2018 UConn Football Commit #18 - Noel Ofori-Nyadu (Arlington Texas)
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At 6'4" he projects more as a guard than a tackle, but as others have said it's nice to have a staff that can properly evaluate talent.
Secondly, I like the early enrollment if for no other reason than it prevents another school from swooping him up after the season. Do early enrollees count at the end of first semester (mid-December) or at the beginning of second semester in Jan?
Secondly, I like the early enrollment if for no other reason than it prevents another school from swooping him up after the season. Do early enrollees count at the end of first semester (mid-December) or at the beginning of second semester in Jan?
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Great size, good balance, good hip flex, long arms. Best of all, unlike some of our OL propsects of recent years, he is playing guys his weight and not 50lbs lighter.
I like him to compliment Holmes as our future guard. And maybe he could be converted to center if we strike out on some of these center prospects.
In any event, this is a great get.
I like him to compliment Holmes as our future guard. And maybe he could be converted to center if we strike out on some of these center prospects.
In any event, this is a great get.
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IM(completely unprofessional)O, he'll end up at Guard.
Glad @Exit 4 mentioned the competition, he's not only pushing around smaller guys, some of those DL have some size to them. The most impressive thing was at the 4:50 mark, makes a cut block, gets up and runs almost 40 yards downfield to finish another block at the end of the play. Can't teach that hustle and drive. Welcome Noel!
Glad @Exit 4 mentioned the competition, he's not only pushing around smaller guys, some of those DL have some size to them. The most impressive thing was at the 4:50 mark, makes a cut block, gets up and runs almost 40 yards downfield to finish another block at the end of the play. Can't teach that hustle and drive. Welcome Noel!
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Welcome aboard Noel!
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Listen, I'll take beating out New Mexico and Tulane any day over recruits that can't even get a Villanova offer.
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The kids in Texas receive top level coaching. And they play under a lot of pressure in front of big crowds. They're prepared.
Many (most?) play in front of smaller crowds than they had in high school.
Welcome Noel!!
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Historical point of reference. REv1.0 actually brought up Texas HS players in their coaching when discussing finding "diamonds in the rough" or developing players. He brought up the point that these kids can actually be harder to evaluate because you don't know if you are getting a finished product due to all the coaching and exposure.
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Here's an article from Texas in 2009 that heavily quotes Edsall. An excellent read on how Edsall goes about recruiting. Not surprisingly, being thorough and making each contact count are desirable recruiting tactics.
Recruiting Trail Dos and Don'ts - Inside Texas
This article quotes Butch Davis but I remember hearing similar comments from RE.
5. Make your own evaluation. The ability to see a skinny 16-year-old for what he could be at 21 is, as Davis put it, “the craft and the art of evaluation.” The trick is to learn what to value and what to ignore.
Tommy Tuberville, looking for work after 14 years at Ole Miss and Auburn, described an evaluator as part geneticist.
“How much weight can he gain?” Tuberville asked. “You’re looking at his parents, looking at his brothers and sisters.”
Davis said the facilities that the player has available to him in high school can lay a trap for a recruiter.
“You may be buying the finished product,” Davis said. “There’s a little bit of that in Texas. Those schools have got more money than God. They have a strength coach, 15 high school coaches. The players have been in the same program since sixth or seventh grade. You get them and four years later they are the exact same player.
“You go to Pahokee, Fla., where a kid eats once a day, his parents may not be around,” Davis said. “You get him in a weightlifting program. Two years later, he’s three times better than the kid from Texas.”
Recruiting Trail Dos and Don'ts - Inside Texas
This article quotes Butch Davis but I remember hearing similar comments from RE.
5. Make your own evaluation. The ability to see a skinny 16-year-old for what he could be at 21 is, as Davis put it, “the craft and the art of evaluation.” The trick is to learn what to value and what to ignore.
Tommy Tuberville, looking for work after 14 years at Ole Miss and Auburn, described an evaluator as part geneticist.
“How much weight can he gain?” Tuberville asked. “You’re looking at his parents, looking at his brothers and sisters.”
Davis said the facilities that the player has available to him in high school can lay a trap for a recruiter.
“You may be buying the finished product,” Davis said. “There’s a little bit of that in Texas. Those schools have got more money than God. They have a strength coach, 15 high school coaches. The players have been in the same program since sixth or seventh grade. You get them and four years later they are the exact same player.
“You go to Pahokee, Fla., where a kid eats once a day, his parents may not be around,” Davis said. “You get him in a weightlifting program. Two years later, he’s three times better than the kid from Texas.”
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Interesting. I live here and I've never thought of that. Maybe they've already been coached up and there is a minimal room for improvement.
Texas kids, even with access to the best resources, will still grow and fill out between 18 and 22.
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Very physical on the line and he is playing against bigger guys, I think he will be a great asset on the line especially the way he is able drive his feet and push guys backwards like someone said earlier, the running backs will love him