Lavert Hill ran a 4.52 in the 40 at The Opening. That's solid. He has excellent skill, feel, body control, and the knack to extend and make plays on the ball, allowing him to play a bit taller than his 5-10 frame. And great hands to finish when he gets a chance. The ability to turn his hips quickly in coverage and then turn them again vs double-routes. He's excellent in a lot of areas.
The only question I had was about his top-end speed because that's something that's hard to get a read on unless you watch him all darn day, which I haven't been able to do.
The 4.52 proves that he isn't slow. He doesn't have suspect speed. Speed isn't a problem. He ran the same 40 time that Darquez Dennard at the NFL Combine. That's fast enough. He has the speed to get there and keep him there vs most, and then the skill to set it apart. Nice prospect.
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Donnie Corley ran a 4.67. I expected better speed from him. He's fluid on film, nice change of pace in his routes at the camps, very mature. That's not a horrible clocking. Allen Robinson, the OLSM kid who had a great career at PSU as the Big Ten's best WR, ran a 4.6 at the NFL combine. So did Tony Lippett. So you can be a terrific college WR with size and a 4.6, great hands and great route running ability. Ideally, you'd like to see Corley burn it up with a 4.4, but he can make the 4.6 work. Unless he improves that clocking, he may never be a first-round draft pick or a Top 50 recruit, but he can convert his talents just fine to college. And I still think he's the best bet among in-state recruits to be an all-conference type of performer at the college level. Hill is right there with him, though, in my estimation.
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The clocking that I found the most troubling was Daelin Hayes' 4.84 in the 40 and his 31-inch vertical. I felt he was carrying a few pounds of bad weight at the spring camps. He's supposed to be a five-star guy based on frame and athleticism, but his figures did not stand out in those areas when tested in a combine environment at The Opening. I thought he moved well and smoothly with his drops into coverage at the camps, but the straight-line speed isn't that of an edge-hawking OLB.
Max Bullough ran a high 4.7 at the NFL combine and was docked for it. That was as a highly-intelligent, physical, thumping MLB. Hayes hasn't been billed as a MLB type. His 40 time is okay for a MLB if he's a MLB, but I don't see him as a MLB. Maybe he can play inside, I don't know. Frankly, I've never seen film of him taking on a block. All of his film from last year is at the RB position, except for one clip.
He's ranked high on athleticism, not necessarily film. When I watched portions of his three games as a junior last year, I ... needed to see more. In his highlights, he ambled around at RB okay, but wasn't more impressive as a RB than Darien Harris was, for example. He was okay. Like 4.84 okay.
I'm not saying he is bad. Maybe he can chisel down his body and pop off some 4.68s at some point. And this is his third school in three years. You take him if he wants to sign with you, but you might some trouble keeping him.
Good prospect. You take him if he wants to sign. But when it comes to five-star flash, I need to see it to believe it. I'd put him in the 3-star project category like a Brian Cole. Has lots to show and learn.
The only question I had was about his top-end speed because that's something that's hard to get a read on unless you watch him all darn day, which I haven't been able to do.
The 4.52 proves that he isn't slow. He doesn't have suspect speed. Speed isn't a problem. He ran the same 40 time that Darquez Dennard at the NFL Combine. That's fast enough. He has the speed to get there and keep him there vs most, and then the skill to set it apart. Nice prospect.
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Donnie Corley ran a 4.67. I expected better speed from him. He's fluid on film, nice change of pace in his routes at the camps, very mature. That's not a horrible clocking. Allen Robinson, the OLSM kid who had a great career at PSU as the Big Ten's best WR, ran a 4.6 at the NFL combine. So did Tony Lippett. So you can be a terrific college WR with size and a 4.6, great hands and great route running ability. Ideally, you'd like to see Corley burn it up with a 4.4, but he can make the 4.6 work. Unless he improves that clocking, he may never be a first-round draft pick or a Top 50 recruit, but he can convert his talents just fine to college. And I still think he's the best bet among in-state recruits to be an all-conference type of performer at the college level. Hill is right there with him, though, in my estimation.
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The clocking that I found the most troubling was Daelin Hayes' 4.84 in the 40 and his 31-inch vertical. I felt he was carrying a few pounds of bad weight at the spring camps. He's supposed to be a five-star guy based on frame and athleticism, but his figures did not stand out in those areas when tested in a combine environment at The Opening. I thought he moved well and smoothly with his drops into coverage at the camps, but the straight-line speed isn't that of an edge-hawking OLB.
Max Bullough ran a high 4.7 at the NFL combine and was docked for it. That was as a highly-intelligent, physical, thumping MLB. Hayes hasn't been billed as a MLB type. His 40 time is okay for a MLB if he's a MLB, but I don't see him as a MLB. Maybe he can play inside, I don't know. Frankly, I've never seen film of him taking on a block. All of his film from last year is at the RB position, except for one clip.
He's ranked high on athleticism, not necessarily film. When I watched portions of his three games as a junior last year, I ... needed to see more. In his highlights, he ambled around at RB okay, but wasn't more impressive as a RB than Darien Harris was, for example. He was okay. Like 4.84 okay.
I'm not saying he is bad. Maybe he can chisel down his body and pop off some 4.68s at some point. And this is his third school in three years. You take him if he wants to sign with you, but you might some trouble keeping him.
Good prospect. You take him if he wants to sign. But when it comes to five-star flash, I need to see it to believe it. I'd put him in the 3-star project category like a Brian Cole. Has lots to show and learn.
