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LB Jabril Cox on TE Arik Gilbert “he can be the best TE to ever play college football”
Posted on 9/10/20 at 12:51 pm
Posted on 9/10/20 at 12:51 pm
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Jabril Cox won three National Championships at NDSU and is now being tabbed as one of the best players on #LSU's roster. He's seen plenty of talent. He didn't mince words on Arik Gilbert. "If he can continue to get better, he can be the best TE to ever play college football."
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Posted on 9/10/20 at 12:52 pm to The Pirate King
He's going to be so special.
Great kid too, which is just lagniappe.
Great kid too, which is just lagniappe.
Posted on 9/10/20 at 12:53 pm to The Pirate King
Posted on 9/10/20 at 1:01 pm to The Pirate King
A+ gif usage 
Posted on 9/10/20 at 1:07 pm to The Pirate King
The hype is so massive for him it’s unlike any other player I’ve ever seen, maybe more than Fournette lol
Posted on 9/10/20 at 1:20 pm to nojojojo
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The hype is so massive for him it’s unlike any other player I’ve ever seen, maybe more than Fournette lol
Aranda called Stingley the best player on his defense during the Fiesta Bowl practice when he was essentially still a high schooler. A defense with All-American Devin White and Grant Delpit. And Stingley's high school stats were so absurd they seemed fake.
That was some hype as well. And holy shite did he meet that hype.
Posted on 9/10/20 at 1:24 pm to nojojojo
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The hype is so massive for him it’s unlike any other player I’ve ever seen, maybe more than Fournette lol
That is tempered by the fact that he is a tight end. I don't think anybody expects him to go out and get 1700+ yards and 20 touchdowns. In this offense, he should ensure that we have one on one matchups somewhere on the field. He cannot be ignored, like tightens in the past were at LSU. His impact may be noticeable in other receivers stats, not necessarily his own.
I expect him to be a great checkdown option for Brennan and when the defense tightens up, he can run a wheel route and take it to the house. That's not going to happen every down, obviously. On a team full of great red-zone options, he will be one more option down near the goal line.
Posted on 9/10/20 at 1:26 pm to Jax-Tiger
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That is tempered by the fact that he is a tight end. I don't think anybody expects him to go out and get 1700+ yards and 20 touchdowns. In this offense, he should ensure that we have one on one matchups somewhere on the field. He cannot be ignored, like tightens in the past were at LSU. His impact may be noticeable in other receivers stats, not necessarily his own.
I get what you're saying, but this dude is going to be split out wide a ton and running WR route trees. Linehan is trying to use him like Megatron.
He's a freshman so I'm not going to say he's catching 20 touchdowns, but I bet next season he's up near the top in targets on the team.
Posted on 9/10/20 at 1:35 pm to The Pirate King
Posted on 9/10/20 at 1:38 pm to Captain Crown
This board is gonna explode if he does the heisman pose against Miss State
Posted on 9/10/20 at 2:19 pm to nojojojo
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maybe more than Fournette lol
Nah... honestly it's not even close.
Posted on 9/10/20 at 2:25 pm to Jax-Tiger
I don't think it's going to matter that he is a tight end.
They bvb really are going to split him out wide.
In practice it looks like he takes some reps with the receivers
They bvb really are going to split him out wide.
In practice it looks like he takes some reps with the receivers
Posted on 9/10/20 at 4:47 pm to Jax-Tiger
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That is tempered by the fact that he is a tight end.
Hybrid like Jimmy Graham when he was with the Saints. Calling him a TE is just as wrong as calling him a WR. He's like Mathieu but on offense.
Posted on 9/10/20 at 10:06 pm to stickly
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The hype is so massive for him it’s unlike any other player I’ve ever seen, maybe more than Fournette lo
Exhibit A:
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He’s like Mathieu but on offense
A guy who’s never played a snap is like one of the most impactful defenders in college football history.
Posted on 9/11/20 at 6:19 am to stickly
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He's like Mathieu but on offense.
Mathieu was/is what, 5’8”? HB7 was so special not just because of his athleticism, but because he just wanted it more than everyone else on the field. Joey is the best player we’ve ever fielded and Clyde is my personal favorite, but Tyrann Mathieu is easily the most electric.
Arik’s measurables put him well into “freak of nature” territory. So it won’t be a shock when he blows up a linebacker or outruns a corner. Even setting that aside, he’ll have to show a hell of a lot of hustle to justify the “Mathieu on offense” moniker.
Regardless, I’m fricking psyched to see him go to work.
Posted on 9/11/20 at 8:19 am to wildtigercat93
Heisman
Posted on 9/11/20 at 8:29 am to PRK
My goodness some of y’all are insufferable lol. That poster clearly was referring to their versatility not impact or measurables when making the Mathieu and Gilbert comparison.
This post was edited on 9/11/20 at 8:32 am
Posted on 9/11/20 at 8:37 am to The Pirate King
How's his blocking tho?
Posted on 9/11/20 at 8:43 am to PRK
Who is hb7? Is it someone obvious?I'm just drawing a blank here
Posted on 9/11/20 at 8:53 am to Tigerpride18
He was a titan.
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