2014 WR D'haquille Williams De-Commits from LSU

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  1. bhelmLSU

    bhelmLSU Founding Member Staff Member

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    You could argue that we haven't seen this type of recruiting of WRs over the last few years by LSU. Been some special talent and this class will surpass those. I have always said where fans see major issues in depth and performance, recruits usually see that as opportunity.
     
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  2. Tiger_fan

    Tiger_fan Veteran Member

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    This is the second person I've seen bring up his 100 rating by 247:

    Wescott Eberts @SBN_Wescott
    2d
    Texas is now after the top JUCO
    prospect, D'haquille Williams , who
    earned insane perfect rating from
    #247Sports

    And it links to an article from a Texas Longhorn blog two days ago that says:

    Star JUCO receiver now on the
    radar. To hear some former opposing
    high school coaches tell it, current
    MIssissippi Gulf Coast wide receiver
    D'haquille Williams was the best high
    school receiver they ever coached against.
    To hear some national recruiting analysts
    tell it, Williams is one of the best receiver
    prospects they have seen emerge recently.
    A class of 2014 prospect who has received
    a rating of 100 by 247Sports and is the top
    JUCO prospect in the country
    ...He's also 6'3 and 213 pounds of
    pure terror for opposing defensive backs
    who has elite skills across the board --
    size, speed, ball skills, hands, route
    running, and agility.

    Hence the 100 rating.

    One of the assistance coaches at MGC,
    Pete Bennett, believes that the 'Horns
    are in the mix for Williams after
    recently extending an offer, though the
    Louisiana native is expected to pick either
    LSU or Auburn eventually and Bennett
    added USC as a school of high interest for
    Williams.
     
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  3. Tiger_fan

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    JC Shurburtt, Director of Recruiting 247Sports:

    With a rare combination of size, feet, hands
    and athleticism, Mississippi Gulf Coast junior
    college wide receiver D’haquille Williams is
    an elite prospect at his position in every
    sense of the word. For all of the reasons that
    add up to that description, Williams ...
    was given a numerical rating
    of 100, the highest non-franchise numerical
    rating 247Sports assigns.
    ...
    The 6-foot-3, 213-pound Williams caught 67
    passes for 1,295 yards and 18 touchdowns
    this past season as a redshirt freshman. His
    junior film is full of highlight-reel plays,
    displaying his elite ability to get separation
    from defenders and make the toughest of
    catches look effortless.
    Division I programs are lining up with
    scholarship offers.

    http://247sports.com/Article/Dhaquille-Williams-is-the-No-1-JUCO-prospect-for-2014-129585
     
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  4. gumborue

    gumborue Throwin Ched

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    Are going to have a qb that can get him the ball?
     
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  5. bhelmLSU

    bhelmLSU Founding Member Staff Member

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    As for the 100 rating by 247. I think only 4 2014 prospects have that at this time and one is Leonard Fournette. It is the highest a player has been ranked coming out of a Juco. Corddarrell Patterson was a 99.
     
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  6. islstl

    islstl Playoff committee is a group of great football men Staff Member

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    LSU has gone back to bigger more physical receivers who can go up and get the ball. Good to see.
     
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  7. bhelmLSU

    bhelmLSU Founding Member Staff Member

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    Hope Leslie can show some of that this year. I hear he passed his Algebra class and should be cleared shortly.
     
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    asignupe99 Founding Member

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    Just to be clear, if I recall his issue at ESJ wasn't his grades per se right BHelm? I thought I recall that it had something to do with some "unaccredited" church school he attended for his first one or two years of high school and that became a clearinghouse issue once he graduated. I thought he was a decent enough student at ESJ that had that church school not been an issue he would've easily qualified to play right away.

    Huge pickup!

    And gumbo, I'm sure Anthony Jennings is saying don't worry about who's going to get him the ball. That's taken care of.
     
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  9. bhelmLSU

    bhelmLSU Founding Member Staff Member

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    Good student but because of the accredidation issue he had to start his freshman and sophomore years from scratch. Zero credits transferred to ESJ. That is why he wasn't even ranked coming out of HS for most of the year because everyone knew including DW he would have to go to Juco.
     
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  10. islstl

    islstl Playoff committee is a group of great football men Staff Member

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    Mike Detillier raves about this guy and says he will be the best receiver on this team from the jump. Expects him to only play one year and then jump to the NFL, saying he already has everything the NFL is looking for in a receiver. Everything.
     
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