'14 FL WR Corey Holmes (Notre Dame Signee)

[BGIF]

I wonder how his leaping ability stacks up against Dupre and Speedy Noil. They just verticaled 42.4" and 45.3" respectively at The Opening.

Holmes Rivals profile has his vertical at 39 inches but I didn't see a date as to how old that number is.

Holmes is listed at 6-2
Dupre 6-4
Noil 5-10.5

If all those numbers are valid and current, adding the leaps to the Hts yields:

Holmes 9-5
Dupre 9-10.4
Noil 9-8.3

Out of the 100 or so passes thrown in their direction, how many do you think will be thrown downfield between 9'-5" inches and 9'-10" inches off the ground?

Dupre and Noil would have a 3 to 5 inch advantage if they time their jumps cocurrent with the height of the ball while having position on the DB AND catching the ball. The vertical jump reflects the tip of one finger on an outstretched hand while jumping from a standing position. Like the 40 yd dash it's relative to the individuals but doesn't identify who catches more passes.

I took from the comment about Holmes leaping ability "he can climb the ladder and go get it" that the evaluator was commenting on Holmes ability to get up and come down WITH the ball and rather than just swatting a piece of plastic in the gym.

 

[EuropeanDomer]

He should be the player with most unnoficial visits in the country.

 

[NDdomer2]

Holmes Rivals profile has his vertical at 39 inches but I didn't see a date as to how old that number is.

Holmes is listed at 6-2
Dupre 6-4
Noil 5-10.5

If all those numbers are valid and current, adding the leaps to the Hts yields:

Holmes 9-5
Dupre 9-10.4
Noil 9-8.3

Out of the 100 or so passes thrown in their direction, how many do you think will be thrown downfield between 9'-5" inches and 9'-10" inches off the ground?

Dupre and Noil would have a 3 to 5 inch advantage if they time their jumps cocurrent with the height of the ball while having position on the DB AND catching the ball. The vertical jump reflects the tip of one finger on an outstretched hand while jumping from a standing position. Like the 40 yd dash it's relative to the individuals but doesn't identify who catches more passes.

I took from the comment about Holmes leaping ability "he can climb the ladder and go get it" that the evaluator was commenting on Holmes ability to get up and come down WITH the ball and rather than just swatting a piece of plastic in the gym.

your measurements there don't include arm radius either. They are going up and getting it!

 

[PANDFAN]

klahoma is hoping to sneak back into the picture with ESPN 150 receiver Corey Holmes (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas) since he came out with his top two schools. Notre Dame and UCLA are the teams to beat for now, but Holmes said there is still a chance that can change.

"I go to UCLA on July 9. If I like UCLA, then I'll probably take it into the summer or into the fall and take some official visits," he said. "I would say that visit is going to be very important. I'm not sure yet what I want to do. Like I said, that visit is going to be really important."

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Once he takes that visit, his recruiting picture could become a little more focused. Then again, he might decide to open it back up to a select few schools.

"If I decide to keep it open, it'll be Florida and Oklahoma that I'll still look at," he said. "I've had a lot of kids talk to me about recruiting in a joking manner. I know what I'm looking for in a college, so the talk doesn't really influence me. I know the things I'm looking for."

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[IrishLax]

Surprised we haven't heard much at all from him at The Opening. Guess he isn't making an impact in the 7on so far.

UCLA visit is intriguing because of the film school angle (expect them to push that REALLY hard) and also the fact that there are so many Notre Dame castoffs out there including Mr. Vanderdoes. I could definitely see the visit having a big impact and getting him to prolong the process.

 

[woolybug25]

Straight from Deshone Kizer's mouth:

“Corey Holmes is a guy I’ve been really on lately,” he said of the Florida wideout who has the Irish as his current leader. “He’s made four trips to Notre Dame with his family. He’s really liking us a lot, but I’m going to make sure I stay in his ear before he heads to UCLA for a visit later this week. Hopefully we can get a commitment from him in the next month or so.

 

[NDPhilly]

Anyone get a 40 and vert for him?

 

[NDWorld247]

Anyone get a 40 and vert for him?

He had a 38.9 vert at the opening. Didn't run the 40. Also had a 4.13 shuttle and threw the power ball 38'.

 

[NDPhilly]

Wow that 39inch vert and shuttle are damn good. More athletic then I thought.

 

[Sherm Sticky]

Wow that 39inch vert and shuttle are damn good. More athletic then I thought.

You can't use the vert measurement from the Opening. The way it is performed and calculated is a joke.

 

[Sweetness34]

You can't use the vert measurement from the Opening. The way it is performed and calculated is a joke.

I agree with that. I'm a little skeptical of the 40 times and vertical jump heights. Regardless, the kids are still running fast and jumping high just maybe not as fast or high as being recorded.

 

[IrishLax]

Invited to UA game.

Also, about to begin his LA trip. Could be bad with their film school angle and all the ND castoffs out there... but we'll see.

 

[NDdomer2]

Invited to UA game.

Also, about to begin his LA trip. Could be bad with their film school angle and all the ND castoffs out there... but we'll see.

On the other side of it. If the visit doesn't sway him, he should be Irish before the end of the summer.

 

[STLDomer]

"I loved it. It was awesome"

 

[rtrn2glory]

Cool

 

[Irishnuke]

I wouldn't have expected him to hate it.

 

[koonja]

Prediction: Signs with ND, plays for UCLA.

 

[ryno 24]

He still is probably coming to Notre Dame. We have a lot that he likes and he was close to committing the last time.

 

[Domina Nostra]

The love was to be expected. We shall see.

 

[calvegas04]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>In the airport now. Really dont want l leave</p>— Corey Holmes#⃣1⃣ (@coreyholmes4) <a href="https://twitter.com/coreyholmes4/statuses/355181376003260416">July 11, 2013</a></blockquote>
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[OCIrish]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>In the airport now. Really dont want l leave</p>— Corey Holmes#⃣1⃣ (@coreyholmes4) <a href="https://twitter.com/coreyholmes4/statuses/355181376003260416">July 11, 2013</a></blockquote>
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He gone.........

 

[dublinirish]

he said he didnt want to leave the airport, not UCLA.

 

[Bogtrotter07]

he said he didnt want to leave the airport, not UCLA.

Stop it, you make me laugh, ha, ha, ha!

(Nobody remembers what it was like to hit the good weather, bohemian environment, and free-flowing hot and cold running babes, when you were all of 18?)

 

[OCIrish]

Fixed!!!

 

[IrishLax]

Christian on ISD said wait a week or two and we'll know what kind of impact the visit really had.

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

I think it is important to remember the UCLA visit was only part of a vacation his family took to Cali. He obviously loves California but that doesn't necessarily mean ND isn't a better fit school wise.

Having said that I like our chances much better before but still think we have a very good shot at wrapping this up.

 

[NDdomer2]

I think it is important to remember the UCLA visit was only part of a vacation his family took to Cali. He obviously loves California but that doesn't necessarily mean ND isn't a better fit school wise.

Having said that I like our chances much better before but still think we have a very good shot at wrapping this up.

This. Not wanting to leave didn't necessarily relate to UCLA solely. I know every year I got to Cali I wish I had another week or day to stay.

 

[NDWorld247]

This. Not wanting to leave didn't necessarily relate to UCLA solely. I know every year I got to Cali I wish I had another week or day to stay.

I went to Santa Barbara one year for Spring Break to visit a friend and ended up changing my flight twice and coming home 7 days later than originally planned. I LOVED it, but could never have imagined going to school there. I wouldn't have done any work.

I think it's a positive we aren't hearing reports of him being blown away by UCLA.

 

[NDdomer2]

I went to Santa Barbara one year for Spring Break to visit a friend and ended up changing my flight twice and coming home 7 days later than originally planned. I LOVED it, but could never have imagined going to school there. I wouldn't have done any work.

I think it's a positive we aren't hearing reports of him being blown away by UCLA.

Haha my senior year of college I took my girlfriend to San Diego (actually closer to La Jolla) for spring break. We planned to leave 3 days before break was over so that we could just relax at our rental house a few days by ourselves before our roomates came back. The day before we left I convinced my grandma to pay for our flight change (called it my grad present) so that we could stay the extra three days.

But you are exactly right, if I would have went there for college it wouldn't have went well.
Beach, women, weather = not studying or going to class.

 

[dublinirish]

I went to Santa Barbara one year for Spring Break to visit a friend and ended up changing my flight twice and coming home 7 days later than originally planned. I LOVED it, but could never have imagined going to school there. I wouldn't have done any work.

I think it's a positive we aren't hearing reports of him being blown away by UCLA.

spent a summer during college in Santa Barbara when i was 20 going on 21. I worked in the Zoo selling ice cream for like no money, it was the best time of my life.