Malik Agbo, 2022 4* OL, Federal Way (Todd Beamer), WA (Offered)

louism2wash said:

Kid just released his Junior season HUDL. I mean, I'm pretty unimpressed. For being 6-6, 320 and having offers from every school in the country he looks like a big-bodied JAG. Doesn't push anyone around, isn't quick, doesn't finish plays, etc. Go watch Josh Conerly's hudl and then look at this kid... Agbo isn't anywhere close to the player Conerly is. Hard pass.

https://www.hudl.com/video/3/13660349/607bcc66a018ca1344e5ae92

Tequilla said:

louism2wash said:

Kid just released his Junior season HUDL. I mean, I'm pretty unimpressed. For being 6-6, 320 and having offers from every school in the country he looks like a big-bodied JAG. Doesn't push anyone around, isn't quick, doesn't finish plays, etc. Go watch Josh Conerly's hudl and then look at this kid... Agbo isn't anywhere close to the player Conerly is. Hard pass.

https://www.hudl.com/video/3/13660349/607bcc66a018ca1344e5ae92

Thanks for posting the film ...

There are some things that stand out for me watching the video:

1) You can tell that for a big man that he moves really well with his feet and has some pretty good balance ... there are attributes that he has that you can't teach

2) That said, he's also far from a finished product (few are at this age) and he's got some development to do ... but you can coach up the development ... can't coach up the size/athletic ability combo

3) It's hard to tell how much of this is the coaching that he gets at the HS level versus how much is the player itself, but you'd definitely like to see more of a nasty streak in the film. For example, when you go back and watch the film of Owen Prentice, just about every play is him pancaking someone. It's a mentality out of OL play ... you got to have a little mean and nasty in you on the field regardless of how much of a teddy bear you are off of it. Just watching how the UW program is being run at the moment, I can't imagine surviving as a OL or DL if you don't have some nasty in you

4) A little surprising watching the film and seeing him at RT as most high end T prospects are going to play LT at the HS level ... particularly for a Washington HS program. May not be anything but something that was a tad noteworthy for me not knowing much about Agbo, how long he's been playing, development curve, etc.

5) The coaching and development aspect also stood out a bit for me in that you see a lot of clips where he performs his responsibility well and then kind of looks around like he's ready for the next rep. Again, to me this goes back to the development side as he's got the physical tools but I wonder how much development there is to do (not that that's a bad thing). It just looks like he's more comfortable at this point executing the drill or rep versus taking it to the field.

All in all, this is a prospect that you definitely would take and it is a testament for why he's been offered by who he has been offered by. That said, I definitely see some development to do prior to playing at a college level. Going to a program where he can continue to get reps and apply his trade on the practice field for probably 2 years before being in the noticeable depth is probably right for him. Washington has the depth to be able to do that. His most likely college path as I see it (as a future starter):

Year 1: Redshirt
Year 2: Scout Team
Year 3: 2nd string
Year 4: Starter
Year 5: Starter

For what it is worth, Ektard has a 3 inch crystal dong to LSU for him

Tequilla said:

louism2wash said:

Kid just released his Junior season HUDL. I mean, I'm pretty unimpressed. For being 6-6, 320 and having offers from every school in the country he looks like a big-bodied JAG. Doesn't push anyone around, isn't quick, doesn't finish plays, etc. Go watch Josh Conerly's hudl and then look at this kid... Agbo isn't anywhere close to the player Conerly is. Hard pass.

https://www.hudl.com/video/3/13660349/607bcc66a018ca1344e5ae92

Thanks for posting the film ...

There are some things that stand out for me watching the video:

1) You can tell that for a big man that he moves really well with his feet and has some pretty good balance ... there are attributes that he has that you can't teach

2) That said, he's also far from a finished product (few are at this age) and he's got some development to do ... but you can coach up the development ... can't coach up the size/athletic ability combo

3) It's hard to tell how much of this is the coaching that he gets at the HS level versus how much is the player itself, but you'd definitely like to see more of a nasty streak in the film. For example, when you go back and watch the film of Owen Prentice, just about every play is him pancaking someone. It's a mentality out of OL play ... you got to have a little mean and nasty in you on the field regardless of how much of a teddy bear you are off of it. Just watching how the UW program is being run at the moment, I can't imagine surviving as a OL or DL if you don't have some nasty in you

4) A little surprising watching the film and seeing him at RT as most high end T prospects are going to play LT at the HS level ... particularly for a Washington HS program. May not be anything but something that was a tad noteworthy for me not knowing much about Agbo, how long he's been playing, development curve, etc.

5) The coaching and development aspect also stood out a bit for me in that you see a lot of clips where he performs his responsibility well and then kind of looks around like he's ready for the next rep. Again, to me this goes back to the development side as he's got the physical tools but I wonder how much development there is to do (not that that's a bad thing). It just looks like he's more comfortable at this point executing the drill or rep versus taking it to the field.

All in all, this is a prospect that you definitely would take and it is a testament for why he's been offered by who he has been offered by. That said, I definitely see some development to do prior to playing at a college level. Going to a program where he can continue to get reps and apply his trade on the practice field for probably 2 years before being in the noticeable depth is probably right for him. Washington has the depth to be able to do that. His most likely college path as I see it (as a future starter):

Year 1: Redshirt
Year 2: Scout Team
Year 3: 2nd string
Year 4: Starter
Year 5: Starter

For what it is worth, Ektard has a 3 inch crystal dong to LSU for him

dnc said:

https://twitter.com/EJHolland_TW/status/1386344134567337992?s=20

1to392831weretaken said:

1to392831weretaken said:

Also, I've started suspecting lately that ASU has quietly upped their bag game in a major way. I've had multiple head-scratching moments in the last year or two where I've seen one of these lists and ASU stands out like a sore thumb, surrounded by Alabama, Clemson, LSU, Texas, etc. I have yet to see it pay off for them, but it does seem that ASU cares° and is trying°.

First. Right.

bananasnblondes said:

In this case, it actually does sound like our coaches didn't really recruit him. I'm betting he doesn't actually have a commitable offer to all 5 of those schools

GreenRiverGatorz said:

Tequilla said:

That’s a list that screams I want out of Seattle and give me my money

Agreed. When we miss on a local guy we want, as is tradition, we at least get the patronizing hat on the table. Not being in the top 5 overwhelming points to us just not recruiting him.

KrunkJuice said:

Beno4Life said:

https://twitter.com/malik_agbo/status/1414663742298542081?s=20

We didn't want him anyway, right? Right??? #ConnerlyorBust

The Cristobal's are coming in hot for Texas. 4/5 got new coaches.

KrunkJuice said:

Beno4Life said:

https://twitter.com/malik_agbo/status/1414663742298542081?s=20

We didn't want him anyway, right? Right??? #ConnerlyorBust

The Cristobal's are coming in hot for Texas. 4/5 got new coaches.