The House of Blue

momentum is building ahead of the Blue Lights Camps....... and I really, REALLY like the commitments we're getting so far. A+ job by Joker and the staff

JDrum, does anyone have any footage on this guy? I'm scratching my head a little bit about this commitment, given his listed height and ratings on sites other than 247.

Did he camp here last week?

I've seen some tweets by some people, and Barton who sometimes stops by, says that he is another 'diamond in the rough from TN' that we have been able to unearth. Something tells me that he will see a rise in his status and rating throughout the year. I like the commitment myself.

I've seen him listed at 6'3 215 (247), 6'3 210 (Rivals), 6'4 211 (Scout) and 6'2 215 (video below).

Not sure why that makes you scratch your head. Solid enough size, IMO.

*Edit* Beaten to the link.

Go watch his highlight video... That's all you'll need to see. Just click the little video camera icon on his profile on 247... Randy Sanders likes him so I like him... He's a athlete as well.

I don't think he's been to Lexington prior to these past two days. I'll make sure and ask him. He's going to call to talk some more about his commitment when he gets off campus.

just judging from that youtube video, and I know it's a highlight video and everybody looks good in highlight videos. But he was able to put the ball out in front of the WR's and give them the opportunity to catch it in stride and gain extra YAC. Threw a very catchable ball, and loved his ability from what I saw to scramble and I think it was at about the 3:00 mark, but gave the defender a stiff arm and then threw a strike to the WR for a touchdown.

Certainly seems to throw down field well with accuracy. Hits guys in stride. Can't teach that touch.

and seems to get his shoulders square and gets his body behind his throws even when under pressure and on the move

He is a stud. Not overly impressive offer sheet yet, but he has a CANNON for an ARM, is really athletic, has good size, and is tough as nails (has played a lot of D and refuses to get off the field).

And he does a pretty good job of getting the ball to turn over on the longer throws.

They won the state title at 2A two years ago. Last year they were steam rolling a lot of teams in 4A (they skipped 3A to avoid Alcoa literally) and then had a bunch of wins stripped because they had an ineligible player at RB. Were 6-1 at the time and ranked either #1 or #2 in the state at the time.

Love the look of the ball that Phillips throws and it appears to me we just beat a lot of teams to getting on board with him. Another thing I love about him, just like I did with Towles, is the kid is a winner. He comes from a program that wins a lot and is likely to have the attitude that he has to win games because it's all he knows. That intangible is one that every QB we try to get should have.