DT Lavon Hooks [Ole Miss Commit]

[Ed Helms]

Player: Lavon Hooks

Hometown: Booneville, MS

School: Northeast Mississippi C.C.

Position: DT

Height: 6'4"

Weight: 295

40 time:

Offers: Arizona, Arizona St., Auburn, Baylor, California, Iowa St., Miami (FL), Mississippi, Miss St., Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, Washington, West Virginia

 

Rivals: :star :star

247: :star :star

Scout: :star :star

ESPN: :star :star

 

Highlights:

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/528604/highlights/9455655

http://rivals.yahoo.com/video/recruiting-football/Lavon-Hooks-Highlights-1110008;_ylt=AtKQmGzjgXXFjiYKwxdCKVVfs5B4

[MLB 51]

Why is he not ranked by any of the other service? Someone mentioned he was a beast.

[ccm420]

who cares about the services. 16.5 sacks. big time offers. 6'5'' 290.

[BIG ERN]

Man this would be another big defensive line get. Need some d-lineman from the dirty souF.

[HuskerFowler]

“I just want to have a good chance of coming in and getting playing time next year,” he said. “I don’t have to be a starter. I want to earn everything I get. I do want to feel like there will be some playing time.”

 

I think he will fit in here just fine

[lionsfan93]

“I just want to have a good chance of coming in and getting playing time next year,” he said. “I don’t have to be a starter. I want to earn everything I get. I do want to feel like there will be some playing time.”

 

I think he will fit in here just fine

That's one of the best quotes I've heard from a player. Looks like we will end up with at least one more JUCO d-lineman...and that sounds like success for us next year!

[girlknowsfootball]

I hope this ends up being our JUCO DT for our 2013 class. He'll be ready to go next year and he looks to be a beast!

[nuhuskeralum]

Yes, I hope so too. Gotta love a kid willing to work to get where he wants to be and not expect it to be handed to him.

[Ed Helms]

Rivals just updated him to a 5.8 :star :star

[lionsfan93]

Rivals just updated him to a 5.8 :star :star

Is Rivals suddenly in love with us?!? We land Gregory and they bump him up. Now we start recruiting Lavon and get him for a visit and they bump him too. Or maybe our coaches just know what they are doing when it comes to recruiting...

 

Also, I wouldn't mind taking him plus Quincy for next year and even Toby for the following two years. IMO, you just can't turn down this kind of talent.

[nuhuskeralum]

I don't think we would turn any high quality DT down until we had 4 signed. Personally I like this guy better than Johnson.

[HuskerFowler]

Sounds like we are in a good position with Quincy. I think we would take both him and Hooks, and maybe Jamone Boyd to round out the D line, maybe a HS kid if one of the guys on our board fell in our lap.

 

Its interesting, from an interview i read yesterday, Terry Joseph didnt tell Hooks anything about what to expect here, didnt tell him about the atmosphere or anything. Setting him up for a big surprise, good tactic.

[StPaulHusker]

I don't think we would turn any high quality DT down until we had 4 signed. Personally I like this guy better than Johnson.

Because he has 2 good knees instead of one? Johnson is every bit as good or better than this guy. Not to take anything away from him but these 2 are big gets no matter where they go.

[Haspula]

I think we take 2 DTs this year

[flatwaterfan]

Nebraska has stepped up their offers to DT's and I think are in on some good ones like Mr. Hooks here.