Courtland Sutton Signs With SMU

[Rebel10]

Huge pickup, definitely an upgrade from Gaines. Every team in the world needs a tall, quick safety

I don't think it was an upgrade. Probably about even. But June wants to possibly move him to linebacker.

[mrydel]

well if he's so perfect at Safety why did June say he might move OLB. Remember I know some of you love the NFL but those tall guys are freaks-not easy to locate in college at the non-BCS level. If they don't have the speed, hips and agility they can't play in the secondary. See Parks and Randolph. Everybody always drools about the tall guys-in SMU's experience the smaller guys are better. Greenbauer is definitely better than Randolph and every SMU CB starter has been better than Parks. I'm not in love with the comparison to NFL DBs until we can recruit better players

Safety and corner are very different. Banjo would have been drafted if he was 6 inches taller. This kid may not be made for safety and could be much better fitted for linebacker, but Greenbauer is not better because he is 6" shorter. He is better because of the 6" between his ears.

[SMU2007]

He probably recruited himself like Gresham.

2014 SMU Recruiter of the Year- The Receptionist

[ponyinNC]

2014 SMU Recruiter of the year:

[StallionsModelT]

Just wait until this staff starts using technology from the 90's like fax machines and pagers!

[ponyboy]

He probably recruited himself like Gresham.

2014 SMU Recruiter of the Year- The Receptionist

That was a good one indeed.

[PonyPride]

Huge pickup, definitely an upgrade from Gaines. Every team in the world needs a tall, quick safety

I don't think it was an upgrade. Probably about even. But June wants to possibly move him to linebacker.

No, June wants to play him at safety but said there's a chance he could grow into a linebacker if he keeps getting bigger.

Derrick Odum recruited Sutton.

[Rebel10]

Huge pickup, definitely an upgrade from Gaines. Every team in the world needs a tall, quick safety

I don't think it was an upgrade. Probably about even. But June wants to possibly move him to linebacker.

No, June wants to play him at safety but said there's a chance he could grow into a linebacker if he keeps getting bigger.

Derrick Odum recruited Sutton.

Sounded a little different to me on the live stream feed. Thanks for the clarification.

[PonyPride]

OK, that's fair — maybe I misheard it. But at either the press conference or the alumni shindig in the evening (I forget which one), he said "we're going to start him out at safety." My guess is that the consideration of a future move to linebacker centers around his physical growth. He's already 6-4, so if he adds straps on another 30 or 40 pounds, they would have no choice but to move him, wouldn't they?

Either way, he looks like a really good athlete, and should be interesting to watch as he develops.

[bigrude]

Check out his hudl page his junior and senior seasons

[Buddha]

This kid looks like he's going to be a hell of a player. Let's hope.