'10 IL QB Taylor Graham is a Buckeye!!!

[NFBuck]

Sleeper.

[brodybuck21]

Originally Posted by BB73

This article includes a scouting report, and a 3-minute video with highlights from Taylor's sophomore and junior seasons. He shows good touch in these clips.

Scout.free

I like what I see and I cant wait to see how he progresses. Excited to have this kid in Buckeye Nation

[BuckeyesFan0623]

It sound like Taylor in the Brewster of '10' class , lol . Scout.com: Graham Recruiting at Rise Games

[BB73]

Taylor is on ESPNU right now, in a 7-on-7 game.

I have no idea when this took place, but there's a chance to see him make a lot of throws.

He's a QB for the Midwest, playing the Southwest in the 'Champion Gridiron Kings' consolation game.

Christian Bryant in a DB for the Midwest in the game.

The game's now over, the Midwest won 20-14.

[OregonBuckeye]

Originally Posted by BB73

Taylor is on ESPNU right now, in a 7-on-7 game.

I have no idea when this took place, but there's a chance to see him make a lot of throws.

He's a QB for the Midwest, playing the Southwest in the 'Champion Gridiron Kings' consolation game.

He's showing off a great arm. Throws a perfect deep ball. He's been late a few times and thrown a couple of picks but you can see he has the skills to be a very good QB. He flashed some athleticism when he "tackled"(touched him with his hand) a DB all the way downfield in the open field.

[BB73]

Taylor's post-game interview from that 7-on-7 game:

Q. "This has to be a QB's dream, playing around this kind of talent. What was it like for you to be around such great wide receivers?"

TG: "It's awesome, knowing that every single play I can just drop back and throw it to these guys, and trust them to go get it every time. it takes a lot of the pressure of me, knowing that they can go up and get any ball, and outrun all the guys. It's definitely a blessing to be able to do that."

Q. "Now what's it like playing with guys heading to different schools, You're an Ohio State commit, you've got some teammates committed to your rival, Michigan; what's it like - some animosity there, or are you guys talking about the future?"

TG: "Not right now, I'm just trying to get them to come my way, over to Ohio State. Theyve been getting a little annoyed by that, I think lately. But, it's all fun, coming down here, down in Florida, for us Midwest boys, it's pretty nice to come down here, so it's just a blast."

The interviewer then switched to Austin White, a TSUN commit from Livonia, TSUN.

[OregonBuckeye]

ESPN Southeast claims Gridiron Kings crown -ESPN Rise RISE

Midwest 20, Southwest 14: Think Ohio State is thrilled Taylor Graham pledged his signature to a national letter of intent? Following a solid performance in the consolation game of the Gridiron Kings competition Saturday afternoon, that verbal commitment from last month (June 23) is looking golden.
Graham (6-foot-4, 210 pounds), a rising senior quarterback from Wheaton (Ill.) North, threw for three TDs, including a 35-yard catch-and-run by Penn State-bound running back Silas Redd Jr. of King Low Heywood Thomas School (Stamford, Conn.) early in the second half for a 20-8 lead.

During pool play earlier in the day, the Midwest lost to the Southwest 30-8. The beating didn't sit well with Graham.

"They were changing coverage all day," Graham said. "The one thing I learned is to trust your receivers. These [are] some of the best wide receivers in the country; they have great hands and are fast. They run great routes and that's what really mattered today."

Darius White of Dunbar (Fort Worth, Texas) scored a meaningless TD with 15 seconds left to close out the scoring.

The Midwest took an 8-0 lead early in the first half when Graham found Michigan-bound Austin White of Stevenson (Livonia, Mich.) and Alex Smith of Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio) for the two-point conversion.

Justin McCay of Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission, Kan.) evened the score at 8 when he hooked up with quarterback Munchie Legaux of Karr (New Orleans) for a touchdown and two-point conversion.

Graham staked the Midwest to a 14-8 halftime lead late in the half when he passed 20 yards to Adrian Coxson of City College (Baltimore), who slipped past two defenders along the far sidelines.
"We developed good chemistry over the last two days," Graham said of his on-field relationship with Coxson, a Penn State recruit.

[Taosman]

Originally Posted by NFBuck

Sleeper.

No longer.

[ScarletVader]

who was he recruiting?

[tonystarx]

Graham looks like he's going to be an excellent QB. The only problems he had are going to be ironed out with some coaching, then the sky's the limit for this kid. He even ran down an opponent after throwing an INT. For all the hype Montana and Hendrix were getting, I think Taylor is the diamond in the rough.

[osuteke]

Originally Posted by ScarletVader

who was he recruiting?

link to rosters

Player Pos. High School Class
Aaron Benson LB Cedar Hill High School ? Tex. 2010
Adrian Coxson** WR Baltimore City College High School ? Md. 2010
Adrian Phillips CB Garland High School ? Tex. 2010
Ahmad Dixon S Waco MidWay High School ? Tex. 2010
AJ Marshall** WR Durham Southern High School ? N.C. 2010
Alex Smith** TE Lakota West High School ? Ohio 2010
Anthony Jefferson** WR/DB Cathedral High School ? Calif. 2010
Aramide Olaniyan** LB Woodberry Forrest High School ? Md. 2010
Austin White** RB Stevenson High School ? Mich. 2010
Brandon Ifill ATH Penn Hills High School ? Penn. 2010
Brennan Clay** RB Scripps Ranch High School ? Calif. 2010
Cecil Whiteside** LB Newport High School ? Calif. 2010
Chris Badger** S Timpview High School ? Utah 2010
Chris Martin** TE The Hun School of Princeton ? N.J. 2010
Christian Bryant** CB Glenville High School ? Ohio 2010
Christian Jones LB Lake Howell High School ? Fla. 2010
Christian Green ATH Tampa Catholic ? Fla. 2010
Corey Cooper** FS Proviso East High School ? Ill. 2010
Cullen Christian** CB Penn Hills High School ? Penn. 2010
Dontae Williams RB Aldine ? Tex. 2010
Darius White WR Dunbar ? Tex. 2010
Demarco Cobbs ATH Tulsa Central ? Okla. 2010
DeMarcus Milliner CB Stanhope Elmore ? Ala. 2010
Demetrius Wright Jr. ** CB Corona High School ? Calif. 2010
Devon Carrington** S Hamilton High School ? Ariz. 2010
Dietrich Riley** ATH St. Francis High School ? Calif. 2010
Dillon Baxter WR Mission Bay ? Calif. 2010
Dior Mathis** DB Cass Technical High School ? Mich. 2010
DJ Jones RB Denison High School ? Tex. 2010
Eddrick Lofton S Irving Nimintz High School ? Tex. 2010
Gerald Christian** TE Dwyer High School ? Fla. 2010
Harrison Jones TE Evangelical Christian ? Tenn. 2010
Ivan McCartney III** WR Miramar High School ? Fla. 2010
Jaylen Watkins** WR Cape Coral High School ? Fla. 2010
Jeff Luc** LB Treasure Coast ? Fla. 2010
Jeffrey Godfrey** QB Miami Central High School ? Fla. 2010
Jon Dowling S Southeast (Bradenton) ? Fla. 2010
Jordon James** RB Corona High School ? Calif. 2010
Joshua Shaw** S Palmdale High School ? Calif. 2010
Justin McCay WR Bishop Miege ? Kan. 2010
Kadron Boone** WR Trinity Catholic ? Fla. 2010
Kenny Shaw** WR Dr. Phillip's High School ? Fla. 2010
Kenny Stills** WR La Costa Canyon High School ? Calif. 2010
Khairi Fortt** LB Stamford High School ? Conn. 2010
Kyle Prater** WR Proviso West High School ? Ill. 2010
Latwan Anderson FS Glenville High School ? Ohio 2010
Louis Young** DB Good Counsel ? Md. 2010
Matthew Elam** S Dwyer High School ? Fla. 2010
Munchie Legaux** QB Edna Karr ? Louis 2010
Nick Forbes** LB Thomas Jefferson High School ? Md. 2010
Peter Thomas** QB Valhalla ? Calif. 2010
Roy Finch** RB Niceville High School ? Fla. 2010
Shaquille Richardson** CB Los Alamitos High School ? Calif. 2010
Shaun Lewis** LB Hightower High School ? Tex. 2010
Silas Redd Jr. ** RB King High School ? Conn. 2010
Taylor Graham QB Wheaton North ? Ill. 2010
Telvin Smith LB Lowndes ? Ga. 2010
Tevin Jackson LB Garland High School ? Tex. 2010
Toney Hurd Jr. ** S Thurgood Marshall ? Tex. 2010
Tony Jefferson** LB East Lake High School ? Calif. 2010
Trovon Reed** WR Thibodaux High School ? Louis. 2010
Tyler Stephenson** DB Lancaster High School ? Tex. 2010
Victor Burnett II** LB Culver City High School ? Calif. 2010
Storm Johnson RB Loganville High School ? Ga. 2010

[wadc45]

Originally Posted by tonystarx

I think Taylor is the diamond in the rough.

Diamonds in the rough aren't shooting up the rankings on all three sites...this kid is a player and like the ESPN article said, despite chasing Hendrix and Montana, I'm sure the OSU staff is ecstatic that they are going to end up signing Graham.

FYI, from what I read, neither of the two players Graham was "recruiting" have offers from OSU...

[tonystarx]

Originally Posted by wadc45

Diamonds in the rough aren't shooting up the rankings on all three sites...this kid is a player and like the ESPN article said, despite chasing Hendrix and Montana, I'm sure the OSU staff is ecstatic that they are going to end up signing Graham.

FYI, from what I read, neither of the two players Graham was "recruiting" have offers from OSU...

Well yeah that was kinda what I was trying to get at. Just came out a little wrong. Probably more appropriate to say that he's at least just as good as Montana and Hendrix, and here we were getting all worked up about not signing either one. Not to take anything away from them, we definitely struck gold with Graham.

[OUatl]

To take the name from the bengals kicker shall we call him "golden graham?" Also someone posted that taylor and james louis were on the same team that weekend. So, this is obv not true.

[scudm17]

Originally Posted by OUatl

To take the name from the bengals kicker shall we call him "golden graham?" Also someone posted that taylor and james louis were on the same team that weekend. So, this is obv not true.

Where was this posted? I thought the teams were split up by region, and if that is the case it wouldn't make sense for them to be on the same time. Thought I read elsewhere that Louis was not in attendance in Orlando as well. Not trying to call you out, just trying to get my facts straight.