Moderators Gerry Hamilton Posted February 28 Moderators Share Posted February 28 Four-star RB locks in Texas official visit Tyler (Texas) Chapel Hill's Rickey Stewart told OnTexasFootball Wednesday afternoon that he has locked in his official visit to Texas. Stewart, 5-11 and 190, will make an official visit June 14-16. He's the first known official visit date for a Texas running back target in the 2025 cycle. Stewart told OnTexasFootball last week that he plans to visit Texas unofficially April 6. He will make that visit with his mother. Stewart was one of a handful of 2025 prospects offered by Steve Sarkisian and staff January 20. Sarkisian and area recruiter Blake Gideon followed with a visit to Chapel Hill High the following week. Since the Texas offer, the Longhorns have held a big lead in the race for the east Texas tar and one-time SMU verbal. Baylor is running second in the recruitment with SMU and Oklahoma State on the peripheral. Stewart by the numbers Stewart is part of a junior class at Chapel Hill that has been winners in every sport. He rushed for 2,855 yards on 271 carries (10.5 per tote) with 40 touchdowns, along with 18 receptions for 284 yards and four scores as a junior. That was after a standout sophomore season of 236 carries for 2,262 yards (9.6 per carry) and 20 scores in 2022. Stewart also delivered against the top competition on the schedule: Vs. Gilmer - 19 carries for 278 yards and a TD Vs. Van - 19 carries for 195 yards and 4 TD’s Vs. El Campo (playoffs) - 16 carries for 222 yards and 3 TD’s Vs. Kilgore (playoffs) - 32 carries for 230 yards and a TD Vs. Davenport (playoffs) - 28 carries for 220 yards and 3 TD’s His three year totals are 630 carries for 6,098 yards (9.7 per carry) with 64 touchdowns, and 28 receptions for 400 yards and six scores in 31 games. View full news 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoHorns1 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Biggest concern with Ricky Stewart is the number carriers 630 Before his senior year. That’s a lot of wear and tear on 17 year old kid. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Gilbert Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 16 minutes ago, GoHorns1 said: Biggest concern with Ricky Stewart is the number carriers 630 Before his senior year. That’s a lot of wear and tear on 17 year old kid. That is a good point but not one that is a deal breaker IMO. I personally believe that level of carries and therefore the number of hits at the HS level is of far less concern than a similar number of a college player going pro. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoHorns1 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 26 minutes ago, Robert Gilbert said: That is a good point but not one that is a deal breaker IMO. I personally believe that level of carries and therefore the number of hits at the HS level is of far less concern than a similar number of a college player going pro. Thats a lot hits regardless beginning as a 15 year old whose body physically not mature. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NothinButDaHorns34 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 58 minutes ago, GoHorns1 said: Biggest concern with Ricky Stewart is the number carriers 630 Before his senior year. That’s a lot of wear and tear on 17 year old kid. That was one of the concerns with johnathan gray and you could say that nightmare came into fruition with his inability to stay healthy here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Gilbert Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 10 minutes ago, GoHorns1 said: Thats a lot hits regardless beginning as a 15 year old whose body physically not mature. I agree but my point was that those players hitting that particular RB are also 15, 16, or 17 year old players. They lack full physical maturity as well as the RB. Can those hits take a physical toll? Yes. However, I still would be more concerned about an elevated number of carries, and the possible damage done, at the college level as opposed to the HS level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickysonehitter Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 17 minutes ago, Robert Gilbert said: That is a good point but not one that is a deal breaker IMO. I personally believe that level of carries and therefore the number of hits at the HS level is of far less concern than a similar number of a college player going pro. I was with you for a second, but it's too individual to label at all. We had the same concerns about Jase McClellan and his 866 carries at Aledo. He's getting drafted this year and Aledo's opponents hit a lot harder on average than Chapel Hill's. Unless those hits result in injury, "wear and tear" at the high school level is very dependent on the physical makeup of the player and his commitment to body maintenance at that age. Whittington isn't a perfect example, but he showed up with a lot of HS touches and spent the first half of his career as a bust. Was that from overuse at Cuero? I would be curious to hear that argument because in my view, no. If he had better guidance on body maintenance for football, it's likely he would have shown up more flexible and with less risk of injury (and reinjury). For me, evaluating prospects with a high volume of touches in hs starts with understanding how much they love football and how that informs how they take care of themselves, followed closely by watching them stretch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Gilbert Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 7 minutes ago, Rickysonehitter said: I was with you for a second, but it's too individual to label at all. We had the same concerns about Jase McClellan and his 866 carries at Aledo. He's getting drafted this year and Aledo's opponents hit a lot harder on average than Chapel Hill's. Unless those hits result in injury, "wear and tear" at the high school level is very dependent on the physical makeup of the player and his commitment to body maintenance at that age. Whittington isn't a perfect example, but he showed up with a lot of HS touches and spent the first half of his career as a bust. Was that from overuse at Cuero? I would be curious to hear that argument because in my view, no. If he had better guidance on body maintenance for football, it's likely he would have shown up more flexible and with less risk of injury (and reinjury). For me, evaluating prospects with a high volume of touches in hs starts with understanding how much they love football and how that informs how they take care of themselves, followed closely by watching them stretch. Of course this is all to be taken at an individual level. I guess I should have stated that but it did not seem necessary. I think Earl Campbell is a great example of how the wear and tear of year after year of pounding a RB absorbs can be detrimental. However, I think a good question is how much of his HS and college careers contribute to his health issues later in life? Or were his physical issues, after he retired, more due to his pro career? I am not sure if those questions dan be honestly answered. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoHorns1 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 28 minutes ago, Robert Gilbert said: I agree but my point was that those players hitting that particular RB are also 15, 16, or 17 year old players. They lack full physical maturity as well as the RB. Can those hits take a physical toll? Yes. However, I still would be more concerned about an elevated number of carries, and the possible damage done, at the college level as opposed to the HS level. Not many freshmen or sophomore make the varsity on 5A teams, most of those hits were from seniors and some juniors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDave0805 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Unless he's Ricky Williams or Cedric Benson I don't see any Texas RB getting 30 carries a game in the Sark offense so I'm not that worried about high school wear and tear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnt Orange Horn Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 2 hours ago, GoHorns1 said: Biggest concern with Ricky Stewart is the number carriers 630 Before his senior year. That’s a lot of wear and tear on 17 year old kid. Yet he is still very fast showing no wear nor tear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burntcowboy Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 630 carries doesn’t mean 630 hits. Some of his highlights he was untouched Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hookem97 Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 @Gerry HamiltonI gotta ask you...how does it feel to potentially grab another "Ricky" runningback? Run Ricky Run! #RickyWilliams #RBU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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