Jordan Harris Copiah Lincoln (MS) JUCO LB

ntmeangreen11 · November 21, 2013

6'2 225 Originally committed to USM on 7/30 and decommitted on 11/6. Was recently offered by UNT, Iowa State & Cincinatti. Others offers are Tulane, USA, MT, Memphis, & Ark State

http://northtexas.scout.com/a.z?s=353&p=8&c=1&nid=7153511

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/o/2189907/highlights/94269375

UNTLifer · November 22, 2013

Like that video. Great recognition, pursuit and tackling.

NorthTexan95 · November 22, 2013

His size and speed immediately made me think "safety". Then I thought of WIll Wright who came here as a safety and is now our strong side linebacker. In our scheme our strong side linebacker has to play the run but also has to be able to cover slot receivers and defend the pass. This kid looks like he may be able to fill that role.

UNTLifer · November 23, 2013

That would be a big college safety.

ntmeangreen11 · November 23, 2013

I don't know he led the nation in tackles last season, has 7 FBS offers and is 6'2 225, he's a linebacker through and through to me. We are obviously trying to bring in one JUCO LB maybe two in this class given all the offers at that position. I have no inside source but I think we have a real good shot at landing Akii Smith of NEO.

H-towngreen · November 23, 2013

With losing 2 LB's it looks like Mac want's to bring in an upperclassman, as we do have some other good LB's but they're young. Although it does make me wonder about Anthony Wallace. You never know what you're getting in a transfer.

NorthTexan95 · November 23, 2013

The great thing about LB transfers is that even if they don't start they can provide great talent for special teams.

BillySee58 · November 23, 2013

With losing 2 LB's it looks like Mac want's to bring in an upperclassman, as we do have some other good LB's but they're young. Although it does make me wonder about Anthony Wallace. You never know what you're getting in a transfer.

The thing I like about Wallace is that he didn't redshirt at Oregon. Maybe he didn't start as a freshman or sophomore, but he was good enough to not be so buried on the depth chart that he wasn't redshirted by default.

Look at Pegram and Trice. They were in a similar situation. They weren't starters but they were good enough to play and see the field as true freshman and sophomores. Our big school transfers who didn't work out were usually redshirted as freshman from whatever big school they came from simply because they were buried as freshman and continued to be buried the rest of their career. I.E. Stradford

Edited November 23, 2013 by BillySee58

H-towngreen · November 23, 2013

Agree with you, I think that Wallace will end up being a stud, but you always have that little bit of worry in the back of your mind. Just went back and looked at his rivals profile. He was basically offered by anyone and everyone, rated 4* 5.8. Blue chip size and strength. I think he should slide in well to Orr's spot. Then you have Akunne on one side and I suppose Sed Ellis on the other

BillySee58 · November 23, 2013

Agree with you, I think that Wallace will end up being a stud, but you always have that little bit of worry in the back of your mind. Just went back and looked at his rivals profile. He was basically offered by anyone and everyone, rated 4* 5.8. Blue chip size and strength. I think he should slide in well to Orr's spot. Then you have Akunne on one side and I suppose Sed Ellis on the other

Yeah, and then when you see that Rivals ranking and such you can't help but hype him up in your mind. But he seems really involved in beyond the green. He's always peeking in on the defensive huddles on the sidelines in between series. It should be a fun competition in spring to replace Orr between Fred Scott and Wallace. Scott isn't a slouch either.

Mean Green 93-98 · November 23, 2013

Yeah, and then when you see that Rivals ranking and such you can't help but hype him up in your mind. But he seems really involved in beyond the green. He's always peeking in on the defensive huddles on the sidelines in between series. It should be a fun competition in spring to replace Orr between Fred Scott and Wallace. Scott isn't a slouch either.

I would think that Akunne would be a candidate to slide into the starting middle role. That's where he originally played, but Zach obviously had that spot locked up....so since the coaches wanted to make sure our 2nd best LB saw the field, they moved him to the outside.

BillySee58 · November 23, 2013

I would think that Akunne would be a candidate to slide into the starting middle role. That's where he originally played, but Zach obviously had that spot locked up....so since the coaches wanted to make sure our 2nd best LB saw the field, they moved him to the outside.

That's possible too. Based on Mac's recruiting he wants his OLB's to be fast and cover a lot of space and his MLB's to be big thumpers. Akunne has cut weight and gained a lot of speed and agility since getting here so he's suited well to play both. Wallace is basically the epitome of a thumper.