Ahmir Mitchell to visit Saturday

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Looks like Ahmir Mitchell will be on campus for an unofficial visit based on his own tweet and one by TVH. Bringing mom along this time. I wonder if he makes it back the following weekend for the BBQ. I'm assuming he's swinging in mainly because he will be at OSU Friday Night Lights the night before. Sorry for not embedding the tweet. I'm on my phone and failed miserably last time. :)

Perkis-Size Me

July 20th, 2015 at 10:53 PM ^

Not sure if serious, but have you bothered taking a look at our depth chart at the receiver position? Or even the level of production?

There is absolutely nothing there. Potential, sure, but absolutely zero production. Jake Butt is our only proven pass catcher, and he's not even a receiver.



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rainingmaize

July 21st, 2015 at 12:36 AM ^

Amara Darboh looks like he might be ok, however the only thing we are really basing that on is practice hype and dominating Norfleet in the spring game. Jehu Chesson looks like a pretty good blocking wide receiver, however he has shown nothing else. Drake Harris has been hurt and it's no guarantee he ever gets healthy Brian Cole looks talented, but would be a true freshman.

ifis

July 21st, 2015 at 1:00 AM ^

We have loads of athletic talent. They just have not developed yet. Chesson is one of the fastest, if not the fastest, players on the team. Harris might work out, but even if he does not,Ways, Canteen, and Cole are very talented. Darboh seems like more of a possession type.

cbrad

July 21st, 2015 at 10:58 AM ^

I beg to differ about Chesson's speed. As is well known, Harbaugh makes everything a competition and has races by position groups. Dymonte edged Peppers who beat Canteen. Chesson was not in the top 3. Maybe he didn't stay at a Holiday Inn Express the night before the race.

I think Chesson may be coming close to his ceiling unfortunately.

Magnus

July 21st, 2015 at 11:10 AM ^

Even if Chesson is #4 or #5, he'd still be one of the fastest players on the team. (Granted, using that phrasing, everyone except the slowest guy on the team is "one of" the fastest guys.) Also, you never know with those "races" whether someone is dog tired, whether they're nursing a hamstring injury, etc.

I don't think a great deal of Chesson because he's just not a natural receiver, but speed is not something that is a real problem for him. He's plenty fast enough to be successful in the Big Ten. It's other things that get in the way (and that includes some poor QB play, which hampers all the receivers).

blueblue

July 21st, 2015 at 11:57 AM ^

Here are some good things about Jehu:

He's fast. He's an eager and skilled blocker. He's got some experience. He's a good leader (representing the team at Big Ten media days). Among our receivers, he may be the fastest, the best blocker, the most experienced, and the best leader.

Can he get open?

gord

July 21st, 2015 at 1:30 AM ^

No one was really given a chance last season.  We had an OL that couldn't protect a mediocre throwing QB who was constantly looking for a 2nd round NFL draft pick or a tight end.  If we have an OL that can protect a proven QB this season they can be effective.  There isn't a lack of talent and no "situation".

BlueWolverine02

July 21st, 2015 at 1:43 AM ^

No... Cole would be a sophmore by the time Mitchell got here.  Chesson and Darboh will be seniors by the time Mitchell got here.  And he would at that time also be a true freshmen.  Our current WR situation has almost no bearing on what it will look like when/if Mitchell go here.  Harris, Cole, Ways, Canteen, Hawkins... those are the guys that he would be competing with for pt.

SteelBrad

July 20th, 2015 at 10:23 PM ^

I've read that he is interested in Ohio St. and if offered they could be the landing spot. But, it looks as though they have guys they are interested in more.



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HarbinDarbin

July 20th, 2015 at 10:35 PM ^

They are passing up a top 100 ATH? Shit, I want all of OSU's "sloppy" seconds lol. I think they are making a mistake. Mitchell is the real deal. He might not be the most polished right now but the kid is a stellar athlete. I'd like to think he'd choose the good guys over OSU anyways

Blue Carcajou

July 20th, 2015 at 11:21 PM ^

Anything can happen, but an Ohio State poster made a remark in one of the threads on Scout a few weeks back about how he heard we'd be getting Ahmir Mitchell. I'll try and dig it up but when I read it I was pretty stoked. Maybe he knows something, who knows, but it's enough for now.