This one partially surprised me. He was a grey shirt, and had really bought into the RTB culture. Both he and his mom were all in on Twitter recently as well. Though I did notice during the bye week, he went to L.A. for the weekend, and not his home of Texas, so perhaps he has other dreams. Also didn't seem like he really had a position fit. Good athlete, but couldn't find the right spot?
Doesnt surprise me. Sanford made this place unattractive to pass catching players.
He was also at least 4th on the depth chart behind BSF, Geers, and Kallerup for 2022.
It looks like he had a few offers at lower levels so there could still be interest for him out there. Hopefully, anyway.
Some of them just aren't ready to hang up the cleats because they enjoy competing on game days. I get your point on the education though but there are some very high academia institutions in the FCS division.
Ah, I forgot about Kallerup. He got a lot of buzz out of camp and played more than Henderson I'm pretty sure. Hate losing depth at a fairly thin position though...
Alvarez is huge (6-7/255). I know that the Gophers ran a formation (prior to Sanford) with Schlueter at TE and maye that's a role they envision for someone of Alvarez' size. They did throw more to the TE this season
247 has him listed as an OL, and I'm pretty sure that's what he was recruited as. But could play a hybrid if needed. Nice frame, though.
That's an interesting site...thanks. It's not totally up to date as Gordon & Martin appear, but it's cool. Wonder how reliable/accurate their scouting service is. Here's their draft grades on Gophers:
Agreed. The ones who can't evolve with the changes will get left behind. Those that get ahead of the curve will have success while the others are still trying to figure things out.
Nathan Jones is a TE who is committed. He was planning on playing OT at Abiline Christian prior to us offering. So I'd assume he is more of a blocker too.
If you're just a student, moving around to different schools is not the easiest way to graduate.
He'll have to change his last name, if he comes here.
Fair point.
Yeah, it shouldn't be much of an issue. It's something to consider though. I know some schools don't accept various transfer credits too. So it's more of a speedbump than a massive hurdle, but a bump nonetheless.
Does anybody know if Geers is more of a blocking type like Kieft? Honestly Ko Kieft was my favorite player to watch this season and I will miss him. Hope we have an heir apparent.
He already used his "free" year. So unless he has graduated, he'd have to sit a year, not?
Also worried about this, but I think the Sandford firing will go a long way towards him stayin
Geers seems pretty well rounded as both a receiver and blocker.
Free education might be sacrificed. There is a very high chance some of these kids are not offered a scholarship anywhere once they hit the portal.
I would think so. He redshirted in 2019. You never know when an Aunt will get sick though, or a guy just sees greener pastures. I hope he sticks around and is our go to option next year.
