'12 SC OT Patrick Destefano (Clemson Verbal)

[Ironman8]

Offensive Tackle / Guard
Roebuck, SC
Dorman High School

Ht: 6'6
Wt: 275
40: 5.1

Stats: NA

Rankings:
Rivals:
Scout: , OG
Espn:

Offers:
Clemson
Duke
Florida
Georgia
Maryland
North Carolina
NC State
Northwestern
Penn State
South Carolina
Stanford
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
Wisconsin

ND Recruiter:

Decision Schedule:

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[Ironman8]

Big, versatile prospect from a Clemson pipeline high school. Is receiving some interest from ND, and wants to hear more. Grew up following the Irish. There is a premium article about him on the front page of II.

 

[rtrn2glory]

Was waiting for this profile as soon as I saw the article...kid looks like he's huge and wants to be irish. Impressive offer list already.

 

[Riddickulous]

We need 4-6 OL in this class. This kid should be a high priority guy...if he's any good, of course.

 

[hrc08]

Im from South Carolina and trust, he is good.

You see the RB he is opening up gaping holes for, #21, that is Marcus Lattimore, so that means that the kid was playing for Byrnes HS (a top 25 Nationally ranked program year in and year out) as a Sophmore.

Sign him up before FSU, Florida and LSU get involved.

 

[Ironman8]

Just talked with ISD in hopes that ND will pick up on recruiting him. Right now it has been through mass mail and such. Looks to have serious, legit interest in the Irish.

 

[nd1]

they need to go ahead and offer this kid. he's looks like he has mean streak in him.

 

[jason_h537]

Article on Rivals talks about growing up ND fan and watching Rudy. Sounds like he really wants that offer

 

[Irish4Life09]

Sounds like an RKG to me.

 

[jason_h537]

I hate RKG so much. Can we just end this guys, please.

 

[Riddickulous]

I hate RKG so much. Can we just end this guys, please.

I agree.

 

[jason_h537]

I agree.

do you actually agree or are you doing that thing where you say the opposite?

 

[rtrn2glory]

Coaches will make it down there if he's deserving an offer...i've got little doubt in that, however, if we can get involved quickly i can see this kid being an early commit, perhaps at the spring game.

 

[IrishLax]

I hate RKG so much. Can we just end this guys, please.

Seconded. The kid is more accurately described as a total BEAST

 

[Irish4Life09]

I hate RKG so much. Can we just end this guys, please.

Coach Kelly came up with it, so it's fine with me.

 

[jason_h537]

Coach Kelly came up with it, so it's fine with me.

Yes and he has not used it since

 

[Ironman8]

Got the ND offer he was yearning for today. We are in great shape here.

 

[rtrn2glory]

I agree I feel pretty good about our chances to land him. He'd be a nice early commit for the o line.

 

[rtrn2glory]

Sounds like he's building a pretty good relationship with Clemson as well.

Destefano skypes with Caldwell

 

[irish4ever]

Seconded. The kid is more accurately described as a total BEAST

Or a RKG total BEAST! If so, WOW!

 

[Ironman8]

Offered by Florida and Georgia per BG's Twitter:

Lions247 Lions247
by BGInews
Two huge offers today for S.C. lineman Patrick DeStefano, as Georgia and Florida both come through.

Add Penn State and Vtech.

 

[Irish Man3]

DeStefano Sets ND Visit

Should be a freebie from ISD.

Patrick has set a visit to Notre Dame and says that he will try to take his whole family on the trip. He grew up a ND fan, and his whole family likes ND. Date is set for March 31st.

 

[RyCo1983]

Excellent Excellent....we need the bodies in the trenches!

 

[rtrn2glory]

Man...he's gonna log a bunch of miles the next couple of months

 

[RyCo1983]

Hopefully his family has some $ haha

 

[Rocket89]

We need 4-6 OL in this class. This kid should be a high priority guy...if he's any good, of course.

6 Offensive Linemen!?!?!

This probably won't be a huge class, and we just brought in 3 linemen, plus maybe two more when the position switches are over.

4 sounds more reasonable.

 

[Irish Man3]

6 sounds a little extreme to me as well with a class of around 20 coming in. I would say five would be a high number. Four OL sounds about right. I'll take:

Taylor Decker
Patrick Destefano
Dan Voltz
Andrus Peat

 

[rtrn2glory]

6 sounds a little extreme to me as well with a class of around 20 coming in. I would say five would be a high number. Four OL sounds about right. I'll take:

Taylor Decker
Patrick Destefano
Dan Voltz
Andrus Peat

Good list with a lot of versatility to put these guys at all five spots with maybe decker the exception as a right or left tackle.

 

[BeauBenken]

6 sounds a little extreme to me as well with a class of around 20 coming in. I would say five would be a high number. Four OL sounds about right. I'll take:

Taylor Decker
Patrick Destefano
Dan Voltz
Andrus Peat

Take Voltz out and what's the new 4?

 

[Irish Man3]

I'd like the Garnett kid from Washington. He is certainly stud material.

Garnett
Decker
Destefano
Denman

Of course if you can snare a Peat or Banner, that list could change quickly. Harrell is still one I would keep my eye on as well.

I wouldn't be suprised to see Destefano and/or Denman commit this spring. Soon.