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Here Comes Jeremy Langford, Recruit #17

 

If you were looking for good news coming out of the Alamo Bowl loss, you just got it. Jeremy Langford, a running back out of Westland John Glenn high school, became Michigan State football's 17th commitment for the 2010 class. Here's how the recruiting services rate him:

  • RIVALS: 2*, 5.4 rating
  • SCOUT: 3*, #59 RB in the nation
  • ESPN: 2*, grade of 71

Star-divide

The recruiting services seem to have Langford as a near three-star prospect, and I wouldn't be surprised if he got that third star from Rivals next month, thanks to his 1,932 rushing yards and 24 touchdowns this season.  Many of his offers have come recently, as a couple weeks ago Colorado was the only other BCS school to offer Langford a scholarship.  Here are his measurables:

The Keshawn Martin comparisons are going to abound here - a speedster picked up late in the recruiting process from John Glenn.  Langford might actually be faster than Keshawn; his coaches at John Glenn have said Langford has the faster 40 times in high school.  From what I can collect from track meet results, the speedster reputation appears to be accurate: the only 2010 football prospect in Michigan that appears to be faster is Dior Mathis, since he had a higher seed time going into the state finals last year (10.71 to Langford's 10.89), and Mathis beat Langford twice in the preliminaries and semifinals of the 100 at the division 1 state track meet in June.

Langford appears to be a lock to play at running back considering the attrition that's occurred at that position in the recent months.  With his size though, wide receiver is certainly a possibility, possibly cornerback as well.  I'm just happy to have some good football news that doesn't include the thought "well, that wasn't as many suspensions as I'd thought" or the phrase "losing effort".  Here's to getting a few more recruits to finish off the 2010 class next  month.

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I certainly hope they don’t covert him to a db. Considering how much they already struggle and that everyone of those highlights was of him on offense… Hopwfully we can get another secodary commit. Langford looks like he has a good first step after a juke move. Could be a good back or maybe wr.

whose buying some avantgarde shoes with me!!?!??…

by zachjuett on Jan 4, 2010 9:22 PM CST reply actions  

o man

my avantgarde shoes makes no sense since the post above me was deleted sad times :(

by zachjuett on Jan 5, 2010 7:53 AM CST up reply actions  

The RCMB...

…consensus seemed to be that he’s a guy who’ll redshirt, in part, because the coaches need to figure out what to do with him.

by witless chum on Jan 5, 2010 6:04 AM CST reply actions  

Oops

So the current RB 2010 depth chart would be:

Edwin Baker OR Larry Caper
Ashton Leggett (Maybe)
Walk-ons and true freshmen

by witless chum on Jan 5, 2010 6:08 AM CST up reply actions  

And

that he “doesn’t project well” as a RB in the Big Ten. WR, CB, or FS, it seems.

by intrpdtrvlr on Jan 5, 2010 11:09 AM CST up reply actions  

I don't think it matters

It seems like over half the time kids don’t play the position in which they were recruited. I hope he finds a position he likes and can accel at.

by DrDetroit on Jan 5, 2010 12:19 PM CST up reply actions  

2010 recruit Hill will be here for spring practice

by mikegostate on Jan 5, 2010 8:47 AM CST reply actions  

RB depth

It seems like ideal depth is 4 quality RBs. The 5th, 6th, and beyond RBs just transfer for more PT (Anderson, Ray). Additionally, having more RBs of lesser quality is useless since they languish at the end of the depth chart with no hope of meaningful RB minutes (Jimmerson, Leggett?). Seems like the major problem currently is that the RB classes are not balanced (no Sr RBs and only 1 Jr RB (Leggett) next year).

by mikegostate on Jan 5, 2010 9:05 AM CST reply actions  

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