Stanton Seckinger committed to Clemson last night after mulling over an offer from NC State and strong interest from Virginia, Vanderbilt and Memphis. Seckinger out of Porter-Gaud in Charleston has been one of the most talked about players in the Charleston area this year along with Goose Creek’s Brandon Shell from Summerville’s De’Angelo Henderson. The 6’5” 200 pound Seckinger plays WR and DE for the Cyclones, but was recruited as a WR for Clemson. Seckinger has racked up 90 catches for 1660 yards and 24 touchdowns on the year heading into the SCISA Championship game this weekend against Hammond. Seckinger currently has a 5.4 2-Star rating on Rivals.com.
Pros:
- Really good hands, high points the football,
- Good frame and big body with growth potential
- Solid athleticism
- Excellent leaper
Cons:
- Average top-end speed
- Average quickness and foot speed
- Extremely weak competition in HS
I view Stanton Seckinger as a similar prospect to Brandon Ford. Seckinger like Ford was recruited as a WR by Clemson, but ultimately looks like a better fit at TE due to their body type and lack of top-end speed. Both have really good hands and leaping ability as well. Seckinger will have a lot of competition at WR with so many young talented WR currently in the program, so long-term a move to TE similar to the move Ford made this year might be Seckinger’s best option to get on the field. I think this is a bit of a questionable take by Clemson. I actually like Seckinger as a prospect a lot and think Rivals has him slightly underrated at 2-Stars, but Clemson already has Charone Peake (4-Star), Martavis Bryant (4-Star) and Adam Humphries (3-Star) committed at WR. We are in a great position for another WR in Sammy Watkins (5-Star). I just don’t see WR as a position of need at this time. I think adding another DT or another LB would be a better use of this scholarship.
Seckinger will either wait to enroll in January of 2012 or pay his own way for the first semester before going on scholarship in January of 2012. In football vernacular this is called a grayshirt, which enables Clemson to count Seckinger towards the 2012 class as opposed to the 2011 class. Seckinger is the first player to get a Division I scholarship from Porter-Gaud since Ovie Mughelli who committed to Wake Forest in 1998 and now plays FB for the Atlanta Falcons.
If you think its likely he will move to TE similar to Ford than shouldn't you be comparing him to the TE's on roster and that we are recruiting? I understand he is a WR now but it doesn't seem to me like he will be for long. We are lacking tremendously at TE so if that move makes sense for this kid then I wouldn't call it a questionable take. I also think top end speed, quickness, and foot speed are things that can be developed through training so they might be weaknesses but now but they aren't a big deal in the end.
ReplyDeleteIt is a good point about comparing Seckinger to the TE on Clemson's roster, but Swinney and staff are recruiting him as a WR, so I have to view it from that prespective first.
ReplyDeleteAs for TE it isn't a huge position of need either with Allen (SO), Ford (SO), Beasley (RS), Cooper (RS) and MacLain (committment) already on the depth chart.
Also Colton Walls could be a factor at the position as well although likely will be more of a FB like Diehl than an H-Back/TE.
DT or LB is serious PON. I continue to scratch my head @ recruiting lately
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