2014 Commitment - Kevin Crosby, Jr.

[CheckYoAnklez]

There's nothing wrong with his height, your average receiver is what? 6'1-6'2 or so? So really, how is it different?

[NJCocky14]

Originally Posted by elcid99

Welcome young man...I love this star talk garbage. He is short....not a TE! Future All-SEC LB (at least that is what Saban thinks & he knows zero about recruiting).

So... which part are you being sarcastic about?

[davisd9]

How is 6'2" short?

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[b381l]

Originally Posted by davisd9

How is 6'2" short?

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It's not. But there is a "perception" among many "recruiting experts" that a TE is supposed to be at least 6'4". If you read most of the things being said about Kevin, he is going to be a difference maker. He played both ways last year....and he ran back two KO for TD's and a PR for a TD as well. He played LB, DE, and safety on defense....he played RB, WR and TE on offense. Just get him on the field. I don't care if he's 5'8".

[COCKDIESEL]

Originally Posted by b381l

I think there's another issue too....it seems that the top schools influence the rankings. Of course this isn't provable but sometimes it doesn't take long for a 3* to go to a 4* once Alabama offers. When looking at how many good players are that close in the rankings, it almost makes no sense to try to rank them at that point.....it becomes too arbitrary. I believe Kevin may have been ranked lower because he is only 6'2" and the perception is a TE should be taller.....who knows, doesn't matter.

This I will agree with. I think a lot of times a kids offer list is more indicative of his value than stars. Which is also why when kids get offers from the Bama's and LSU's of the world they tend to get a boost.

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