WR K.J. Young commits to OU

[8timechamps]

K.J. Young (6'0". 183 lbs - Perris, Calif ) - 3 star wide receiver according to Scouts, Inc.

ESPN Analyst

This guy has some of the best hand-eye coordination and ball skills in this class and has fallen under the radar to some degree. Young is a wiry prospect with a lean build and adequate height. Is best from the slot and is a savvy player that may actually possess better top end speed than he does sudden explosiveness which is unique. He possesses big play ability as an offensive weapon. He is used as a go-to, big play guy.

He has great hands, runs adequate routes and is very reliable as a short-to-intermediate player, but will surprise you with the occasional acrobatic catch, and he has a sneaky second gear to get over the top on deep routes. He has a penchant for making the spectacular grab look simple and easy. Body control and sideline awareness is exceptional. Will make a lot of plays on the jump ball despite not having great height. He shows the ability to pluck on the run and away from his frame.

Is natural when catching over his head. Also adjusts well to the poorly-thrown ball. He is primarily used on slip screens or as a deep threat and lacks route running experience in the short-to-intermediate game. He has a tendency to round off his routes. Needs to learn to drop his weight in order to get in and out of his breaks quicker. Young is an intriguing guy that should be seeing a ton of non-BCS action and some BCS conference attention from some.

[Soonerjeepman]

drop his weight? really...I'd think his size is a plus.

8time, where are we on the kid that was headed to Cal on Monday? 6'5 receiver? from Tx I think...we offered like really late. Had already committed to Cal.

[jk the sooner fan]

i'm glad we got this kid - but i wonder about a recruit when i see that the other schools considering him were Colorado, Boise St, and Iowa St

just sayin...

[8timechamps]

Dannon Cavil is the kid you're thinking about. He wasn't part of the group that visited over the weekend, so not much news out there. He made a comment yesterday (to a reporter) that the "verdict is still out", so it looks like he's not sure. He's going to be an early enrollee wherever he ends up, and OU starts Monday, so if he's coming to Norman, we'll know probably in the next 24 hours.

[8timechamps]

i'm glad we got this kid - but i wonder about a recruit when i see that the other schools considering him were Colorado, Boise St, and Iowa St

just sayin...

If it makes you feel any better, once OU offered, Washington, Washington State and UCLA were all over him.

[Curly Bill]

i'm glad we got this kid - but i wonder about a recruit when i see that the other schools considering him were Colorado, Boise St, and Iowa St

just sayin...

Yep, the kid may turn out to be the best receiver to come though OU, but it is concerning.

[Curly Bill]

If it makes you feel any better, once OU offered, Washington, Washington State and UCLA were all over him.

Not really! LOL

[8timechamps]

You guys put too much into who else is recruiting someone. There are the big names that everyone recruits, but there are a ton of good players that aren't on the radar. Like I said, once OU offered this kid, the PAC-12 came calling. His pops told 'em "thanks, but it's too little, too late".

Interestingly, this is a Tim Kish recruit.

[Curly Bill]

You guys put too much into who else is recruiting someone. There are the big names that everyone recruits, but there are a ton of good players that aren't on the radar. Like I said, once OU offered this kid, the PAC-12 came calling. His pops told 'em "thanks, but it's too little, too late".

Interestingly, this is a Tim Kish recruit.

You're the one who tried to make it look better saying after we offered, so did those Pac-12 schools.

[Fraggle145]

Tim Kish needs to focus on the damn LBs. Quite possibly the weakest personnel group we have on the field...

[8timechamps]

You're the one who tried to make it look better saying after we offered, so did those Pac-12 schools.

Nu-uh, you did!

Shut yer mouth!

[8timechamps]

Tim Kish needs to focus on the damn LBs. Quite possibly the weakest personnel group we have on the field...

Yeah, he hasn't exactly been lighting up the recruiting trail this year. It's still early, so I'll give him another year.

[BoomerJ]

Saw KJ's highlight reel. The guy makes some insane catches and you're right 8Times about the second gear. Can't wait to see what he can do for OU.

Now would be nice to get one more OL, a couple LB's, and 2-3 DB's.

[8timechamps]

Saw KJ's highlight reel. The guy makes some insane catches and you're right 8Times about the second gear. Can't wait to see what he can do for OU.

Now would be nice to get one more OL, a couple LB's, and 2-3 DB's.

I wouldn't be surprised to see K.J. redshirt next year. He has some insane ability, but needs some better position coaching.

[Sooner Sig Ep]

By "drop his weight", I think they are just referring to lowering his center of gravity"....

[badger]

You guys put too much into who else is recruiting someone.

I read that was what crashed the Miami program under Larry Coker (http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/blog/dr_saturday/post/Suddenly-Miami-s-wasted-talent-doesn-t-seem-s?urn=ncaaf,171831).

[Scott D]

There is a lot of weight in regards to who is recruiting a kid as to how it continues elsewhere.

For example, using my friend's son his initial interest was from NCState (legacy), Florida and South Carolina. Within weeks of that initial list of schools interested USC, UCLA, Washington, Penn St., Georgia Tech, North Carolina, and Miss. St came calling.

[budbarrybob]

i'm glad we got this kid - but i wonder about a recruit when i see that the other schools considering him were Colorado, Boise St, and Iowa St

just sayin...

seems to be said a lil too often lately...

[OkieThunderLion]

So many people want OU to be more like the "2000 team", but then they b--ch when the commits OU signs aren't at least 4-stars, or don't have 20 offers.

[NorthernIowaSooner]

Dannon Cavil is the kid you're thinking about. He wasn't part of the group that visited over the weekend, so not much news out there. He made a comment yesterday (to a reporter) that the "verdict is still out", so it looks like he's not sure. He's going to be an early enrollee wherever he ends up, and OU starts Monday, so if he's coming to Norman, we'll know probably in the next 24 hours.

http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=8&c=1&nid=5785271

Scout says he committed to OU.

[jkm, the stolen pifwafwi]

drop his weight? really...I'd think his size is a plus.

8time, where are we on the kid that was headed to Cal on Monday? 6'5 receiver? from Tx I think...we offered like really late. Had already committed to Cal.


By "drop his weight", I think they are just referring to lowering his center of gravity"....

Exactly.

In high school, you can get away with a lot of things because the guy next to you may not have the talent to stop you. If you are faster than the kid guarding you than you can get away with rounding your routes or looking back for the ball early. In college, you have to learn how to run a square in that is 90 degrees instead of 60 degrees or the defender will cut under you and knock the ball away. How you do this is to make sure you get your body low on the break so that you don't have as much force acting on your upper body forcing you out of the break (which saps speed and balance). The other thing you have to learn when you are used to rounding routes is how to keep your head stationary forward and then whip it around and find the ball. Because it is a new skill, getting used to your head moving 180 degrees and refocusing takes a ton of reps. That was supposedly why Spurrier Jr used the tennis balls instead of a football. The color and size helped to build the skill faster than just using a football since he had to teach a bunch of DBs how to catch the ball.

[cleller]

http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=8&c=1&nid=5785271

Scout says he committed to OU.

This was mentioned on the Sports Animal a little while ago. They remarked a Ben Cavil had played LB at OU sometime.

Looks like Ben was an Olineman in the mid early-mid 90's.

http://www.fanbase.com/Ben-Cavil

[picasso]

I remember Ben Cavil.

[8timechamps]

I read that was what crashed the Miami program under Larry Coker (http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/blog/dr_saturday/post/Suddenly-Miami-s-wasted-talent-doesn-t-seem-s?urn=ncaaf,171831).

I saw that.

It wouldn't be surprising to know that a team like Idaho State or Northern Arizona did things like that (just because they lack the resources of an Oklahoma or Alabama), but Miami?! Crazy.

[Scott D]

I think I had a class or two with Ben