Emfinger's comments on Alonzo Lewis and teammate

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P/DE/TE John Shepard, 6-3, 225, 4.6, Saint James, Louisiana - Sometimes when you go to a football game to see a particular player play, it is always very exciting when you find another player who has some exceptional talent, but who is "Flying Under the Recruiting Radar" with college coaches. This happened to me on Friday night. Out of all of the first round playoff games in the State of Louisiana that I could have attended, I chose to attend the Brusly and Saint James game to check-out a Saint James junior wide receiver by the name of Alonzo Lewis (6-3, 195, 4.4) who already had an offer from LSU. When Saint James came out for their pre-game warmups, #27 (Lewis) stood out like a sore thumb, but as I started watching warmups, #19 also started to stand out. Then #19 started his punting drills and he consistantly kicked a spiral and it was always turning over, about fifty to sixty yards down the field. As the game started, #19 was the starting tight end, defensive end, and punter. Then on the first offensive series for Brusly, their runing back hit a brick-wall at the line of scrimmage and lost the football. As the football seemed to hang on the ground for about two or three seconds, #19 picked the ball-up and raced about 30 yards for the touchdown. The announcer announced that John Shepard has just scored for Saint James to tie the game at 7-7. On his first two punts in the first half, Shepard was credited with a 63 yard punt. I had seen enough. I went to the Saint James sideline and gave one of my long-time scouts an invitation to give John Shepard to play in the 2010 All-American Bowl Game Classic. For the game, Shepard boomed four kicks for 198 yards and a fabulous 49.5 yards per punt average. Oh yes, #27 was a man among boys. If he stays healthy, [Alonzo] Lewis, who caught some key passes in the game, will be playing on Sunday some day.

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Lewis

Lewis reportedly has great size and speed. He still has a year to develop and then possibly a RS year. I noticed his only other offer was Tulsa. It will be interesting to see how he develops and if he gets other offers. He looks like a great pickup.