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2025 OH TE Brody Lennon has signed his LOI!!!

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Always wondered how an athlete can receive a rating from raters that have never seen him play. Or maybe better said, from raters in other parts of the country. And how they can compare an athlete from a powerhouse HS program in, say Texas, to an athlete from a parochial school (smaller) in West Virginia. Doesn't make much sense to me, even though I'm probably one of the biggest followers of athlete ratings/team ratings. Kinda guess it boils down to the colleges, and if the powerhouse college teams give the athlete an offer, then the raters (writers?) figure that the athlete must be special/good and give them a boost in the ratings. Must incorporate some of the college camp results/experiences somehow. Nothing much to see here, merely idle musings on a Monday morning.
 
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calibuck said:
Always wondered how an athlete can receive a rating from raters that have never seen him play. Or maybe better said, from raters in other parts of the country. And how they can compare an athlete from a powerhouse HS program in, say Texas, to an athlete from a parochial school (smaller) in West Virginia. Doesn't make much sense to me, even though I'm probably one of the biggest followers of athlete ratings/team ratings. Kinda guess it boils down to the colleges, and if the powerhouse college teams give the athlete an offer, then the raters (writers?) figure that the athlete must be special/good and give them a boost in the ratings. Must incorporate some of the college camp results/experiences somehow. Nothing much to see here, merely idle musings on a Monday morning.
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Ratings are a culmination of film and in-person performance. Some kids don't do the whole camp circuit and rating services have them lower because they have not actually watched them in person. Film and on the field performance is very important to me, but sometimes there are legit reasons for that category to be lacking. In this case, Lennon showed up at camp and showed the staff enough to get an offer. Works for me the same as Bodpgen at WR, the good ole camp offer is still a thing because coaches see enough up close to make the call.
 
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Thanks RB. Camps have become a bigger deal, as you showed, and guess there are folk at colleges that do nothing but pore (pour?) over tapes from these camps, and others that are submitted to the schools by those that want offers. This answers my question(s) about how come kids from Florida travel to the midwest to camp (on their own nickel) trying to elicit offers. PS, think it's great that places like tOSU allows smaller schools (like the Ohio MAC schools) to have their coaches attend so mayhaps the 'less talented' can earn a schollie at another place. Probably not the best PC language....Thanks again. Go Bucks!
 
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JCOSU86 said:
I don't understand how a prospect's ranking goes up during the off-season. Didn't play a down. Heck, didn't even practice,, yet they go up or down
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To answer your question, the camps and offseason workouts are important. Film is more important to me, but it doesn't show you everything you need to evaluate a prospect. Just one example would be competition level, you need to show out against the best players in-person if you come from a school with bad competition. I played in a rural area with bad competition, I had to show up to camps/circuits to prove I was legit.

In this case, Lennon did that at camp and got his offer. Not really sure where he should be ranked, but when a school like OSU offers a kid at camp, then you take another look at their ranking.
 
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Bestbuck36 said:
Love you @JCOSU86 but you are going to have to go to the the "BP Old Heads Recruting Review Course" as soon as they make one.

No worries, I'll be in there too.
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The BRPT teaches that as a summer course and we've got a lot to cover now that we're into mid-July, so I'll see you boys Monday! :biggrin: One other thing I would put out there is that that the mass expansion of 7 on 7 and camps in the offseason has led to more evaluation in-person than say 5-10 years back. It is a great thing for the players that can participate.

Lennon got his summer camp offer and now scouts are going to revisit his film and watch him more closely in future ranking updates. TSC soared way up to a 5* and one of the top QBs in the country due to several impressive showings with other elite prospects to compare against (I played against the same competition so I'm not knocking it and he does have excellent coaching)...TSC doesn't play against elite competition in the regular season like a lot of top prospects in FL, CA, TX, etc., so his live performance in a different setting was critical for his ranking to improve the way it did.
 
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Ohio State Tight End Commit Brody Lennon Says Ohio Stadium's Atmosphere “Stood Out” to Him Against Western Michigan and Playing for the Buckeyes Has Always Been on His “Bucket List”​

By Garrick Hodge on September 12, 2024 at 3:35 pm @garrick_hodge
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2025 Ohio State tight end commit Brody Lennon has been a fan of the Buckeyes ever since he can remember.
Yet the 6-foot-4, 220-pound tight end hadn’t had an opportunity to attend a game in Ohio Stadium until last Saturday’s 56-0 win against Western Michigan. Lennon told Eleven Warriors he enjoyed his experience and that he hung around fellow commits Tavien St. Clair, Jake Cook and Carter Lowe most of the time on his visit.
“The atmosphere was great,” Lennon said. “It was definitely something that stood out to me, it was a full stadium. It was my first-ever Ohio State game so it was cool that it was like that for the experience. I got to spend some more time with some of the commits, so that was good to have.”
Lennon also spoke to tight ends coach Keenan Bailey on the trip, who told him he’d be attending his game this week against Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin.
“He was just talking about things like when I get down to Ohio State and how well I’ve been playing so far this season,” Lennon said of he and Bailey’s conversation on the visit.
Lennon said he’ll return to OSU this season for at least the Iowa and Michigan games, with hopes to be on campus for a few other home games as well.
Lennon had a busy summer, picking up his offer from the Buckeyes in June after impressing Bailey at a recruiting camp. He’s also gained more attention nationally, having gone from a three to four-star recruit in the 247Sports composite rankings.
“It was definitely special, it’s always been on my bucket list to play for Ohio State,” Lennon said of getting the OSU offer. “When I first went to camp, I didn’t know if I was going to get an offer or not. But it was definitely exciting to get the offer because it’s been my dream school ever since I was a little kid and I’ve grown up watching them my entire life.”

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Ohio State Tight End Commit Brody Lennon Says Ohio Stadium's Atmosphere “Stood Out” to Him Against Western Michigan and Playing for the Buckeyes Has Always Been on His “Bucket List”

Ohio State tight end commit Brody Lennon says Ohio Stadium's atmosphere stood out on his visit and that playing for the Buckeyes has always been on his bucket list.
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RB07OSU said:
Geesh, no wonder he was offered. I assumed he was more of a blocking type. I was way off and I think this kid is in for a ratings bump if he keeps that up, very fluid route runner and catcher, and has some wheels.
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I thought the same when he committed. And even thought he was almost a throwaway commit since Robert's was supposed.to be the stud TE. I honestly think they're both as talented as one another. Both excel in catching and blocking, and could the type of TE that actually are weapons and not extra OL
 
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