2021 Recruiting - Football

[Joe Fan]

Here is Fong --

Flipped my Crystal Ball from (aggy) to Texas regarding Top247 running back LJ Johnson after talking to a couple sources with knowledge of the recruitment.
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If the last paragraph is true, then he is not the rumored new commit
Also, aggy thought they had him, so there'e that

So it does sound like TFB's post referencing a new commit was indeed about LJ Johnson

 

[BurntOrangeLH]

Weird as 247 shows only 2 OU insiders and a ND guy saying Wheaton to OU. No Texas CB.

But Drayton reputedly had a long phone call with Wheaton recently. Also mentioned Wheaton and Johnson do not talk to each other and Wheaton does not care if he is taken with anybody else. Previous in Joe Fan's summary of Roach's post. Stay tuned.

 

[Handler]

Wonder if allowing these players to come back after entering portal or saying they are leaving is hurting recruiting. To me, if you enter the portal or tweet you are laving then you are done. Nothing is more important than culture....

 

[Joe Fan]

Wheaton reportedly ran a 4.32 forty
100M: 10.79

LJ Johnson ran a verified 4.42 at The Opening
100M: 11.24


Also, since its in front of me, recent commit Jaden Alexis
Laser timed 4.41
100M: 10.75

 

[Austin_Bill]

Wheaton reportedly ran a 4.32 forty
100M: 10.79

LJ Johnson ran a verified 4.42 at The Opening
100M: 11.24

Very slow 100m time for both guys. Just goes to show that preparing for the 100m is less about speed and more about endurance. A 4.42 40 should equal about a 10.79 100 and a 4.32 should be a lot closer to a 10.4 or faster 100m

 

[Joe Fan]

Very slow 100m time for both guys. Just goes to show that preparing for the 100m is less about speed and more about endurance. A 4.42 40 should equal about a 10.79 100 and a 4.32 should be a lot closer to a 10.4 or faster 100m

They are RBs not Olympic hopefuls. How many Jamaal Charles' have we seen since Jamaal Charles? (or before, for that matter?)
They both have a good initial burst, but neither apparently has elite long speed

 

[Joe Fan]

BTW, Marquise Goodwin ran a 4.27! at the NFL combine, was an Olympian and had long speed. But he was WR
I think he also won some big money running against the NFL's fastest at some event in Las Vegas

 

[BurntOrangeLH]

They are RBs not Olympic hopefuls. How many Jamaal Charles' have we seen since Jamaal Charles? (or before, for that matter?)
They both have a good initial burst, but neither apparently has elite long speed

Eric Metcalfe, Marquise Goodwin and Devin Duvernay are only ones in that room from the offense. Kennedy is interesting because Herman hand timed him 4.4 in the 40 and 10.6 in the 100M. That is moving for a big boy.

Of course Owens came in second in the 100M with a sub 10.4. He is really fast.

 

[Joe Fan]

This guy might be the next best in state after Wheaton/Johnson
Gerry Hamilton just went to his school and he is up to 210
He is supposed to be looking at USC and Okie St. I am pulling for SC this time

 

[Joe Fan]

Eric Metcalfe, Marquise Goodwin and Devin Duvernay are only ones in that room from the offense. Kennedy is interesting because Herman hand timed him 4.4 in the 40 and 10.6 in the 100M. That is moving for a big boy. Of course Owens came in second in the 100M with a sub 10.4. He is really fast.

Of those, Metcalf qualifies as a RB, I guess you would call him an APB
Another rare one was Johnny Lam who I think was a wishbone RB in HS
Those types are not quite unicorns but close
But most RBs tend to tire ~50 yards from all the extra weight -- Wheaton might be an exception too, his film shows him still pulling away far downfield

 

[mchammer]

This guy might be the next best in state after Wheaton/Johnson
Gerry Hamilton just went to his school and he is up to 210
He is supposed to be looking at USC and Okie St. I am pulling for SC this time

Same HS as Ossai and Tyler Johnson.

 

[BurntOrangeLH]

This guy might be the next best in state after Wheaton/Johnson
Gerry Hamilton just went to his school and he is up to 210
He is supposed to be looking at USC and Okie St. I am pulling for SC this time

Sneaky fast. Once he gets even with the deep backs, he is mostly gone. A lot of quick guys seem to take too shallow an angle. Nice pass catching also.

No USC on his college short list (247 oversight?), but there is a Satan sighting. 31 Offers including AFA, Vanderbilt, UCLA so he must be doing decently academically. SMU is there also along with USC. Much to like about him.

 

[BurntOrangeLH]

Of those, Metcalf qualifies as a RB, I guess you would call him an APB
Another rare one was Johnny Lam who I think was a wishbone RB in HS
Those types are not quite unicorns but close
But most RBs tend to tire ~50 yards from all the extra weight -- Wheaton might be an exception too, his film shows him still pulling away far downfield

Duvernay did not play RB, but what little we saw of him indicates he well could have.

I will throw in another who did play RB and WR, Ramonce Taylor. I can't recall his times, but he was quick and fast.

 

[caryhorn]

They are RBs not Olympic hopefuls. How many Jamaal Charles' have we seen since Jamaal Charles? (or before, for that matter?)
They both have a good initial burst, but neither apparently has elite long speed

I think anything under 11 is outstanding for a RB. And Johnson’s time is very good—think Emmit Smith.

 

[Austin_Bill]

I often said that Duverney had the power to be an exceptional running back. Probably would not have been a good career move as the career length of a runningback is much shorter than a Wr, but I think he can be exceptional just like Jamal Charles. Actually with his size I'd probably compare him to a Ladanian Tomlinson.

 

[Joe Fan]

BTW, Marquise Goodwin ran a 4.27! at the NFL combine, was an Olympian and had long speed. But he was WR
I think he also won some big money running against the NFL's fastest at some event in Las Vegas

zoom zoom

 

[Pomspoms]

I'm an ex coach that likes to draw up plays. How do you stop a play, say against two deep safeties, when you have a WR streaking down the sideline and the slot receiver streaking up the middle, both taking the safeties with them and then have WR cutting across the middle about 20 yards downfield. How do you stop that if the QB has time to throw?

 

[Run Pincher]

I'm an ex coach that likes to draw up plays. How do you stop a play, say against two deep safeties, when you have a WR streaking down the sideline and the slot receiver streaking up the middle, both taking the safeties with them and then have WR cutting across the middle about 20 yards downfield. How do you stop that if the QB has time to throw?

You have a damn good pass rush.

FB is all about balance. Mack's last years, CS and TH all had some great position groups, but sucked somewhere else. I believe that's the #1 reason Mack ultimately failed. TH will to if he doesn't do a better job recruiting the trenches and LB.

Malcolm Brown is the perfect example. Now doing things in the NFL. He got a lot of criticism here, but I was the one that said, no he's pretty good, but he has to play behind the worst OL in Texas history.

 

[22Horn]

'the one'?

 

[BurntOrangeLH]

So it does sound like TFB's post referencing a new commit was indeed about LJ Johnson

I wonder. TFB this morning:

Good News Might be on the way
– Super K

Still waiting for some additional confirmation but I am beginning to hear of a real possibility of some excellent recruiting news.

Would be a high profile and unexpected pick-up.

I’ll let you know once I have additional confirmation one way or another. From what I gather it should go down quickly.

 

[mchammer]

I wonder. TFB this morning:

Good News Might be on the way
– Super K

Still waiting for some additional confirmation but I am beginning to hear of a real possibility of some excellent recruiting news.

Would be a high profile and unexpected pick-up.

I’ll let you know once I have additional confirmation one way or another. From what I gather it should go down quickly.

Bru McCoy?

 

[Joe Fan]

Inside Texas thinks WR Ketron Jackson is now trending away from Texas.

Part of this at least is that coaches are happy with what they are seeing from our receiver room right now, with all the new guys are out there. The idea is that Jackson is good but his skillset would be redundant. Dont want to use an unnecessary schollie.

Also, with the latest rumor on #1 QB Ewers (please let that be true) plus the commit of Phaizon (both 2022s), we probably think we will be in good shape with the other top shelf 2022 WRs

As an example, this is the #1 WR in GA

 

[Joe Fan]

I wonder. TFB this morning:
Good News Might be on the way
– Super K
Still waiting for some additional confirmation but I am beginning to hear of a real possibility of some excellent recruiting news.
Would be a high profile and unexpected pick-up.
I’ll let you know once I have additional confirmation one way or another. From what I gather it should go down quickly.

OB's Suchomel also claims he heard something good today

 

[Joe Fan]

I'm an ex coach that likes to draw up plays. How do you stop a play, say against two deep safeties, when you have a WR streaking down the sideline and the slot receiver streaking up the middle, both taking the safeties with them and then have WR cutting across the middle about 20 yards downfield. How do you stop that if the QB has time to throw?

Like Joe Burrow?
Anyway, part of it is whether the QB is mobile. But good boundary corners, good slot cover and at least a disruptive rush even if they dont get big sack numbers. Then the ability to score yourself

 

[Joe Fan]

247 says S Andrew Mukuba is talking about a Sept 7 decision

Smells like Clemson

 

[Joe Fan]

You will be able to figure out which player in the clip is Myslinski is without an arrow or jersey number

 

[Joe Fan]

How he fits at Texas: Johnson is a good reflection of the "every man a deep threat" philosophy that Mike Yurcich is bringing to the Texas offense. The Longhorns want receivers that can win over the top and Johnson, with his 10.50 100m speed, is very good at that. He'd translate very easily to the slot. In Virginia ball he often takes an inside release and still gets back outside because he's so much faster than everyone else. He'll need to refine his game quite a bit at Texas to play outside but could have a pretty quick impact in the slot simply because he has such elite speed. He's probably a laser 4.4 40 guy.

Malcolm "the Jet" Johnson to Auburn

 

[Joe Fan]

Pretty exciting stuff from from Super K (TFB)

If you would’ve asked me earlier this week who I felt leads for LJ Johnson, I would’ve said Texas.

If you would’ve asked me earlier this week who I felt leads for Camar Wheaton, I would’ve said Oklahoma.

I no longer believe that. My sense now is that Texas leads for both.

I don’t know how they’re going to handle this.
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More and more of the top shelf backs (and their parents) are cognizant of the short life (and thus moneymaking opportunity) for RBs in the NFL. So they are more willing yo share carries in college than ever before, even looking for it

 

[Joe Fan]

..I will throw in another who did play RB and WR, Ramonce Taylor. I can't recall his times, but he was quick and fast.

I stumbled upon this pic of Ramonce

 

[Joe Fan]

Pretty exciting stuff from from Super K (TFB)

If you would’ve asked me earlier this week who I felt leads for LJ Johnson, I would’ve said Texas. If you would’ve asked me earlier this week who I felt leads for Camar Wheaton, I would’ve said Oklahoma. I no longer believe that. My sense now is that Texas leads for both.
I don’t know how they’re going to handle this.​

This class is looking like its going to be just short of fantastic thanks only to the triple legacy Brockermeyer family