'13 CA DE Fred Melifonwu (Verbal to San Diego State)

[Quattro]

Rivals
Scout
ESPN
247 Sports

Lincoln H.S. (San Diego, CA)

Ht: 6'5"
Wt: 210
40:

Rivals rating: 3*-5.6rr; unranked WDE
Scout rating: 2*; #130 DE
ESPN rating: unrated DE
247s rating: 3*-88 rating; #25 WDE

Reported Offers: COLORADO, Colorado State, Hawaii, Nevada, San Diego State, Washington

 

[Quattro]

[video=youtube;f6PqHRoCS2Y]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6PqHRoCS2Y[/video]

 

[mac2012]

Good frame to add about 30 pounds.

 

[Quattro]

Early playing time is going to be important with this one but we are in a good position to get a OV from him according to Adam.

 

[o_robbie]

Not sure why we would want a project playing early. My preference here would be a GS opportunity.

 

[lawdogg]

Not sure why we would want a project playing early. My preference here would be a GS opportunity.

Not sure that this is a GS kid, but I agree that his size, or lack thereof seems like a limitation for him playing early anywhere.

 

[RalphieSpeaks]

Looks like the type of athlete that Mac likes.

If you remember Wilners article he said that he likes taking pure athletes and building them up.

 

[slider]

We need DE help right away. Can he play as a true frosh?

 

[o_robbie]

Not sure that this is a GS kid, but I agree that his size, or lack thereof seems like a limitation for him playing early anywhere.

Yeah he might not be GS but a guy with this frame is going to need 2 years in the weight room before he will be able to compete. For sure he is a RS.

 

[o_robbie]

247 Seems to be really high on this guy. Likely not a GS candidate like I initially thought. He will probably end up with some decent D1 offers as recruiting comes to a close.

 

[BuffUp]

Fred - now that is a name you do not see very often these days. I like it.

 

[buffaholic]

Another good looking raw athlete.

 

[bigbang2]

I don't know about playing early, looks like a guy that should be ready to compete for a starting spot in his 3rd year in College.

 

[White_Rabbit]

Scout listing him having vistis scheduled to Nevada on the 18th and Hawaii on the 1st of February. Hopefully we can sneak in there somewhere.

 

[slider]

Now tentatively scheduled to visit CU on Jan 18th

 

[slider]

Just watched his vids and he looks good. Very quick first step and seems good vs the run and pass. I'm surprised he doesn't have more Pac-12 interest

 

[White_Rabbit]

Awesome. He'll need some time to put on weight, but he has a lot of potential imo.

 

[o_robbie]

If this guy is a 3 star I will take him.

 

[cmgoods]

[tweet]292000496686862336[/tweet]

 

[slider]

[tweet]292000496686862336[/tweet]

That article lists us as his leader. Buff lock if we will take him iyam

 

[boydbuff]

That article lists us as his leader. Buff lock if we will take him iyam

Nice. Given that we lost a few DE's in this class I'm in. Like that he has a UW offer, at least we have some guys in this class that other peer schools like too.

 

[cmgoods]

[tweet]298132718649241600[/tweet]

 

[buffaholic]

Nice pickup. Confirmed CU did not have a spot for him in the end.

 

[o_robbie]

We took Reed instead right?