'22 FL SDE Gabriel Jacas (Illinois signee)

[bigorange]

220 lb weight class

I wrestled at 106 and 113 in high school. Started at 85 in middle lmao.

 

[bigorange]

WATCH: Fort Pierce Central's Gabriel Jacas secures 3A state title at 220 pounds in style

That was for the title? That might be the easiest pin I’ve ever seen. Wtf??

 

[walkenvol]

That was for the title? That might be the easiest pin I’ve ever seen. Wtf??

Too many divisions in a state without a strong wrestling tradition

 

[Mulevol93]

He’s gonna add 40 or so pounds playing in college-he looks small for his frame in that wrestling video, bet that keeps the weight off him.

 

[bigl3327]

He’s gonna add 40 or so pounds playing in college-he looks small for his frame in that wrestling video, bet that keeps the weight off him.

Supposedly, he's over 240 right now.

 

[allvolrecruiting]

I want to see him be a national champion in football.

preferably here

 

[Pridedad]

What is an edge player? Is this just a DE?

 

[Mr French]

What is an edge player? Is this just a DE?

Hybrid. 4-3 defensive end and 3-4 olb... that's why they usually fall in the 6'3" 250-270 range.

 

[Pridedad]

Hybrid. 4-3 defensive end and 3-4 olb... that's why they usually fall in the 6'3" 250-270 range.

Thanks. As a band guy some time I get lost in the nuances of the defensive terms.

 

[Mr French]

Thanks. As a band guy some time I get lost in the nuances of the defensive terms.

Glad to help, most positions on defense are going the way of a tweener in regards to positions. Long enough to go against a tackle and twitchy enough to drop into zone coverage which allows exotic blitz packages.

 

[MoB_MoVols]

 

[abbyvol]

Coach Garner " coaches really well, really hard but Loves hard"
VOL.

 

[BondJamesBond]

True but they are rare as he pointed out. 100s of others don’t

It takes 4 years for us to sign 100 prospects.

 

[NighthawkVol]

What is an edge player? Is this just a DE?

Yes, but on the weak side. In the 4-2-5, you want a bigger Strong Side DE (Blakley and Butler for the 2021 Vols), but the EDGE is a hybrid Weak Side DE/OLB who can rush the QB. The Vols call it a LEO in their defense. Young, Baron, and Harrison play that position for UT. A guy like Lawrence Taylor would have been a perfect “EDGE.”

In 34 defenses, it’s basically the JACK.

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

 

[swchandler1988]

Done deal?

 

[VolzMan53]

SIAP....

 

[VAVol85]

SIAP....

After growing up in FL, why would you want to go freeze your a$$ off in Champaign, IL?

 

[Blake25p]

After growing up in FL, why would you want to go freeze your a$$ off in Champaign, IL?

Because that was his best offer up until we offered.

 

[VAVol85]

Because that was his best offer up until we offered.

Just listening to his interview, it sounds like it’s either us or the Illini and he is deciding on Wednesday - pretty sure I know which one I would pick!

 

[AthensVol2007]

The 2018 championship was fueled by top 5 classes in 2015 and 2016. The 2016 championship by classes in the mid-teens. The typical recruit in such classes is not a three star with less than stellar offers.

In no way am I trying to take a shot at this recruit. I am speaking generally to refute this idea that top teams and the top of the recruiting rankings have nothing in common.

Of course, you’ll just raise the chicken and egg argument that the recruit rankings are driven by the teams that the recruits commit to. So, maybe easiest to just agree to disagree at this point.

One thing to look at with Dabo and Clemson classes is not just the ranking but the substance of it. He rarely signs 25 man classes so his point totals aren’t large enough to be a top 5 class but the level of player is. Right now he has like the 15th rated class (without looking it up again) but he only has like 12 kids. But within that 12, 9 are 4 or 5*. So 75% of his class is elite players. Meanwhile 25% of our class is what the services would classify as elite.

 

[allvolrecruiting]

Vol

 

[bigl3327]

He's a Vol!

 

[Vol Main]

Star. Ratings. Aren’t. Science.

Uh...

 

[NighthawkVol]

I’m not sure they see Jacas as an EDGE. He doesn’t look quick-twitch on film. The staff may be recruiting him more as a SDE or DT (after adding weight).

And that may be why they think more highly of him than the rating services…they’re projecting him at a different position.