OSU Recruiting Thread

[SixPACK]

Isn't that Curtis Samuel's HS?

Yep.

 

[TheLand1287]

Looks like Lynn Bowden, potential Tyjon Lindsey replacement, is shutting down his recruitment without an offer from OSU. I guess anything can happen between now and signing day, but I'm guessing he won't be a Buckeye.

Morgan Ellison on the other hand could be. Some feel he could've been a top RB prospect in this year's class if not for a devasting injury his sophomore year. Currently committed to Ohio U.

 

[AZ_]

Looks like Lynn Bowden, potential Tyjon Lindsey replacement, is shutting down his recruitment without an offer from OSU. I guess anything can happen between now and signing day, but I'm guessing he won't be a Buckeye.

Morgan Ellison on the other hand could be. Some feel he could've been a top RB prospect in this year's class if not for a devasting injury his sophomore year. Currently committed to Ohio U.

Grey shirt

 

[SixPACK]

I'll try and keep an eye out for it around 10. But I do have some meetings today.


I am sure someone will post it if I don't.

But 100% expect Buckeyes.

Dude of course has size at 6'5, throw it up and he will be in play for it. Has great hands. But needs real help on his route-running/speed. He won't have the speed being 6'5, but watching some of his routes can be painful. But then seeing him jump up and grab the ball, is beautiful.

 

[SixPACK]

 

[Hurl Bruce]

After watching that Mike Williams from Clemson, getting a big, long-strider with a great catch radius...OSU needs a kid like this to offset the smaller speedsters.

 

[BimboColesHair]

After watching that Mike Williams from Clemson, getting a big, long-strider with a great catch radius...OSU needs a kid like this to offset the smaller speedsters.

Uh...

We don't really have any "small speedsters" anymore.

Mack is 6'2 215
Victor is 6'4 185
Hill is 6' 200
Campbell is 6'1 208
Grimes is 6'3 202
Harris is 6'5 210

They are setting up a huge WR core moving forward...

 

[TheLand1287]

Uh...

We don't really have any "small speedsters" anymore.

Mack is 6'2 215
Victor is 6'4 185
Hill is 6' 200
Campbell is 6'1 208
Grimes is 6'3 202
Harris is 6'5 210

They are setting up a huge WR core moving forward...

It's pretty unlikely, but if they can pry Ty Jones away from Washington that would add another 6'4" receiver. These tall, big bodied WRs are an added benefit if Tate Martell ends up being our QB in the coming years. Think what Mike Evans was for Johnny Manziel.

 

[Kbiz]

Uh...

We don't really have any "small speedsters" anymore.

Mack is 6'2 215
Victor is 6'4 185
Hill is 6' 200
Campbell is 6'1 208
Grimes is 6'3 202
Harris is 6'5 210

They are setting up a huge WR core moving forward...

"small speedsters" AKA players recruited as athletes who we've tried to mold into WR's.

So thrilled we actually have players who may know a thing or two about route-running / creating separation at the line / catching the ball BEFORE getting a WR rep in practice.

 

[TheLand1287]

"small speedsters" AKA players recruited as athletes who we've tried to mold into WR's.

So thrilled we actually have players who may know a thing or two about route-running / creating separation at the line / catching the ball BEFORE getting a WR rep in practice.

This is why I don't know why so many people are hard on Zach Smith. Last year, aside from Michael Thomas, our WR's were all converted H-Backs/QBs. Jalin, Braxton, Samuel, Dontre. It can't be easy developing that many guys who aren't "natural" WRs such as Thomas, Noah Brown, and Corey Smith. Unfortunately for us the later two ended up injured very early in the year. The passing game just never really got going because too many guys were learning how to play WR on the fly.

This year, in hindsight, maybe guys like Victor and Mack should've seen the field more early on because we learned that Campbell and McLaurin are more reserve types than they are starters. Excited to see how this passing game looks in the coming years with blue chip WRs and better play calling.

 

[Kbiz]

This is why I don't know why so many people are hard on Zach Smith. Last year, aside from Michael Thomas, our WR's were all converted H-Backs/QBs. Jalin, Braxton, Samuel, Dontre. It can't be easy developing that many guys who aren't "natural" WRs such as Thomas, Noah Brown, and Corey Smith. Unfortunately for us the later two ended up injured very early in the year. The passing game just never really got going because too many guys were learning how to play WR on the fly.

This year, in hindsight, maybe guys like Victor and Mack should've seen the field more early on because we learned that Campbell and McLaurin are more reserve types than they are starters. Excited to see how this passing game looks in the coming years with blue chip WRs and better play calling.

It's no surprise Michael Thomas excelled in the NFL. After the TD catch against Bama, i knew he had the tools to make it in the league. It's time to see another Buckeye make those types of catches.

 

[Hurl Bruce]

This is why I don't know why so many people are hard on Zach Smith. Last year, aside from Michael Thomas, our WR's were all converted H-Backs/QBs. Jalin, Braxton, Samuel, Dontre. It can't be easy developing that many guys who aren't "natural" WRs such as Thomas, Noah Brown, and Corey Smith. Unfortunately for us the later two ended up injured very early in the year. The passing game just never really got going because too many guys were learning how to play WR on the fly.

This year, in hindsight, maybe guys like Victor and Mack should've seen the field more early on because we learned that Campbell and McLaurin are more reserve types than they are starters. Excited to see how this passing game looks in the coming years with blue chip WRs and better play calling.

That's one way to look at it. Another way would be to say that a good coach would help these kids grow into WRs better than Smith did. That's why Meyer's strategy of recruiting athletes to become WRs was a little head-scratching.

 

[Kbiz]

That's one way to look at it. Another way would be to say that a good coach would help these kids grow into WRs better than Smith did. That's why Meyer's strategy of recruiting athletes to become WRs was a little head-scratching.

Not to play devil's advocate but if the athletes were recruited solely to play WR, perhaps we would've seen a bit more WR skill development. The problem is that these dual-backs split time with both RB / WR units, usually stunting potential somewhere.

Samuel is a bit of an outlier...it's clear he is just uber-talented.

 

[TheLand1287]

That's one way to look at it. Another way would be to say that a good coach would help these kids grow into WRs better than Smith did. That's why Meyer's strategy of recruiting athletes to become WRs was a little head-scratching.

It's not that they were complete failures as WRs though. The problem was having 1 true WR and 4 guys who were recruited for a different position that got moved to WR in 2015 due to players graduating (Devin Smith, Spencer) and others getting hurt (Brown, Corey Smith). Then Jalin went from his H-Back/WR role in 2014 to being more of a true WR in 2015. Braxton showed well enough to be a 3rd round pick. Samuel was much improved this year compared to the year before. Dontre was, of course, injured. So, it's not that he's a bad coach who did a rotten job of converting those guys. It usually takes more than a year. We saw the marked improvement with Samuel this year, as an example. Plus, we all know the play calling wasn't exactly world class the last couple years also.

Zach Smith deserves another year or two with Mack, Victor, Grimes, Harris to see how good of a coach he truly is. He's the best recruiter in the country per 24/7. I'm not one trying to push him out the door just because the Buckeyes don't win a national championship every season.

 

[TheLand1287]

Why's he trolling us?!