'09 MO ATH Bryant Allen (Official Offer)

GoRU · #1 (**permalink**) 02-23-2008, 05:08 PM

Athlete
Maplewood (MO) Maplewood Richmond Heights

Ht: 6-foot-0
Wt: 160 lbs
Class: 2009 (High School)

Also a DI PG prospect in basketball.

GoRU · #2 (**permalink**) 07-06-2008, 02:35 PM

Scout $

6/25

Iowa, Missouri, ISU, Wisconsin, New Mexico, Indiana, Minnesota, and Kansas have offered for football.

Bernini · #3 (**permalink**) 08-31-2008, 07:32 PM

Allen intercepted a pass and returned it 75 yards for a TD this weekend. The Badgers need playmakers at corner.

TroyD92 · #4 (**permalink**) 08-31-2008, 09:31 PM

Agreed I think Merril can be one though

Bernini · #5 (**permalink**) 09-01-2008, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by TroyD92

Agreed I think Merril can be one though

I've sung the praises of both Merrill and Cromartie, but both their biggest weaknesses are their ball skills. Merrill had trouble turning around and finding the ball in the spring game. Instead he's panicky grab his counterpart. I don't know if he was big interception guy in high school....maybe you know that info. Cromartie had a modest interception total, which may have been because other quarterbacks were intimidated, but I saw makeable interceptions on film that he botched. Devin Smith had a gaudy interception total but I don't know much will translate to college because he doesn't have recovery speed or quicks. Allen has the speed/quicks and if this weekend's performance wasn't an anomaly he'd fill the void.

TroyD92 · #6 (**permalink**) 09-01-2008, 01:38 PM

Ive seeen the highlights of cromartie he is not an interception he constantly batted the ball down unless it was just telegraphed too him. The reason I say Merril is because of how great an athlete he is, which too me means if he can develop decent to good ball skills his athleticism should just take over. But your right we dont have any huge playmaker,

Valai hits hard, got beat a couple times aginst a very average Akron team.

Goins was pretty good but its to early too pass judgment on him.

Carter just got manhandled on that ball he should have picked.

Brinkley was okay he got beat a cople of times though I believe its was on a great catch I cant remenber.

Bernini · #7 (**permalink**) Today, 12:45 PM

From StLouisToday.com: "Bryant Allen caught a touchdown pass, returned a punt 75 yards for a score and topped his night with a 9-yard TD run as the No. 1-ranked small school beat its rival on the road."