DL John Simon (official thread)

[jazzman]

awesome news! Welcome to .....glad to have you here! We're stacked for the next 5 years! With recruits like Simon and Whiting already in the bag, we're looking at another awesome class. I am happy that we're doing well keeping most of the top talent in Ohio!

[schwab]

Originally Posted by wadc45

Rivals $

12/26

More on the verbal to OSU.

Wow. In that picture, I would believe you if you told me it was James Laurinaitis. Anyone else see any resemblance?

[RB07OSU]

Originally Posted by leroyjenkins

RB07 might have some work in the psychic department as i believe this post is from march!

Welcome to the family!!

Just don't find all the previous posts I was wrong on Awesome news and I agree...the #1 guy is in early, much like Brewster in '08 imo. Top 5 DL in the country next year and 5 star player in my book hands down. Rivals has him low early but with combines I expect him to jump in the 10-15 range. Great start to '09!

[Bestbuck36]

I went back and watched some video of him and had to keep reminding myself that most of it was as a sophomore!

He totally "Will Smiths" his high school competition. He's going to look fantastic in Scarlet and Gray.

Welcome aboard John.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Welcome to the Buckeye family John!

[Moose]

congrats and welcome to the buckeye family. Way to start off the recruiting in 09!!!!

Moose

[mooktarr]

Welcome John , we applaud your decision.

[sandgk]

John Simon - who will always be able to say, "I became a Buckeye on Xmas."

[BB73]

Welcome to the Buckeye family, John.

[GrizzlyBuck]

Proud Buckeye, you've been hanging for awhile, congrats again John. Not sure this is the place mods, but I know this class is beginning to be called the "Storm troopers" (Klein I get it) do you think any of our early commits are such extroverts to be anywhere close to Brewster in reaching out to others?

[Brutus1]

Very nice.

[osugrad21]

Here is a little perspective of Johnny's potential...

This is the best DL in the nation right now as a HS Senior in 2004 according to his Rivals profile:

Glenn Dorsey
Defensive tackle
Gonzales (LA) East Ascension
Ht: 6-foot-2
Wt: 293 lbs
Forty: 5 secs
Bench max: 335 pounds
Squat max: 610 pounds
Vertical: 29 inches


Here is Johnny Simon as a HS Junior in 2007:

Defensive tackle
Youngstown(OH) Cardinal Mooney

Ht: 6-foot-3
Wt: 265 lbs
Forty: 4.7 secs
Bench max:425 pounds
Squat max: 700 pounds
Vertical: 30 inches
225 Reps: 38

[GrizzlyBuck]

to those numbers Grad. those numbers are just mind boggling. Is there a list of Juniors going to the AA combine? And do the other, newer, all-star games have combines as well? I checked out a couple of the Army AA sites and did not find a list of combine entrants/participants.

[mross34]

Originally Posted by osugrad21

Here is a little perspective of Johnny's potential...

This is the best DL in the nation right now as a HS Senior in 2004 according to his Rivals profile:

Glenn Dorsey
Defensive tackle
Gonzales (LA) East Ascension
Ht: 6-foot-2
Wt: 293 lbs
Forty: 5 secs
Bench max: 335 pounds
Squat max: 610 pounds
Vertical: 29 inches


Here is Johnny Simon as a HS Junior in 2007:

Defensive tackle
Youngstown(OH) Cardinal Mooney

Ht: 6-foot-3
Wt: 265 lbs
Forty: 4.7 secs
Bench max:425 pounds
Squat max: 700 pounds
Vertical: 30 inches
225 Reps: 38

Can you say monster? What kind of weight does he project to play at in college? 265 seems more like d-end size to me.

[Napoleonbuck]

Don't be surprised if he's used at DE much like Cameron was this year.

Anyways, can you imagine the impending battles between Simon and Whiting in the weight room? Talk about some serious muscle.