Ryan Keeler, UNLV Rebels, Defensive Line
2019: Helped Nazareth Academy to a 13-1 record and an Illinois 7A state runner-up finish as a junior.
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Looks like a good pick up.
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Looks like a good pick up.
Any help we get on the OL and DL is huge! Hope this guy turns out to be a player.
Ryan Keeler, UNLV Rebels, Defensive Line
2019: Helped Nazareth Academy to a 13-1 record and an Illinois 7A state runner-up finish as a junior.
Looks like a good pick up.
He has a good rating of 0.8688 -Very good when talking a person on the line. Curious why he left Rutgers, and did he play or redshirt his first season? Also curious why he picked UNLV when he had half of the major programs in the country making offers to him? If he is as good as the recruiting shows, he could be huge for UNLV!
Also had a bunch of offers that included:
Arizona
Arkansas State
Boston College
Cincinnati
Eastern Kentucky
Florida Atlantic
Houston
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Iowa State
Kansas State
Kent State
Kentucky
Louisville
Memphis
Michigan
Michigan State
Minnesota
Nebraska
Ole Miss
Oregon State
Purdue
SMU
Southern Miss
Texas Tech
Toledo
UT Martin
Virginia
West Virginia
Western Michigan
Wisconsin
Also had a bunch of offers that included:
Arizona
Arkansas State
Boston College
Cincinnati
Eastern Kentucky
Florida Atlantic
Houston
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Iowa State
Kansas State
Kent State
Kentucky
Louisville
Memphis
Michigan
Michigan State
Minnesota
Nebraska
Ole Miss
Oregon State
Purdue
SMU
Southern Miss
Texas Tech
Toledo
UT Martin
Virginia
West Virginia
Western Michigan
Wisconsin
I did find he had a hamstring injury during his freshman year at Rutgers, so ended up as a redshirt which gives him 4 more years. Of all of the injuries you can get, that isn't a bad one, so hopefully will not impact his ability to be an impact player.
Edge Rusher, Rutgers line is getting bigger, and the Raider Stadium. Another option, Alioto can recruit as East Coast players see less playing time in the Big.
Further proof the recruiting game has changed...
Not saying it will work out, but Arroyo took a lot of heat for not having a full class by Spring.
The way players are allowed to transfer now extends the recruiting period from early signing and actual signing day to basically every day of the year.
This guy may not turn out to be a contributor. Too soon to tell, but based on the teams he was offered by, I think we all would have been happy regardless of when he signed.
I think the smart play in today's environment is to hold onto a couple scholarships vs simply trying to fill a class by Spring..
Not saying it will work out, but Arroyo took a lot of heat for not having a full class by Spring.
The way players are allowed to transfer now extends the recruiting period from early signing and actual signing day to basically every day of the year.
This guy may not turn out to be a contributor. Too soon to tell, but based on the teams he was offered by, I think we all would have been happy regardless of when he signed.
I think the smart play in today's environment is to hold onto a couple scholarships vs simply trying to fill a class by Spring..
It seems like a double-edged sword. What if there's nobody worth a crap late in the game in your left holding your Johnson.
On the other side you can get desperate and pick up high school recruits to replace those who back out on their commitment and end up getting recruits who are just practice squad quality. In the past UNLV ended up with almost half of their high school recruit positions filled by players that would have no impact on the field.
In a couple of months we will find out if the transfer portal players end up making an impact or not in comparison to waiting 2-3 years for most high school recruits.
The transfer portal players have used their free pass to switch schools while at any time a high school player can decide to transfer to another school. If UNLV coaching staff puts a lot of time and effort into a high school player, and he becomes a big time impact player, it is likely he will start testing the waters to transfer to a major program. A good example is Jacoby Windom.
In a couple of months we will find out if the transfer portal players end up making an impact or not in comparison to waiting 2-3 years for most high school recruits.
The transfer portal players have used their free pass to switch schools while at any time a high school player can decide to transfer to another school. If UNLV coaching staff puts a lot of time and effort into a high school player, and he becomes a big time impact player, it is likely he will start testing the waters to transfer to a major program. A good example is Jacoby Windom.
Minimal risk because the transfer numbers are insane now.
There are always going to be guys available.
Even better...
They may have actual game experience at the FBS level vs HS or JUCO.
I read in the RJ yesterday or the day before that we are three deep at nearly every position. That’s a very good thing. No sport requires depth like football. I believe it’s been a long time since we’ve been adequately deep at every position. I’m not saying that we have future NFL talent deep down on our roster. But it’s something new to at least have depth on a roster.
For sure. For as long as I can remember, it seems like even if we played the first half close, the second half our O line and D line would wear down, and eventually, the game would get away from us. We need to have enough depth to keep guys fresh all game.
Actually we were out coached. Our Halftime adjustments were subpar.
That depth is getting put to the test early with the B. Scott news. The Rutgers transfer hopefully ease that loss.
Ya he looked like a guy that has the potential to be all conference. Arroyo has done a good job with Edge and LB depth over the years
