7', 440 lb. Lineman . . . Think We Could Use Him?

TBCat

Heisman
Mar 30, 2007
14,317
10,331
0
My guess is probably not. Being big isn't enough you have to be able to move. I haven't seen this guy play but it's likely he can't. 7' is too tall for one thing and he's about 100 lbs over the ideal size.
 

BlueRaider22

All-American
Sep 24, 2003
15,562
9,058
0
Had one.....Jack Gruenschlager. With the way this staff recruits there shouldn't be a reason to target a guy based off size alone.
 

Grumpyolddawg

Heisman
Jun 11, 2001
28,416
37,195
113
My guess is "Probably".

Link

He was at our last camp a couple weeks ago. Those that said he probably didn't move very well would be correct, he was slow and stiff. Hurt his arm/shoulder, in a sling, the first day, missed the 2nd but came back for the last session. Lets just say he has a long way to go before he can play at the FBS level.
 

Nuke99m.

All-American
Aug 30, 2002
8,615
7,675
113
For a lineman it is usually "low man wins" That's one of Elam's problems. When he gets tired, his first move is to stand up. He gets blasted off the line as soon as he does that. This problem would be double that for a seven footer.
 
Jun 11, 2012
15,051
15,723
0
I seriously doubt he can improve enough in 1 year at a prep school that he'll get any P5 offers. Maybe somebody will take a chance but he might even have to walk on somewhere.
 

trueblujr

Heisman
Dec 14, 2005
30,374
96,168
113
[QUOTeyeE="andreIGUODOLLAsigns4UK, post: 4896868, member: 46034"]Cauley-Stein was a 7' wide receiver. He could move pretty well. So as stoops loves to say. WHY NOTTT?????[/QUOTE]
Cauley-Stein was also about 275 lbs lighter than that dude, so yeah, he could move.