Have fun with this one!
http://247sports.com/Player/Powers-Warren-93019
http://247sports.com/Video/Powers-Wa...5381?View=Full
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Have fun with this one!
http://247sports.com/Player/Powers-Warren-93019
http://247sports.com/Video/Powers-Wa...5381?View=Full
His highlight tape on 24/7 is awful. Missed blocks, decent catches but gets destroyed in the open field, etc. When like your 5th highlight is you blocking on a 10 yard gain and you are a TE, you probably don't have many offers, which he doesn't.
Hopefully we can do something with this kid but if he's running a 5.0 40, Powers Warren may turn into Rufus Warren.
Is he a walk on?
Glad we were able to beat out Bemidji State, whoever the hell that is, for him.
Hev doing work. Meet our starting Left Tackle/ Center in 3 years fellas.*
Funny thing is; the narrative when Ravian Pierce chose Syracuse was that we didn't need any more TEs.
Is this a future LT?
good pad height in a 3 point stance, decent hands catching, but lacks speed, hips are a little rigid for a receiving TE, and never really "engages" his blocks with major intensity in that video.
Personally, i think they are looking at another "project" athlete at the OT position. At the least, occupy a rusher on short yardage situations. he has the height and wingspan. And he actually pulled really well across the line, which we do a lot of with our OTs in run plays.
He averaged 18 yards a catch last season. That might be something our staff saw in him they liked. It does seem odd that we'd go all the way to Minnesota to offer a lightly-recruited player. There's got to be something about him our staff really likes.
Hope he turns into a good player for us.
Sr Highlights
http://www.hudl.com/video/3/3401647/...f99328ac2c9d49
Nice size. He can be developed into a stud.
Welcome aboard I hope you are not checking this thread out or any potential recruit as far as that goes.
Here are his measurables according to Hudl:
HT 6'4"
40 YARD DASH
4.65
SHUTTLE
4.48
VERTICAL
35"
BENCH
275
SQUAT (LBS)
500
The kid has been at IMG this Spring & apparently was offered a preferred walk-on spot by TN. Says numerous schools wanted him to be a post-grad so they could offer him in 2018, but MSU had a scholarship & he took it.
We've been telling Hev to go get some Big 10 linemen.....
Logic says that our coaches must've thought they were getting a high upside player by offering this late.
Apparently that's our late signee for WR. Guess all the actual WR's bugged out.
He does have soft hands for a big guy. And for the record 247 says DJ Looney is his primary recruiter.
We're gonna have more TE's than WR's pretty soon.
I don't mind us getting a small in with IMG, here comes the pipeline.
Welcome aboard Powers!! Enjoy your day in the sun and please make sure you knock Shotgun's dick in the dirt on fan day. He'll be the guy that looks like he hasn't left his basement in 8 months cause he hasn't. So easy to throw stones at a high school kid during one of the best days of his life tho.
Welcome to MSU. Looks like someone sees some potential in Powers. 6'4" with soft hands and 4.6 forty. Why not? You can't develop them if you don't sign them.
Apparently he's also REALLY close with this dude...and his dad is the COO of the Vikings...starting to make a LOT more sense
http://247sports.com/Player/Daniel-Faalele-46037283
Look at his list. We stole him away from Bemidji State. Has ole Hugh found work already?
Surely we would not waste an available scholarship on a not so spectacular 2017 signee, especially since our 2018 class is going to be short on scholarships*********