Link: 2017 Minnesota Rankings
What are your thoughts? I talked about them each a little bit in the 2017 recruiting big board.
Andries is an animal. He's physical, has good height, and is punisher. He loves to finish blocks. His feet and mobility are power five-level as well. His Oregon, Oklahoma, and Nebraska offers are well deserved. I guess the only knock on him is that his wingspan isn't great for a guy his height.
I posted earlier today that Bolden is now being looked at by the staff as a safety and not outside linebacker. I could see him at either at the power five level, or start at safety and then move to linebacker as he adds weight. He's athletic, has decent straight-line speed, and moves well laterally. He plays instinctually and physically even if he's not really big enough for that to shine through yet. The missing part for him right now is his pad level, although you see a lot of power five players enter college needing a lot of work on that. You can read my full thoughts on Nico here.
Eric Wilson is a good athlete that has some explosion and moves well. He didn't dominate at camp in July but had a great fall.
Eric Abojei has great size and broke out this fall with Cooper. He has a good balance and base and is quick getting into his setup.
Ricky Floyd put up huge numbers this year for BSM. He has good but not great straight-line speed and is a natural tackle breaker. At 5'10", he's smaller than you'd like, but I could still see him going power five.
- Marshall tackle Blaise Andries
- Woodbury safety Nico Bolden
- Benilde-St. Margaret's guard Eric Wilson
- Robbinsdale Cooper lineman Eric Abojei
- Benilde-St. Margaret's running back Ricky Floyd
What are your thoughts? I talked about them each a little bit in the 2017 recruiting big board.
Andries is an animal. He's physical, has good height, and is punisher. He loves to finish blocks. His feet and mobility are power five-level as well. His Oregon, Oklahoma, and Nebraska offers are well deserved. I guess the only knock on him is that his wingspan isn't great for a guy his height.
I posted earlier today that Bolden is now being looked at by the staff as a safety and not outside linebacker. I could see him at either at the power five level, or start at safety and then move to linebacker as he adds weight. He's athletic, has decent straight-line speed, and moves well laterally. He plays instinctually and physically even if he's not really big enough for that to shine through yet. The missing part for him right now is his pad level, although you see a lot of power five players enter college needing a lot of work on that. You can read my full thoughts on Nico here.
Eric Wilson is a good athlete that has some explosion and moves well. He didn't dominate at camp in July but had a great fall.
Eric Abojei has great size and broke out this fall with Cooper. He has a good balance and base and is quick getting into his setup.
Ricky Floyd put up huge numbers this year for BSM. He has good but not great straight-line speed and is a natural tackle breaker. At 5'10", he's smaller than you'd like, but I could still see him going power five.
