JUCO DT Naquez Pringle 6'5 330

[billoliver40]

One of the former coaches now in radio made a pretty good statement: JUCO kids are there for a reason.....either grades, development or some type of personality hiccups that scare the big schools off....
Hope it pans out for the Cats. The Dline is really really weak, and I don't mean just against SEC foes.

 

[trumpetcat]

On TOS though Miggins was rated an 88 which is the equivalent of a 5.7 here. He was also rated the #3 Juco DT on TOS.

 

[ukalum1988]

Yeah he has to take one more class that ends I think in January so its coming down to the wire.

Wherever he's going to JC, apparently they don't have the conventional fall/spring semester schedule, unless perhaps he's taking a course via internet etc.

This young man definitely passes the look test and then some. Just wondering - would he sign financial aid papers and then a LOI in February?

 

[trumpetcat]

I think he said it was a course he can take online, so he could grind it for the next week and pass by the deadline. IDK

 

[ukalum1988]

I think he said it was a course he can take online, so he could grind it for the next week and pass by the deadline. IDK

Did you talk to him personally? :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: Seriously, I didn't see any links in the thread about his status so I'm curious how you know that.

 

[gobigblue812_rivals29381]

They were talking about him on the Leach show this morning.

 

[hmt5000]

i read somewhere that despite rankings by services, stoops and brumbaugh had miggins rated higher than johnson... but johnson did blow up his senior year and hopefully miggins can do the same but coming out of juco miggins was the more polished player.

 

[seccats04]

Actually, Miggins was rated a 5.2 2 star by Rivals coming out of HS. He was rated a 5.3 2 star by Rivals coming out of JUCO. He did almost sign with Miss St though.

That's my error. I thought Miggins was a 5.7 last year because I remember Stoops saying on Signing Day that he was a difference maker. It was on TOS he was rated an 88, or almost a 4 star. Either way, he was a big pickup and I'm hoping he comes on next year.

 

[Anjiejo]

i read somewhere that despite rankings by services, stoops and brumbaugh had miggins rated higher than johnson... but johnson did blow up his senior year and hopefully miggins can do the same but coming out of juco miggins was the more polished player.

I hope he is better. But i have not seen the ability to explode off of snaps/blocks into the backfield.. Like i said in the other post,that might be due to injuries. But i have not seen that ability out of him.
To me that is a must for a dlineman to be a sec level dlineman.. Unless you are a NT that stuffs the run..

 

[trumpetcat]

Miggins shows some promise but with another year without just waiting till the last minute last year. I think he can contribute and make a jump in stats. By how much IDK but he looks to be the part and is willing to put the effort in to succeed.

 

[hmt5000]

I hope he is better. But i have not seen the ability to explode off of snaps/blocks into the backfield.. Like i said in the other post,that might be due to injuries. But i have not seen that ability out of him.
To me that is a must for a dlineman to be a sec level dlineman.. Unless you are a NT that stuffs the run..

A lot of people thought miggins would be starting by end of the year last year. Some practice reports I read said that early on miggins was the most impressive dt in 1 on 1 drills. Don't forget cj was mainly a 3rd down guy last year before blowing up this year.

 

[Mr Schwump]

Getting in on a JUCO this late may be telling us Middleton and Dubose aren't developing at the rate hoped. Doesn't mean they won't but they're maybe late in their progress. As I recall, Middleton played sparingly down the stretch but I think Dubose played very little.

 

[TJS4UK]

It was on TOS he was rated an 88, or almost a 4 star. Either way, he was a big pickup and I'm hoping he comes on next year.

My bad. I didn't know that he was rated an 88 by TOS. However, I figured that if Miggins almost signed with Miss St that he had to be pretty decent. Anyway, I, too, hope that comes on next fall.

 

[CatsFanGG24]

Getting in on a JUCO this late may be telling us Middleton and Dubose aren't developing at the rate hoped. Doesn't mean they won't but they're maybe late in their progress. As I recall, Middleton played sparingly down the stretch but I think Dubose played very little.

Can never have too many DL...but to your point, Dubose tore an ACL and will miss time...another reason to pick up guys like this if we can.

 

[TJS4UK]

Getting in on a JUCO this late may be telling us Middleton and Dubose aren't developing at the rate hoped. Doesn't mean they won't but they're maybe late in their progress. As I recall, Middleton played sparingly down the stretch but I think Dubose played very little.

That is probably part of it, although I suspect that Middleton will see several snaps. No idea about Debose, but he should be getting better every year.

However, I think that the main reason is because they are trying to increase the quality of depth on the DL. Injuries and fatigue plagued UK last season. I think that UK would ideally like to be a legit 3 deep @ every DL spot, if at all possible.

 

[Mr Schwump]

Can never have too many DL...but to your point, Dubose tore an ACL and will miss time...another reason to pick up guys like this if we can.

Wasn't aware of Dubose's injury, hate to hear that.

 

[TJS4UK]

Wasn't aware of Dubose's injury, hate to hear that.

I was not aware either. I hate to hear about any injury. Hope that he has a speedy recovery.

 

[Beatle Bum]

Johnson needed to get it straight above the neck. Once that was settled, he started to demonstrate his incredible athleticism. If he had been RSed like Lewis, his stock next year would be very high. As it is, he had people noticing.

 

[trumpetcat]

I had high hopes for Dubose and still think he can become a contributor even with the injury.

 

[jauk11]

One of the former coaches now in radio made a pretty good statement: JUCO kids are there for a reason.....either grades, development or some type of personality hiccups that scare the big schools off....
Hope it pans out for the Cats. The Dline is really really weak, and I don't mean just against SEC foes.

Which probably helps explain why Transfer U signed six of them in the 15 class-----hiccups don't bother them, in fact they may be mutually attractive, look at all the transfers they bring in. I think jurich and his motley crew has actually helped them in recruiting, birds of a feather flock together, and for sure they know that the utmost effort will be given to hide any of their relapses with jurich in charge.

And don't forget, they help those academic casualties turn into Rhodes Scholars, just look at their APR-----what a joke.

Almost as funny as BP getting a $500,000 bonus for his academic work, LOL.

 

[TJS4UK]

I had high hopes for Dubose and still think he can become a contributor even with the injury.

Yeah, he's young and he still has plenty of eligibility left to develop.

 

[Mr Schwump]

FWIW, Maggard did a breakdown of the DL on another site today and mentioned Dubose as being in the mix. He made no mention of any type of injury. Are we sure Dubose was injured?

 

[lz]

FWIW, Maggard did a breakdown of the DL on another site today and mentioned Dubose as being in the mix. He made no mention of any type of injury. Are we sure Dubose was injured?

Yep, Stoops said ACL.

 

[Mr Schwump]

Yep, Stoops said ACL.

OK, thanks lz.

 

[Blue Decade]

We can criticize this staff for lack of player development all we want, but one area they have done a really good job with is developing JUCOs, e.g., Melvin Lewis, CJ Johnson, Z Smith, Stamps (who was great as a junior at least). Bonner and this kid Pringle, and Leavitt hope we can continue the good work.

Player development issues have almost all been on the offense. I have a lot of faith in the defensive coaching staff's player development skills. Evidence. Avery Williamson, Bud Dupree, Za'Darius Smith, Josh Forrest, Khalid Henderson, Jabari Johnson, CJ Johnson, Melvin Lewis, Farrington Huguenin.

 

[Blue Decade]

Elam needs to be able to slide down the line and pursue like Lewis. I think he got a tad better toward the end of the season and would expect him to be more so if he loses 35 more pounds.

Elam needs to move to offensive tackle, where he would actually be effective.

 

[Blue Decade]

FWIW, Maggard did a breakdown of the DL on another site today and mentioned Dubose as being in the mix. He made no mention of any type of injury. Are we sure Dubose was injured?

I don't have an ax to grind with Maggard. He is a former Kentucky player and I respect that. I'm sure his understanding of the game of football is strong. But I have read some of his stuff, and it doesn't sound to me like he is well connected in the program. Matt Jones has been trying for years to get some real football experts over there. Maggard qualifies on paper, but I seldom read anything about football on KSR that sounds original or knowledgeable. They mostly just stir the pot.

 

[Beatle Bum]

Hope this happens this week!

 

[TBCat]

I don't have an ax to grind with Maggard. He is a former Kentucky player and I respect that. I'm sure his understanding of the game of football is strong. But I have read some of his stuff, and it doesn't sound to me like he is well connected in the program. Matt Jones has been trying for years to get some real football experts over there. Maggard qualifies on paper, but I seldom read anything about football on KSR that sounds original or knowledgeable. They mostly just stir the pot.

Maggard was part of the signing day program produced by UK. He has also been on stoops' show. He's pretty well connected. He's just not a journalist that digs for rumors. Maggard is legit in my book.

 

[Beatle Bum]

Freddie has said he does not use his ties as a former player to give him an upper hand over other journalists.

 

[screwduke]

We really need this dude since Kobie de committed.

 

[TJS4UK]

We really need this dude since Kobie de committed.

Totally agree

 

[trumpetcat]

Hes pretty solid and has a good first step. Might be a little UTR.

 

[Calf]

Elam needs to move to offensive tackle, where he would actually be effective.

He would get beaten like a rented mule at tackle, no better than Swindel.

He is effective as a NT. He got better as the year went along and did his job: taking up blockers. A NT isn't going to have stats.

 

[vhcat70]

He is effective as a NT. He got better as the year went along and did his job: taking up blockers. A NT isn't going to have stats.

Agree.

 

[seccats04]

Anyone know if he's better than his rating suggests? He's not rated in the top 100 Juco's but this guy looks like a beast and had an offer from Clemson out of high school. Are his ratings skewed because they don't think he'll be eligible?

 

[hmt5000]

he only averaged 2.3 tackles/game and i would assume that didn't jump out at scouts. he did miss 1 game and that game was bookended by 0 tackle games so maybe he got injured mid year and just didn't put up the #'s needed to get attention. his tape is really good though because of his size and burst. he's really quick for a dude that big. if he can get his pad level a little lower he could be a beast.

 

[dustarm20]

He would get beaten like a rented mule at tackle, no better than Swindel.

He is effective as a NT. He got better as the year went along and did his job: taking up blockers. A NT isn't going to have stats.

Elam did nothing but stand there and occupy only the center most of the time. Anytime he got double-teamed, he was removed. He has a lot of work to do, especially with using his hands and staying low out of his stance.

 

[UKani]

With Elam its a mentality adjustment. He needs to play with a chip on his shoulder as of he has something to prove. He needs to have that means streak and say he'll be the nastiest DLinemen of the bunch. Once he does that his technique will be better and he'll play better. Jimmy Brumbaugh has went through the drills with Matt Ellam several times, so he knows the technique. It's just deciding that you are going to use it and be nasty with it now, along with being in better shape.