hooraybeer
- Pittsburgh, PA
love to see peoria putting out some talent
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He dropped 10 spots in State rankings on 247, any reason why?
Future Walk-On
- Peoria, IL
I have seen him play 5-6 times and have been nothing but impressed. I am sure his rating will only increase this coming season.
Yes! This is the one recruit we needed more than any other in this class IMHO. Great get at the ultimate position of need
FT35
- Naperville
He passed the ball less in 2016 than he did in 2015. He actually threw for 2500+ yards as a Sophomore because he had better receivers.
The #1 receiver for Peoria High moved to Texas before the season started and there were a couple of receivers who battled injuries throughout the year. Couple that with the fact that Hess, James and Taylor were able to pick up so many yards on the ground there wasn't a big need for him to sling the ball all over the field.
He's got everything that McGee wants. Big, strong, fast and has great arm strength. Clean up his passing mechanics a bit and you got a solid B1G QB.
http://www.hudl.com/video/3/4907669/57c23327da50b060c065f71f
The #1 receiver for Peoria High moved to Texas before the season started and there were a couple of receivers who battled injuries throughout the year. Couple that with the fact that Hess, James and Taylor were able to pick up so many yards on the ground there wasn't a big need for him to sling the ball all over the field.
He's got everything that McGee wants. Big, strong, fast and has great arm strength. Clean up his passing mechanics a bit and you got a solid B1G QB.
http://www.hudl.com/video/3/4907669/57c23327da50b060c065f71f
I know there is a huge difference between bball and football recruiting since there are so many more players for the services to evaluate but can someone maybe layout the differences between Taylor, who everyone seems to be pretty excited about, and Cam Thomas, who at least at the time, seemed to really underwhelm everyone here?
In both cases they appear, to my very very untrained eye, to be a run first QB with 0 high major offers with some other MAC level and B1G bottom-feeders sniffing around.
I saw somewhere had him ranked in the 900s in the country which applying the bball conversion would make him somewhere around 130-150ish in those rankings. Certainly no one to turn your nose up at, just trying to see where my excitement level should be.
In both cases they appear, to my very very untrained eye, to be a run first QB with 0 high major offers with some other MAC level and B1G bottom-feeders sniffing around.
I saw somewhere had him ranked in the 900s in the country which applying the bball conversion would make him somewhere around 130-150ish in those rankings. Certainly no one to turn your nose up at, just trying to see where my excitement level should be.
That's not what I heard.
FT35
- Naperville
Football recruiting is also about going to showcases, where you play, attending camps etc. There's just so many players for these services to evaluate that it's hard for them to get a grip on how to rank some of these kids.
Basketball recruiting is absurdly easy. Even as someone who doesn't follow basketball closely at all, I can see who is a D1 player and who isn't when I go to High School games. It's pretty easy to see who has the size and athleticism to play at the next level and who doesn't. That's not really the case with football.
Kendrick Green was ranked in the 40s in the state of Illinois at this time last year and only had group of five offers.
Honestly though, with a kid like Coran, I really don't care about the offers or his ranking. Do we really want him to move up the rankings and grab high major offers?
Just look at his tools and how he fits in with the type of offense that McGee wants to run. That's really what's most important here.
illinidarrin
- from parts unknown
Really? I just saw a post from Robert/Roughy that he has a lot of work to do yet.
illinidarrin
- from parts unknown
Hopefully things work out and he is here. If we can the ST. Louis kid that would a good QB haul.
illinimike
- Wheaton, IL
Welcome to the family Coran! :congrats:
Oldtoysrock
- Sarasota, Florida
Me too, I just read the interview with his coach who said he was on the honor roll.
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Didn't watch the whole of either video but from the bits I did watch, I would say the difference is that Lawrence is a little bit more polished with his feet and maybe a tad faster overall. They both have huge arms and are both extremely athletic. I'm not sure what the rating difference is between them but I don't think overall as players that are as far apart of the ratings would suggest. Granted I haven't watched both of them play numerous games and I didn't watch every highlight but that is my take.
Could that be that he didn't take the correct classes? There is a school I know that one of their math classes is not accepted by the NCAA so the students that took that class either have to take another math as a Senior or have to go through the JUCO route because of one missing math credit.
I agree. Before watching him for the first time i was told about how good of a running QB he was, but I was shocked at his arm strength and accuracy.
I believe most people were/are just looking at the stats:
In Taylor’s 2016 season, he had 1,542 passing yards, 1,671 rushing yards, 39 total touchdowns, and just 3 interceptions en route to a Class 5A championship for Peoria.
In Thomas' 2015 season, he passed for 575 yards and rushed for 194 for a 1-8 Marian Catholic team.
The big thing is that these are guys who fit Garrick McGee's offense, or at least he thinks they will.
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