Class of 2016 WR Will Eason (NC)

[Ringostar57]

Great instincts. Very quick and fast. Strong for a little guy. Sign him up

 

[baggerbob]

Give the guy the freaking offer. Speed to burn, and plenty of interest from some solid schools. I know they may not be entirely sure where to put him because of his size, but figure it out. If nothing else, use that ridiculous speed as a kick/punt returner to start.

With his size, and speed, you only need a small seam to get him in the open field.

 

[SUFaninNJ]

I know it was awhile ago, but Joe Morris did ok for SU at 5'7". What about Kevin Abrams at 5'8"?

 

[NJCuse97]

I know it was awhile ago, but Joe Morris did ok for SU at 5'7". What about Kevin Abrams at 5'8"?

I can't find the data but Kyle McIntosh couldn't have been taller than 5'7"

 

[jekelish]

I know it was awhile ago, but Joe Morris did ok for SU at 5'7". What about Kevin Abrams at 5'8"?

I was thinking of Kevin Abrams or Maurice Jackson/Jamel Riddle, since Eason could wind up at either CB or WR.

 

[SUFaninNJ]

Both Mo and Jamel were in the 5'7"-5'8" range as well, I believe. Best Mo memory for me was his TD catch against UF in an otherwise forgettable bowl game and Riddle with a PR for a TD against Va Tech.

 

[CuseLegacy]

Antwan Cordy is only 5'8.

 

[jekelish]

Wrote something up on Will and Aapri: http://.com/washington-and-eason-could-be-cb-tandem-of-the-future/

 

[CuseLegacy]

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[baggerbob]

We need speed, the Maryland player took a swing pass 85 yards against us this year. If you have fast secondary players, you don't have that happen.

 

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[Libero2]

I take it we still haven't offered Eason yet?

Give the man a ship already lets get the entire Washington clan in house

 

[CuseLegacy]

 

[anomander]

I don't think this kid is on the radar right?

 

[jekelish]

I don't think this kid is on the radar right?

He's definitely on the radar...just haven't offered yet. The coaches are very aware of him.

And they really should be. Yes, he's small (measured 5-8 without shoes at a Nike combine) but he's got blazing speed. Recruit him as an athlete and then find a spot for him later. If he's a WR/PR/KR, that's just fine with me. We need this kind of speed, and the help it'll give us in sustaining recruiting momentum in North Carolina as one of RW's close friends.

 

[Libero2]

He's definitely on the radar...just haven't offered yet. The coaches are very aware of him.

And they really should be. Yes, he's small (measured 5-8 without shoes at a Nike combine) but he's got blazing speed. Recruit him as an athlete and then find a spot for him later. If he's a WR/PR/KR, that's just fine with me. We need this kind of speed, and the help it'll give us in sustaining recruiting momentum in North Carolina as one of RW's close friends.

If he just becomes an average return guy that's worth a scholly compared to what we have. Frankly I expect him to be a very good return man. We need blazing speed, offer the kid as a return specialist/athlete and get him in house. The fact he is another RW kid means he could help push kids like Aapri and Neal to us which could lead to Colon and others.

I see no reason why not to bring him in.

 

[anomander]

He's definitely on the radar...just haven't offered yet. The coaches are very aware of him.

And they really should be. Yes, he's small (measured 5-8 without shoes at a Nike combine) but he's got blazing speed. Recruit him as an athlete and then find a spot for him later. If he's a WR/PR/KR, that's just fine with me. We need this kind of speed, and the help it'll give us in sustaining recruiting momentum in North Carolina as one of RW's close friends.

The coaches are very aware of a ton of kids. Doesn't ever mean he's going to get a serious look.

 

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[djorange1989]

Um offer this kid please. Estime is the only kid we have with that kind of speed. We need special teams threats on the worst way

 

[jekelish]

Here's the thing with Eason: the coaches may not quite know exactly where he fits into the team in terms of position, or anything else like that, so it boils down to this...

Do you take a chance on him and offer him, knowing that if you do, it gives you an ENORMOUS leg up in landing two of your priority '16 targets (Neal, Colon) and one of your top '17 targets (Aapri)? What's the worst that happens? You have a 5-9 kid who runs a 4.38 in the 40 who can help out on special teams. And if you offer him, he almost certainly commits, and between he and RW, the chances are very good you wind up with Neal, Colon, and Aapri as well. So...is it worth offering one kid you're on the fence about in order to land three you absolutely want?

 

[SUfanNC]

Here's the thing with Eason: the coaches may not quite know exactly where he fits into the team in terms of position, or anything else like that, so it boils down to this...

Do you take a chance on him and offer him, knowing that if you do, it gives you an ENORMOUS leg up in landing two of your priority '16 targets (Neal, Colon) and one of your top '17 targets (Aapri)? What's the worst that happens? You have a 5-9 kid who runs a 4.38 in the 40 who can help out on special teams. And if you offer him, he almost certainly commits, and between he and RW, the chances are very good you wind up with Neal, Colon, and Aapri as well. So...is it worth offering one kid you're on the fence about in order to land three you absolutely want?

I would say yes! It is worth it if you have those three high on the list. Plus the kid isn't a slouch. You can see he is working hard to be as good as possible and 4.3 speed is nice as well.

 

[djorange1989]

Here's the thing with Eason: the coaches may not quite know exactly where he fits into the team in terms of position, or anything else like that, so it boils down to this...

Do you take a chance on him and offer him, knowing that if you do, it gives you an ENORMOUS leg up in landing two of your priority '16 targets (Neal, Colon) and one of your top '17 targets (Aapri)? What's the worst that happens? You have a 5-9 kid who runs a 4.38 in the 40 who can help out on special teams. And if you offer him, he almost certainly commits, and between he and RW, the chances are very good you wind up with Neal, Colon, and Aapri as well. So...is it worth offering one kid you're on the fence about in order to land three you absolutely want?

That is a rhetorical question Jek. Hell yes you offer him!

 

[Trueblue25]

Here's the thing with Eason: the coaches may not quite know exactly where he fits into the team in terms of position, or anything else like that, so it boils down to this...

Do you take a chance on him and offer him, knowing that if you do, it gives you an ENORMOUS leg up in landing two of your priority '16 targets (Neal, Colon) and one of your top '17 targets (Aapri)? What's the worst that happens? You have a 5-9 kid who runs a 4.38 in the 40 who can help out on special teams. And if you offer him, he almost certainly commits, and between he and RW, the chances are very good you wind up with Neal, Colon, and Aapri as well. So...is it worth offering one kid you're on the fence about in order to land three you absolutely want?

Uh

Yeah

 

[Libero2]

Here's the thing with Eason: the coaches may not quite know exactly where he fits into the team in terms of position, or anything else like that, so it boils down to this...

Do you take a chance on him and offer him, knowing that if you do, it gives you an ENORMOUS leg up in landing two of your priority '16 targets (Neal, Colon) and one of your top '17 targets (Aapri)? What's the worst that happens? You have a 5-9 kid who runs a 4.38 in the 40 who can help out on special teams. And if you offer him, he almost certainly commits, and between he and RW, the chances are very good you wind up with Neal, Colon, and Aapri as well. So...is it worth offering one kid you're on the fence about in order to land three you absolutely want?

The only thing about Eason that makes sense to me is they aren't "on the fence" about him, but are very confident he won't be much of a player at the next level. Otherwise making that move makes incredible sense for all the other reasons you pointed out. Heck even giving the kid a conditional offer saying we want you as a backup plan is better than what we've been doing IMO.