'07 FL DE Patrick Grant (Louisville signee)

[BGriffBuckeye]

Patrick Grant
Scout Profile
Lauderdale Lakes (FL) Boyd Anderson

Ht: 6-foot-4
Wt: 220 lbs
Forty: 4.51 secs
Bench max: 225 pounds
Squat max: 340 pounds
Vertical: 32 inches
Shuttle: 4.21 secs

BG$
...from the Iowa site... Has one visit left and is looking at Ohio State and USF.

We'll see how this plays out, but it looks as though he is listing interest in Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Louisville, Ohio State and USF with offers from all except OSU. He's a new name and we'll see how it plays out. At once was committed to Nebraska, but has since reopened his recruitment.

 

[wadc45]

To be honest the BPRT discussed this yesterday and decided not to start a thread on Patrick...at least not until we knew there to be a little more mutual interest.

 

[osugrad21]

Link

NU loses another football recruit
BY STEVEN M. SIPPLE / Lincoln Journal Star
Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007 - 12:15:16 am CST
Nebraska has lost a second 2007 football recruit, apparently because of academic issues.

Two major recruiting Web sites ? Scout.com and Rivals.com ? have dropped defensive end Patrick Grant from Nebraska?s unofficial list of 2007 verbal commitments, citing academics as the reason.

 

[wadc45]

Looks like we may be moving this out of the recruiting forum...

 

[CleveBucks]

Was it academics, or the fact that Nebraska lost their DL coach (I think?). Not sure if you can really trust the newspaper.

 

[BGriffBuckeye]

FWI, now listing an offer and an official visit set for 1/26, according to Scout. That wasn't there the last time I checked and started the thread.

 

[osugrad21]

Scout $ (Greg Powers)

Patrick says tOSU was at his school yesterday and he will visit Columbus on 1/26. He will likely decide between Iowa, Louisville, and tOSU.

 

[ewave]

This would sound about right since Tressel said he was in FLA. yesterday on 1460.

 

[wadc45]

A slightly taller version of Thad Gibson...but withe a larger frame and built more for DE. The fact that he is 6-foot-4 and still qualified for states in the 400 is impressive.

 

[Cornerback6]

The proverbial extremely late (out-of-state) offer.

Be interesting to see how this one shakes out.

 

[OSUBucks22]

Patrick has speed-rush DE written all over him...

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

Was it academics, or the fact that Nebraska lost their DL coach (I think?). Not sure if you can really trust the newspaper.

Every recruit Nebraska wants and doesn't get is an "academic casualty".

 

[Cincy Buck]

Does anyone have any insight on his style of play ? Is he ultra aggressive, hit like a truck, in the backfield with attitude ? Or, sound tackler in the right spot ? Thanks for any insight.

 

[crazybuckfan40]

He is a speed rusher that is going to need some coaching in terms of holding outside position and not letting things get outside of him. He is explosive off the line and quick around the outside. At this point he is a straight speed rusher and will probably need a redshirt season...

I like this offer, and hope that we can pull him in and think it could mean the writing is on the wall with Still...

Thomas, Grant, and Heyward would make for a pretty good d-line class...

 

[dozerbuck]

I think this has more to do with Martin heading to UT than anything....Still was a DT all the way.

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