'17 GA LB Jaquan Henderson (Former UT commit)

[JacketVol]

This is true. With that said, coaches evaluations very all the time on the same guy as well. Outside of the elite guys that everyone offers, you're going to see staff's differ greatly on how they view a prospect like Henderson.

True. Scheme and position needs

 

[Darth_Shiveman]

Serious question to all you guys that evaluate players' film-- do you trust your film evaluation more or do you trust the coaches' evaluation more? Not being a jerk here-- just interested in others' views.

I'm no talent expert by any means. I've seen my fair share football and like to think I can see if a kid has talent or not, but no way I'm knowledgeable enough to question the coaches evaluations.

I usually give my opinions on kids with the caveat that my word means very little.

 

[Vol Main]

:fireworks::fireworks::fireworks::fireworks:

 

[kamoshika]

Jaquan Henderson can’t stop smiling.

Tennessee’s 3-star commit from Covington, Ga., joined the 2017 class during the Volunteers epic “Orange Carpet Weekend” last month, and the linebacker has had a grin on his face ever since.

“You know when you get that feeling about something? When I first stepped on campus (at Tennessee) for the very first, first, first time it just put a smile on my face,” Henderson explained. “I know I smile a lot, but this smile (was one) that everybody noticed. It was one of a kind. The way that the people treat you at the University of Tennessee, it’s hands down the best in the nation and that’s why I chose Tennessee.”
https://www.seccountry.com/tennessee/meet-tennessee-commit-jaquan-henderson

 

[butchna]

Jaquan Henderson can’t stop smiling.

Tennessee’s 3-star commit from Covington, Ga., joined the 2017 class during the Volunteers epic “Orange Carpet Weekend” last month, and the linebacker has had a grin on his face ever since.

“You know when you get that feeling about something? When I first stepped on campus (at Tennessee) for the very first, first, first time it just put a smile on my face,” Henderson explained. “I know I smile a lot, but this smile (was one) that everybody noticed. It was one of a kind. The way that the people treat you at the University of Tennessee, it’s hands down the best in the nation and that’s why I chose Tennessee.”
https://www.seccountry.com/tennessee/meet-tennessee-commit-jaquan-henderson

Henderson and Blakely. 3 stars that get to develop as redshirts but already have 5 star VFL attitudes. :thumbsup: Eagerly awaiting first Negavol MEH.

 

[VOLINVONORE]

Henderson and Blakely. 3 stars that get to develop as redshirts but already have 5 star VFL attitudes. :thumbsup: Eagerly awaiting first Negavol MEH.

Attitude in one of he most important trait to look for in a recruit. We have seen what can happen with 5
8 players who's attitude can divide a team and what it can do for a recruit who has the attitude of a Cam Sutton. Look back at who Kiffin recruited and the attitudes of many of his higher rated recruits. I take CBJ's recruits over Kiffin's every day.

 

[butchna]

Attitude in one of he most important trait to look for in a recruit. We have seen what can happen with 5
8 players who's attitude can divide a team and what it can do for a recruit who has the attitude of a Cam Sutton. Look back at who Kiffin recruited and the attitudes of many of his higher rated recruits. I take CBJ's recruits over Kiffin's every day.

There's a fine line between recruiting average athletes and recruiting talented core athletes. The star gazers are correct that we need to land difference makers but as we saw with some of Coach Fulmer's later classes and Kiffin's lone example, grabbing a bunch of high rated high schoolers and slapping em on the field does not a team make. Alabama picks and chooses every year, but Saban's best teams had a better mix IMO. There's a reason he did a Hail Mary and sent Gaulden a LOI on NSD...he was a composite 3 star but he had something.

 

[Montrell Hardy]

There's a fine line between recruiting average athletes and recruiting talented core athletes. The star gazers are correct that we need to land difference makers but as we saw with some of Coach Fulmer's later classes and Kiffin's lone example, grabbing a bunch of high rated high schoolers and slapping em on the field does not a team make. Alabama picks and chooses every year, but Saban's best teams had a better mix IMO. There's a reason he did a Hail Mary and sent Gaulden a LOI on NSD...he was a composite 3 star but he had something.

Fulmer had some highly rated busts in his 2007 class, but two of his last 3 recruiting classes (06 and 08) were absolutely terrible. Both I believe finished ranked somewhere in the 20's nationally.

 

[butchna]

Fulmer had some highly rated busts in his 2007 class, but two of his last 3 recruiting classes (06 and 08) were absolutely terrible. Both I believe finished ranked somewhere in the 20's nationally.

My point wasn't necessarily about overall ranking of the classes...more to the lacking chemistry of all of the later ones. I believe he went all in for the top prospects, and when that fell through last minute, the backup plans were pretty lacking. 🤓

 

[Orange Venom]

This kid is really under ranked lots of coaches here in Georgia can't believe he's only a 3 star

 

[Orange And Garnet]

This kid is really under ranked lots of coaches here in Georgia can't believe he's only a 3 star

Butch knows talent.

 

[Montrell Hardy]

My point wasn't necessarily about overall ranking of the classes...more to the lacking chemistry of all of the later ones. I believe he went all in for the top prospects, and when that fell through last minute, the backup plans were pretty lacking. ��

No doubt. He also had a pretty terrible recruiting staff during his final years as well.

 

[Montrell Hardy]

This kid is really under ranked lots of coaches here in Georgia can't believe he's only a 3 star

+1. He and Theo Jackson are the two guys in this class that absolutely look like solid 4-star type talents to me. I'm shocked at how low rated both still are.

 

[BigOrangeD]

+1. He and Theo Jackson are the two guys in this class that absolutely look like solid 4-star type talents to me. I'm shocked at how low rated both still are.

:good!:

Hope they get a bump.

 

[butchna]

No doubt. He also had a pretty terrible recruiting staff during his final years as well.

What was his issue with Dan Brooks?

 

[Montrell Hardy]

What was his issue with Dan Brooks?

Who's issue with Brooks?

 

[BigOrangeD]

Who's issue with Brooks?

Who's on first.

 

[butchna]

Who's issue with Brooks?

Fulmer's...I may have him mixed up with an OL coach, but I thought he let Brooks go.

 

[Montrell Hardy]

Fulmer's...I may have him mixed up with an OL coach, but I thought he let Brooks go.

Not sure off the top of my head. He never let Brooks go. He was there until the end. He was a great recruiter in the 90's but man did he fall off as a recruiter by the time the mid 2000's rolled around.

 

[butchna]

Not sure off the top of my head. He never let Brooks go. He was there until the end. He was a great recruiter in the 90's but man did he fall off as a recruiter by the time the mid 2000's rolled around.

My bad then...it must have been the OL coach. Whoever preceded Adkins.

 

[LoudOrange]

My bad then...it must have been the OL coach. Whoever preceded Adkins.

Was it Jimmy Ray Stephens?

 

[butchna]

Was it Jimmy Ray Stephens?

Sounds right...I was getting all my tidbits on TOS back then.

 

[drvenner]

Was it Jimmy Ray Stephens?

Mike Barry was there, too. Jimmy Ray was one of the worst OL coaches that we have ever had, I think.

 

[sonofUT62]

My bad then...it must have been the OL coach. Whoever preceded Adkins.

Jimmy Earl Ray Bubba Stephens

 

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