K Barret Pickering [Nebraska - Signed LOI]

[NUance]

 

 

Husker commit ranked No. 1 at position

Nebraska's kicker commit gets No. 1 ranking.

Michael Bruntz - May 31, 10:45 PM

Nebraska is off to a tremendous start with it 2018 class, holding commits from several elite defensive backs and wide receivers. Add another spot to that list: kicker.

Nebraska kicker commit Barret Pickering is now the No. 1 kicker in the country according to the industry-generated 247Sports Composite.

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Here's the article about that. We've had a lot of great kickers over the years. Barret may be the most highly ranked one coming out of high school. :

 

I think Jordan Congdon was rated as the #1 kicker in the country when we got him and Mauro Bondi was pretty high too but I don't think as high. I'm actually embarrassed by my kicker recruit knowledge so I'm going to stop now.

 

 

Yeah, that's right. I forgot about Jordon Congdon. Funny that most of our best kickers haven't been rated nearly as high as Congdon or Bondi.

[broganreynik]

Kunalic was pretty highly rated wasn't he? I know C******n recruited him after going for it on 4th down vs. Auburn, because he didn't have faith in Congdon's leg.

[HuskermanMike]

Recruiting has to be a lot better now that we have the number one overall player at a position! This guy will start as a freshman and may have some growing pains but inside 50 this guy should be really good.

[Warrior10]

Will attend FNL on the 23rd.

[Mavric]

[huskerfan92]

 

That photoshop job is rough to say the least....

[famoustitles]

https://twitter.com/PickeringBarret/status/892377936455774209

Our kicker is jacked! Been living in the weight room

[famoustitles]

Rating dropped on composite,

247's rating has him at 20th best kicker and a 2 star. : (

Rivals - 3rd ranked kicker

Scout - 6th

[broganreynik]

Rating dropped on composite,

247's rating has him at 20th best kicker and a 2 star. : (

Rivals - 3rd ranked kicker

Scout - 6th

I thought 2-stars meant they weren't evaluated yet.

[famoustitles]

 

Rating dropped on composite,

247's rating has him at 20th best kicker and a 2 star. : (

Rivals - 3rd ranked kicker

Scout - 6th

I thought 2-stars meant they weren't evaluated yet.

Nope. Here's their definition of a 2 star

 

"79 - below = Two-star prospect. This player makes up the bulk of Division I rosters. He may have little pro-potential, but is likely to become a role player for his respective school"

[Landlord]

^ That doesn't really apply to kickers, though.

[84HuskerLaw]

Rating dropped on composite,

247's rating has him at 20th best kicker and a 2 star. : (

Rivals - 3rd ranked kicker

Scout - 6th

It would seem apparent that these ratings outfits and their ratings are maniupulated and are 'adjusted' depending on who a player is being recruited by and or who a player may commit to. There would be no reason a given high school player's rating would change during the summer, up or down, significantly certainly. A player's entire body of work, stats, physical data, academic work, etc doesn't change much in the summer. Now, a fall season with lots of incredible kicks or lots of poor ones could and should make a difference.

[famoustitles]

^ That doesn't really apply to kickers, though.

Because kickers can't go pro or because they can't be a role player on a team?

[In the Deed the Glory]

 

Rating dropped on composite,

247's rating has him at 20th best kicker and a 2 star. : (

Rivals - 3rd ranked kicker

Scout - 6th

It would seem apparent that these ratings outfits and their ratings are maniupulated and are 'adjusted' depending on who a player is being recruited by and or who a player may commit to. There would be no reason a given high school player's rating would change during the summer, up or down, significantly certainly. A player's entire body of work, stats, physical data, academic work, etc doesn't change much in the summer. Now, a fall season with lots of incredible kicks or lots of poor ones could and should make a difference.

 

That is just not true. There is a ton of movement on ratings in the summer because kids attend camps where they are closely evaluated by these prognosticators. Now, if you want to debate their rating system for kickers you would have a leg to stand on.

[Mavric]

Now the #4 K per Rivals and up to a three-star