Why is that with the DL? It it lack of effort?

Why is that with the DL? It it lack of effort?
by pmcdnd96 (2022-11-29 16:24:03)
Edited on 2022-11-29 16:25:46

In reply to: Agreed - I expect Freeman to recruit better at DB and LB posted by Jvan

Is it that there just aren't that many kids who are that big in high school? Do we play a defense that kids don't want to play in?

I just took a look at some of our best d-linemen from recent memory and they generally weren't very close to 300 pounds when recruited:
Louis Nix: 6'2, 230 (this HAS to be a misprint of 320)
Aaron Lynch: 6'6, 240
Stephon Tuitt: 6'5, 270
Sheldon Day: 6'2, 286
Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa: 6'4, 270
Jayson Ademilola: 6'3, 290
Isaiah Foskey: 6'4, 233

Replies:

I believe Nix was 230 in second grade * - Porpoiseboy 2022-11-29 16:46:41
- So was Dewey Oxberger. He swallowed a lot of aggression. - ArasEra 2022-11-29 20:26:28
You listed a lot of DEs - I was speaking about interior guys - Jvan 2022-11-29 16:29:37
- I just lumped all DL together from the recruiting site info - pmcdnd96 2022-11-29 16:32:03
  - Historically we've had little success for several reasons - Jvan 2022-11-29 17:04:26
    - Coaches rented dorf on football? * - airborneirish 2022-11-29 22:36:15
    - There aren’t a lot, overall. - Bruno95 2022-11-29 18:21:06
      - Some HS DEs end up inside in college but your point stands * - Jvan 2022-11-29 19:21:07