hum at this point. UW loses 5 DBs including two early entries, and I don’t think anyone has major concerns about the secondary next year or going forward. Jimmy Lake scouts, recruits and develops as well or better than anyone in the country. He also succeeds at making Tom Loy look dumb again and again. Did I mention Jimmy Lake is good?
Okay, enough about my non Swayexual mancrush. Let’s talk about the kids enrolling in #DBU. McDuffie was my favorite CB in the class, a kid I fell in love with early once I realized he had ties to Julius Irving and had speed, speed, speed. He’s going to be a star at CB and a superstar at punt returner, where we need an immediate upgrade. He should play right away and Aaron Fuller should never return another punt. Defensively he could play inside or outside and will be another first or second round pick one day. Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
The best safety in the west, Turner’s was the most rollercoaster recruitment of the class, committing to UW early, flirting with ND throughout, deleting his Twitter history, making more Tweets, deleting them again, etc. He was kind of exhausting. Good thing he’s worth the headache. Boy is he worth it. A tall, long safety with ball skills and a huge frame, Turner is probably going to make more highlight reel, game changing big plays than anyone in this class save maybe Latu. He’ll start at Taylor Rapp’s safety spot by his sophomore year at the latest and hold the spot until he leaves for the draft, probably early. It’s just too bad Lake’s going to move him to LB early in his career.
Fabiculananana was one of my four or five favorite corners in the west. He does everything well, covers well, hits hard, has good ball skills and shows good athleticism. He might take the Jordan Miller career path and might be similarly underrated like Miller but he’ll play in the NFL for a long time just like Miller is about to. Big time get.
Williams is the super rare Jimmy Lake recruit who I like less than the recruiting sites. He can hit like JoJo McIntosh and actually has ball skills, but I fear his lack of speed and athleticism is going to catch up to him at the next level. He was a major playmaker in HS though. If that translates he could be a very good one, but I think he carries some risk of never seeing the field.
Primary recruiter - Todd Light’s Daddy
Talent Grade: A-
Fit Grade: A
Quantity Grade: B (They obviously wanted one more here and I would have liked to have seen them get one more. I think had they known they were going to lose Joyner and both Rapp and Murphy were leaving early they would have pursued Criddell or Darien Chase, maybe both).
Overall Grade: A-
How does the class compare to 2018? Talent wise it’s probably an ever so slight downgrade as Lake hit three home runs last year and *only* two home runs, a triple and a double this year. Filling one more spot this time around was good, and needed though.
Specialists
Needed - Someone who can hit field goals and kick the ball deep on kickoffs to prevent our awful coverage from being exploited. Did not need a punter. Should not be scholarshipping long snappers.
Got: Timothy Horn / Punahou (Honolulu, HI) / #1899 Overall Composite (3-Star) / #2237 Overall 247 (3-Star)
Analysis - It’s not a major stretch to say that UW is a field goal kicker away from two more wins the last two years, which would make us look significantly closer to the elite. The good news it they got the kicker they wanted, all indications are that Horn was number one on their list and he has a monster leg (and a large frame). The bad news is that Horn was very inaccurate this year and this is one position this staff has shown no ability to develop (nor evaluate). I think Horn has the tools to be a good college FG kicker but I don’t think he’s ready to be one next year, nor am I confident this staff has what it takes to help him get there. At least he should help address the kickoff issues.
Primary recruiter - Malloe, maybe?
Talent Grade: B-
Fit Grade: B-
Quantity Grade: A (you can only take one)
Overall Grade: B
How does the class compare to 2018? We neither took nor needed one last year, so hard to compare. -
To be fair... who didn't?backthepack said:
I’ve played against him. He rocked my shit on MLB. Dude is big and super fucking fast holy shit.GrundleStiltzkin said:
Fowler is good. I've seen him play and he's legit.1to392831weretaken said:One more thing to add to this thread: The Huskies got two big time defensive walk-ons in this class, and that deserves to be mentioned in the overall breakdown above. Wouldn't be shocked if at least one of those guys makes a contribution down the road, and the special teams coverage definitely could use the help.
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I’m a retard and didn’t say blitzHuskyClaws said:
To be fair... who didn't?backthepack said:
I’ve played against him. He rocked my shit on MLB. Dude is big and super fucking fast holy shit.GrundleStiltzkin said:
Fowler is good. I've seen him play and he's legit.1to392831weretaken said:One more thing to add to this thread: The Huskies got two big time defensive walk-ons in this class, and that deserves to be mentioned in the overall breakdown above. Wouldn't be shocked if at least one of those guys makes a contribution down the road, and the special teams coverage definitely could use the help.
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cam's hips are so fucking fluid. I think he should play corner. He changes direction effortlessly1to392831weretaken said:I was critical of Turner's film in his thread, in a "looks like Tarzan, plays like Jane" sense. I get it: He's big and jumps high and Notre Dame wanted him and he's a top-300 guy. I deserved all the WTFs I got. What I should have said was, "Compare to Cam Williams' film." Turner's in the fold now and I'm done being negative about him (in Lake we trust), but he's like bizarro Williams for me in that Williams' film blew me away yet he seems to get less respect due to one underwhelming 40 time. Williams seems to always be EXACTLY where he's supposed to be on the field, is a sure and violent tackler, is more of an agility-over-straight-line-speed guy, diagnoses quickly to blow plays up close to the LOS before they develop, and makes plays on the ball. Sounds a lot like a recent Husky who's heading to the draft.
One more thing to add to this thread: The Huskies got two big time defensive walk-ons in this class, and that deserves to be mentioned in the overall breakdown above. Wouldn't be shocked if at least one of those guys makes a contribution down the road, and the special teams coverage definitely could use the help.
