[charlie22]

I give it a year and he'll be gone.
Nothing against the kid, but when i see him get blown off the ball by much smaller lineman this year and sucking breath halfway through the second qtr i knew what would happen.

To be honest, id rather go somewhere and play then go somewhere and ride the bench only to have to practice non stop.

I understand your point and you may be correct. But I've watched a lot of high school D and O linemen over the years. Many of the bigger ones that got D-1 scholarships did not impress me at all when they played in high school. I wasn't impressed with Warford at all. The kid that played for BG and then went on to play O line at UK was OK but nothing special. Heck, even Mr. Cobble was just OK. The James kid who died tragically and played for Cincy X in high school (and was one of the most highly recruited O linemen in the nation) was schooled over and over again by a much smaller Highlands D lineman.

But you have to remember, most really big high school linemen haven't grown into their bodies yet and really haven't conditioned or lifted really hard (relying on their bulk size in high school instead). At a lot of high schools they don't receive the best coaching either.

So the upside in college for a lot of these big guys is pretty good if they condition hard, put a lot of time in the weight room and receive really good coaching.

You just cannot accurately judge how any high school player will perform in college based on their high school performance. Their college performance can be much more accurately predicted by their size, athleticism and intelligence.