Thanks_Tom RR Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Player: Jalen Jelks Hometown: Phoenix, AZ School: Desert Vista Position: Defensive end Height: 6'5" Weight: 245 lbs 40 time: 4.90 sec Offers: Arizona, Arizona St, Boise St, Nebraska, Oregon, Oregon St, Tennessee, Washington, Wisconsin Rivals: :star 247: :star Scout: :star ESPN: Highlights Quote Link to comment
StPaulHusker Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Must be looking at him as a DE? Otherwise he's going to need to eat a few samiches to play in D-1 1 Quote Link to comment
swmohusker Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 I think Thad randle was around 250 in hs. 250 can easily become 280-300 with a college nutrition and strength and conditioning. You can get a steal if u can project an undersized high school lineman with some talent. Quote Link to comment
RedRedJarvisRedwine Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 I think Thad randle was around 250 in hs. 250 can easily become 280-300 with a college nutrition and strength and conditioning. You can get a steal if u can project an undersized high school lineman with some talent. Thats all well and good. And I agree with you. My question is this, what about our interior Dline play gives us the impression that we don't need help right now. Projects are nice for end of the class fillers but I think we need instant help. Quote Link to comment
RockyMountainOySker Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Thad Randle is also 6 foot. Jelks is definitely being recruited for DE. 1 Quote Link to comment
swmohusker Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 If 6 foot can put on 40 to 50 pounds then 6'5 can easily hold that and stay quick. I am not saying he can't play d end. But it is very reasonable to recruit a 6'5 245 d tackle and expect him to play at 280-290. We aren't good enough yet, or in the right region to not recruit projects. There is a very few d lineman in the nation ready to play out of high school. Yes, even 4 and 5 star tackles sometimes struggle to make an immediate impact. I think projects or jucos are the best route for us. Until we win big and can steal an elite d tackle. Quote Link to comment
dylan Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Yup. Plenty of kids have put on 40-50 pounds between their junior year of high school and their second year of college. And we cannot afford to sacrifice good prospects for the future in the hope that we'll somehow find someone ready to go right now. That was one of the mistakes Callahan made. Quote Link to comment
Thanks_Tom RR Posted June 22, 2013 Author Share Posted June 22, 2013 The offer is for DE (updated the profile), so good call StPaul (+1 coming your way). Also, saw that Scout is reporting a visit from Jelks http://nebraska.scout.com/a.z?s=204&p=2&c=1301504&ssf=1&RequestedURL=http%3a%2f%2fnebraska.scout.com%2f2%2f1301504.html Any weight to this story, or just rumors and open-ended promises? Quote Link to comment
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