Meet IU's next offensive phenom: Tyler Natee

Submitted by Pit2047 on

tl;dr - Kevin Wilson is B1G Football's version of John Beilein. He is adept at producing high level, offensively skilled ball players seemingly from thin air and then watching them wreak havoc upon unsuspecting B1G defenses while cackling with glee as he concocts a new fangled way to use screens.  And also his defenses are notoriously bad.  We need to start raiding his classes before he signs them.  Also this Natee guy may be good.

This is Tyler Natee:

He is from Euless, TX and went to the same high school as Chris Daniels (Trinity) who you may remember as that DT from Texas we didn't sign not named Jordan Elliott.  Trinity is in the  6A class of Texas High School football which is the highest in Texas and therefore the world.  Level of competition questions do not apply.  Natee is a RB/Wildcat QB for the Indiana Hoosiers.  He had TWO D1 scholarship offers: Arkansas State and Indiana.

I found multiple listed sizes for Natee:

  • Random Local News Article (I didn't write it down and I don't feel like finding it again) - 5'10" 225lbs 
  • Hudl - 5'11" 239lbs
  • ESPN - 6'0" 242lbs
  • Rivals - 6'0" 255lbs
  • 247 - 5'11" 258lbs
  • IU Roster - 6'0" 260lbs
  • Scout/BTN - 6'0" 280lbs

So he is somewhere between De'Veon Smith and Maurice Hurst in terms of size which super narrows it down. His hudl and some IU related tweets list a 40 time of 4.69 and I've found other sources that go as high as 4.8. Usually I would look at those listed sizes, what should be a well scouted high school and that offer sheet and bury those times in a mountain of fakes.  But...

That's against Concord De La Salle (Asiasi) who was ranked #1 in the country at the time. (Full Game Link)

And here he is doing his best impression of De'Veon:

Here he is putting the whole team on his back.  The other team:

Here he is dropping it in a bucket on a corner route on the run:

Here's his hudl:

 

In that is a better angle of the 44 yard TD run againt De La Salle(Full Game LINK).  How the hell does this guy fly under the radar when he plays on the same team as a guy who had 30 offers and was seen on a nationally televised game?!  This is what the satellite camps were supposed to prevent.  iuhoosiers.com on how Wilson found him:

Natee was a hidden gem of sorts that Wilson stumbled upon by accident.
 
Wilson was in Texas asking coaches who the best player around was when he got the tip about a Trinity quarterback who's 6-foot, 260-pound frame was a hard sell to head coaches who didn't see him in person. Wilson didn't have that problem, seeing him play and realizing he wanted him for his 2016 class as a flexible fullback type rusher.
 
 
This kid would have really gelled with Harbaugh's offensive philosophy, it's a shame we missed him.  Wilson continues to find diamonds in the rough on the offensive side of the ball:
QB RB WR OL
Tre Roberson Tevin Coleman Shane Wyne Dan Feeney
Nate Sudfeld Jordan Howard Cody Latimer Jason Spriggs
  Devine Redding Ricky Jones Jacob Bailey
    Simmie Cobbs  

Personally I think we should do a quick run through of all Indiana's offensive recruits every year to see if any are worth offers.  This is also further evidence that if IU ever figured out how to play defense they would be a formidable foe in the East (why didn't they hire Don Brown?).  Hopefully that day never comes.

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bluelaw2013

August 9th, 2016 at 9:10 AM ^

1) Dude's a huge, fast, tough, under-the-radar fullback recruit with great balance and power who plays QB in high school. 2) Harbaugh loves few things in life more than huge, fast, tough fullbacks with great balance and power, and he generally believes that the best all-around athletes in high school often end up playing QB or RB. 3) Given 1 & 2, isn't it interesting that one of the Big Ten's consistently better offensive coaches was all over this kid, and we apparently weren't, even though some of his teammates or opponents were heavily recruited?

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Mr Miggle

August 9th, 2016 at 10:09 AM ^

4.8 doesn't sound great to me. He was the #5 FB in the 247 composite, not a complete unknown.

I get the point that Wilson is a good offensive coach. But he's forced to recruit from a pool of players that we and the other big boys have passed on. In this case it was a player that even the little guys didn't want. Good for him if he finds a diamond in the rough. I'm sure he'll get a few. This guy is a candidate because he has unusual measurables for a QB, unusual background for a FB. He sounds intriguing, but that's different than underrated or overlooked.

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uncle leo

August 9th, 2016 at 8:58 AM ^

Is 20-41. Let's not pretend him finding all these diamonds in the rough is indicative of his team's sucess.

There has been NOTHING in his time at Indiana to show that the team is on the upswing. They've been consistently bad. And to show how fast time goes, he's been there six years already.

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uncle leo

August 9th, 2016 at 9:06 AM ^

Do against superior competition, but Rich Rod's offenses put up a ton of numbers against weaker teams or coming back from 28-0 (Iowa game, forgot which year, comes to mind) and making it look better than it actually was.

He'll never win in college football with the way his team is set up. 

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uncle leo

August 9th, 2016 at 9:56 AM ^

Put up 17 against MSU, 10 against Michigan, 7 against Penn State, 23 against Rutgers.

I'm just trying to see how his offense compares to RR's. Rich Rod seemed to really light up the crap teams and would run into a wall when teams knew how to defend the spread.

I was completely surprised at how much Indiana pushed around the d-line of Michigan last season. 

I don't think he'll ever win with the style he has. You can't win without making defense somewhat of a priority. 

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Sleepy

August 9th, 2016 at 10:19 AM ^

The most successful coach in the history of the program (Bo McMillin) went .500 in B1G play.

They've won two B1G titles.  Ever.

They've been to ten bowl games.  Ever.

The fact that Kevin Wilson has them in the "entertainingly bad" category is light years ahead of where IU football's been during my, and most likely any of your, lifetime(s).

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Lanknows

August 9th, 2016 at 12:15 PM ^

You don't remember the time Kevin Wilson took his team to the national championship, or his Big Ten championship ring, or getting most of his starters drafted in Round 1?

Well then buddy, it sounds like you are seriously underrating Kevin Wilson, one of the best coaches in his sport.

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Cali Wolverine

August 9th, 2016 at 10:10 AM ^

This is way more interesting than a write-up on any of the recruits that attended the BBQ at the Big House. At least it is about one of our rivals...and major Big Ten football power.

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Mgodiscgolfer

August 9th, 2016 at 9:32 AM ^

How to tackle, I know I have been warned that he has played high school football with the best in the world. Those "Highlights" are filled with the worst tackling I have ever witnessed. So in high school he was hard to bring down. Randel el was next to impossible to touch, BIG difference.

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seegoblu

August 9th, 2016 at 9:17 AM ^

I am confused why a UM blog is discussing a lesser rival (this assumes everyone in the B1G is a rival...I'm looking at you Rutgers) and one of their under-the-radar recruits. What is the connection to UM?

Is this the first in a series of posts by OP where he identifies other B1G recruits that might be under the radar? Not sure I (for one) have any interest in such posts...where does is the logical conclusion, discussing new punters/kickers for Purdue? Long snappers for Nebraska? 

Even if posted...shouldn't this be OT?

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