Loe is one of our two 2017 commits (the other obviously being 4* DB Paris Ford with offers from ND, OSU, Auburn, etc.), and I was looking around for reasons to be excited about the 3* recruit since his hype & offers pale in comparison to Ford's. Well I found some, and I'll admit I didn't go into the search with my mind made up that I would.
1) He's a track guy, which is always good for a position that's as speed-oriented as CB. He was 6th in his district in the 100 and 4th in the 200 last year, meaning as a sophomore. Obviously he has good speed; we'll see exactly how good when he competes in the spring as a junior.
2) He's a wrestler, which is good (and rare) for a CB who needs to battle larger WR's in the air for the ball. He likely has quick and strong hands, especially since he had a very good record of 24-7 on the mat as a sophomore, plus he's probably more than comfortable being physical and disruptive with receivers at the line. His junior season just started, but he's considered top-15/20 in the state at 182 pounds.
3) I couldn't find any meaningful game film highlights (basically just him making tackles), but this video of 1v1 drills shows not just that he has the speed of a track guy when sticking with his receiver and the quick-twitch strength of a wrestler when battling for balls, but most importantly he follows the ball in the air and reacts to it really well. Loe is 1 inch taller than LPitts but actually makes plays on the ball, and he's 3 inches taller than Maddox who is also quick and plays the ball.
I didn't expect to find numerous reasons to be really excited about a 3* CB recruit with Hamlin, Miller, and Coleman all coming in with more fanfare this year, but I was pleasantly surprised to find this information about him and see video of how well he looks back for the ball and makes plays on it. Adding Loe to this group in 2017 (plus Ford, plus Whitehead in his 3rd year, plus Maddox in his senior year, plus Garner, Campbell, Henderson, Motley, and Stocker from the past few classes [at least one of them will majorly out-play his stars and be of great value to the secondary for multiple seasons]) is looking like another great move by Narduzzi toward adding legit talent before other teams spot it, which is going to result in a phenomenal secondary much sooner than later.
1) He's a track guy, which is always good for a position that's as speed-oriented as CB. He was 6th in his district in the 100 and 4th in the 200 last year, meaning as a sophomore. Obviously he has good speed; we'll see exactly how good when he competes in the spring as a junior.
2) He's a wrestler, which is good (and rare) for a CB who needs to battle larger WR's in the air for the ball. He likely has quick and strong hands, especially since he had a very good record of 24-7 on the mat as a sophomore, plus he's probably more than comfortable being physical and disruptive with receivers at the line. His junior season just started, but he's considered top-15/20 in the state at 182 pounds.
3) I couldn't find any meaningful game film highlights (basically just him making tackles), but this video of 1v1 drills shows not just that he has the speed of a track guy when sticking with his receiver and the quick-twitch strength of a wrestler when battling for balls, but most importantly he follows the ball in the air and reacts to it really well. Loe is 1 inch taller than LPitts but actually makes plays on the ball, and he's 3 inches taller than Maddox who is also quick and plays the ball.
I didn't expect to find numerous reasons to be really excited about a 3* CB recruit with Hamlin, Miller, and Coleman all coming in with more fanfare this year, but I was pleasantly surprised to find this information about him and see video of how well he looks back for the ball and makes plays on it. Adding Loe to this group in 2017 (plus Ford, plus Whitehead in his 3rd year, plus Maddox in his senior year, plus Garner, Campbell, Henderson, Motley, and Stocker from the past few classes [at least one of them will majorly out-play his stars and be of great value to the secondary for multiple seasons]) is looking like another great move by Narduzzi toward adding legit talent before other teams spot it, which is going to result in a phenomenal secondary much sooner than later.
