CB C.J. Barnett (official thread)

[CleveBucks]

Originally Posted by coreyklein7322

CJ Barnett did not play very well in the opener. May have just been a bad game, but if he wants to play with the BUCKS it has to get a lot better than that. I saw Nate Wilburn-Ogletree play as well, he looks like he has the talent to play in the Big Ten next year. Remember we let Mario Manningham get away, letsnot do that again to a great Ohio WR.

We didn't "let" Manningham get away. OSU wanted him badly but had no shot. He was a life long fan of tTUN.

[MililaniBuckeye]

Originally Posted by CleveBucks

We didn't "let" Manningham get away. OSU wanted him badly but had no shot. He was a life long fan of tTUN.

And now he's paying the price for it...

[osugrad21]

BG $

C.J. says Kurt Coleman advised him to worry about his on-field performance and recruiting will take care of itself. He did grow up as a Florida State fan.

[wadc45]

Rams no match for T-Bolts

Northmont's defense, led by linebacker Kevin Moore and defensive backs Daren Youngberg and C.J. Barnett, kept Trotwood's spread offense at bay. Trotwood running back Michael Shaw, who averages about 70 yards on the ground, gained 27 on 12 carries, and quarterback Domonick Britt never got much going.

[osugrad21]

Rivals $

C.J. says he is focused more on his development than recruiting. He has taken visits to Michigan and Ohio State.

[HotMic]

Scout $

12/19

By G. Powers. Ohio State has offered.

[RB07OSU]

Great news and this doesn't surprise me as Barnett is an excellent defender. Northmont is extremely pro-OSU and we have Coleman in our corner, so I would expect us to be the leader.

[crazybuckfan40]

Really like this offer...A CB with size...

[wadc45]

BN $

12/20

By BK...more on the offer from OSU.

CJ Barnett Clayton Northmont Scouting Ohio

[Napoleonbuck]

Just curious if any sort of time table has been mentioned by Barnett?

Will he end it around February or take his visits and go through the whole process?

He reportedly loves the Buckeyes, so I'm not worried about getting him, just the when we get him part.

[wadc45]

Scout $

12/21

By Hartman...Coach Schneider talks about Barnett's game and what makes him such a great cover corner.

[BuckTwenty]

His video reminds me a whole lot of Kurt Coleman, probably not too surprisngly. He's got a lot of potential and you can see why he received an offer from tOSU. Great in coverage, very solid tackler, goes for ball at highest point, takes good routes to his man/the ball/ball carrier, pretty adept at reading plays, confident, and has speed to burn. I really like him at CB, but I think he could play either safety spot as well.

[CleveBucks]

Measurables seem to draw more comparisons to Jenkins than Coleman.

[Napoleonbuck]

He plays more like Jenkins than Coleman as well, at least judging by that video. Definite cornerback prospect IMO. A very good one at that. Excellent hips.

Hard to gauge his recovery speed since he didn't have to do much recovering in that video.

[wadc45]

BN $

12/27

Talks about his junior season, his goals for next year and what schools are in contact (Michigan, Clemson, Boston College, LSU and Alabama among others). C.J.'s coach talks about his game and also talks about him away from the field.