chamrocck Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Player: Eric Martin Hometown: Moreno Valley, CA Position: LB Height: 6'2" Weight: 212 lbs. 40 time: 4.65 Visit Date: Scholarships offered: Nebraska, Arizona Favorites: Rankings/Stars: Rivals: Big Red Report: Assessing the talent: OLB prospect is athletic with toughness and hardnosed attitude. Odds of becoming a Cornhusker: 15%. We are early to offer. Watch for Pac 10 schools to offer now. Good fit for a Pelini defense...would be wise for him to visit. Link to comment
Hunter94 Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 will stay in cally if he is indeed any good..... Link to comment
chamrocck Posted June 19, 2008 Author Share Posted June 19, 2008 Evaluation now in from ESPN: http://insider.espn.go.com/ncf/recruiting/...26season%3d2009 Link to comment
Ohio Pete Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Did seem to like Nebraska back in August according to Scout, but no information since then. Link to comment
HuskerKing130 Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 Is Nebraska still recruiting Martin? Link to comment
Ohio Pete Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Is Nebraska still recruiting Martin? I guess so: Martin focusing on four Eric Martin (Moreno Valley, Calif./Rancho Verde) is easily among the elite linebackers in the West this year. He has yet to schedule any of his official visits but there are four schools he has plans to check out. Martin is a big, physical 'backer who can run. He's has the size and toughness to play inside but the athleticism to play outside as well. Throw in off the charts leadership skills and work ethic and it's no wonder he has become such a hot commodity in recent months. "Right now, the main four schools he's focusing on and the ones that are hottest on him are Nebraska, Arizona, Arizona State and Boise State," RV head coach Pete Duffy said. "He just took the SAT and hasn't gotten the results back yet so that's why he hasn't taken any of his visits. "He'll take all of his trips in January and right now, we're just working out the dates. Eric has a hard time saying no to people so right now, I think he has visits with three or four schools on the same date so we're working that out right now." We had heard that USC was heavily involved with Martin and could even offer soon. According to Duffy, that may no longer be the case. "I haven't heard from anyone at SC in three weeks," Duffy said. "For awhile, they were calling each week and sounded like they could be offering but it looks like they could be going in a different direction. "I know Eric hasn't heard from them either but that's fine. Eric is really happy with the four schools on his list and they're all great schools and great fits for him." Sounds like he's waiting on academics. Might be another to sneak out of Cali. Link to comment
junior4949 Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 At his size and speed, he's undersized and slow. He could get away with the speed and play in the middle if he was closer to 240-250. It's hard to gain much speed. Hopefully the training table puts 30 pounds on him, and he plays in the middle. Link to comment
Back In Black Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 At his size and speed, he's undersized and slow. He could get away with the speed and play in the middle if he was closer to 240-250. It's hard to gain much speed. Hopefully the training table puts 30 pounds on him, and he plays in the middle. actually 4.6 is the normal speed for a LB.... Link to comment
BigWillie Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Undersized and slow? Hmm .. Ali Highsmith Height: 5'11 Weight: 230lbs 40 yard dash: 4.95 And I could swear he was a terror under Bo flying all over the field to make plays. He looked anything but slow. This is reason number one that the 40 yard dash is the single most overrated thing in all of football. Plus being 6'2 212lbs in HS is anything but undersized. Kid is gonna end up about 235-240 or bigger when he leaves the program. Would be nice to have kids walking out of HS programs looking like body builders, but that usually does not happen. Link to comment
WVhuskerXX Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 great point Big Will..Highsmith was a great college LB Link to comment
huskerification of your brain Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 great point Big Will..Highsmith was a great college LB I will take an olb with a legit, scout combine time of 4.67. Quite a few backers rated above him ran slower combine times..... and yes the 40 is overrated! Link to comment
Ohio Pete Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Is Nebraska still recruiting Martin? If Norman doesn't pull it out (his commitment now comes with academic strings attached thus his removal from some sites), Nebraska likely moves on to Martin. Link to comment
BigWillie Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Is Nebraska still recruiting Martin? If Norman doesn't pull it out (his commitment now comes with academic strings attached thus his removal from some sites), Nebraska likely moves on to Martin. Nebraska is still recruiting Martin regardless. Link to comment
NevadaHusker27 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Is scheduled to take an official visit to Nebraska on January 16th according to rivals.com. Link to comment
herbie4pres Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 will be in town on the 16th. Link to comment
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