'12 IN OT Jake Meador

[Ironman8]

'12 IN OT Jake Meador
Offensive tackle
Whiteland, Indiana
Whiteland Community High School


Ht: 6'7"
Wt: 290 lbs
40: 5.74
Shuttle: 5.48
Vertical: NA
GPA: NA

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Offers:
Kentucky

Schools of Interest:
Notre Dame
Indiana
Northwestern
Michigan State
Ohio State
Vanderbilt
Wisconsin

 

[Ironman8]

Visited unofficially for the Tulsa game in the fall, and has a family connection to Coach Kelly.

 

[IrishInColumbus]

5.74 forty time?

Please tell me his high school doesn't make him run, ever. That is terribly slow. He needs to get that down to a <5.2 forty.

 

[Ben E.]

5.74 forty time?

Please tell me his high school doesn't make him run, ever. That is terribly slow. He needs to get that down to a <5.2 forty.

HAHAHAHA, thats funny. come on man the guy is an O tackle 40 time mean very little. id be interested how his shuttle stacks up with other 6-7 290 pound 16 year olds.???

 

[WhoDeyIrish]

An offensive tackle's straight line speed is pretty much irrelevant. Unless the guy is running a 4.7 40 there's really know need to talk about an offensive lineman's straight line speed.

 

[IrishInColumbus]

I don't disagree that a lineman doesn't necessarily need a good forty, but 5.7 is just plain slow.

 

[WhoDeyIrish]

He's not going to chase down any defensive backs like Tony Boselli did but having straight line speed for an ot is irrelevant. Hes just slow oh well.

 

[CanadianIrish]

Being that slow would imply that he's fat rather than strong. So while the stat itself is meaningless, what it suggests certainly isn't.

 

[WabashFalcon]

Guys? When the hell are you ever going to see an Olineman running down field 40 yards?

I want to see his shuttle time. And his 5 and 10 yard dash times. Initial burst off of the line... not 40 yards. Geez.

 

[Ben E.]

Guys? When the hell are you ever going to see an Olineman running down field 40 yards?

I want to see his shuttle time. And his 5 and 10 yard dash times. Initial burst off of the line... not 40 yards. Geez.

+1

 

[IrishInColumbus]

Being that slow would imply that he's fat rather than strong. So while the stat itself is meaningless, what it suggests certainly isn't.

That is entirely my point.

 

[rtrn2glory]

hanratty from this years class reports a 40 of 5.85, granted he's 300+, but still that means he's a guard not a tackle in our scheme.

 

[Ben E.]

That is entirely my point.

all im saying is i was a 5-8 no talent white kid i didnt feel comfortable as an athlete till i was in my early 20's(then i drank that away). i cant imagine being a 6-7 290lb 16 year old and getting anywhere in a hurry! lol! it also speaks to that article that the big time programs over the last 20 years or so probably wouldnt let this on the field till he was a red shirt junior hence giving him time to grow into a man.

 

[IrishInColumbus]

all im saying is i was a 5-8 no talent white kid i didnt feel comfortable as an athlete till i was in my early 20's(then i drank that away). i cant imagine being a 6-7 290lb 16 year old and getting anywhere in a hurry! lol! it also speaks to that article that the big time programs over the last 20 years or so probably wouldnt let this on the field till he was a red shirt junior hence giving him time to grow into a man.

I absolutely agree with that too. I think we're taking wayyyyy too much out of my comment hahaha I just remember when I was in high school and I ran a 4.9 as a 6-2 255lb guard. But this kid is good enough for Notre Dame, Wisconsin, Ohio State, etc., whereas I was only MAC-level. It was just an initial "holy crap 5.74 forty is not fast at all." But I know nothing else about the kid, he may have the fastest cone time in the country. haha