Jehu Chesson dominates in Track & Field State Championships
Jehu Chesson took 1st in the 100m dash (10.70s), 2nd in the 110m hurdles (14.15s), and 1st in the 300m hurdles (37.77s) at the Missouri Class 4 Track & Field State Championships. He lost the 110m hurdles by 0.01s which kept him from the clean sweep. He could be the sleeper of the 2012 class.
Nice blurb on his performance: http://www.stltoday.com/sports/high-school/boys-track/hazelwood-central-earns-third-straight-class-title/article_f43c79a2-a78c-11e1-b7d2-0019bb30f31a.html
that there is ladue's jehu chesson. won the 100 and 300 hurdles. runner up in 110 hurdles. http://pic.twitter.com/vIaTuhkN
His 10.7 100m dash is pretty damn fast. For comparison, when in high school Denard ran a 10.44
with temperatures in the high 80s-low 90s.
speed, smile, character and generosity (have you ever heard Denard actually talk about his own accolades). The entire package. We should cherish team 133.
For someone who's main knock coming out of high school was his speed...this makes me feel better about our WR's next year. Dude is 6'3 with legit hops, and has the speed to stretch the field vertically. I think he'll have a big impact this season.
Can he wear those shades under his helmet?
wow, clearly he has some speed, if I remember right, didn't the ESPN eval of him question his speed? That seems pretty off the mark in light of his track feats. So he has good height and speed, the ability to run a good route can be learned, speed not so much. I like this guy more and more.
But sometimes track speed does not translate into speed while running routes. This is very encouraging, but you just never know. However, ESPN recruiting also tends to be wrong, so I am very excited about this guy too.
Good size and speed to burn!
You'll have to catch him to hit him.
Did you see how skinny Roundtree was when he came in? Dude was a twig. His offers made me think I could play D1 football. Look at him now... he's definitely thicker, just look at his neck. Chesson has a good frame and will fill out with time and conditioning.
To hell with Notre Dame
And football is football..track and field is track and field
I wish highschoolers put more emphasis on 400's. With his build he could probably blaze a 400 with just a little training.
You are so right—Jehu Chesson, at 6-3/175, will break in half just like Anthony Carter (5-11/161) and Desmond Howard (5-10/172) did before him. Too bad you have to be well over 200 lbs to be able to take a hit.
Don't mean to be a downer, but as a track and football coach, I can say that track speed is different than football speed. Even when I played there were kids that I was faster than in football, but not in track. With that being said, the kid is definitely fast. Will be nice to see how it translates on the field.
Still love to see track speed from a football player, as that will usually translate well onto the football field. But once the pads are on, and you're not just running on a set path anymore, there are no guarantees.
Was it on this blog? I am not certain where I read it, but I read one of the reasons NFL analysts were so high on Jehu was that he showed no more fear running over the middle than he did straight down the sidelines to catch the ball. They just love that.
I should have read Don't post immediately below because he usually makes a nice, logical post and I am certain I saw mention of A.C. If I did, I am certain it was more of this. His size didn't matter. You weren't going to break that young men, ever. One of the thinnest frames I've ever seen and his legs might finish second to mine in terms of thickness. That would be the only time he ever finished so high. Regardless, this was one tough man and there is no doubt why Bo pursued him so heavily and why he was always one of his favorites. Just a baller.
He's gonna be playing in the B1G. That makes him slow. All SEC players are faster, even linemen. Any CFB expert/talking head could---and will---tell you so.
The recruiting gurus may not like his straight-line speed, but they clearly have underestimated Jehu's speed while hurdling over defenders on his way to the end zone. The dude can fly.
Success in track definitely means you have what it takes to be an elite wide receiver. Sincerely, D.J. Williamson
Success in track definitely means you have what it takes to be an elite wide receiver. Sincerely, D.J. Williamson
Sleeper of the 2012 class?
As a former football & track guy athlete and coach, I've heard it all before. I wonder what Mike Holloway & Urban Meyer (the coach @ UF when these athletes were recruited) have to say about Percy Harvin & currently, Jeff Demps?!!? Relax dude, track, as you know, is a LARGELY non contact sport...that's what makes the difference. And, oh by the way, Herschel Walker STILL runs a 4.4 40!!
that response was intended for WolverLaker.
First off, you have to know if he is a football player running track or a track guy playing football. Then you will find out if he's a sleeper or not.
His speed doesn't look bad at all in his films, and these numbers pretty much confirm what the video shows: straight line speed is not an issue. Maybe the evaluators didn't like that he runs a bit "smoother" than most? I.E. he's no one to make explosive cuts or change in directions? He looks like a non-pothead version of Charles Rogers.
I wouldn't try too hard to rationalize the experts eval concerning Chesson's speed. This is a simple case of the experts being wrong in regards to Chesson's speed.
In fairness to the recruiting services (whose job is impossible to do with precision), ppl may be exagerating the raters saying he lacked speed, at least their was a mix of opinions. In particular, when HS kids play against lesser competition, it can be really hard to judge game speed at the next level. The ESPN scouting report felt that he had "good speed", but it MIGHT be more competitive speed than elite spead. Since in footaball, speed after the first 30-40 yards is much less important than it is in track, Chesson may indeed lack elite football speed if his track success is due to beating folks in the second 50 (note that he also runs the 200m).
This is not to say that his success in track isn't good news, only that the rating of good, but not great, football speed may in fact be the case. But in someone who is tall, and received good ratings for hands, high-pointing the ball, and route running, good speed may be all that he needs to be a great colleage receiver. Let's wish him the best.
http://insider.espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/evaluation/_/id/127591/jehu-