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<blockquote data-quote="Okie4570" data-source="post: 4190054" data-attributes="member: 15643"><p>My son who's a HS sophomore has started the recruiting process and wants to play ball after HS and has had a couple interests. We've been looking at different programs based on degree offerings, coaches, etc. The difference between players from D1, D2, D3, NAIA, etc as far as size, strength, height, weight, speed is pretty incredible.</p><p>D2, D3 and NAIA players for the most part were on a fairly even playing field in that aspect. FBS D1 players being obviously bigger, faster, stronger, taller than FCS D1 players even.....but then we started looking at those same factors between the conferences and that was pretty surprising. SEC players are NOTICEABLY faster, stronger, taller, bigger, pro agility times are faster, verticals are higher, etc. SEC linebackers are the same size as Big 10 and Big 12 defensive ends and even defensive linemen and have 40y times similar or as fast as other conferences backs and receivers. And the depth of players of those players with those abilities are two or three deep, not just a couple physical phenoms here and there. QBs were about the only position that there wasn't just a huge noticeable difference in physical ability. Alabama, Georgia, Auburn, Florida, LSU were noticeably more physical than the other SEC schools even. This last year my son was invited to a couple camps and just attended a couple on his own at both D1 and D2 level, in OK, AR, KS and MO. He's spends all his time on the defensive side of the ball and had more than one defensive coach at those camps tell him it's becoming very common to either A: not recruit HS players at all, and just pull from the portal, or B: recruit the fastest, strongest offensive HS players they can, put weight on them a play them on the defensive side of the ball, primarily turning WR and TE into corners, safeties and DE's.</p><p></p><p>OU and Texas are going to have to figure out a way to recruit and keep kids that are in that upper 1% physically imo or they'll just keep floating along where they've been with no hopes of another natty. I know physicality isn't always everything, but there only needs to be three intelligent people on the field at one time, the QB, the center and whichever LB is running the defense. The rest can get away with being like Forest Gump and still be a standout, just like he was lol.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Okie4570, post: 4190054, member: 15643"] My son who's a HS sophomore has started the recruiting process and wants to play ball after HS and has had a couple interests. We've been looking at different programs based on degree offerings, coaches, etc. The difference between players from D1, D2, D3, NAIA, etc as far as size, strength, height, weight, speed is pretty incredible. D2, D3 and NAIA players for the most part were on a fairly even playing field in that aspect. FBS D1 players being obviously bigger, faster, stronger, taller than FCS D1 players even.....but then we started looking at those same factors between the conferences and that was pretty surprising. SEC players are NOTICEABLY faster, stronger, taller, bigger, pro agility times are faster, verticals are higher, etc. SEC linebackers are the same size as Big 10 and Big 12 defensive ends and even defensive linemen and have 40y times similar or as fast as other conferences backs and receivers. And the depth of players of those players with those abilities are two or three deep, not just a couple physical phenoms here and there. QBs were about the only position that there wasn't just a huge noticeable difference in physical ability. Alabama, Georgia, Auburn, Florida, LSU were noticeably more physical than the other SEC schools even. This last year my son was invited to a couple camps and just attended a couple on his own at both D1 and D2 level, in OK, AR, KS and MO. He's spends all his time on the defensive side of the ball and had more than one defensive coach at those camps tell him it's becoming very common to either A: not recruit HS players at all, and just pull from the portal, or B: recruit the fastest, strongest offensive HS players they can, put weight on them a play them on the defensive side of the ball, primarily turning WR and TE into corners, safeties and DE's. OU and Texas are going to have to figure out a way to recruit and keep kids that are in that upper 1% physically imo or they'll just keep floating along where they've been with no hopes of another natty. I know physicality isn't always everything, but there only needs to be three intelligent people on the field at one time, the QB, the center and whichever LB is running the defense. The rest can get away with being like Forest Gump and still be a standout, just like he was lol. [/QUOTE]
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