OLB Blaise Gunnerson

[bugeater17]

Very impressive. Has he camped anywhere else recently or is the jump from his performance at Friday Night Lights back in June? I'm sure its more than just FNL but I haven't read where he's camped elsewhere which would warrant that big of a jump. 

 

[BigRedBuster]

Jumped to the #125 player on the Top 247. Now ranked a .93 4 Star. That is a hell of a jump.

Interesting.  His composite is still .8889 because the other sites haven't updated their rankings.  It will be interesting to see what they do.

 

[Ziebol]

Solid midwest, low P5 player.

He seems talented enough to warrant an offer, but hopefully higher tier defensive lineman are in the fold. 

 

[Nebfanatic]

The staff isn't locking just anyone down early on. These kids are high on our board for a reason. 

 

[Warrior10]

Knew a big bump was coming, didn't know it'd be this fast. Staff new he was special. 

 

[Xmas32]

Solid midwest, low P5 player.

He seems talented enough to warrant an offer, but hopefully higher tier defensive lineman are in the fold. 

I'm usually not one to pile on but this is all @Ziebol's fault.  He made me do this!  Plus...it's so rarely that I get to use Bartolo anymore...you get....3 Bartolos.

 

[suh_fan93]

Rivals.com 2020 Strongside defensive end

 

[Mavric]

Blaise Gunnerson
School: Kuemper Catholic

Class: 2020

Position: Defensive end

Size: 6-foot-5, 250 pounds

College: Nebraska

Why he made the Iowa Eight: The torn labrum that forced Gunnerson to miss his junior season was a blessing in disguise. During surgery, doctors removed extra bone growth on his hip, which had limited his mobility. Now, Gunnerson is healthier than before. He's a daunting, explosive athlete and a violent pass-rusher. He picked Nebraska over Iowa State, Iowa, Minnesota and Kansas State. 

Link

 

[Pedro G]

According to Greg Smith of Hail Varsity, he sees Blaise as an outside linebacker because of his athleticism. 

 

[jassman24]

According to Greg Smith of Hail Varsity, he sees Blaise as an outside linebacker because of his athleticism. 

And I believe that is what we are recruiting him as. 

 

[suh_fan93]

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[BIG ERN]

29 tackles 6 TFL and 5 sacks through 6 games 

 

[suh_fan93]

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[Mavric]

His team finished 3-6.  He had 47 tackles and 8.5 TFLs including 6 sacks.

Apparently he's still fighting serious pain issues in his hip.  Hip bones were overgrown causing them to wear on each labrum.  He had surgery on one last year and it was fine to start the season.  They weren't going to do the other one until he started having issues.  But he ended up fighting it all season.  Had surgery on the other one Monday.  Expected to be fine in time for Spring Practice and it's not expected to be an issue going forward.  Still planning to attend the All-American bowl but won't be participating.

 

[Mavric]

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