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ILB Rodney Groce, Jr. [Mississippi State - Signed LOI]


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1 hour ago, The_Fan_Man said:

You always are looking for faster players but he is big, looks like he moves well on film, is super strong, and is a pretty good long jumper. It's certainly the sort of player you want on Nebraska at this point.

The Hudl page lists his 40 at 4.7.   Where does this 5.1 time come from.   I don't think we'd offer a 5.1 guy to play LB.   He'd have to switch over to center or punt or something.  LOL.

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16 hours ago, 84HuskerLaw said:

The Hudl page lists his 40 at 4.7.   Where does this 5.1 time come from.   I don't think we'd offer a 5.1 guy to play LB.   He'd have to switch over to center or punt or something.  LOL.

It makes sense that his hudl page would be 4.7. He definitely runs closer to a 5.1 than a 4.7. We need to stop being obsessed with 40 times. It has more to do with training than speed. 

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He is in the same boat as Marvin Scott was in Florida.  The home state fans (AU and Bama) would love for him to join their team but he is down on the recruiting board.  

 

The fans say he is a very good LB and moves very well for a kid his size.  Has a very good instinct for reading plays and getting to the ball.  

 

After reading more on him from other team sites,  he wanted to commit to Auburn this spring but his parents told him to wait and wanted him to take other visits.  Sounds like they want him to leave the state.  

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38 minutes ago, Waldo said:

It makes sense that his hudl page would be 4.7. He definitely runs closer to a 5.1 than a 4.7. We need to stop being obsessed with 40 times. It has more to do with training than speed. 

 

Yup, plus 40 times are notorious for being way off. His 4.7 was probably hand timed and his 5.1 was verified. There is a lot of sub 5 second guys out there who have never had a verified time and are probably at 5 or higher.

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The more I watch his film I can see him as the walk up OLB/DE pass rush specialist. Don't think he would do well in coverage, but tell him to get the ball carrier or QB, and I think he could do pretty well.

His short distance burst and quickness are pretty damn good. Don't care what his 40 is, he isn't gonna be running 40 yards much imo.

And saw a couple highlights of him punting, so maybe could do that too;)

 

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2 hours ago, C N Red said:

The more I watch his film I can see him as the walk up OLB/DE pass rush specialist. Don't think he would do well in coverage, but tell him to get the ball carrier or QB, and I think he could do pretty well.

His short distance burst and quickness are pretty damn good. Don't care what his 40 is, he isn't gonna be running 40 yards much imo.

And saw a couple highlights of him punting, so maybe could do that too;)

 

If he’s running 40 yards...he’s probably still chasing Fields like Barry and Honas. Barry alone has to run a 5.3. 

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1 hour ago, Decked said:

If he’s running 40 yards...he’s probably still chasing Fields like Barry and Honas. Barry alone has to run a 5.3. 

Sometimes the 40 doesn't match the play on the field. I think Dedrick Young ran a 4.6 at the pro day, and I don't think he would've looked a lot better chasing Fields. I don't think Barry is slow, but he seemed paralyzed waiting for Fields to make a move on him which meant Fields could just run by him. 

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4 hours ago, C N Red said:

The more I watch his film I can see him as the walk up OLB/DE pass rush specialist. Don't think he would do well in coverage, but tell him to get the ball carrier or QB, and I think he could do pretty well.

His short distance burst and quickness are pretty damn good. Don't care what his 40 is, he isn't gonna be running 40 yards much imo.

And saw a couple highlights of him punting, so maybe could do that too;)

 

We're recruiting him at Inside LB so much more run support and not as much pass coverage.

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