His body type doesn’t seem to fit what we like at DT; or what we have ended up getting.
All the prep DTs last cycle were 280 pounds or under. Donta Simpson the year before that likewise clocked in at 281. The previous takes that weigh more have tended to be taller so they can hold it better; like Josh Horton at 285/6’4.5 or Justin Scott at 6’4 310 (he’s been listed at 298 to 303 recently).
The only player we dropped last cycle was a humongous human in Anthony Kennedy.
I feel like if you’re arriving 300+, our staff wants you to be a five-star or be close to that. Like Scott and Brewster; or carry the weight really well like Parks.
We gotta feel good about where we are at with Brayden Parks, Montana Toilolo, and Ezekiel Ayangbile. We have Josh Johnson committed. We want Stive-Bentley Keumajou Yondui at DT; and he’s even more in our backyard than Thompson. We’ll be orca hunting Jalen Brewster until New Year’s Eve; or whenever he runs out of college eligibility.
I’m going to guess he ends up at OSU.