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Also just so we can compare, let's take a look at two guys we JUST HAD TO HAVE and compare them to Harris.
Khamauri Rogers- 1 tackle in 3 years, zero tackles in two years on the State roster. No PDs ever
Raydarius Jones- 11 tackles in 4 years, with 9 coming in 21 at LSU. Two tackles this year. 1 PD in 4 years.
Denver Harris- 37 tackles in 3 years. 14 at A&M, 7 at LSU, 16 at UTSA. 8 PDs in 3 years.
Harris is markedly better than those two and he's markedly better than all but two of our current DBs. He can play and compete here. This is a guy you take a chance on. LSU and A&M saw enough to take a chance, and he produced for them.
Squirrel White just entered the portal. Remember what I said about those receivers still in the playoffs........
Also, his damn name is Squirrel. He was meant to play at Mississippi State. I can tell you though, Kiffin will try to get him solely because of the squirrel that ran on the field this year, my bad they released on the field.
What talent? He was a 5 star out of HS, but can't consistently start in 3 years? He's not good and he's a head case. There's videos of him speeding in parking garages pretty recklessly.
We need someone to replace Brice Pollock, and this guy doesn't do that. I don't buy the "depth" argument either because he only has one year of eligibility left. Amarion Fortenberry is a freshman from South Alabama in the portal that has more production and better PFF grades in one year to Harris's 3. And we aren't pushing for him. From Columbia, MS.
We need one of Coats/Hall (would prefer both) and then a depth guy like Fortenberry.
Harris is a dumb take.
Goodness, it wasn't lack of talent that kept him off the field at TAM and LSU. It was him being a knucklehead. He was the day 1 starter at UTSA and was injured the first game. My take is dumb? You are clueless about talent. If he is right and not doing stupid stuff he is more talented than Pollock. Not even close.
We are not taking more than 2 guys, 1 likely. I'm fine with Coats or Hall too. But I don't let his baggage cloud his talent either.
I not once said we should take someone because they're from Mississippi. But many times when a kid enters the portal, it's to move closer to home and proximity to home is why they're interested. That's just one factor. But I never said we should just take Mississippi players.
It's a joke between Bank and I. If you haven't heard someone say we need to take some 5'7 unathletic white kid who plays in private school because he loves State then you haven't been a state fan long enough. And this was pre NIL. Hell we had a sect of fans last year telling us Jake Weir was going to beat out Shapen.