'23 TNFR TE Landen King (Committed to Utah)

[WasianCU]

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Auburn University / Atascocita HS (Humble, TX)

Eligibility: 3 years

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Landen_King3
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ssjlando

Ht: 6'5"
Wt: 220
40:

247s rating:
ESPN rating:
Rivals rating: unrated WR
On3 rating: unrated TE

247sports Composite:

Reported Offers: COLORADO, Cal, Louisville, Pitt, Utah

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As a '21 recruit:

247s rating: 3* - 86 grade; #41 TE
ESPN rating: 3* - 78 grade; #10 TE-H
Rivals rating: 3* - 5.7rr; #19 TE
On3 rating: unrated TE

247sports Composite: 3* / 0.8748 rating / #29 TE / #592 overall

Reported Offers: Auburn, Arizona, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Houston, Kansas, Liberty, Michigan St, Ole Miss, Oklahoma St, Oregon, Penn St, Pitt, Purdue, South Carolina, SMU, Southern Miss, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Tulane, Virginia Tech, Washington, FCS offers

 

[WasianCU]

 

[Buffnik]

Big WR or can he be a 3-down TE?

Brewster says he's looking for Kittles, not limited/ specialist TEs.

 

[BUFFset]

Big WR or can he be a 3-down TE?

Brewster says he's looking for Kittles, not limited/ specialist TEs.

Wouldn't hurt to look through Iowa offers.

 

[manhattanbuff]

Big WR or can he be a 3-down TE?

Brewster says he's looking for Kittles, not limited/ specialist TEs.

I too would like George Kittle to be TE1 for the Buffs.

 

[WasianCU]

 

[Buffnik]

 

[BUFFset]

chase sowell with the like?

 

[H.E. Pennypacker]

chase sowell with the like?

He's still loves CU. He had a really cool farewell post on his twitter.

 

[Hank]

Is it me, or is the term "herd love" a bit unsavory?

 

[BUFFS14]

Is it me, or is the term "herd love" a bit unsavory?

In ****brask it's just called love.

 

[GawainBuff]

Is it me, or is the term "herd love" a bit unsavory?

Once we went all-in on…”We coming….” Sort of just gonna need to let the messaging wash over you…. Hmmm.

 

[buffaholic]

Is it me, or is the term "herd love" a bit unsavory?

Not as unsavory as fans having to like tweets to show love to a recruit. Some of the posts I see are so self degrading

 

[Buffnik]

 

[CUAviator]

Once we went all-in on…”We coming….” Sort of just gonna need to let the messaging wash over you…. Hmmm.

If that’s the way you want to roll, why not just fully own it using “CU” for CUming

 

[buffaholic]

Needs to get some nutritional advise from Chance Main.

 

[sodiyum]

Needs to get some nutritional advise from Chance Main.

Auburn had him at WR last year so he's probably slimmed down from that role still.

He wants to be a TE though, so I'm optimistic about his motivation to bulk up.

 

[Buffnik]

Hmmm

 

[Jeric]

 

[OkieBuffster]

Head scratcher, but I was worried about Utah.

 

[Uncle Ken]

Bummer.

 

[INTHABUFF]

Head scratcher, but I was worried about Utah.

Not sure how it is a head scratcher. The Utes have had a steady string of studs at the position including a recent high draft pick. CU well...they haven't, and the new offense treats the position like a skinny tackle. Seems like a pretty informed decision to me.

 

[JMBuffs]

Not sure how it is a head scratcher. The Utes have had a steady string of studs at the position including a recent high draft pick. CU well...they haven't, and the new offense treats the position like a skinny tackle. Seems like a pretty informed decision to me.

Maybe it's time to find a skinny, athletic tackle.

 

[Buffnik]

Maybe it's time to find a skinny, athletic tackle.

I think what Sean Irwin gave us in 2016 might be closer to what this offense is looking for than an H type.

 

[OkieBuffster]

Then why did they recruit Seydou Treore so hard? Why are they looking at lighter TE’s that can be receiving mismatches? Still not sure what happened with Traore, but maybe he just didn’t have it.

 

[Medford M.]

Then why did they recruit Seydou Treore so hard? Why are they looking at lighter TE’s that can be receiving mismatches? Still not sure what happened with Traore, but maybe he just didn’t have it.

It's been stated several times. Brewster needs a TE who can block, first and foremost. Traore was very small, very bad at blocking.

Likely told he'd be dead last in the depth chart if he did t get bigger and improve as a blocker.

 

[Medford M.]

Not sure how it is a head scratcher. The Utes have had a steady string of studs at the position including a recent high draft pick. CU well...they haven't, and the new offense treats the position like a skinny tackle. Seems like a pretty informed decision to me.

Brewster would love a guy who can do it all, but blocking is clearly what's going to get you in the field.

 

[Buffnik]

Then why did they recruit Seydou Treore so hard? Why are they looking at lighter TE’s that can be receiving mismatches? Still not sure what happened with Traore, but maybe he just didn’t have it.

Point.

Suggests they want a guy who is a weapon in the pass game but also a willing blocker.

Thinking of how fast Lewis wants to go and CFB rules which can be taken advantage of, a TE who can play slot or in-line allows flexibility in formation & play calling without the need to sub personnel (which gives the defense an opportunity to sub).

My growing concern is that there are not a lot of complete TEs who put pressure on a defense in college football, let alone available in the portal. So I'm thinking we're going to end up settling for the Y TE limited player rather that a H TE who wouldn't give us as much as a WR when spread out anyway.

And, hell, if they can't find anyone they love we can always throw a ln eligible number on our most athletic OL for short yardage jumbo sets as needed.

 

[OkieBuffster]

Nik, having said all of that, any interest in Javon Antonio for a year? Another guy that’s going to come in around 225. I hate going into next year with three TE’s.

 

[Medford M.]

Nik, having said all of that, any interest in Javon Antonio for a year? Another guy that’s going to come in around 225. I hate going into next year with three TE’s.

Antonio is not a TE