16. Darius Jennings 6'0" 180 lbs. ATH Gilman School, Baltimore, MD- Darius is rated as the #19 athlete in the country, the #3 player in the state of Maryland, and the #180 player according to Rivals.com. This guy is an explosive athlete who plays all over the field. He can stop on a dime and cut back with scary effectiveness. He played some quarterback in HS, but I doubt if anyone not running an option attack is looking at him there. His modus operandi is to get outside the tackles. He's so limited to the outside that I could see some college D's shutting him down or at least slowing him considerably by making him run inside, where he's not very effective unless there's a gaping hole. He is effective inside WHEN he uses a read option and beats defenders through the hole and can show his flat-line speed, BUT the second he sees contact he's going down. Jennings may be fast, but not seeing any contact up the middle in college is beyond unlikely.
He is not necessarily a BAD passer, but he is not always accurate either. He's more of a throw the ball up there and hope his guy comes down with it. He is much better on the run as he sucks the defense in. He reminds me a little bit of David Wilson as a runner, but obviously not in his ability to take contact (or dish it out a little).
Right now our chances are landing him are pretty slim, because of our scholarship situation and the scholarships that he has been offered (24 by my count). He has narrowed his list considerably based on the visit dates he's scheduled (which are Virginia and Ohio State, so go Ohio State! That's the first time you'll hear me say that).
