2011 Penn State Recruiting - Tight Ends
by BSD on Feb 17, 2010 2:00 PM EST
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Like the fullback, the role of the tight end is slowly diminishing in college football today. Remember the days when teams trotted out their "Jumbo Package" in short yardage situations with three tight ends and a fullback? Nowadays it's not uncommon to see a team line up in the shotgun with four wide receivers on first and goal at the five yard line. But Penn State has a rich history of tight ends from Ted Kwalick, to Kyle Brady, to Troy Drayton. Joe Paterno still loves him big guys that can pancake a linebacker or run ten yards down field and catch a pass. So let's look at Penn State's needs in recruiting tight ends for the class of 2011. Here's how the 2010 tight end roster is shaping up.
| Seniors | Juniors | Sophomores | Redshirt Freshmen | True Freshmen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Szczerba | Mark Wedderburn | Kevin Haplea |
The depth chart has been dominated the past two years by Andrew Quarless and Mickey Shuler, so this season we should get a look at some new guys. If you recall the 2008 Blue White game, Andrew Szczerba blew everyone away catching five or six passes leading many to believe he was going to be a deadly weapon that fall. But it never did materialize and he rarely saw the field. Mark Wedderburn has been even more absent. I don't recall reading anything about him since the day he signed on with Penn State.
Even with freshman Kevin Haplea coming in this fall, I think Penn State needs some help with the tight ends. Even if Szczerba turns out to be a solid player, he's only got two years left. Wedderburn doesn't seem to be making a name for himself on the scout team, so right now I'm not expecting big things there. Until we see Haplea play I don't think we can assume he's going to lock down the position. If Penn State gets in a pinch, they could switch Garry Gilliam or Kyle Baublitz over from defense. But even so I'm looking for Penn State to bring in one tight end with this class.
| Projected 2011 Scholarship Totals | |
|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 |
| Running Backs | 1 |
| Full Backs | 0 |
| Tight Ends | 1 |
| Projected Total | 16-18 |
Click on links for previous projections.
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Any TE recruits out there?
Milzners, Junny, etc?
"...there'll be some woman, maybe 45 or 50, she'll come up and give me a hug, and I'll give my wife a wink: See? I'm not that old." - Joe Paterno
Down the road
Junny is going to go into covering specific recruits in detail.
Mike
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Just the one that everyone wants...
Ben Koyock,
http://pennstate.scout.com/a.z?s=157&p=8&c=1&nid=3813788
One man doing the work of 100's for the good of 1000's
This is essentially the Pryor of '11.
It will be PSU vs OSU for this kid. And he’s from a Pittsburgh suburb (sort of). Only difference is he’s white. And plays the position best suited for him.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Feb 17, 2010 3:10 PM EST up reply actions
No way!
To paraphrase Allen Iverson “We’re talking about a Tight End, man. A Tight End! We ain’t talking about no QB/RB, Rhodes Scholar. He’s a tight end, man.”
My early guess is PITT or OSU has him locked up early. Pryor will essentially be gone at OSU, so both programs will be “Pro Style”. He would fit better than at PSU. I would not get our hopes up too high for this guy (but I hope I am wrong).
Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
Vince Lombardi
Someone did a post over at Recruiting Planet that showed TE production for PSU, OSU, and Wisconsin.
Wisky loves their TE’s, but PSU dominated OSU in TE production, which led many posters to wonder why a stellar TE like Koyack would be lured into the OSU trap.
And Pitt? Meh. They finally get a 10 win season and they are suddenly all that and a bag of chips? Doubt it.
"Have I ever told the story of when I met Miley Cyrus?"
by Jeff Junstrom on Feb 17, 2010 3:49 PM EST up reply actions
I have heard scuttlebutt that J.D. Mason was being moved to TE
I am Laura Nichols and I like Bacon.
BSD is an addiction, and this is the first step.
I saw we might be offering a guy up in Mass.
Also, we’ve apparently offered another CB – that gives us 3 in the top 75 (according to scout) and a few other 4*s.
Hopefully things go as smoothly as last year, we can have this class wrapped up in a few months.
"Every player we have, someone-maybe a parent, a grandparent, someone-poured their soul into that young man. They are handing that young man off to us. They are giving us their treasure, and it's our job to make sure we give them back that young man intact and ready to face the world."
-J.V.Pa.
Big time safety
I am glad to see we are upping our recruiting in the defensive secondary, but what about getting a big time safety to come to Penn State?
Speaking of safety, I have heard that Chaz will be back there this fall.
Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.
Drake replacing him on O?
"Every player we have, someone-maybe a parent, a grandparent, someone-poured their soul into that young man. They are handing that young man off to us. They are giving us their treasure, and it's our job to make sure we give them back that young man intact and ready to face the world."
-J.V.Pa.
I honestly don't remember, but wasn't Garry Gilliam recruited as a TE?
Where is he playing on defense?
He was in one of my classes last year
He hit on every girl in sight, and I gathered from his conversations that I completely unintentionally overheard, he might be playing DE.
by PSUisMyHeart on Feb 18, 2010 11:12 PM EST up reply actions
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