'15 Iowa DE Anthony Nelson (interest)

BillySee58 · January 29, 2014

Defensive end from Waukee, Iowa. Listed at 6'7" 215 lbs. Very big frame to grow into, obviously. Reports interest from us. Can't help but wonder if there's a connection with Mac. Invited to Iowa's junior day.

http://iowa.rivals.com/barrier_noentry.asp?sid=940&script=%2Fcontent%2Easp&cid=1597623

Maybe nothing comes of this but someone to keep an eye on. Especially if he does turn out to have some connection with Coach Mccarney.

Highlights:

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/2641620/anthony-nelson

http://rivals.yahoo.com/iowa/football/recruiting/player-Anthony-Nelson-158371

http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=8&c=1&nid=7498501

Cerebus · January 29, 2014

Played on the JV?

BillySee58 · January 29, 2014

Played on the JV?

No. Played on varsity this year. Where'd you see JV? He was 1st team all division up there in Iowa according to his highlights. Not sure how all that works up there in Iowa or how prestigious an honor that is. Likely pretty comparable to 1st team all district over here.

Mean Green 93-98 · January 29, 2014

No. Played on varsity this year. Where'd you see JV? He was 1st team all division up there in Iowa according to his highlights. Not sure how all that works up there in Iowa or how prestigious an honor that is. Likely pretty comparable to 1st team all district over here.

No, he was all division, as in all 4A. What we would usually call "All-State."

BillySee58 · January 29, 2014

No, he was all division, as in all 4A. What we would usually call "All-State."

Wow. No, I said All-division. Just said I would imagine it's comparable to all-district. But wow, all-state honors are very impressive. Sorry for not looking into Iowa football more intently before posting that.

Nelson has a teammate that just committed to Iowa and another committed to Northern Iowa.

http://sports.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/player-Ross-Reynolds-144107;_ylt=Aqxz.l1Z0YBHiAauFsWBI_dGPZB4

Also plays basketball with a 6'10" Pepperdine commit named Nate Gehring. Apparently his high school basketball team goes 6'10", 6'8", and 6'7" (Nelson) in their front court.

Cerebus · January 29, 2014

No. Played on varsity this year. Where'd you see JV?

I misread something on him, my mistake.

Mean Green 93-98 · January 29, 2014

Wow. No, I said All-division. Just said I would imagine it's comparable to all-district. But wow, all-state honors are very impressive. Sorry for not looking into Iowa football more intently before posting that.

I've looked at a couple of sites since that last posting, and I may have spoken out of turn. I think you were right. I had found something that said he was "all division 4A," so I assumed the "division" meant the entire classification. But another source indicates that there are 4 "divisions" within 4A, so yes--I think it is more like all-district. My bad.