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[SkerChicago]

Player: Robert Lockhart
Hometown: Boca Raton, Florida
School: West Boca Raton
Position: WR
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 180 lbs
40 time: 4.5
Bench Max:
Squat Max:
Shuttle:
Vertical:
Visit Date: 1/26/11

Scholarships offered: Nebraska, Virgina Tech, Kansas State, Vanderbilt, Eastern Michigan, Florida Atlantic, Florida International

Rivals: (5.6)

New WR target that is apparently in Lincoln now. Teammate of K Maro Bondi.

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I will take him, we need another WR.

[SkerChicago]

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When Boca Raton, Florida wide receiver Robert Lockhart received an offer from the Nebraska Cornhuskers, he wasn’t about to wait very long to see what the school was all about.

Lockhart is currently in Lincoln seeing the sights before he visits Virginia Tech this upcoming weekend.

Bleacher Report Article

[BIGREDFAN_in_OMAHA]

Had 34 catches for 686 yards and 6 TDs

[corncraze]

So he's being recruited to play WR? I'm confused now, why did we not offer the kid from Bama, but we did this kid?

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corncraze, on 27 January 2011 - 11:14 AM, said:

So he's being recruited to play WR? I'm confused now, why did we not offer the kid from Bama, but we did this kid?

I think Earnest would have been a little bit of a stretch, but Robert plays in the second biggest class in the state of Florida and he seems to be more fluid and a better route runner than Earnest.

[BIG ERN]

Looks like he would be more productive at DB than WR

[iruletheskool]

said the visit went very well and was what he expected. also said that the weather won't be much of a factor.

Will be in VT, as previously stated, and will probably decide on signing day.

[jsneb83]

iruletheskool, on 27 January 2011 - 09:46 PM, said:

said the visit went very well and was what he expected. also said that the weather won't be much of a factor.

Will be in VT, as previously stated, and will probably decide on signing day.

Good thing it was in the 40s today. Not sure he would have said that if it was 0 with a wind chill -20.

[robsker]

BIG ERN, on 27 January 2011 - 11:30 AM, said:

Looks like he would be more productive at DB than WR

His film was impressive. Has excellent hands. loves contact --- both as a WR and as a DB. Violent player as a safety. Has good field vision and nice moves. To repeat, great hands --- in his film he had a dozen diving catches and acrobatic catches that were borderline almost uncatchable --- and he caught them. His speed seems somewhat limited --- not a lot of second gear in him, but his lateral mobility, his spins, his elusiveness and his toughness (and those hands) might make him an excellent slot receiver over the middle. He is not a stretch-the-field guy but seems to be a really nice looking prospect. Love to have him. His ability to be a safety or a slot receiver and the toughness and hands.... yep... he would be real nice to have.

[BIGREDFAN_in_OMAHA]

robsker, on 28 January 2011 - 10:47 AM, said:

BIG ERN, on 27 January 2011 - 11:30 AM, said:

Looks like he would be more productive at DB than WR

His film was impressive. Has excellent hands. loves contact --- both as a WR and as a DB. Violent player as a safety. Has good field vision and nice moves. To repeat, great hands --- in his film he had a dozen diving catches and acrobatic catches that were borderline almost uncatchable --- and he caught them. His speed seems somewhat limited --- not a lot of second gear in him, but his lateral mobility, his spins, his elusiveness and his toughness (and those hands) might make him an excellent slot receiver over the middle. He is not a stretch-the-field guy but seems to be a really nice looking prospect. Love to have him. His ability to be a safety or a slot receiver and the toughness and hands.... yep... he would be real nice to have.

In the Nate Swift mold?

[robsker]

BIGREDFAN_in_OMAHA, on 28 January 2011 - 10:52 AM, said:

robsker, on 28 January 2011 - 10:47 AM, said:

BIG ERN, on 27 January 2011 - 11:30 AM, said:

Looks like he would be more productive at DB than WR

His film was impressive. Has excellent hands. loves contact --- both as a WR and as a DB. Violent player as a safety. Has good field vision and nice moves. To repeat, great hands --- in his film he had a dozen diving catches and acrobatic catches that were borderline almost uncatchable --- and he caught them. His speed seems somewhat limited --- not a lot of second gear in him, but his lateral mobility, his spins, his elusiveness and his toughness (and those hands) might make him an excellent slot receiver over the middle. He is not a stretch-the-field guy but seems to be a really nice looking prospect. Love to have him. His ability to be a safety or a slot receiver and the toughness and hands.... yep... he would be real nice to have.

In the Nate Swift mold?

Nice point. Yes... very much like nate Swift. I am a computer dork so I don't know how to put his film into this thread. But... if you go to the BBS under Lockhart in their recruiting section you can see the film for yourself. If you watch it, I'd guess you would, like me, be impressed with some of the catches this kid made --- over the shoulder, behind him, diving, wounded ducks that were like fielding punts that he out-jumped/out-wrangled 2 -3 guys to get --- and he caught them all. And he was tough too. So yeah... like Nate Swift.

Also, its not like he (or Swift for that matter) is slow --- it is just that his film was not about blowing by people --- but about being in traffic fielding passes that few people would have caught. And he was shifty too. And on D he was a missle. I would guess he has decent speed (not a strength or a weakness) but his hands, vision, and toughness are definite strengths.

I really like this kid. If we land him, I will predict that he will be a real contributor for the Big Red within a few years --- not sure if on D or on O --- but with hands like that, my impression is... put him on O.

[Nexus]

Read a post on another board that ESPN liked what they saw of Lockhart at an All-Star game a few weeks ago and bumped him up to a

Apparently that was the reason why VaTech and Nebraska came into the picture late.

Robert Lockhart ESPN

[BIG ERN]

Nexus, on 29 January 2011 - 11:06 AM, said:

Read a post on another board that ESPN liked what they saw of Lockhart at an All-Star game a few weeks ago and bumped him up to a

Apparently that was the reason why VaTech and Nebraska came into the picture late.

Robert Lockhart ESPN

Nice. If ESPN is bouncing you up he must have played a really solid all-star game. I guess WR looks like his calling.

[mitch7]

I didn't realize how highly rate both he and Bondi are

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mitch7, on 29 January 2011 - 11:28 AM, said:

I didn't realize how highly rate both he and Bondi are

Real late "bloomers", alot of interest for these two in the last couple of weeks.

[irieboy8]

aspeedlin4589, on 29 January 2011 - 11:29 AM, said:

mitch7, on 29 January 2011 - 11:28 AM, said:

I didn't realize how highly rate both he and Bondi are

Real late "bloomers", alot of interest for these two in the last couple of weeks.

get him here.......

[lionsfan93]

How much will Bondi's decision come into play here? I would love to get this guy.

[zoogies]

I don't think we are going to have to worry about running out of spots

[lionsfan93]

zoogies, on 30 January 2011 - 05:24 PM, said:

I don't think we are going to have to worry about running out of spots

Oh I'm not worried about running out of spots...I'm just saying because they are teammates, will that come into play?

[Huskers Fan Too]

lionsfan93, on 30 January 2011 - 05:30 PM, said:

zoogies, on 30 January 2011 - 05:24 PM, said:

I don't think we are going to have to worry about running out of spots

Oh I'm not worried about running out of spots...I'm just saying because they are teammates, will that come into play?

Hopefully it helps out. It seemed to help with Jackson and Santos as well as Stafford and Carter. Can we make it 3 for 3?!?!

[SkerChicago]

He had a lot of positives to say about the Blacksburg visit. Sounds to me like that's where he's going to end up. The relationships he has with Beamer and staff are just deeper than what he was able to build with Bo and Company in such a short time.

We'll see though. He's not rushing the decision...could be after signing day if he's unsure.

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Sounds as though him and Bondi want to play together. Hopefully Mauro is a good recruiter.

[iruletheskool]

committed to VT

[blackshirt25]

iruletheskool, on 31 January 2011 - 09:57 PM, said:

committed to VT

dont worry we are stacked at WR

[iruletheskool]

We do have a few with potential.

[blackshirt25]

all the WRs have potential...we just dont have the right offensive coaches in place to help them reach it

[HuskerNLimbo]

Sean Callahans twitter: Cross one off the board tonight for Nebraska...WR Robert Lockhart commits to Virginia Tech. Really not a big surprise.

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Good luck to Robert! Playing for Frank Beamer or Bo Pelini, you cannot go wrong.

[iruletheskool]

maybe second thoughts..?


Lockhart

[PaulCrewe]

iruletheskool, on 01 February 2011 - 06:11 PM, said:

maybe second thoughts..?


Lockhart

Call him up Bondi. Need a third set of teammates on scholly for next year

[Nexus]

iruletheskool, on 01 February 2011 - 06:11 PM, said:

maybe second thoughts..?


Lockhart

Interesting development. Wonder if Bondi has any influence in this?

[PaulCrewe]

Interestingly he didn't sign his letter to Va Tech when Bondi signed with NU. Thinking????....

[papio2chi]

PaulCrewe, on 02 February 2011 - 08:06 AM, said:

Interestingly he didn't sign his letter to Va Tech when Bondi signed with NU. Thinking????....

That's the rumor.

[Huskerbreeze]

Rivals has him committed to Huskers. Not yet signed as of 9:20 a.m. this morning.

[Lava]

Would be quite the signing day steal if he signs.

[Minnesota_husker]

This would be a nice little get!

[lionsfan93]

Huskerbreeze, on 02 February 2011 - 09:21 AM, said:

Rivals has him committed to Huskers. Not yet signed as of 9:20 a.m. this morning.

No they don't...says that he is solid VT...

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