A name at LB to keep an eye on…

[Golsen82]

Added Justin “JJ“ Edwards to the Key Recruits and Official Visit (2026 HS version) thread based on this Intel

We now are seriously recruiting FOUR "JJ"'s this cycle

2026 Thread 'Key Recruit Official Visit & Commitment Dates [2026 Football version]'

Apr 1, 2024

Kicking off a Key Recruit Thread for 26 recruits. List will build as priorities become clearer.

Note: I am NOT tracking every recruit with an offer. Just the serious candidates that the staff appears to be prioritizing.

Final Visit Results​

This will tabulated after recruits commit and sign NLIs

Date	Cancellations	OVs	Commits	NLIs	Closing Percentage	NLI Percentage
March 24-30

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• lindend
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FOUR JJ's? JIMMY JOHNSON? We byke?

 

[pacusmc]

Has anyone looked at DCs and LB coaches who have high hit rates on LBs over time? I would bet there are key characteristics that are better markers for success than their class ranking by guys like Ivins and Power. For example, 40 times, shuttle (cone drill?), short area burst (vertical and broad jump?).

No LB expert. But I definitely know what I don't like when watching HUDL. Pass rush specialists are almost always too stiff to change direction like a playoff-level LB needs to do. Box-thumpers that don't drop into pass pro on their highlights don't translate. Guys that don't flow to the ball or are unenthusiastic tacklers. Conversely, a kid who can cover, has great length, likes to lay the wood, hawks the ball carrier, can flip his hips in horizontal and vertical situations, these guys who also have the raw athletic traits are guys I want.

At the end of the day, we have to hope Hetherman knows how to spot talent. It was hit or miss with DNic and shockingly with Strong.

I think with qb and Mike LB it comes down to mental prep and IQ.
Both of the positions are a battle against an offense or a defense that is literally trying to fool you with every play and every call.
The best in the history of the position have not been the fastest biggest or strongest.

Mike LB does require a certain level of athleticism.
But Isiah Simmons level of freak show isn’t needed as much as people think.