Jacob Bandes, 4* 2019 DT, Pittsburg (HS), CA (COMMITTED)

Neighbor2972 said:

Jacob Bandes, the No. 6 defensive tackle in the country by the industry-generated 247Sports Composite, was stellar during the individual drills and then in the 1on1's. Bandes actually spent a lot of time receiving instruction from Outland Trophy Award winner Ed Oliver, who is one of the counselors this week and then got to work against Oliver holding a pad and wasn't trying to make it easy against the defensive linemen, holding his ground to make the linemen work. In the 1on1's, he used his quick first step, variety of moves and his strength to get off his blocks and get into the backfield. Bandes was the Alpha Dog at The Opening Bay Area, earning his invitation to The Finals and is off to a great start in Frisco. Hometown Cal plus Colorado, Illinois, Washington and Washington State are among the schools sticking out to Bandes.

Day two:

Jacob Bandes, DT, Pittsburg (Calif.) - It wasn't quite as dominant a performance as it was on Sunday, but Bandes was again among the top defensive linemen on Monday. His first step has been an issue for offensive linemen and while he's got plenty of strength, Bandes also has a number of moves and does a good job of disengaging quickly to get to the quarterback. Bandes is making a big case to be the top defensive tackle in the West.

Swaye said:

We need this kid. Fucking load up on DL. If we can add 4 high quality DL to last years haul we are set for a few years. Shitcan that stupid kicker if we need more space.

We're starting to load up on linemen for the defense. What we need to do now is to sell the couch of some of our 160 lbs WRs to make room for this OL class.

NEsnake12 said:

I’m really conflicted on Bandes. He’s an undersized, not physically imposing DT who isn’t being heavily recruited by a lot of big programs despite his high TBS rankings (which is a big red flag for me).

But he consistently dominates in these camps. On film, his first step is insanely explosive and he knifes through the LOS with ease. He reminds me a lot of Aaron Donald in that regard.

Malloe seems to be in a good spot for Ika, Tuitele, and Wright as well... have to wonder what his priority rank is for these 4 at this point

Don't be conflicted. He's got the base physical stats and he's got a ton of potential. Lose some bad weight and replace with good weight.

He's got the intangibles and that's awesome. First step. He's agile. Watch his drills and once he beats his man and gets shoved from behind at the end of the play he will do a ninja barrel roll and shit. Nobody does that kind of stuff at 300lbs except for Danny Shelton types.


Bandes is a keeper.