'12 TX LB Dalton Santos (Texas signee)

[wadc45]

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Van (TX) HS

Height: 6'2"
Weight: 245 lbs
Forty: 4.65 secs
Shuttle: 4.4 secs
Vertical: 31 inches

Santos is an aggressive middle linebacker who has excellent size. He is very strong against the run and seems to have good closing speed. Because of his size and young age it would not be a surprise to see him possibly develop in to a defensive end. He has the ability to deliver crushing hits.

Scout $ - UA Game: Santos Taking Visits

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By The Bank...visiting Tennessee 1/13, Arkansas 1/20 and OSU 1/27...still committed to Tennessee and enjoying competing at the UA practices.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4x-xPB29Zo"]Dalton Santos Highlights - YouTube[/ame]

 

[GeorgiaBuck2]

Tennessee has lost a couple of coaches (per ESPN) so that might have something to do with it.

This guy is a beast. Landing him and the combination of Williams, Perkins, or Marcus would be huge.

 

[Buckrock]

Tennessee has lost a couple of coaches (per ESPN) so that might have something to do with it.

This guy is a beast. Landing him and the combination of Williams, Perkins, or Marcus would be huge.

Agree. He's definitely a Mike. I think OLB is a bigger priority. Williams and Santos would be awesome. Then 2 OT. Perfect finish.

 

[GeorgiaBuck2]

Along with a speedster at wide out (Neal or Diggs) and I would be ecstatic!

 

[OSUBucks22]

Tennessee has lost a couple of coaches (per ESPN) so that might have something to do with it.

Correct on the reasoning...

I don't think we're that deep at MIKE or OLB, so I think taking good ones at both positions is definitely in the cards.

 

[OneBuckeye]

Agree. He's definitely a Mike. I think OLB is a bigger priority. Williams and Santos would be awesome. Then 3 OT ,1 ATH/WR. Perfect finish.

FIFY

 

[Krenzelicious]

SB Nation - Tennessee Loses Coaches, Then Loses Recruits

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[pnuts34]

Correct on the reasoning...

I don't think we're that deep at MIKE or OLB, so I think taking good ones at both positions is definitely in the cards.

I thought we had sabino, Klein, whiting and grant at MLB, so we were more set there than at olb

 

[OSUBucks22]

I thought we had sabino, Klein, whiting and grant at MLB, so we were more set there than at olb

We'll see where Urban puts Grant... He recruited him for a MIKE, so we'll see where he still sees him now.

But 2 of the 3 only have a year of eligibility left and the 3rd I'm not sure figures in long-term plans. So I think there's definitely a spot for a MLB very soon in our recruiting future.

 

[Buckskin86]

Originally Published: January 4, 2012
Recruits don't fall for old tricks
Gone are the days of co-eds, fancy dinners winning commits; recruits know better now
By Mitch Sherman
ESPN RecruitingNation

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Presenting linebacker Dalton Santos, the modern-day football recruit.

A throwback on the field, Santos caused mayhem from the first moment of the first practice Sunday for the Under Armour All-America Game (7:30 p.m. ET Thursday on ESPN). More than one observer wondered aloud when, not if, Santos would knock into someone this week. He plays on the edge.

In recruiting, Santos is all about control. Like so many of today's prospects in this age of instant information and social media, the Van (Texas) High School star enters every recruiting encounter with his eyes wide open.

"People on the outside don't know what it's like when you've got coaches running through your house every day," said Santos, the nation's top inside linebacker who is committed to Tennessee. "They're telling you that you can have everything you want. Coaches say you can live the easy life."

Santos said he knows there's nothing easy about life as a college football player.

"The more you talk to them, the more you start to figure it out," Santos said. "This guy is acting fake. That's not who he really is. Don't let anybody lie to you. The main thing to remember as a recruit is that you're just another piece of meat."

Santos, the rough-and-tumble, Texas-bred linebacker, just smiles at some of it. Before signing day, Santos said, he plans to make an unofficial trip back to Tennessee and take visits to Ohio State and Arkansas.

"When you come down to it as a player, I've got to think about what's going to be best for me," Santos said. "Ten years down the road, what school can help me take care of my kids and my family?

"That's what I want to know."

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/r...d/7424289/recruiting-no-longer-business-usual

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8LK084nP4k"]Dalton Santos - Under Armour All-America Practice - YouTube[/ame]

 

[pnuts34]

We'll see where Urban puts Grant... He recruited him for a MIKE, so we'll see where he still sees him now.

But 2 of the 3 only have a year of eligibility left and the 3rd I'm not sure figures in long-term plans. So I think there's definitely a spot for a MLB very soon in our recruiting future.

Gotcha. But wouldn't MLB be more of a position to go after next year, as opposed to this year when we have very few schollies left and they should be used for areas of neccesity? I.e. olb, ol, and wr

And on another note, does urban recruit guys for specific position, like mlbs to play MLB and olbs to olb and CBS for CB, or will he just recruit lbs and dbs and find positions when they get to campus?

 

[OneBuckeye]

"When you come down to it as a player, I've got to think about what's going to be best for me," Santos said. "Ten years down the road, what school can help me take care of my kids and my family?

"That's what I want to know."

That is not what I was thinking going into college...

 

[OSUBucks22]

Gotcha. But wouldn't MLB be more of a position to go after next year, as opposed to this year when we have very few schollies left and they should be used for areas of neccesity? I.e. olb, ol, and wr

And on another note, does urban recruit guys for specific position, like mlbs to play MLB and olbs to olb and CBS for CB, or will he just recruit lbs and dbs and find positions when they get to campus?

He definitely has spots in mind for guys... He will recruit flat out speed, but he's more position specific than JT was.

We'll see a lot more guys pursued now vs. # of spots open. If Urban brings you in for an official visit, then you likely have a "commitable" offer. So I would say that if Santos is coming on official, then he wants him.

That being said, if Williams and Marcus were to commit before Santos gets to campus, then all bets may be off...

 

[wadc45]

Gotcha. But wouldn't MLB be more of a position to go after next year, as opposed to this year when we have very few schollies left and they should be used for areas of neccesity? I.e. olb, ol, and wr

And on another note, does urban recruit guys for specific position, like mlbs to play MLB and olbs to olb and CBS for CB, or will he just recruit lbs and dbs and find positions when they get to campus?

I think one thing to remember is you take the guys you can get now. Nothing is guaranteed in recruiting...if you can get a guy like Santos this year, you take him this year...rather than wait for someone else next year.

And like 22 said, I think this staff will all but abandon the three category system we had gotten used to. Players are recruited to fit schemes and you can bet Urban and his staff will have spots in mind when they are taking a look at a kid.

Again, if I had my pick of the LBs currently on the booard, I would take Santos and Williams...and keep in mind I love Marcus...

 

[Buckrock]

We do have Klein, Grant and Whiting at MLB. Whiting did not even travel to Michigan. After 3 years on the team, and not traveling, his future may not look too bright. LF is Coaching the LB's and giving input to UM.