Looks Like We Have Gotten A Heck Of A Player
Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2003 10:22 pmScouting Report: 7-on-7 Jonathan Lindley Eval
By Stacey Dean Texas Recruiting Analyst
Date: Jul 24, 2003
Sulphur Springs CB Jonathan Lindley is next on our agenda as we continue providing you (TheInsiders.com subscribers) analysis on some of Texas' standout preps from this past weekend's 64-team 7-on-7 mega event.
Recent hype accompanying Lindley doesn't appear to be an exaggeration. He has a growing reputation of locking down wideouts as well as nearly any other DB making up the '04 batch of Lone Star State recruits. Unfortunately, didn't get to see a whole lot of this kid as his team bowed out early, but saw enough to make an evaluation.
Here's what we did learn:
Lindley eyeballs at 5-11.5/6-0, 170-175 pounds -- which is great size for the senior-to-be. He should continue developing (physically) as he has a great frame to add more muscle/weight.
The 3-star bluechipper was always in press and had the respect of opposing team's quarterbacks as any ball thrown to his side of the field was either accidental or a rarity.
Showed great backpedal and great hips when turning to run with his man. Showed tremendous catch-up speed when he bit on a fake, though he was not easily or terribly fooled on any play I viewed.
As for making plays on the ball, well, the ball seldom came his way. However, in one particular instance -- and this was passed on to me from a very reliable source -- one QB actually dared throwing it to the side of the field Lindley had effectively shut down for 3 QTRs (7-on-7 is actually a game of two halves, but you get the idea) in Sulphur Springs'game against Southlake Carroll. When finally challenged, Lindley came from out of nowhere to swat down a well-thrown Chase Daniel pass. "Lindley just made a heckuva play on the ball," my source said. "He's an athlete."
Of course, thinking he would not be put to test in the last half of the final stanza, I left just in time to miss out on what might have been the kid's best play of the tournament.
Another note: Although he didn't pull any double-duty (CB/WR) in his team's playoff loss to Carroll, Lindley played some receiver at the tourney also.
BOTTOM LINE: This kid made a lot of noise at various team summer camps because of his ability to man-up. At the 7-on-7 tourney, he did nothing to distance himself from those claims either. Teams stayed away from him like he was some sort of Freakshow-Looney Tunes-serial killer.
In other words, he was certainly given the respect of a blanket cornerback prospect and I saw enough to project big things for the Sulphur Springs product. He'll find a spot in the August Texas Top 100.
[Our sources have Lindley pulling the commitment trigger in favor of Phil Bennet's SMU Mustangs which Sulphur Spring's head coach Brad Turner confirmed.]
By Stacey Dean Texas Recruiting Analyst
Date: Jul 24, 2003
Sulphur Springs CB Jonathan Lindley is next on our agenda as we continue providing you (TheInsiders.com subscribers) analysis on some of Texas' standout preps from this past weekend's 64-team 7-on-7 mega event.
Recent hype accompanying Lindley doesn't appear to be an exaggeration. He has a growing reputation of locking down wideouts as well as nearly any other DB making up the '04 batch of Lone Star State recruits. Unfortunately, didn't get to see a whole lot of this kid as his team bowed out early, but saw enough to make an evaluation.
Here's what we did learn:
Lindley eyeballs at 5-11.5/6-0, 170-175 pounds -- which is great size for the senior-to-be. He should continue developing (physically) as he has a great frame to add more muscle/weight.
The 3-star bluechipper was always in press and had the respect of opposing team's quarterbacks as any ball thrown to his side of the field was either accidental or a rarity.
Showed great backpedal and great hips when turning to run with his man. Showed tremendous catch-up speed when he bit on a fake, though he was not easily or terribly fooled on any play I viewed.
As for making plays on the ball, well, the ball seldom came his way. However, in one particular instance -- and this was passed on to me from a very reliable source -- one QB actually dared throwing it to the side of the field Lindley had effectively shut down for 3 QTRs (7-on-7 is actually a game of two halves, but you get the idea) in Sulphur Springs'game against Southlake Carroll. When finally challenged, Lindley came from out of nowhere to swat down a well-thrown Chase Daniel pass. "Lindley just made a heckuva play on the ball," my source said. "He's an athlete."
Of course, thinking he would not be put to test in the last half of the final stanza, I left just in time to miss out on what might have been the kid's best play of the tournament.
Another note: Although he didn't pull any double-duty (CB/WR) in his team's playoff loss to Carroll, Lindley played some receiver at the tourney also.
BOTTOM LINE: This kid made a lot of noise at various team summer camps because of his ability to man-up. At the 7-on-7 tourney, he did nothing to distance himself from those claims either. Teams stayed away from him like he was some sort of Freakshow-Looney Tunes-serial killer.
In other words, he was certainly given the respect of a blanket cornerback prospect and I saw enough to project big things for the Sulphur Springs product. He'll find a spot in the August Texas Top 100.
[Our sources have Lindley pulling the commitment trigger in favor of Phil Bennet's SMU Mustangs which Sulphur Spring's head coach Brad Turner confirmed.]