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Don Bosco Prep H.S. (Ramsey, NJ)
Ht: 6-1
Wt: 205
40: 4.52 secs
Rivals rating: 4*-5.8rr; #8 S (#113 overall)
Scout rating: 4*; #4 S
ESPN rating: 4*-80 grade; #14 S
247 rating: 4*-95 rating; #6 S (#103 overall)
Reported Offers: Colorado, Alabama, Arizona, Boston College, Connecticut, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Illinois, LSU, Maryland, Miami(FL), Michigan, Michigan State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, South Carolina, Tennessee, UCLA, USC, Virginia, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Central Florida, East Carolina
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#22 Most Prestigious Program in College Football History (ESPN)
1990 National Championship & 26 Conference Championships
1 Heisman Trophy Winner & 8 Other National Award Winners
5 Player & 7 Scholar-Athlete Inductions in College Football Hall of Fame
70 First Team All-Americans (30 Consensus All-Americans)
#19 in All-Time Wins, #24 in All-Time Win Percentage & #23 in Times Ranked
#29 in Wins and #12 in Wins Against Ranked Opponents Since 1989
donmac, the NJ guy who posts on Rivals and tries to help some of the inner city NJ prospects find a college scholarship, said that he believes that CU will land Shumate.
Things can always change, but this is promising. donmac has a relationship with Tony Jones and was instrumental in the CU coaches discovering and offering Terrel Smith. He said that Shumate was defensive MVP at Schumann's National Underclassmen Combine as both a freshman and sophomore. Runs a 10.8 100m. Figures to be a guy who has an offer list a mile long. Knows Tony and Terrel pretty well.
Let's hope. This would be a big get out of New Jersey.
P.S. Rivals has some decent video on Shumate that members can access.
Shumate is expected to make an unofficial visit to CU for our spring game.
We are in very good shape for signing him.
http://bluechipimaging.blogspot.com/...blue-chip.htmlBlue Chip Imaging Hit Its Mark With Elijah Shumate
Ramsey (N.J.) Don Bosco Prep is home to plenty of top talented each year and one of the school's best cornerbacks in recent memory is only a rising junior.
Elijah Shumate has all the tools to be a lockdown college corner and that's a scary thought, as he still has two more years to develop before he starts playing college football. It's even more impressive when you consider that most schools will probably be looking at him as a safety. His coaches moved him to corner to show off his cover skills.
I can't say I'm opposed to getting a pipeline going to one of the best high schools in the country.
Oh hells yes.
Seems a bit slow for a corner. That could be a sophmore time, though. If he is able to shave a .1 second from that, he'll be in great shape.
Originally Posted by absinthe
Just .1?
He's probably more of a Strong Safety type. Possible Will LB according to some folks.
Maybe. If, as I suspect, that 4.52 is a sophmore time, and he's able to cut that down to 4.4-ish, he'll make a fantastic cover corner.
He's probably more of a Strong Safety type. Possible Will LB according to some folks.
Interestingly, donmac said that he's now up to 205 lbs and played OLB this season. He's expected to bulk a bit more, play RB for Don Bosco as a senior, then be recruited for defense. Should end up at OLB when it's all said and done.
Don't look too much into 40 times. People tend to make too much of them.
Last edited by VamosBuffaloes; 12-16-2010 at 02:24 AM.
I kind of like the idea of an OLB with speed who has experience and skills in coverage. Gives a lot of flexibility to a defense.
"Some folks" = Donmac. Sorry about that Nik. Should've given credit.
The new "hybrid" position. A lot of schools have been loading up on them with all the 'spread' formations being used. Gives you another solid DB on the field that can step up and help with the run game when needed.
Not that you didn't already know that MtnBuff.
I'm embarrassed to say I totally missed the last part of your post. I thought I was giving info people didn't have. Oops. Nothing to see here. Carry on.
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