AJ Dillon Great new SPARQ numbers

Submitted by jbibiza on

AJ Dillon at the NY/NJ Opening event has these numbers: 6'1"; 239 lbs.;  4.56 40;  4.29 shuttle and  38.3 vertical. Great numbers for a kid his size.

Also Benjamin St-Juste showing well at a legit 6'3", 192 lbs., with a shuttle time of 3.93 and a 4.6 40.

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bacon

May 1st, 2016 at 11:08 AM ^

Nice. He's going to be a fast moving truck coming from behind a bunch of huge linemen. I'm so excited to see him in Maize and Blue.

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EGD

May 1st, 2016 at 11:11 AM ^

Glad to see St. Juste participating in camps. I hadn't seen an update on him since that hospital photo with his entire leg wrapped.

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Michigan Eaglet

May 1st, 2016 at 12:56 PM ^

Some people might have said that, but I think it really was more a matter of which class he'd be in, not if he'd be in one. Because he's from Canada, he has to meet US standards to get enroll U of M. Because he wasn't able to get them done in time, he'll be in this upcoming class. Talent didn't play any part in the decision.

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Blue Know It

May 1st, 2016 at 9:12 PM ^

I believe a former UM corner/safety said (just from looking at him and watching his film) they think he'll one day be playing on Sundays. High demand for 6'3 corners. I thought that was a very bold statement for an unranked kid from Canada (at the time).

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Roughneck

May 1st, 2016 at 11:12 AM ^

Could be a great compliment to Samuels. The "thunder and lightning" moniker is played out but is effective in practice. Keep each other fresh while keeping the defense on their heels.

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Magnus

May 1st, 2016 at 11:58 AM ^

Eh, the problem with Dillon being "lightning" is that he doesn't get to top speed quickly. He's pretty ponderous with his cuts and acceleration. His 4.56 time in the forty isn't bad, but I think that's more reflective of some solid top-end speed. Which is, after all, the main criticism of using 40 times to judge football players. It's not often that you run 40 yards in a straight line.

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FolkstyleCoach

May 1st, 2016 at 12:02 PM ^

Agree to disagree. What is weird to me is that his 40 time indicates he has quick acceleration, yet his slow 100 time tells me he doesn't have great too end speed. If you can get to 40 yards in 4.5 seconds then you should be able to maintain that for 100 yards and run under a 11.00 second 100. I would say he has good acceleration but not too end speed based on his numbers.



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Magnus

May 1st, 2016 at 12:05 PM ^

Or it was a fast track when he ran the 40. Or it was a slow track when he ran the 100. Lots of different things can factor in.

Regardless, watching his film, he doesn't have good acceleration. And I'm not the only one to think so. Track speed doesn't always equal football speed.

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Farnn

May 1st, 2016 at 12:34 PM ^

My amatuer take was that his balance and vision were great, but didn't accelerate as in small spaces very well which is normal at his size. Looks like a 1 cut back who will have some impressive runs where he looks like he's going down but recovers. Will be extremely tough for anyone smaller than a LB to tackle him.

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Slim_Hype

May 1st, 2016 at 11:12 AM ^

That 3.93 shuttle time for Benji is elite. Hard to believe somebody that tall can change direction like that. Dillon is going to be amazing here 4.56 at 240 is crazy. His shuttle time is very good for a dude his size.

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Magnus

May 1st, 2016 at 12:03 PM ^

I believe it differs from state to state. Some places have a limit of 19 years old by a certain date during their senior year. I've also heard of a limit of 19 years and 9 months. I'm not sure what the rule is in Connecticut.

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FutureOfA2

May 1st, 2016 at 11:12 AM ^

Incredible numbers for both at their size. St. Juste's shuttle time would have been good for 2nd in this year's NFL combine. With Samuel's sparq score leading the nation, and DPJ likely to give him some competition for that honor, this class could be insane athletically.

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NOLA Blue

May 1st, 2016 at 4:04 PM ^

Giving Harbaugh some time in the kitchen is a big part to the recipe for success.  Summer is going to be great just knowing he's got everything simmering, mixing away like the Swedish Chef.  Success smells delidious, and I can already smell what he's got cookin'!

Also, time to get the grill fired up...

 

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getsome

May 1st, 2016 at 12:18 PM ^

are you implying that dillon and henry have similar games?  or just turned in similar performances at combine type events?  bc theres a big difference bw testing and tape.  dillon is a nice prospect, appears to have posted solid #s and the coaches obviously like him - but henry broke florida records and just won the heisman on the way to the pros

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WolvinLA2

May 1st, 2016 at 12:54 PM ^

I didn't make a single comment about their games. This thread is in regards to his combine numbers, and I'm making a comparison to a back of very similar size who we know is very good. I don't think Dillon will be Derrick Henry. But if his ceiling is 75% of Henry, that's still pretty good.

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Bodogblog

May 1st, 2016 at 11:20 AM ^

Is it a 7on7 thing too, or just testing?  Would love to see more on St-Juste.  Marcus Ray worked the camp when Michigan offered, and he was faint in his praise.  But that's about the extent of what I've heard on him 

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