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Louisiana Athlete Corey Wren commits to UGA...
Posted on 6/21/19 at 10:37 am
Posted on 6/21/19 at 10:37 am
See the TIgers didn't offer. We have and evidently he will choose us today at 7 p.m.
Looks to have elite speed.
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Looks to have elite speed.
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This post was edited on 6/21/19 at 8:36 pm
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Posted on 6/21/19 at 10:47 am to koreandawg
He's one of those track stars but not necessarily big time football players. He is a RB at Curtis so basically never catches the ball. So a WR projection is tough to say how he will do. He's definitely not a RB on the next level.
Ja'khi Douglas is a better version of Wren in the state. Speedster who also really impresses on the football field in many ways. Florida is probably where he lands if things stay as they do.
Ja'khi Douglas is a better version of Wren in the state. Speedster who also really impresses on the football field in many ways. Florida is probably where he lands if things stay as they do.
This post was edited on 6/21/19 at 10:49 am
Posted on 6/21/19 at 10:55 am to koreandawg
Legit track star speed. A bit of a tweener. Plays RB for Curtis but probably projects at slot WR due to his size.
Not a special football player right now but he’s probably the fastest kid from our state.
Not a special football player right now but he’s probably the fastest kid from our state.
Posted on 6/21/19 at 10:55 am to koreandawg
By all accounts we are taking him on as a project because of his speed. He won’t be starting any time soon with Blaylock and Jackson on campus already but maybe in 2-3 years he turns into something special in the return game or at slot
This post was edited on 6/21/19 at 10:57 am
Posted on 6/21/19 at 10:56 am to tylerdurden24
quote:Smart play. If we didn’t already have our WR class I wouldn’t make taking a flier on him. Hope he does well at georgia.
By all accounts we are taking him on as a project because of his speed. He won’t be starting any time soon with Blaylock and Jackson on campus already.
Can’t coach that speed.
Posted on 6/21/19 at 11:12 am to koreandawg
The video says that the kid is a football player.
There is a little shiftiness/toughness for a speedster.
I like seeing him as a gunner. Probably good blocking kicks.
Besides the obvious sweeps/reverses, can he run routes and show good hands?
No punt return vids may be an indicator of where he is starting from (hands).
There is a little shiftiness/toughness for a speedster.
I like seeing him as a gunner. Probably good blocking kicks.
Besides the obvious sweeps/reverses, can he run routes and show good hands?
No punt return vids may be an indicator of where he is starting from (hands).
Posted on 6/21/19 at 11:13 am to koreandawg
Can't coach speed but can coach the wr position
“One thing Coach Hankton said was he didn’t sugarcoat anything,” Wren said. “He told me straight up about my film. He said my film shows that I can run, but he said ‘I want you to come here and play receiver for me. You’re not showing me really any catching’ and he told it to me straight like that.”
Hankton said the one thing he can’t teach him to run the way Wren can.
“But he said what he can teach me is going to be route running and consistent catching,” Wren said. “I really applaud that of him. He doesn’t sugarcoat it with me
“One thing Coach Hankton said was he didn’t sugarcoat anything,” Wren said. “He told me straight up about my film. He said my film shows that I can run, but he said ‘I want you to come here and play receiver for me. You’re not showing me really any catching’ and he told it to me straight like that.”
Hankton said the one thing he can’t teach him to run the way Wren can.
“But he said what he can teach me is going to be route running and consistent catching,” Wren said. “I really applaud that of him. He doesn’t sugarcoat it with me
Posted on 6/21/19 at 12:22 pm to meansonny
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The video says that the kid is a football player
I disagree. I think we see he’s a track star in the video. I don’t see a stud football player yet.
Posted on 6/21/19 at 12:24 pm to Dawgsontop34
We want a small speed/slot/return guy.
We have missed on most of our premier WR targets this cycle, so I think we take Wren to go along with Rosemy and Robinson and call it a a day.
We have missed on most of our premier WR targets this cycle, so I think we take Wren to go along with Rosemy and Robinson and call it a a day.
Posted on 6/21/19 at 12:37 pm to Dawgsontop34
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I don’t see a stud football player yet.
The kid plays half back. He's got a little wiggle and ran through some tackles. There is a toughness innate to the position.
That doesn't make him a half back in college. That doesn't make him a decent receiver in college.
But I see a kid who can win games with talent on special teams (blocked kicks and forced fumbles on punt coverage). If he can catch a punt, his wiggle, acceleration, and ball handling through arm tackles could make him a punt return weapon.
If that is all we get along with the occasional sweep/reverse, I'm happy. Forcing the other team to lose the special teams battle wins games.
Posted on 6/21/19 at 12:55 pm to NCDawg52
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We have missed on most of our premier WR targets this cycle
No we haven’t? Of the 3 receivers we are taking this cycle Robinson and Rosemy are at the top of our list for the boundary positions. Wren is a backup option to Henning but that’s the only real miss if you can even call it that; slot position isn’t a huge area of need this cycle
Posted on 6/21/19 at 1:02 pm to NCDawg52
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We have missed on most of our premier WR targets this cycle
lolwut?
While the recruiting rankings might not explain it, our coaches had Robinson as their #1 WR target... Literally was at the top of the board by all accounts.
Rosemy is a top 50 nationally player overall and the 6th ranked WR... pretty sure that's a premier WR target by any reasonable standard.
Technically, doesn't even sound like we've 100% missed on Henning, rather that he isn't ready to make a decision just yet and the coaches may want to just go ahead and lock the position down. Either way, neither Wren nor Henning would be contributing in 2020, so it's acceptable to pick up more of a project guy with elite speed and see what we can do.
As DW has mentioned on his site, there's also a chance that we continue communication with other targets at the position in the event that either Wren's Sr film doesn't look how we want or if for example LSU's WR situation changes and they put the pressure on the in state prospect... Nothing's set in stone, but hard pressed to say we've missed on premier targets at the position with a straight face.
Posted on 6/21/19 at 1:18 pm to meansonny
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The kid plays half back. He's got a little wiggle and ran through some tackles. There is a toughness innate to the position.
That doesn't make him a half back in college. That doesn't make him a decent receiver in college.
But I see a kid who can win games with talent on special teams (blocked kicks and forced fumbles on punt coverage). If he can catch a punt, his wiggle, acceleration, and ball handling through arm tackles could make him a punt return weapon.
If that is all we get along with the occasional sweep/reverse, I'm happy. Forcing the other team to lose the special teams battle wins games.
Agree with the skill set, and that definitely can translate to the football field, but it doesn’t mean it will.
I’d definitely rather focus on Henning but I’m fine with Wren as long as we’re continuing to evaluate him senior year which I know our coaches will.
Posted on 6/21/19 at 1:42 pm to NCDawg52
John Curtis produces some great athletes, but it always takes them a while to get acclimated to a college system due to the type of offense they run. Georgia has recruited well enough to take a chance on a guy with his type of speed. If it works out great, and if it doesn't it won't hurt you. You can just get his replacement in the next cycle.
Posted on 6/21/19 at 1:58 pm to fibonaccisquared
Burton and Jarrett were major priorities for us at WR. Both committed to LSU. Even before those two, we were on Demond Demas and Fleming hard as well. They are committed to aTm and Ohio State respectively.
Posted on 6/21/19 at 2:07 pm to koreandawg
Have seen him play twice, I would guess he could be a kick returner and run a reverse now and then. Don't see much beyond that, but you can't teach that level of speed. Reminds me of former LSU player Trindon Holliday. Maybe a little bit bigger and a little bit slower than Holliday though.
Posted on 6/21/19 at 2:08 pm to Dawgsontop34
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I’d definitely rather focus on Henning but I’m fine with Wren as long as we’re continuing to evaluate him senior year which I know our coaches will.
What are the coaches going to evaluate? The system his school runs isn't changing.
Posted on 6/21/19 at 2:30 pm to DawgRff
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What are the coaches going to evaluate? The system his school runs isn't changing.
Punt returns. The way he catches the ball on option pitches. Any camps he takes part in.
Posted on 6/21/19 at 2:30 pm to NCDawg52
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Burton
Without trying to get petty on this board, let's just suffice it to say that we ended that evaluation before he selected another school.
Demas/Fleming/Rosemy were all being recruited for the same open spot to my knowledge... Rosemy ended up being the guy we landed... Not sure if there was a specific hierarchy there, but they're all in the same general neighborhood as targets. All of which were below Robinson on our board (I'm not even sure I agree with the evaluation there, but by all accounts our staff is ridiculously high on Robinson).
Jarrett is a miss I suppose, but an affordable one. I'm not super high on Wren, but I like his speed and given that we can afford a project in the slot, I'm ok with it if there isn't a better candidate to fill the speedy slot role.
Posted on 6/21/19 at 4:30 pm to MetryMauler
well I hope he learns quick. We just lost our best returning receiver, Holloman kicked off.
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