Class of 2014 CB Juwan Dowels (FL) Offered

[tep624]

Something's up with DB's. We've pulled an offer on Derrick Tindall and we're no longer recruiting Kyron Brown. I have to think there is another committed that hasn't been announced yet and hopefully it's Mr. Dowels.

 

[VaSaltine]

Something's up with DB's. We've pulled an offer on Derrick Tindall and we're no longer recruiting Kyron Brown. I have to think there is another committed that hasn't been announced yet and hopefully it's Mr. Dowels.

Ah haa! The silent verbal strikes again!

 

[Libero2]

Something's up with DB's. We've pulled an offer on Derrick Tindall and we're no longer recruiting Kyron Brown. I have to think there is another committed that hasn't been announced yet and hopefully it's Mr. Dowels.

Lets hope so. Did we have any other DB's on our radar?

Whatever happened to the Hallmon kid? I am sure we bowed out long ago when stuff went haywire. Whats his plan?

 

[NailstheCusefan12]

Lets hope so. Did we have any other DB's on our radar?

Whatever happened to the Hallmon kid? I am sure we bowed out long ago when stuff went haywire. Whats his plan?

Looks like he's shopping around a bunch still. Nebraska and NIU seem most prevalent. Thinking it ends up being Nebraska.

 

[Libero2]

Looks like he's shopping around a bunch still. Nebraska and NIU seem most prevalent. Thinking it ends up being Nebraska.

Good to know. Will be curious if he becomes a player or if the drama that seems to follow him around just swallows him up in the future. Glad we likely won't be witnessing it either way.

 

[anomander]

Dowles just committed

 

[BlackKnight76]

Beat me to it.

 

[oldpinepoint]

Dowles just committed

nice, did he cancel his rutgers visit

 

[RF2044]

Here are some write-ups about Dowel, from the Oklahoma perspective:

http://thefootballbrainiacs.com/juwan-dowels

Kid sounds like a tremendous athletic talent. At 5-9, he's a bit shorter than the CBs Shafer seems to prefer, but maybe he's just that good.

Did I read the other day that he's a 4-star?

 

[Opus]

Snow didn't scare away this 'Sunshine' player. LGO!

 

[money3189]

cha ching

 

[Louie and Bouie]

Staff is closing hard! Special props to McDonald as of late. This is as good as its been in a long time. This class may is shaping up real nice.

 

[anomander]

i posted this in the main forum but wanted to make sure everyone sees just how talented this kid is

This review right here should tell you just how good of a prospect this kid is. Severely under rated. This is huge praise coming from people who know just what they are talking about

http://thefootballbrainiacs.com/former-florida-state-cb-talks-about-juwan-dowels

Former Florida State CB Talks about Juwan DowelsBy: Super KPosted on: January 8, 2014
Image from the Sun Sentinel (Photographer: Mark Randall)

I’ve made it no secret that I’m a huge fan of Miami (American Heritage), CB, Juwan Dowels. I personally gave him the highest rating I’ve given a CB that we’ve looked since starting this website three months ago.

But I wanted to give you the perspective of someone who has known Juwan for a while. Juwan’s mentor, personal coach and 7-on-7 coach, Stanford Samuels, played cornerback for Florida State. In fact Stanford played against us in the 2000 national championship and he has tremendous respect for coach Mike Stoops, in part, because of his experience in that game. Stanford trains a number of the best athletes in the Miami area including Juwan.

If you ask Stanford about a kid in Miami he will tell you the truth whether he trains them or not. He won’t sugar coat it. If a kid can’t cover he’ll tell you. In fact when I want to know about talent in the Miami and to some extent the Florida area he can tell you. He knows the kids that are overlooked but will end up finding their way into the NFL and he knows the kids who have offers from all over the place that “can’t play…can’t cover” and vice versa.

The thing Stanford really emphasized to me when he talks about Juwan is explosiveness. In fact the way Stanford described Juwan was “super explosive”. He told me that Juwan is one of the most explosive kids he’s seen. I want you to stop and think about all the phenomenal athletes Stanford has been around. In fact as a Carrol City legend and a former Seminole, Stanford is an athlete himself. And as we like to say, good knows good.

Stanford told me that, “when I want to lock a WR up…I put Juwan on him”. Some of you may be familiar with Ermon Lane. For those of you who aren’t, Ermon is a big explosive WR from the Miami area that is currently committed to Florida. Ermon is a terror on the 7-on-7 circuit in south Florida. When Stanford’s team played Ermon’s team, they were having a lot of trouble matching up with Ermon. Now let me pause and tell you that Ermon is 6’2+…Juwan 5’9…so there is clearly a significant height difference. Typically Stanford plays Juwan in the slot in 7-on-7 . The most explosive receivers play in the slot so he puts Juwan on them. On this particular day after the outside corner was having trouble dealing with Ermon, Stanford moved Juwan outside in order to have him cover Ermon. The very first snap, the QB threw the ball to Ermon. Juwan jumped OVER Ermon and intercepted the ball. To quote Stanford, “Juwan is up there with most explosive athletes I’ve seen.”

Juwan isn’t a talker on the field but Stanford says don’t let his silence fool you, “He won’t back down…he won’t shrink in the moment.” He’s a very coachable and intelligent football player and he works to master his craft. Stanford told me that Juwan takes coaching so well that “he never makes the same mistake twice.” He said Juwan is a great locker room kid and in fact that is what Juwan is looking for in a school…a great locker room.

In the tri-county area, Dade is considered the county with the most talent but Broward county has plenty! And I’ve always said that if your head is above the crowd in a place like Miami, you’re probably an elite athlete on a level that folks outside of that area don’t necessarily appreciate. Well Juwan certainly stood out because this past season he was rated defensive player of the year in Broward county. Some of you may be wondering why Juwan isn’t more well known. Juwan was a transfer to American Heritage this year. The school he attended before that doesn’t do a good job of getting kids film out or networking with coaches. Unfortunately that is the fate of a lot of great athletes and in a world where publicity can be more important than talent…a lot of kids get looked over for that reason.

In fact when our coaches find Juwan, they weren’t even looking for him. Apparently coach Bobby Jack and coach Mike were down in Miami and they stopped by American Heritage to see some of their better known athletes (the cornerback playing opposite Juwan is Tarvarus McFadden). But Juwan stood out and as Stanford says, “they noticed Juwan making plays in practice, as he always does, and so they started recruiting him”. You may recall that this is exactly how the Nebraska coaches found Trai Mosley. They were down at Hendrickson visiting Samaje Perine and Trai Mosley stood out. I love when kids are found like that because there is no false preconceived idea or hype about the kid. It’s the kids talent, and talent alone, that is so special it stands out (to the trained observer) in a crowd of elite athletes.

From what I’ve been told, Oklahoma is looking to take two corners and my guess is Tee Shepard is at the top of the board – my hope is Juwan is second. He deserves to be. He is not only the most explosive high school CB we are recruiting but he also may be the key to opening up a pipeline into the Miami area. With Charlie strong at Texas and the pipeline he has built to Miami, Oklahoma may start facing a step up in fast-twitch explosive athletes. We need our own pipeline to the prized recruiting city.







Recent Evaluations

• Joseph Paul3.9
• Juwan Dowels3.9
• Trai Mosley4.1
• Cedric Johnson3.5
• Carson Meier4.0
• Deandre Goolsby3.6
• Dorian Leonard4.0
• Dallis Todd4.0
• Alex Dalton4.1
• Nick Watkins3.8
• Tito Windham4.1

 

[anomander]

Julian Whigham ‏@JulianWhigham5m
Ayy my recruit committed.! I'm 3/3 in my career as a host haha

 

[Whitey23]

i posted this in the main forum but wanted to make sure everyone sees just how talented this kid is

This review right here should tell you just how good of a prospect this kid is. Severely under rated. This is huge praise coming from people who know just what they are talking about

http://thefootballbrainiacs.com/former-florida-state-cb-talks-about-juwan-dowels

Former Florida State CB Talks about Juwan DowelsBy: Super KPosted on: January 8, 2014
Image from the Sun Sentinel (Photographer: Mark Randall)

I’ve made it no secret that I’m a huge fan of Miami (American Heritage), CB, Juwan Dowels. I personally gave him the highest rating I’ve given a CB that we’ve looked since starting this website three months ago.

But I wanted to give you the perspective of someone who has known Juwan for a while. Juwan’s mentor, personal coach and 7-on-7 coach, Stanford Samuels, played cornerback for Florida State. In fact Stanford played against us in the 2000 national championship and he has tremendous respect for coach Mike Stoops, in part, because of his experience in that game. Stanford trains a number of the best athletes in the Miami area including Juwan.

If you ask Stanford about a kid in Miami he will tell you the truth whether he trains them or not. He won’t sugar coat it. If a kid can’t cover he’ll tell you. In fact when I want to know about talent in the Miami and to some extent the Florida area he can tell you. He knows the kids that are overlooked but will end up finding their way into the NFL and he knows the kids who have offers from all over the place that “can’t play…can’t cover” and vice versa.

The thing Stanford really emphasized to me when he talks about Juwan is explosiveness. In fact the way Stanford described Juwan was “super explosive”. He told me that Juwan is one of the most explosive kids he’s seen. I want you to stop and think about all the phenomenal athletes Stanford has been around. In fact as a Carrol City legend and a former Seminole, Stanford is an athlete himself. And as we like to say, good knows good.

Stanford told me that, “when I want to lock a WR up…I put Juwan on him”. Some of you may be familiar with Ermon Lane. For those of you who aren’t, Ermon is a big explosive WR from the Miami area that is currently committed to Florida. Ermon is a terror on the 7-on-7 circuit in south Florida. When Stanford’s team played Ermon’s team, they were having a lot of trouble matching up with Ermon. Now let me pause and tell you that Ermon is 6’2+…Juwan 5’9…so there is clearly a significant height difference. Typically Stanford plays Juwan in the slot in 7-on-7 . The most explosive receivers play in the slot so he puts Juwan on them. On this particular day after the outside corner was having trouble dealing with Ermon, Stanford moved Juwan outside in order to have him cover Ermon. The very first snap, the QB threw the ball to Ermon. Juwan jumped OVER Ermon and intercepted the ball. To quote Stanford, “Juwan is up there with most explosive athletes I’ve seen.”

Juwan isn’t a talker on the field but Stanford says don’t let his silence fool you, “He won’t back down…he won’t shrink in the moment.” He’s a very coachable and intelligent football player and he works to master his craft. Stanford told me that Juwan takes coaching so well that “he never makes the same mistake twice.” He said Juwan is a great locker room kid and in fact that is what Juwan is looking for in a school…a great locker room.

In the tri-county area, Dade is considered the county with the most talent but Broward county has plenty! And I’ve always said that if your head is above the crowd in a place like Miami, you’re probably an elite athlete on a level that folks outside of that area don’t necessarily appreciate. Well Juwan certainly stood out because this past season he was rated defensive player of the year in Broward county. Some of you may be wondering why Juwan isn’t more well known. Juwan was a transfer to American Heritage this year. The school he attended before that doesn’t do a good job of getting kids film out or networking with coaches. Unfortunately that is the fate of a lot of great athletes and in a world where publicity can be more important than talent…a lot of kids get looked over for that reason.

In fact when our coaches find Juwan, they weren’t even looking for him. Apparently coach Bobby Jack and coach Mike were down in Miami and they stopped by American Heritage to see some of their better known athletes (the cornerback playing opposite Juwan is Tarvarus McFadden). But Juwan stood out and as Stanford says, “they noticed Juwan making plays in practice, as he always does, and so they started recruiting him”. You may recall that this is exactly how the Nebraska coaches found Trai Mosley. They were down at Hendrickson visiting Samaje Perine and Trai Mosley stood out. I love when kids are found like that because there is no false preconceived idea or hype about the kid. It’s the kids talent, and talent alone, that is so special it stands out (to the trained observer) in a crowd of elite athletes.

From what I’ve been told, Oklahoma is looking to take two corners and my guess is Tee Shepard is at the top of the board – my hope is Juwan is second. He deserves to be. He is not only the most explosive high school CB we are recruiting but he also may be the key to opening up a pipeline into the Miami area. With Charlie strong at Texas and the pipeline he has built to Miami, Oklahoma may start facing a step up in fast-twitch explosive athletes. We need our own pipeline to the prized recruiting city.







Recent Evaluations

• Joseph Paul3.9
• Juwan Dowels3.9
• Trai Mosley4.1
• Cedric Johnson3.5
• Carson Meier4.0
• Deandre Goolsby3.6
• Dorian Leonard4.0
• Dallis Todd4.0
• Alex Dalton4.1
• Nick Watkins3.8
• Tito Windham4.1

I wish the Braniacs wrote for us... What a write up!

 

[Marroniac]

Julian Whigham ‏@JulianWhigham5m
Ayy my recruit committed.! I'm 3/3 in my career as a host haha

Let that kid host all recruits, now and forever.

 

[crales44]

Man, Northern Illinois fans must really hate us. Third Huskie to flip to us in the past two years.

 

[NailstheCusefan12]

@ALLEN_EDWARD2: MY BOY JUWAN DOWELS COMMITTED TO SYRACUSE JUST NOWWW YA GO FOLLOW MY BOY THOUGH @Proud_To_Be_Me_ , !!!!

 

[Libero2]

Let that kid host all recruits, now and forever.

seconded!

 

[Libero2]

1. T.E.N.A.C.I.O.U.S#21 ‏@Proud_To_Be_Me_ 19m
2. @KJWilliams2 and @Treevonprater5 A1!!

1. 1. BOOM#5 ‏@Treevonprater5 17m
   2. @Proud_To_Be_Me_ you committed bro?
   • 1. T.E.N.A.C.I.O.U.S#21 ‏@Proud_To_Be_Me_ 16m
     2. @Treevonprater5 nah
   • BOOM#5 ‏@Treevonprater5 16m
     @Proud_To_Be_Me_ dang why not

Just waiting for tonight thats all Traveon!

 

[NailstheCusefan12]

@dialcole13: Welcome to the family! #2 from weekend...more to come!! #cuse14 #cusefamily #herewecome

 

[TrueBlueSU]

@ALLEN_EDWARD2: MY BOY JUWAN DOWELS COMMITTED TO SYRACUSE JUST NOWWW YA GO FOLLOW MY BOY THOUGH @Proud_To_Be_Me_ , !!!!

I'm pumped for this one! Dowels is a big get, a great athlete and so important at the CB position. One of the most strategic commits of this class, outstanding. I haven't felt like this since Esk commited. I can honestly see him in the 2-deep by the start of next season. Welcome aboard, JD!

 

[BlackKnight76]

Julian Whigham ‏@JulianWhigham5m
Ayy my recruit committed.! I'm 3/3 in my career as a host haha

Julian Whigham Is:

 

[anglerman]

What a truly fantastic pickup this is! May be the best player in the class. Sounds like a kid that should be a 5 star. Hats off to the staff!

 

[NailstheCusefan12]

Julian Whigham Is:

Don't quit your day job my man. Let's leave these to Lawrinson hahah