Verbal to CU '25 TNFR OT Larry Johnson

[WasianCU]

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University of Tennessee / Hutchinson CC / Jenkins HS ()

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Ht: 6'7"
Wt: 350
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Transfer ratings:
247s rating: 3* - 87 grade; #41 OT
ESPN rating:
Rivals rating: unrated OT
On3 rating: 3* - 87 grade; #44 OT

Reported Offers: COLORADO

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As a '23 JC recruit:

247s rating: 3* - 88 grade; #8 OT (#19 overall)
ESPN rating:
Rivals rating: 3* - 5.6rr; unranked JUCO OG
On3 rating:

247sports Composite: 3* / 0.8772 rating / #5 OT / #21 overall

Reported Offers: Charlotte, FAU, Georgia Southern, Georgia St, Houston, ULL, Maryland, Nebraska, Syracuse, Tennessee, Toledo, UCF

 

[WasianCU]

 

[Corey Trevorson]

Big dude but uh yeah

 

[Burrito]

 

[Highlander]

 

[Da Lama]

 

[Da Lama]

Big dude but uh yeah

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Heupel had him as a starter all spring. He'll do just fine.

 

[buffaholic]

 

[JMBuffs]

One of the best names in sports history, here's to another legendary Larry Johnson

 

[Medford M.]

Big dude but uh yeah

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These grades are odd to me because it shows in 54 pass block snaps, he allowed one total pressure.

He committed one total penalty in 133 snaps.

 

[Da Lama]

These grades are odd to me because it shows in 54 pass block snaps, he allowed one total pressure.

He committed one total penalty in 133 snaps.

I for one, am tired of this statistical bullsh!t. People should stop trying to "Baseball-ize" football. They're not the same.

 

[Medford M.]

I for one, am tired of this statistical bullsh!t. People should stop trying to "Baseball-ize" football. They're not the same.

Not to mention O line grades for PFF are a total guessing game.

These guys are guessing as to what the assignments are

 

[Da Lama]

Not to mention O line grades for PFF are a total guessing game.

These guys are guessing as to what the assignments are

Totally. If the Guard next to the Tackle is supposed to GAT (combo) block and the Guard down blocks the other way, and the DC sends a B gap blitz which blows by the Tackle, then he's downgraded erroneously. The data is sh!t and churned out by geeks who never strapped it up.

 

[manhattanbuff]

 

[Corey Trevorson]

I for one, am tired of this statistical bullsh!t. People should stop trying to "Baseball-ize" football. They're not the same.

PFF grades aren't doing what you're claiming here - they're grading based on what you were asked to do and how well you did it.

 

[Corey Trevorson]

These grades are odd to me because it shows in 54 pass block snaps, he allowed one total pressure.

He committed one total penalty in 133 snaps.

It's because of his run block grade which were just under 60% of his snaps

 

[MR. BIG SHOT]

I for one, am tired of this statistical bullsh!t. People should stop trying to "Baseball-ize" football. They're not the same.

Says the poster who graded at 62.4 in replies and 57.3 in original comments.

 

[MtnBuff]

PFF grades aren't doing what you're claiming here - they're grading based on what you were asked to do and how well you did it.

You didn't read Lama's post, which is completely correct.

The PFF people don't know specifically what each lineman is asked to do, they don't know how he is asked to do it.

It is also absolutely ridiculous to think that PFF has a staff which knows better than the actual coaches how well each player is playing. This is with over 100 major college teams playing every week with between 60-90 offensive plays and 5 offensive linemen to evaluate every play. The idea that PFF has a staff that is large enough to effectively do this, competent to do this, and consistent between evaluators is more ridiculous. If they did they still wouldn't have the knowledge of which plays were called, the assignments on those plays, the reads involved.

It's not like baseball where every play can be easily turned into numbers.

 

[Corey Trevorson]

You didn't read Lama's post, which is completely correct.

The PFF people don't know specifically what each lineman is asked to do, they don't know how he is asked to do it.

It is also absolutely ridiculous to think that PFF has a staff which knows better than the actual coaches how well each player is playing. This is with over 100 major college teams playing every week with between 60-90 offensive plays and 5 offensive linemen to evaluate every play. The idea that PFF has a staff that is large enough to effectively do this, competent to do this, and consistent between evaluators is more ridiculous. If they did they still wouldn't have the knowledge of which plays were called, the assignments on those plays, the reads involved.

It's not like baseball where every play can be easily turned into numbers.

So how'd that work out w/ Conner, Walker, Hummell, Boyd, Thomas, Young, etc.?

PFF isn't gospel but they're a good reference point & it's tracked pretty well that players who transferred in w/ high grades contributed and on the other side low rated guys did not. OL recruiting also gets no benefit of the doubt until proven otherwise.