'08 CA TE Joseph Fauria (Signed LOI to ND)

[GoshenGipper]

Originally Posted by piyachi

This may be completely off the topic, but is there a way for a OT to become an eligible receiver? I swear I have seen a lineman go unnoticed and catch a TD pass before... Not that Fauria should switch, he is a great TE, but knowing Charlie's propensity to use the trickeration....

Yes, depending on how you set up the formation it is possible for an OT to be an eligible reciever.

[Doomsday Device]

Originally Posted by SoCalDomer

Scout lists Jonathan Balwdin as a TE. I believe he said that anyone who recruits him as a TE is off the list; he wants to be a WR.

On 9/14/07, Rivals wrote the following story covering tight ends:

Joseph Fauria
6-8, 250, Encino (Calif.) Crespi

Gotta like this size. He really looks tall on tape. Like all young, tall kids, he needs to learn how to bend his knees more consistently. Needs strength. Is more of a "position" blocker at this stage of his career. Needs to be more consistent catching with hands and not let balls into body. Has all the tools and should be able to get stronger and faster as he matures. May have as much "down the road" potential as any. Verbally committed to Notre Dame.

IrishIllustrated.com - The Breakdown: Tight ends

However ND uses him, I doubt they would have decided now and let rivals know. I think its gotta be a mistake.

I doubt it's a mistake, more likely it's the Rivals editors putting him at the position they feel he'd be best at. Rivals also lists Baldwin as a TE despite what he says in interviews. It probably doesn't have anything to do with ND, otherwise Blanton and Slaughter wouldn't be listed with the safeties or Posluszny with the OLBs.

[KamaraPolice]

From what I've seen and read, it may be more appropriate to list him as a Receiver than OT. This guy is smooth while running and has soft hands. Who cares how big he gets? All the harder to tackle.

and i remember the days of Dan O'Leary and Jabri Halloway, 300 pound plus tightends.

[GoshenGipper]

Originally Posted by Doomsday Device

I doubt it's a mistake, more likely it's the Rivals editors putting him at the position they feel he'd be best at. Rivals also lists Baldwin as a TE despite what he says in interviews. It probably doesn't have anything to do with ND, otherwise Blanton and Slaughter wouldn't be listed with the safeties or Posluszny with the OLBs.

That's what happened although I think it's pretty stupid. Rivals had him listed as one of their better TEs for 2/3 of the recruiting process, and that's the posistion ND recruited him for but they took it upon themselves to change his posistion now?

[Z-Bo]

Regarding Baldwin being recruited as a TE...

I don't know many TEs who are 6'6" with 80 inch reaches who jump 43 inches. Antonio Gates and Tony Gonzalez, maybe, but that is about it.

[IHateMarkMay]

Originally Posted by Z-Bo

Regarding Baldwin being recruited as a TE...

I don't know many TEs who are 6'6" with 80 inch reaches who jump 43 inches. Antonio Gates and Tony Gonzalez, maybe, but that is about it.

the kid is insanely strong too, scout interviewd him and he said he benches 320.

[laxkid23]

That's really not insanely strong. Look at 2008 DT Mike Martin or even 2009 DT John Simon. Both bench over 400. Simon is only a junior and its been rumored he did 465.