Under Armor Dallas Notes and Thoughts- Offense
It was a great day at the UA Camp on Sunday in Dallas. I will have a bunch more interviews up this week. But first let's do some key notes from the day for the offense. The offensive line group was insanely talented so I will start there.-Reedy 2020 OL Nathan Anderson is a stud. I came away so impressed with him. I like his film and at the NLA event he was solid but not as good as he was at the camp. He played right tackle the majority of the time and went up against some of the best prospects and shut them down. He weighed in at 265 and was measured at 6'5. His quickness makes him special, great feet. He won big man MVP because of his dominant performance.https://twitter.com/GrayGrundhoefer/status/1099762941585485825-Baylor commit out of Carthage Ty'Kieast Crawford was at the camp as well. He played right tackle the whole time but it was not very pretty. I saw six reps and he five out of six but I did hear he ended up rebounding later on in the day. He looks like a guard to me based on his feet. But he has an awesome frame, long arms, and does not have much bad weight. He will be a four star at some point but I hope he camps at guard at the next one he goes to.https://twitter.com/GrayGrundhoefer/status/1099869236565020673-Connaly 2020 OL Trent Pullen had his best showing at a camp that I have been to. He looked great at guard and did a great job using his hands. I see the improvement and it is very impressive. I still need to see if his athleticism has improved some. He was the other Big Man MVP and it was well-deserved.-I am going to run through some of the other ones that stood out and there were quite a few. 2021 Savion Byrd out of Duncanville was the best offensive lineman there period. He was flat out dominant. Great feet, hand placement and technique is solid, plus he is strong. He is probably right around 6'6, 260 pounds. He has all good weight and a ton of room to grow into that frame. This guy just made the loaded 2021 OL class even better. All Saints 2021 Tommy Brockermeyer had another very good day. I saw him at NLA and he looked dominant then again today he looked good. Trinity Christian 2021 OL Elijah Bowser is a name to watch. At 6'5, 320 pounds he is already a load to deal with. He played tackle the whole day and might have some of the strongest hands I have seen this year. He went against Shemar Turner and hit him with his right hand in the shoulder and completely stunned Turner who completely stopped when he felt that hand. Bowser still has some work but my goodness is he strong. 2020 Cedar Hill OL and LSU commit Courtland Ford looked good. He played left tackle but I still think he needs to move to guard. His feet are just ok but once he gets his hands on you it is pretty much over. He went against a 5'9, 175-pound kid and got blown by on the first rep. Then on the second rep he pancaked him badly. 2021 Copperas Cove OL McKenzie Agnello had a solid day at guard and was able to win some battles against a very talented defensive Eline group.-Quarterback had a two guys that I really like. Longview 2020 QB Haynes King and Weatherford 2020 QB Ken Seals . King had some really good moments and has a really nice release. He was inaccurate at times in the one on one's but also threw some absolute dimes to receivers. He measure 6'2, 184 at the camp and ran in the 4.5s for his 40 time. It is very apparent that he is a top name to watch in the state for this class. He also got invited to the UA All American game. Seals throws such a good ball and dominates at camps. His inability to really move hurts him on the recruiting trail but he can do mostly everything else.-Other recruits that played well at QB: 2021 Liberty Christian Daniel Greek, 2021 Trinity Christian Shedeur Sanders , 2021 Eastland Behren Morton.-2020 West Mesquite RB Ty Jordan was electric. This guy is a flat out gamer and his film shows that but it is much more fun to see it in person. He is so fast and quick with his cuts which makes him a nightmare for linebackers at a camp like this. He is very short which is a concern for me but he is a flat out playmaker.https://twitter.com/GrayGrundhoefer/status/1099760361127981056-2020 RB Jaden Hullaby showed why Baylor loves him. The Bishop Dunne product looks so similar to John Lovett. I could see this guy making the move to defense at the college level too. He is fast, quick, and coordinated. I loved the way he caught the ball at the camp.-Some others that stood out: 2020 Lancaster Tre Bradford , 2020 Poteet Seth McGowan , 2020 Edison (OK) Sevion Morrison , and 2020 Jase McClellan , and 2020 Sachse Myles Nash .-No Demond Demas at this camp but still some very good ones. I am going to get the quick little slot receivers that were open all day long out of the way first. 2020 Cedar Hill Quin Bright , 2021 Denton Ryan Billy Bowman Jr , 2021 Aledo JoJo Earle , and 2021 Lancaster Majik Rector were hilarious a usual to watch. Open all day long and making DB's look silly for a lot of the afternoon.-2021 Allen WR's Blaine Green and Bryson Green were great today. They have been to Baylor a lot and really like the campus and coaches. These are two guys the staff would love to get. They had a very good day and I saw a great combination of size, strength, and route running with the two of them. Cool kids to talk to as well.-2020 Booker T. Washington WR Javian Hester was terrific today. He showed very good route running and a solid 6'3 frame. I loved the way he attacks the ball in the air and it is no wonder why he has so many offers. 2020 Colony WR Keith Miller showed better speed than I thought he would and he has a legit 6'4, 200+ frame. Another big receiver that showed some flashes was 2020 Marshall WR Savion Williams. He high pointed the ball well today and catches with his hands which is a plus. He did drop some passes but overall a good day. -2020 Frisco Lone Star WR Marvin Mims earned an invitation to the UA All American game and it is no surprise after how well he performed at camp. He is very strong and quick but he also has the ability to beat people deep down field. He caught the ball very well with his hands and looked to be turning into a solid route runner as well.https://twitter.com/SuperK_TFB/status/1100071496783986688I will post defense notes tomorrow.
Prime 21 Camp Thoughts
Amy, Damon, and I went to the Prime 21 Camp at Trinity Christian on Saturday from 7:45 to 1pm. The event ended at 5pm, but we all have lives and spending 10 hours in Cedar Hill wasn't on our agendas, as life calls. I've left a spot for Amy and Damon to add their thoughts as well.Brian's Thoughts:Grant Gunnell was the MVP and the time I saw him in warmups he looked better than before. Grant Tisdale has a solid arm, but I commented to Amy that Chris Herron looked better at the Baylor camp and was offered there. Would have been nice for Herron to have been invited.Michael Johnson, Jr. was impressive looking but erratic in throws.Jase McClellan and Qualan Jones are twins, but Jones is bigger at this stage and a year older. Jones feet were impressive and he went second in every drill behind McClellan. The only thing to say negative about Jones is where he plays in HS. If he were at CH, Desoto, etc... he'd have 30 offers. He ran 4.4 at the TCU camp per the TCU guys, but hasn't been offered yet. If he runs that on 7/22 I think the staffs' heads will explode in offering him. McClellan is a stud as well and he's still got 3 years of HS.Tyrion Davis of Southern Lab in Baton Rouge is big and special. He's committed to LSU and just watching him go through drills he looked NFL ready.Jonathan McGill is underrated at corner, but he's a little small, but had a good dayChase Lane committed to A&M didn't do anything for me.Myles Nash measured in at 5-5 153, he's quick, but that size needs to improve fastZach Nwachukwu just doesn't seem to have the top end speed at CB needed at an elite event like this. This could change, but right now the reality.Daxton Hill, brother of the starting RB at OSU is legit. He won DB MVPUCLA commit Kameron Brown looked small and slower than I remembered. Still solid receiver.Isaiah Spiller looked good, he's likely headed to A&M, like his dad. Nice guy that I met.Drew Sanders played TE and showed plus athleticism. I will be interested to see him at Colleyville Heritage over the next 3 years. He's a specimen as well. Bright future.Genson Hooper-Price has all the tools, but he didn't wear gloves early to keep them clean and got a case of dropsies. That got in his head and he had a hard time early in the sessions regaining his confidence. I take him and use his 6-5 202 frame that will be 230-250 in a year of lifting. Reminded me of Tommy Bush at the same stage, just larger. Quiet, reserved, and respectful kids with great possibilities ahead of them.Jordan Whittington looks great, but I don't see explosion. He's a LB to me playing WR.Trejan Bridges and Dylan Wright of Ennis got there late and both had great things to say about BU. Grant said he was told if he ran a 4.5 at camp they'd offer. He's trying to make it Saturday to do that. The issue is he has a game in GASO with Bridges. If the schedule permits they said they'd try to be there.Damon saw WR MVP Dylan Jantz of Gunter. He's not the tallest and white and has no offers because of it, but nobody got close to him. Call him Wes Welker, Danny Amendola, Julian Edelman, etc.. but he's coming to Baylor to camp and I hope he blows up, gets an offer, and accepts.Theo Wease is good/great, but his showboating and showing up opponents if he wins a rep and stares at QBs if they don't throw a good ball grow tiresome. Arjei Henderson looked good/great as well. Litchfield Ajavon looked 30 and played like it. He was a man from the S position. Marquez Beason is quick and legitTitus Swen is a smaller version of Qualon Jones and not quite as fast. Still good.Plae Wyatt measured 5-10.5 185 and broke up several passes as a safety. Donovan Ollie has good size, but he's stiff in his breaks. That can be fixed. Seemed a big overwhelmed like Genson at times.Jalen Curry is a stud. Just all you can say about him. "Jalen Pitre is like my brother. He tells me how much he likes it. How it is. How the staff is. My dad loves Baylor."Steven Parker from SOC is committed to Tech and a big LB. He's going to be a DE in college and isn't solid to Tech, but kept a spot.Amy's Thoughts:Damon's Thoughts:Overall:It was a wonderfully run camp and much better than 2015 when the first camp was run. We didn't have a reason to be out there last year, but everyone mentioned it was better this year as well. Under Armour gets it from a kid and media perspective. Inviting and courteous and even fed us. The Opening and Nike haven't even offered water to me in five years. Deion and his staff always ask if we need anything and yesterday Aeneas Williams asked if I wanted to warm him up during a break. My shoulder said, "no thanks."
Prime 21 Camp 7/15
Amy, Damon, and I will be out there tomorrow and here is a listing of players expected to be there with Baylor offers/interest:OFFERED2019Marquez Beason ATH Bishop DunneTrejan Bridges WR HebronMarcel Brooks LB FM MarcusKameron Brown WR Colleyville Heritage UCLA CommitJalen Curry WR StaffordGrant Gunnell QB St Pius X A&M CommitArjei Henderson WR FB TravisGenson Hooper-Price WR St. John'sJamal Morris S FB BushAnfernee Orji S RockwallJoshua Sanguinetti ATH University HS FLIsaiah Spiller RB Klein CollinsAustin Stogner TE Prestonwood OU CommitGrant Tisdale QB AllenTheo Wease WR AllenJordan Whittington WR CueroBrian Williams S Bishop DunneDemani Richardson S Waxahachie2020Zach Evans RB GP North ShoreJase McClellan RB AledoRJ Mickens CB SouthlakeDrew Sanders QB Lake DallasBAYLOR INTEREST2019 Qualan Jones RB Grand Prairie 2019 Colt Ellison LB Aledo2019 RJ Hart WR West Rusk2019 Jonathan McGill S Coppell2019 Donovan Ollie WR Wylie2019 Titus Swen RB Eaton2020 Plae Wyatt S McKinney Boyd 2020 Myles Nash RB Sachse2020 Dwight McGlothern DB New CaneyFollow for updates
