Westerkamp Catches Everything

[Mavric]

Changed my mind. Probably deserves it's own thread.

 

[Mavric]

Husker Extra ‏@huskerextra 1h

Jordan Westerkamp on the catch. Fran Gardler on the photo. Plenty more, too, here: http://bit.ly/1lI2UHx #Huskers pic.twitter.com/eesNyLbNhr

[Mavric]

Hail Varsity ‏@HailVarsity 59m

We know it didn’t count, but @JordanWesty1 continues to amaze. #Huskers. pic.twitter.com/rBfJTHgLWK

[Mavric]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c_DsfHFzkg

[Mavric]

Nebraska Huskers @Huskers · 5h

#Westerkatching. It's the thing to do. #SCTop10 http://twitter.com/Huskers/status/508308211430985728/photo/1pic.twitter.com/UkXMUSjVjj

[The Dude]

I remember being nervous when he took that trip to Notre Dame during his recruitment, glad he came here. He was sort of the crown jewel of that class. He's going to have a heckuva highlight reel before he goes to the league.

[Mavric]

Samuel McKewon ‏@swmckewonOWH 1h1 hour ago

Nebraska WR Jordan Westerkamp has been running routes since the third grade. It shows. #huskers

Mike Schaefer ‏@mikejschaefer 1h1 hour ago

@swmckewonOWH More impressive is that he was filming them and studying it by 5th grade. #jokebutcouldbetrue

[HUSKER FREAK]

Well he did drop a TD pass in the last game. I am betting he remembers that one more than the great catches though. Just seems like that type of competitor.

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[Jorow99]

I remember reading an article about him breaking all the Illinois HS state records 2 years before he started and proceeded to tell everyone how bomb he was going to be. So glad I wasn't wrong.

[NUance]

 

Was searching to see if I could find that other great catch he had against McNeese State. I happened to find this pic. I knew Bell has some serious vertical leap. Had no idea that Westerkamp has springs like this. Nice!

 

Here's the other McNeese St catch I was looking for: LINK

[Branno]

This kid has turned into everything we hoped he would be. I wouldn't trade him for any other receiver in the country.

[Bradr]

 

Had no idea that Westerkamp has springs like this.

 

A little

[Mavric]

As unassuming as Westerkamp can be, it could be easy to forget that the player from suburban Lombard, Illinois, set his state’s high school record for catches, yards and touchdowns, or overlook that, in a run-heavy offense, he already has 474 receiving yards and thus a good shot at Nebraska’s first 1,000-yard season.

But you also know that Westerkamp’s dad, Bob, was a college wide receiver. And that Bob Westerkamp has been schooling Jordan in the craft of receiving since the third grade. That’s when Westerkamp remembers first running pass routes. Westerkamp jokes that he probably caught “a thousand” balls a day. Since Westerkamp isn’t one for hyperbole, he’s asked if he’s serious.

No, it wasn’t quite 1,000 passes a day. But it’s a lot. So those plays in which it looks like his hands have a magnet for the ball, that’s not an extended streak of dumb luck.

That’s practice. And practice. And practice.

“He does the extra,” coach Bo Pelini said. “He always has. He’s a kid who gets every ounce out of his ability.”

Said Westerkamp: “The more you do it, the better you’ll get with it. The more you do it, the more natural you’ll get with it. So I think being able to do that, and continually catch footballs since what seems like forever, it’s almost become second nature.”

 

OWH

[Mavric]

 

[I.M. OLD]

I can't remember a Husker receiver since I have been watching with better hands.