re: LSU has topped out in its Easton Royal bid- won’t go higher.

That’s a bad take. Freshman come in and perform immediately all the time.

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Not sure what that has do to with my original point.

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Easton Royal is not a high school QB with no real WR skill

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Easton Royal is not a high school QB with no real WR skill

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Ok?
There are two claims being made in this thread:
1. Royal will dominate college football as soon as he steps on campus
2. He’s a can’t miss prospect and we should spend whatever it takes to get him

Speedy is a great comp for point #2

I guess your argument is he’s not as polished at wr so Royal would have a better chance to dominate as a freshmen wr. Fair point.

Still, the point remains, it’s unlikely that Royal steps on campus and is immediately a top 10 wr in the SEC, much less in CFB.

I could see him having a Percy harvin type freshmen season with 6-700yds reviving and 100-200yds rushing in the right offense.

The good news is between LK, Weiss, McDonald, and Glasscock there is more ball knowledge than what’s combined on this board x1,000. For all we know they are more than willing to pay Royal whatever he wants but if they choose not to do so then the more likely scenario is that is the right decision.

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Who would you say is Royal’s closest comp?

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I've been saying Deebo Samuel, but Easton at this point in their careers (HS), is faster and has better hands.

But he's built strong almost like a RB and plays WR.

Easton will be an absolute stud in college. However, I'm not sure anyone we pay $5-6m a year to is more valuable than 3 proven transfers at 3 key positions that we could split that money between. I think Kiffin probably thinks the same thing.

Because freshmen “usually don’t do it is not really specific”

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When you have a wr who is as physically gifted as royal it’s hard to know exactly how good he’s gonna be immediately at the next level. Hes toasting dudes in hs so it’s hard to see how things like body control will translate.

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Body control, adjusting to the physicality at the next level, picking up offensive concepts, learning complex defenses for choice routes, blocking responsibilities, he’s got straightline speed but start/stop quickness matters much more with being a dominant wr at his size. Those are just a couple of reasons, off the top of my head, why we consistently have trouble making the jump from hs to college.
I’m not arguing he isn’t going to be a great player. I know you are perfectly capable of understanding my point so I’ll just chalk it up as you having some fun on here. I do it too sometimes.

Let’s see how things play out next year

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Like I said, none of this is specific to him.

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You may have said it, but it doesn’t mean it’s correct. It does apply to him

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Apply it then & list which of those are a weakness of his

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Let’s reverse it to test your claim.

Which of those traits of his will 100% translate to the next level?

Weakness compared to what? Hs football? You are expecting me to have specific certain evidence for him not having a massive freshmen season without applying those same standards to your claims.
The only way to know that with certainty is to see what he does next year.
Until then we are left with using the only information we have: hs film, camp film, meaurables, verified testing, and scout analysis. I’ve already said many times he’s the real deal and will do well in college.
The only thing I’m trying to say is we can’t say that for sure he would start for LSU this year (I actually think he’d have a good shot to), he’s gonna be a top 10 wr in CFB the minute he steps on campus, or he will step on ANY campus and be the best wr immediately. That’s it. I’m not trying to extrapolate from there.
It’s not necessarily the easiest position to project. Given the combination of physical gifts and polish for his age he’s a really safe bet, but still not a sure thing.

Edit: furthermore, I have a feeling LK and staff will actually end up doing whatever it takes to get him to campus and this entire thread will be moot.

I followed him enough to know he gets fed false information and he changes his tune quicker than a piano bar when the real info comes out.