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Not anymore.......

He's with SMU On3

Per sources, staff has moved on from X. Ukponu (or at minimum he has moved down the DT board). At the moment, the expected class is Z. Williams, B. Brown, and hoping for one more from the recent targets that have visited.

@NotAStarGazer Charles Ross is now an industry composite top 150 player, top 15 LB in the country, and top 25 player in the state of TX. He also has a verified/wind legal 100m time of 10.36 seconds this spring.

Now is it ok for us non-talent evaluators to consider that he might be more than a career STs player who won't contribute at LSU? Asking for a friend. Thanks!

You're accusing me of hijacking a thread that I started? Lol. You have 60+ posts just in this thread, ~5x more than me and "others". Have a good one.

His film is unwatchable yet you formed an opinion that he wasn't much to be excited about either, despite him having strong offers listed? Huh, interesting.

Reverting to personal attacks regarding the ability to perform simple division seems below you based on how you want others to treat you, but guess that's all you have bring to the conversation at this point :cheers:

NotaStarGazer said he won't be good because he watched his JR year highlights and looked at his offer sheet (which he admits is good which is why he claims Charles Ross won't be good - no contradiction there) plus he's already 16 years old so there's no way he can develop further. He does more scouting than anyone on this site so hard to argue with that logic!

Took about 5 minutes, just like providing context and stats to further conversations :thup:

You have been on this site for less than 3 months and have over 900 posts, you definitely weren't done posting ITT and clearly still aren't. Must have gotten under your skin so you felt the need to double down and prove you are the smartest guy in the room. Glad we have an expert talent evaluator on our board to tell us how to feel about offers and commitments! Makes our lives so much easier!

Was about to put out the batsignal for you to come tell us how to feel about this RPM. Thank God you're already here! Now I don't have to be excited about this recruit and can go about my day.

I have no issue with your opinion, you're entitled to it just as everyone else is. I'm not narrow-minded, I (and everyone else) just said you should wait to see how he develops as a SR before (objectively) stating that he will never start a game at LSU based on your analysis of his film. That is being narrow-minded.

1. You stated that because a majority of the 125 FBS teams have not offered Ross, he will not be an impact player at LSU. My point was (and you noted in your response) that most schools realize they would just be wasting resources so strictly looking at an offer sheet is not a fair assessment. Players also embellish their offer lists and report offers they do not have. Schools dive into film and throw out tons of offers after JR seasons and his offer list has grown recently and will certainly continue to grow.

2. Recruiting services do not hit on 83-89% of all players in a given class. Far from it.

3. Right, but even though they only cover one state, they still have less eyes on these players than On3, 247, etc. and are subject to misses just as frequently if not more than those services because of the resources available to them. No one is perfect in this industry.

4. That's fine, your definition of explosiveness is different than mine (and everyone else in this thread and multiple HS coach's/talent evaluator's opinions on other forums who rave about his "explosiveness", ability to shed blocks, cover, blitz, etc.) and that's fair. Straight-line speed and lateral agility, short area burst, etc. are all very different and I recognize that. But for a kid his size, who will still get bigger, he seems to be at least above average on all fronts and projects to continue to get better.

I'm acknowledging that he might be the best LB ever at LSU, he might be the worst LB ever at LSU, ORRRR he might fall somewhere in between, but definitely stating that he will never start a game at LSU based on JR highlights is jumping the gun 100%. No one knows how he will develop; you gave your opinion (dozens of times) so we know where you stand. The horse is dead, no need to beat it further. By the way, he's top 300 currently and trending upwards by all accounts. Wouldn't call that a poor rating. Let's see how his offer list and ranking looks after his SR year and we can revisit.

You've posted 3 Harry Potter novels in this thread, compared to my singular follow-up post attempting to address your comments. But keep yelling at the sky, maybe someone will listen!

10.4*

Charles Ross