JUCO DE Junior Aho [SMU- Signed LOI]

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40 minutes ago, flatwaterfan said:

He will be a OLB (RE-OLB) IMO and to me is very similar to Garrett Nelson.    Reported as running in the low 4.6 range which I would assume is hand-timed so runs a 4.8 electronic.   I do not see him as a 3-4 DE but I suppose they might have him do that in third and forever?   He can put his hand down as a 4-3 RE for sure if they want him to play that technique.  Don't we do that on occassion?  We need OLB's that are physically ready to play so okay with this pickup.

 

I like the fact that he is a former soccer/boxer/mixed martial arts guy.    Soccer players learn how to take good angles.   They are always running so they understand conditioning and they have good feet.  Boxing is a good indicator that the guy is not afraid to hit and take a blow.   Mixed martial arts is the same plus it adds the wrestling aspect where leverage concepts come into play as well as shooting for legs which translates to a quick first step in football.     

4.6 on laser according to coach who contacted Held. That’s exciting if true! 

[Nebfanatic]

4 minutes ago, ZMagers22 said:

4.6 on laser according to coach who contacted Held. That’s exciting if true! 

4.6 laser is cookin for a guy his size. We need that kind of speed strength combo on the edge

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38 minutes ago, Dr. Strangelove said:

That is hilarious, you got me there.

 

But what is not legit is Nebraska and taking players that they should not be taking.

Hey Eeyore, take your downtrodden analysis back to the Hundred Acre Wood. You’ll be screaming this kids name in 3 years, just like the rest of us. 

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6 minutes ago, Nebfanatic said:

4.6 laser is cookin for a guy his size. We need that kind of speed strength combo on the edge

My thoughts exactly. His coach said “

"He's improved a ton, but he's still a pup," Forchtner said. "He's got a long way to go and he can improve a ton. And he will. …

"He's got a size/speed combo that's pretty rare. He ran a low 4.6-second (range) on the laser (in the 40-yard dash), so that's his strong point,"

 

Here is the article I read:

 

https://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/recruiting/huskers-land-a-pair-of-juco-defenders-in-junior-aho/article_bbeddd6a-8563-554c-bc75-e8e272b217ae.html

 

 

[BigRedBuster]

He's definitely an interesting athlete.  From his film, he will have to completely learn how to tackle.  

[theknife]

5 minutes ago, ZMagers22 said:

My thoughts exactly. His coach said “

"He's improved a ton, but he's still a pup," Forchtner said. "He's got a long way to go and he can improve a ton. And he will. …

"He's got a size/speed combo that's pretty rare. He ran a low 4.6-second (range) on the laser (in the 40-yard dash), so that's his strong point,"

 

Here is the article I read:

 

https://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/recruiting/huskers-land-a-pair-of-juco-defenders-in-junior-aho/article_bbeddd6a-8563-554c-bc75-e8e272b217ae.html

 

 

So this says a summer graduate. 

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2 minutes ago, theknife said:

So this says a summer graduate. 

It does, but he’s got 4 for 3. We could bring him in this summer and give him a full season and 4 games experience to adapt to B1G ball. I think this kid has a chance to make a name for himself. If they use him as an OLB with low 4.6 speed... he’s going to eat. Average NFL OLB 40 is 4.65. 

[theknife]

6 minutes ago, ZMagers22 said:

It does, but he’s got 4 for 3. We could bring him in this summer and give him a full season and 4 games experience to adapt to B1G ball. I think this kid has a chance to make a name for himself. If they use him as an OLB with low 4.6 speed... he’s going to eat. Average NFL OLB 40 is 4.65. 

Oh for sure, I just saw the tweet on the previous page talking about maybe Spring. It's nice we found 2 Juco kids with 4 for 3. 

[WVhuskerXX]

49 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

He's definitely an interesting athlete.  From his film, he will have to completely learn how to tackle.  

He will fit right in then 

[flatwaterfan]

1 hour ago, ZMagers22 said:

4.6 on laser according to coach who contacted Held. That’s exciting if true! 

That's good to know.   Thanks for the info!

 

 

[Husker03]

Hopefully he's a Randy Gregory that finally found football last year.

[4skers89]

It's going to be awesome when he Judo throws his first RB!

[gobiggergoredder]

2 hours ago, BigRedBuster said:

He's definitely an interesting athlete.  From his film, he will have to completely learn how to tackle.  

They just took the entire team through this so one guy should be easy.

[Warrior10]

1 hour ago, Husker03 said:

Hopefully he's a Randy Gregory that finally found football last year.

Completely different skillset, not even comparable. 

[Skeeball]

19 hours ago, Decked said:

Gonna trust the coaches on this one 

I'm with you on that.  Looking at his Hudl clips, nothing really jumps out at you.  Perhaps the coaches see a diamond in the rough???