Here is my bit from the Inside Reed tomorrow:
Brandon Buckner is an interesting case study in what Oregon wants to do as a defense. Cristobal has been very clear that he favors physicality and dominating the trenches.
Buckner is not as big as some of the other defenders that Oregon has recruited over the last tow or three cycles, but he has some really good quickness off of the edge – surprising quickness. The biggest question was size and what he was going to check in at. There are different reports of 6-1 and 6-3; when we saw him up close Saturday, he looked closer to 6-2, but there is more to the story than just a prospect from Chandler High School.
Buckner has a sister who plays volleyball at Oregon State and has been offered by the Beavers; current Beaver standout Hamilcar Rashed is a graduate of Chandler High School and Buckner is giving the Beavers serious consideration. Despite that consideration, he has also been open about the Ducks being very close so that he could visit his sister as often as he liked and that he really like Oregon as a program.
Another point to ponder as it relates to Buckner is his lineage. His father Brentson Buckner played at Clemson in the early 1990s as a 6-2, 310-pound defensive tackle. He ranks fourth on their all-time list in tackles for loss (46) and eighth in sacks (22) all-time. After a 12-year NFL career, the elder Buckner is now an assistant coach in the NFL.
On tape, Brandon shows good explosiveness and a nice ability to dip his shoulder to get around the edge; he has the ability to play a bit bigger and looks closer to about 240 right now. He has a lot of versatility which the staff loves and will evolve into a really good, physical player.
As for the visit, he loved every moment in Eugene and I would say that as of now, Oregon is on quack watch. Don’t let the three stars fool you; the staff really likes his potential.
As I was scorring through some photos Tom took Saturday I ran across this one:
Brandon's sister Nya is a volleyball player at OSU; she is listed at 5-11. He looked 6-1ish to 6-2 when we saw him and this pic seems to backup that claim. If so, then I think his offer is committable and the Ducks might be on quackwatch for him as well.
Brandon Buckner is an interesting case study in what Oregon wants to do as a defense. Cristobal has been very clear that he favors physicality and dominating the trenches.
Buckner is not as big as some of the other defenders that Oregon has recruited over the last tow or three cycles, but he has some really good quickness off of the edge – surprising quickness. The biggest question was size and what he was going to check in at. There are different reports of 6-1 and 6-3; when we saw him up close Saturday, he looked closer to 6-2, but there is more to the story than just a prospect from Chandler High School.
Buckner has a sister who plays volleyball at Oregon State and has been offered by the Beavers; current Beaver standout Hamilcar Rashed is a graduate of Chandler High School and Buckner is giving the Beavers serious consideration. Despite that consideration, he has also been open about the Ducks being very close so that he could visit his sister as often as he liked and that he really like Oregon as a program.
Another point to ponder as it relates to Buckner is his lineage. His father Brentson Buckner played at Clemson in the early 1990s as a 6-2, 310-pound defensive tackle. He ranks fourth on their all-time list in tackles for loss (46) and eighth in sacks (22) all-time. After a 12-year NFL career, the elder Buckner is now an assistant coach in the NFL.
On tape, Brandon shows good explosiveness and a nice ability to dip his shoulder to get around the edge; he has the ability to play a bit bigger and looks closer to about 240 right now. He has a lot of versatility which the staff loves and will evolve into a really good, physical player.
As for the visit, he loved every moment in Eugene and I would say that as of now, Oregon is on quack watch. Don’t let the three stars fool you; the staff really likes his potential.
As I was scorring through some photos Tom took Saturday I ran across this one:
Brandon's sister Nya is a volleyball player at OSU; she is listed at 5-11. He looked 6-1ish to 6-2 when we saw him and this pic seems to backup that claim. If so, then I think his offer is committable and the Ducks might be on quackwatch for him as well.
