2015 Verbal: Max Haskins

[Jay]

6'5" 275 LB | 1st Team All-Conference

@MHaskins51: Proud to announce my commitment to continue my football career for the NDSU Bison #BisonPride

River Falls, WI

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/1474796/max-haskins

[Bison-Knuckle]

http://bisonation.info/preferred-walk-on-pwo-2015/

Congrats Max and Family...welcome aboard.

[Herd12]

Big tough midwestern o-lineman, the perfect kind of walk-on for Coach Kramer and this program.

[SDbison]

Welcome to NDSU. Good frame and size to develop. Some nice pancake blocks in his senior season highlights. Not too bad with blocking technique, but could improve on footwork.

[MNLonghorn10]

Welcome to NDSU. Good frame and size to develop. Some nice pancake blocks in his senior season highlights. Not too bad with blocking technique, but could improve on footwork.

Thanks Mel!
http://www.ngngsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/melkiper.jpg

[SDbison]

Thanks Mel!
http://www.ngngsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/melkiper.jpg Anytime Longhorn!

[Mr. Burgundy]

Thanks Mel!
http://www.ngngsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/melkiper.jpg

That is the best post on BV in months. I cannot stop laughing. "but could improve on footwork." Kiper. Now if you can get Frank Caliendo to repeat that, doing his Kiper and then rolling into some Gruden. So funny. yes, I do have a sense of humor...just not in the recruiting thread!!! haha. Thanks for the laugh. #thanksmel

[HerdBot]

I'm thinking linebacker was a typo :rofl:

[Jay]

I'm thinking linebacker was a typo :rofl:

LB stands for pounds.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=abbreviation+for+pound

[Mr. Burgundy]

LB stands for pounds.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=abbreviation+for+pound

Priceless. Unitentional comedy here folks. Nobody loves height/weight like Gabe. I was expecting him to be like...Just wait for a year with Kramer, we will have him down to 225 in no time.....

[Tatanka]

Priceless. Unitentional comedy here folks. Nobody loves height/weight like Gabe. I was expecting him to be like...Just wait for a year with Kramer, we will have him down to 225 in no time.....


But is he a fluid runner? What is his 40 time?

[devin45k]

Did he have other offers?

[Jay]

Did he have other offers?

Bemidji per John's site.

[tjbison]

Bemidji per John's site.

oh, not big time enough he will never make it......................












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[HerdBot]

LB stands for pounds.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=abbreviation+for+pound

funny... should have put LBS. Although a 300 pound 6-5 linebacker would have been nuts!

[HerdBot]

oh, not big time enough he will never make it......................












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Hey didn't Jeremy Kelly transfer from Bemidji?

[Herd12]

Hey didn't Jeremy Kelly transfer from Bemidji?

I think he forgot the purple. PWO's with D2 offers are nothing to scoff at.

[SamsRams]

Hey didn't Jeremy Kelly transfer from Bemidji?

Crookston..

[MAKBison]

what is that 2 PWO now?

[tony]

Joe Haeg walked on from Brainerd at 6-5 245.
Both Bemidji and Brainerd have Paul Bunyan statues.

Do you really need to know anything else?

[runtheoption]

I'm thinking linebacker was a typo :rofl:


LB stands for pounds.


What is his 40 time?1.21 gigawatts.

[StL Bison Fan]

Joe Haeg walked on from Brainerd at 6-5 245.
Both Bemidji and Brainerd have Paul Bunyan statues.

Do you really need to know anything else?

Nope. This will do.

[SamsRams]

what is that 2 PWO now?

confirmed yes, could be 2, could be 5. PWO's are difficult to get info on. Some of these young men think people dont care about walk ons, but NDSU's fans are different. I got this info from a family member and in his most polite way didnt understand why Max wasnt on page yet. I explained it wasnt intentional, I just didnt have any indication NDSU was recruiting him. Max went to camp and took 2 unofficial visits and no mentions on his twitter feed. Told him I rely heavily on social media to to get info and also emails from fans, players, parents and coaches.

[BisonHorns]

Kid looks great in his video. He may actually prefer playing at the college level where he can test himself some more. The players going against him before were on the smaller side.

[A1pigskin]

Max has some power.

[yopaulie]

But does he have a good bubble and thick thighs? That's always my favorite.

[Rixen]

Good size and seems solid in both pass and run blocking. I think he will benefit quite a bit from Coach Riley.

[Christopher Moen]

Welcome to NDSU. Good frame and size to develop. Some nice pancake blocks in his senior season highlights. Not too bad with blocking technique, but could improve on footwork.

His highlight video looked pretty good. Too bad the QB he was protecting on some of the clips couldn't throw, well, at least to the right team.

[Christopher Moen]

Joe Haeg walked on from Brainerd at 6-5 245.
Both Bemidji and Brainerd have Paul Bunyan statues.

Do you really need to know anything else?

Hey don't forget Akeley's version:


http://www.ronskoby.com/images/paul_bunyan.jpg


Can't count how many times I drove past that thing between Fargo and my hometown (Grand Rapids).

[BisonNation11]

Good size and seems solid in both pass and run blocking. I think he will benefit quite a bit from Coach Riley.
I am by no means anywhere near an expert, but I am of the belief his pass pro could use some work. I remember Turner's knock was he bent at the waist instead of "sitting" and he does the same thing.

[Rixen]

I am by no means anywhere near an expert, but I am of the belief his pass pro could use some work. I remember Turner's knock was he bent at the waist instead of "sitting" and he does the same thing.

I am with you on the zero expertise wagon. I too felt the same thing on fundamentals. His run blocking looks a bit heavy in the "leaning" category for strength instead of a stable/balanced leg drive. This looks powerful but probably lacks the balance needed against the better LBs and DL that can shed. Pass blocking highlights were a bit limited and I think there are more intricacies involved in pass blocking in regards to footwork, stance, etc but I thought it looked solid.

Long story short, I don't claim to have any scouting ability, just my eye test, but I think he has the size and ability for Coach Riley to certainly mold into a contributing player.

[westnodak93bison]

Hopefully he turned out as flawed as Billy

[Herd12]

Totally agree. On a high school OL prospect at our level I look at 3 things: Frame, does he move his guy in the run game, does he get beat on pass pro. Everything else is going to be added on by Coach Kramer and taught by Coach Riley anyway and I'm definitely not smart enough to figure potential out on grainy YouTube quality video.

[Professor Chaos]

I'm excited to see a PWO commitment from a kid who had a D2 offer. It shows that he's willing to work and earn a spot on the depth chart/scholarship. I think these kind of guys are what really makes the program at the FCS level. They drive the scholarship players to either improve their game or sit, they provide the bodies to fill holes in the roster, and in some cases like Haeg and Schaetz they develop into studs at their positions.

[runtheoption]

Totally agree. On a high school OL prospect at our level I look at 3 things: Frame, does he move his guy in the run game, does he get beat on pass pro. Everything else is going to be added on by Coach Kramer and taught by Coach Riley anyway and I'm definitely not smart enough to figure potential out on grainy YouTube quality video.I do the same thing with RB's and WR's: Does he have legs that propel him quickly forward and/or laterally; Does he have hands that hold on to the ball; Does he put those two things together and score TD's?

Also, check the footwork. KIIIIIIPERRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!