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Thursday, May 1, 2008
Recruiters set sights on Chamblee RB
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Assistant coaches and coordinators from Alabama and Georgia Tech are expected to be on hand next week at Chamblee to evaluate junior running back Warren Norman.
“They said they’re going to check me out during spring practice,” the 5-foot-10, 191-pound Norman said.
Norman, who has 4.42 speed in the 40, plans to participate in the Nike camp on Saturday in Tuscaloosa. He was a participant in Sunday’s Under Armour/Scout.com Southeast Elite camp at Auburn.
“It went great,” Norman said. “All of the good players from the south were there. They had great coaches there too.”
The camp at Auburn was proved to be a learning experience for Norman.
“I felt like I got better as far as my footwork and ball carrying,” he said.
Norman, who recently attended Florida State’s spring game, remains confident that his first scholarship offer is forthcoming.
“I’m still being patient,” he said. “I’ve got another year. I’ll just keep working hard and doing everything I need to on the field and it will come to me.”
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Former opponent praises Georgia signee
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The state of Georgia produced two five-star defensive linemen in the 2008 class with Buford’s Omar Hunter (signed with Florida) and DeAngelo Tyson (Georgia), but Scout.com’s Southeast recruiting manager, Burke Hayes, believes that rising senior Abry Jones of Northside-Warner Robins has more potential than either.
On Hayes’ strong recommendation, Jones was promoted to a five-star recruit and named the No. 1 defensive tackle in the country Thursday when Scout released its National 300 list.
“I think Abry has more upside,” Hayes said. “I think he has the most upside of any defensive player in the country because of his frame. He’s not landlocked at 6-2, 6-1. He’s a 6-4 guy whose physically immature because he’s only played football and been lifting weights for three years. When gets into the weight room, he’s going to blow up.”
Hayes was an assistant coach at Rome High last season and faced Jones’ Northside team in the playoffs before joining Scout’s staff. Jones impressed Scout’s staff last weekend at a camp in Auburn.
Scout’s original rating of Jones had him at No. 52 nationally, but for this week’s update of the National 300, Hayes argued to rate him higher.
“I said we need to move him ahead of Jacobbi McDaniel, a FSU commit, and a lot of guys wanted to keep McDaniel up, but Scott [Kennedy, the national director of recruiting] and I lobbied hard for Abry,” Hayes said. “McDaniel is a high motor guy, but he’s 6-1 and may have peaked physically. And I’ve seen so much film on Abry. It’s not like it’s a shot in the dark.”
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Scout.com champions Abry Jones
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The state of Georgia produced two five-star defensive linemen in the 2008 class with Buford’s Omar Hunter (signed with Florida) and DeAngelo Tyson (Georgia), but Scout.com’s Southeast recruiting manager, Burke Hayes, believes that rising senior Abry Jones of Northside-Warner Robins has more potential than either.
On Hayes’ strong recommendation, Jones was promoted to a five-star recruit and named the No. 1 defensive tackle in the country Thursday when Scout released its National 300 list.
“I think Abry has more upside,” Hayes said. “I think he has the most upside of any defensive player in the country because of his frame. He’s not landlocked at 6-2, 6-1. He’s a 6-4 guy whose physically immature because he’s only played football and been lifting weights for three years. When gets into the weight room, he’s going to blow up.”
Hayes was an assistant coach at Rome High last season and faced Jones’ Northside team in the playoffs before joining Scout’s staff. Jones impressed Scout’s staff last weekend at a camp in Auburn.
Scout’s original rating of Jones had him at No. 52 nationally, but for this week’s update of the National 300, Hayes argued to rate him higher.
“I said we need to move him ahead of Jacobbi McDaniel, a FSU commit, and a lot of guys wanted to keep McDaniel up, but Scott [Kennedy, the national director of recruiting] and I lobbied hard for Abry,” Hayes said. “McDaniel is a high motor guy, but he’s 6-1 and may have peaked physically. And I’ve seen so much film on Abry. It’s not like it’s a shot in the dark.”
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Five Georgia commits make Scout list
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Five players who have committed to Georgia are in the top 100 of the Scout.com National 300 released today.
Abry Jones made one of the biggest jumps nationally. The Northside-Warner Robins defensive tackle is rated the state’s top No. 1 player and the top defensive tackle in the country. Jones was elevated to a five-star recruit because of an impressive showing last weekend at the UnderArmour/Scout.com Elite Camp at Auburn. He is the Bulldogs’ top-rated player who is committed.
Other top 100 players pledged to Georgia are Florida quarterback Aaron Murray (No. 31), ECI running back Washaun Ealey (No. 79), Oconee County quarterback Zach Mettenberger (No. 83) and Tennessee lineman Austin Long (No. 91).
Murray is one of seven quarterbacks rated as five-star recruits and gives Georgia two of the nation’s top 10 at the position. Mettenberger is rated No. 9.
Ohio State has the most top 100 commitments with six. Texas has five, and LSU and USC have four each.
The state’s other Top 100 recruits are Carver linebacker Jarvis Jones (No. 57), Tucker running back Jonathan Davis (No. 73) and Washington defensive back Brandon Smith (No. 75), all uncommitted.
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