'07 FL CB DeMarcus Van Dyke (Miami signee)

[wadc45]

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Miami (FL)
Pace

Height: 6-foot-0
Weight: 161 pounds
40-yard dash: 4.46 seconds
Vertical leap: 38 inches
Shuttle time: 4.25 seconds
GPA: 2.6
SPARQ: 82.02

One of the top cornerbacks in all of South Florida as a junior in 2005, Van Dyke will be tough to throw on as a senior. He finished the 05 season with 30 tackles and three picks. He'll be one of the fastest players in this year's class.

2005 Defensive Stats: 32 tackles 3 TFLs 1 sack 3 INTs 9 pass breakups 2 fumble recoveries

Interested in Florida, Miami (FL), Auburn, Georgia, NC State, Ohio State, Michigan, Rutgers, Florida State and Florida International.

 

[wadc45]

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5/15/06

Auburn, Miami (FL), Florida, Ohio and NC State have offered.

Scout $

5/17/06

USF and Nebraska have offered. Hopes Georgia and OSU offer next.

 

[RB07OSU]

Man HH wasn't kidding we are really starting to hit Florida hard. Hopefully some of the success from last year translates into more this year.

 

[cbus2005]

The roots Tressel has established in Florida are incredible. You never heard all of these guys hoping for Ohio State offers before Tressel arrived. It seems Tressel is really focusing on Michigan and the south this year instead of east coast states like Maryland last year.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

The roots Tressel has established in Florida are incredible. You never heard all of these guys hoping for Ohio State offers before Tressel arrived. It seems Tressel is really focusing on Michigan and the south this year instead of east coast states like Maryland last year.

He'll focus where the talent is...

 

[indian4]

He'll focus where the talent is...

Way to point out the obvious.

 

[Cwood24]

Know alot of die-hard Gator fans. WOTS is he's a Gator silent. Figured this kid would end up staying in Florida. UF was recruiting him pretty hard.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

Way to point out the obvious.

My post was in response to an implication that Tressel may focus on a state just to establish a bigger in-road, and was to counteract that point by saying that talent, and not simply establishing a recruiting presence in a particular state/area, is the driving force behind where we recruit.

 

[LordJeffBuck]

Scout 05/31/06

DeMarcus still favors Florida and Miami.

 

[G8erBait]

Good player but pretty raw. He is one of those guys from South Florida that stand a good chance to become very good in a few years. Great potential.

 

[wadc45]

Free Scout

6/7/06

12. Demarcus Van Dyke, CB, 6-1, 160, Miami (Pace)
He burst onto the scene last year with a strong junior season but then proved that he's one of the state's fastest players this spring. His combination of size (6-foot-1) and speed (4.35) makes him a very impressive prospect. His best football is far ahead of him.

 

[dingyibvs]

Eh, 12's WAAAYYY too high. Top 30 maybe, top 15 no.

 

[wadc45]

Eh, 12's WAAAYYY too high. Top 30 maybe, top 15 no.

I don't know enough about the kids that OSU has not been in contact with to rank these kids, but it does seem like they are almost admiting that this ranking was based mroe on potential than actual production.

 

[scarletngrey11]

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6/9

Committed to Miami.

 

[osugrad21]

Miami Herald


LOCAL LEANINGS
Some things concerned Miami Monsignor Pace High cornerback/wide receiver DeMarcus VanDyke, too.
VanDyke, a 6-0, 161-pound speedster who runs a 4.3-second 40-yard dash, said he intends to take other recruiting trips.
''I'm still committed to the Canes, but I'm going to take some visits to see what's out there and see if I made the right decision,'' said VanDyke, a four-star athlete. ``I watched the Louisville game at home. I was disappointed because it looked like they were just quitting out there. The whole second half they just gave up.
``I was kind of shocked, but at the same time it gave me motivation that I could play there as a true freshman.''
VanDyke said he also is interested in Florida, Florida State, Ohio State and Wisconsin.