'15 WR Rodney Bendy (Tyler John Tyler)

BillySee58 · August 28, 2014

any word on how his grades are?? I just cant bring myself to believe someone of his size and speed doesn't have 20 plus offers.

His production has not been great to this point. Was only 5th on his high school team in receiving last year. To be fair, there was very little seperation yardage-wise between him and the 3rd and 4th leading receiver. He had 368 yards and 4 scores.

He has the skill set, he's apparently done well at practices, 7on7, etc. He just has to produce more when the lights are on. Which can be both a good thing and a bad thing for us. Because there are plenty of big schools keeping a close eye on him in case he does just that.

BillySee58 · August 30, 2014

HALF -- No. 8 John Tyler 0, Plano 0. Been a while since I've seen a worse offensive half of football. #txhsfb
— Clint Buckley (@ClintBuckley)
August 30, 2014

BillySee58 · August 30, 2014

Led his team in receiving last night with 5 catches for 59 yards as Tyler John Tyler beat Plano 30-12.

BillySee58 · September 6, 2014

Geo McCollister 25-yd TD pass to Rodney Bendy. No. 2 John Tyler 41, Longview 18, :03 left in 3rd. #txhsfb
— Clint Buckley (@ClintBuckley)
September 6, 2014

BillySee58 · November 12, 2014

Bendy finished the regular season with 365 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns on 22 catches.

MeanGreenTexan · November 12, 2014

Bendy finished the regular season with 365 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns on 22 catches.

Wow. That's not a killer season. Is TJT just a run-heavy offense or something?

Reminds me of Means' lackluster Sr. year. Looking forward to seeing what Bendy can do here.

BillySee58 · November 12, 2014

Wow. That's not a killer season. Is TJT just a run-heavy offense or something?
Reminds me of Means' lackluster Sr. year. Looking forward to seeing what Bendy can do here.

No, they've passed for over 2000 yards. Bendy was third on the team in receiving. Keeping track of him this year, he's just had a disappointing season.

GMG24 · November 12, 2014

Bendy finished the regular season with 365 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns on 22 catches.

That could be the best thing that happened to us all year.

MeanGreen13 · November 12, 2014

That could be the best thing that happened to us all year.

IDK about that. has anyone seen a game he has played in. I wonder if he just has a hard time getting open or if it is the offense not going deep often. with his reported speed, there should be no reason he isn't getting open downfield but if the offense (QB) doesn't do that, then it doesn't play to his strength. also, i wonder if he isn't quite explosive enough with his direction changing ability. i know that is something that a redshirt year can fix but it is still something to be wary of.

BillySee58 · November 22, 2014

Bendy didnt record a catch last night as Tyler John Tyler defeated Mansfield Summit last night to advance to the third round, with a 44-27 win. Not sure if he's hurt or didn't play for another reason.

Edit: apparently he did play

Edited November 22, 2014 by BillySee58

BillySee58 · November 29, 2014

The Class 5A Division I, Region II Championship Game will be played next Friday, 7:30 p.m. at UNT.
— Mike Graham (@Mike_ETSN)
November 28, 2014

TJT has advanced to the 5A Division 1 Region II championship game (aka state quarterfinals) and will play at Apogee next Friday at 7:30 PM.

BillySee58 · November 30, 2014

http://www.etfinalscore.com/ET-Football/209516/cain-john-tyler-pound-rockwallheath-4921#.VHqJgaa9LCQ

Story and stats for the game. Nothing on Bendy. Following them, he just really hasn't been a factor.

UNTLifer · November 30, 2014

Sounds like we need to offer Nick Cain.

NT03 · November 30, 2014

http://www.etfinalscore.com/ET-Football/209516/cain-john-tyler-pound-rockwallheath-4921#.VHqJgaa9LCQ
Story and stats for the game. Nothing on Bendy. Following them, he just really hasn't been a factor.

Looks like he's played a little more DE this year.. I'm wondering if that's a reason for his drop off in offensive production. I hope to make it Friday night to see him play

BillySee58 · December 6, 2014

Geo McCollister hits #MeanGreen commit Rodney Bendy for 19-yard TD strike. #Cujo leads McKinney North 34-13, 2:51 2nd http://t.co/W3yRzdcM9G
— Gabe Brooks (@gabrieldbrooks)
December 6, 2014

BillySee58 · December 6, 2014

John Tyler will face defending state champion Aledo in the Class 5A Division I state semifinals. Mesquite's Hanby Stadium. 2 p.m. next Sat.
— Mike Graham (@Mike_ETSN)
December 6, 2014

NT03 · December 6, 2014

If staff wants a HS QB, I think we could land McCollister. Kid has good size and very mobile. Had over 400 total yards last night. A current UCA commit who visited us this summer.

NT03 · December 6, 2014

VIDEO: Rodney Bendy catches a laser from Geo McCollister for another John Tyler TD against McKinney North: http://t.co/6GvGlQjoWT #txhsfb
— ETFinalScore.com (@etfinalscore)
December 6, 2014

NT03 · December 6, 2014

Box score from last night :

http://etsn.fm/jeremy-wilson-geovari-mccollister-guide-lions-to-class-5a-d-i-state-semifinals/

GMG24 · December 6, 2014

Random, but I heard in the first few years unt charged a very steep price to play in their stadium. Only recently did they lower it to make it an affordable venue to choose.

NT03 · December 6, 2014

Random, but I heard in the first few years unt charged a very steep price to play in their stadium. Only recently did they lower it to make it an affordable venue to choose.

#TrueStory

Withers940 · December 6, 2014

He looks good catching passes on the Apogee field. Looking forward to many more on that Turf

Aldo · January 26, 2015

Just watched his 2014 highlights. We are about to get bigger and badder with him and Thaddeus!

I think we are going to have one of the bigger WR cores in CUSA. We just need more receivers.

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/4557554/highlights/218813375

Kelvin Smith's video looks good too.

Harry · January 26, 2015

He is one of the more raw talents in this class. The hope is they will be able to develop him. He has some size and skills that you just can't teach. It will be interesting to follow his development.