Highly sought-after Pennsylvania safety names 4 SEC teams in top 10
Peters Township High (Pennsylvania) safety Donovan McMillon has gotten the attention of many college football programs, logging 50 scholarship offers. On Friday, he offered a top 10 that includes four SEC programs.
Florida, Georgia, LSU and Texas A&M make the cut along with Arizona State, Michigan, Oklahoma, Oregon, Penn State and Virginia Tech in a graphic shared on McMillon’s Twitter account.
247Sports Director of Scouting Barton Simmons recently evaluated McMillon, noting a potential future in the NFL:
Big safety that appears to have the frame to land at linebacker or rover depending on development. Has a can’t-miss presence on the field. Physical and aggressive. Plays fast, particularly as a downhill defender. Has a good feel in curl-flat coverage. Tackles well on perimeter. Shows wide-receiver skills in high school. Ball skills and downfield playmaking are there. Good all-around athlete with a wrestling background. Doesn’t show much man coverage and could struggle against college receivers. More of a run-support safety than a cover safety. Shows some stiffness in transition. Instincts, size and developmental trajectory point to a Power Five impact starter with some positional versatility who we view as a future mid-round NFL Draft pick.
247Sports itself rates McMillon 4-stars and the No. 8 safety in the class. The industry-generated Composite, which includes Rivals and ESPN rankings, however, considers McMillon a 3-star prospect and the No. 25 safety in the class of 2021.
His highlights can be viewed below via Hudl:
Wanna Play in The NFL ??? Come to DBU = Florida !
Seriously?
Here is a fun fact.
Bama: 37 with 9 in the 1st
Florida:36 with 8 in the 1st
LSU: 44 with 6 in the 1st.
This is from 1965 until today. I didn’t cherry pick. That was the article’s criteria. So I guess you can say 44 to 36 makes you DBU or UF can claim it on quality with 2 more 1st rounders. Bama has an argument based on the Saban years but I don’t think a 10 year window is appropriate. A true football fan should acknowledge that all 3 schools put a consistent quality DB.
Draft picks don’t define everything seeing how teams usually draft the position they need most and not necessarily who’s the best player available at any postiion. But it is a good metric, and you’re right each school holds it’s own. But if you’re going back that far, you have to mention Florida State, Miami, Ohio State, and others.
In a quick search, I didn’t see an article that didn’t point to LSU as DBU in the modern era. Jobigator should’ve gone with DB-JC for the time being.
That analysis said he struggled in cover but was good at run support. Also stated he could be moved to LB which seems more probable. So if he wants to play in the NFL he should go to LBU or HybridU. Never heard UF Called that.