'11 OR ATH Colt Lyerla

#1
jmva1

jmva1

Member
Joined
Sep 1, 2008
Messages
2,200
Likes
418
#1
COLTLYERLA150_51509.JPG

Athlete
Hillsboro (OR) Hillsboro

Ht: 6-foot-5
Wt: 215 lbs
Forty: 4.5 secs
Class: 2011 (High School)

"Who's that guy," asked one running back. Another replied, "I don't know but he is HUGE". As the events began and after a dynamic warm up by the Schuman's staff the story quickly unfolded. In the standing vertical jump a few competitors took reps and everyone was wowed by one young man who hit 34". Than Lyerla stepped up and you could sense the anticipation. But there was that mood and another athlete offered that "he is a big guy so don't expect to much". Lyerla took his first rep and was so far over the top of the sticks that they had to give him a redo after adjusting them. On his next rep Lyerla hit a 38.5" mark. "That is the highest vertical jump all year out of over 18,000 competitors," yelled an elated camp coach.

A roar went up over the crowd and the show was on. Rotating through the events Lyerla went on to take 3rd in the 40 with a solid 4.62, first in the Pro Agility shuttle with a 4.20, and he added 27 reps on the bench. But it was the broad jump that Lyerla impressed most with. The standing Broad Jump is perhaps one of the oldest drills we see at these events and yet one of the very best indicators of explosiveness. In order to succeed you must put several muscle groups into action at a split second.

So as Lyerla approached there was a sense that something big was about to happen. To hit 10 feet plus would be a major accomplishment and put him in the top group nationwide. So as Colt launched himself skyward and to a 10'7" distance the crowd and his competitors could only watch in sheer appreciation for what he had done. His second rep was even better. He hit a 10'10" mark. "Wow that was amazing," said the coach recording the scores. "Thanks," offered Lyerla running off for some water. Within about 3 minutes he was called back to the testing station by Camp Director Brad Vicarro.

"You have to go again. Colt you just broke the all time Schuman's record. You have to prove it" offered Vicarro "I need to see this". And so with little anticipation Lyerla came back and repped a 10'7", 10'10" and a 10'9" back to back. "It's a record," confirmed Vicarro. The camp went on and Lyerla proved why these physical traits are more than just for testing as he man handled his way to the camp MVP award.
Click to expand...

Same HS as Erik Ainge. Kid is the very definition a physical FREAK. Plays RB and slot for his HS team. Doesn't show any interest in Tennessee. Yet.
 
Last edited:
#2
#2
4.5 seconds in the 40 is very fast for some one 6'-5". With his vertical jumping ability and speed if he can catch a football he is going to be a tremendous receiver.
 
#4
#4
Hard to believe this guy just finished his sophmore season in HS. Damn! He is going to be nasty, probably a TE when it is all said and done with his growing.
 
#13
#13
Colt is hearing that UCLA, Florida, Notre Dame, Florida, Tennessee, University of Washington, and others are calling the school.
Click to expand...

cPanel®

I wouldn't be surprised if this guy ended up as the #1 overall recruit in 2011.
 
#14
#14
"They weren't going to have it this year but decided to go ahead and do it so I went and competed with the best," he said. Compete he did at Linebacker, Defensive End, Slot, RB, and Tight End. "I was the only going being moved to multiple positions so I just gave it my all at each spot."

By the end of Camp Colt had beaten almost all the Corners, was the standout at Slot and Outside Linebacker, and he also beat the #1 rated Offensive Tackle for the 2011 Class on every down in the one on one drills. Not bad considering he does not play Defensive End."

At the conclusion of Camp Dave Schuman offers awards to the top 3-5 athletes in each position. Colt was given the Camp MVP which means he was the best overall athlete at the Camp. This meant that he was the best of the best."
 
#15
#15
Has a 40 inch vertical and a 10'10 broad jump. The broad jump is by far tops in the country, Shuman said it was the best broad jump ever done by a recruit. Ever.

To put in perspective how crazy that broad jump is he had a higher broad jump than all of the QBs, RBs, WRs, TE, OL, DE, and LBs in this past years NFL combine.
 
Last edited:
#18
#18
jmva1 said:
By the end of Camp Colt had beaten almost all the Corners, was the standout at Slot and Outside Linebacker, and he also beat the #1 rated Offensive Tackle for the 2011 Class on every down in the one on one drills. Not bad considering he does not play Defensive End."
Click to expand...

:jawdrop:

Beat almost all the corners, was a standout at OLB, and tossed around the best O-Lineman?

That is straight ridiculous.
 
#21
#21
He is going to be a top 10 in my opinion....he seems like a great kid.....he said on utube the only school that had contacted him so far is UO.....

Colt meet Coach O.....:)
 
#22
#22
Miavol said:
4.5 seconds in the 40 is very fast for some one 6'-5". With his vertical jumping ability and speed if he can catch a football he is going to be a tremendous receiver.
Click to expand...

He ran a 4.62...not 4.5....which is a big difference. But his overall numbers are crazy! One thing i noticed though...4.62 being the third best 40 time at the camp? Not trying to nock the guy...but at 6'5" and the third fastest 40...i would hope he would beat the corners.
 
Last edited:
#24
#24
This kid could be our next Jason Witten... Except a better athlete.
Posted via VolNation Mobile
 
New posts
You must log in or register to reply here.

VN Store



Back
Top