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'10 CO TE Kyle Slavin (Signed to Colorado)

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Chatfield HS (Littleton, CO)

 Ht: 6-foot-5
 Wt: 230 lbs
ESPN Eval:
Slavin is a tight end prospect with solid size. He has good height and should be able to add more good bulk to his frame with time in a college weight program. He is not a kid that will blow you away with his ability as a receiver or blocker, but he displays the ability to do both well and contribute to an offense. He is a solid receiver who will flash the ability to extend his arms and go up and get the ball. He does though tend to catch the ball into his body. Does a solid job of using his frame to shield defenders from the ball. He runs solid routes. Does not display great speed to stretch the field, but can be a target in the short-to-intermediate passing game. He can be a solid receiving target, but his best upside may be as a blocker. He has some experience as an in-line blocker and needs to keep developing his technique, but with his size and some work he could be a productive blocker in the run game. From an in-line position does a good job of getting hand placement and when he gets locked on he can be tough to beat. You would like to see him deliver more of an initial pop and generate more power from his lower body. Shows some tenaciousness as a blocker, but needs to get his hips under him and pound his feet to help him stay with his man. Does a solid job in space of getting hands on his man. When the play breaks down he stays active and looks for the big hit. Slavin is a kid who could have good size, help move the chains by catching some passes, and be a productive blocker. He may not be a kid that wow's fans, but can be a solid player that can help an offense.
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The University of Colorado gains a commitment from Chatfield High School's Kyle Slavin.


Rivals rating: 3*; unranked TE
Scout rating: 3*; #41 TE
ESPN rating: 2* - 74 grade; #52 TE
 
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Re: New Commit?

He has an offer and committed, right? He is a one star TE, is there something the regular fan doesn't know about this kid? Don't get me wrong, happy to have a Colorado kid on board. Just wondering. :shot:
 
Re: New Commit?

14er said:
He has an offer and committed, right? He is a one star TE, is there something the regular fan doesn't know about this kid? Don't get me wrong, happy to have a Colorado kid on board. Just wondering. :shot:
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Just that the coaches wanted to see him at camp before they offered, they saw something they liked and didn't waste more time.
 
Re: New Commit?

14er said:
He has an offer and committed, right? He is a one star TE, is there something the regular fan doesn't know about this kid? Don't get me wrong, happy to have a Colorado kid on board. Just wondering. :shot:
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These one and two starred Colorado kids who live and breathe Buff Football tend to work out for us. I don't know if it's their proximity that permits the staff to better evaluate their talent, or if they're ultra-dedicated because it's their lifelong dream to wear Black and Gold with Silver trim.

Whatever the reason, I love those guys. Welcome to our newest Buff commit!!!

:woot:
 
Re: New Commit?

To increase stars, a player needs to be offered by schools outside of Colorado.

Wait as long as possible to commit, the fewer players left in a position who are weighing competing offers, the more desirable they seem.

Need to be seen and perform well at multiple camps, showing well against other players with more stars.

Obviously the measurables and stats help, but those above are all factors.
 
Re: New Commit?

Jasper- I don't think I can edit my thread title.

I like this pick-up. He obviously has the size, and the fact that the coaches saw him in person and offered is a plus.
 
Re: New Commit?

sliderNcider said:
Jasper- I don't think I can edit my thread title.

I like this pick-up. He obviously has the size, and the fact that the coaches saw him in person and offered is a plus.
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Eh, the mods will come along and update it.

What's great, besides that he's got the size and talent, is that he's a lifelong buff fan. We were always his top choice, he just wanted an offer.
 
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Congrats Kyle for going Buff! The staff at C.U. MUST think your a stud.:thumbsup: GO BUFFS!
 
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Awesome! welcome to the family.

What I really like is that he was wanting an offer from CU. He knew that CU was wanting to verify on his blocking skills and such. He apparently worked hard by adding muscle and busting his but getting better with the things CU coaching staff wanted from him. That says a lot about, He wanted to get an offer from CU and was willing to do what it took to get it. Now that he has gotten the offer I am really excited to see how he pans out with his continuing work ethic (whether it drops or not--doubt it though) and how his senior season goes.





GO HAWK!!!!!
GO BUFFS!!!!!!
 
Re: New Commit?

I think buf190 was just pointing out the other interest. Wonder how Syracuse got sold on him? BTW, they have another common offer in OH TE Schneider.
 
Re: New Commit?

Since he is a Chatfield kid, he is probably pretty damn smart.:smile:

Anyway, looks like a solid get and will be one of the two TEs we end up signing.
 
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Now that he's comitted, he won't likely see any more offers as he's about as solid as solid gets. That means he'll likely get upgraded to a 2-star. Much more important to me is this staff knows him well by now and have seen him compete against some good competition in camp and they jumped on him. When we can get kids that camp here and the staff wants them, the hit rate is pretty high that they pan out.

This kid looks like a great pickup to me. 3 Colorado kids on board.
 
Re: '10 CO TE Kyle Slavin (Committed to Colorado)

Welcome aboard Kyle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Next in a long line of great tiight ends????
 
Re: '10 CO TE Kyle Slavin (Committed to Colorado)

I'm starting to like this pick-up more and more. It sounds like he has an incredible work ethic and is already doing whatever the CU staff has told him to do. And his whole family is Buff grads/season ticket holders:thumbsup:
 
Re: '10 CO TE Kyle Slavin (Committed to Colorado)

Looks like Hawkins has Littleton football players locked down. :wow:
 
Re: '10 CO TE Kyle Slavin (Committed to Colorado)

Boulder Buff said:
3* on rivals.
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Yeah I just saw that!! :woot:It's only a matter of time before Nick gets his 3*, AND depending on how Spond and Hinder do in their season we may still wind up with the top recruit in the state! :smile2:
 
Re: '10 CO TE Kyle Slavin (Committed to Colorado)

Good for Kyle!

Hoping that Mister Jones earns a 4th star this season.

I'll be interested to see whether Hirschman's Rivals Rating comes in. Should be somewhere between 5.5 and 5.7 on the border of being a 4*.
 
Re: '10 CO TE Kyle Slavin (Committed to Colorado)

I'm very pleased with how we're doing in recruiting.
 
Re: '10 CO TE Kyle Slavin (Committed to Colorado)

Scout has updated their rating.

Kyle is now a 3* on Scout (he was already 3* on Rivals).

:cool:
 
Re: '10 CO TE Kyle Slavin (Committed to Colorado)

From his ESPN Eval:
He can be a solid receiving target, but his best upside may be as a blocker. He has some experience as an in-line blocker and needs to keep developing his technique, but with his size and some work he could be a productive blocker in the run game. From an in-line position does a good job of getting hand placement and when he gets locked on he can be tough to beat. You would like to see him deliver more of an initial pop and generate more power from his lower body. Shows some tenaciousness as a blocker, but needs to get his hips under him and pound his feet to help him stay with his man. Does a solid job in space of getting hands on his man. When the play breaks down he stays active and looks for the big hit. Slavin is a kid who could have good size, help move the chains by catching some passes, and be a productive blocker.
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I was hoping for a blocking TE. Sounds like Hawk found a good one.
 
Re: '10 CO TE Kyle Slavin (Committed to Colorado)

Slight injury report:
- denver post 10/15/2009
Injury report.
It keeps growing, including to Class 5A's upper end — speedy Chatfield quarterback Sam Stratton is out for the season.
The Wyoming recruit, after a sideline play this past week against Pomona, sustained ACL and MCL damage in his right knee. Next up: surgery.
In addition, teammate Kyle Slavin, a two-way end, sprained an MCL and is out this weekend.
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Re: '10 CO TE Kyle Slavin (Committed to Colorado)

He is gonna have to play as a true frosh next year, Deehan and Thornton are the only guys we have at TE coming back:huh:
 
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sliderNcider said:
He is gonna have to play as a true frosh next year, Deehan and Thornton are the only guys we have at TE coming back:huh:
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Could be we go after a JUCO.

Also, I believe there's still a chance that Luke Walters applies to the NCAA for a medical year and comes back as a 6th year senior. That would give us a senior, a junior (Deehan) and at least 2 RS-Freshmen (as many as 5 if Wood sticks as a walk-on, Slota moves over, or Darden becomes a TE instead of a WR).
 
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Buffnik said:
Could be we go after a JUCO.

Also, I believe there's still a chance that Luke Walters applies to the NCAA for a medical year and comes back as a 6th year senior. That would give us a senior, a junior (Deehan) and at least 2 RS-Freshmen (as many as 5 if Wood sticks as a walk-on, Slota moves over, or Darden becomes a TE instead of a WR).
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That's a lot of ifs. DaVaughn is more of a receiving threat at TE which is unfortunate considering we're a run first team... TE will be a weak spot of next years team that's for sure
 
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