Zach Allen named to Elite 11 camp

[PhatOrange]

Thanks to Orangepassion for this link in the Zach Allen thread.

http://search.espn.go.com/zach-allen/video/6

Trent Dilfer picked Allen to compete at the prestigious Elite 11 camp – he’s one of 25 finalists nationally. This is a huge honor and the benchmark for QB prospects. For the ‘star gazers’ these QB’s are usually the cream (the 4 and 5 star guys)

This link is of some of the process for naming the team and Zach’s qualities are discussed (with video) for potentially naming him to the team

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=8083031&categoryid=8016764

Some comments about Zach Allen that popped out:

“Young Colt McCoy”
“Better arm at this stage then Colt McCoy”
“Tony Romo’s favorite QB at Dallas regional”
“All the traits that the position requires”
“does everything fast and with a purpose”
“He plays sudden”
“2nd and 3rd reaction playmaking ability”
“Dynamic athlete”
“Everything he does has urgency”
“Quick and fast mind, body, arm”
“Passer that can beat you with his legs”
“Syracuse is very lucky to have Zach Allen coming to their school”

 

[PhatOrange]

Here is the Elite 11 team - Zach's in good company.

Austin Allen
Fayetteville (Ark.)
Position Rank: No. 19 pocket passer
How he got here: The Arkansas commit was one of the top competitors at the first Elite 11 regional in Dallas. He threw for 4,150 yards and 46 touchdowns last season as his team won a state title.

Zach Allen
Temple (Texas)
Position Rank: No. 48 pocket passer
How he got here: The Syracuse commit was a relative unknown until his excellent performance at the Dallas Elite 11 regional. He threw for 1,746 yards and 10 scores and also added 12 TDs on the ground last year.

Shane Cockerille
Gilman (Baltimore)
Position Rank: No. 22 dual threat
How he got here: The Maryland commit, who shined at the Las Vegas regional, impressed Dilfer enough to earn a last-minute invite to the finals. He accounted for 2,400 total yards as a junior.

Joshua Dobbs
Alpharetta (Ga.)
Position Rank: No. 19 dual threat
How he got here: The Arizona State commit was a finalist at the Dallas Elite 11 regional. He threw for 3,119 yards and 29 scores last fall. He's also a talented baseball player.

Danny Etling
South Vigo (Terre Haute, Ind.)
Position Rank: No. 37 pocket passer
How he got here: The Purdue commit was a finalist at the Columbus Elite 11 regional and also earned a bid to the finals of the Las Vegas regional. He threw for 1,537 yards and nine scores last year.

Riley Ferguson
Butler (Matthews, N.C.)
Position Rank: No. 12 pocket passer
How he got here: The recent Tennessee commit showed off his impressive arm at the Buford (Ga.) Elite 11 regional. He tossed for 3,345 yards and 48 scores as a junior last fall.

Jared Goff
Marin Catholic (Kentfield, Calif.)
Position Rank: No. 16 pocket passer
How he got here: The Cal commit was outstanding at the Oakland Elite 11 regional, as he was named the camp's most accurate passer. He threw for 3,210 yards and 45 scores compared to just four interceptions last season.

Christian Hackenberg
Fork Union Military Academy (Fork Union, Va.)
Position Rank: No. 1 pocket passer
How he got here: The nation's No. 10 recruit in the ESPN 150 has committed to Penn State. He was a finalist at the Las Vegas Elite 11 regional. Hackenberg threw for 2,164 yards and 20 TDs last year.

Johnny Stanton
Santa Margarita Catholic (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.)
Position Rank: No. 14 dual threat
How he got here: Stanton was one of the top quarterbacks at the Oakland Elite 11 regional. He threw for 2,439 yards and 13 touchdowns and also added 1,528 yards and 25 TDs on the ground, helping his team win a CIF Division I state title last fall.

Cody Thomas
Heritage (Colleyville, Texas)
Position Rank: No. 8 pocket passer
How he got here: The Oklahoma commit was a late addition but an impressive thrower at the Dallas Elite 11 regional. He threw for 3,296 yards and 36 touchdowns last season.

Davis Webb
Prosper (Texas)
Position Rank: No. 20 pocket passer
How he got here: The Texas Tech commit showed his impressive skill set at the Las Vegas Elite 11 regional and made headlines after Trent Dilfer compared him to a young Tom Brady. He threw for 2,199 yards and 23 touchdowns last year.

Troy Williams
Narbonne (Harbor City, Calif.)
Position Rank: No. 5 dual threat
How he got here: The Washington commit made the finals of the Las Vegas Elite 11 regional. He threw for 3,247 yards and 34 TDs, and he also rushed for 587 yards and 11 scores last year. His team won a CIF Los Angeles City Section title.

Asiantii Woulard
Winter Park (Fla.)
Position Rank: No. 12 dual threat
How he got here: The South Florida commit was named QB MVP at the Orlando NFTC and impressed at the Las Vegas Elite 11 regional. He threw for 1,570 yards and 15 TDs, completing 58.5 percent of his passes last fall.

J.T. Barrett
Rider (Wichita Falls, Texas)
Position rank: No. 6 dual threat
How he got here: Barrett received an at-large invite based on his showing in Dallas. The Ohio State commit accounted for 3,119 total yards and 23 total touchdowns as a junior.

Cooper Bateman
Cottonwood (Salt Lake City)
Position rank: No. 6 pocket passer
How he got here: An Alabama commit, Bateman secured an at-large invite off his performance in Dallas. He threw for 2,484 yards and 26 touchdowns as a junior.

Max Browne
Skyline (Sammamish, Wash.)
Position rank: No. 2 pocket passer
How he got here: The USC commit punched his ticket with an MVP showing at the Oakland regional. He threw for 4,034 yards and 45 touchdowns last fall.

Luke Del Rio
Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch, Colo.)
Position rank: No. 29 pocket passer
How he got here: Del Rio broke out with an impressive display at the Columbus regional. The son of Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio, Luke passed for 2,530 yards and 20 touchdowns last season at Episcopal (Jacksonville, Fla.). He has committed to Oklahoma State.

Zack Greenlee
Lincoln (Stockton, Calif.)
Position rank: No. 22 pocket passer
How he got here: Greenlee, who doesn't have a scholarship offer, outperformed the likes of Christian Hackenberg, the No. 1 QB in the ESPN 150, to pick up MVP honors at the Las Vegas regional.

Anthony Jennings
Marietta (Ga.)
Position rank: No. 13 dual threat
How he got here: An LSU commit, Jennings shined in Atlanta en route to being named MVP. He threw for 2,187 yards and 19 touchdowns last season despite playing with torn cartilage in his knee.

DeVante Kincade
Skyline (Dallas)
Position rank: No. 18 dual-threat
How he got here: Kincade beat out the likes of Tyrone Swoopes, Shane Morris and Cooper Bateman for MVP honors in Dallas. This past fall, he threw for 3,270 yards and 37 touchdowns and ran for 857 yards and 17 scores.

Shane Morris
De La Salle (Warren, Mich.)
Position rank: No. 4 pocket passer
How he got here: The Michigan commit delivered an MVP performance at the Columbus regional. He passed for 1,684 yards and 16 touchdowns during the fall campaign.

Kevin Olsen
Wayne Hills (Wayne, N.J.)
Position rank: No. 7 pocket passer
How he got here: The brother of Carolina Panthers tight end Greg Olsen, Kevin earned his nod with an MVP showing in New York. The Miami commit threw for 1,686 yards and 20 touchdowns this past fall.

Brice Ramsey
Camden County (Kingsland, Ga.)
Position rank: No. 9 pocket passer
How he got here: The Georgia commit got his invite while at the Charlotte Nike Football Training Camp. Ramsey, who threw for 1,308 yards and 17 touchdowns as a junior, earned the invite based on his performance at the Atlanta regional.

Tyrone Swoopes
Whitewright (Texas)
Position rank: No. 1 dual threat
How he got here: The Texas commit got an at-large bid based on his showing at the Dallas regional. As a junior, he passed for 1,394 yards and 15 touchdowns and ran for another 2,267 yards and 27 scores.

Malik Zaire
Archbishop Alter (Kettering, Ohio)
Position rank: No. 4 dual threat
How he got here: Zaire went toe-to-toe with Shane Morris in Columbus before falling short of MVP honors. The Notre Dame commit, who passed for 729 yards and five touchdowns and ran for 1,093 yards and 15 scores last season, later earned an at-large invite.

 

[OrangeMojo]

love seeing Syracuse among the list of schools with QB commits at this event - this is as it should be.

and I'll say once again - great job Scout with your 2-star # 82 QB evaluation - chumps

 

[ConnectiCuse]

It's interesting that he's ranked as the #48 pocket passer by ESPN b/c he's ranked as the #22 dual-threat QB by one of the other sites that cannot be named.

 

[tep624]

It looks like we have some really good recruiting momentum going. Hopefully we can keep it up with the 3 or 4 top kids out of NYC deciding soon. Landing an Elite 11 Finalist QB out of Texas, a nationally regarded TE/FB legacy, Two very solid looking DT's and locking down NYC for the year would be a hell of a start to this class, and that doesn't even consider what other prospects would complete the class.

 

[Orange Rust Belt]

Very encouraging. Will only help in recruiting, especially skill positions.

 

[Crusty]

If we got Laray to go with Allen, Wilson and Provo that would be far more than I expected for this class as far as play-makers are concerned. Combine that with our commits on the other side of the ball and it would probably be the best class we have had in years. Or, am I just drinking the Kool-Aid?

 

[OttoinGrotto]

This is a really cool thing.

He's an early arrival, right? I'm not a big believer in starting a true freshman QB, but one that is an early enrollee and getting invites to elite camps is a lot more interesting.

 

[Van111]

This is a really cool thing.

He's an early arrival, right? I'm not a big believer in starting a true freshman QB, but one that is an early enrollee and getting invites to elite camps is a lot more interesting.

That would be nice.

 

[tep624]

This is a really cool thing.

He's an early arrival, right? I'm not a big believer in starting a true freshman QB, but one that is an early enrollee and getting invites to elite camps is a lot more interesting.

Yes - January enrollee.

One thing I didn't realize, he runs a 4.5 40 on top of all of that.

 

[texascpa]

Yes - January enrollee.

One thing I didn't, he runs a 4.5 40 on top of all of that.

Which is awesome as it's less time for the big boys to press him. IIRC there is a dead period during Christmas and beginning of January. So, If Allen blows up his Senior year, then big boys have about two months to really press him to change his mind (Nov/Dec). The caveat being is that he pushes aside any pressure during the actual season.

 

[Orangepace]

I have a feeling this kid is going to be special. Love the fact we have Wilson coming in to push the competition, but the thought of this kid and Broyld on the same field... YIKES! If we can pull in the NYC trio, this is arguably our best class in the last 5 years, hands down.

 

[Orangepace]

Which is awesome as it's less time for the big boys to press him. IIRC there is a dead period during Christmas and beginning of January. So, If Allen blows up his Senior year, then big boys have about two months to really press him to change his mind (Nov/Dec). The caveat being is that he pushes aside any pressure during the actual season.

Kid has stated emphatically that he is a solid commit to us. He's not going anywhere.

 

[texascpa]

Kid has stated emphatically that he is a solid commit to us. He's not going anywhere.

Thanks for that info, didn't know it. But you have to admit that if UT or OU or TCU starting pressing him he would be nuts not to listen and seriously consider them as an option.

 

[Orangepace]

Thanks for that info, didn't know it. But you have to admit that if UT or OU or TCU starting pressing him he would be nuts not to listen and seriously consider them as an option.

Agreed... but I repeat.. he makes it a point every time he talks to a recruiting service that he's made a commitment to SU and that we are committed to having him here.. kid's a leader and those types usually don't waver.. I understand what everyone is saying about the national Texas programs, but I believe this kid when he says it because it's been published 3-4 times already that he brings this point up everytime he's spoken to a recruiting service. He's also adamant about the fact that he's trying to recruit heavily for us and that he loves the fact that this gains national exposure for the Orange..

 

[PhatOrange]

Thanks for that info, didn't know it. But you have to admit that if UT or OU or TCU starting pressing him he would be nuts not to listen and seriously consider them as an option.

Those schools all have QB commitments from players joining Zach at the Elite 11.

 

[CusefanATL]

love seeing Syracuse among the list of schools with QB commits at this event - this is as it should be.

and I'll say once again - great job Scout with your 2-star # 82 QB evaluation - chumps

"The Syracuse commit was a relative unknown until his excellent performance at the Dallas Elite 11 regional."

Jeeze, you guys are unreal in your relentless criticism of any site that doesn't give Syracuse the absolute benefit of the doubt. Give them time to update.

 

[orangepassion]

Thanks for that info, didn't know it. But you have to admit that if UT or OU or TCU starting pressing him he would be nuts not to listen and seriously consider them as an option.

No, I don't. He did give a commitment.

 

[texascpa]

No, I don't. He did give a commitment.

Okay, okay, I'm sold. No more worry from me.

 

[NailstheCusefan12]

It's interesting that he's ranked as the #48 pocket passer by ESPN b/c he's ranked as the #22 dual-threat QB by one of the other sites that cannot be named.

He's bound to fly up those ratings given the fact that he's invited to the Elite 11. It would look bad for ESPN if a group of scouts that specifically scouted QB's had him in the Top 25 and the overall ESPN scouting didn't have him anywhere close to that.

 

[ConnectiCuse]

The other inconsistency is that ESPN has him as a pro-style QB while the others have him as a dual threat. After seeing his highlight tape, he looks like more of a dual-threat QB to me.

He's bound to fly up those ratings given the fact that he's invited to the Elite 11. It would look bad for ESPN if a group of scouts that specifically scouted QB's had him in the Top 25 and the overall ESPN scouting didn't have him anywhere close to that.

 

[Ozcuse]

I'm hoping Mr. Allen's verbal is rock solid. All of this coverage he is receiving could cause the Big Boys to try and flip him.

Why do these kids go to these camps after they have given their verbal anyways? Are they still looking for better offers?

 

[CusefanATL]

He's bound to fly up those ratings given the fact that he's invited to the Elite 11. It would look bad for ESPN if a group of scouts that specifically scouted QB's had him in the Top 25 and the overall ESPN scouting didn't have him anywhere close to that.

is this the 1st year that there are 25 qb's at the elite 11?

 

[CusefanATL]

I'm hoping Mr. Allen's verbal is rock solid. All of this coverage he is receiving could cause the Big Boys to try and flip him.

Why do these kids go to these camps after they have given their verbal anyways? Are they still looking for better offers?

trent dilfer said he graded over 1000 qb's in person. I would assume they all go to camps for improvement.

 

[Toga]

Plays sudden. Liking the sound of that.