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Prediction: UW will sign the big DL from Edmonds-Woodway

BabsGilbyTawdTy
BabsGilbyTawdTy Member Posts: 1,058
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Ali Gaye. He was born in west African nation of Gambia before coming to the U.S.

Checks in at 6-6, 260. Looking at his highlights, he's an unpolished, rangy prospect who, with his frame, could easily carry 290 in another year or so.

Similar situation to Jonathan Kongbo from The Congo via British Columbia. Kongbo was an unheralded high school senior in 2014, signed with Wyoming, transferred to Arizona Western and ended up as the No. 1 JuCo recruit in the country last winter. Had offers from UW and just about every other DI program but chose Tennessee.

The recruiting sites have written little about Gaye, but he claims a half-dozen Pac-12 offers (but not UW). Coach K and Malloe went to see him play a couple weeks ago.

I predict he'll commit shortly before signing day. If Gaye doesn't qualify academically as some have speculated, Pete will stash him at CCSF or some other UW-friendly junior college where the Huskies can get him back in a couple years.

"Bringing (Washington) back to a championship level will be dictated by our ability to recruit and to develop defensive linemen."
— Chris Petersen, ESPN, 11-17-2016

"I'm not looking to lay out everything we do here for everybody to see. I think everybody tries to copy us in recruiting anyway. I think if nobody is on a kid and we get on him, then they [start to recruit him, too]. We had that at Boise, too, and it would be frustrating."
— Chris Petersen, ESPN, 11-26-2016
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  • BabsGilbyTawdTy
    BabsGilbyTawdTy Member Posts: 1,058
    That last quote from Petersen is the truth.

    When word got out UW was recruiting an unknown defensive end named Bryce Sterk a couple years, Don Pellum was soon spotted in Lynden trying to get involved in the kid's recruitment for the Ducks.

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  • Passion
    Passion Member Posts: 4,622
    Hopefully he's more athletic than our other project on the OL - Devin Burleson. That guy just doesn't have the lateral movement, quickness and overall athleticism that we need.
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  • ToddTurnerLIVES
    ToddTurnerLIVES Member Posts: 438
    Passion said:

    Hopefully he's more athletic than our other project on the OL - Devin Burleson. That guy just doesn't have the lateral movement, quickness and overall athleticism that we need.

    I disagree about Devin Burleson. The guy is really athletic for how big he is. Check out his high school basketball highlights:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MTFXDrVqpc
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  • GrundleStiltzkin
    GrundleStiltzkin Member Posts: 61,516 Standard Supporter
    ToddTurnerLIVES said:

    Passion said:

    Hopefully he's more athletic than our other project on the OL - Devin Burleson. That guy just doesn't have the lateral movement, quickness and overall athleticism that we need.

    I disagree about Devin Burleson. The guy is really athletic for how big he is. Check out his high school basketball highlights:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MTFXDrVqpc
    From my glimpse of Burleson at spring ball, I'd suggest he stick with basketball because that's what he physically still looks like.
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  • GrundleStiltzkin
    GrundleStiltzkin Member Posts: 61,516 Standard Supporter
    BabsGilbyTawdTy said:

    Ali Gaye. He was born in west African nation of Gambia before coming to the U.S.

    Checks in at 6-6, 260. Looking at his highlights, he's an unpolished, rangy prospect who, with his frame, could easily carry 290 in another year or so.

    Similar situation to Jonathan Kongbo from The Congo via British Columbia. Kongbo was an unheralded high school senior in 2014, signed with Wyoming, transferred to Arizona Western and ended up as the No. 1 JuCo recruit in the country last winter. Had offers from UW and just about every other DI program but chose Tennessee.

    The recruiting sites have written little about Gaye, but he claims a half-dozen Pac-12 offers (but not UW). Coach K and Malloe went to see him play a couple weeks ago.

    I predict he'll commit shortly before signing day. If Gaye doesn't qualify academically as some have speculated, Pete will stash him at CCSF or some other UW-friendly junior college where the Huskies can get him back in a couple years.

    "Bringing (Washington) back to a championship level will be dictated by our ability to recruit and to develop defensive linemen."
    — Chris Petersen, ESPN, 11-17-2016

    "I'm not looking to lay out everything we do here for everybody to see. I think everybody tries to copy us in recruiting anyway. I think if nobody is on a kid and we get on him, then they [start to recruit him, too]. We had that at Boise, too, and it would be frustrating."
    — Chris Petersen, ESPN, 11-26-2016

    I saw Gaye play a few weeks back. He looks the part but wasn't dominant against inferior competition.
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  • NEsnake12
    NEsnake12 Member Posts: 3,795
    ToddTurnerLIVES said:

    Passion said:

    Hopefully he's more athletic than our other project on the OL - Devin Burleson. That guy just doesn't have the lateral movement, quickness and overall athleticism that we need.

    I disagree about Devin Burleson. The guy is really athletic for how big he is. Check out his high school basketball highlights:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MTFXDrVqpc
    All I see is him being 6'8" and black, and using his size to dominate a bunch of tiny white kids. Nothing super athletic. Trey Adams' high school basketball highlights were much more impressive.
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