Oakland Tech WR DiAndre Campbell is a Husky
by John Berkowitz on Jul 7, 2009 11:24 AM PDT
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PrintAccording to the Contra Costa Times and Scout Oakland Tech WR DiAndre Campbell is going to be a Husky. He has good size at 6'2 175 and a reported 4.5 40 time. He obviously takes the place of Tevin Carter who de-committed a few weeks ago to verbal to Cal. He had interest from BYU, Utah, and Arizona State.
Defining under the Radar
Sark recruits a lot like his boss at USC did. He has his own list and set of evaluations. Just because a kid isn't listed at Rivals or Scout doesn't mean he isn't a great prospect. Take Tevin Carter for example. He was lightly recruited until UW offered him and he accepted. Other coaches in the Pac 10 took notice and went after him. He decided to go to Cal rather than UW.
The top kids on the Scout and Rivals lists are always the kids the top schools go after. Ever notice how a three star at Washington ends up being a four star if he goes to USC? There is a lot of sense in using that type of logic because Pete Carroll just might know a thing or two more than Chris Fetters or some other Web based evaluator.
The point of all this is we don't know a lot about Campbell yet, but if Pete Carroll, or Jeff Tedford gives him a call next week our collective panties are all going to be in a bunch over it.
Campbell jumped 20" 6 3/4" to win the long jump in a meet this spring. Those kind of numbers get coaches attention because they indicate explosiveness. Add 4.5 speed and good size and you have a pretty decent prospect.
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Wow
under the radar…good for Sark & Co., though Tevin was under the radar also when he committed. Hopefully this kid will stick. He isnt even listed in Rivals.
Talk about under the radar
This guy wasn’t even in Scout’s database until this morning. Still not in Rivals.
I like the height and the speed. Weight can always be added later. I hope they judged this guy right because his stats from last season don’t tell us much: 22 receptions, 212 yards, and 4 touchdowns. Intriguing commit nonetheless.
And I’m still not giving up on Tevin Carter and I’m sure Sark hasn’t either. An official visit to campus might turn this all around. We’re still looking for WR’s after today’s news according to the guys at Dawgman.
Until (unless) we see some track numbers or results from a combine, I’d take the speed numbers for Campbell with a grain of salt, as they are usually self-reported and thus subject to a healthy amount of exaggeration.
Not saying that Campbell might not run in the 40 in the 4.5 range, but until it’s confirmed independently, assume that he’s inflating his numbers.
I would assume that with any kid. I also assume that since he is also a track and field participant he has had the opportunity to be electronically timed this spring. I think the coaches have a good idea of how he can run or they would have waited for somebody else. There just happen to be some intriuging receivers still on the boards in state. Just thinking out loud and making assumptions.
by John Berkowitz on Jul 9, 2009 7:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Sure, don’t get me wrong here – I’d guess that Sark & co. are quite comfortable with Campbell’s athleticism or they wouldn’t have offered him this early.
I just find it funny all the talk about guys running 4.5’s. If you look at the Scout.com database and all the reported 40 times, then take a look at actual electronically timed 40’s from the NFL combine each year, it’s pretty clear there’s a healthy amount of fudging going on by these kids when they’re getting recruited.
Mike Williams at USC probably never ran a 40 much faster than 4.7, but it didn’t matter – his size and hands ensured that he was a highly effective WR at the college level.
for sure
Hayward-Bey ran the fastest 40 this year at the combine at 4.3. Take for example Hakeem Nicks from UNC at 4.63 who should be a very effective WR in the NFL. I take speed with a grain of salt, unless that speed is coupled with height and leaping ability.
I didn't know teams even looked at the long jump.
I thought it was just the broad jump.
21 feet isn’t really that great though JB, though if he has really crappy long jump form, I guess it shows he has pretty good athleticism.
Long jump v Broad jump
I thought the broad jump was renamed the “long” jump in the ’60s. Sadly, they also changed the “hop, skip, and jump” to the triple jump at the same time.
Sleepers
Like I said, everyone wants to get the coveted 4 and 5 star guys who boost the ranking of you class. Getting talented sleepers is vital in my opinion. He may end up being like a 3 star by the time the recruiting is over but if he’s locked up tight in his commitment he may not. But then again, who cares? The coaches are the ones who are in the best position to evaluate talent. I trust their judgment.
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Sleepers
Tough to call a kid a sleeper in June.
True sleepers are the one star guys that willingham had to sign in February after the top guys picked somewhere else to go.
Tevin Carter
I think Carter should’ve waited to see how the season starts. And a lot of these kids would be wise to wait and see. I personally think Cal has maxed out on potential. They can’t compete with USC! Oh they can put a good team together and stay managable in the upper tier of the Pac 10. But I don’t see Cal in Pasadena anytime soon.
The only teams that have the means to knock off USC are Ucla, Washington, and Arizona State (not necessarily in order). BELIEVE ME- the next Pac 10 school in the Rose Bowl other then USC will be either Ucla, Washington, or Arizona State. The others just don’t have the means to remove the Tommy Trojans.
Carter would’ve been wise to keep his soft verbal and see how the season starts out. And I’ve got news for Potoae too. If his intensions are to defect to Oregon he may want to reconsider. Washington will be in the Rose Bowl before Oregon. I see us playing for roses within the next 3 years. Cal and Oregon have maxed out on their potential. They think they are national championship worthy? Fellas who the hell is going to vote Oregon into the BCS championship game? Oregon won’t get the votes and why? Because it makes for a lousy television draw. Always remember this thing is a beauty contest and Oregon is the trendy ugly duckling from the northwest. Nobody is voting them into the BCS championship game.
All I saw was purple
Freeman and Johnson flunk out
Other sites are reporting the 2 TBs as gone. David Freeman looked promising until his ankle problems. Brandon Johnson was a disappointment last year after a good showing his frosh year. Since there were at least 3 guys ahead of them, hopefully they will not be missed. Brandon Yakaboski may never play because of injuries.
This will thin us out at TB, but allow more scholarships for 2010.
Not a huge loss
Really I don’t think it is a huge loss. Freeman could have been a good back up running back, but both Freeman and Johnson are no near the caliber we need to compete for the Pac 10 and not close to what Sark is used to at that position.
This gives Sark the opportunity to pick up a couple more of his type of player, which is a good thing. Also, I would not be surprised if he had his eyes on some JC running back somewhere.
Johnson
He had great potential and talked a great game but he rarely showed up. To take it to the next level on a BCS team you need to apply yourself. Johnson never did. Nothing against the kid because he didn’t exactly have a great role model in Ty Willingham. Football players follow the example of thier coach and Ty was lazy.
by John Berkowitz on Jul 7, 2009 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Good call...
That Cal game when we just ran them into the ground, I for sure thought he would be all Pac-10 and a terrific NFL prospect.
Then Ty quit, then the team quit. He never really seemed all that motivated to begin with, but with Ty on the outs I don’t think he stood a chance.
He never got the knee rehabbed correctly
The story of last season was he never got the rehab on his knee completed before drills began. The kid had a lot of potential when 100%
by John Berkowitz on Jul 8, 2009 6:39 AM PDT up reply actions
But I feel like Freeman
and Dailey both looked very good behind that same o-line. It could be a difference since freeman is a hit the hole type of back and BJ was a shifty make them miss type, I think it was mostly motivation.
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