Devon Desper 6'4" 295 Senior OL from Madison Central High in Madison, MS. Run blocking is as good as anyone I've seen on the high school level. Unfortunately, he's a Mississippi State recruit. Tech defensive lineman will see him in the coming years.
He isn't a head case, just has shaky hands. If you're Tech you take a guy like him..he'll either not pan out and only be a red zone guy or he'll turn into a monster and be a mismatch for everyone we play.
He's already visited aTm and Arkansas and Leslie came and saw him not too long ago.
I love the center at Pineville, Mason Martin. He's about 6-2, 285. Very smart and heady player. Son of a coach, who played at NSU. Has offers from all of the state FCS schools, but no FBS offers. Kid is better right now than Warner was coming out of high school, no doubt, and he's only going to get better. Could play guard or center in college.
Also, there's a WR at ASH, Shaan Washington, who's the real deal as a junior. He's about 6-3, 180. Freak athlete. Probably a BCS kid.
The Peabody RB, Jalen Richard, is out for the year with a torn ACL. But he has a Tech offer. Great running back. Has some of the BCS smart schools after him (Stanford, Duke, etc.) because of a 30 ACT. Not sure if we can get him, but he'll be a good one.
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alonzo moore, ath from Winnfield. he (and his mom) likes tech, but we gotta beat MSST, Nebraska, and A&M for him. kid has been putting up sick numbers, including appx 500 total yards against menard a couple of weeks ago.
I have a feeling that Moore ends up at Nebraska. Kid is a beast. I've known he was BCS since the first game he played as a freshman.
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I hear MSST then Tech. Nebraska is a long way from Winnfield (and momma), not to mention that it's dam cold. after 3 visits to Neb, i think he would have made the call to the huskers if he was going there.
as an aside, winnfield kids and nebraska don't have the best success rate. Jamayel Phillips, aka Big Smooth, didn't fare too well in Lincoln.
Watched ASH Friday with about 25 other people in the stands (brutal!). Washington was ridiculous, Gatlin threw some of the worst balls I have ever seen and Washington just went up and got them over everybody.
Also, ASH had this huge dude on D, #2 Lavalier. Some guy in the stands said Bama and LSU were on him. He was huge and made some plays. What do you know about him?
in general, Winnfield kids have not fared to well in college in recent times. with the exception of anthony thomas, i can't think of a winnfield kid who has had a successful college career on the football field. Phillips, Antonio "4 Star" Robinson, and Freddie King all come to mind.
I was hoping CJ was going to be similar or better than his older cousin, Adam, but so far it doesn't seem that way. He's a great athlete and has a good QB build, but maybe his future is better on the diamond. Washington is a beast.
I don't know much about Lavalais. I've heard he's ASH's best defender, but I certainly hadn't heard anything about Bama or LSU. Will check on that.
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Adam and I are the same age. I played WR when Adam was there, and I hate to be "that guy" that says we were way better than those guys, but Adam had good zip on the ball and CJ just doesnt seem to have it yet. Adam could not read D's for crap, but we ran a run and shoot style O and he managed off of pure talent. Not to mention, there seems to be very little talent in central LA as a whole, so the competition looks weaker. He signed at ULM and flunked out FR year.
That being said, neither are/were even close to Craig Nall. I was a FR when he was SR, so I only go to practice with him a few times (let FR football players practice after our season was over with the real team). You could hear the ball whistling toward you. Never got that from Adam, though he had a good arm. CJ threw some of the weakest passes I had ever seen, especially deep balls. It was like he was throwing a high fade every time he threw it deep. I saw balls underthrown by 20 yards, not on purpose. He just doesnt have the zip necessary, but I guess he could get there.
Adam's future should have been on the diamond too. He was a good catcher with good pop, but he just lacked a genuine love for baseball like he had for football. We had the Reds come scout Nall and another player when I was a FR, they were already asking about Adam. The guy was as big in 7th grade as he was when he was a Sr in high school.