Se'Von Pittman offered

Submitted by LarryHarrison on

No idea on the specifics except that he was offered. It's behind a paywall. I've heard he is somewhat of an OSU lock but things change (as we all know). With Wormley looking good for us thus far it would be nice to get another elite DE prospect. I don't have a highlight reel so if someone could add one that would be nice.

 

A question for the recruiting experts on the site, though. I've heard that he is a much better player than Wormley and on par with Washington. Would that be accurate?

JDVan

February 14th, 2011 at 8:07 PM ^

I have not watched any other of his highlights but this short video was not that impressive. Compared to the previous DE's we've offered and watching their films he'd be my last pick. Granted this video is only a minute long so not nearly enough to judge. But I just did not see the relentless motor, a quick first step, strength, or any type of handwork. This is assuming we are recruiting him as a DE

AnthonyThomas

February 14th, 2011 at 5:46 PM ^

There aren't any DEs in Ohio that are necessarily superior to Wormley. He's at the same level as Washington and Pittman and McMullen.

The OSU Rivals writers ranked Wormley as the #3 overall prospect in Ohio, fwiw.

SoCalWolverine

February 14th, 2011 at 5:43 PM ^

Not that my opinion counts for anything really, but that definitely wasn't the most impressive highlight reel I've ever seen. He looks good, but I wouldn't make a judgment of "elite" based on that evidence.

Magnus

February 15th, 2011 at 9:52 AM ^

Yes, but I don't think the question was ever really about Omameh's athleticism.  He just wasn't very big.  I think he was around 235-240 as a junior, so he didn't get many looks.  But by the time he was recruited, he was up around 260 or so.  Pittman might fill out more, but I just don't see the athleticism or instincts to be a great football player.  He looks kinda meh.

aaamichfan

February 14th, 2011 at 6:00 PM ^

I think that the top 3 DE's in Ohio are all about the same right now, but Wormley seems to have a higher upside than the others. I think he's just scratching the surface of what he's capable of.

The DE from Centerville (with the complicated name)also has a very high upside, but it might take a long time to get there.

elaydin

February 14th, 2011 at 5:59 PM ^

Every Ohio HS football expert seems to have a different opinion on the order of the DEs, though most seem to like Washington the most, and think Pittman might have the best upside. (Duane Long, Bill Greene, etc).

 

... and they're both going to OSU.

DGDestroys

February 14th, 2011 at 6:18 PM ^

In an earlier article, he as much as promised that he'd be eventually committing to OSU if he got an offer. Things change, but of all the kids that we call 'OSU locks' this may be the lock-i-est

AnthonyThomas

February 14th, 2011 at 6:28 PM ^

If we were to get Odenigbo and Wormley I'd be ecstatic. He can afford to redshirt assuming we had Wormley, Black, Roh, Beyer and Rock (may move to DT by then) in 2012, and he's the type of athlete who could end up wreaking serious havoc as a hybrid rush DE/OLB. We also wouldn't have to worry about him academically.

DGDestroys

February 14th, 2011 at 7:06 PM ^

I don't see why not. Let's look at some of the top DEs in this class.

NY DE Ishaq Williams is 6'5, 225

OH DE Steve Miller is 6'4, 230

MI DE Brennen Beyer is 6'4, 218

GA DE Terrance Smith is 6'3, 212

And Odjemudia is somewhere around 6'3, 220. He's certainly got some growing to do, but a lot of guys do. He's a disruptive 3-tech in HS, so if you're questioning his ability to play on the line, I wouldn't.

You also mention Odenigbo..who's 205, albeit more athletic.

Dirk Diggler

February 14th, 2011 at 6:31 PM ^

You are my new favorite poster. Thanks for sharing all of the info lately. In reference to Wormley I would say that he is the best DE prospect along with Washington coming out of Ohio this year. I believe Wormley gets the shaft somewhat because Ohio people seem to think he is a lock for us so they downgrade his play. We should be very very very excited about Wormley. He is 2nd to none.

aaamichfan

February 14th, 2011 at 6:47 PM ^

I agree about Ohio people downgrading Wormley. Duane Long pulled a huge 180 on him, after he had been having screaming orgasms about his abilities last year. 

Wormley is obviously better than Kenny Hayes, and Hayes was a prospect that OSU analysts were gushing over. He's likely going to be a top 40 player overall in this class, and I don't think we can say the same about Pittman.

DGDestroys

February 14th, 2011 at 6:50 PM ^

People in Ohio did really turn their views around on this kid...BUT it was at least slightly justified. Not to the point they emphasize, but a little. People put expectations for this kid VERY high this year, and he wasn't as good as expected. Not to say he was bad, still top 3-4 DEs in Ohio, but not AS good as people had thought, at least statistically. Still someone we should be getting very excited about.

aaamichfan

February 14th, 2011 at 7:01 PM ^

I'm not really sure I agree about him not living up to expectations. He was on the same line as Hayes, so the two are obviously taking TFL's and sacks away from each other. Wormley is still growing, and easily put on like 25 pounds of muscle last offseason. And he still was obviously superior to a guy who is considered the #68 overall prospect last year.

I'm willing to chalk this one up to 100% pure sour grapes on their part.

DGDestroys

February 14th, 2011 at 7:08 PM ^

One of the reasons is that he went from Sophomore-Junior and his production actually dropped...mind you he played with Kenny Hayes in both of those years. I don't mean to portray it as a cause for concern, but I will say that these Ohioans are at least partially justified.

aaamichfan

February 14th, 2011 at 8:14 PM ^

http://www.duanelongreport.com/2011-articles/january/worried-about-wormley-not-at-all.html

Duane Long is basically the Ohio "recruiting guru" and he's trying to say that Wormley is virtually indistinguishable from Pittman and some kid named Brian Cox. Just because he had a few fewer sacks than last year doesn't mean he's absolutely fallen off a cliff as a prospect......

ihateMichigan

February 14th, 2011 at 9:52 PM ^

thinks he knows everything, but he is very off base a lot of times.  Wormley is a very very good player with loads of potential.  I saw him play in person 3 times this past season.  He disappears in games way too much.  There could be several reasons for that.  It would be a good get for michigan.  That being said, Ohio State has the pick of the litter in the state with so many great defensive line prospects.  I don't think it would hurt to lose him if the state weren't so loaded with others. 

DGDestroys

February 14th, 2011 at 6:35 PM ^

...Just listened to the interview of Pittman with Bill Greene on Scout. Besides being very impressed with Se'Von, he did make a point of distinguishing the offers from MSU and OSU from Michigan. He said that MSU and OSU were very plain, extending an offer and wishing him luck. His view of Michigan, however, changed with that phone call from Hoke. He's already believing that he could make a serious impact at Michigan. I still think OSU leads, but this is somewhat encouraging.

chewieblue

February 14th, 2011 at 10:37 PM ^

He honestly knows NOTHING about football.  It amazes me that anyone listens to his evaluations.  I've talked to the guy several times.  He's just clueless about everything having to do with football.  They'll let anyone become an "expert" these days.

 

Now that I've said that, here's my "you have no way of knowing if my opinion is valid" statement...

Pittman has huge upside and most importantly plays really hard.  That's what we want.  Not to mention, Canton McK is a great school to get back into.  We haven't had many from there (Garland Rivers for Bo and Gary Grant in hoops), but they have solid D-1 talent year in and year out.  The school has produced the likes of Kenny Peterson and Mike Doss in recent years and will always have players.

I live in Canton and have seen Pittman up close.  Would be a great "get".

Problem with Mck..... it's a major Buckeye homer school and its huge fan base is 99.9% scarlet and gray.  Even their head coach owes his job thanks to a call to the superintendent from the sweater vest himself.  These Ohio coaches fall all over themselves to keep Tressel coming back into their schools.  Don't discount the pressure these Ohio kids feel from friends and family to go to Columbus, even if it's not the best fit for them.  I see it happen all the time down here.