Prospect Profile: Kenny Orjioke
LINEBACKER
School: Lassiter (Geor.)
Ht./Wt.: 6-4.5/223
Inside: Rankings, Impact, Analysis, Video
Rankings: 65 - Rivals; 53 - Scout; 89 - ESPN
Why he'll help: Sporting offers from some of the best teams in the country, Orjioke was key to the new UCLA staff's plans. Young for his grade, Orjioke could be a late-bloomer in college.
What they're saying: "This guy is a tough customer, capable of making momentum changing plays. Some time and perhaps a red shirt year may be necessary to make the adjustment to the outside linebacker position. However once the settled into the position we see a long and productive career." - ESPN
First Look:
Jon, thanks for all your hard work and the extensive coverage you are providing on this blog. Much appreciated.
I'm stunned by this class. This is almost as good a class 'ratings' wise as we've had since the 2009, 2010 classes and I think the talent is actually much better with numerous players being strangely underrated for whatever reason by Scout/Rivals.
But most importantly, this class filled the holes really, really well. I mean, I'm frightened by what some of the lineman are going to do once they line up in the trenches for us. This class's linemen epitomize the word BEAST. And we secured some great QB talent to run in the future with Hundley. This should make for some very exciting competition in that position.