I caught Don Bosco's 47-7 dismanteling of Bergen Catholic for their sectional title last night at Giants stadium. I wanted to see Yuri in person because other people i know say they're not that impressed and that he's very raw. They threw at him 6 times.
1st: 30 yard pass down the sideline. Yuri tripped on his own feet when he turned to make the play. Receiver had him beat by a step but couldn't make the catch.
2nd: 10 yard pass attempt up the middle incomplete. Receiver stretched out for it and Yuri drilled him cleanly.
3rd:25 yard pass to corner of endzone. Yuri gets great position and picks it. They call pass interferece. I couldn't find where even on the replay. It had to be right off the line because once the ball was in the air Yuri played it cleanly.
4th:15 yard reception down the sideline. Receiver dragged his foot before going out. Sweet catch.
5th: 15 yard recetion up the middle. Yuri was on him but he still made the catch.
6th: Yuri breaks up a 10 yard pass up the middle.
I see the rawness. He's good but I didn't feeI was seeing one of the top 6 CB's in the country. Bergen Catholic doesn't have great receivers and I saw his guy beat him by a 1 and 2 steps a few times on plays that weren't thrown to them. I don't think he can play on a D1 defense next year. Needs some work but i would love to see what Mattison and the coaches can do to polish him up.
Really interesting. Very excited about possibly getting this kid. Tells you something that he's ranked so highly despite being a very raw player. I'm much more excited about "upside" to recruits this year than previous years because now we have a DC who can help these players realize their potential.
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