This recruiting season, I signed DL Allen Jones to my Penn team in Warner. I was surprised to be able to sign him, as he was a guy with solid cores and I expected the plethora of D1A schools who recruit Philly to be interested. On top of that, he was a SITL prospect. Apparently nobody bothered to scout him, or he just really wanted that Ivy league education.
I didn't need to promise him any PT or a start this year either, so he can focus on those studies while he takes a redshirt year.
Guess rates him as the #14 DL prospect in D1AA, but I would bet a good amount he finishes his career as the top DL in 1-AA. Does he have a chance to be the top overall DL prospect in Warner?
Here he is compared to the current top DL, Floyd Clark out of the University of Minnesota.
Name |
ATH |
SPD |
STR |
TKL |
GI |
ELU |
TECH |
Floyd Clark |
79 |
58 |
93 |
92 |
83 |
72 |
86 |
Allen Jones |
53 |
38 |
79 |
91 |
56 |
55 |
70 |
DIFF |
26 |
20 |
14 |
1 |
27 |
17 |
16 |
As a 4 year starter, what do you think? Does he have a shot? I'll compare with another SITL player I have, 4 year starter at TE Dennis Reed.
Athleticism - Reed started at 48 and after 3.5 seasons is at 68. Expecting a growth of 5 per season for Jones would put him at 75. Through 8 games he's +3, so I guess he has an outside shot at matching Floyd Clark's ATH but it's likely he will come up a little bit short. I'll set a target of 75. (-4)
Speed - Not a position my DL spend a ton of time practicing, but I also don't value it as highly. Tough to compare here. He's +1 so far, so I think +15 for his career would be the max and that might be high. Target is 52 (-6).
Strength - He's at 79 right now and already +2. With SITL Growth, he could get to 92 or 93. His WE will get a lot higher, is it possible he could hit 95? Doubtful. Target 93 which will be a push or -1.
Tackle - I don't see any scenario where he's not at 95. +2
GI - In 3.5 seasons, Reed has gone from 69 to 85. From a lower starting point, Jones could get +5 per year giving him and end point around 80. Good but still -3.
ELU - I think he could get to 72, which would require +17. He's already +2 so there is a decent chance even that he could top it. I'll call it a wash at 74 to make things interesting.
Tech - Already +2, needs 16 more to match Floyd. I think he might hit 88, and I'm going to call that because I need to make up some points!
In the end, I have him coming out with ratings like this:
Name |
ATH |
SPD |
STR |
TKL |
GI |
ELU |
TECH |
AJ - Projected |
75 |
52 |
93 |
95 |
80 |
74 |
88 |
I didn't look at the other player's he would be up against (some or a lot of them are currently HS Seniors). What do you think? Am I too optimistic (yes)?
BHazlewood, any idea what that his hypothetical rating might be?