Who will play this Fall?

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I stumbled across this post about UL recruits on a site called kenramsey.com, figured I would copy it here since it mentions some guys I am partial to myself. Sorry, I am apparently not smart enough to figure out how to link it, please feel free to if you are capable. Not sure who this fellow is, but he seems to follow local recruiting and did a report on several schools.

http://www.kenramsey.com/cgi/dcforum...rum=DCForumID8

Mr_Clean
Member since Feb-27-05
969 posts Feb-14-08, 04:58 AM (GMT)

"Recruiting Review"

LAST EDITED ON Feb-14-08 AT 05:01 AM (GMT)

I initially posted this on another site and it was well-received, so I thought I would post it here...it's not complete yet....it's about kids who are still in high school (except for the JUCOs) and I apologize in advance for any errors...please feel free to correct me....
LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE

Start with UL....

I like Kyron Benoit from Crowley (LB) to be a good defender...played QB for Crowley....he passes the look test...good built....should be a solid contributor....

Is Blaine Gauthier (6-0, 200) going to be the QB of the future? He's shorter than average, but he has a RB frame...thus, shows uncanny strength when scrambling and evading defenders....lefty with major zip on the ball......nice arm strength and can make all the throws....

Brendan Wilson will be a stud TE for the Cajuns....one of the most underrated players in Louisiana this year....strong and tall (6-4/6-5) and still developing into frame...

Needs to thicken up, but he's not frail by any means....just the opposite, as he is an effective and dominating run-blocker for two of the premiere runners in Louisiana for next year (Lacy & York)....Big haul for UL....

Evan Ruiz is a guy who make noise on the o-line....under the radar in large part because St. Michael/Bishop Sullivan doesn't have a tradition of turning out major college football prospects....although Ruiz (and Powerman-sponsored LB Lindsay Leavoy will make noise on the next level.....

UL picked up a couple of Desire Street Academy kids, and no really knows too much about all the DSA prospects - b/c film has been limited in its availability.....and not many people saw DSA play....I haven't seen them myself...

But you would expect that it's a worthy investment b/c these Desire Street student/athletes appear to be put through some rigorous schooling and boarding and such....so you can plan on most of the DSA products being mature and college-ready....

Just a few takes on the list....

[Zeebart21]

I stumbled across this post about UL recruits on a site called kenramsey.com, figured I would copy it here since it mentions some guys I am partial to myself. Sorry, I am apparently not smart enough to figure out how to link it, please feel free to if you are capable. Not sure who this fellow is, but he seems to follow local recruiting and did a report on several schools.

http://www.kenramsey.com/cgi/dcforum...rum=DCForumID8

Mr_Clean
Member since Feb-27-05
969 posts Feb-14-08, 04:58 AM (GMT)

"Recruiting Review"

LAST EDITED ON Feb-14-08 AT 05:01 AM (GMT)

I initially posted this on another site and it was well-received, so I thought I would post it here...it's not complete yet....it's about kids who are still in high school (except for the JUCOs) and I apologize in advance for any errors...please feel free to correct me....
LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE

Start with UL....

I like Kyron Benoit from Crowley (LB) to be a good defender...played QB for Crowley....he passes the look test...good built....should be a solid contributor....

Is Blaine Gauthier (6-0, 200) going to be the QB of the future? He's shorter than average, but he has a RB frame...thus, shows uncanny strength when scrambling and evading defenders....lefty with major zip on the ball......nice arm strength and can make all the throws....

Brendan Wilson will be a stud TE for the Cajuns....one of the most underrated players in Louisiana this year....strong and tall (6-4/6-5) and still developing into frame...

Needs to thicken up, but he's not frail by any means....just the opposite, as he is an effective and dominating run-blocker for two of the premiere runners in Louisiana for next year (Lacy & York)....Big haul for UL....

Evan Ruiz is a guy who make noise on the o-line....under the radar in large part because St. Michael/Bishop Sullivan doesn't have a tradition of turning out major college football prospects....although Ruiz (and Powerman-sponsored LB Lindsay Leavoy will make noise on the next level.....

UL picked up a couple of Desire Street Academy kids, and no really knows too much about all the DSA prospects - b/c film has been limited in its availability.....and not many people saw DSA play....I haven't seen them myself...

But you would expect that it's a worthy investment b/c these Desire Street student/athletes appear to be put through some rigorous schooling and boarding and such....so you can plan on most of the DSA products being mature and college-ready....

Just a few takes on the list....

B Wilson and "stud" mentioned in the same sentence??? You gotta like that, huh?

Z

[Gbbaseball7]

_ It would be great if the right situation presented itself and our young and talented qbs got some playing time!!!!

Z _

Z, you know that would not hurt my feelings one bit!!!!!!!!

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IT SOUNDS LIKE B WILSON WILL BE A GOOD RUN BLOCKER. WILL HE BE AN EFFECTIVE CATCHING TIGHT END?

[J-Town Cajun]

_ IT SOUNDS LIKE B WILSON WILL BE A GOOD RUN BLOCKER. WILL HE BE AN EFFECTIVE CATCHING TIGHT END? _

Dominate run blocker is what I also heard. We have a couple of upperclassmen at the TE position coming back from last year including one I expect to have a good year in Sr. Erik Jones. We also have Jr. Luke Aubry that can be a H-back type player for throwing downs, and I expect Jr. Matt Ulm to see playing time.

Breakdown:
Sr. Erik Jones 6-4 248
Jr. Matt Ulm 6-3 225
Jr. Luke Aubrey 6-3 210
So. Matt Desormeaux 6-2 200 Mike's little brother and converted Fullback
Fr. Brenden Wilson 6-4 220
Fr. Ladirus Green 6-6 220 may be a WR but I would like to see him as a TE

I hope the returning players can play well so Wilson and Green can redshirt. If Jones gets hurt I could see Wilson's redshirt being pulled if it is early in the season.

I also hope Ulm has put on some weight on so he could be a quality back up to Jones. Aubrey and Desormeaux are too small to run block.

The combination of Wilson and Green is going to be scary good in the near future. Green is a great athlete who played WR in high school and has great speed and height at the TE position. In 2-3 years this will be the best group of TE's we have had since I been watching the Cajuns (mid 90's).

[Chili pepper]

_ Dominate run blocker is what I also heard. We have a couple of upperclassmen at the TE position coming back from last year including one I expect to have a good year in Sr. Erik Jones. We also have Jr. Luke Aubry that can be a H-back type player for throwing downs, and I expect Jr. Matt Ulm to see playing time.

Breakdown:
Sr. Erik Jones 6-4 248
Jr. Matt Ulm 6-3 225
Jr. Luke Aubrey 6-3 210
So. Matt Desormeaux 6-2 200 Mike's little brother and converted Fullback
Fr. Brenden Wilson 6-4 220
Fr. Ladirus Green 6-6 220 may be a WR but I would like to see him as a TE

I hope the returning players can play well so Wilson and Green can redshirt. If Jones gets hurt I could see Wilson's redshirt being pulled if it is early in the season.

I also hope Ulm has put on some weight on so he could be a quality back up to Jones. Aubrey and Desormeaux are too small to run block.

The combination of Wilson and Green is going to be scary good in the near future. Green is a great athlete who played WR in high school and has great speed and height at the TE position. In 2-3 years this will be the best group of TE's we have had since I been watching the Cajuns (mid 90's). _

I WOULD TO SEE MORE PASSING TO THE TIGHT END AND IT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE ALOT OF TALENT AT THAT POSITION. I THINK THIS WOULD GREATLY COMPLIMENT OUR RUSHING GAME (FENROY AND DESORMEAUX). THANKS FOR THE INFO .

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_ I WOULD TO SEE MORE PASSING TO THE TIGHT END AND IT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE ALOT OF TALENT AT THAT POSITION. I THINK THIS WOULD GREATLY COMPLIMENT OUR RUSHING GAME (FENROY AND DESORMEAUX). THANKS FOR THE INFO . _

Looking at last year's stats from the new passing coordinator's (Coach Munoz) former team, I think the TE's will get the rock...

Belton led UL's TE's with 6 receptions last season. Munoz's leading TE had 26 receptions last Fall at EIU.

The same sort of thing happened at LSU this past season when Gary Crowton took over the offense...

In 2006 LSU's leading TE had 6 receptions, in 2007 the leading TE had 32 receptions.

Erik Jones looked good at the Spring scrimmage. Also, when a LB is worried about a RB like Fenroy and a mobile QB like Desormeaux, it can really help open up the TE routes. It looks like the stars may be properly aligned for Jones to have a breakout season...

[Zeebart21]

Looking at last year's stats from the new passing coordinator's (Coach Munoz) former team, I think the TE's will get the rock...

Belton led UL's TE's with 6 receptions last season. Munoz's leading TE had 26 receptions last Fall at EIU.

The same sort of thing happened at LSU this past season when Gary Crowton took over the offense...

In 2006 LSU's leading TE had 6 receptions, in 2007 the leading TE had 32 receptions.

Erik Jones looked good at the Spring scrimmage. Also, when a LB is worried about a RB like Fenroy and a mobile QB like Desormeaux, it really opens up the TE. It looks like the stars may be properly aligned for Jones to have a breakout season...

I have spoken to more than a few people that believe this Munoz cat is the real deal! I met him once, seemed like a truly great guy. We may have found ourselves a diamond in the rough!!

I do hope the TE's get the call this fall!!!

Z

[Just1More]

_ Looking at last year's stats from the new passing coordinator's (Coach Munoz) former team, I think the TE's will get the rock...

Belton led UL's TE's with 6 receptions last season. Munoz's leading TE had 26 receptions last Fall at EIU.

The same sort of thing happened at LSU this past season when Gary Crowton took over the offense...

In 2006 LSU's leading TE had 6 receptions, in 2007 the leading TE had 32 receptions.

Erik Jones looked good at the Spring scrimmage. Also, when a LB is worried about a RB like Fenroy and a mobile QB like Desormeaux, it really opens up the TE. It looks like the stars may be properly aligned for Jones to have a breakout season... _

Man I hope you are right. Good observation. Working the TE into a receiver is absolutely one of the best things in opening up things up. He's a big target and lumbers for extra yardage. It kills a defense to have to deal with a TE who can catch. We seemed desperate to use our TEs as a blockers, almost exclusively, last year. Hopefully, this will be the year we hit on the many offensive cylinders available and just rip defenses apart. Obviously, our defense has to improve, but to win, our offense is going to need to put up some really big numbers.

[zephyr]

_ Dominate run blocker is what I also heard. We have a couple of upperclassmen at the TE position coming back from last year including one I expect to have a good year in Sr. Erik Jones. We also have Jr. Luke Aubry that can be a H-back type player for throwing downs, and I expect Jr. Matt Ulm to see playing time.

Breakdown:
Sr. Erik Jones 6-4 248
Jr. Matt Ulm 6-3 225
Jr. Luke Aubrey 6-3 210
So. Matt Desormeaux 6-2 200 Mike's little brother and converted Fullback
Fr. Brenden Wilson 6-4 220
Fr. Ladirus Green 6-6 220 may be a WR but I would like to see him as a TE

I hope the returning players can play well so Wilson and Green can redshirt. If Jones gets hurt I could see Wilson's redshirt being pulled if it is early in the season.

I also hope Ulm has put on some weight on so he could be a quality back up to Jones. Aubrey and Desormeaux are too small to run block.

The combination of Wilson and Green is going to be scary good in the near future. Green is a great athlete who played WR in high school and has great speed and height at the TE position. In 2-3 years this will be the best group of TE's we have had since I been watching the Cajuns (mid 90's). _

Lets not forget that we got possibly a great steal when Ladarius Green decommitted from FAU and came here. His highlight reel was pretty impressive and he's a physical specimen. I just don't know if they plan on moving him to WR because he has good speed or keeping him at TE but he will definitely give us a downfield presence sooner or later. He may be primed for a Redshirt year however. Sorry, realized you touched on him after I posted. I agree that he is a diamond in the rough.

[cajun4life]

_ Lets not forget that we got possibly a great steal when Ladarius Green decommitted from FAU and came here. His highlight reel was pretty impressive and he's a physical specimen. I just don't know if they plan on moving him to WR because he has good speed or keeping him at TE but he will definitely give us a downfield presence sooner or later. He may be primed for a Redshirt year however. Sorry, realized you touched on him after I posted. I agree that he is a diamond in the rough. _

I really hope we keep Green at WR he is a huge target much like Marques Colston. I seem to remember UCF killing us with the 6'4" 230# WR a few years back. We had great coverage on those guys but a 5'8" DB will not stop a physical huge WR 90% of the time.

[J-Town Cajun]

_ I really hope we keep Green at WR he is a huge target much like Marques Colston. I seem to remember UCF killing us with the 6'4" 230# WR a few years back. We had great coverage on those guys but a 5'8" DB will not stop a physical huge WR 90% of the time. _

I am a little afraid of keeping him at WR. Lets not forget Jordan Jackson who in my opinion was the biggest bust of a recruit we had in the last 10 years. Jackson was 6-6 and 200 lbs. and all everything in high school. When he got to college he did not move well enough to get open and never produced.

Green is already 6-6 and 220 lbs. Unless he is a total freak ala Terrell Owens he will be better served as a TE. I hope I am wrong and he is athletic and fast enough to play WR because he could be a weapon but at the same time at TE he would be going against a LB this can be a huge advantage also ala Kellen Winslow type.

He did look very good on the highlight reel but so did Jordan Jackson. I will wait to judge him when I see him in person running routes, catching balls, and blocking. He is most likely a tweener and that is why he is at UL. But could be a diamond in the ruff like you say. Should be fun to watch.

I am ready for football now. This time of year sucks.