Two SMU recruits take part in Elite 11 QB camp
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 10:30 amThe camp held annually for someone's perceived top 11 QBs was held recently in Berkeley, Calif. Here's the assessment of a couple of guys in whom SMU has shown interest:
Derek Carr, PQB, Bakersfield (Calif.) Bakersfield Christian
Assets: He had a real quick release.
Needs improvement: Played almost entirely in the shotgun last season, so he really needs to work on his drops.
What was most impressive: Seemed to have a natural ability to be a leader and was also very cool and collected.
Conclusion: He is David Carr's little brother so he has been around the game at the highest level. He also has recently moved from Texas to California, so it will be interesting to see how he progresses at his new school.
Josh Nunes, PQB, Upland, Calif.
Assets: He has very good height at 6 feet 4, and has the smarts to learn college offensive schemes.
Needs improvement: Would like to see him work on his long ball and become more consistent and accurate with those passes.
What was most impressive: He was real consistent and accurate with his short and intermediate passes.
Conclusion: College coaches see his tremendous upside and ability to pick up college offenses. I would bet he ends up in the Pac-10, but he definitely will sign with a BCS conference if he wants to.
(Is the Pac-10 not a BCS conference?)
Derek Carr, PQB, Bakersfield (Calif.) Bakersfield Christian
Assets: He had a real quick release.
Needs improvement: Played almost entirely in the shotgun last season, so he really needs to work on his drops.
What was most impressive: Seemed to have a natural ability to be a leader and was also very cool and collected.
Conclusion: He is David Carr's little brother so he has been around the game at the highest level. He also has recently moved from Texas to California, so it will be interesting to see how he progresses at his new school.
Josh Nunes, PQB, Upland, Calif.
Assets: He has very good height at 6 feet 4, and has the smarts to learn college offensive schemes.
Needs improvement: Would like to see him work on his long ball and become more consistent and accurate with those passes.
What was most impressive: He was real consistent and accurate with his short and intermediate passes.
Conclusion: College coaches see his tremendous upside and ability to pick up college offenses. I would bet he ends up in the Pac-10, but he definitely will sign with a BCS conference if he wants to.
(Is the Pac-10 not a BCS conference?)
