re: Class of 2019 Recruiting MEGATHREAD: That's a Wrap Edition

I did.

Yeah, that was pretty cool. Looks like he made a great decision.

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just watched Deondrick Glass mid senior highlights . Great balance, and thick lower legs , not breakaway speed but good speed he’s one to watch for with his official I think on the ninth. Everyone say we feel good on Trey Sanders but nothing’s for sure this kid is good

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Fwiw, I have read a couple other places to be leary watching his highlights, he runs behind the biggest OL in Texas which is also quite talented. Katy supposedly has a huge talented OL every year and has quite a few busts at RB in college because they look so good running behind that line.

Here is my question about George Pickens and really any other wide receiver when it comes to picking between Alabama and Auburn strictly pertaining to football. (I know part of this has been academics for GP and other things can also influence a person's recruitment.)

What is the appeal of Auburn? I know we get the RB dominant reputation but since 2005 Auburn has produced a more profilic passing offense than us only twice, in 2009 and 2017. It is pretty obvious 2017 was an anomaly due to Hurts' limitations as a passer at the time.

In that time we have had DJ Hall, Julio Jones, Amari Cooper, and Calvin Ridley. Statistically Marquis Maze, ArDarius Stewart, and OJ Howard all rank higher in career catches than many of their guys. The doesn't even include the four guys we have there now who are all NFL talent.

There best wide receivers of this era for Auburn are Courtney Taylor, Darvin Adams, Emory Blake, Sammie Coates, and Ryan Davis. Look at that list of names next to our top guys. Mahlzan's offense is a spread but it has often been more power run than we are. I just don't get it. Then again I guess that is why Ross and Collins went out of state.

"We have been trying to throw the ball, but we haven't had anyone like you to throw it to" and "look at how we have 4 WRs on the field all the time. You'll come in and play early."

I can kind of the see the first part although I would hope they would look at the QB play (using this logic though it makes since that Stidham vs Hurts from last year that AU would be more appealing). In regards to playing early freshman wideouts generally play if they are good enough. Both Waddle and Ross are playing and both Bama and Clemson are stacked at wide receiver.

But I get what you are saying that, that is the pitch. Just seems like a bad one.

If they're not gonna tell Metchie to look elsewhere to make room for Robinson and Pickens then Gattis must be sky high on Metchie.

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If they're not gonna tell Metchie to look elsewhere to make room for Robinson and Pickens then Gattis must be sky high on Metchie.

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The word from BOL is that Metchie is a keeper. He's a physical, productive, versatile WR and a very good safety too.

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very good safety too

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I wonder if this is why we want to keep him. Play either side of the ball and a great athlete.

Saw a video of Metchie and how he got hurt early on in highschool. I think he is our type of guy based on work ethic. I would rather have Robinson as well. I would rather have Robinson than Pickens if he wasnt from Alabama. The guy we need to tell to look somewhere else is that rb.