'19 AL WR George Pickens (UGA signee)

[AngryButchJones]

Would love for UT to get him. But 4.7 40.
Is this a game breaker at WR? Just asking....

No, but it's good enough, especially paired with the other skills he has.

 

[PruittEra]

I’d assume since he goes to Hoover. Pruitt is well aware of what he needs to qualify. If Pruitt does decide to roll the dice. I’d think that shows he thinks they have a good chance to get Pickens qualified.

 

[OLB19_76]

Would love for UT to get him. But 4.7 40.
Is this a game breaker at WR? Just asking....

If all you look at is numbers than 4.7 isn’t that good. His strength and catch radius is out of this world! JMO!

 

[SamoanVol]

Would love for UT to get him. But 4.7 40.
Is this a game breaker at WR? Just asking....

who cares about 4.7? Just because someone doesn't have blistering speed doesn't mean they're not elite. There are a plethora of great receivers in college and the NFL who aren't burners. IMO doesn't matter at all.

 

[BigOrangeVols]

Would love for UT to get him. But 4.7 40.
Is this a game breaker at WR? Just asking....

How is he rated a 5* when he is slower than SEC LBs?

 

[BigOrangeVols]

This guy is the next Marquez North with that speed. Great hands and talent but just can’t get open.

 

[GBO51]

Wait! What?! Did someone just post an articulation via the verbiage ‘plethora’ on a VN post?

 

[SD189]

Didn't ole Jerry Rice run a 4.7?

 

[wtorange]

Didn't ole Jerry Rice run a 4.7?

Yep and that's why he just couldn't get open.

 

[SamoanVol]

Wait! What?! Did someone just post an articulation via the verbiage ‘plethora’ on a VN post?

I appreciate you using your first post on me...cheers

 

[peaygolf]

who cares about 4.7? Just because someone doesn't have blistering speed doesn't mean they're not elite. There are a plethora of great receivers in college and the NFL who aren't burners. IMO doesn't matter at all.

I think speed is what this team needs outside. I hope he’s a Vol and is great, but UT has guys that can use their body to get open. They need guys that can run away from people

 

[PruittEra]

Dear High School Football Players: No, You Don't Run a 4.4 40

It all depends on how he was timed.

 

[peaygolf]

Dear High School Football Players: No, You Don't Run a 4.4 40

It all depends on how he was timed.

Sun dial!

 

[nicksjuzunk]

Dear High School Football Players: No, You Don't Run a 4.4 40

It all depends on how he was timed.

I once ran a 4.57 in HS, and claimed it for years. Looking back... I could hit in the 4.7’s

 

[Vahl]

I once ran a 4.57 in HS, and claimed it for years. Looking back... I could hit in the 4.7’s

I'm in the fake white Lego suit. Me faster

.

 

[leftygray]

Tyler Byrd and Latrell Williams have insane speed. We see how often they were able to get open with that...

 

[TideWarrior]

I don’t understand why we lose a scholarship if the kid doesn’t end up qualifying and never enrolls at UT. I could see how we miss out on somebody who could have otherwise gotten the spot had we not held it for Pickens, but why do we lose a scholarship for a player who never ended up getting one from us?

Because of the Houston Nutt rule a few years ago. Nutt signed 37 kids in a class knowing over a dozen of them would go to JUCO. At that point you could still sign and place and the non-qualifier would not count against you. Now you sign you tie the spot up of a non-qualifier with one of your 25 initial counters. Why UA did not let Jordan Davis sign and his spot is available for this class

 

[SCtiger]

Flip Watch Rivals - George Pickens

Committed to: Auburn

The buzz: Pickens has been one of the most talked about prospects in the country the last month and a half. After not signing with Auburn in December, Pickens, without hardly saying anything, has captured the interest of much of the country. LSU was viewed as the biggest threat at one time, but the Tigers appear to have fallen down his list. Georgia and Tennessee are two programs to watch now. He was in Athens a couple of weeks ago and Tennessee will host the five-star wide receiver this weekend. Can Auburn hold on? It looks to be 50-50 right now and Pickens has everyone guessing as we inch closer to Signing Day.

 

[volsfan24018]

Ahem.....paging Atlanta VOL.....

 

[#Vol4Life1991]

@Atlanta VOL

 

[VOLFan65]

Can't coach speed....but you can't coach 6'5' either. Larry Fitzgerald ran a 4.63. But like the poster above said...catch radius.

 

[bornbleddinorange]

Want

 

[Pacer92]

Those hands are special...

 

[peaygolf]

Those hands are special...

I won't even touch that one.......

 

[T Dog]

Those hands are special...