'06 LA OL/DL Daverin Geralds (Ole Miss Commitment)

[osugrad21]

'06 LA OL/DL Daverin Geralds

Offensive guard / Offensive center
Baton Rouge (LA)
Scotlandville

Height: 6-foot-4
Weight: 285 pounds
40-yard dash: 5.25 seconds

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Out of left field with this one, but we will be prepared in case...


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Decision time nears for Scotlandville lineman

By WILLIAM WEATHERS
Advocate sportswriter
Published: Jan 22, 2006

With less than two weeks remaining before the national signing period begins, Scotlandville two-way lineman Daverin Geralds knows the clock is ticking.

Geralds, a 6-foot-2, 285-pounder, has already made official visits to Duke and Southern, the latter where his father David is defensive line coach for the Jaguars.

“Both visits were real nice,” Geralds said. “I had a really good time at Duke. As of right now that’s where I’m leaning.”

The next step for Geralds, who holds a 4.6 grade point average, will be to decide on a visit to close out his recruiting process. He said he’ll choose between Stanford, Georgia Tech and Ohio State for that final trip this weekend.

“I’m going to have to pick between a lot of good schools,” said Geralds, a honorable mention Class 4A All-State choice as a senior. “A lot of schools have been coming on me late. It’s going to come down to which school has my major (electrical engineering) and the best program for my major.”

 

[wadc45]

wow...that really is out of nowhere. he has good size but seems a little slow. I noticed that early in the process some schools were talking OL and some were talking DL with Daverin. Maybe this is Plan B for Troutman?

 

[osugrad21]

wow...that really is out of nowhere. he has good size but seems a little slow. I noticed that early in the process some schools were talking OL and some were talking DL with Daverin. Maybe this is Plan B for Troutman?

Or is that GPA very appealing for balancing out some of the academic risks in this class?

 

[wadc45]

Or is that GPA very appealing for balancing out some of the academic risks in this class?

you think they would take a kid of lesser talent just to help get the average GPA up?

 

[osugrad21]

you think they would take a kid of lesser talent just to help get the average GPA up?

Not sure, but this class contains plenty of academic risks...

Film breakdown: Daverin has solid feet and is an active run blocker. He was below average in pass blocking at OT, but should be ok inside if he ends up on the OL. Definitely must work on strength and technique.

 

[crazybuckfan40]

Or is that GPA very appealing for balancing out some of the academic risks in this class?

but the academic risks arent on the o-line or dt.

I would be real suprised if we went after him too hard.

 

[osugrad21]

but the academic risks arent on the o-line or dt.

I would be real suprised if we went after him too hard.

But they still count for the team as a whole...and if he is visiting, there has to be some form of interest.

 

[crazybuckfan40]

But they still count for the team as a whole...and if he is visiting, there has to be some form of interest.

Yeah, but I wouldnt think they would just give a schlorship to pull the GPA up.

I guess we will just have to see if he visits.

 

[osugrad21]

Yeah, but I wouldnt think they would just give a schlorship to pull the GPA up.

Not saying they would either, but it does help his cause.

 

[OSUBuckeye4Life]

“I’m going to have to pick between a lot of good schools,” said Geralds, a honorable mention Class 4A All-State choice as a senior. “A lot of schools have been coming on me late. It’s going to come down to which school has my major (electrical engineering) and the best program for my major.”

So how is OSU's "electical engineering" stack up against those mentioned?

 

[sandgk]

So how is OSU's "electical engineering" stack up against those mentioned?

Like this

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1. Massachusetts Inst of Technology
2. Stanford University
3. U of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
4. University of California-Berkeley
5. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
6. California Institute Technology
7. Georgia Institute of Technology
8. Purdue University
9. University of Texas at Austin
10. Carnegie Mellon University
11. Univ of California-Los Angeles
12. University of Maryland College Park
13. Cornell University
14. Princeton University
15. Columbia University
16. University of Wisconsin-Madison
17. University of Southern California
18. University of Minnesota
19. Univ of California-Santa Barbara
20. Univ of California-San Diego
21. Texas A&M University
22. Ohio State University

All very creditable academic programs.

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

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1/23/06

Georgia Tech, Ohio State and USC are vying for his last visit. Geralds spoke to JT this week, OSU is recruiting him for either side of the ball.

 

[jlb1705]

I like what I see here... Sign him up!!!!!

 

[FuzzheadBBM]

Or is that GPA very appealing for balancing out some of the academic risks in this class?

I've thought the very same thing about some of our recruits. Not that having a good GPA makes you a poor football player. Also, I don't want to insinuate anything, but Tress does have academic achievement bonuses in his contract. Of course those "bonuses" are in the form of scholarship money that he gets to decide how to use, but who knows. I guess we'll find out if the NCAA actually enforces their APR thing or if they'll just continue to publically humiliate those who fail regularly.

Anyway, he seems to have pretty good size and he'll get to work with Reynolds on the speed.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

Wonder if the staff will take him if he commits today. No word of an official offer, but will they consider if he does verbal...