'14 VA DE Da'Shawn Hand (Alabama Verbal ROLL TIDE YALL)

[beryirish]

Woodbridge, Virginia
Woodbridge High School

Defensive End

Measurements
Ht: 6'4"
Wt: 250lbs
40: 4.6s

Rankings
ESPN:
Scout:
Rivals:
247: (100 Rating - #1 Top247)

Offers
Alabama
Arkansas
Baylor
Boston College
Clemson
Duke
Florida
Florida St.
Georgia Tech
Illinois
Maryland
ECU
Miami
Michigan
Nebraska
North Carolina St.
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Oklahoma
Oregon St.
Penn State
Pittsburgh
Purdue
Rutgers
South Carolina
South Florida
Stanford
Syracuse
Virginia
Virginia Tech

Video

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[beryirish]

Sophomore and got an invite to The Opening

Hand said he plans to cut down his list of schools after his junior season.

"I want to take a lot of visits, get to know the coaches, and after that I'll start cutting down my list," he said.

 

[clashmore_mike]

#1 overall for 2014, right?

 

[beryirish]

#1 overall for 2014, right?

Yessir...looking for video now...looks like a complete BA

 

[ShakeDown]

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BAMF.

 

[peoriairish]

What I think impresses me the most about this kid is how well spoken he is for being only a sophomore. Based off the interview, he seems like he would have academics high on his list as well as a having positive people around him. I am very impressed with this kid.

 

[bert2834]

Raekwon McMillan‏@Kwon_daTRUTH

I'm gonna go ahead and say ,, if Da'shawn Hand commits to Ohio State ,, im going too , #BuckeyeNation #gobucks


No idea who this other kid is....

 

[Who'saWildManNow]

Raekwon McMillan‏@Kwon_daTRUTH

I'm gonna go ahead and say ,, if Da'shawn Hand commits to Ohio State ,, im going too , #BuckeyeNation #gobucks


No idea who this other kid is....

Raekwon McMillan

#2 rated ILB by 247.

 

[DSully1995]

Raekwon McMillan‏@Kwon_daTRUTH

I'm gonna go ahead and say ,, if Da'shawn Hand commits to Ohio State ,, im going too , #BuckeyeNation #gobucks


No idea who this other kid is....

5 star linebacker

 

[bert2834]

Thanks guys, just saw that tweet earlier, and then this thread popped up.

Didn't know who either guy was.

 

[Ndaccountant]

I really hope his friends call him Mr. Hand.....

 

[BeauBenken]

Well that's stupid. I'd hope Hand would make a better choice than that.

I believe Raekwon definitely just tipped his cards though.

 

[BGIF]

ISD Freebie

ISD Freebie

Irish Offer Elite 2014 Defender

Christian McCollum 5/15/12

... “Notre Dame is an amazing school and it has a lot of history.

“I know Justin Tuck and (Jimmy) Clausen went there and I know they’re a good academic school. That’s about it so far. I’m just getting into college football.”

To this point, the only college Hand has visited is Virginia Tech. He plans on getting out a bit this summer.

“I’m going to Alabama’s camp and I’m going to Virginia Tech’s camp,” he said. “I’m going to the Rivals 100 All-Star camp and I’m going to The Opening.”

...

But he does have an idea of the factors that will play a major role in his decision.

“Academics because I want to major in petroleum engineering or engineering period and I want to minor in business,” he said. “A good coaching staff, a great environment, great players and campus life and stuff like that.”

Hand is excited about challenging himself in the classroom in college with engineering.

“I enjoy being innovative and getting down to the nitty gritty of things,” he said. “I just found out about petroleum engineering and it kind of interests me.”

...

Hand says he’s being recruited as a linebacker in 3-4 schemes and as a defensive end on 4-3 defenses.

 

[NDdomer2]

Double major? I double majored, but it wasn't playing big time football by any means.

 

[BGIF]

Still A Sophomore

Still A Sophomore

Petroleum Engineering - Colleges That Offer This Degree

Colorado School of Mines
Illinois Institute of Technology
Louisiana State Univ
Marietta College OH
University of Montana
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Pennsylvania State University
Stanford University
Texas A & M University
Texas Tech University
University of Alaska
University of Houston
University of Kansas
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
University of Missouri
University of Oklahoma
University of Southern California
University of Tulsa

 

[ant80]

Likely #1 recruit overall for the class of 2014.

 

[ResidentMFan]

Likely #1 recruit overall for the class of 2014.

247 has already billed him as the #1 recruit in 2014 on their 2014 Top247 list, and Mike Farrell over at Rivals said he's a lock for #1 in 2014 and that he'd be the #1 recruit in the 2013 class, ahead of even Robert Nkmediche.

 

[Buster Bluth]

Mike Farrell over at Rivals said he's a lock for #1 in 2014 and that he'd be the #1 recruit in the 2013 class, ahead of even Robert Nkmediche.

Seriously? Holy mother of God.

 

[ThePiombino]

Seriously? Holy mother of God.

Yup. Then someone asked him to rank the previous 3 #1 recruits and he came up with this:

1. Clowney
2. Hand
3. Nkmediche

...for what it's worth lol

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

247 has already billed him as the #1 recruit in 2014 on their 2014 Top247 list, and Mike Farrell over at Rivals said he's a lock for #1 in 2014 and that he'd be the #1 recruit in the 2013 class, ahead of even Robert Nkmediche.

It's funny because they said the exact thing about Nkemdiche last year.

 

[BeauBenken]

It's funny because they said the exact thing about Nkemdiche last year.

Indeed they did.

 

[NDPhilly]

Per II Big Justin Tuck Fan. Wants to get to ND this summer but it most likely will be next summer if he makes the trip.

 

[yankeeND]

All you can ask for is interest! That's a good start!

 

[beryirish]

tell him he can wear something like this if he comes to ND...

 

[peoriairish]

Or look at our DL this fall and you will see the face mask in my avi picture.

 

[STLDomer]

Haven't seen this one before, Hand told JC Shurburtt what to put on his 247 profile

Told him to make Virginia Tech, OSU, North Carolina, Clemson, USC, Alabama & Michigan at warm and the rest at cool

 

[IrishLax]

The chances of someone from Hoodbridge leaving Virginia for anywhere but the south seems very, very slim. Maaaaybe Ohio State.

 

[NDBoiler]

Doesn't seem worth the effort to get too worked up about it one way or the other. What are we, about 20 months from 2014 NSD? Things may change, who knows...

 

[Irish Houstonian]

Haven't seen this one before, Hand told JC Shurburtt what to put on his 247 profile

Told him to make Virginia Tech, OSU, North Carolina, Clemson, USC, Alabama & Michigan at warm and the rest at cool

Petroleum engineering is A&M's and LSU's sweetspot, so I guess that's how serious he is about that.

 

[Hoos500]

I think Virginia Tech gets him. He's got a great relationship with Bud Foster and even said Foster was his favorite recruiter.