CB Ronald Delancy III

To which school Delancy III commit?

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Dr. Strangelove said:
This would be the second 'project's taken in the secondary this class.

If everybody wants to hope every 3* player is a diamond in the rough, that's fine. I just choose to hope for players with better offer lists and ratings.
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Yeah too bad we took a 5.5 project in Cam Taylor.  Braxton Clark, Newsome, Farmer would all be considered projects.  Pretty excited to see those guys develop.  Lamar Jackson would be classified as a star coming out of HS and it took him 3 years to figure it out.   Eric Lee, Avery Anderson, Marquel Dismuke were all 4 stars and I think the 3 stars we have could have a higher ceiling.  But who knows? I guess we will just have to wait and see. 

 
swmohusker said:
Yeah too bad we took a 5.5 project in Cam Taylor.  Braxton Clark, Newsome, Farmer would all be considered projects.  Pretty excited to see those guys develop.  Lamar Jackson would be classified as a star coming out of HS and it took him 3 years to figure it out.   Eric Lee, Avery Anderson, Marquel Dismuke were all 4 stars and I think the 3 stars we have could have a higher ceiling.  But who knows? I guess we will just have to wait and see. 
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When did Lamar Jackson figure it out? 

 
This is what I see.

Ronald is fluid in his hips and shows really good break on the ball. He has nice recovery speed, and is extremely physical. He also shows really good corner instincts in his pre snap movement, and looks extremely comfortable playing safety. This is all by a player who is 5'11-6ft and 170 lbs. 

So with that said, Ronald possesses a natural ability that Coach Fish doesn't have to teach. He is clearly a "dog" and likes to stick his nose in; which Fish loves. He will benefit tremendously from S&C considering that he probably doesn't lift a lot. His two star ranking is a reflection on the lack of work rivals did. Lastly, if you're going to "reach", you do it in Miami. Three star corners with Ronald's ability are 4 star players in many other parts of the country. 

Ronald fits the profile of what this team needs. A player who has seen the best competition and wants to strike you. He and someone like Quinton Newsome don't give a sh*t about who you are because their best friend or teammate was a 5 star. They strap it up and compete because it is all they know. 

Damn now I am fired up. 

 
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https://www.hudl.com/video/3/10225686/5be837850dc06c078066860b

I recommend you to watch this in its entirety but if you want to see a tremendous example of Ronald's natural ability, watch the play that starts at the 2:04 mark. There wasn't a single step of wasted movement, and is such a beautiful thing to watch. That's coverage skills from a guy who wants to take your head off. Bring him in Fish. 

 
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Vince R. said:
This is what I see.

Ronald is fluid in his hips and shows really good break on the ball. He has nice recovery speed, and is extremely physical. He also shows really good corner instincts in his pre snap movement, and looks extremely comfortable playing safety. This is all by a player who is 5'11-6ft and 170 lbs. 

So with that said, Ronald possesses a natural ability that Coach Fish doesn't have to teach. He is clearly a "dog" and likes to stick his nose in; which Fish loves. He will benefit tremendously from S&C considering that he probably doesn't lift a lot. His two star ranking is a reflection on the lack of work rivals did. Lastly, if you're going to "reach", you do it in Miami. Three star corners with Ronald's ability are 4 star players in many other parts of the country. 

Ronald fits the profile of what this team needs. A player who has seen the best competition and wants to strike you. He and someone like Quinton Newsome don't give a sh*t about who you are because their best friend or teammate was a 5 star. They strap it up and compete because it is all they know. 

Damn now I am fired up. 
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Is it just me or does that sound a lot like you are describing Cam Taylor?

 
There once was a player from the same high school, that is one of the biggest powerhouses in the nation, was only a two star recruit with no big offers.  Ended up going the JUCO route and then found his way to Lincoln.  LaVonte David is really the only kid from his team that was littered with four/five star kids that still is playing in the league or really had an impact of any kind.

Questioning Fish or Held liking what they see on film, being their the two guys on the staff worth their salt recruiting, is comical

 
Vince R. said:
You have cracked the code @PasstheDamnBallGuy
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PaulCrewe said:
There once was a player from the same high school, that is one of the biggest powerhouses in the nation, was only a two star recruit with no big offers.  Ended up going the JUCO route and then found his way to Lincoln.  LaVonte David is really the only kid from his team that was littered with four/five star kids that still is playing in the league or really had an impact of any kind.

Questioning Fish or Held liking what they see on film, being their the two guys on the staff worth their salt recruiting, is comical
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Fish or Held must be much better at spotting talent than the recruiting staffs of almost every other program in the country then. 

 
Dr. Strangelove said:
Fish or Held must be much better at spotting talent than the recruiting staffs of almost every other program in the country then. 
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It can be done.  It doesnt take a recruiting service to indentify the guys Clem, Bama and OSU are getting.  My grandma can spot a 5 star talent and those guys are few in far between.  Fortunately, for the rest of the NCAA there are more than just a handful of studs in HS, some just need some developing and may have a higher ceiling than the 18 year old kids who are more physically developed.  If you look at Wiscy, Iowa, MSU they have sent a lot of DB's to the league, and most of them are 2 and 3 star players.  Finding guys that fit what you ask them to do, and developing them can go a long ways. We will have to wait a year or 2 to see how this all pans out but I think our secondary will start to look different in the coming years.  

 
2018 all pro cornerbacks...

Kyle Fuller 3* .85 rating

Stephon Gilmore 4* .98 rating

Byron Jones 3* .81 rating

Patrick Peterson 5* .99 rating

Wait for it.......

Xavien Howard 2**** .76 rating

So Delancy is rated higher than two All Pro corners from this year. Obviously many things can change for the better or worse with players, but I’m trusting Coach Frost and the rest of the coaching staff on bringing in the right talent that fits their coaching philosophies. 

GBR

 
Dr. Strangelove said:
Fish or Held must be much better at spotting talent than the recruiting staffs of almost every other program in the country then. 
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You probably shouldn't follow recruiting because you don't understand it and instead like to make sarcastic remarks instead of bringing anything to the table.

 
Ziebol said:
You probably shouldn't follow recruiting because you don't understand it and instead like to make sarcastic remarks instead of bringing anything to the table.
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Meh, go easy here, he's not wrong.  The reality is if we had a recruiting class all ranked 0.9 or above we would all be much more pumped for it than we are with one loaded with 0.85 average. The other reality is we are not going to get a 0.9 average now, and maybe never, so that leaves the rest of us making up reasons that these lower rated guys have been overlooked. It's based mostly in hope because that is all we have when we fill a class with 0.82 star guys. I have no doubt that Frost and staff will do more with the 0.82 guys than previous staff's have done, but I do have plenty of doubt that the majority of those 0.82 star guys will ever be able to go toe to toe with 0.9 star guys. But, as Frost says, we are where we are along this journey.  

 
Husker03 said:
Meh, go easy here, he's not wrong.  The reality is if we had a recruiting class all ranked 0.9 or above we would all be much more pumped for it than we are with one loaded with 0.85 average. The other reality is we are not going to get a 0.9 average now, and maybe never, so that leaves the rest of us making up reasons that these lower rated guys have been overlooked. It's based mostly in hope because that is all we have when we fill a class with 0.82 star guys. I have no doubt that Frost and staff will do more with the 0.82 guys than previous staff's have done, but I do have plenty of doubt that the majority of those 0.82 star guys will ever be able to go toe to toe with 0.9 star guys. But, as Frost says, we are where we are along this journey.  
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We had a .88 average last year. Our current average is 0.89. Frost's first class that he put together in like 3 months was a 0.87. So, we've averaged closer to a 0.9 class than a 0.85. If Frost could sign guys rated higher than 0.82 I am positive he would, but these guys are on the board whether we've missed on targets or not and it's on the staff to develop them. Meanwhile we have a 0.92 CB committed and some think we may be close to flipping another 0.92 from Oregon. So, it's not like we're not getting talent.

 
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