2018 Recruiting - Football

Just predicting prematurely before national Signing Day that our offensive line is going to be in much better shape this coming season so I think also our offense will be much better than last year. Combine that with our very good defense I think our record is going to be much better. Coaches need to make better decisions in regards to concussion protocol, just go to the next guy. perhaps Sam is a better Runner but Shane is not that far behind. I think also that one of the freshmen qbs that are coming in, one of them will play this year because of injuries to the other qbs.
 
caryhorn said:
I loved Mike Williams highlights. He has great balance and quick feet. Nice speed, and can pass a little bit. I think some trick plays with him getting offensive touches are in the horns future.
Welcome Mike!! :hookem2:
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I think this guy is going to surprise some people maybe not this year (he needs to get bigger) but on Down the Line. I think he's going to be good because of his quickness and speed and his motor is always running. He is going to chase down those quarterbacks that are rolling out to pass.
 
Pomspoms said:
Just predicting prematurely before national Signing Day that our offensive line is going to be in much better shape this coming season so I think also our offense will be much better than last year. .....
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Egg Zackly. If are able to land both tackles, Anderson and Tucker, we will be in so much better shape than 2017. Plus Grandy and the return of Rodriquez and Hudson. Add to that a legit TE and this offense should be miles ahead of where it was.
 
Joe Fan said:
Egg Zackly. If are able to land both tackles, Anderson and Tucker, we will be in so much better shape than 2017. Plus Grandy and the return of Rodriquez and Hudson. Add to that a legit TE and this offense should be miles ahead of where it was.
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That as well as the fact we won’t be faceing darnold, mayfield, hill, shomenik, and mason makes me happy
 
If we do land WR Joshua Moore, we will have 11 of the top 14 players in the state per the 247 Composite rankings

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He jumped 9 spots in the 247 composite LA state rankings after committing! I recall this happens a bit with Texas commits. Am I remembering that correctly?

Also, is it set in stone he'll be a DL? He's not the quickest in his highlights, though he's probably playing at 250 lbs, but man he's a bulldozer, a man amongst boys on the field.
 
Speaking if Mike Williams, and this is a long shot, but can anyone find the 2002 commit one that played DE? I can't find anything. Good god he crushed people in HS, one of my favorite highlight videos.
 
Omniscient.one said:
...Also, is it set in stone he'll be a DL? He's not the quickest in his highlights, though he's probably playing at 250 lbs, but man he's a bulldozer, a man amongst boys on the field.
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Looks like he could play TE too
But I think we have him targeted for TE
Scipio addressed some of this today
Get them in, sort them out
As the coaches try to finish the 2018 recruiting season with a bang, I've noticed some confusion if not a bit of consternation about the numbers we're potentially taking on the DL. Less on IT than elsewhere, of course. Are we eating up space at the expense of future classes where in-state talent may be more abundant? Probably not. There's no downside to taking extra DL because they have a naturally high attrition rate anyway. For DL, there's no need for the trapdoor. They let themselves out of the front door at a pretty high rate. See Charlie Strong's 2016 DL class. Or Mack Brown's 2010.

The constraint for any big man athletic enough to garner an offer from Texas isn't talent, but motor, discipline and drive. On the field, in the weight room, in the classroom, driving by Dominos at 3 AM. That mental evaluation, while discernible, isn't a science. DL sorta sort themselves out. Usually really quickly. Either positively in the weight room and learning their trade or negatively by failing out, becoming fatties, or putting a trash can through the windshield of their girlfriend's car. Either way, DL offer resolution. They don't hang out on your roster eating space like an OL who may actually be inconsiderate enough to attend class, get a 3.2 in a real major and stick around for his degree even after you tell him he's 3rd string behind a walk on. If a DL does hang out on your roster for four years, they're the most likely guy for a Gaskamp Award and a senior blossoming.

We already have Carson in the fold and we'll go all out for Ojomo and Williams. The more interesting question is whether we take Caleb Okechuwku if we miss out on Ojomo or Williams. There's a bigger class calculus going on for Okechuwku. Further, the need to shoehorn each DL into a role (are we taking too many 4is?) before they've even set foot on campus misunderstands what we're doing here. Each recruit represents a specific athletic type and you're making different bets on each. Carson is for floor. Ojomo is for ceiling. Williams is a wildcard. Okechuwku is your contingency. Further, the way we actually deploy the defense allows for mass substitution and for certain traits to come to the fore against certain opponents.

Breckyn Hager is getting a lot of snaps against Missouri and Texas Tech. Chris Nelson is your guy against USC. Carson is a long guy who lacks explosiveness but has the infrastructure and soft trait athleticism (coordination, feet). The question is whether the weight room and technique can make up the necessary ground on lesser physical gifts. Ojomo is Wonder Boy. I demand to see his Nigerian birth certificate. I'm not sure how an elite DL hides out at Katy, but somehow he pulled it off. Redshirt him and let him grow into his powers. There's no question he is Todd Orlando's ideal nose tackle when he's 285-290, but I could see him anywhere on a three man front.

Williams may not even make it on campus, may become a 4i, may end up at nose, may decide he's a 260 pound TE in the Alge Crumpler mode. Who cares? It's all gravy if he pans. The need to project our depth chart in 2020 at every position in our front 7, while understandable, is an instinct you should resist. The players will tell you where they should be played.​
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Here is a snippet of Mike Roach's view on Williams

(note: he is supposed to be 265 already)

Strengths: Williams has a sturdy frame, with room to add more weight. He moves well for his size, and he shows great balance and agility. Williams moves very well laterally, and he possesses the lower body to anchor on the end of the line against the run. Williams plays mostly at quarterback for his high school, and he shows good quickness and change of direction. He’s not incredibly explosive, but he does show a strong ability to burst in short distances, which would play up on the defensive line. Williams plays with a nasty temperament and relishes contact. He could be a threat in a small package of offensive plays either as an H-back or Wildcat QB.

Areas for improvement: Williams has virtually no film on the defensive line, so it’s difficult to assess his skills particular to the position. He moves well for his size, but he lacks any true explosion or “wow-factor” athletic ability. Williams will need to re-shape his body for the defensive line while learning the position from scratch.

Fit for Texas: If you want to roll the dice on a jumbo athlete, Williams certainly presents the tools you’d want. Williams will most likely move to the defensive line and become a project for Oscar Giles to develop. With Daniel Carson already in the fold, Texas has time to mold Williams into a future contributor following a redshirt season.​
 
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Joe Fan said:
As the DL recruiting is on the uptick, we are still out there kicking tires. Yesterday, Coach Giles saw DE Tyree Wilson (6'5,230) of New London West Rusk. He has been an aggy commit since June but he talking to both ARK and TEXAS

https://247sports.com/Player/Tyree-Wilson-46039131
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There is another aggy commit we have been after as well.
WR Jalen Preston is the highest ranked current aggy recruit (#10 in state in the Composite)
A couple of the paysites now think he is going to visit us
It's like even their most die-hard commits now sense a sinking ship
This would not only drive them nuts, but keep their coaches busy chasing their own tales for awhile
https://247sports.com/Player/Jalen-Preston-78886

update - his personal twitter bio no longer reads "(aggy) commit"
 
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aggy is gripping right now

Perroni on Leon O'Neal -- "Even after the Clemson visit went well, the A&M commits thought he would end up an Aggie still. However, that feeling has now changed a bit. I'm not ruling anything out but the momentum does not look good for A&M."​

Update -- a CB in now for O'Neal to Clemson....
 
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