And we are in the building! Man, are we loading up on these TE/DE types lately.

Good grades too

Edit: This is the kind of receiver (and he's lined up out wide in some of these highlights) that always seems to give defenses (particularly MAC defenses) fits: he's tall and big and seems to have good hands. If TT's successor gets the ball in the area, I like this guy as a possession receiver who's tough to bring down.

Also seems to block well on offense and shed/dodge blocks on D.

I actually like him better on D......if he truly is already in the 250-270 he could be a monster inside or outside on OUr defense.

That's what I was getting at. How is it that the safeties were consistently losing track of a 6-5 TE on deep middle coverage? Is Avon Lake's run game so good that the safeties' first steps have to be forward in run support?

I'm not saying it's a bad thing if that is the case. Our offense has a different look to it, but the same philosophy I think. Kuhar could be an excellent cog in the machine.

But as Doc said, the thought of a 6-4, 290 DE (Sayles) on one side, with a 6-5, 285 DE (Kuhar) on the other is worth a ponder....

This article lists him as a 6-6, 270-pound DE. Had 13 sacks last year. I've also seen him listed as a TE/OL so there's some flexibility here.

http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2013/04/17/avon-lake-star-to-play-football-for-ohio-university/

Unless there has been a change in Avon Lake's style of play the last 3 years, then yes they are a super heavy running team.  Power I with a massive line that overpowers the opponents...  That said, they usually play some tough teams every year.  They are a very good program.
 

I like big TEs with some speed.

A lot of high schools will instantly put a guy this size on the line and not consider them at TE.  Avon Lake has a very strong tradition of cranking out both lineman and tight ends.

Watching the Avon Lake vs. Avon on TV. Kuhar is huge, announcer said 6'5 275 pounds.  Not overly impressed though, looked a little bit slow to me. Avon Lake runs the hurry up offense and a lot of the times they have him lined up as a wideout. Made a nice 5 yard catch on a stop route but was called back bc of a flag for holding.

Was at the Avon Lake vs. Berea-Midpark (For those not from Cleveland, Berea and Midpark high schools merged this year) game on Friday in Avon Lake.  Avon Lake's gameplan was clearly to pound the ball.  Kuhar played tight end and had 2 balls thrown his way that were partially defended.  He got his hands on both of them but couldn't haul them in.  Both would have been tough, tough catches.

He never left the field.  Played tight end and Defensive End.  His one-on-one blocking was impressive.  Very big kid and it looks like he could bulk up even more.  Again, Avon Lake looked like they wanted to wear down Berea-Midpark, and they did, so he wasn't used much as a receiver.  Very conservative game plan.  On the two passes that were thrown to him, he didn't show much speed (as indicated on here previously).   My guess is that he projects as a lineman, not tight end in college.

Lots of Ohio hats in the crowd.  Packed house.  Great place to see a high school football game.  And the Berea-Midpark band is styled after the 110 so that was fun to see.

Meant to add that on the defensive side of the ball he held his own and was able to get penetration in the backfield.  The Avon Lake defense played very conservatively (no blitzes) and Berea-Midpark used a lot of mis-directional runs.  It was pretty clear his job was to stay in his lane and try to manhandle the guy in front of him, which he did pretty well.

I have no idea how good Berea-Midpark is supposed to be since the merging of the two schools.  Assuming Avon Lake makes the D-II playoffs, I'll get back for another game.

The official recruiting video Ohio released today has Kuhar listed as DL not a TE. I wonder if that is 100% final. 

Sayles was tried at both TE and DE during fall camp, but earned time at DE, and played well.