| 20 February 2011
We were having a discussion on Bucknuts after it was learned that the Buckeyes have offered Michigan wide receiver Aaron Burbridge. The discussion evolved into one of how many receivers we could see in this class. Several posters thought of as many as three.
I just don't see three. Not in a class when you need offensive linemen and they are right here in state, low hanging fruit, and you want to take as many of this class for the ages on the defensive line as you can get. This is a deep defensive line class by Florida and Texas standards. You have to break off as much of that as you can and it appears based on the number of offers out there that the staff intends to do just that.
Then there is 2013 superstar Jalin Marshall who is every bit as good as he has been made out to be. He is an immediate impact player. Kevin Gladney is in that 2013 class. He is a special talent too. He is a big strong kid who has the speed and quickness to turn a quick hitch into a touchdown. He is a perfect compliment to Marshall at 6-4 and about 175 right now. He is Dez Bryant to Marshalls DeSean Jackson. As much as I like Stanford if I were ranking the receivers regardless of class I would rank Marshall ahead of him and maybe Gladney too.
Another thing that is bothering me. I think we should see what we have. We should be in a position at receiver where we only take a kid like Stanford, one that you don't say no too. We should be able to wait on Marshall and Gladney. We have a bunch of young receivers. I saw talent in Chris Fields as a high school player. I don't know where he has been so far. I thought he would be an impact player by now. T.Y. Williams is just scratching the surface of what he can be. Reports out of off-season drills suggest he is showing signs of becoming the kind of player he has the potential to be. I think Joel Hale and Devin Smith are the most underrated players in this 2011 class. Smith is a tall kid and very athletic and he can run. That is the part that keeps getting overlooked. Smith is one of those if he is even he is leaving receivers. He is going to run by some people. Lets tell these kids we brought you here because you were special. Lets go. Step up. There are reps to be had here. You need to take your share. Come on.
I would go into the recruiting season looking at a receiver board that has a big question mark on it, not one with a number.
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