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LB Gabe "Special" Powers (Official Thread)

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Buckeye86 said:
  • currently 235 lbs
  • expects to hit 245 lbs by the start of his senior season—consuming 8,000 calories per day
  • teams avoided his side of field and he was frustrated by how that limited the action he saw in games
  • growing in confidence on and off the field
  • ~100 texts a day in the 2022 class chat (he’s one of the least active)
  • Washington/Day still view him as an outside LB but he is open to moving to DE
  • teams still recruit him, with Georgia Tech pushing the hardest
  • mentions Zach Rice as a player being targeted in the class
  • looks forward to competing at Ohio State, playing for a championship, and making it to the NFL
  • values staying in Marysville versus transferring to a national HS program—expects to compete for a state title
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Thanks for the breakdown, all very interesting bullet points. Could see Gabe move to DE at this rate and is nice to have that versatility so we can bring in 1 more LB (looking at you Murphy).
 
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Buckeye86 said:
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Interesting list of Rivals' OLBs. Ohio State currently has 2 of the top 3, at one time Ohio State had 3 of their top 4, and (if Ohio State gets Shawn Murphy) could have the top 3:

1. CJ HICKS

Ohio State
05/01/20
VERBAL

2. SHAWN MURPHY

Undecided, Rival's "future cast" has Ohio State leading in the recruitment of Shawn Murphy: https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2022/shawn-murphy-234223

3. GABE POWERS

Ohio State
08/01/20
VERBAL

4. DASAN MCCULLOUGH

Indiana
04/25/21
VERBAL

https://n.rivals.com/position_rankings/football/2022/OLB
 
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bucknut502 said:
Id like to see him stay at LB honestly. Urlacher or Vander Esch size LB
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But that's IF he has stopped growing. He's going to be a senior in HS, and it's realistic that he could grow another inch(or 2) and still put on another 5-10lbs before hitting OSU campus. That would be a 6'5' 250lb true frosh LB... This is reminding me of the Gee Scott scenario, where he may outgrow the position. Btw, we have a true frosh this year who was a 5star DE who came on campus at 6'5' 248- Jack Sawyer.

And honestly he could make even more money in the pro's at DE. If he can get in the 260s, you have another possible 1st RD DE.
 
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