Nathaniel (DT) commit
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Ridiculous fast for his size--once Phelps gets him coached up, he'll look really good next to Big Lamonte.
Benches 425. Squats 675. Runs a 4.56 forty. I think we can live with that.
Sounds like a great prospect. Early verbal from the Midwest means we’ll likely have to fight off some late offers for him.
He's not an SEC-style DT, so here's hoping the Alabamas of the world don't come calling.
He is a beast. He is as strong as any lineman in college football, even the NFL.
Yea, it’ll be more the local, mid-P5 programs we’ll have to fend off. Purdue, Iowa, Minn, Pitt, etc.
He looks like a good fit for the DL that Phelps likes to run.
At his size he is made for WSUs defense. Darn near every other scheme he is just gonna get housed. He simply doesnt have the weight or the levers to handle a 6’4” 300 pounder. I dont care how fast he is. Speed just gets you to the point of attack first. You still have to handle a man the size of a grizzly once youre there.
He needs a scheme where he doesnt take on blocks. Let him rip and run thru gaps. Stretch blocks down the LOS and make tackles for loss. He is a great fit for WSU. He is Herc 2.0.
He needs a scheme where he doesnt take on blocks. Let him rip and run thru gaps. Stretch blocks down the LOS and make tackles for loss. He is a great fit for WSU. He is Herc 2.0.
Use him like Dwight Freeney. I know Dwight had 4.45 speed, but 4.55 good enough.
I dunno that he has enough length to take on 6’6” or taller tackles. Inside against 6’4” and shorter, not engaging, rip and run is prob his best bet. With his speed he has to get inti the gap and ruin the OLs angles.
Remember Cortez Kennedy at 6' 2,3, about 287, who was probably about 270 as a college freshman, who was FAST, STRONG BOTH in college, NFL both, who was probably very much like Nathaniel James, when he was a recruit, did just fine in college, and in the NFL for the Seattle Seahawks. And he was a FORCE inside against both the pass/run. And he was able to handle 6' 6" 300 pound OL just fine.
Also Cortez Kennedy probably lifted about the same about 475 bench, 675 Squat, etc, that Nathaniel James did, does.
Cortez was a BEAST. Nathaniel is a BEAST, STRONG.
He should be able to handle 6' 6" 300 pound OL just fine, assuming he goes from 255, 260 ish to 279 to 293 while keeping both his speed, strength, while learning the right technique, leverage, etc, from Phelps.
If that happens he can, could be a beast like Cortez Kennedy someday, able to handle 6' 6"300 pound OL inside just fine.
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