Great T. Hunt Article re: Ajani Sheppard

[Rutgers8086]

QB of the future?

Nice insights into the young man’s thought process.
Unlike other columnists, a calculator is not required to get through it.
Thanks Todderick!

 

[Dpgru]

Sounds impressive. Good article. Thanks for posting.

 

[rutgersal]

Ajani should get his feet wet this year, and be ready to go next year. What I especially like about him is that he is very accurate with his throws. If we can upgrade our wide receiver Corp, we should have a very explosive offenses in short order. It would help if we had a tight end who could make plays in the seam of the defense.

 

[rudad02]

Good article. Sounds like a solid young man & an excellent get. Thanks for posting.

 

[newwavedave1]

Great article. Kid sounds like a good one.

 

[Knight Shift]

"Coach Ciarrocca was his No. 1 guy out of the four he was considering. He’s going to have Ciarrocca run a system that caters to us as quarterbacks." 🤔 🤔 🤔 🤔

 

[RU4Real]

The kid speaks in playbook. At 17 years old. I like him.

 

[sct1111]

Sounds like a really smart kid!

 

[TM94goRU]

With maturity like that, he will either out work the competition and become our starter one day, and/or I see him becoming a good coach.

 

[RUDave_01]

He's got a great attitude and is the type of player I'd want on my team.

 

[RU#1fan]

The kid speaks in playbook. At 17 years old. I like him.

Absolutely
Might be challenging to start this season
Competition is good at this position

 

[Knightmoves]

It sounds good, but why was Old Dominion his only offer before Greg, without an OC, offered him?

 

[Rutgers8086]

It sounds good, but why was Old Dominion his only offer before Greg, without an OC, offered him?

See Cam Spencer

 

[RUSJ73]

I don't care about his other offers. He looks solid to me.

 

[runrutgersrun]

Young man does give you lots of reasons to root for him...in one single interview, no less! I get a good feeling about this one. Go RU!

 

[rutgersal]

It sounds good, but why was Old Dominion his only offer before Greg, without an OC, offered him?

Generally, there’s very little ROI in visiting that area of New York for football recruits, so teams stay away. No one is traveling there for a 3 star.

 

[mdk01]

It sounds good, but why was Old Dominion his only offer before Greg, without an OC, offered him?

It happens. The McCourty's had only Rutgers from D1 until BC offered very late.

 

[robjknight]

If Gavin doesn’t show nice improvement, Ajani may get a start mid season. Some nice stats at Iona Prep. Almost 5000 yards in 2+ yrs. 43 td’s/ 10 int’s. 230 lb 17 year old. He also had interest from Army and Air Force, so must be academically strong.
And seems very mature for his age. May be a good find.

 

[newell138]

Other schools find and succeed with these types of kids all the time. Why not RU!? Sounds like a smart QB

 

[mdk01]

If Gavin doesn’t show nice improvement, Ajani may get a start mid season. Some nice stats at Iona Prep. Almost 5000 yards in 2+ yrs. 43 td’s/ 10 int’s. 230 lb 17 year old. He also had interest from Army and Air Force, so must be academically strong.
And seems very mature for his age. May be a good find.

People said the same about Gavin. Give the kid a year to adjust to Big 10 football.

 

[SBP]

Kids a straight up bulldawg it seems. Tough, savy, smart. He will compete for sure!

 

[LotusAggressor]

He sounds like he knows more about offense than the last several OCs.

 

[Knight Shift]

He sounds like he knows more about offense than the last several OCs.

Do high school QBs analyze the aerial coverage of NFL games and break it down with a defensive player or coach like Sheppard says he has done?

 

[Knightmoves]

@madchuck

We have posters here looking for a savior at QB and think that a 2 star freshman fits the bill. The kid will need at least a year before he sees the field, if he sees it at all imo.

“Waste your summer praying in vain
For a savior to rise from these streets”

 

[mdk01]

@madchuck

We have posters here looking for a savior at QB and think that a 2 star freshman fits the bill. The kid will need at least a year before he sees the field imo, if he sees it at all imo.

“Waste your summer praying in vain
For a savior to rise from these streets”

Ah! Balance. Excess optimism followed by excess pessimism.

 

[LotusAggressor]

@madchuck

We have posters here looking for a savior at QB and think that a 2 star freshman fits the bill. The kid will need at least a year before he sees the field, if he sees it at all imo.

“Waste your summer praying in vain
For a savior to rise from these streets”

He'll be a savior until the first 3 and out. The fairy dust will have been blown off by then.

 

[Knightmoves]

He'll be a savior until the first 3 and out. The fairy dust will have been blown off by then.

The first 3 and out in the Spring game? Board scouts will be watching closely.

 

[robjknight]

Seems like we have been beaten by some Freshman QBs

 

[Knight Shift]

He'll be a savior until the first 3 and out. The fairy dust will have been blown off by then.

Maybe Chas Dodd will take him under his wing.

 

[NickRU714]

People said the same about Gavin. Give the kid a year to adjust to Big 10 football.

Gavin was going to have us competing for Big Ten Championships - now he's getting best out by a 2 star true freshman QB.
This board never ceases to amaze.

 

[Rutgers8086]

Gavin was going to have us competing for Big Ten Championships - now he's getting best out by a 2 star true freshman QB.
This board never ceases to amaze.

Most responses were expressing positive thoughts about his responses in the interview. I don’t see many saying that he’s the new starting QB. Maybe they were deleted.

 

[Knightmoves]

Most responses were expressing positive thoughts about his responses in the interview. I don’t see many saying that he’s the new starting QB. Maybe they were deleted.

How about this one?

“If Gavin doesn’t show nice improvement, Ajani may get a start mid season. Some nice stats at Iona Prep. Almost 5000 yards in 2+ yrs. 43 td’s/ 10 int’s. 230 lb 17 year old. He also had interest from Army and Air Force, so must be academically strong.
And seems very mature for his age. May be a good find.”

 

[Rutgers8086]

How about this one?

“If Gavin doesn’t show nice improvement, Ajani may get a start mid season. Some nice stats at Iona Prep. Almost 5000 yards in 2+ yrs. 43 td’s/ 10 int’s. 230 lb 17 year old. He also had interest from Army and Air Force, so must be academically strong.
And seems very mature for his age. May be a good find.”

Yes, I said “most”. One or two posters doesn’t constitute “The Board”.

 

[tico brown]

People said the same about Gavin. Give the kid a year to adjust to Big 10 football.

Now there’s legit competition in that room. It’s actually a good thing.

 

[RU#1fan]

Gavin was going to have us competing for Big Ten Championships - now he's getting best out by a 2 star true freshman QB.
This board never ceases to amaze.

Who said he was going to take us to B1G Championships? I certainly didn’t.
If Gavin continues to play with wild inaccuracy we should see Sheppard get playing time by mid-season.

 

[NickRU714]

Who said he was going to take us to B1G Championships? I certainly didn’t.
If Gavin continues to play with wild inaccuracy we should see Sheppard get playing time by mid-season.

Didn’t say you personally did.
Check the Wimsatt commitment thread though. He was the best QB recruit ever and a sign of Rutgers and HC Schiano putting CFB on notice.

Read it and then think about 1.5 years later people saying a 2 star true freshman will be pushing him for playing time

Every QB recruit is the next big thing before they actually play.
Not saying Shepard won’t be great but I’ll wait until he actually plays.

Still waiting for the first incomplete pass in a QB recruit video.

 

[LotusAggressor]

Seems like we have been beaten by some Freshman QBs

We've been beaten by freshman QBs who've received actual coaching. Our QBs have rarely had access to that particular resource in recent years.

 

[MoreCowbellRU]

QB of the future?

Nice insights into the young man’s thought process.
Unlike other columnists, a calculator is not required to get through it.
Thanks Todderick!

Toddrick is a good writer and has great contacts. Also a really good guy.
Nice job brother

 

[Scarlet83]

Didn’t say you personally did.
Check the Wimsatt commitment thread though. He was the best QB recruit ever and a sign of Rutgers and HC Schiano putting CFB on notice.

Read it and then think about 1.5 years later people saying a 2 star true freshman will be pushing him for playing time

Every QB recruit is the next big thing before they actually play.
Not saying Shepard won’t be great but I’ll wait until he actually plays.

Still waiting for the first incomplete pass in a QB recruit video.

What is wrong with you?

1. Gavin WAS the highest rated R Football recruit.
2. It’s normal for people to be excited when good things happen, like a talented player committing to Rutgers.
3. The commitment news is always months/year BEFORE THE PLAYER PLAYS. Again, it’s OK to be happy and get excited when commitment news comes out. It’s kinda what this website is about.

 

[MoreCowbellRU]

Do high school QBs analyze the aerial coverage of NFL games and break it down with a defensive player or coach like Sheppard says he has done?

Good ones do.
The high 22 camera is great for showing concepts in action and showing where coverage holes will develop.
I love watching games that way when it's available as a bonus channel.