'08 NC CB/S Robert "R.J." Blanton (Signed LOI to ND) - Notre Dame Football Discussion

**irishunclebill** · 03-16-2007, 09:15 AM

Robert Blanton – CB (6'1"/177lbs)
Butler HS (Matthews, NC)

Combine
Forty: 4.5
Bench Reps:
Bench Max: 215
Squat Max:
Shuttle:
Vertical:
GPA: 3.0

Star Ratings
Rivals.com:

Scout.com:

Rankings & Accolades
2007 Rivals 250
Rivals #4 Safety

Statistics
N/A

Schools of Interest
Clemson
Duke
Florida
Louisville
Michigan
North Carolina
NC State
Notre Dame (Solid Verbal)
South Carolina
Virginia Tech

**irishunclebill** · 03-16-2007, 09:16 AM

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**irishunclebill** · 03-16-2007, 09:22 AM

Rivals and Scout are both reporting that Blanton has received an ND offer. Blanton becomes the second Safety offered by ND in the 2008 class, and is the first 2008 offer to a recruit from North Carolina.

**RichardRiot** · 03-16-2007, 09:31 AM

He will need to bulk-up to grow into a safety; but I'm sure he will fill out another 15-20lbs in the next couple of years.

Irishknight1023 · 03-16-2007, 10:56 AM

i read that hes a corner not a saftey

**irishunclebill** · 03-16-2007, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Irishknight1023

i read that hes a corner not a saftey

Blanton plays Safety in High School. He is listed as a Safety by Rivals, and a S/CB by Scout. He will need to put on weight to play Safety in college, but with his height that should not be a problem. If he can not add the additional weight he will end up as a tall CB in college.

**BGIF** · 03-17-2007, 03:36 AM

We seem to have gotten into precise pigeon holing of positions based upon recruiting service data.

Is he 6-1 in shoes or socks?

At 6-1 175 he's one inch taller but the same weight McNeil was as a HS Senior. He's one inch taller and 3 pounds heavier than Walls was as a Senior.

He's the same height but 9 pounds lighter than Sergio Brown as a Senior.

Senior HT WT per Rivals
Bruton 6-2 180
Herring 5-10 187
Kyle McCarthy 6-0 172

Lambert 6-0 185 as a Senior.

Gardener 5-11 185
Hegemon 5-11 180
Parish 6-1 195
Wooden 6-1 190
Zbikowski 6-1 190

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03-16-2007, 09:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
irishunclebill Junior Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,652 Cash: 10,414.25 Bank: 0.00 Total Bankroll: 10,414.25 Donate	Rivals and Scout are both reporting that Blanton has received an ND offer. Blanton becomes the second Safety offered by ND in the 2008 class, and is the first 2008 offer to a recruit from North Carolina.

03-16-2007, 09:31 AM	#4 (permalink)
RichardRiot Blue Chip Recruit Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 337 Cash: 1,065.00 Bank: 0.00 Total Bankroll: 1,065.00 Donate	He will need to bulk-up to grow into a safety; but I'm sure he will fill out another 15-20lbs in the next couple of years.

03-16-2007, 10:56 AM	#5 (permalink)
Irishknight1023 LeBron James of VC Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,908 Cash: 1,760.78 Bank: 18,113.62 Total Bankroll: 19,874.40 Donate	i read that hes a corner not a saftey

03-17-2007, 03:36 AM	#7 (permalink)
BGIF Starter Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,178 Cash: 3,683.75 Bank: 0.00 Total Bankroll: 3,683.75 Donate	We seem to have gotten into precise pigeon holing of positions based upon recruiting service data. Is he 6-1 in shoes or socks? At 6-1 175 he's one inch taller but the same weight McNeil was as a HS Senior. He's one inch taller and 3 pounds heavier than Walls was as a Senior. He's the same height but 9 pounds lighter than Sergio Brown as a Senior. Senior HT WT per Rivals Bruton 6-2 180 Herring 5-10 187 Kyle McCarthy 6-0 172 Lambert 6-0 185 as a Senior. Gardener 5-11 185 Hegemon 5-11 180 Parish 6-1 195 Wooden 6-1 190 Zbikowski 6-1 190

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