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LB Raekwon McMillan (New England Patriots)

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I'm watching recruiting nation(yeah I know, espn is bs, but pretty much all the recruiting tv shows are) and an interview with Raekwon is on. I can't stop laughing at how biased they are in questions about the sec. He said his final 4 coaches that would visit him are Meyer, Saban, Sweeney, and malzahn. Yet the reporter asks about everyone but Osu, and then asks him about hearing from UGA!?! Seriously! He asked about visits to every school BUT Osu, and then asked Raekwon how he'd like staying in the south. Assuming that's what he'd do... Unbelievable. Gotta love espn...
 
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He comes in and Shazier leaves, and he has a very good chance at starting at middle linebacker for ohio state from day one. Whoever emerges from other LB's will be put on the outside and he might have a great opportunity. He can be the leader of the ohio state defense for the next four years. He is being recruited with playmakers everywhere and he will be a huge piece of great defense to come.
 
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Wham said:
He comes in and Shazier leaves, and he has a very good chance at starting at middle linebacker for ohio state from day one. Whoever emerges from other LB's will be put on the outside and he might have a great opportunity. He can be the leader of the ohio state defense for the next four years. He is being recruited with playmakers everywhere and he will be a huge piece of great defense to come.
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We may want to take a step back before anointing a HSer a starter for an elite D1 football team. The same was stated about mike Mitchell last year(and Curtis grant and etienne Sabino before that) and he's redshirting now. Let's get him in the fold first and then see where it goes. If a 5star or top recruit doesn't make a contribution in year 1, isn't always a bad thing. Lets hope he can make the rotation first or contribute on special teams before we think he's ready to start, IMO.
 
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pnuts34 said:
We may want to take a step back before anointing a HSer a starter for an elite D1 football team. The same was stated about mike Mitchell last year(and Curtis grant and etienne Sabino before that) and he's redshirting now. Let's get him in the fold first and then see where it goes. If a 5star or top recruit doesn't make a contribution in year 1, isn't always a bad thing. Lets hope he can make the rotation first or contribute on special teams before we think he's ready to start, IMO.
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In years past, i would agree with you. With the current depth chart, and if we lose Shazier on top of that, he would be competing with a small group of kids who have very little experience if any, or have underperformed so far. The starters will not be a very good group necessarily. They will be the best we have. This problem is not going away next year. It will be up to the young ones and how fast they pick it up and jell together.
 
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Wham said:
In years past, i would agree with you. With the current depth chart, and if we lose Shazier on top of that, he would be competing with a small group of kids who have very little experience if any, or have underperformed so far. The starters will not be a very good group necessarily. They will be the best we have. This problem is not going away next year. It will be up to the young ones and how fast they pick it up and jell together.
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Anything is possible, but as the previous poster noted, folks say this stuff each year. And each year, and older classmate rightfully claims the position. Honestly, it's highly doubtful that he steps right into the lineup. Highly. But I'd still expect him to see some playing time.
 
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matcar said:
Anything is possible, but as the previous poster noted, folks say this stuff each year. And each year, and older classmate rightfully claims the position. Honestly, it's highly doubtful that he steps right into the lineup. Highly. But I'd still expect him to see some playing time.
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Exactly, and every so often a guy steps up like Bosa, or Katz, or Hawk.
 
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This kid wraps up... which is something we dearly need
The unknown is, can he cover - something most newbees can't do very well in this next stage
If he can cover, he'll play early
 
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stowfan said:
Exactly, and every so often a guy steps up like Bosa, or Katz, or Hawk.
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Katz is the only LB I can remember playing as a starter as a Freshman other than emergency duty. Hawk played some and a lot of special teams but not a LB starter. It just doesn't happen much. I'll be happy if RM contributes. I sure hope he doesn't have to start.
 
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NJ-Buckeye said:
This kid wraps up... which is something we dearly need
The unknown is, can he cover - something most newbees can't do very well in this next stage
If he can cover, he'll play early
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After seeing him play live in person dusting everyone as a running back or wide receiver I think his coverage skills would be better then someone who didn't have that offensive knack as well.
 
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NJ-Buckeye said:
This kid wraps up... which is something we dearly need
The unknown is, can he cover - something most newbees can't do very well in this next stage
If he can cover, he'll play early
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That's a huge if! Not only that,but regardless of your star ranking, he's still playing Hsers. The talent level once he gets on a D1 playing field gets ratcheted up exponentially. There isn't a team any 5star player plays against in HS that has the size and speed of a D1 program. There's a reason Osu has had only 1 true frosh start on defense in decades. Not saying Raekwon can't do it, but odds are greatly against him. Playing special teams is much more realistic. Whenever people keep thinking Raekwon is going to tear up college football in his first year,just go back and read all of the talk in mike mitchells thread last year, look at his posts in the opening and what was said going into the season... Not saying their one in the same, but just to chill on making him a starter on a team that's #2 in the nation. Look at the top 5 ILBs from the 2013 class and see if any are starting this year.
 
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I think on the next level Raekwon has all the tools to be an elite linebacker, inside or outside. I do believe he needs to get some weight down though. He's listed at 6'2 249 right now and will just continue to get bigger and stronger.

Hopefully hes a buckeye but I will definitely be following his college career, great kid and player.
 
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