Looking at more sites it appears that his 40yd time is a little slow. Now one site said that his 40 time has improved since March. So it could be that he had a slower time in March but has worked on his speed and his times are improved. I know that RU times these guys on campus so if they felt he was too slow he would not have been offered.
***MD '16 DB Damon Hayes to Rutgers***
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Published stats on high school athletes - might be 'variable' - and can quickly become outdated as start of Junior year - might have just turned 16 years old ... and a lot can change quickly
247 - just designated Hayes as "3-stars" .. but they seem to have old specs on him - Ht 6-0 Wt 178 40 4.70
Here's what looks like very recent stats on Damon Hayes -
"Nike SPARQ Verified" - would guess that it came from the Nike camp that Hayes made a splash at in the Washington DC area back in mid April.
Height - 6'2"
Weight - 183lbs
40yd Dash - 4.58
Shuttle - 4.30
Bench Press - 240lbs
Squat - 330lbs
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/3021916/damon-hayes
He plays very physically on his tape. I would think that WR and CB might be the two easiest position to evaluate in shorts and t-shirts.
You always have to remember that these are still young athletes who can make major improvements physically and skill wise in a short period of time. It will be interesting to see how he plays a senior.
I know for a fact he is not 6'2". Flood is about 5'11 and Hayes is just a little taller than Flood in the picture, definitely not 3 inches taller.
I'm hearing the County Legaue he plays in is a run first league with a number of very fast teams. He's used to playing in the box, being physical and making tackles. Based on stats I saw, he averaged 3 tackles per game during his Junior season which is his first season playing varsity
He looks like he has 3 inches on Rossi, who is at least as tall as KF. Seems like he is closer to 6'2" than 6'0".
247 had him at a 40% Tenn commit prediction-anyone understand how they would come up with that?
They just calculate the % based on the predictions of their analysts. If 2 out of 5 predictions say UT then you get a 40% chance. You always have to look at the timing of the predictions, sometimes they are old and don't reflect the current state.
I admittedly didn't phrase my question too clearly. I'm interested as to how Tenn was/is considered a 40% likely destination (at least at that time) since he didn't have an offer from Tenn. How would 247 determine Tenn may potentially offer and, if so, what the likelihood is for him to then commit? Does 247 talk to various coaching staffs about recruits on their radars but not yet offered? Just curious.
The Tenn predictions were from early 2014. Not sure what was the reasoning at the time
As opposed to evaluating a kid by his highlight tapes? No offense but the camps are every bit as good if not better than the HUDL tapes these coaches/recruiting services are watching. Or do you think 25 guys at Rivals or all these coaching staffs are pouring over thousands of hours of game tapes to properly evaluate each and every kid?
To plagiarize a bit from a post I just saw, if I put together my highlight tape you would think I could shoot a 59 on the golf course, got 100% on every test I ever took and never yelled at my kids.
And welcome Damon!
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Scout has Hayes as the #7 player in Maryland and the #13 CB in the east region. His coach said he ran a 4.74 laser time which is not fast.Only a junior and proper training may be able to get into the 4.5s in college.
To keep things in perspective, Brad Hawkins ran a 4.82 laser time and Juan Johnson another 4* ran a 4.79 Laser time last year.
To keep things in perspective, Brad Hawkins ran a 4.82 laser time and Juan Johnson another 4* ran a 4.79 Laser time last year.
Dude is a prototype corner now. 6'2" 195 and can run. You can see why Ash wanted to keep him in the fold, and why his recruitment really picked up. His senior year film is stellar. Is aggressive, tackles well, and has good hands from playing receiver too. I'm guessing he sees the field real soon.
