WR Tre Nixon from Viera, Florida is the latest 2016 prospect to receive a Virginia Tech scholarship offer. According to his Hudl, Nixon is 6-1, 156 and runs a 4.39 40.
Just got offered by Virginia Tech! #GoHokies #Blessed #WhataNight pic.twitter.com/mYurOo4yYS— Tre Nixon (@tre_nixon1) January 9, 2015
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A little on the small side, hopefully he can get a little bigger and still keep his speed.
That young man has got some jets.
6'1", 156 lbs? Paging Mike Gentry...
I didn't watch this move this past holiday season...I'm so ashamed...
4.39? Call me skeptical...
It says "laser" timed.
With the advent of the many high profile camps like Nike Sparq and others many of the high school kids have legitimate measurements. Nike if they measured it backs it up with a link for the kids to include on HUDL pages or other recruiting tools that allow others to trust the measurements more. Kids these days know if they post something that isn't legit it is going to hurt their recruitment. It might not be the case here but just something to keep in mind.
This kid reminds me of Eddie Royal. Wow!
That QB has good loft and placement on his deep stuff.
Very reminiscent of Vick to Davis, IMHumbleO
Coach to QB: "Just heave it past everyone and let him go get it."
Obviously the kid has speed and his coach used it really well. I know this is a highlight video (and admittedly I only watched the one) and he's showing his biggest plays. I can't help but notice that the only routes I saw were Goes, Bubble Screens, and Post/Flag routes with a couple of slants. I'm sure if he comes to a camp, Coach Moorehead will be testing his repertoire, but I'd like to have seen a wider variety of routes.
#HolidayInnExpress
There aren't a lot of high school offenses that run more than that. There are some, but it's a rarity found mostly within the state of Texas.
I notice this too. It makes you wonder what kind of hard cuts he can make. Straight line speed is great and it looks like he can juke some poor defenders, but at the collegiate level he needs to be able to hit full speed, get the corner to rotate his hips and then turn on a dime.
At about 1:30 in, he even outruns the drone!
You can't coach speed, but that dude needs to eat a sandwich.