2021 ATH Ja’Tavion Sanders

[texifornia 57,047]

 

[TheBryMan81 2,515]

No tweet yet, but LOI is in per LHN

 

Edit: Tex beats me with the tweet

Edited December 16, 2020 by TheBryMan81

[texifornia 57,047]

 

 

[Radical Larry 28,659]

Now y’all can start worrying about him transferring.

[ImissWallyPryor 9,046]

20 minutes ago, Radical Larry said:

Now y’all can start worrying about him transferring.

He’s in the portal. 

[gmr548 16,591]

Bunch of olds trying to read into a teenager’s Twitter is always good for lulz

[MoJames 8,244]

All makes sense now, they had already made the shirts. No turning back at that point.

[Mdhorn 5,978]

In a down year, this looks great.  Could fill one of two needs. 

[ztejas 43,526]

Just now, Mdhorn said:

In a down year, this looks great.  Could fill one of two needs. 

Means we're likely still getting program recruits. Not all is lost (yet).

Makes CDC's waiting game a bit more palatable. Now let's keep him on campus.

[ztejas 43,526]

1 hour ago, ImissWallyPryor said:

He’s in the portal. 

[ImissWallyPryor 9,046]

1 hour ago, gmr548 said:

Bunch of olds trying to read into a teenager’s Twitter is always good for lulz

That’s because we can actually read. 

Edited December 16, 2020 by ImissWallyPryor
It’s just that comprehension part.

[TreatyOak 16,402]

[UDontKnow 10,447]

Hopefully this materializes...

 

[LTtxfan 49,329]

 

[Gut Wagon 8,086]

On 12/16/2020 at 5:44 PM, UDontKnow said:

Hopefully this materializes...

 

Won't that decision be up to the head coach? 

[HenryJames 66,145]

 

[Helobious 9,464]

On 12/16/2020 at 4:44 PM, UDontKnow said:

Hopefully this materializes...

 

Coaches always say that kind of stuff to/about recruits. I’ll believe it when I see it.

[Cairn Horn88 8,278]

Guyer leads Longview  21-7 going into the 4th qtr.

[Beau Vine 54,343]

Guyer leads Longview  21-7 going into the 4th qtr.

Fail.

[HenryJames 66,145]

 

[texifornia 57,047]

Jesus

 

[Mdhorn 5,978]

Damn, that's a catch you don't see much, especially from the TE.  That's some flypaper hands.      

[Mdhorn 5,978]

Pretty convincing argument that Sanders should play TE.  And prolly immediately.  

[VirginiaLonghorn 4,781]

1 minute ago, Mdhorn said:

Pretty convincing argument that Sanders should play TE.  And prolly immediately.  

Wut ... with Brewer returning?

Puhleeeeze!

[Napoleon 8,694]

I like this angle. 
 

 

[gmr548 16,591]

4 hours ago, Mdhorn said:

Pretty convincing argument that Sanders should see five to ten snaps a game  

- Tom Herman

[Knoxtnhorn 6,065]

It may be on this thread already.  Not gonna look.  But, Sanders made a similar play earlier this year on a pick.  He was lined up at DE on the right side.  QB threw a slant.  Sanders picked it with one hand and ran it back.  IIRC, his right hand never touched the ball the entire play.  As we were losing commits, this was the one I absolutely didn't want to go.

[BurntOrange&White 39,956]

 

Smart move....kid has higher ceiling on offense and in modern football having elite talent on offense is the better choice. 

[Bevo14 8,358]

Oof I hope we get some double TE action with Wiley and Sanders.

[Butch Had Not 2,991]

 

[ASDFASDF 266]

2 hours ago, Butch Had Not said:

 

He's already great, but just imagine how much better he'll be once he learns that you're allowed to catch the ball with both hands. 

[Brandon 193]

3 and out no doubt. Sark will get him right.

[SimkinsMan 4,415]

A man among boys. 

[Irieguy 1,059]

On 1/2/2021 at 8:49 AM, Knoxtnhorn said:

It may be on this thread already.  Not gonna look.  But, Sanders made a similar play earlier this year on a pick.  He was lined up at DE on the right side.  QB threw a slant.  Sanders picked it with one hand and ran it back.  IIRC, his right hand never touched the ball the entire play.  As we were losing commits, this was the one I absolutely didn't want to go.

1:18 mark of the video Butch Had Not posted below. Insane athleticism. 

[Rockwell Torrey 1,295]

6 hours ago, Butch Had Not said:

 

Impressive highlights.  Can’t  believe we held on to this guy.  

[Wishbone 4,763]

5 minutes ago, Rockwell Torrey said:

Impressive highlights.  Can’t  believe we held on to this guy.  

Looks like a first down and red zone machine. Gruntled.

[Butch Had Not 2,991]

Not sure if ample comparison but Julius Peppers comes to mind. Julius was insane in college with the stuff he pulled off.   Might be the Alfred Collins comp instead. 

[Napoleon 8,694]

On 1/18/2021 at 10:54 AM, Bevo14 said:

Oof I hope we get some double TE action with Wiley and Sanders.

Is Liebrock still on the team?

He had flypaper hands in the 7-on-7 clips from the summer before his senior year in high school.

What's his story?

[texifornia 57,047]

2 hours ago, Napoleon said:

Is Liebrock still on the team?

He had flypaper hands in the 7-on-7 clips from the summer before his senior year in high school.

What's his story?

He's on the team. Sark, depending on how you interpreted his reference to "a TE that hasn't played much", probably already referenced him in a press conference.

[Fud 9,552]

4 hours ago, Napoleon said:

Is Liebrock still on the team?

He had flypaper hands in the 7-on-7 clips from the summer before his senior year in high school.

What's his story?

Liebrock is struggling with injuries

[Fud 9,552]

16 hours ago, Butch Had Not said:

Not sure if ample comparison but Julius Peppers comes to mind. Julius was insane in college with the stuff he pulled off.   Might be the Alfred Collins comp instead. 

Peppers has about three inches on him, and was more explosive, imo 

[LebongJames 1,813]

13 minutes ago, Fud said:

Peppers has about three inches on him, and was more explosive, imo 

Also kid is good but Julius Peppers is a HoF DE with a 17 year NFL career and 159.5 sacks. Kid may not even play defense, let’s just reel in those expectations.

[Butch Had Not 2,991]

40 minutes ago, LebongJames said:

Also kid is good but Julius Peppers is a HoF DE with a 17 year NFL career and 159.5 sacks. Kid may not even play defense, let’s just reel in those expectations.

I was referring to the athleticism. Peppers could have played TE and been a monster assuming they shaped his body for it. Sanders appears to have some of those traits  but the insane athleticism edge goes to peppers at this stage. Anyone that watched peppers play at UNC knew he was the most freaky athlete out there. I doubt we will have a time with Sanders where we just watch him on every single play like I would with peppers.

 

[Burt Macklin 19,038]

3 hours ago, Butch Had Not said:

I was referring to the athleticism. Peppers could have played TE and been a monster assuming they shaped his body for it. Sanders appears to have some of those traits  but the insane athleticism edge goes to peppers at this stage. Anyone that watched peppers play at UNC knew he was the most freaky athlete out there. I doubt we will have a time with Sanders where we just watch him on every single play like I would with peppers.

 

Sanders is nowhere near Peppers’ athleticism. Peppers is one of the best athletes ever. 

[Napoleon 8,694]

Sanders is a burly 6’2”, right?

...seems kind of H-back-ish more than prototypical TE. 

Wiley seems like a TE created in a lab. In his recruiting videos, Liebrock seemed like an all-American high school TE whose college success depends on ability to gain weight without getting even slower and will need to learn tricks to get separation. 

I am excited for Sanders, but I’m not sure where he’ll excel. I just hope that he does. 

[Hornlover 8,830]

7 hours ago, Burt Macklin said:

Sanders is nowhere near Peppers’ athleticism. Peppers is one of the best athletes ever. 

I watched Julius Peppers play twice in college.

He played against Tennessee and Tulsa at the Erwin Center in 2000 in the Sweet 16 and the Elite 8.

Dude was crazy athletic on the basketball court. 

Edited January 25, 2021 by Hornlover

[Atticus 3,981]

4 hours ago, Napoleon said:

Sanders is a burly 6’2”, right?

...seems kind of H-back-ish more than prototypical TE. 

Wiley seems like a TE created in a lab. In his recruiting videos, Liebrock seemed like an all-American high school TE whose college success depends on ability to gain weight without getting even slower and will need to learn tricks to get separation. 

I am excited for Sanders, but I’m not sure where he’ll excel. I just hope that he does. 

It takes no time to look up the fact that Ja'Tavion Sanders is about 6'4

[pacman 7,369]

 

So surly...

[conVINCEd 21,469]

6 hours ago, Napoleon said:

Sanders is a burly 6’2”, right?

...seems kind of H-back-ish more than prototypical TE. 

Wiley seems like a TE created in a lab. In his recruiting videos, Liebrock seemed like an all-American high school TE whose college success depends on ability to gain weight without getting even slower and will need to learn tricks to get separation. 

I am excited for Sanders, but I’m not sure where he’ll excel. I just hope that he does. 

If we end up OJ McClintocking Sanders I’m gonna kill a bitch.

[Napoleon 8,694]

1 hour ago, Atticus said:

It takes no time to look up the fact that Ja'Tavion Sanders is about 6'4

I will need to start wearing my Target glasses more, because I thought that the 6' 3.5" listing on 247 was 6' 2.5".

Hoping that he is actually close to 6'4". Also, the only video I have watched of his was him schooling the HP kids on that one handed grab and a similar one from the week before. He looked about 6'2" in those videos, but playing against 5'9" CBs.

No matter how tall he is, I'm glad that we got him.