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Kraig Appleton (former WR Wisconsin Badgers)

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OrangeandBlueNews.com - East St. Louis stars shine in rout

WR Kraig Appleton, 6-3/190, East St. Louis

ASSETS: Has excellent height and very good hands.
AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT: Needs to work some on his ability to adjust while ball is in the air.
MOST IMPRESSIVE PLAY: His effort on a 21-yard TD catch in the second quarter, using his hands to catch the ball at its highest point.
CONCLUSION: A vertical threat with deceptive speed, Appleton will also be a deadly weapon any time his team is near the end zone because of his size and leaping ability. He physically looks like a slightly taller Chad Johnson.
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OrangeandBlueNews.com - From the Road: Offensive skill

WR KRAIG APPLETON (6-3/190), East St. Louis (Illinois) High

CONSIDERING: Top five of LSU, Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio State and Notre Dame.
PERFORMANCE: Three catches for 69 yards and one touchdown; also caught two 2-point conversion passes in a 61-7 victory over Belleville (Ill.) West.
STRENGTHS: Has excellent height, uses his size to get open and catches the ball at its highest point. Appleton is a vertical threat who uses his long strides to get behind defensive backs.
WEAKNESSES: Needs to work on adjusting to the ball when the throws are off-target. - BARRY EVERY
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My senior season, we played East St. Louis in the first round of playoffs. (yea we got smoked :!). Anyways, Appleton and Hawthorne are for real. Granted we're (pekin) not a powerhouse by ANY means, but they killed us. Hey, at least we got in! :biggrin:
 
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The Badgers seriously needed to land his services because we had stopped recruiting receivers a while ago because he had given his silent, but then he started wavering. It would have been a mini disaster if he turned on us. Appleton's commitment fused a class together nicely that was previously lean on speed on the outside.

I think Wisconsin scored commitments from quite of few players who will be impactful at the college level like:

QB Jon Budmayr
RB Montee Ball
WR Kraig Appleton
DT Jordan Kohout
OT Ryan Groy
DE Pat Muldoon
DE David Gilbert

At least as good if not better than the other 3 classes compiled during Bielema's tenure.
 
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