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Message: [QUOTE="BillSU, post: 5003793, member: 6809"] a faster football team. When I began doing Evaluations of each Offered Player as we moved into the Fran Brown era I noticed that there was a definite increase in the number of skill position players who ran 4.5’s or below into 4.4’s and the special players who could run elite speed into the 4.3’s. I wanted to show the board what I believe Fran Brown has in mind with his new football program as far as speed goes. The faster the better at ANY position, but especially at the skill positions of WR, DB, RB, TE, and QB. I hope this shows what Fran has begun to do at Syracuse getting ALL players at a decent speed but some others are Fast, Very Fast and Elite and this is great for Syracuse football. The initial list is just the first group coming in with this class and transfers, but he’s begun to add speed to the team. When you are running a 4.39 or a 4.4 you are very, very fast. A WR or RB with that kind of speed and great hands is going to catch more balls and outrun any DB for scores. I’ve been there, and it’s good to be fast - along with Floyd we were the fastest on the team. We both ran the same 9.7 100 yard dash back in the day. I started with the new commits for 2024 and will update new players as we go through the spring and summer. I think it would be good if I kept a list of skill players so we may see the addition of speed as we move towards this football season and then add to it the next group in December. Please add any comments you’d like. I hope I can do this for the entire team with the DL’s and OL’s added. Sometimes it is asking a lot to get a 40 time on an OL unless his speed is unique to his position and that goes for DL’s and LB’s too. The average time, height and weight for a NFL LB today is 6’2” 245, 4.5+. The origin of timing football players for 40 yards comes from the average distance of a punt and the time it takes to reach that distance. Punts average around 40 yards in distance from the line of scrimmage, and the hang-time (time of flight) averages approximately 4.5 seconds; therefore, if a player can run 40 yards in 4.5 seconds, they will be able to leave the line of scrimmage when a punt is kicked, and reach the point where the ball comes down just as it arrives. [B]40 Times for all QB’s, WR’s, DB’s, RB’s for 2024/ *FAST, **VERY FAST, ***ELITE [U]December Signees (19)[/U][/B] DB Marcellus Barnes Elizabeth HS, Elizabeth, NJ – [B](4.39 40)***[/B] DL Caden Brown LB Jayden Brown LB Fatim Diggs DL KingJoseph Edwards OL Willie Goodacre DB Ta’Ron Haile Millville HS, Millville, NJ – [B](4.63 40)*[/B] RB Jaden Hart, Michigan City, IN – [B](4.5 40)*[/B] WR Jaylan Hornsby, Winslow Township HS, Atco, NJ – [B](4.4 40)**[/B] DL Jahide Lesaine Jr DB Braheem Long, Camden HS, Camden, NJ – [B](4.99 40)[/B] OL Noah Rosahac WR Emanuel Ross, Red Bank, HS, Red Bank, NJ – [B](4.7 40)*[/B] WR Ja'Meer Thomas, Bennet HS, Buffalo, NY – [B](4.4 40)**[/B] TE Jamie Tremble – ([B]4.5 40[/B])* TE Elijah Washington DL Maraad Watson QB Jakhari Williams - ([B]4.7 40[/B])* RB Yasin Willis, Montvale HS, Montvale, NJ – [B](4.4 40)** [U]February Signees (4)[/U][/B] OL Travis Brown-Miller WR Malachi James, Burlington HS, Burlinton, NJ – [B](4.39 40)***[/B] DB Ibn McDaniels, Elizabeth, HS Elizabeth, NJ – [B](4.4 40)**[/B] OL Xavier Miles [B][U]Transfers (12)[/U][/B] DB Duce Chestnut [LSU], Transfer – ([B]4.5 40[/B])* DL Fadil Diggs [Texas A&M] DB Devin Grant [UBuffalo] Transfer – ([B]4.65 40[/B])* DL Isaiah Hastings [Alabama} WR Zeed Haynes [Georgia] Transfer – ([B]4.39 40[/B]) *** LB James Heard [WVU] QB Kyle McCord {Ohio St] OL Josh Miller [Georgia] WR Jackson Meeks [Georgia] Transfer – ([B]4.59 40[/B])* DL Michael Nwokocha [JUCO] OL Da’Metrius Weatherspoon [Howard] DL Dion Wilson [New Mex St] [B][U]TIMES PER ABOVE: July 2024 Enrollees[/U] Emanuel Ross - WR (4.7 40)*[/B] Red Bank, NJ - Red Bank Catholic HS [B]Jaylan Hornsby - WR (4.4 40)**[/B] Atco, NJ - Winslow Township HS [B]Willie Goodacre - OT [/B] Denton, TX - Guyer HS [B]Jamie Tremble - TE (4.5 40)* [/B] Norcross, GA - Wesleyan School [B]Xavier Miles - OL/DL [/B] Jersey City, NJ - St. Peter’s Prep [B]Jayden Brown - LB (4.5)*[/B] Ramsey, NJ - Don Bosco Prep [B]Elijah Washington - TE [/B] Norfolk, VA - Lake Taylor HS [B]Ja’Meer Thomas - WR ( 4.4 40)**[/B] Buffalo, NY - Bennett High School [B]Malachi James - ATH (4.39 40)***[/B] Burlington, NJ - Burlington City High School [B]Ibn McDaniels - DB (4.4 40)**[/B] Elizabeth, NJ - Elizabeth High School I hope Fran keeps getting faster and better players as he has started to do quickly so Syracuse can become one of the best teams in the country. ;) [B] [/B] [/QUOTE]

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