New 2022 Football Offer: East Carolina Commit 3* WR Kaleb Webb
October 26th, 2021 at 9:58 PM ^
Word on Twitter is that he's 6'3" or 6'4" and ruins 10.91 100M
October 26th, 2021 at 10:04 PM ^
Great height and speed. East Carolina?? Listed at 6'2.5 185 on 247.
October 26th, 2021 at 10:09 PM ^
That just screams hands.
October 26th, 2021 at 11:06 PM ^
Or grades or small school/division.
But it also could just be that he's a late bloomer and we're still in a pandemic where kids didn't get scouted much their junior years due to all of the wonky seasons...and now he's blowing up as a senior.
Maybe ECU was his best offer when he committed and now he's got it in his back pocket and he's showing out and draw interest from P5 schools.
He could very well be the anti-Tay'Shawn Trent. A guy who was scouted early and rose up the rankings on potential and size, but hasn't put it all together. This kid could've been under scouted and now he's blowing up.
Just like the LB from Chicago or Kenneth Grant.
Edit, I just did some research (what a concept, right?)
He basically was an ECU level recruit as a junior, nothing special. He's blown up as of late and he's having an incredible senior year. Harbaugh likes guys that are "ascending," so this makes sense.
There are going to be a ton of guys like this. Committed early, scared, pandemic, under recruited...huge senior years and get a ton of late offers.
October 27th, 2021 at 12:26 AM ^
Based on 247, he has received a fair number of offers in the past few months, including ones from Ole Miss, Tennessee, Kentucky, etc. I like seeing the Ole Miss offer (in terms of scouting).
October 27th, 2021 at 9:50 AM ^
It is not a small school issue, in fact, its the opposite. McEachern plays in Georgia's AAAAAAA division, which is the biggest school classification.
Perhaps a situation where they were so stacked he didn't get a high amount of targets until his senior year.
October 27th, 2021 at 11:59 AM ^
This appears to be the case. His stats:
Jr year: 17 catch, 181 yards, 0 TD
Sr year: 54 catch, 956 yards, 12 TD + 4 special teams TD
October 27th, 2021 at 10:32 PM ^
Understood, to be clear. The point I was trying to make is that it could be a number of things other than just a sign that he can't catch.
October 26th, 2021 at 11:08 PM ^
He's ranked around where Tay'Shawn Trent is in terms of 247 WR rankings, but is on the rise (.80 to .86) versus Trent (.89 to .88) so it may also be that he's just a late bloomer/under-recruited and he accepted an early offer while still keeping his options open. Wouldn't be the first kid to follow that path.
Obviously I don't know for sure but that might be the case.
October 27th, 2021 at 8:37 AM ^
88 to 247. Late risers I tend to ignore the composite (since ESPN is a joke for recruiting and won't go back and re-grade). The site with the most recent rating is usually the most accurate.
October 27th, 2021 at 7:58 AM ^
Rivals and ESPN have him at 6'4", so there's a little variance in the reporting. Either way, the size/speed combo is enticing.
Looks like Webb has taken visits to Louisville and Tennessee in recent weeks so I would imagine they are the biggest competition, unless another big dog jumps in.
October 26th, 2021 at 10:12 PM ^
This probably also reinforces the belief that Dane Key will be committing to Kentucky on Thursday.
October 26th, 2021 at 11:09 PM ^
Key was never coming. If we get this kid and flip the WR from LA, committed to ND, we'll be in good shape.
October 26th, 2021 at 10:16 PM ^
I am not sure why we just don't wait for the inevitable PSU decommits after Franklin leaves.
/s (only partially)
October 26th, 2021 at 11:09 PM ^
Not a terrible idea, but I'm sure some follow him.
October 26th, 2021 at 11:30 PM ^
Possible, but he also has to start establishing relationships in California. He can’t toss off a bunch of commits who’ve stuck with SC for nearly a full season without a coach just because he can.
October 27th, 2021 at 8:08 AM ^
I bet he can 'toss off' with the best of them, that's why he had the 'hot girlfriend' clause in his assistant hiring process.
October 27th, 2021 at 2:18 PM ^
Visiting for the Indiana game per 247