ScruffyTheJanitor

January 19th, 2017 at 2:53 PM ^

But I don't quite get this. I know offensive lines aren't super tested in the Army game, but he didn't blow me away there. His tape is great, but I don't think it's appreciably better than Leatherwood's. He also doesn't seem to have ELITE foot quickness. He kind of reminds me of Eric Winston-- who was really good, but not all-time great. 

Essentially, this ranking will be wrong if he fails to be a top-10 pick-- which is nuts. 

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BoFlex

January 20th, 2017 at 9:33 AM ^

From what I've read, many of the coaches and scout see Walker Little as the most game-ready OL in the class. As in Little could start and perform at a high level (All-Conference) from Day 1, but guys Foster and Leatherwood have more potential/higher ceiling.

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TrueBlue2003

January 19th, 2017 at 8:10 PM ^

I did not realize Stanford has two (not one, two!!!) top 10 overall and top 3 OT recruits.  In a year that their former coach desperately needs OTs at a more historically successful program, but couldn't land a top 10 OT.  Wonder if Harbaugh has an unwritten don't-go-after-Davids-commits rule.  I'm sure Filiaga will be great, possibly better than both of those guys, but boy could we use multiple possible freshmen contributors. 

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WestQuad

January 19th, 2017 at 3:50 PM ^

If you're a smart kid/football player and can go to Stanford why wouldn't you?   With all of the startups and money in Silicon Valley even if you don't end up playing pro, you could actually make more working in the valley.  Got to be a lot of street cred for Stanford kids to have a giant football player at their start up.

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kevin holt

January 19th, 2017 at 2:56 PM ^

Gary was inexplicably bumped from 101 to 100 in the final rankings. Many years there is no 101, and the highest is instead 100. This guy is supposedly 3 points better than Gary which is like the difference between the #2 guy (at 100) and the #33 guy (Willie Gay, at 97), which is nuts and I refuse to believe it for an OL unless he's NFL ready.

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Steves_Wolverines

January 19th, 2017 at 3:06 PM ^

247 has an interesting Top 10. They seem to value big boys in the trenches:

1. OT Walker Little - 103
2. DE Jaelan Phillips - 100
3. OT Alex Leatherwood - 99
4. DE Chase Young - 99
5. OT Trey Smith - 99
6. DE AJ Epenesa - 99
7. Cam Akers - 99
8. OT Foster Sarell - 99
9. Najee Harris - 99
10. Baron Browning - 99
11. DE K'Lavon Chaisson - 99

4 offensive linemen and 4 defensive linemen is their Top 11.

The 247 Compositie has the following: 
1. Jaelan Phillips
4. Alex Leatherwood
5. Foster Sarell
6. Marvin Wilson
8. Chase Young
9. Joshua Kaindoh
10. Walker Little
14. Trey Smith
16. Isaiah Wilson
24. Wyatt Davis
25. Aubrey Solomon
26. LaBryan Ray
26. Calvin Ashley
29. AJ Epenesa
34. Jedrick Wills
35. Austin Jackson
37. K'Lavon Chaisson

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micheal honcho

January 19th, 2017 at 5:37 PM ^

Amen X1000. If you have Bama level guys in your trenches you can win with UCF's guys at the skill spots. Vice versa and you get maybe 7-5 on a good year.

The Good Lord just don't make 6-4+ 300+ athletic enough dudes in the #'s that he makes 5-10"-6'2" 180-220 dudes. I'd say the pool of the latter out numbers the pool of the former by 10x. At least IMHO.



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