'10 IN DE Blake Lueders (Stanford Commit)

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Defensive End
Zionsville, IN; Zionsville HS

Height: 6-5
Weight: 250
Forty: 4.79
Bench Max: 335
Squat Max: 470
Vertical: 32
Shuttle: 4.3
GPA: 4.0

Ratings and Rankings
Rivals: :s::s::s::s:; Strongside Defensive End (15); Rating 5.8
Scout: :s::s::s::s:; Defensive End (18)
ESPN: :s::s::s::s:; Defensive End (20), Grade 80

Statistics
Junior: 128 Tackles; 9 For Loss; 3 Sacks; 1 Interception

Offers:
Stanford (Verbal 1/24; OV 1/16)
Notre Dame (Decommit 1/24; Verbal; 6/25)

Purdue
Boston College
Vanderbilt
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
Indiana
Iowa
North Carolina
Northwestern

Links of Interest
Video Interview

ND Recruiter: Elston (Parmalee)

Decision: 1/24 Stanford
 
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This is a good kid that we have a real shot at getting. Academics is high on his list. This is what his dad posted on a message board last September about him:

"In the interest of full disclosure, I am Blake Lueders' dad. I thank Mr. Adams and the others for their kind words.

To add to the discussion, I will try to limit myself to facts.

Blake was recently named to the ESPNU-150 national watch list for the class of 2010. There are about 300 kids on that list nationwide. Blake was awarded MVP of the National Underclassmen Combine (NUC) in Indianapolis last May. As can be verified on their website, his 40 yard dash time was 4.79 seconds, his pro-agility (short shuttle) time was 4.3 seconds, and his height, barefoot, is a true 6'5".

At the end of his sophomore year in APC class in school (Advanced Physical Conditioning) his max bench press was 310 lbs, his max squat was 430 lbs, and his max power clean was 265 lbs. He and his team lifted hard this summer and fall, and although he has not yet tested again, we anticipate significant gains in each.

He started each game as varsity fullback his freshmen and sophomore years for Zionsville (class 4A). It plays in the HCC conference where 8 of 9 regulars season opponents are class 5A schools, including great programs like Hamilton Southeastern, Lafayette Jeff, Avon and others. Zionsville's base offense is an I-formation. At fullback in that scheme his primary responsibility was lead blocking, primarily for an excellent tailback, Carson Cramer. Thus, looking at box scores you will not find gaudy rushing statistics for Blake. He has, however, posted 13 touchdowns as an underclassman.

Blake's agility, footwork and hands have be helped by playing basketball both for the high school and the AAU basketball club, Indiana Elite.

Perhaps the greatest compliment that Blake has received was the early offer from Coach Jim Harbaugh at Stanford. Coach Harbaugh's football knowledge and pedigree are impeccable, being third in Heisman trophy balloting, the first round draft pick of the Bears, and on a very short list of those on the Colts' ring of fame at the RCA domes and Lucas field. Stanford is building an impressive program, and their 2009 recruiting class is current ranked as the 11th best football recruiting class in the nation by scout.com.

Blake is being recruited as, and is interested in playing either defensive end or tight end in college.

Finally, while you cannot measure it on a weight scale, Blake has been the fortunate beneficiary of excellent coaching in high school (and before). Head coach Larry McWhorter (a state championship coach) and his staff are great at teaching technique, reads and
fundamentals. More importantly, they instill a great work ethic and moral compass. Blake would not be where he is without them."
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It would be nice to consistently land the blue-chip recruits within the state of Indiana. I sure hope that he goes Irish!
 
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See I read that blog and ESPN story and it makes me nervous. If we are in the lead, it sure sounds like we can easily lose it.
 
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Yeah, I didn't read where we're clearly in the lead, but we've certainly got a great shot at landing this kid.
 
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He announced his top 6 in an interview:

BC, ND, Stanford, Wake Forest, North Carolina, and Northwestern.

He had nice things to say about all of the schools. He's been to BC already for a camp, and I believe he's there right now for a scrimmage (or maybe it was last Friday). His dad went to Northwestern. He loves the coaches at Stanford and Northwestern, plus the line coach from NC. He said that he always rooted for ND when he was growing up. It sounds like we're clearly in the mix, but I don't think there's a clear leader yet.

AMP: Lueders has six in mind - Rivals.com Video
 
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thanks for the update NDinLA....dont think the link works though, it says the URL doesnt exist and recommends other content on espn.
 
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This link works:

Midwest Recruiting Blog - ESPN


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Then Lueders noted that the 5 are: SU, BC, NW, ND, and WF.

He did leave the door ajar with the qualifier "roughly".

His choices tend to backup a bona fide emphasis on education.
 
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Thanks for the post NDinL.A. read it on ESPN today. Looks like the Irish will be hard to beat for this kid, but starnger things have happened. Says he plans on commiting over summer
 
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Rivals Jake Brown is reporting that Leuders will make a visit to Notre Dame on Tuesday. He said he wanted to commit before July so hopefully this is good news.
 
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jason_h537 said:
Rivals Jake Brown is reporting that Leuders will make a visit to Notre Dame on Tuesday. He said he wanted to commit before July so hopefully this is good news.
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I sure as hell hope so, we can't ever have enough bodies along the DL.
 
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jason_h537 said:
Rivals Jake Brown is reporting that Leuders will make a visit to Notre Dame on Tuesday. He said he wanted to commit before July so hopefully this is good news.
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Finger crossed, finger crossed, fingers crossed ......
 
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Lueders did not commit today

Lueders did not commit today

per Jake Brown IrishIllustrated.com
 
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Kid is keepin things pretty close to the chest. Rivals article didnt give me a good feelin but i like that he brought his dad to meet the coaches. Hope he is Irish cuz we need this kid
 
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WabashFalcon said:
If you are jerking me off, I will fucking kill you in your sleep.
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If I had a dime for everytime.....nevermind. Seriously, that would make this day one of the best early recruiting days in a long time. *crosses fingers*
 
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I saw in posted on Scout also, an insider article though. SWEET!
 
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Looks at computer screen while standing on table, preparing noose for Boston ND

Come again?

Steps down, sighs

The taste of murder shall elude me tonight. Time to press our Luc... and make sure Chris doesn't head for the hills.
 
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It has to help with Martin, he won't feel so lonely as a DL recruit now.
 
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Talk about due diligence ...

Talk about due diligence ...

Lueders visited his 5 shortlisted schools 13 times.

NW 4
ND 3
BC 2
SU 2
WF 2
 
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