Talking about slow... how fast will he be after he adds the obligatory 30 pounds (to his 5'11" 165 frame?)
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Won’t be any slower at all, and in fact could even gain a step as long as he adds the commensurate strength with the weight gain.
illinidarrin
- from parts unknown
Pretty big jump considering his offer list.
Joel Goodson
- respect my decision™
Calvin Smith with a pretty decent bump too: https://247sports.com/player/calvin-smith-46109864/
These rankings don’t make sense. Calvin Smith and Rico Jackson are below Swanson, yet they have multiple big time P5 offers. They easily should be top-1000. I just don’t understand. At the end of the day, these kids sticking it out and developing is key. Everyone keeps talking about getting 4 star recruits, but look how many of them flopped for Lovie and Zook. Yes, some had tremendous success under Zook, but his best season was led by some 2 and 3 star recruits as anchors for the team.
mhuml32
- Cincinnati, OH
Whoa, significantly more than I expected. I was guessing he was going to come in around 1000. Werner is high on him and Indiana really wanted him. Regardless, it's a solid get. He even jumped Harkless.
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mhuml32
- Cincinnati, OH
I'm pretty dubious about this one. Lunney could have found something here but the offer list is pretty strong evidence that he's more of a lottery ticket than anything. Overall, it's probably good practice to have doubts about post-commitment ranking changes.
Joel Goodson
- respect my decision™
It's probably even better practice to throw the ratings out as soon the class sets foot on campus.
Have you watched his hudl tapes? The kid has something, that IT factor. IMHO, Lunney can definitely work with what Cal has to bring to the table.
Smith and Jackson should be rated a lot higher. If we're being honest, Harkless should be higher than a .8678 He should be pushing the 4* level. Who knows, maybe he will be re-evaluated in the fall.
I have to assume his ranking jump is based on his speed. A 23.01 200 and 50.44 400 are pretty good for a qb. At 6’3 185, with those numbers, in theory, you could try him at WR, secondary or LB if QB doesn’t work out.
I’d assume he’d just leave rather than switch positions, but the measurables show he *potentially* has versatility.
redwingillini11
White and Sixth
- North Aurora
After how miserable he was with the Bears, I thought he was an absolute joke. But some experience at Bama and Georgia and two big wins against Michigan and the dude is unstoppable.
Eugene Wilson III commits to Florida. I don't think that's a shock, right?
They hired Mel and told him to keep running Lovies defense which he had no background in. Only the Bears.
I don’t know anything, so no shock to me, but it’s too bad…his dad was fantastic.
Noblesville Illini
- Nappanee, IN
Maybe I'm missing something here, but his 100m time would place in 19th in the 2022 Indiana Track and Field Finals and these guys aren't all football players. Most are going to be collegiate runners. Looks pretty quick to me.
IlliniFan85
- Colorado Springs, CO
I think I would have been shocked if the legacy recruit chose us.
Mr. Tibbs
- southeast DuPage
his dad said "pick the orange and blue", but wasnt specific enough
An 11.75 is the 19th fastest person in Indiana?Maybe I'm missing something here, but his 100m time would place in 19th in the 2022 Indiana Track and Field Finals and these guys aren't all football players. Most are going to be collegiate runners. Looks pretty quick to me.
Lol nobody ever accused the Midwest of having abundant speed.
GrayGhost77
- Centennial, CO
No way that's right. I checked the Illinois State track meet 3A results and the slowest runners in prelims ran around 11.4. Good enough for 26th or 27th place in 3A.
…with the possible exception of this guy out of Central City, Ohio
The rest of us…too many funnel cakes?
Noblesville Illini
- Nappanee, IN
I was talking about Wilcher's 11.06 because there was some concern that his 40 time was great but his 100m wasn't.
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Where did you see 11.06? The fastest time I saw on him was 11.75.
11.06 as a junior scales to sub 11, probably sub 10.9, and possibly sub 10.8 as a senior.
That is skill position speed.
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