Come To Penn Staaaaate!: Dakota Royer Jumps Into PSU Recruiting Class
by Run Up The Score on Jul 30, 2009 12:27 PM EDT
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He's a quarterback killin', pool-jumpin' son of a gun, wooooooooo!
We wear pads and sleeves at this level, son. Understood? (via blogs.lancasteronline.com)
Manheim Central's Dakota Royer (4* Rivals, 3* Scout) has unsurprisingly selected Penn State. This has been in the works for a few months and was never really in doubt. Scouts Inc. with the love (Royer's on the ESPNU 150 Watch List):
It is pretty tough not to like Royer. This kid is a football player and fun to watch. Does not come across as the biggest kid on film, but his listed size is solid. He plays on both sides of the ball, but on defense is where this kid belongs. He most likely projects to defensive end where he plays in high school, but we would not be surprised to see him get a look at outside linebacker also in college depending on where he goes.He has a good get-off and at times will flash real good quickness. He is a tough kid with that Pennsylvania blue collar feel to his game. He is physical at the point of attack and good with his hands. He can bring them, separate, and shed. Does a good job of coming across the ball, breaking down, and being able to shuffle and close daylight. Comes across as pretty heady kid with a good feel for the game and a nose for the ball. Runs well and has a great motor. He is a solid tackler though he does tend to overrun the ball and have to grab for cloth to bring the ball carrier down.
As a pass rusher you would not expect it, but the kid has some speed rush flare to him. He can get up-field, attack the outside shoulder, get some body lean, and turn the corner. He is active with his weapons and will work to battle and get free. Royer is a player and one of those kids who seems to just find a way to get things done. He mixes ability, with effort, and smarts and should be a good and productive college player.
Royer's highlights from last season:
Dakota Royer Junior Highlights (via psualldaycuin10)
And of course, the pool thing:
Dakota Royer jumps out of 4 foot pool! (via lowen4johnson)
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I am surprised that
He is only ranked three stars on scout, I am sure that will change, but anyway who cares I gurantee he will be a beast at the collegiate level.
by GoingDeep on Jul 30, 2009 12:35 PM EDT reply actions
He committed to Penn State so
Scout will probably drop him to 2 stars
by Brett Brown on Jul 30, 2009 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions
This is actually one of the few times
where Rivals > Scout on a ’10 PSU recruit.
Order your copy of "We Are Penn State" The offseason is long. So is this magazine.
Surprisingly
that has happened a few times this year. Someone must be drunk at Rivals Star-appointee Station.
I saw the siren and at first thought
Cael Sanderson reeled in another All-American – not really since I’ve been camped out since 12:01 waiting for this.
I saw that google ads is now populating the ads portion of BSD with bacon advertising. Anyone know why?
One man doing the work of 100's for the good of 1000's
Not just bacon
They were advertising Red Shoe Diaries on DVD yesterday.
"I thought the kid we were using had the potential to be a good quarterback, and I blew that one." - Joseph V. Paterno
by leeharvey418 on Jul 30, 2009 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions
we got
the manheim steamroller.
Eat what the monkey eats, then eat the monkey. -U.S. Navy survival guidance
I’m liking this nickname.
Penn Staters belong at Penn State. The problem with a lot of kids is they just don’t know they are Penn Staters yet. -jesse. @ BSD
by TheK-GunNeedsReloaded on Jul 30, 2009 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I think...
that is pretty similar to the Dirty Sanchez. Not sure we want to head down that road for nicknaming our players. Just a thought.
We are not normal. We are legends.
by NittanyAlum02 on Jul 30, 2009 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions
You’re thinking of “Cleveland Steamer” I believe.
Manheim Steamroller is a band- they do those electronica Christmas songs.
Penn Staters belong at Penn State. The problem with a lot of kids is they just don’t know they are Penn Staters yet. -jesse. @ BSD
by TheK-GunNeedsReloaded on Jul 30, 2009 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Zug's nickname is "Zug"
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Jul 30, 2009 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions
He's a quarterback killin', pool-jumpin' son of a gun
At first I thought it said “pile-jumpin” and I was wondering why you would be comparing him to Laura Nitis.
Woo woooooo, a DE!!
"The sea was angry that day, my friends." G. Costanza
When i was watching the highlights of him on D i couldn’t help but think of Laura. most of them were him either running past a blocker or the blocker completely ignoring him and let him fly through and miss on the big hit and get them with the shoelace. You cant have tackling like that in the big ten. (see PSU vs Illinois 2007) don’t get me wrong tho he looks like a future college player but i don’t seem overly impressed.
by Dmfsomething09 on Jul 31, 2009 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions
well, he is in high school
psu can mold him.
Eat what the monkey eats, then eat the monkey. -U.S. Navy survival guidance
Also, sweet bologna is another wonderful product of the 717
fried sweet bologna is a very very very close 2nd to bacon
I bleed Blue and White.
by Horse N Buggy on Jul 30, 2009 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions
ARP ARP SCRAPPLE ARP
AMISH PEOPLE AINT NOTHIN TO MESS WITH
"I'm colonel cool! And I'm the captain on this rocket to the stars!"
There's dog in scrapple?
I guess I shouldn’t really be surprised given how everything ELSE is in scrapple. I’ve never had it actually.
You should. It’s delicious.
Penn Staters belong at Penn State. The problem with a lot of kids is they just don’t know they are Penn Staters yet. -jesse. @ BSD
by TheK-GunNeedsReloaded on Jul 30, 2009 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
"Also, sweet bologna is another wonderful product of the 717"
Hershey’s Chocolate too.
"It was an attrition football game and you know we like that."
Defensive end, my ass.
That kid is all linebacker.
I suppose I'll start it.
He has a good get-off and at times will flash
Could we have another Stanley on our hands?
"Welcome to Tangares base. You’re just in time for the dance party. I’ve arranged a dancing partner for you. DANCE TO THE DEATH!"
And was this an oral commitment?
"For me the game wasn’t grounded in reality. It was about the uniform you put on that turned you into a warrior. It was about the mythology of the battle, the victory, the defeat, the struggle." - Mike Reid, PSU '69
Don't know how to make the cool blue boxes, but:
Does not come across as the biggest kid on film, but his listed size is solid. He plays on both sides of the ball.
Does a good job of coming across the ball.
Those are all I can see for now.
That whole second paragraph is hilarious, not-so-subtle innuendo
Immature, I know, but my sense of humor will probably never change, which is why I read that paragraph and did nothing but smirk the whole time.
He has a good get-off and at times will flash real good quickness.
He is physical at the point of attack and good with his hands.
He can bring them, separate, and shed.
Does a good job of coming across the ball
Comes across as pretty heady kid with a good feel for the game and a nose for the ball.
He does tend to overrun the ball and have to grab for cloth to bring the ball carrier down.
so what position
do you think he’ll play?
Doesn't matter much
The kid’s an athlete with an aggressive streak! He’ll be on the field somewhere sooner rather than later!
He’s a little too small for DE, not that you can’t put on weight in college but… He’s probably more suited for LB right now. The concern I have is you can end up being a tweener on this defense and we often have a hard time getting kids like that on the field. Maybe he could be used like Tim Shaw or (as rumor has it) Bani Badgyu, a standup DE/OLB hybrid.
"We hugged as grown men do. It was a great moment. Then, it was business as usual." -- LJ Sr.
Mayhem was a little small for DE
Just sayin’
"I thought the kid we were using had the potential to be a good quarterback, and I blew that one." - Joseph V. Paterno
by leeharvey418 on Jul 31, 2009 8:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Holy crap, you're not kidding
Quoted height and weight are identical, and there’s 0.02 second difference on the quoted 40 time.
"I thought the kid we were using had the potential to be a good quarterback, and I blew that one." - Joseph V. Paterno
by leeharvey418 on Jul 31, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Well that music was annoying
He shows good speed and hands at wide out. I think we got a very good one here.
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