That is certainly strange considering his list of offers but I certainly would take an official there if given the opportunity.
Would have to think he's familiar with Anae and Becks offense being from VA.
I find it strange that BillSU listed this above in the end of April: Daniels is the No. 232 ranked player in the 2023 class and the No. 12 running back from that group. He is also the No. 6 ranked player in the state of Virginia.
Now on 247 he is 650 ranked player in the 2023 class, the No. 46 RB and is the 23rd ranked player in VA. Wonder what happened in May and June.
It's 6/23/22. I don't know what happened to his ranking - my values on him were taken from HUDL/247. Looks like everyone thinks he's an SC commit. I'll repeat my 4/22 eval on him:
Offers from Pitt, VT, PSU, UVA, BC, Arizona St, WVU, S. Carolina, Michigan St, UNCC, CCU, Wake Forest, UConn, Tenn, JMU, ODU, Hawaii, Syracuse.
The UVA offer was in 2019
***IKE DANIELS, RB, 2023 - Mountain View HS, Stafford, VA
5' 10" 185 40 NA, est 4.4 - 4.5
Assets / Talents:
Very Fast
Makes directional changes, JUKES, very quickly
Great Vision
Quick
Great Balance
Catches the ball out of the backfield or on go routes
Lines up in slot for quick outs very effective after catching the ball which he does well
Lead Blocks for other backs/receivers very well & continues the block downfield
Daniels is the No. 232 ranked player in the 2023 class and the No. 12 running back from that group. He is also the No. 6 ranked player in the state of Virginia.
Offers: AZST, BC, CHARU, SCAR, CC, MIST, OLDD, PST, PITT,SU,VA, VTECH, WF, WVA, UCONN
IKE DANIELS
Mountain View
Accounted for 1,560 all-purpose yards (1,029 rushing) and scored 18 TDs for the Region 5D finalists.
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That was 2 months ago. Looks like he's grown 1" and gained 5 pounds according to the recruiting sites: he's now 5' 11" 190.
The above is still set in stone - that he is visiting is great. He's legit - the real deal.
NOT AS MUSCLED AS SEAN TUCKER, HE IS AS FAST OFF THE SNAP AND HAS A BURST THAT IS COMPARABLE IMO. THIS KID IS AS FAST AS TUCKER NOW AS A JUNIOR IN HS. AND, HAS JUKES THAT ARE COMPARABLE. THAT WE GET A VERBAL, THEN A COMMIT FROM HIM IS HOPEFUL.
MAYBE HE'LL SPEND TIME IN THE WEIGHT, IF WE GET HIM, ROOM TO TRY AND GET A BODY LIKE TUCKERS TO ABSORB AND DEFLECT THE HITS RB'S TAKE AT THIS LEVEL AND ESPECIALLY BEYOND.
LOOK AT THE FILM. SAME BURST, CAN'T CATCH HIM ONCE HE'S BEYOND THE LOS.
MAYBE HE'S COMING TO SEE ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES FOR THE WEEKEND ON OUR DIME JUST FOR THE HELL OF IT OR MAYBE THE VISIT IS SINCERE. I HOPE SO.
GREAT GET, IF WE DO.