'15 CA QB Sam Darnold

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BigOrangeTrain said:
This kid does not have an elite offer list and from what I have been told that means he is not that good.
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I usually pay attention to offer lists more so than anything else, but Butch has shown me multiple times now that he has an amazing eye for talent. When he offers it seems other programs are close to follow.
 
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Junior: Games - 3 (injured)
Attempts - 29/46 Pass Yards - 337
Completion % - 63 Average - 11.6
Yards Per Game - 112.3
TDs - 4 INT - 0
Carries - 35 Rush Yards - 322
Rush Average - 9.2 Rush TDs - 5
Sophomore: Games - 9
Attempts - 40/60 Pass Yards - 411
Completion % - 66.7 Average - 10.3
Yards Per Game - 45.7
TDs - 3 INT - 0
Carries - 37 Rush Yards - 143
Rush Average - 3.9 Rush TDs - 1
 
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San Clemente coach Jaime Ortiz said he's heard from numerous schools in recent days and many of those that came out to see Darnold have already offered. "Sometimes you have kids who start slow and finish strong and vice versa and Sam is the real deal. Last year when he got hurt we knew it was going to take some time for recruiters to really notice him but if he's healthy all of last year our season is different and right now he's holding 15-20 offers and he's as good as any quarterback in the nation.

"It's good to see that programs are seeing that and taking the time to come out here and see him throw, looking at his transcripts and taking part in that process. He's the real deal and I'd put him up against any quarterback in the nation."

San Clemente started spring practice this week and many other programs have expressed interest in coming out which means Darnold could land more offers soon. UCLA and Stanford visited along with Vanderbilt late last week. Mississippi State, Oregon, Duke, Boston College and Oregon State are some of the other teams reaching out.

"If you look at his offers, Northwestern, Wake Forest, Tennessee, they all saw him throw and they had a chance to evaluate him," Ortiz said. "They got to see him physically. "Utah was the first one to pick up on it last year and this was before his junior season and now a lot of programs that I talk to said if they take a quarterback he's the guy. They've had an opportunity to see a lot of different quarterbacks in Southern California and Sam ranks right up there with them."
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-Rivals
 
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I see this kid staying close to home and going to Utah, unless he completely blows up and gets a lot more offers. Either way, I think he stays on the west coast.
 
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He seems to have good vision running the ball. Arm strength is a question because there just isn't enough evidence in the film. He throws a lot of drop downs and screens. I guess the coaches saw a lot more in person.

He's wicked quick on his feet, though. And fearless.
 
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Updated from Elite 11.... Last up in the first round was uncommitted three-star*Sam Darnold. The 6-foot-4, 208-pounder has become one of the hottest targets out West this Spring adding recent offers from Tennessee, Northwestern and others. By my count, Darnold was three of five on his first chamber followed by a near perfect four of five run.
 
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From Rivals:

Darnold knows that most schools will only take one quarterback in their classes, so he's planning on making a commitment before the 2014 season. He doesn't want to be left without a scholarship slot at one of his favorite schools "once the dominoes start to fall."

Darnold has a pretty clear picture in what he's looking for in his future college.

"It has to be somewhere I can see myself living for the next four or five years, a system I can work with, a coaching staff I can relate to and get along with, and a place where when I visit I really like the atmosphere," he says.
 
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CobbVol said:
"It has to be somewhere I can see myself living for the next four or five years, a system I can work with, a coaching staff I can relate to and get along with, and a place where when I visit I really like the atmosphere," he says.
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Check (for me at least), check, check, and check. Get over here.
 
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WarMachine said:
Check (for me at least), check, check, and check. Get over here.
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If the coaches think this guy is worth a scholarship and has a chance to play then I'll trust their evaluations. I'd personally rather use the spot on another lineman if we don't land Gibson or flip one of the other guys the coaches really wanted, unless someone else they really like emerges late. Who knows maybe they really like this guy, if so I'll roll with the guys who know a heck of a lot more about it than I do.
 
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What's wrong with Jauan Jennings being the lone QB taken in this class IF Gibson chooses another program come NSD? Aren't we supposedly in on a decent QB prospect in the '16 class? With Dobbs and Ferguson, this team is still relatively young at the position.
 
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lilesrt said:
What's wrong with Jauan Jennings being the lone QB taken in this class IF Gibson chooses another program come NSD? Aren't we supposedly in on a decent QB prospect in the '16 class? With Dobbs and Ferguson, this team is still relatively young at the position.
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Jennings will most likely be an All American DB or WR, I wish he was elite at QB, and I guess he still can be. He has so much potential at other positions as well. I just come to believe (as of now) he will get his shot that he was promised but will end up elsewhere. IMO a DB, and agood one
 
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lilesrt said:
What's wrong with Jauan Jennings being the lone QB taken in this class IF Gibson chooses another program come NSD? Aren't we supposedly in on a decent QB prospect in the '16 class? With Dobbs and Ferguson, this team is still relatively young at the position.
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I'm fine with only taking Jennings if we don't land Gibson or one of the other guys on the top of their board. I'd rather use the spot on one of the many top prospects we are in on, that we may not have room for by taking a 2nd QB, than take another QB just to take one or take one only to pass on a guy who is higher on their board. Only one QB can play at a time whereas, obviously, multiple lineman/linebackers/etc. play at the same time. If they don't feel like there is anyone out there that is better than what we currently have I'd rather roll with Jennings as our only QB in this class. Interested to see how he progresses this year.
 
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I may get struck down for this but....upon watching his film..I see a more mobile Peyton Manning. He has the same body type and moves like him. Wouldn't mind taking this guy
 
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ChiroVol said:
I may get struck down for this but....upon watching his film..I see a more mobile Peyton Manning. He has the same body type and moves like him. Wouldn't mind taking this guy
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Not struck down per se...minor disfigurement and genital rearrangement.
 
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