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

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Here is a twitter video of Pickens making a hell of a run after catch. He's a big guy to be making these moves.

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I mean obviously the staff will get the benefit of the doubt but why did they have to see him in person again before they offered? Is his junior film not that good? I haven’t seen anything until that but for a guy his size that supposedly has good hands I’m just kinda baffled he didn’t have an offer until recently. And now it might be too late to make a push. We have no tall receivers besides an unproven Shavers and senior Kief who hasn’t done anything. Of all the offers given out I dont understand why he didn’t get one until recently considering our lack of receivers over 6’1. If we offer earlier and he commits then at the worst we keep Hoover and Birmingham locked down and we recruit over him like 50% of our classes are anyway. At best we get a tall receiver with great hands that can make people miss and keep Auburn out of Birmingham. (I know we recruit nationally now but we won’t once Saban is gone and I’d like to see us continue to dominate the state. We have great athletes here. Now auburn is making great relationships and I bet they will take a few that we want in the future. See last year. I am glad to see this new staff working the state hard this year though) . I mean receiver isn’t a huge priority anyway and it seems to me his upside is pretty damn good. you can’t teach height. It just seems like a good gamble to take for me. Good thing I’m not the coach I guess. Off to watch his junior “film”, maybe I’m wrong

Holy shite TLDR. I’m drunk and didn’t realize I rambled that much.
TLDR: why didn’t we offer Pickens after seeing his moves at his height. Seems the upside is worth it with our lack of unproven tall receivers and not a huge need for receiver this year.