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Eli Acker OT

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252cane said:
Walker is a must.
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He’s a very nice jewel of a class... But we’ve been building nice depth now with this class for OT along with Zion who seems to be a rising star

Having said that he’s one of my top 3 wants this class hands down. Kid is a plug and play 3 years and gone to the league talent
 
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dwreck27 said:
He’s a very nice jewel of a class... But we’ve been building nice depth now with this class for OT along with Zion who seems to be a rising star

Having said that he’s one of my top 3 wants this class hands down. Kid is a plug and play 3 years and gone to the league talent
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What depth? Walker can come in and play next year. This ecker dude and the tackle from tennesse are going to need time to add weight, strength, and develop their technique. Guys like walker and rivers are a must.
 
Sigma_Cane_7 said:
Would we take 6 OL this year? That’s with adding Denis, Walker, and Acker. Boy we would be purging the rooster next year. Sign me up. This Barry here may pay dividends.
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I think we would so long as it’s the ones you mentioned. OL recruiting has been low numbers wise (and quality) so shouldn’t be a problem. Only issue is class size depending on other positions.
 
How many “ready to go” OLs have we wiffed on in the past 4 years? If it takes projects, at least we will have a good line after they gain size and technique. Look at schools with good OLs. How many are true freshman coming in and starting? Most are JRs and SRs that have developed. If you start this cycle, in 2 years, you can continue to take “projects” and build them the way that you know how to. There is a lag in the production cycle for 2 years max. Smart recruiting IMO.
 
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CorniceCane said:
How many “ready to go” OLs have we wiffed on in the past 4 years? If it takes projects, at least we will have a good line after they gain size and technique. Look at schools with good OLs. How many are true freshman coming in and starting? Most are JRs and SRs that have developed. If you start this cycle, in 2 years, you can continue to take “projects” and build them the way that you know how to. There is a lag in the production cycle for 2 years max. Smart recruiting IMO.
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Not true. Uga starting LT is a jr now but came in and started at RT as a freshmen. Alabama starting RT got time as a backup as a freshmen and was the starter as a sophmore. Leatherwood was a backup as a freshmen and started at guard as a sophmore. Clemson starting LT this upcoming season is a true sophmore.

All these players were highly rated out of hs. Its not taking those guys 3 or 4 years to get on the field.
 
Liberty City El said:
Walker is the top priority.

You continue to recruit other OT's to do your due dilligence, but no other prospect is higher on the board right now than Walker, not even Justin Flowe.

At OT we're in a great spot where we can hold off any other commitments until we know for a fact what Walker is doing. Shouldn't accept any commits at OT before Walker makes his decision.

He's not a luxury, he's the #1 prospect we're after, yall keep crying about our class ranking & adding more 4-stars well Walker is the best OT we have a legit shot to get that's left in this class, pairing him with Rivers is an elite haul at LT/RT.

This kid Acker is a project in the same vein as Chris Washington, he's a take if you miss on higher targets, but the point is to not miss so you're not forced to take too many projects.
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I think we gotta accept this kid's commit if he wants in. Figure it out later. He's high enough quality with a very high ceiling. We all know that at least 2-3 current commits (across class, not OL only) are borderline. And there's still 5-10 kids on roster that are borderline. We can find space.
 
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grover said:
I think we gotta accept this kid's commit if he wants in. Figure it out later. He's high enough quality with a very high ceiling. We all know that at least 2-3 current commits (across class, not OL only) are borderline. And there's still 5-10 kids on roster that are borderline. We can find space.
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Not before Walker, that would be suicide.
 
Astcloud11 said:
This late? We're just getting into summer lol
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For a kid from that state committed to that school it’s pretty late. We also offered this year. We haven’t been recruiting him that long. He’s also basically lived on that campus the amount of times he’s visited. I see what your saying tho. He has 5 visits to take. But usually a kid from that area wouldn’t have us neck and neck when we just recently started recruiting him.
 
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CorniceCane said:
How many “ready to go” OLs have we wiffed on in the past 4 years? If it takes projects, at least we will have a good line after they gain size and technique. Look at schools with good OLs. How many are true freshman coming in and starting? Most are JRs and SRs that have developed. If you start this cycle, in 2 years, you can continue to take “projects” and build them the way that you know how to. There is a lag in the production cycle for 2 years max. Smart recruiting IMO.
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more like how many projects have we whiffed on lol
 
CorniceCane said:
How many “ready to go” OLs have we wiffed on in the past 4 years? If it takes projects, at least we will have a good line after they gain size and technique. Look at schools with good OLs. How many are true freshman coming in and starting? Most are JRs and SRs that have developed. If you start this cycle, in 2 years, you can continue to take “projects” and build them the way that you know how to. There is a lag in the production cycle for 2 years max. Smart recruiting IMO.
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This article from rivals touches on this topic. Many of the OL taken high in this year’s draft were “projects”.


https://n.rivals.com/news/ask-farrell-should-ol-evaluation-process-evolve-with-new-trends-
When it comes to evaluating offensive linemen for ranking purposes, the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft was an eye-opening experience.
So many undersized players were taken among the early picks that the thinking that ready-made prospects at the high school level should be ranked highest might not be the best way of doing things. Since Rivals rankings are based on college performance and NFL Draft position, it may be time to re-evaluate our evaluations.


Jonah Williamswas 280 pounds in high school, hardly a finished product.
Chris Lindstromwas 236 pounds and
Garrett Bradburywas a tight end.
Andre Dillardweighed 240 pounds.
Tytus Howardwas a 230-pound tight end and
Kaleb McGary was being recruited by some as a tight end but played offensive tackle at Washington.

That’s the first round for offensive linemen in the NFL Draft.
 
I'd like them to start doing what Jimmy Johnson did with the defense, but on the OL. Get kids that are playing TE at 6'5" or or taller, and bring them in and turn them into tackles. Fox wasn't a TE, but came in light, Zion Nelson is looking like he is going to do well. Eric Winston was a classic case. All kids put on weight in college, but putting on good weight to a kid with a TE frame, who comes in at 250-260 lb's, who can move well, seems like a good way to get better athletes at the position.
 
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