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'11 CA WR Marvin Hall (Signed to Washington)

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Dorsey H.S. (Los Angeles, CA)

Ht: 5-foot-10
Wt: 175 lbs
40: 4.4 secs

Rivals rating: 3*-5.5rr; unranked WR
Scout rating: 3*; #155 WR
ESPN rating: NR WR

Reported Offers: California, Oregon State, Washington, Fresno State, Nevada, Wyoming
 
Here is the Scout evaluation of Hall:


STRENGTHS: Hands and Concentration; Speed
AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT: Size

An explosive receiver, Hall has the ability to get down field from the outside receiver position, and his ability to elevate makes him a viable target at any point in the field. He's tough enough to go over the middle, quick enough to make a man miss, and strong enough to out jump and outfight a corner for a ball. Lacks ideal size, but still seems to play big - Scott Kennedy, Scout.com.
 
Wondering if he might be a guy that switches to defense at some point.
 
Wondering if he might be a guy that switches to defense at some point.

Could be. I think he's got a lot of potential as a return man, too. Caught 3 punts this year and took 1 to the house. Also averaged over 20 yards a reception. He's a big play speed guy. I could easily see him coming in with thoughts of becoming the next Ben Kelly.
 
I think I read somewhere that Hall intends to wait until NSD to announce his decision. IMO this is a mistake. Three-star, unrated kids don't get to play the pick-the-hat-on-the-table game. If I were a HC, I might be willing to play the lottery on NSD for a 5-star or high 4-star player, because the reward is worth the risk. For a 3-star kid, I'd have to know in advance what he is doing, so I can try to cover the loss with another similar player if he chooses to go elsewhere. If none of Hall's choices is willing to wait until NSD for his decision and fill the WR slot with someone else, he could find himself with nothing.
 
I think I read somewhere that Hall intends to wait until NSD to announce his decision.


I was going to contradict that, but I found it mentioned in a December interview...

At the present moment, Hall wants to take all five of his official visits before making his college choice. He will more than likely ride the recruiting train to the finish and make his announcement on signing day February 2.
 
That is Marvin Hall who committed to Washington. ESPN has it, too. He's the guy who was going to visit next weekend and we cancelled it.

(I'll move these posts to his thread. Thanks for finding the info, G-Nut.)

"We" cancelled it? Or he?
 
so we lose both him and michael thomas

What are you talking about Michael Thomas for? My understanding is that he hasn't taken any visits because he's trying to get a qualifying test score done. You can't take OVs unless you have that.
 
What are you talking about Michael Thomas for? My understanding is that he hasn't taken any visits because he's trying to get a qualifying test score done. You can't take OVs unless you have that.

my bad... i misread which thread i was in... im an idot
 
Seriously tho - the kid can't get into CU, but he can get into UW?
 
Seriously tho - the kid can't get into CU, but he can get into UW?

It's not that. It's a question of what percentage of our recruiting classes we're willing to take academics risks on. Given the fact that we're in the midst of APR scholarship penalties and a lot of the academic risks Hawkins took struggled last semester, Embree is taking minimal risks with this class.

I agree, though, that we have to figure out how to do this better. Washington and CU are on par with Washington probably having an overall edge. Cal has better academics. Both are taking guys we took a pass on. I want to know what they're doing to keep their kids eligible. I hope that Bohn and company are finding these answers from our conference brethren. It's very different than keeping a kid eligible at KSU or OSU when we're talking Cal and UDub.
 
Let's hope Embree can also weed out some more kids that are not going to make it academically or on the field before the hurt our us more long term.
 
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