5-Star recruit commits to Oregon http://sportifi.com/news/Football-recruiting-Hillsboros-Colt-Lyerla-commits-to-the-Ducks-421695.html 5-star recruits are incredibly rare to Oregon... nice!!! And home town boy (my home town at least) too.
Re: 5-Star recruit commits to Oregon I'm not sure I would put him as a 5 star recruit (more of a 4-star, which is still great), but his athleticism at that size is that of a 5-star. He's gonna be fun to watch. You'll probably see him in the NFL one day at the OLB. Love to see him play the middle though he lacks the instincts at this point.
Re: 5-Star recruit commits to Oregon It's great news for the Ducks (in spite of Sex Panther's reluctance to give him a fifth star ). We have a stickied thread in the forum at http://sportstwo.com/threads/172989-2011-Commits-and-Recruiting-News where you'll see more talk of Colt and the other prospects/signings. Go Ducks. Ed O.
Oregon has a tentative Jan 21st OV set for Texas TE Andrew Peterson. Looking at his impressive offer list, the 2* rating is pretty clearly behind the curve. Word is he stepped up big time during his Sr. year, so look for him to gain some stars when the sites do their reevaluations http://rivals.yahoo.com/oregon/football/recruiting/player-Andrew-Peterson-118586 STOMP
Colt Lyerla = freak for some perspective on just how athletic the 6'5 230 lb. CL is, here are his stats from the national HS combine from his sophomore year when he was 16 40 yard sprint: 4.63 Pro Agility Shuttle: 4.23 Vertical Leap: 38.5 inches Bench Reps (185 lbs): 27 Broad Jump: 10'10" (National Combine Record) [video=youtube;IYyFvVncvKM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYyFvVncvKM[/video] here is a link to the 2010 NFL combine results for TEs. Four of the tests (40 yard dash, shuttle, vertical leap & broad jump) are the same for both combines. STOMP
just a heads up... on the Bench it says 27 reps at 155 lbs... but I dont have sound so not sure if its a typo and addressed on the video or something.
yeah I saw that, the coach at the end of the video also says 155 pounds when reading off the bests of the day. But then the script comes up and says 185 pounds which is also the number sited in a rivals article I read this morning... according to that same article, following his Jr year he did the combine again and improved his vert to an even 40"... which is nice STOMP
So what do you guys think he'll play? TE or LB? I'm really hoping he goes for LB because we need some replacements there with Matthews leaving.
While I'd love to see him at the Outside LB spot (among others), have you seen their commit list from this season? They've got a whole lot of LBs coming in. STOMP
both Scout and ESPN have Wallace ranked above Colt... rivals has them virtually the same. And if you're concerned about replacing an inside LB (Matthews) then Wallace is your man. take rankings as a rough guide to what might be. Oregon's recent history has several examples of 2* guys going on to the NFL and 4* guys never panning out. Things often change quite a bit for 17-18 year old guys. STOMP
Do you think that the rankings hold more truth when you're looking at a LB or someone on the DL? I could see how offensive players wouldn't live up to the hype on the next level, or DBs... but it would seem to me that guys on the DL especially would be a pretty good bet.
well Brandon Bair was one of the best Oregon DTs I've seen and will go on to a NFL career next year, yet he was a 2* rated TE coming out of HS. Miles Wade, Simi Fili, & Justin Thompson were all recent 4-5* DT signees who certainly didn't live up to the hype. btw... I bumped into this article over my coffee this morning that says that LBs Kiko Alonzo and Terrance Pritchard (another 4* guy who didn't do squat) are done as Ducks. First I've heard of it STOMP
Sad that those guys never live up to their potential, but making the jump from high school to college is huge, and then making the jump from college to the pros is equally as huge (if not more). Hard to project exactly who will do well and who won't.
