QB Kenneth Guiton (official thread)

[jimotis4heisman]

Originally Posted by Poe McKnoe

One of his receivers at Ohio State, Ted Ginn, got drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the first round. His other receiver, Anthony Gonzalez, was drafted in the first round.

I'm not comparing him to #10 like some of you, but the QB needs some credit if his top 2 receivers are going to Texas and Oklahoma.

the other one is playing in the super bowl and was drafted in the 1st round (holmes)

[buckeyes_rock]

Originally Posted by brodybuck21

I thought it was because he couldnt make it as a wr?...

No, no...it was RB.

[Sportsbuck28]

Welcome to the Buckeye family Kenny!

['BusNative]

Congratulations, Kenny!




freaking amazing - this is what I get for actually doing work this morning

[Highstreet]

Guiton is a guy that I have had the chance to watch in person throw the ball and he is very talented.

I believe that he and Tyrik Rollison (not so much anymore) were largely underrated because they did not have the ideal specs that you would expect for a national QB recruit.

This kid has great foot speed and a big-time arm. At the beginning of the recruiting year all of the major Big 12 schools were all over him and their fan bases expected him to be a major target. He was invited to all of the junior days and shown the "love".

After sizing him up in comparison to some of the other QB's many schools went for the more physically gifted guys instead. Guiton actually looks like a regular 17 year old high school kid, and these coaches are always enamored with the big framed guys for whatever reason.

Missouri pledged Blaine Dalton
Texas pledged Garrett Gilbert
LSU pledged Russell Shepard
Kansas pledged Christian Mathews (another good one)
Nebraska pledged Cody Green
Texas Tech pledged Jacob Karam
and finally Oklahoma pledged Drew Allen

This left Guiton basically out in the cold with the schools that he was interested in early on and his talent level does not honestly translate to a school like Houston (Sorry coach Sumlin).

So while he may not pass the "eyeball test" that a lot of folks like to use to evlaute and judge talent, he does pass the football test and ultimately that is what he will be judged for at OSU.

Is he Terrelle Pryor?

No, but he reminds me an AWFUL lot of Antonio Henton coming out of high school.

Guiton could have played anywhere if given the chance and people that have followed his career will tell you the exact same thing.

[osugrad21]

Originally Posted by Highstreet

Guiton is a guy that I have had the chance to watch in person throw the ball and he is very talented.

I believe that he and Tyrik Rollison (not so much anymore) were largely underrated because they did not have the ideal specs that you would expect for a national QB recruit.

This kid has great foot speed and a big-time arm. At the beginning of the recruiting year all of the major Big 12 schools were all over him and their fan bases expected him to be a major target. He was invited to all of the junior days and shown the "love".

After sizing him up in comparison to some of the other QB's many schools went for the more physically gifted guys instead. Guiton actually looks like a regular 17 year old high school kid, and these coaches are always enamored with the big framed guys for whatever reason.

Missouri pledged Blaine Dalton
Texas pledged Garrett Gilbert
LSU pledged Russell Shepard
Kansas pledged Christian Mathews (another good one)
Nebraska pledged Cody Green
Texas Tech pledged Jacob Karam
and finally Oklahoma pledged Drew Allen

This left Guiton basically out in the cold with the schools that he was interested in early on and his talent level does not honestly translate to a school like Houston (Sorry coach Sumlin).

So while he may not pass the "eyeball test" that a lot of folks like to use to evlaute and judge talent, he does pass the football test and ultimately that is what he will be judged for at OSU.

Is he Terrelle Pryor?

No, but he reminds me an AWFUL lot of Antonio Henton coming out of high school.

Guiton could have played anywhere if given the chance and people that have followed his career will tell you the exact same thing.

Welcome home.

[Highstreet]

[jimotis4heisman]

Originally Posted by Highstreet

do you have a higher res pic?

[LordJeffBuck]

Originally Posted by Highstreet

No, but he reminds me an AWFUL lot of Antonio Henton coming out of high school.

Serious question - is that a good thing or a bad thing?

Also, any opinions on Guiton vs. Boyd?

Welcome back!

[Highstreet]

Nope that is as big as mine gets....

(Tried to resize it in the window, but that is what came out. Fixed it and now hopefully you can edit your post so we can actually read the thread).

[wadc45]

Much like unionfutura, when Highstreet talks the BPRT listens...

[jwinslow]

Fixed otis' quote...

cropped the pic here, click on it for the full-size version:

[Highstreet]

Originally Posted by LordJeffBuck

Serious question - is that a good thing or a bad thing?

Also, any opinions on Guiton vs. Boyd?

Welcome back!

Not a big Boyd fan. I thought he played much better in the AA game then I expected, but it WAS obvious there were some concerns with those that were around him at that time.

I honestly believe Guyton has a nice high ceiling, whereas Boyd is probably close to fully developed as a prospect.

Talent was not Henton's problem, imo. He was more developed than Guiton coming out, but......

[wadc45]

BN $ - Guiton And Coach Discuss Ohio State Commitment

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By BK...says he knew he wanted to be a Buckeye as soon as he got the offer.

[BuckeyeNation27]

Originally Posted by Highstreet

Guiton is a guy that I have had the chance to watch in person throw the ball and he is very talented.

I believe that he and Tyrik Rollison (not so much anymore) were largely underrated because they did not have the ideal specs that you would expect for a national QB recruit.

This kid has great foot speed and a big-time arm. At the beginning of the recruiting year all of the major Big 12 schools were all over him and their fan bases expected him to be a major target. He was invited to all of the junior days and shown the "love".

After sizing him up in comparison to some of the other QB's many schools went for the more physically gifted guys instead. Guiton actually looks like a regular 17 year old high school kid, and these coaches are always enamored with the big framed guys for whatever reason.

Missouri pledged Blaine Dalton
Texas pledged Garrett Gilbert
LSU pledged Russell Shepard
Kansas pledged Christian Mathews (another good one)
Nebraska pledged Cody Green
Texas Tech pledged Jacob Karam
and finally Oklahoma pledged Drew Allen

This left Guiton basically out in the cold with the schools that he was interested in early on and his talent level does not honestly translate to a school like Houston (Sorry coach Sumlin).

So while he may not pass the "eyeball test" that a lot of folks like to use to evlaute and judge talent, he does pass the football test and ultimately that is what he will be judged for at OSU.

Is he Terrelle Pryor?

No, but he reminds me an AWFUL lot of Antonio Henton coming out of high school.

Guiton could have played anywhere if given the chance and people that have followed his career will tell you the exact same thing.

This is pretty much exactly what I was looking for when I posted my question. Thanks