-Nahlin/Hamilton having Conner at 48th in state is...interesting. Nahlin's been awfully critical of our staff's OL recruiting, so I guess it makes sense he rates Conner that low, but it certainly doesn't give him any credibility when it comes to talking about OL evals. I would've been more in line with this around the time he committed to us, but he has improved drastically since then, and his overall projection looks way better than 48th in state at this point.
-I'm surprised they have Arroyo at 43. Nahlin, especially, was really high on Arroyo earlier on. THis seems too low.
-Stowers at 42. Both question his throwing and ability to develop as a QB, especially in Jimbo's system. I do think Stowers has shown enough progress that he'll absolutely be a QB long-term, but Jimbo's system is about the worst fit imaginable for him. Crazy he can't figure that out.
-Coffey at 41. Agree that he's naturally good at football, but his measurables could really limit him at the next level. I think 247's grade of high 3 start is about right. Maybe low 4 star if he has a good senior season.
-Blackwell at 36: I really like him as a take. Him plus Cooks will be great.
-Thomas at 35. Nahlin sees a much higher ceiling than Hamilton (or me). I agree that his senior film will be important, since he didn't play as a junior, but I don't see the explosiveness (either around the edge or at get off) for him to become dominant. I do think he'll become a quality starter and like the take, but he doesn't look like he'll ever be the guy other teams have to account for on our DL, which is fine.
-Mukuba at 30 is crazy low.
-Ish at 23. I agree that he's got a slight frame, but he shows the physicality to make up for it at outside CB. I don't think it will be an issue at the college level.
-JJ Henry at 21. Both guys are way too high on him. He's good, but he's not elite. Nahlin makes a good point that he's more of a vertical threat from the slot, which doesn't really match how Herman uses the Y. Maybe that will change some with Yurcich involved, but he doesn't seem like a great fit for our scheme. He'd still be a good take though. Maybe he could make it at Z.
-Ezra at 19. I wonder if we'll ever get any real answers on the disparity between 995ers and college staffs on this guy. It's one of the stranger disparities I can remember.
-Preston Stone 18. lulz.
-Earle at 17. Too low by about 10 spots.
-James Brock at 16. Wow. Just wow. Nahlin continues to show he shouldn't say anything about OL evals.
- Regis at 13. Definitely a little high, but his upside is through the roof. He could be a rich man's Poona Ford and get drafted way higher because he's 6'1, not 5'11.
-Sawyer Robertson at 12. aggy will hate their lives for the next 3 years if this is right. Consider me a Sawyer Robertson fan from here on out.
-Cooks at 11 is pretty high. He's a great player, but I don't see quite that level of impact for him, and in general ILBs just aren't that valuable unless they're the elite of the elite at that spot.
-3 OL in the top 9 in state, and we will whiff on all of them, so that's fun. Yet even with 2 of those guys being in the top 6, we have a very real possibility of landing 3 of the top 6 guys in-state on their list, which is big. Outside of the 2018 class, we haven't done well with the top 5 or so guys in-state since Mack's heyday. Even years where we've put together good classes, we tend to miss on the truly elite ones.
Edit: I also wonder how closely Gerry has been evaluating Texas prospects lately. A lot of his comment seem a little outdated/thoughts that are more in line with guys' sophomore film.