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'14 CA TE Hayden Jones (Signed to Colorado)
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Easy to make the comparison here, but my co-workers son who plays hs ball in sac says jones reminds him of solder. Family is from boston and are huge pats fans so obviously some hometown/favorite team bias.
Agreed. Maybe some red zone trickery, but he's going to earn his scholly in the trenches.
Love hitting the Sacramento area hard.
Also agree that he's a future OT. Which makes you wonder, Center is probably a OT and so is Jones, are we done with TE?
Also agree that he's a future OT. Which makes you wonder, Center is probably a OT and so is Jones, are we done with TE?
I think he looks skinny, but pretty athletic. I think he might be able to play TE, but if not, he is a pretty athletic looking OT. But he needs to put 30 pounds on for the former and 60 for the latter.
Welcome to the BnG Mr. Jones!
Next Nate Solder.
If he can add the weight why not? Seems to have the athleticism and the nastiness needed to play the position
too slow for tight end anyways
Ya why not? If he just adds 50lbs he will be Solder by default
...because I said he would be nate solder...
?? TE to OL is the only comparison and thats still tbd
He has the lightly recruited thing going. The tall lanky frame. The TE thing. The possible OT thing. Roughly the same size coming out of high school, 6-6 v 6-8 245lbs v 240lbs.
vinniew_11
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If he is as athletic as they say, why don't they leave him there. That is a large TE and he can catch. Keep him there.
Woot!
Semper Gumby
Semper Gumby
Midseason highlights from HUDL have him at 6'7 255lbs for what it is worth
That's a big dude.
He lost some weight for basketball season that he'll have to gain back for next football season. Not necessarily a bad thing, though, as long as he didn't stop lifting weights once football season ended. Would just mean he improved fitness and cut some bad weight.
jahbrahakala
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SECOBuffsFan
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Welcome to the Buffs!!!!
aik
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If we can ever be satisfied with our OL depth I would love to take tackle-framed players coming out of high school in the 240-250 range and keep them at TE if they are athletic enough to play that position in the Pac-12. Stanford having Fleener, Ertz, and Toilolo on the roster at the same time in 2011 was one of the scariest things I've ever seen and they killed us with them.
Our OL depth may not allow it but it would be cool to have a guy like Matt Lepsis was for us at TE
He was big enough and a good enough blocker that when he got to the NFL he had a very successful career as a tackle. At the same time at CU he was a good enough TE to be a threat. He wasn't the college version of Shannon Sharpe but he caught some big passes and was enough of a threat to require defensive attention. At the same time he just devastated some defenses as a blocker.
With defenses getting smaller and quicker to deal with the spreads having a guy who is a missmatch blocking would be fun to see out of the TE position.
He was big enough and a good enough blocker that when he got to the NFL he had a very successful career as a tackle. At the same time at CU he was a good enough TE to be a threat. He wasn't the college version of Shannon Sharpe but he caught some big passes and was enough of a threat to require defensive attention. At the same time he just devastated some defenses as a blocker.
With defenses getting smaller and quicker to deal with the spreads having a guy who is a missmatch blocking would be fun to see out of the TE position.
I think Matt is a little old ...
Semper Gumby
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