‘26 PA RB Messiah Mickens (Virginia Tech Verbal)

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Penn State commit and Top247 RB Messiah Mickens planning official visits amidst coaching change

Messiah Mickens, a long-time Penn State commit, is looking at official visits after a change with the Nittany Lions' running back coach.
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"I'm going to take my officials," the 5-foot-10, 200-pound Mickens said. "Right now I do know Notre Dame and UNC. Tennessee is to be determined and so is Missouri. South Carolina is another one."

I like our chances against those 5.
 
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I don't have premium but this dumbass site design allows me to copy the first few lines regardless, which essentially is the whole story:

"I'm going to take my officials," the 5-foot-10, 200-pound Mickens said. "Right now I do know Notre Dame and UNC. Tennessee is to be determined and so is Missouri. South Carolina is another one."

I like our chances against those 5.
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ND OV is June 20-22
 
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NDPhilly said:
I don't have premium but this dumbass site design allows me to copy the first few lines regardless, which essentially is the whole story:

"I'm going to take my officials," the 5-foot-10, 200-pound Mickens said. "Right now I do know Notre Dame and UNC. Tennessee is to be determined and so is Missouri. South Carolina is another one."

I like our chances against those 5.
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ND gets the last OV. June 20-22nd
 
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That seems to be their big summer weekend for visitors
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Yep, I think the 13th-15th may be bigger at the moment but pretty clear the last two weekends are where they’re loading up on visits. Remember when they didn’t have a single visitor the last weekend last year? They learned from their mistakes
 
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I don't have premium but this dumbass site design allows me to copy the first few lines regardless, which essentially is the whole story:

"I'm going to take my officials," the 5-foot-10, 200-pound Mickens said. "Right now I do know Notre Dame and UNC. Tennessee is to be determined and so is Missouri. South Carolina is another one."

I like our chances against those 5.
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Listing us first is a tell
 
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i love that he's a pa guy, but i have seen him play and if you told me he was a 4 star, i wouldn't have ever believed you....he seemed better his freshman, soph years...
 
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i love that he's a pa guy, but i have seen him play and if you told me he was a 4 star, i wouldn't have ever believed you....he seemed better his freshman, soph years...
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I'm curious what the pecking order of the staff's RB board is. I checked Maxpreps and Mickens averaged about 8 YPC. If Maxpreps is correct, DeZephen Walker averaged less than 5.5 YPC, which is a bit concerning.
 
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NDPhilly said:
I don't have premium but this dumbass site design allows me to copy the first few lines regardless, which essentially is the whole story:

"I'm going to take my officials," the 5-foot-10, 200-pound Mickens said. "Right now I do know Notre Dame and UNC. Tennessee is to be determined and so is Missouri. South Carolina is another one."

I like our chances against those 5.
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100% unless say UT throws a bag at him cos they think hes their RB1
 
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I'm curious what the pecking order of the staff's RB board is. I checked Maxpreps and Mickens averaged about 8 YPC. If Maxpreps is correct, DeZephen Walker averaged less than 5.5 YPC, which is a bit concerning.
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Walker's team must be garbage. I can't imagine his competition level is the highest, yet his team went 1-10 and averaged less than 200 yards a game. I don't think his stats tell the full story.
 
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i love that he's a pa guy, but i have seen him play and if you told me he was a 4 star, i wouldn't have ever believed you....he seemed better his freshman, soph years...
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He seemed to disappear at times this year based on stats on MaxPreps.
 
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He seemed to disappear at times this year based on stats on MaxPreps.
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my buddy's son plays for southern columbia...they played him when he was at trinity his freshman year. he was elusive and had speed but he didn't display that from what i have seen this past year....and I have no freaking clue how him or anthony sacca are up for Player of the year in PA....this has to solely be based on rankings and "big name"
 
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my buddy's son plays for southern columbia...they played him when he was at trinity his freshman year. he was elusive and had speed but he didn't display that from what i have seen this past year....and I have no freaking clue how him or anthony sacca are up for Player of the year in PA....this has to solely be based on rankings and "big name"
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I think Mickens won PA Gatorade player of the year because of how he played on the defensive side of the ball. 17 sacks, 21 QB hurries and 2 FF. Sounds like he's a better DE than RB.
 
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my buddy's son plays for southern columbia...they played him when he was at trinity his freshman year. he was elusive and had speed but he didn't display that from what i have seen this past year....and I have no freaking clue how him or anthony sacca are up for Player of the year in PA....this has to solely be based on rankings and "big name"
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Yeah, I would think Stone Saunders is deserving with his season (and career).
 
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Yeah, I would think Stone Saunders is deserving with his season (and career).
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What's the knock on him? Put up similar numbers to QB's that have won National Player of the Year awards and his offer list was BLAH
 
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What's the knock on him? Put up similar numbers to QB's that have won National Player of the Year awards and his offer list was BLAH
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He's only 6'1 and a pocket passer. Only ever rushed for 129 yards this year. Junior year ran for 25 yards. So he doesn't possess prototypical height for a pocket passer, nor the legs of a shorter but shifty QB.
 
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Kingbish01 said:
I think Mickens won PA Gatorade player of the year because of how he played on the defensive side of the ball. 17 sacks, 21 QB hurries and 2 FF. Sounds like he's a better DE than RB.
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Yes. And a casual viewing of his highlight tape bears this out. He is a better defensive player than he is a RB. There are several RB prospects on ND’s board who I’d push for before even considering Mickens as an option.
 
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Should look at him for defense, he's not elite at rb... could be a prob on def
 
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