Signing Day Profile: Linebacker Corey Flagg Jr.

Dec 18, 2019

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2020 North Shore (TX) LB Corey Flagg officially became a Miami Hurricane today. Flagg is the 7th signee of the morning.

The 5-10 225 pounder is currently a consensus 3-star in the national rankings. According to the 247Sports Composite, Flagg is the #888 player nationally, #38 ILB in the country, and the #111 player in Texas.

Recruiting Story

Corey Flagg earned his Miami offer in March of this year. Right from the start, Flagg showed interest in Miami and was very receptive to what the coaches were selling. For this reason, Manny Diaz decided to bring Flagg in for a summer official visit and push for a commitment. Flagg made this trip down to Miami for his official visit in mid-June and publicly committed to Miami just a few days later. Flagg has been solid on his pledge ever since.

Evaluation

As a captain and defensive leader for defending Texas Class 6A state champion North Shore, Flagg comes from a winning program and has ingrained within him a championship mindset and work ethic that he can bring to practice and workouts day in and day out. During Flagg's junior year of high school, he was highly productive and recorded massive numbers in one of Texas football’s toughest divisions, tallying 144 tackles, 33 TFL, 4 sacks, and 5 forced fumbles in 2018. He landed on first team All-District and second team All-State for his efforts. He also won LB MVP at a loaded Opening Houston Regional in March as well.

Let’s just get this out of the way: at 5-10 and clocked at a 4.92 40 time (both recorded at the Houston Opening Regional), Flagg does not have ideal measurables. However, he plays much faster than his timed speed on film and demonstrates good short area quickness with a 4.40 shuttle. Shows fantastic ability in pass coverage and has no problem sticking with a variety of tight ends down the middle of the field and running backs in the flats, being able to read the QB and sniff out routes as they develop. He's an aggressive presence that loves knifing into the backfield and disrupting the offense before they can even get going. Plays with a ton of energy, twitch, and explosion and is a sure tackler in the open field. Great fit in the middle of a Manny Diaz defense in that he is operating with a high-level football IQ and displays terrific instincts.

The Team

Miami loses seniors Michael Pinkney and Shaq Quarterman to graduation this offseason. That leaves both starting linebacker spots open. 5th year senior Zach McCloud will most likely take one of those starting spots. The other spot will be an open competition between 2nd-year players Sam Brooks and Avery Huff, as well as Waynmon Steed, Bradley Jennings, Patrick Joyner, and early enrollees Corey Flagg and Tirek Austin-Cave.

Redshirt Probability: 7/10

Assuming Zach McCloud locks up one of the two starting linebacker spots, there will be intense competition to see who starts alongside him. Since McCloud can play both linebacker positions, everyone will be involved in the competition. Flagg is an early enrollee so he will have a better chance at earning playing time than most freshmen, but he is still starting well behind guys like Sam Brooks and Avery Huff who have been in the program for almost a year now.

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mikemike

Dec 22, 2019

Donsnaps said:
Don’t sleep on Sam

I'm not

I just think Flagg beats him out

Go Canes!!

Dec 22, 2019

Stylie

Dec 22, 2019

Midlo Cane Fan said:
Can't understand why people are hating on a 2 time Texas state champ who was all class 6A and defensive POTG .

I think he’ll be a good one.

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Jassid82

Dec 22, 2019

I’m gonna reserve judgment until I see him actually play at this level. Calling the kid a JAG before he even steps foot on Greentree is as unfair as labeling Chaney the next legendary UM RB before he’s even been fitted for pads. I’m not getting too high or too low over any of these kids anymore. I thought Mallory, Lingard and Pope would be next level great by now and none have done anything going into there 3rd years. Reserve judgment until proven otherwise.

Dmorgan15

Dec 22, 2019

Dwinstitles said:
Didn't Chickillo win mvp at the under armour all star game with better talent in that game? Just saying

Chick is a NFL player man. I’ll take a possible nfl player all day. Plus I doubt that team had more talent than Duncanville.

The Franchise

Dec 22, 2019

Dwinstitles said:
Still a JAG till he does it at UM that's HS

That ain't sfla kids either

Like the South Florida HSvkids who went to Maryland and Georgia earlier this season and got mangled and macerated by those kids?

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Cribby

Dec 22, 2019

Go Canes!! said:

And our fans are too stupid to know it. They’re too busy jerking off to 40 times.

The Franchise

Dec 22, 2019

Dwinstitles said:
It's the speed I'm concerned with it's real slow man worse then Shaq. I think he is going to struggle at this level because of it. I been wrong before I hope I am bruh...I just don't get also y they can take Flagg over Hyppolite to me it's super weird. If they know something I don't then **** they got Butch eyes. Even in that highlight clip he looks slow and at the end of the day it's HS man.

Honest question, brother: What stands out so much about Hype-olite other than a couple guys on here hyping him? Seems like all the major programs share our coaches’ evaluation of Hype-olite.

He’s definitely faster than Flagg, but what does he do better on the football field?

The Franchise

Dec 22, 2019

Dwinstitles said:
And if I'm wrong and he's first team all acc I'll stfu and admit it in every thread and eat my crow daily

So he’s either the best MLB in the ACC, or he’s a JAG?

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Cribby

Dec 22, 2019

The Franchise said:
Honest question, brother: What stands out so much about Hype-olite other than a couple guys on here hyping him? Seems like all the major programs share our coaches’ evaluation of Hype-olite.

He’s definitely faster than Flagg, but what does he do better on the football field?

They’re basing their evaluation off of 40 times , that’s it. Hypolite is faster than flagg yet Flagg stays all over the field making stops. Literally where the ball is there’s Flagg.

I like hypolite but he’s nowhere at flaggs level by what they produce. That’s just facts.

The Franchise

Dec 22, 2019

Cribby said:
They’re basing their evaluation off of 40 times , that’s it. Hypolite is faster than flagg yet Flagg stays all over the field making stops. Literally where the ball is there’s Flagg.

I like hypolite but he’s nowhere at flaggs level by what they produce. That’s just facts.

He’s not as fast tho, bro!!!

Dwinstitles

Dec 22, 2019

The Franchise said:
Honest question, brother: What stands out so much about Hype-olite other than a couple guys on here hyping him? Seems like all the major programs share our coaches’ evaluation of Hype-olite.

He’s definitely faster than Flagg, but what does he do better on the football field?

I just think if he's coached up (which we both agree doesn't happen here) he would adjust to the game speed wise. Flag is better laterally but I think speed is such a question he may struggle especially with this staph. I just go by the intangibles.....everything says Flagg is better in HS. I think Shaq is slow but I don't think Flagg is even as fast as Shaq (game speed wise not time)

In the box Flagg is great on inside runs

My thing is I want us to be fast....slow could be our coaching as well. A mix of both coaching and recruiting

Ethnicsands

Dec 22, 2019

The Franchise said:
Honest question, brother: What stands out so much about Hype-olite other than a couple guys on here hyping him? Seems like all the major programs share our coaches’ evaluation of Hype-olite.

He’s definitely faster than Flagg, but what does he do better on the football field?

Isn’t the better comparison Hyppolite vs the empty scholarship we have because the staph chased Greene and Flowe all fall?

Dwinstitles

Dec 22, 2019

The Franchise said:
So he’s either the best MLB in the ACC, or he’s a JAG?

I mean I have high expectations at Um I think I have to lower the bar but I'm too fixed that we have to be the best at everything. I was spoiled during the Butch years.

Dwinstitles

Dec 22, 2019

Dmorgan15 said:
Chick is a NFL player man. I’ll take a possible nfl player all day. Plus I doubt that team had more talent than Duncanville.

Wait what team? The under armour team?

305to954

Dec 22, 2019

miamimike305 said:
This kid is not a D1 player.

Offer list says otherwise

DC1986

Dec 22, 2019

Belafonte305 said:
Hope he can work on his speed I’ve seen offensive tackles run faster than that .

Not ours

The Franchise

Dec 22, 2019

Ethnicsands said:
Isn’t the better comparison Hyppolite vs the empty scholarship we have because the staph chased Greene and Flowe all fall?

No. I’m not asking that so it’s not the better comparison for me. DWins keeps talking about Hype-olite like he’s Ray Lewis and claiming Flagg is already JAGG.

Is Hype-olite better than the whiff we took? Of course he is. So is about 400 other guys.

Dwinstitles

Dec 22, 2019

AustinCane6688 said:
Calling Flagg a JAG before he even takes a snap in college is one of the dumbest takes i've seen on these boards, and that's saying an awful lot. Kudos for @Dwinstitles for his willingness to die on that anthill.

I live in Texas now after living in Florida for almost 30 years, and can tell you unequivocally that production at the highest level of football in TX is apples to apples to doing it in FL. I have no idea why A&M or UT didn't pursue him but Herman hasn't exactly been crushing it as of late and Jimbo only took 1 LB in his class this year after taking 5 last year.

What the detractors of Flagg fail to answer is why the double-standard? Hyppolite perhaps should have been recruited due to our numbers being low at LB but he also wasn't pursued by the other big Florida schools and wound up at Maryland. Maryland just finished 109th in total defense. 109th. Why is an 'athletic freak' and 'total baller' of a LB going to a program that is 109th in total defense? Just classic local homerism at its finest.

I'll die on that anthill bro fuq it I can't back down now lol. I hope the ants eat me and he's all ACC

The Franchise

Dec 22, 2019

Dwinstitles said:
I mean I have high expectations at Um I think I have to lower the bar but I'm too fixed that we have to be the best at everything. I was spoiled during the Butch years.

You were spoiled to be the best during the Booch years, yet Booch was never the best at anything. He put together the best roster but never was the best with it at anything.