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Topic: 2015 DE Najee Stevens-McKenzie (Bedford) - Ohio Commit
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L.C.
7/3/2014 11:25 AM
Scout reports a verbal. Ohio taps into the Lake Erie League again.  He's 6'5", 215, and also had offers from Akron and WMU, and Albany. Here is his Hudl.

He looks like he's got a excellent speed, and very good field awareness. He'll need to add some weight and strength, so I'd expect a redshirt year ahead.
Last Edited: 7/3/2014 11:56:52 AM by L.C.
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The Optimist
7/3/2014 12:39 PM

I love this kids speed.

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GoCats105
7/3/2014 12:44 PM
I'm assuming this is the same school as the other Ohio recruit from Bedford. Keep tapping that pipeline.
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Ted Thompson
7/3/2014 12:45 PM
Former Bobcat Sean Williams filling the pipeline.



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Bcat2
7/3/2014 12:53 PM
L.C. wrote:expand_more
Scout reports a verbal. Ohio taps into the Lake Erie League again.  He's 6'5", 215, and also had offers from Akron and WMU, and Albany. Here is his Hudl.

He looks like he's got a excellent speed, and very good field awareness. He'll need to add some weight and strength, so I'd expect a redshirt year ahead.


Given he will have the next two years to get bigger stronger & faster, he should be fine. I am always curious about their birthdays and if they are older or younger in their high school senior class.
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cbarber357
7/3/2014 11:20 PM
Bcat2 wrote:expand_more
Scout reports a verbal. Ohio taps into the Lake Erie League again. He's 6'5", 215, and also had offers from Akron and WMU, and Albany. Here is his Hudl.

He looks like he's got a excellent speed, and very good field awareness. He'll need to add some weight and strength, so I'd expect a redshirt year ahead.


Given he will have the next two years to get bigger stronger & faster, he should be fine. I am always curious about their birthdays and if they are older or younger in their high school senior class.

At 215 I bet he ends up at OLB
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C Money
7/4/2014 7:13 AM
cbarber357 wrote:expand_more
At 215 I bet he ends up at OLB



I had the same thought....although he looks to be a natural pass rusher that fits the attacking scheme pretty well at the DE. If he can bulk up to 230-240 his senior year I think he'll stay at DE. It's still a little lean for DL, but I remember watching Jadaveon Clowney on ESPN when he was in high school and thinking the same thing. DE worked out pretty well for him.
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colobobcat66
7/4/2014 8:14 AM
C Money wrote:expand_more
At 215 I bet he ends up at OLB



I had the same thought....although he looks to be a natural pass rusher that fits the attacking scheme pretty well at the DE. If he can bulk up to 230-240 his senior year I think he'll stay at DE. It's still a little lean for DL, but I remember watching Jadaveon Clowney on ESPN when he was in high school and thinking the same thing. DE worked out pretty well for him.

At 6'5", he' ll get to 240 pretty soon with a lot of work
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L.C.
7/4/2014 8:25 AM
colobobcat66 wrote:expand_more
At 6'5", he' ll get to 240 pretty soon with a lot of work

I'm thinking that by his Senior year he could be up to 250-260, and if he keeps his speed, could be a prospect for the next level.
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Valley Cat
7/4/2014 8:34 AM
Keep working these former Ohio players who are now head coaches at high school programs across the state. Hopefully this staff has put a feeling out that these guys like Sean Williams and Andre Parker have an open door in Athens and are valued.
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allen
7/16/2014 6:21 PM
A good article on him and Cloud.
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Mike Johnson
7/17/2014 3:51 PM
Ted Thompson wrote:expand_more
Former Bobcat Sean Williams filling the pipeline.




NAJEE STEVENS MCKENZIE...OHIO BOBCAT..FROM BEARCAT TO BOBCAT.. STAYING WITH THE GREEN & WHITE...— Coach Williams (@gosw33) July 1, 2014
Sean Williams played with passion.
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The Optimist
9/1/2014 10:06 AM
I do not see him moving to OLB for us. It is very reasonable to expect a HS kid to gain weight when he gets on the college weight program. I think this kid stays at DE and becomes a pass-rush specialist for us a la Basham.
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L.C.
1/21/2015 11:37 AM
Upgraded to 3 stars by scout.com

Adds a 3-star rating by 247Sports.com
Last Edited: 1/23/2015 1:32:19 PM by L.C.
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Bcat2
1/27/2015 12:20 PM
This young man resembles Neil Smith and Kony Ealy when they were younger. Smith was only 210 coming out of high school.
Last Edited: 1/27/2015 12:21:59 PM by Bcat2
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cc-cat
2/5/2015 11:52 AM
Since he was a redshirt candidate, a year at CC is not a bad thing....as long as we (and his HS coach) stay in his ear.

However, add him to the 2016 class along with the 4 greyshirts and that recruiting class gets smaller and smaller.
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Ted Thompson
10/13/2017 9:30 PM
Went to JUCO and has committed to Kansas for 2018. Chose Kansas over offers from Iowa State, Missouri, Pittsburgh, UCF, Maryland, Toledo and Alabama A&M.
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Sam bobcat
10/14/2017 11:01 AM
cbarber357 wrote:expand_more
At 215 I bet he ends up at OLB
Maybe if we ran a 3-4 defense. But we run a 4-3, so, doubtful.
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