Thompson looks the part tonight

[Duke Humphrey]

Putting on a show in the Superdome.

https://twitter.com/bradyrenardkplc/status/807794541113856000

 

[57stratdawg]

Can't wait to get him on campus. Kid is a stud.

 

[PBRME]

Fitz/Williams then Thompson/Hill. Our backfield is set for years. Now if we could just figure out how recruit linemen.

 

[tired]

I was about to ask the board how he & Hill did . Both are the real deal?

 

[MSUDC11]

I have no idea how Thompson is a three star/low four star on most sites. He has put up video game numbers all year and looks the part of a great dual threat QB.

Some players get bumped in the rankings whether they are good or not because schools like LSU or Auburn offer them *cough Myles Brennan *cough. At this point QB's with offers from Mullen should automatically shoot up the rankings.

Kylin looked better than Akers today in the MS/AL game. Some of that is Akers still needing to learn the RB position full-time. He's a phenomenal athlete but has a lot to learn. Kylin looks like he's good enough to be SEC ready as a true freshman. I'm guessing we probably redshirt him and that's fine based on the depth we have at RB barring some attrition. But he looked like a stud today.

 

[Carbaryl]

There is no doubting it Kylin out played Akers yesterday.One looked college ready for his position the other didn't.

 

[KurtRambis4]

I always laughed

at the notion that kids get bumped based on what schools offer, but it's obvious that these services are really lazy, and this actually occurs. It's one of the reasons I think recruiting rankings are a joke.

 

[engie]

Kylin is, at minimum a 94-97 4*. Akers is, at most, a 97, and I really don't think he should be ranked any higher than Kylin at all based on where they are today. Wasn't impressed by Akers vision at all, while he certainly has the other tools.
Thompson is a 96+. I don't buy that, as of today, there is a clearly better dual threat QB in the country coming out of HS -- and the fact that he's going to play for the CFB QB whisperer should add another 1-2 points to that, so these services don't "Dak/Fitz" themselves -- AGAIN.
Brennan is a mid-level 3*. He's Dylan Favre with height, far less escapability, and no off-field issues I'm aware of.

I don't really care where the rankings end up having them -- but that's the reality of the matter according to my "untrained" eyes.

 

[messageboardsuperhero]

Keytaon Thompson is rated 89 3* per 247- utterly laughable. If he was committed to LSU, he'd be a consensus 5*.

 

[Digging dog]

Biggest thing I noticed separating Hill and Cam is vision. K. Hill seems much better at seeing and finding a seam to run to. FWIW.

 

[DerHntr]

Do we have any MSU twitter warriors telling KT he played great last night and will look good in Maron?**

 

[engie]

They are tweeting at him "pls don't flip to LSU" and similar**

 

[PBRME]

So the overly jealous insecure portion of our fan base.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

State Champ is a nice addition to his resume.

http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orle...8635-8f14233cae1a.html?sr_source=lift_amplify

He accounted for six touchdowns on the night (five passing and one rushing). He completed 16 of 27 passes for 303 yards, and rushed 23 times for 170 yards to lead Landry-Walker to its first title, a 50-21 thrashing of perennial power West Monroe. The championship came in just the fourth year of the merger of L.B. Landry High School and O. Perry Walker.
Thompson finished the year completing 198 of 331 passes for 3,825 yards and 46 touchdowns, while rushing 152 yards for 1,434 yards and 26 touchdowns. That's 72 touchdowns in all. And those are just THIS season.


Oh, and he still loves the Dawgs.

http://www.nola.com/recruiting/index.ssf/2016/12/landry-walker_qb_keytaon_thomp_1.html


With his impressive senior season numbers, schools are trying to him from his pledge to the Bulldogs, but he's convinced he'll be in Starkville this January as an early enrollee.
"Especially with me being a mid-year graduate and leaving in January, I feel that I'm very solid with Mississippi State," he said, adding, "I'm about 100 percent because at this point, even if someone did come, it would probably be too late in the game anyway. I feel very comfortable at Mississippi State with coaches and atmosphere. That's where I'll be in January."

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

He's a stud fo sho.

 

[tired]

I've never ever been giddy about a recruit, but damn it's hard not to be with this impressive young man