Back home after the second of three sessions of Stanford's All Positions Camp. Will have a final recap posted tomorrow afternoon, and then will have a recruiting takeaway post up sometime relatively shortly thereafter.
And I'll continue to poke around over the coming weeks to make sure I didn't miss anyone who could be an option for Stanford - again, I do my best to try and gain knowledge of the top prospects at camp, but there are several hundred kids out here, so it's tough to get eyes on everyone.
First, a few housekeeping notes...
-2018 LB Alston Orji, and 2019 DB/LB Anfernee Orji, who were two of the most highly ranked/highly touted prospects on campus this week, did not participate in today's camp. They did make it to campus, though, and it sounds like they ran around a bit earlier, so Stanford should still have obtained a solid evaluation on those two.
-QB Tanner McKee , who's really the top QB to watch out here during the all positions camp, was once again a spectator. Not sure if he's injured or what the situation is, but he didn't work out today. We'll see if he does tomorrow.
-Simi Fehoko's younger brother, Jeremy, is actually playing linebacker. Worked some at OLB in the 9-on-7 run game drill.
-I didn't spot Odua Isibor, who might have been the top defensive prospect at camp today, this evening. Not sure if he stuck around for this session; will try to do some digging in the next few weeks to see how he fared.
-I did spot BYU commit Jackson McChesney and Texas RB Kaegun Williams. I really focused on the linemen again this evening (and it's a bit tough to really get a great sense for running backs in this type of setting), but both looked good in the limited reps of various drills I watched them take. Both kind of intriguing prospects. McChesney is REALLY fast (he's the guy who beat Simi Fehoko in the 100 at the Utah state championships) and a terrific all-around athlete. He's LDS and plans to serve a mission, so Stanford's limited numbers in 2017 wouldn't impact him. Not sure if he'll get an offer, but if Stanford likes him this week (and perhaps in further evaluation this fall) it could happen.
Williams would be in that group along with Michael Carter, perhaps Cole Dubots and maybe others as 2017 running backs Stanford is recruiting who don't currently have offers.
-I didn't spend a ton of time watching the skill position guys, but one running back kept jumping out at me during 9-on-7 drills. Turns out that player is 2018 Oak Grove (San Jose) running back Maurice Washington III - a 2018 prospect who has a reported offer from Ohio State. Not sure what his academic situation is, but file that name away for the 2018 class. Washington started his high school career at the King's Academy before transferring to Oak Grove.
Offensive Line
-They held a "King of the Boards" competition to determine the best linemen in the board drills. (Harrison Phillips notably won this event a few years ago at camp.) Southern California OL Michael Saffell took home the crown for the offensive linemen to continue his strong showing.
-Drew Dalman is obviously the guy everyone is watching in the 2017 class. Kind of another solid but not spectacular session. He was one of the top four or so (among maybe 25 senior OL) in the board drills competition, and he did some nice things in pass protection, but he was beat on several occasions. There's a lot to like with Drew, but he did not have a dominant day at camp. Granted, there's obviously a difference between camp and an actual game, and there's a lot of people who know a lot more about football than I ever will who think quite highly of him, but he didn't dominate against relatively mediocre competition. I still think he'd be a really good addition for Stanford, however, and I still think he's someone they might get creative with to bring into the program. So we'll see how things progress over the next month or two.
-There are a number of kids from Hawaii out here. One OL who really flashed a few times (though I was primarily focused on the seniors) was 2018 Punahou OL Alama Uluave. I believe he's the younger brother of 2015 Cal signee Semisi Uluave. Could see Alama picking up some offers/recruiting steam in over the next year.
-Unfortunately still didn't get to see a ton of Dawson Jaramillo, though he won the two reps I did see.
-They probably won't be Stanford scholarship guys (suppose the walk-on route is possible for some - maybe an Ethan Schofield, who I was told has a 31 ACT), but the following OL all flashed in board drills/pass rush one-on-ones:
Ethan Schofield (2017 Utah OL with a few offers)
Nicholas Amoah (2017 - Tucker Fisk's HS teammate)
Victor Oluwatimi (2017 East Coast OL with a few offers)
Cole Clemens (2017 Utah OL with an Air Force offer)
Defensive line
The most productive defensive linemen in board and pass rush drills - and I don't know that it was all that close - was 2017 DL JJ Glass. Best I can tell he's not really on the college recruiting radar, but he was just destroying everyone. Was probably something like 15-1-1 across the board drill/pass rush one-on-ones I watched. He's really undersized (which would probably explain the lack of college interest), and I wouldn't think anything would come of this with Stanford, but it's always fun to see unheralded guys do well in this type of setting.
One player who could be a factor for Stanford is 2018 Georgia DE (maybe also an OLB in a 3-4) Tobe Umerah. I didn't know who he was coming into camp, but he flashed on a number of occasions. Beat offensive linemen with athleticism/speed in several reps. Umerah reportedly has Duke and Tennessee offers, and he'll probably be one of the top guys to track from this camp.
2018 St. John Bosco (Southern Caliornia) defensive lineman Sal Spina, who is someone Stanford had been pursuing pretty heavily leading up to camp, won more than he lost - I thought he got better as the day progressed. Not sure he's done enough to merit an instant offer, but he's definitely a promising player.
I didn't see quite as much of 2019 Faatui Tuitele as I did during the afternoon session, but he continued to impress for his age. He also probably took as many reps as anyone, jumping in at any opportunity, which you always like to see.
2017 Iowa DL Dylan Boles, who has a preferred walk-on offer, had some nice moments.
And I'll continue to poke around over the coming weeks to make sure I didn't miss anyone who could be an option for Stanford - again, I do my best to try and gain knowledge of the top prospects at camp, but there are several hundred kids out here, so it's tough to get eyes on everyone.
First, a few housekeeping notes...
-2018 LB Alston Orji, and 2019 DB/LB Anfernee Orji, who were two of the most highly ranked/highly touted prospects on campus this week, did not participate in today's camp. They did make it to campus, though, and it sounds like they ran around a bit earlier, so Stanford should still have obtained a solid evaluation on those two.
-QB Tanner McKee , who's really the top QB to watch out here during the all positions camp, was once again a spectator. Not sure if he's injured or what the situation is, but he didn't work out today. We'll see if he does tomorrow.
-Simi Fehoko's younger brother, Jeremy, is actually playing linebacker. Worked some at OLB in the 9-on-7 run game drill.
-I didn't spot Odua Isibor, who might have been the top defensive prospect at camp today, this evening. Not sure if he stuck around for this session; will try to do some digging in the next few weeks to see how he fared.
-I did spot BYU commit Jackson McChesney and Texas RB Kaegun Williams. I really focused on the linemen again this evening (and it's a bit tough to really get a great sense for running backs in this type of setting), but both looked good in the limited reps of various drills I watched them take. Both kind of intriguing prospects. McChesney is REALLY fast (he's the guy who beat Simi Fehoko in the 100 at the Utah state championships) and a terrific all-around athlete. He's LDS and plans to serve a mission, so Stanford's limited numbers in 2017 wouldn't impact him. Not sure if he'll get an offer, but if Stanford likes him this week (and perhaps in further evaluation this fall) it could happen.
Williams would be in that group along with Michael Carter, perhaps Cole Dubots and maybe others as 2017 running backs Stanford is recruiting who don't currently have offers.
-I didn't spend a ton of time watching the skill position guys, but one running back kept jumping out at me during 9-on-7 drills. Turns out that player is 2018 Oak Grove (San Jose) running back Maurice Washington III - a 2018 prospect who has a reported offer from Ohio State. Not sure what his academic situation is, but file that name away for the 2018 class. Washington started his high school career at the King's Academy before transferring to Oak Grove.
Offensive Line
-They held a "King of the Boards" competition to determine the best linemen in the board drills. (Harrison Phillips notably won this event a few years ago at camp.) Southern California OL Michael Saffell took home the crown for the offensive linemen to continue his strong showing.
-Drew Dalman is obviously the guy everyone is watching in the 2017 class. Kind of another solid but not spectacular session. He was one of the top four or so (among maybe 25 senior OL) in the board drills competition, and he did some nice things in pass protection, but he was beat on several occasions. There's a lot to like with Drew, but he did not have a dominant day at camp. Granted, there's obviously a difference between camp and an actual game, and there's a lot of people who know a lot more about football than I ever will who think quite highly of him, but he didn't dominate against relatively mediocre competition. I still think he'd be a really good addition for Stanford, however, and I still think he's someone they might get creative with to bring into the program. So we'll see how things progress over the next month or two.
-There are a number of kids from Hawaii out here. One OL who really flashed a few times (though I was primarily focused on the seniors) was 2018 Punahou OL Alama Uluave. I believe he's the younger brother of 2015 Cal signee Semisi Uluave. Could see Alama picking up some offers/recruiting steam in over the next year.
-Unfortunately still didn't get to see a ton of Dawson Jaramillo, though he won the two reps I did see.
-They probably won't be Stanford scholarship guys (suppose the walk-on route is possible for some - maybe an Ethan Schofield, who I was told has a 31 ACT), but the following OL all flashed in board drills/pass rush one-on-ones:
Ethan Schofield (2017 Utah OL with a few offers)
Nicholas Amoah (2017 - Tucker Fisk's HS teammate)
Victor Oluwatimi (2017 East Coast OL with a few offers)
Cole Clemens (2017 Utah OL with an Air Force offer)
Defensive line
The most productive defensive linemen in board and pass rush drills - and I don't know that it was all that close - was 2017 DL JJ Glass. Best I can tell he's not really on the college recruiting radar, but he was just destroying everyone. Was probably something like 15-1-1 across the board drill/pass rush one-on-ones I watched. He's really undersized (which would probably explain the lack of college interest), and I wouldn't think anything would come of this with Stanford, but it's always fun to see unheralded guys do well in this type of setting.
One player who could be a factor for Stanford is 2018 Georgia DE (maybe also an OLB in a 3-4) Tobe Umerah. I didn't know who he was coming into camp, but he flashed on a number of occasions. Beat offensive linemen with athleticism/speed in several reps. Umerah reportedly has Duke and Tennessee offers, and he'll probably be one of the top guys to track from this camp.
2018 St. John Bosco (Southern Caliornia) defensive lineman Sal Spina, who is someone Stanford had been pursuing pretty heavily leading up to camp, won more than he lost - I thought he got better as the day progressed. Not sure he's done enough to merit an instant offer, but he's definitely a promising player.
I didn't see quite as much of 2019 Faatui Tuitele as I did during the afternoon session, but he continued to impress for his age. He also probably took as many reps as anyone, jumping in at any opportunity, which you always like to see.
2017 Iowa DL Dylan Boles, who has a preferred walk-on offer, had some nice moments.
