'15 NC DT/DE Sterling Johnson (Clemson Verbal)

[arrowryan]

Defensive End
Clayton, North Carolina
Cleveland High School

Height: 6'5"
Weight: 281

Rankings:
247: ; 87 rating; #31 SDE
247 Composite: ; 90 rating; #253 overall; #10 SDE
Scout: ; #17 DE
Rivals: ; #22 DT

Offers:
Notre Dame
Tennessee
Alabama
Clemson
Florida
Florida State
North Carolina
Ohio State
Ole Miss
Texas
Illinois
Kentucky
Louisville
Miami
NC State
Penn State
South Carolina
UCLA
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
West Virginia

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[BeauBenken]

We are back to hitting the Carolinas hard...and I love it.

 

[ryno 24]

The big question has loy crystal balled him to us yet??

 

[Sherm Sticky]

That offer list is weak

 

[GBdomer]

Very impressive highlight tape

 

[ryno 24]

He would have really fit into Diaco's system as 3-4 DE I think he is a bit of a tweener and in the 4-3 he is 1 or a 0 technique

 

[Jackalope1977]

That offer list is weak

Yeah there's no good teams there.

 

[Sherm Sticky]

That offer list is weak

 

[magogian]

Donald Sterling's unacknowledged love child?

 

[rtrn2glory]

Bama offer is good enough for me.

 

[WakeUpEchoes]

Bama offer is good enough for me.

Need to be careful of this. Mike Frank warned about it on Power Hour a couple weeks ago about just going by other school's offers. Bama has like 200+ offers out there. In some respects its a major recruiting tactic, and many times they aren't commitable offers.

I'm definitely not saying that is the case here, but just passing along what Mike talked a lot about.

 

[NDdomer2]

We are back to hitting the Carolinas hard...and I love it.

this.

i was just discussing with my buddy how i thought we would be hitting East coast hard with the move to partial acc and i felt like we were spending our resources in Texas/cali.

 

[Luckylucci]

He would have really fit into Diaco's system as 3-4 DE I think he is a bit of a tweener and in the 4-3 he is 1 or a 0 technique

Completely agree. Interesting note is that the staff is pitching him to play a similar role to that of Stephon Tuitt. Not sure what to make of it. Could just be using the name as a recruiting tool but I found it interesting since his tape had me thinking 3-4 DE as well.

 

[Domina Nostra]

Completely agree. Interesting note is that the staff is pitching him to play a similar role to that of Stephon Tuitt. Not sure what to make of it. Could just be using the name as a recruiting tool but I found it interesting since his tape had me thinking 3-4 DE as well.

Tuitt played some DT in our 4-3 looks.

 

[Luckylucci]

Tuitt played some DT in our 4-3 looks.

That he did but he played far more 3-4 DE and 4-3 DE. He didn't have 12.5 sacks in 2012 rushing from the inside.

 

[Domina Nostra]

That he did but he played far more 3-4 DE and 4-3 DE. He didn't have 12.5 sacks in 2012 rushing from the inside.

LOL! Yup!

And I doubt this kid is getting 12.5 sacks any time soon.

It's nice to be able to say, "You'll be like Stephon Tuitt" without clarifying "2013, not 2012."

 

[TheTurningPoint]

He is def easy to find in that highlight video. Would love to see how many plays (if any) he does take off. But his power and strength.....easy to see why he has that offer list

 

[IrishLion]

Hahahaha the third highlight in that film, at the :37 mark. Poor OL, RB and QB. He made them all want to quit playing the game.

 

[Luckylucci]

LOL! Yup!

And I doubt this kid is getting 12.5 sacks any time soon.

It's nice to be able to say, "You'll be like Stephon Tuitt" without clarifying "2013, not 2012."

I could have said that differently. Tuitt played 3 positions while at ND. 3-4 DE, 4-3 DE, and 4-3 DT. Of those three he played the least amount of snaps at 4-3 DT.

 

[Bogtrotter07]

He is def easy to find in that highlight video. Would love to see how many plays (if any) he does take off. But his power and strength.....easy to see why he has that offer list

Power, length, size, speed; first highlight reminds me of Tuitt running down the field against Navy, and then of him in high school again when he caught the running back from behind. His length shown to advantage with his numerous blocks reminds me of Jones.

What rule was there that a 4-3 couldn't have a jumbo sized defensive end.

And if you watch the BVG method as it evolved. BVG likes to anchor one DE spot, whether 3-4, or 4-3 with a big, long DE that can set the edge and play off of him with is linebacker and defensive line flow elsewhere.

I hope nobody wishes we pass because this guy doesn't fit a fantasy profile!

 

[Luckylucci]

He is def easy to find in that highlight video. Would love to see how many plays (if any) he does take off. But his power and strength.....easy to see why he has that offer list

Yea not very refined game and also not very good competition to compare against. Has a lot of upside with time.

 

[koonja]

All name team. Sterling Johnson? Think about it for a second.

 

[Cpnd1]

Sorry wrong kid.

 

[garyasher]

All name team. Sterling Johnson? Think about it for a second.

You mean he wasn't born with a silver spoon?

 

[koonja]

You mean he wasn't born with a silver spoon?

Even better.

 

[Buster Bluth]

That he did but he played far more 3-4 DE and 4-3 DE. He didn't have 12.5 sacks in 2012 rushing from the inside.

True but I do remember Kelly praising how good he was at a 0 or 1 and that he demanded a double-team on a pass rush or he'd win every time.

 

[PANDFAN]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>N.C. 4-star DT recently offered by ND RT <a href="https://twitter.com/HighlightReal90">@HighlightReal90</a> I'll be tweeting tonight where I'll be committing between 7:30-8 pm</p>— Anna Hickey (@AnnaHScout) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnaHScout/statuses/466210345447481344">May 13, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[RDU Irish]

All name team. Sterling Johnson? Think about it for a second.

Goldmember's love child?

 

[Rizzophil]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>N.C. 4-star DT recently offered by ND RT <a href="https://twitter.com/HighlightReal90">@HighlightReal90</a> I'll be tweeting tonight where I'll be committing between 7:30-8 pm</p>— Anna Hickey (@AnnaHScout) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnaHScout/statuses/466210345447481344">May 13, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Anyone have a clubhouse leader?

 

[Big23Head]

Anyone have a clubhouse leader?

Tennessee