#4 Recruit in Country Reaffirms Commitment to MU

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by eazyb81

So is Sheldon the best recruit of the Pinkel era?

Any thoughts on where he will play? It sounds like he wants to play DE, but I think he could be a monster at DT. With his size and athleticism, he could be a top ten pick someday.

I'm so pumped to have this kid. Recruits like this are program changers.

By ratings? Yes.

By his ceiling? Yes.

If he can cut his current weight down to about 275/280, he can be a Julius Peppers/Justin Smith DE. He doesn't want to play at 292 from the way it sounds, and he doesn't want to take on double-teams every single play.

I think he actually can have a little more impact at DE... force teams to use a back/TE to at least chip him every play. He'll make his fellow linemen better because none of them will see double teams, and if your front four can rush the passer AND stop the run... well, we all know how much of an advantage that is...

He would be a rock against the run at LE and also be a terror as a pass rusher. He's just way too fast for most RTs to handle, and he's strong enough to compete with and beat them in the run game, too. Also has the speed to make plays in pursuit when teams run away from him.

If he has a good camp down in San Antonio for the All-American bowl, it wouldn't surprise me to see him jump to No. 1 overall, at least in Rivals' rankings. Scout is being its usual shitty self, and has him rated as an OG.

I think the only way he plays TE is in special packages (red zone, basically).

And yeah, he IS a program changer.