2022 RB Jaydon Blue

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https://247sports.com/Player/Jaydon-Blue-46085418/

Drayton lands his biggest target. All Gas! No Brakes!

Edited February 2, 2021 by texifornia

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This is pleasant news

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How he fits at Texas: Blue is not a typical Texas running back recruit. He has some wiggle in the hole and great balance while running, but he’s not currently a power back that is at his best picking through interior gaps and running through arm tackles. Where he excels is in space where he has a running back’s change of direction, vision, and balance and home run speed. Blue’s hands are good and at 5-foot-10, 205, he’d be more of a bully on the perimeter than in the box. At Texas, he’d be a nightmare in the slot getting work in the screen game and learning how to translate his vision and feel for running crossing patterns. – Ian Boyd

Coach says: Strengths – Solidly built with a great frame for the position. Has potential to grow into a thickly built power back. Takes a good first step with patience to let the blocking play out. Excellent balance. Good vision and a quick burst of acceleration to the hole. Has a subtle jump cut and has good lateral ability to make people miss in tight space. Accelerates well to a very good top end speed although it does not look as fast as his track time would suggest. Runs hard and with purpose and will run through just about any arm tackle. Has reliable hands with good soft catching motion.

Areas for Improvement/Concern – Pass protection and route running are relatively unknown.

How this affects Texas: UT has its eyes on a handful of tailback targets in 2022 but none more important than Blue. With 30+ offers and as a 97 composite four-star, it’s easy to see why he’s regarded as one of the top running backs in the country. Stan Drayton has built a nice stable of backs at UT and Blue would be amongst the biggest if it’s orange house. – Justin Wells

Excerpt from the Inside Texas 2022 Top 75

Having seen Blue in person, on the practice field, and on Friday nights this season, I have seen he has a special pair of hands for a running back prospect. He has the big play ability at running back but it’s the versatility in the passing game with his great 100-meter wheels that makes him an elite prospect. – Gerry Hamilton

I love a pinball back who bounces and darts his way to open grass. Add in his quality hands and slot receiver movement skills, and he’ll have coaches adding a few pages to the playbook. – Eric Nahlin

https://insidetexas.com/top-2022-rb-jaydon-blue-commits-to-texas/

[golfclap 6,903]

fuck. yes. \m/ 

[closetojumping 62,763]

I think I can speak for all of us when I say that Stan Drayton is a recruiting God among men. 

[BigOrange1 6,442]

shit motherfucking yes!

[Scholz 11,948]

[BurntOrangeBlooded15 1,566]

Boom baby! 

[RGBIII 22,840]

[Funk Doctor Spock 12,456]

Hook Em, Jaydon! Welcome to the 40 🤘

[Machinator 32,099]

[FunkSoulBrother 931]

Finally 

[Wishbone 4,763]

Gruntled. Welcome to the 40 Jaydon!  Hook’em!
 

In on page 1.

[sidis 9,832]

very nice.  bring it on.

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[Pato del Muerto 52,535]

Engineering huh 

[Longhorn94 2,457]

i dare say his highlights remind me of Bijan.

[Junior Bonner 6,278]

Boom!

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Just now, Pato del Muerto said:

Engineering huh 

UT Engineering delivering the recruiting W.  Cue Aggie cries about how they think their Engineering school is better than ours.  (Surprise...It's not)

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RETAIN STAN DRAYTON

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3 minutes ago, Longhorn94 said:

i dare say his highlights remind me of Bijan.

Lol wut 

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6 minutes ago, Longhorn94 said:

i dare say his highlights remind me of Bijan.

In that he scores many touchdowns?

[Longhorn94 2,457]

6 minutes ago, Burt Macklin said:

Lol wut 

his running style looks similar to me. he is a similar size. similar speed. Bijan had ridiculous highlights playing in AZ but if you put him in TXHSFB, i think Bijan and Blue would look similar. you disagree?

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...it looks like Mr. Momentum may be changing his address

 

 

 

[Longhorn94 2,457]

4 minutes ago, Kanly said:

In that he scores many touchdowns?

i think they slash, cut, and accelerate similarly. are yall saying Blue isnt on the same level as Bijan in HS? i has confused.

[Laxtonto 12,090]

This is a good thing... 

 

Welcome aboard kid!

[UncleSonny 6,573]

4 minutes ago, Longhorn94 said:

i think they slash, cut, and accelerate similarly. are yall saying Blue isnt on the same level as Bijan in HS? i has confused.

Gerry's eval: 

He has the suddenness and versatility of Bijan but sounds like he doesn't currently possess the strength to run through contact and get yards between the tackles. More top end speed. 

Sounds like a Reggie Bush starter kit to me, can be huge impact player but not the total package rb that Bijan is, at this stage at least.

 

[RockyMountainHighHorn 894]

Hell yeah. Definitely a glider that runs reallllll smooth. Wish we had one burner on the team. (All the ones that were supposed to be are currently being debated as being slow on the football board) anyway, blue was one of the main recruits I wanted next year and we got him a year early, hook em!

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1 minute ago, RockyMountainHighHorn said:

Hell yeah. Definitely a glider that runs reallllll smooth. 

This is what stands out to me about him, maybe a similar running style as JC when he showed up on campus?

[TommyGufano 6,021]

4 minutes ago, UncleSonny said:

Gerry's eval: 

He has the suddenness and versatility of Bijan but sounds like he doesn't currently possess the strength to run through contact and get yards between the tackles. More top end speed. 

Sounds like a Reggie Bush starter kit to me, can be huge impact player but not the total package rb that Bijan is, at this stage at least.

 

are elite hands or special hands better?

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[Longhorn94 2,457]

5 minutes ago, UncleSonny said:

Gerry's eval: 

He has the suddenness and versatility of Bijan but sounds like he doesn't currently possess the strength to run through contact and get yards between the tackles. More top end speed. 

Sounds like a Reggie Bush starter kit to me, can be huge impact player but not the total package rb that Bijan is, at this stage at least.

 

i can agree with that.

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I always did like this song. 

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25 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Engineering huh 

... just can’t get it up.

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[Longhorn94 2,457]

2 minutes ago, TommyGufano said:

are elite hands or special hands better?

idk but jazz hands are the best.

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Sark coming in hot.

 

Edited February 3, 2021 by Daichee Bell
Last pic sucked

[TommyGufano 6,021]

10 minutes ago, RockyMountainHighHorn said:

Hell yeah. Definitely a glider that runs reallllll smooth. Wish we had one burner on the team. (All the ones that were supposed to be are currently being debated as being slow on the football board) anyway, blue was one of the main recruits I wanted next year and we got him a year early, hook em!

 

sometimes there's bumps along the way

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12 minutes ago, UncleSonny said:

Gerry's eval: 

He has the suddenness and versatility of Bijan but sounds like he doesn't currently possess the strength to run through contact and get yards between the tackles. More top end speed. 

Sounds like a Reggie Bush starter kit to me, can be huge impact player but not the total package rb that Bijan is, at this stage at least.

 

Gerry's eval is kinda funny. I just watched his JR season highlights and the dude had about 30 broken tackles in 3 minutes of film. Does not seem to be a weakness of his. 

[TexMexBuddha 988]

Hell yes! Hook'em Jaydon.
Welcome to the 40 Acres!

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WTF?

 

 

Edited February 2, 2021 by TexasToast

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21 minutes ago, TommyGufano said:

are elite hands or special hands better?