James Smith, 2020 3* DB, Bellflower (Bosco), CA (COMMITTED)

"Me and Gary (Bryant) and Jalen (McMillan) were all hanging out and we spent time recruiting (Bryant).

"He's a good guy and I had a great time getting to know him better. We weren't making it too hard on him, but we talked to him a lot about development and what it means to be a Husky, stuff like that."

"I feel like my senior season is going well, but I don't get a lot of targets, so I just have to keep my head in the game and do what I can when I get the opportunity to make a play," Smith said. "Last summer when I was up there for my visit, the coaches were showing me different things to do because I'm a big corner.

"They told me to widen my stance and that will help me be more explosive and that's one of the things I've worked on a lot."

 
Jimmy: "James, I want you to think really hard about this. Weigh all your options. Make sure Washington isnt too far away from home. Is it the right school for you? I want you to make sure there aren't better schools out there."
Smith: "No, coach. I'm all UW"
Jimmy: "James, I dont think you are hearing me..."
 
Jimmy: "James, I want you to think really hard about this. Weigh all your options. Make sure Washington isnt too far away from home. Is it the right school for you? I want you to make sure there aren't better schools out there."
Smith: "No, coach. I'm all UW"
Jimmy: "James, I dont think you are hearing me..."
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You don't go in home with a kid you don't want to keep
 
Jimmy: "James, I want you to think really hard about this. Weigh all your options. Make sure Washington isnt too far away from home. Is it the right school for you? I want you to make sure there aren't better schools out there."
Smith: "No, coach. I'm all UW"
Jimmy: "James, I dont think you are hearing me..."
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You don't go in home with a kid you don't want to keep
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Now ask yourself why
 
I'm 100% ready for this kid to be a stud. The hate is too unified at this point.

I just want to know why we haven't offered the Soph who took his playing time.
 
Jimmy: "James, I want you to think really hard about this. Weigh all your options. Make sure Washington isnt too far away from home. Is it the right school for you? I want you to make sure there aren't better schools out there."
Smith: "No, coach. I'm all UW"
Jimmy: "James, I dont think you are hearing me..."
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You don't go in home with a kid you don't want to keep
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Especially not three days after being announced as the next corch
 
I'll stand by Smith, he's got elite traits. I wish Ballz was here to die on this hill with me

Also I noticed this today, I don't know what good jump numbers are but these seem goodhttps://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=11245536https://twitter.com/JamesSmith_4/status/1114648061475581952?s=20
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I’ve decided I’m with you. He has the right type of frame and the right type of athleticism.

He started the year well but lost his spot. My guess is he just needs to learn the right technique. All the measurables but lacking the skill.

He’s a guy Lake identified relatively early, and Oregon wanted as well. He’s definitely not a plug and play guy like McDuffie or Byron.

But not every player you get needs to be. Some can be guys with high end measurables that you hope to teach and he gets it and by his junior year he starts showing up on the field.
 
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I'll stand by Smith, he's got elite traits. I wish Ballz was here to die on this hill with me

Also I noticed this today, I don't know what good jump numbers are but these seem goodhttps://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=11245536https://twitter.com/JamesSmith_4/status/1114648061475581952?s=20
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I’ve decided I’m with you. He has the right type of frame and the right type of athleticism.

He started the year well but lost his spot. My guess is he just needs to learn the right technique. All the measurables but lacking the skill.

He’s a guy Lake identified relatively early, and Oregon wanted as well. He’s definitely not a plug and play guy like McDuffie or Byron.

But not every player you get needs to be. Some can be guys with high end measurables that you hope to teach and he gets it and by his junior year he starts showing up on the field.
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Jordan Miller type
 
I'll stand by Smith, he's got elite traits. I wish Ballz was here to die on this hill with me

Also I noticed this today, I don't know what good jump numbers are but these seem goodhttps://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=11245536https://twitter.com/JamesSmith_4/status/1114648061475581952?s=20
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I’ve decided I’m with you. He has the right type of frame and the right type of athleticism.

He started the year well but lost his spot. My guess is he just needs to learn the right technique. All the measurables but lacking the skill.

He’s a guy Lake identified relatively early, and Oregon wanted as well. He’s definitely not a plug and play guy like McDuffie or Byron.

But not every player you get needs to be. Some can be guys with high end measurables that you hope to teach and he gets it and by his junior year he starts showing up on the field.
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Jordan Miller type
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It seemed like we were hearing amazing things about Miller for years before I ever saw him play. I think he just kept getting dinged up and missing time, and I missed the snaps he was in for.

I guess I point this out partly because Miller would have been so much better off if he had come in with the depth the way it is now as opposed to when he started out. The dings from being forced into action as a stick figure accumulated on him. He was good but didn't reach the potential he came in with.
 
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