'12 ATH Daje Johnson (Texas Verbal)

[Grahambo]

Gotta love his mom. You never know until he steps foot on campus.

You don't mess with the momma bear..

 

[NDPhilly]

He will get his offer if he visits. If not, no offer. Just like the Aziz Shittu situation.

 

[BGIF]

'12 TX ATH Daje Johnson (TCU Verbal)

'12 TX ATH Daje Johnson (TCU Verbal)

ATHLETE
Pflugerville, TX Henderson

MEASUREABLES
Ht: 5-10
Wt: 185
40: 4.34
Vertical: 40.8
Shuttle: 4.01
GPA:
Test:

STATS
'11: Rush 249 Carries, 2,178 Yds, 8.7 YPC, 26 TD; Receiving 28 Catches, 496 Yds, 6 TDs; 1 PR TD
'10: Rush 71 Carries, 798 Yds, 11.2 YPC, 8 TD: Receiving 10 Catches, 153 Yds, 1 TD; 2 KOR TD, 2 PR TD

RANKINGS
Rivals: , #16 ATH, National 20, Rating 5.83
Scout: , #16 CB
ESPN: , #21 ATH, National 144, Grade 80
247: , NR ATH, Rating 91

OFFERS
TCU
Baylor
CAL (OV 12/2/11)
Houston
ISU
KSU
New Mexico
Texas Tech (OV 10/7/11)


ND RECRUITER:

DECISION SCHEDULE: 3/24/11 TCU Verbal

 

[woolybug25]

What's up? Kid dominates at the Opening, has 4.3 speed, decent size for his position, 4*, and plays ball in TX... but doesn't have many offers... what's the rub?

ps -Thanks for making the thread Acct, but any way the mods can cut and paste BGIF's standard format into the first post. I have a feeling that this thread might get long and people will currently have to search for the standard write-up.

 

[arrowryan]

What's up? Kid dominates at the Opening, has 4.3 speed, decent size for his position, 4*, and plays ball in TX... but doesn't have many offers... what's the rub?

Underrated maybe?

 

[NDFANnSouthWest]

Late bloomer?

 

[Ndaccountant]

What's up? Kid dominates at the Opening, has 4.3 speed, decent size for his position, 4*, and plays ball in TX... but doesn't have many offers... what's the rub?

I think it is two fold.

One is size and the other is stats. Look at what BGIF posted. I would say he became very productive this year, but last year wasn't as much and by the time he was producing, the big boys have moved on. Just my hunch tho.

STATS
'11: Rush 249 Carries, 2,178 Yds, 8.7 YPC, 26 TD; Receiving 28 Catches, 496 Yds, 6 TDs; 1 PR TD
'10: Rush 71 Carries, 798 Yds, 11.2 YPC, 8 TD: Receiving 10 Catches, 153 Yds, 1 TD; 2 KOR TD, 2 PR TD

 

[Irishman77]

Also, he committed to TCU way back in March, which could be the cause of reduced offers

 

[woolybug25]

I think it is two fold.

One is size and the other is stats. Look at what BGIF posted. I would say he became very productive this year, but last year wasn't as much and by the time he was producing, the big boys have moved on. Just my hunch tho.

I see what you guys are saying, but his size isn't bad for an ATH. It's pretty typical actually. I guess I also assumed that if you put up a good year and are freaky athletic like this kid, it would be hard to go unnoticed in the state of Texas. Just strikes me as odd.

 

[HereComeTheIrish]

I think it is two fold.

One is size and the other is stats. Look at what BGIF posted. I would say he became very productive this year, but last year wasn't as much and by the time he was producing, the big boys have moved on. Just my hunch tho.

STATS
'11: Rush 249 Carries, 2,178 Yds, 8.7 YPC, 26 TD; Receiving 28 Catches, 496 Yds, 6 TDs; 1 PR TD
'10: Rush 71 Carries, 798 Yds, 11.2 YPC, 8 TD: Receiving 10 Catches, 153 Yds, 1 TD; 2 KOR TD, 2 PR TD

basically, if you look at the rushes/yards between the years, he was right on track. This tells me you basically don't know what you're talking about. 11.2 yards per carry is freaking awful??? Son, please.

 

[BGIF]

Here's a filled in template if a Mod wants to cut and paste into the OP. You'll need to paste the top line into the Title Box or rename the thread to be consistent with the other recruit threads.

Kid seems to have legit speed but very little following. He had interest in UTX, OU and a bunch of the big but didn't garner the offers one would expect. Puzzling as he broke the All Time SPARQ Record at The Opening last summer.

Even if there is concern about his size for a RB, he's got good size for a CB (particularly with a 40.8" leap and a 4.01 shuttle to go with the 4.34 speed. He's also returned 5 kicks for TDs in 2 years, 2 KOs and 2 PR as a last year and 1 PR this past season.

I've seen no grade or test score info.


Here's a link to a lengthy article (with videos) dated 10/3/11 from Burnt Orange Nation.

Daje Johnson Hearing From Texas - Burnt Orange Nation

The article has one negative about taunting on the field:

Near the end of the game, Johnson broke off another long run that I missed on film that should have been a touchdown had he not been whistled for what appeared to be a taunting personal foul before making it to the end zone and then picking up what was definitely a personal foul for taunting and being ejected. Though the first call looked questionable -- it might have been something that he said -- the second was certainly warranted and both hurt his team, as the touchdown would have iced the game

Find it hard to believe that alone would cause coaches to turn away when you consider some of the bad boys that have chalked up 40 or more offers.

 

[BGIF]

Also, he committed to TCU way back in March, which could be the cause of reduced offers

He committed early BUT it was to TCU not UTX or OU. Even if he had committed to UTX (who hasn't offered) it wouldn't stop 100 other schools from sending a letter with an offer and making a follow up phone call.


As for the comment that he put up his numbers as a late bloomer. Not so. He had 4 Kick Return TDs as a Jr while averaging 11 YPC rushing and 15 YPC receiving. THEN, he broke the SPARQ record last summer before carrying the ball 250 times this Fall.

This kid didn't break out in the playoffs. He's posted impressive numbers on the field for 2 years AND at a national camp.

Even if he had ACT of 10, the BIG 12/SEC would be courting him to park him in JUCO then bring him in a year or so later.

 

[Ndaccountant]

basically, if you look at the rushes/yards between the years, he was right on track. This tells me you basically don't know what you're talking about. 11.2 yards per carry is freaking awful??? Son, please.

1. Where did I say his stats were awful? I didn't.

2. What I did say was that he was MORE productive. Had more than a 300% increase in carries, nearly tripled his rushing yards and scored 120 more points than the year before.

3. The definition of productive would be having the power to produce in abundance. I would say that he was more productive in 2011 than 2010, wouldn't you?

Please.

 

[HereComeTheIrish]

1. Where did I say his stats were awful? I didn't.

2. What I did say was that he was MORE productive. Had more than a 300% increase in carries, nearly tripled his rushing yards and scored 120 more points than the year before.

3. The definition of productive would be having the power to produce in abundance. I would say that he was more productive in 2011 than 2010, wouldn't you?

Please.

You said the two reasons that the big boys laid off of him were:

1. Size
2. Stats

 

[HereComeTheIrish]

1. Where did I say his stats were awful? I didn't.

2. What I did say was that he was MORE productive. Had more than a 300% increase in carries, nearly tripled his rushing yards and scored 120 more points than the year before.

3. The definition of productive would be having the power to produce in abundance. I would say that he was more productive in 2011 than 2010, wouldn't you?

Please.

Based on the sample size, I think 8 yards per rush was pretty damn effective...wouldn't you?

Please.

 

[Ndaccountant]

You said the two reasons that the big boys laid off of him were:

1. Size
2. Stats

Did you only read the first sentence?

"One is size and the other is stats. Look at what BGIF posted. I would say he became very productive this year, but last year wasn't as much and by the time he was producing, the big boys have moved on. Just my hunch tho."

Additionally, his size would put him in the APB category, right? Well, let's take a guy that was more or less a big name that was a top 10 APB back according to rivals, Brian Kimbrow.

Kimbrow had over 900 yeard rushing as a Sophomore and had over 1,600 as a Junior, according to Scout. So, yea, I would say that compared to the guys that were getting the big time offers, he was a little behind statistically. Doesn't mean they were terrible, they were just not at the level of the national recruits.

 

[irishog77]

The big question:

How do you pronounce his name?

 

[HereComeTheIrish]

The big question:

How do you pronounce his name?

Daa-J

My wife is a teacher at the inner city school system locally and helped me out with that one.

 

[irishog77]

Give Mrs. Mullett a "Way to go, Brah" from me!

 

[OCIrish]

basically, if you look at the rushes/yards between the years, he was right on track. This tells me you basically don't know what you're talking about. 11.2 yards per carry is freaking awful??? Son, please.

HCTI, I don't think his intention was downgrading.....he was just simply stating his numbers across the board exploded. Yes, 11.2 ypc is nothing to sneeze at, however, it came in 71 attempts, compared to what, 241 or so? These attempts could have come during mop-up time, or maybe the last 4 games of the year due to injury. He could have just been a back-up last year and this season as a starter blew up.

 

[Ndaccountant]

would love to see this kid on the jet sweep like Thomas has tonight.

 

[BleedBlueGold]

Any insiders know how hard the staff is pushing for Daje to schedule an OV?

Any insiders know anything about this situation in general, for that matter?

 

[Ndaccountant]

Would really love to see this kid play slot for the Irish.

With Westerkamp gone, does he get an offer?

 

[TerryTate]

There's been no contact according to Daje

 

[notredomer23]

He said he has had no contact with the staff and he has no clue how the rumor started

 

[Sherm Sticky]

Lol

 

[Buster Bluth]

hahahha

 

[clashmore_mike]

teehee

 

[BleedBlueGold]

You've gotta be kidding me. I was so excited about the possibility of getting this kid on campus for a visit.

 

[Ndaccountant]