From Eklund's little "Opponents View" segment. These are the thoughts from an opposing coach which I thought were interesting because he is essentially saying "I dont know what the UW coaches saw in him but there was obviously something they liked"
"He can catch in traffic or he can surprise you and run by a linebacker or a safety if they aren't careful in how they position themselves or they are bad in their technique or footwork. He can block pretty well, but I didn't see him do a lot of in-line blocking. Most of the time, especially this past season, they used him as a fullback or as an H-Back, so you didn't see him block a lot of defensive ends or even outside linebackers. A lot of the time he was taking on a guy he outweighed by 30 or 40 pounds. That doesn't mean he can't block down or take on defensive ends, but you didn't see him do it that often. I'd like to see him do that more. Honestly, I was a bit surprised (Washington) took him because I think there were guys with better upside out there, but he's a big kid who can do some different things. I know the staff (at Washington) pretty well and they liked him the moment they saw him. I was actually at the camp they were watching him at and you could see they were really impressed with what he did. I didn't see it as much, but sometimes you just fall in love with a guy and how he can fit into your offense. He's got some upside, but I think he's pretty developed already. It'll be interesting to watch. He's faced some really good players (because of the teams that La Habra faced every week) and he's had some success, so I think he can be a solid player for them."
"He can catch in traffic or he can surprise you and run by a linebacker or a safety if they aren't careful in how they position themselves or they are bad in their technique or footwork. He can block pretty well, but I didn't see him do a lot of in-line blocking. Most of the time, especially this past season, they used him as a fullback or as an H-Back, so you didn't see him block a lot of defensive ends or even outside linebackers. A lot of the time he was taking on a guy he outweighed by 30 or 40 pounds. That doesn't mean he can't block down or take on defensive ends, but you didn't see him do it that often. I'd like to see him do that more. Honestly, I was a bit surprised (Washington) took him because I think there were guys with better upside out there, but he's a big kid who can do some different things. I know the staff (at Washington) pretty well and they liked him the moment they saw him. I was actually at the camp they were watching him at and you could see they were really impressed with what he did. I didn't see it as much, but sometimes you just fall in love with a guy and how he can fit into your offense. He's got some upside, but I think he's pretty developed already. It'll be interesting to watch. He's faced some really good players (because of the teams that La Habra faced every week) and he's had some success, so I think he can be a solid player for them."
