‘19 TN CB/S Thomas Harper (Notre Dame Verbal)

[Dale]

 

[Dale]

From the Portal Thread:

Loy expects ND to land Harper

 

[Dale]

Highlights he posted last two years. Was essentially their “4th” safety (three safety look) 2020 and 2021 before starting this year. Cut short due to injury.

 

[Dale]

 

[Dale]

In Oklahoma State’s 3 - 3 - 5, he has most of his snaps coming in the slot area of the field, some depth charts list him starting at “Strike Safety”

“The "strike" is still that safety with the best cover skills, capable of going "man" coverage with the number two or three receiver on offense.”

 

[Dale]

If I hadn’t researched it and only watched that highlight video, I would indeed say that kid looks more like a Nickel CB.

ND 3 - 3 - 5 comin? Straight replacement for Bracy? Ability to play more of just like a FS - ND was a heavy Cover 2 team?

 

[CanadalovesND]

If I hadn’t researched it and only watched that highlight video, I would indeed say that kid looks more like a Nickel CB.

ND 3 - 3 - 5 comin? Straight replacement for Bracy? Ability to play more of just like a FS - ND was a heavy Cover 2 team?

He's likely to be

 

[rtrn2glory]

I'll be very comfortable adding proven experience at safety and DL.

 

[NDFAN2008]

I'll be very comfortable adding proven experience at safety and DL.

I'd still take Catlon 2 safeties and 2 DE/DL guys

 

[Dale]

Even though Harper isn’t actually landing a safety it looks like, it could make them even more comfortable moving Lewis or Barnes or whomever to safety.

 

[NDFAN2008]

Even though Harper isn’t actually landing a safety it looks like it could make them even more comfortable moving Lewis or Barnes or whomever to safety.

Is Harper coming?

 

[Dale]

Is Harper coming?

Loy says so he likes ND to land him, and has the CB in.

 

[NDFAN2008]

Loy says so he likes ND to land him, and has the CB in.

Nice hopefully ND still is going after Catlon or another true safety. I'm guessing some guys get moved around especially considering there's pretty good depth at Corner right now. And I think Bell and Grey both can play right away

 

[GrangerIrish24]

Loy says so he likes ND to land him, and has the CB in.

Plus Prister just put out a film review, which he generally does when he believes a prospect is coming

 

[SoIll]

Yeah he's coming. This move allows for Lewis to move to S. This was rumored to be happening towards the end of the season.

 

[Dale]

So for a secondary that was very good, you go from:

CB: Hart > Hart
CB: Morrison > Morrison
Nickel: Bracy > Harper
FS: Joseph > Transfer/Lewis/Henderson
SS: Brown > Watts/Transfer

Mickey in there as well for sure.

If you weren’t a fan of Joseph, gotta feel pretty excited at that possibility

 

[NDFAN2008]

So for a secondary that was very good, you go from:

CB: Hart > Hart
CB: Morrison > Morrison
Nickel: Bracy > Harper
FS: Joseph > Transfer/Lewis/Henderson
SS: Brown > Watts/Transfer

Mickey in there as well for sure.

If you weren’t a fan of Joseph, gotta feel pretty excited at that possibility

Ehh the problem is you have Joseph > Transfer and a Transfer backing up Watts so you are suggesting we take 2 more guys that are safeties? I think Schuler is gonna play right away as well

 

[Dale]

I don’t think they’d take or even land 3 transfers

But Griffith and Brown were pumpkins at times so I mean as long as we have a body they can replace Griffith, no offense to him.

 

[IrishLax]

Tbh I think secondary is fine if there aren't injuries. Ben Mo + Hart is really solid, and then Mickey is your 3rd CB and I think he will show out next year.

Watts is a very good safety in my book, and Henderson isn't chopped liver. Then you add Lewis to that mix as a flex guy. I think you have 6 DBs that you can count on to play at a NY6 level.

Then you have three potential plug-and-play freshmen in Gray, Bell, and Shuler.

 

[Pops Freshenmeyer]

Do we know that ND is selling him on playing nickel? Are we sure that Harper isn't coming to try his hand at a more traditional safety role for an NFL future?

Free safety still looks pretty open to me.

 

[CanadalovesND]

Do we know that ND is selling him on playing nickel? Are we sure that Harper isn't coming to try his hand at a more traditional safety role for an NFL future?

Free safety still looks pretty open to me.

Bracy had most of his snaps in the slot and nickel, as we all already know, but ND likes to use their safeties in the slot, too.

No insider info here, but I think they just want an extra body that can play that role, as well as safety.

 

[Domina Nostra]

Tbh I think secondary is fine if there aren't injuries. Ben Mo + Hart is really solid, and then Mickey is your 3rd CB and I think he will show out next year.

Watts is a very good safety in my book, and Henderson isn't chopped liver. Then you add Lewis to that mix as a flex guy. I think you have 6 DBs that you can count on to play at a NY6 level.

Then you have three potential plug-and-play freshmen in Gray, Bell, and Shuler.

I agree it's serviceable, the way LB was this year, but we could definitely use another good safety and identify a nickel.

 

[rtrn2glory]

No offense to either of them, but I do not like Henderson or Brown on the field at safety. They are both long strider's and just look slow getting off of hashes. Brown I think would be a good star safety rolled down into coverage against RPO teams. Maybe Henderson's is just lack of of experience.

 

[Dale]

Maybe Henderson's is just lack of of experience.

He definitely looked better vs South Carolina than end of season appearances

 

[CanadalovesND]

He is in. As expected.

 

[notredomer23]

Welcome Thomas.

 

[CanadalovesND]

Solid pickup. Good role player, good depth.

 

[zelezo vlk]

Cool beans

 

[Domina Nostra]

Have to be good against the pass in the Big 12.

 

[Luckylucci]

That's a fun secondary for next year.