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re: 2016 South Carolina Football Recruiting Feed
Posted on 6/15/15 at 5:27 pm to CockInYourEar
Posted on 6/15/15 at 5:27 pm to CockInYourEar
Looking forward to the next couple months to see if we can really snag some of these kids. I love the 4* linebackers.
I love linebackers.
I love linebackers.
Posted on 6/16/15 at 9:27 am to atlgamecockman
Check out 3* APB Jordan Brown, we just offered him at The Showcase. He's got offers from the NC schools (including Duke so the academics must be in order) and WVU and Okie St.
https://www.hudl.com/athlete/2848969/highlights/170735379/v2
I watched his Jr year highlights, linked above. This guy can cut like a Benihana chef. He is very elusive and makes guys at the 2nd level miss consistently. His lateral movement is very good and he is really quick, not Nyheim Hines quick, but more like AJ Turner quick (maybe a little less.) He also has solid top end speed and if he gets behind the secondary, they aren't catching him. I thought his vision was very good, he had a solid OL, but you could see that he adjusted his run when blocking broke down.
He also had a good understanding of angles and balance in approaching secondary defenders, he quickly assessed if cutting back inside or shooting for the corner was a better option. He's also a 'Fall Forward' guy, which is a big + in my book, he was able to pick up an extra 2-3 yards by pushing forward when he was wrapped up. I was surprised to see him break so many tackles too, given his size. Some examples were just poor tackling, but several tackles on that reel were solid tackles, but Brown just broke free. I also like his ability to catch, he has solid hands and made a number of 'not-easy' catches in traffic. He also adjusted his body well (which makes sense considering his agility with the ball in his hands,) to make great catches.
Things I think he needs to work on are keeping TWO HANDS ON THE BALL coming through the line or when a defender gets a hand on him. I didn't see any fumbles, but SEC defenders will see that and strip that ball out. While his elusiveness was excellent, he could still need to develop that top end speed. As he adds weight, that elusiveness will fall off a little bit, unless he seriously pursues a collegiate level strength and conditioning program. So, weight, top end speed and two hands on the ball are what he needs to work on. All of that is trainable/coachable. I like the offer, hopefully we can pull him out of NC.
https://www.hudl.com/athlete/2848969/highlights/170735379/v2
I watched his Jr year highlights, linked above. This guy can cut like a Benihana chef. He is very elusive and makes guys at the 2nd level miss consistently. His lateral movement is very good and he is really quick, not Nyheim Hines quick, but more like AJ Turner quick (maybe a little less.) He also has solid top end speed and if he gets behind the secondary, they aren't catching him. I thought his vision was very good, he had a solid OL, but you could see that he adjusted his run when blocking broke down.
He also had a good understanding of angles and balance in approaching secondary defenders, he quickly assessed if cutting back inside or shooting for the corner was a better option. He's also a 'Fall Forward' guy, which is a big + in my book, he was able to pick up an extra 2-3 yards by pushing forward when he was wrapped up. I was surprised to see him break so many tackles too, given his size. Some examples were just poor tackling, but several tackles on that reel were solid tackles, but Brown just broke free. I also like his ability to catch, he has solid hands and made a number of 'not-easy' catches in traffic. He also adjusted his body well (which makes sense considering his agility with the ball in his hands,) to make great catches.
Things I think he needs to work on are keeping TWO HANDS ON THE BALL coming through the line or when a defender gets a hand on him. I didn't see any fumbles, but SEC defenders will see that and strip that ball out. While his elusiveness was excellent, he could still need to develop that top end speed. As he adds weight, that elusiveness will fall off a little bit, unless he seriously pursues a collegiate level strength and conditioning program. So, weight, top end speed and two hands on the ball are what he needs to work on. All of that is trainable/coachable. I like the offer, hopefully we can pull him out of NC.
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