Kwity Paye is #1 on Bruce Feldman's 2020 "Freaks List"
Bruce Feldman posted his "Freaks List" on The Athletic, and Kwity Paye is #1 on the list. He runs like a defensive back at 6'4" and 271 lbs. I won't steal the whole thing, but go ahead and click over: LINK.
Nico Collins also appears on the list at #47.
Also, I'm embarrassed to admit that I didn't know there was a guy named Racey McMath.
So they're.... super freaky?
Not freaky, just a little Racey. (I'll see myself out now)
If there’s a season, Kwity should have a good one.
Also Racey McMath sounds like a name from a flash game on ‘cool math games’.
Unless he gets the Uche treament...
More like the Gary treatment. Meaning he’ll be out there every play but his assignment will be set edge take double teams while the guy on the other side eats. Love me some Winovich though, man those teams were stacked on D.
I agree; he will likely get the Gary treatment.
For a lot of reasons, I don't like that. A) I wonder if someone who is more of a roleplayer (obviously a tremendous athlete, but not the #1 freak) could do the anchor job 90-95% as well - while Paye could star at WDE or somewhere else and make plays that no one else could. B) It's good for recruiting to get guys with gaudy numbers. C) It's good for team morale to have guys with gaudy numbers.
Football is far from my main sport, so I don't know. Hard to argue with Don Brown. But I wonder.
Hoping for some big victories to send kwity off to the league (perhaps Aidan, too).
After yesterday's Ojabo news, I'm very relieved that the team will have some depth at the end position. (Looking at you, Vilain).
Vilain.
His last name has one "L" in it.
Am I mixing up my D-linemen, or was Paye not "freakishly" athletic? IIRC he graded out as "very, very good at the job, but not a play-destroying monster".
No, that was Uche.
Some of the things I saw him do in the run game to O linemen 30-50 lbs heavier than him were freakish. It didn’t seem to translate to the pass rush game last year though
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Racey McMath definitely sounds like a prank name the internet would give to a Teacher-turned-F1 driver
Just hoping he gets a senior year. Do we think if there is no 2020 season will guys get another year of eligibility?
I, for one, always trust and believe that the NCAA will do the right thing
At the very least, someone like Nico Collins, Kwity Paye, etc. should get a fifth year of eligibility. Those guys were in the class of 2017, so they're only in year four.
I think the NCAA would rule like they did in the spring, allowing schools to offer another year of eligibility to players who missed out on baseball, track, etc. That doesn't mean every player/school will use that added year (for example, I bet Collins would go to the NFL instead of coming back in 2021).
That doesn't mean every player/school will use that added year (for example, I bet Collins would go to the NFL instead of coming back in 2021).
Yeah, agreed. I can see Nico leaving for the NFL, but Kwity doesn't seem like a round 1-2 pick like Nico. I'm just hoping none of the up and coming Jrs like Hutchinson, McGrone, Mayfield, etc. go early. If the worst thing UM loses is Nico and OSU is looking at losing 2/3 of their starting depth chart, UM may actually have a shot in 2021. Then again, maybe a bunch of highly ranked 2nd year guys who have never played a college snap may still beat us :/
OSU losing Justin Fields would be the great equalizer !
In addition to Fields, you'd have to think Olave, Myers, Davis, & Wade are gone too as all are likely round 1-2 projections. After that Cooper, Munford, Sermon, and Farrell are already in their 5th year. Borland, Werner, Garrett, Browning, & Williamson are seniors. And, Vincent, Togai, Tyreke Smith, Ruckert, and Proctor are probably projecting as round 2-3 picks. It's quite possible OSU could lose 10-15 starters. That's the good news.
The bad news is rising freshman won't be 18 years old any longer. Guys like Paris Johnson, Fleming, Smith-Njigba, Henry, etc. And, rising sophomores like Vimai, Friday, Harrison, etc. are all top recruits waiting to replace them. But, the biggest thing is they will have a 2nd year QB who's never played a college snap, likely either Stroud or Miller. If we actually bring everyone back minus Nico and get them at home, I suddenly like our chances a lot better.
They gave extra eligibility for Spring athletes that got part of their season cancelled in 2020, so I would imagine they would do the same for the Fall.
but but but he was a three star....
And a New England three-star at that!
Off season hype is enough to elevate three stars now? Fucking sweet, look out OSU.
His play last year elevated him, not hype.
Slightly above average seems pretty in line with what I would expect out of a three star, is that not what his play was last year?
Did this surprise anyone else? I guess I've always thought of Kwity as a really good college player who does what is asked of him but doesn't jump off the screen. I guess I need to pay more attention to the young man!
I'm surprised he's #1, but not surprised that he's on the list.
That being said, the missing spring/summer workout numbers limited the scope of what Feldman could do with the list, which he talked about on his podcast.
I hope he "freaks out" by creating tremendous chaos in the Ohio State backfield this year. That would be absolutely super...
Yes! Like Alain Kashama coming out of nowhere as a fifth year senior for two of his career 5.5 sacks in the '03 game against OSU. That type of thing is never forgotten.
(full disclosure, I did have to look up the 5.5 career total ... but I sure remember the sacks versus OSU!)
+1 for honesty
I +1’d as well. Now it’s two points for honesty.
Is Racey a Mathlete?
THE mathlete
Count on Racey McMath to punch all the numbers!!
Also just named to the watch list for the Nagurski trophy (best defender). Along with like 99 others, but still
If Racey McMath and Lacey Underall hooked up that would be freaky.
Why exactly?
If they stay healthy, Hutch and Paye can be as good and dare a say, maybe even better, than Winovich & Gary and Taco & Wormley.
We have had some fantastic DE combos in Harbaugh’s tenure
He'll be super fresh for the NFL combine next spring....
Think Feldman publishes his "Geeks" list next?
Racey McMath's intangibles really add up.
By a factor of times.
Hugely underrated player. I hope he gets to play this year, has a monster season, and helps shut down worries about recruiting three-star sleepers from the Northeast
How does a 270 lb man run a 4.15 short shuttle?
Great anchor, would be a great 3 or 5 tech too, if we had someone else available to set the edge
While I wish it were true, there is no way that 6.37 3-cone time is real. That would be the 2nd fastest of all time at the NFL combine - at any position, never mind DE/DL.
that's basically a 50" vertical.
This is silly.
the 3-cone time must be a typo. it's almost a full second faster than Jadeveon Clowney and half a second faster than Myles Garrett.
If Kwity had no arms and ran a 6.37 second 3-cone, he'd have 10 sacks this season.