I’ve heard from coaching staff members of three
programs now
that have all told me the state of Arizona has blown up when it comes
to
football recruiting. Arizona is right next door so it would only make
sense
that the University of New Mexico has been hitting the state very hard
this
recruiting season. Coach Cheston Blackshear is the recruiting coach for
Arizona
has been very active in the Grand Canyon State. Today we take a look at
two
young men that were invited by Coach Blackshear to come out to Lobo
camp.
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Charlie Andrews Desert Mountain High School 6-4 235
Charlie Andrews
Obviously
it is 7 on 7 drills and there are only so many
things you can see, especially when it is a young man from out of state
that is
placed on an established high school team. Still Charlie is very
impressive
with his 6-4 235 lb frame was imposing. What I was most impressed with
watching
Andrews was the way he made himself bigger. Using his physical presence
it was
noticeable that he could shield himself from defenders and he can catch
the ball,
as defenders can’t get around him. In his interview you have to love
the fact
that he likes to “get physical.”
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Chris Brown Skyline High School 6-3 309
Unfortunately,
the audio interview with Chris Brown was in a
windstorm so we couldn’t really hear it so I’m going to break down with
this
monster of a 300 pound man had to say about his experience at Lobo
Camp. “I did
pretty good overall,” said Brown. “I was coached really hard and like
the camp
a lot. I really got a lot of excellent input from the coaches. They
were great.”
Check out
these Scout.com videos of Chris Brown going one on one in Phoenix.
I
noticed Saturday and subsequently through checking out
some of his videos that he is an extremely physical young man that will
do some
damage on the line. Says Brown, “I want to be known constantly as the
best
lineman on the field. I want to blow p every single play, and play hard
every
single down.”
At
this point Brown says he is receiving the most interest
from
New Mexico, Colorado St., UCLA, and UNLV and currently holds
no offers.
Special
thanks to Chris and Charlie for spending some time
with TheRedMenace.com
Stay tuned
this week as we look at some New Mexico
players from Eldorado, Volcano Vista, and Raton… yes Raton!
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