South Florida '17- The Interior OL

Feb 12, 2016

The tackles will get the attention, but this class of interior linemen is as good as I can remember. Miami has a chance to restock the trenches without leaving South Florida.

Tedarrell Slaton- 6’5, 341 pounds (American Heritage)- Rare combination of mass and athletic ability. Some project him as a tackle, but I see a guard all the way. Motor runs hot and cold, which is normal for a gifted big man who plays both ways. Unique talent.

[HUDL]athlete/2849089/highlights/283338805[/HUDL]

Camp- vs. Camp Footage - Tedarrell Slaton Jr. highlights - Hudl
Basektball highlights- vs. Archbishop McCarthy High School - Tedarrell Slaton Jr. highlights - Hudl

Corey Gaynor- 6’4, 282 pounds (Douglas)- One of my favorite players in the class. Gaynor gets lost in the shuffle because he doesn’t go to one of the Broward powers. He reminds me of Kc McDermott with his frame, aggression and pop. Good bloodlines, too- his brother is a stud JUCO guard who just signed with TCU.

[HUDL]athlete/3779911/highlights/261224383[/HUDL]

Kyron Taylor- 6’2, 278 pounds (South Dade)- Explosive, nationally ranked wrestler who projects as a center at the next level. Reminds me of Rodney Hudson from FSU (now with the Raiders). Agile and violent in space. Coach Mirabal is trying to sneak him to Marshall but Taylor is a much better prospect than that.

Kyron Taylor junior highlights - Kyron Taylor highlights - Hudl

Cody Bowes- 6’5, 280 pounds (St. Thomas Aquinas)- Converted basketball player with NFL-caliber physical tools. Bowes looks the part of a blue chip prospect with long arms and a heavy lower-body. He’s projected inside but his feet might be good enough to stay at tackle.

Junior year tape - Cody Bowes highlights - Hudl

Robert Hawkins- 6’5 , 260 pounds (American Heritage via Plantation)- Talented space player who can really run. Good frame to gain weight. Very quick off the snap whether he’s on offense or defense. He will be a big boost to a Heritage line that already has Tedarrell Slaton and Kai-Leon Herbert.

4 Game Highlights - Robert Hawkins highlights - Hudl

Robert Holmes- 6’5, 335 pounds (Oxbridge Academy)- Enormous wide-body who paved the way for Travis Homer. Like Slaton, Holmes plays both ways and moves well for a guy his size. He’s a long way away from a conditioning and technique standpoint, but the raw tools are intriguing. Auburn and Michigan State are showing interest.

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/3202736/highlights/280749889

Willa Pierre- 6’3, 285 pounds (Booker T)- Quick, scrappy blocker who fits best in a zone-blocking scheme.

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/4038448/highlights/304263376

Cedric Jackson- 6’3, 300 pounds (Norland)- Road-grader who just needs to improve his consistency. Powerful and flexible as a drive blocker. Plays next to star LT Kadeem Telfort but will get looks of his own.

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/4459311/highlights/311040416

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HurricaneVision

Feb 12, 2016

Oh, and thanks to all who have contributed in these threads- especially Money.

The way we should be recruiting is identifying all the Miami kids first and foremost, then using the Miami kid as a tiebreaker for other evaluations on out of the area kids.

Not because S. Florida is just better, but because this is how you cultivate a culture of kids staying home for the U.

You don't start it with simply snagging an area legend- we've seen that isn't going to be enough. You start it from the bottom up. Building a relationship with all area schools that make these kids grow up looking at that U on their helmet since middle school.

Golden tried the mercenary route and I never liked it. If I were a coach I'd never even know what stars a kid had. I'd tune that all out and recruit the traits I'm looking for. Rank kids on my evaluations. And I'd play the game until they got on campus and I rocked their world with intensity and competition. Open practices fellas.

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1953

Feb 13, 2016

Yes!

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1953

Feb 13, 2016

Here are some more from the TOS posted some time back by former scout- I think uses the name stoutbeast in December 2015. He has all the ones mentioned in the top of this post plus these others..as one to watch for 2017 to see their potential development. I will cut and paste. I am trying to get him to post on here with his insight of 30 plus years.

(2017)... Palm Beach Gardens...Jerry Drake-jr ...OT...6-7/311..long arms and moves well....needs to be a bit more aggressive
JERRY DRAKE JR - Hudl
_____________________________________________________________________________

(2017)... Palm Beach Gardens....Antawn Lewis ...OT...6-6/300..strictly a RT or G at next level
ANTAWN LEWIS - Hudl
_____________________________________________________________________________

(2017)...Deon Humphrey--....6-3/305...OG...from the Delray Campus of American Hertiage
Deon Humphrey - Hudl
_____________________________________________________________________________

(2017) Teaki Fuller...BTW....T/G......6-3/306......at a combine in Jan. he was measured at 6-4 and 300
Page Not Found - Hudl
_____________________________________________________________________________

(2017)... Southfork Palm Beach ...Center....6-4.5/285....quick footed....picks up the smaller guys who try to slant in and pushes back and can pancake the larger guys.
Mike Dilla - Hudl

This kid from Oxbridge is 2018 but he really likes him.

stoutbeast
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42 months
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Ludner Mercy-- guard at 6-3/310 as a sophomore and moves well......Oxbridge has a lot of "giants" in the O-line and now starting in the DL for 2018 and beyond. Has good arm length..powerful hands...nasty attitude....and a huge wide frame.

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/4604162/highlights/316305407

Here he is against Cocoa...like to punish people...gets to the next level well...

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/4604162/highlights/261162514

Last edited: Feb 13, 2016

Geo305

Feb 13, 2016

1953 said:
Here are some more from the TOS posted some time back by former scout- I think uses the name stoutbeast in December 2015. He has all the ones mentioned in the top of this post plus these others..as one to watch for 2017 to see their potential development. I will cut and paste. I am trying to get him to post on here with his insight of 30 plus years.

(2017)... Palm Beach Gardens...Jerry Drake-jr ...OT...6-7/311..long arms and moves well....needs to be a bit more aggressive
JERRY DRAKE JR - Hudl
_____________________________________________________________________________

(2017)... Palm Beach Gardens....Antawn Lewis ...OT...6-6/300..strictly a RT or G at next level
ANTAWN LEWIS - Hudl
_____________________________________________________________________________

(2017)...Deon Humphrey--....6-3/305...OG...from the Delray Campus of American Hertiage
Deon Humphrey - Hudl
_____________________________________________________________________________

(2017) Teaki Fuller...BTW....T/G......6-3/306......at a combine in Jan. he was measured at 6-4 and 300
Page Not Found - Hudl
_____________________________________________________________________________

(2017)... Southfork Palm Beach ...Center....6-4.5/285....quick footed....picks up the smaller guys who try to slant in and pushes back and can pancake the larger guys.
Mike Dilla - Hudl

This kid from Oxbridge is 2018 but he really likes him.

stoutbeast
(7881)
42 months
PM User

Ludner Mercy-- guard at 6-3/310 as a sophomore and moves well......Oxbridge has a lot of "giants" in the O-line and now starting in the DL for 2018 and beyond. Has good arm length..powerful hands...nasty attitude....and a huge wide frame.

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/4604162/highlights/316305407

Here he is against Cocoa...like to punish people...gets to the next level well...

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/4604162/highlights/261162514

I've seen some of stoutbeast stuff before. Tell him he has an invitation to join CIS. Would like to have another good voice around here.

HurricaneUWW

Feb 13, 2016

Geo305 said:
1953 said:

Here are some more from the TOS posted some time back by former scout- I think uses the name stoutbeast in December 2015. He has all the ones mentioned in the top of this post plus these others..as one to watch for 2017 to see their potential development. I will cut and paste. I am trying to get him to post on here with his insight of 30 plus years.

(2017)... Palm Beach Gardens...Jerry Drake-jr ...OT...6-7/311..long arms and moves well....needs to be a bit more aggressive
JERRY DRAKE JR - Hudl
_____________________________________________________________________________

(2017)... Palm Beach Gardens....Antawn Lewis ...OT...6-6/300..strictly a RT or G at next level
ANTAWN LEWIS - Hudl
_____________________________________________________________________________

(2017)...Deon Humphrey--....6-3/305...OG...from the Delray Campus of American Hertiage
Deon Humphrey - Hudl
_____________________________________________________________________________

(2017) Teaki Fuller...BTW....T/G......6-3/306......at a combine in Jan. he was measured at 6-4 and 300
Page Not Found - Hudl
_____________________________________________________________________________

(2017)... Southfork Palm Beach ...Center....6-4.5/285....quick footed....picks up the smaller guys who try to slant in and pushes back and can pancake the larger guys.
Mike Dilla - Hudl

This kid from Oxbridge is 2018 but he really likes him.

stoutbeast
(7881)
42 months
PM User

Ludner Mercy-- guard at 6-3/310 as a sophomore and moves well......Oxbridge has a lot of "giants" in the O-line and now starting in the DL for 2018 and beyond. Has good arm length..powerful hands...nasty attitude....and a huge wide frame.

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/4604162/highlights/316305407

Here he is against Cocoa...like to punish people...gets to the next level well...

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/4604162/highlights/261162514

Click to expand...

I've seen some of stoutbeast stuff before. Tell him he has an invitation to join CIS. Would like to have another good voice around here.

He had an account on here before and some fugg bois ran him off and were negging all his threads and posts and talking shi

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1953

Feb 13, 2016

Tayt21 said:
Geo305 said:

1953 said:

Here are some more from the TOS posted some time back by former scout- I think uses the name stoutbeast in December 2015. He has all the ones mentioned in the top of this post plus these others..as one to watch for 2017 to see their potential development. I will cut and paste. I am trying to get him to post on here with his insight of 30 plus years.

(2017)... Palm Beach Gardens...Jerry Drake-jr ...OT...6-7/311..long arms and moves well....needs to be a bit more aggressive
JERRY DRAKE JR - Hudl
_____________________________________________________________________________

(2017)... Palm Beach Gardens....Antawn Lewis ...OT...6-6/300..strictly a RT or G at next level
ANTAWN LEWIS - Hudl
_____________________________________________________________________________

(2017)...Deon Humphrey--....6-3/305...OG...from the Delray Campus of American Hertiage
Deon Humphrey - Hudl
_____________________________________________________________________________

(2017) Teaki Fuller...BTW....T/G......6-3/306......at a combine in Jan. he was measured at 6-4 and 300
Page Not Found - Hudl
_____________________________________________________________________________

(2017)... Southfork Palm Beach ...Center....6-4.5/285....quick footed....picks up the smaller guys who try to slant in and pushes back and can pancake the larger guys.
Mike Dilla - Hudl

This kid from Oxbridge is 2018 but he really likes him.

stoutbeast
(7881)
42 months
PM User

Ludner Mercy-- guard at 6-3/310 as a sophomore and moves well......Oxbridge has a lot of "giants" in the O-line and now starting in the DL for 2018 and beyond. Has good arm length..powerful hands...nasty attitude....and a huge wide frame.

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/4604162/highlights/316305407

Here he is against Cocoa...like to punish people...gets to the next level well...

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/4604162/highlights/261162514

Click to expand...

I've seen some of stoutbeast stuff before. Tell him he has an invitation to join CIS. Would like to have another good voice around here.

Click to expand...

He had an account on here before and some fugg bois ran him off and were negging all his threads and posts and talking shi

I guess he does not have to put up with what he does not want to. I understand he has retired financially well and travels a lot. Real good guy people told me and is dead serious about the U becoming great again. I believe he attended there way back in the early or mid 1970s. Earned a doctorate degree I believe. I contacted him and he told me Ok to post some of his stuff here. Says there are people on this CIS that are real knowledgeable and solid U supporters.

Last edited: Feb 13, 2016

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1953

Feb 13, 2016

HurricaneVision said:
Oh, and thanks to all who have contributed in these threads- especially Money.

The way we should be recruiting is identifying all the Miami kids first and foremost, then using the Miami kid as a tiebreaker for other evaluations on out of the area kids.

Not because S. Florida is just better, but because this is how you cultivate a culture of kids staying home for the U.

You don't start it with simply snagging an area legend- we've seen that isn't going to be enough. You start it from the bottom up. Building a relationship with all area schools that make these kids grow up looking at that U on their helmet since middle school.

Golden tried the mercenary route and I never liked it. If I were a coach I'd never even know what stars a kid had. I'd tune that all out and recruit the traits I'm looking for. Rank kids on my evaluations. And I'd play the game until they got on campus and I rocked their world with intensity and competition. Open practices fellas.

DMoney

Feb 14, 2016

A few more names to keep an eye on as potential D1 guys:

Tellis Bostic- 6'3, 325 pounds (Deerfield Beach)- Very powerful base and is tough to push back once he anchors down.

Jr. Season Highlights - Tellis Bostic highlights - Hudl

Steve Jean-Baptiste- 6'1, 290 pounds (Chaminade)- Strong player who brings physicality to a high-flying Chaminade offense.

Junior Highlights - Steve Jean-Baptiste highlights - Hudl

Jamar Lambert- 6'3, 340 pounds (Flanagan)- Enormous. I guessed 340 pounds, but he may be bigger. Played all over the line (including center) for the state champion Falcons. All-Broward first team. Needs to lose weight.

Junior Highlights - Jamar Lambert highlights - Hudl

Mershawn Miller- 6'1, 305 pounds (Central)- Really good football player who has been coached up by Kenny Stephens, one of the most underrated position coaches in South Florida. Size is the only question mark..

Mershawn Miller - Mershawn Miller highlights - Hudl

Zach Sweeney- 6'3, 275 pounds (St. Thomas Aquinas)- Tough and fundamentally sound. Plays tackle for STA but projects inside at the next level. Syracuse has offered.

Mid season highlight - Zack Sweeney highlights - Hudl

Kedonis Haslem- 6'3, 285 pounds (St. Thomas Aquinas)- Struggled to break into the starting lineup this year at DT, but with his size and decent athleticism he could get some looks at guard. Son of Udonis Haslem.

Sophomore highlights- http://www.hudl.com/athlete/4205450/highlights/199410393

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1953

Feb 14, 2016

DMoney said:
A few more names to keep an eye on as potential D1 guys:

Tellis Bostic- 6'3, 325 pounds (Deerfield Beach)- Very powerful base and is tough to push back once he anchors down.

Jr. Season Highlights - Tellis Bostic highlights - Hudl

Steve Jean-Baptiste- 6'1, 290 pounds (Chaminade)- Strong player who brings physicality to a high-flying Chaminade offense.

Junior Highlights - Steve Jean-Baptiste highlights - Hudl

Jamar Lambert- 6'3, 340 pounds (Flanagan)- Enormous. I guessed 340 pounds, but he may be bigger. Played all over the line (including center) for the state champion Falcons. All-Broward first team. Needs to lose weight.

Junior Highlights - Jamar Lambert highlights - Hudl

Mershawn Miller- 6'1, 305 pounds (Central)- Really good football player who has been coached up by Kenny Stephens, one of the most underrated position coaches in South Florida. Size is the only question mark..

Mershawn Miller - Mershawn Miller highlights - Hudl

Zach Sweeney- 6'3, 275 pounds (St. Thomas Aquinas)- Tough and fundamentally sound. Plays tackle for STA but projects inside at the next level. Syracuse has offered.

Mid season highlight - Zack Sweeney highlights - Hudl

Kedonis Haslem- 6'3, 285 pounds (St. Thomas Aquinas)- Struggled to break into the starting lineup this year at DT, but with his size and decent athleticism he could get some looks at guard. Son of Udonis Haslem.

Sophomore highlights- http://www.hudl.com/athlete/4205450/highlights/199410393

Steve Jean-Baptiste- 6'1, 290 pounds (Chaminade)- Strong player who brings physicality to a high-flying Chaminade offense.
He is now listed at 6-3/297..sometimes they used old Nike data from a year or two ago.

Last edited: Feb 14, 2016

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suzy7389

Feb 15, 2016

is it true cody is a big miami fan?

LexCane55

Feb 17, 2016

Haslem is nowhere near a Miami player at any position

TheEye

Oct 12, 2016

We need some major changes at OL.

Goulds Cane

Jan 3, 2022

Career reviews

Teddarrell Slaton - Chose UF over us because he wanted to play defense. Was a solid nose tackle at UF & was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in 2021.

Corey Gaynor - Signed with UM. 3 year starter at center. Lack of physical strength but was serviceable at times. Transferred to North Carolina.

Kyron Taylor - Signed with Marshall. Redshirted first year. Reserve in 2018, moved to defensive line & has been backup last 3 seasons.

Cody Bowes - Signed with FIU. Unclear if he ever enrolled there or if he even played football after high school.

Robert Hawkins - Signed with FAU. Redshirted first year, unclear what happened after or if he still plays football.

Robert Holmes - Signed with UConn. Redshirted first year. Played all 24 games in 2018 & 2019. Transferred to Austin Peay, started 3 games & played 8 at guard in 2020. Transferred again, this time to Arkansas State, where he provided depth in 2021.

Willa Pierre - Signed with FIU. Redshirted first year, didn't play in 2018, played at Coahoma CC in 2019, unsure if he still plays football.

Cedrick Jackson - Signed with Bethune-Cookman. Redshirted in 2017, unclear if he still plays football.