re: TigerDroppings 2011 Top 20: 6-10

Great job Lynx, nice background and very good writing as well!

Great job Lynx. Thanks.

I don't know much about these guys, so I had one or two questions.

Is Hunter comparable to Al Woods?

Would Robinson likely play guard at LSU with the OT we have?

I can only concur with everything already being said

Hey Lynxcat,

You do a great job with all of this

But fwiw: Hunter dominated Greg Robinson in the WM Thibodoux game.

Hunter should be a high 4* but will probably be a 3* due to lack of quality offers.

He is much better than Allen IMO.

Lots of people said he was the best player they saw in the dome for the state championships.

I think you could find a spot for Sylve in the top 5. Wondering if he will be the fastest moving LA prospect in recruiting services next year...I don't think he gets enough respect early from recruiting services from his injury...then steadily moves up.

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prob because he is short and stubby and may be a little out of shape

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He's around 6'2 some call that short for a DT. But he has lost ALOT of weight from when he weighed in at 305 last year. On one of the coaches shows here in WM Chucky told Frank Hoffman that he had been losing weight and was at the time around 280.

Maybe schools are concerned about him only being 280ish.

Robinson is real.

lynx, I think you have Hill a little too high, as well as Thomas. Thomas has the measurables, but didn't do too much in that Tigerbait video.

My 6-10 is:

6) Chuck Hunter- I am very high on him, he reminds me of a Sedrick Ellis type of player, should make a great nose tackle. He shows pass rush ability on his Rivals film, lining up at DE against St. Aug. IMO he could be WM's best prospect since Whitworth and James.
7)Greg Robinson- Great point on his ability to pull.
8) Bradley Sylve
9) Terrance Magee- Love his Scout video
10) Hill
11) Thomas

Just my thoughts.

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Hill is impressive. The kid is a pin-ball with solid speed and great lateral agility. We could be talking about him in a handful of years about how much better he is than Hilliard. He has a chance to be a big time player IMO. He reminds me of Ingram in some ways, maybe just not as explosive through the hole.

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lynx, I actually had him rated above Hilliard before this year. I mentioned it many times this summer.

But then I saw Hilliard on TV against St. James, and was impressed. I'm a tough critic, but he looked like the real deal to me. I thought he was overrated based on his highlights before the year, but not after the St. James games.

And I didn't see anything amazing from Hill in his Junior videos. I was extremely high on him before this year as he reminded me a lot of Michael Ford with his agility and vision. But the videos weren't quite as good this year, he didn't seem as agile to me and wasn't too physical either.

Still, I could be wrong as it was only the Tigerbait video from one or two games. Barton Simmons from Rivals saw him in person (the game where he called La'el the best player he's seen this year), so I will wait for his ranking. He is one of the few analysts I will trust on their word alone, as opposed to Scike.

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Hunter doesn't have an LSU offer yet and I think his ceiling is not nearly as high as other guys in the state. He is only around 6'0-6'1 and I don't see him being able to develop his body as much as some other prospects. I think he is a solid prospect, but the lack of the ceiling makes me put him a few spots lower than you have him.

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I may overrate him a little, but I see a lot of athleticism, and a great motor. Plus, a guy like Ellis like I mentioned is only 6'1". It actually can help as a nose tackle being short for leverage purposes. I have Tivo'd the State Championship game, but just haven't had time to watch it yet. I'll let you know how he and Allen played in that game.

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Terrance Magee-- I really didn't know where he would project. I consider him a true ATH but it appears LSU wants him as a RB. He will appear in my rankings soon.

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He's 190 lbs with good acceleration and change of direction, so I've always thought RB for him.

With that said, after watching his film, I think I've changed my mind, and your ranking of him is better than mine. I loved his video when I watched it a few months ago, but not as much now. Sometimes I watch these videos at 1 in the morning and they seem better to me than they really should.