most of his offers came after a surprisingly good year. First D1A offer came in early November which is late to be considered for 3 stars. He might be one that deserves some consideration for an upgrade certainly. Disregard the low ratings when a lot of offers come in or at least think rating + or rating - when the kid gets many late offers or when very few offers come in respectively. But when Rivals raises ratings that get bitched at too. I think he should be about 5.4 quite frankly. If he was taller he'd probably be a 3 star. But I wonder if you are so concerned about the ratings for the 10+ SMU recruits who got no other Division 1A offers.
It might be a misprint but Scott Farrell from mustang maniacs says that he talked to Free's mother and she said he did sign his letter of intent to SMU. His Dad said that Jordan is 6'7' and still growing.
I've seen him play. He's not 6'7" - I'd say maybe 6'2" or 6'3". He's a hell of a lot thicker than the 260 or whatever is out there on the recruiting services, and he plays nasty. He just mauls guys. I don't know enough about line technique, but I'd bet anything this guy has the ability to play college ball. This year, next year, the year after - that's something only coaches can decide. I saw Parkview play twice this year, and he was by far the best lineman on either team both times (and they've got one headed to LSU).