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[scooper]

Do you have any scoop on Darious Walker? He just committed to the Irish. I know little about him other than breaking Herschel's record, but I don't know what kind of competition that was against or what kind of runner he is.

[GrantDawg]

Do you have any scoop on Darious Walker? He just committed to the Irish. I know little about him other than breaking Herschel's record, but I don't know what kind of competition that was against or what kind of runner he is.
Well, he is going to ND, so he can't be that good.....:D

[VPI97]

He played for Class AA Buford, which means that he wasn't exactly going up against the top competition that Georgia has to offer...but despite that, he seems to be a respected player...

Here a link to an AJC article about him:
http://www.ajc.com/highschool/content/sports/highschool/1203/28walker.html

[scooper]

He played for Class AA Buford, which means that he wasn't exactly going up against the top competition that Georgia has to offer...but despite that, he seems to be a respected player...

Here a link to an AJC article about him:
http://www.ajc.com/highschool/content/sports/highschool/1203/28walker.html

Thanks.

And Grant? Among this year's Irish recruits, he's probably one of the better ones. The future looks a little lean in South Bend. But, a bandwagoner I'm not. I'll agonize when they lose and celebrate when they win. At least this kid looks like he can add some speed to the team.

[mckerney]

And what of Atlanta Douglas linebacker Leland Jones?

[JonInMiddleGA]

Do you have any scoop on Darious Walker? He just committed to the Irish. I know little about him other than breaking Herschel's record, but I don't know what kind of competition that was against or what kind of runner he is.

from http://www.ajc.com/highschool/content/sports/highschool/0104/22walker.html

He's 5'11, 200 pounds -- led his team to 3 consecutive state championships (two in class AA, one in class A, IIRC)

Former Buford High School alums include FSU receiver P.K. Sam

[tucker342]

Well, he is going to ND, so he can't be that good.....:D


My first thought exactly:D

[Ben E Lou]

I don't have much to add that hasn't already been said, but since my handle is in the thread title, I thought I'd least acknowledge since I haven't really checked the board much the last few days. Walker is well-respected, considered by most to be just a slight cut below Thomas Brown, but hasn't been tested against big-time Georgia High School competition.

[Ben E Lou]

Dola--Just did a quick check. Buford only had one remotely close game this year, even counting the playoffs/state championship, and if I recall they didn't have many close ones the last two seasons either. In that sense, it is a little hard to predict how he'll react against defenses on his level:

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=470 border=0><TBODY><TR><TH align=left width=85>Date</TH><TH align=left width=250>Opponent</TH><TH width=15>Site</TH><TH width=120>Score</TH></TR><TR height=24><TD>09/05/2003</TD><TD>@ Central-Carroll (http://www.gavsv.com/fbsc2002/dispteam.php?team=centca) (6-AAA)</TD><TD align=middle></TD><TD align=middle>won: 45-0</TD></TR><TR height=24><TD>09/19/2003</TD><TD>Rabun County (http://www.gavsv.com/fbsc2002/dispteam.php?team=rabuco) (8-AA)</TD><TD align=middle></TD><TD align=middle>won: 52-0</TD></TR><TR height=24><TD>09/26/2003</TD><TD>@ Banks County (http://www.gavsv.com/fbsc2002/dispteam.php?team=bankco) (8-AA)</TD><TD align=middle></TD><TD align=middle>won: 38-0</TD></TR><TR height=24><TD>10/03/2003</TD><TD>Greater Atlanta Christian (http://www.gavsv.com/fbsc2002/dispteam.php?team=greaat) (8-AA)</TD><TD align=middle></TD><TD align=middle>won: 30-0</TD></TR><TR height=24><TD>10/10/2003</TD><TD>@ Lumpkin County (http://www.gavsv.com/fbsc2002/dispteam.php?team=lumpco) (8-AA)</TD><TD align=middle></TD><TD align=middle>won: 20-9</TD></TR><TR height=24><TD>10/17/2003</TD><TD>Union County (http://www.gavsv.com/fbsc2002/dispteam.php?team=unioco) (8-AA)</TD><TD align=middle></TD><TD align=middle>won: 49-10</TD></TR><TR height=24><TD>10/24/2003</TD><TD>@ Wesleyan (http://www.gavsv.com/fbsc2002/dispteam.php?team=wesl) (8-AA)</TD><TD align=middle></TD><TD align=middle>won: 43-3</TD></TR><TR height=24><TD>10/31/2003</TD><TD>Madison County (http://www.gavsv.com/fbsc2002/dispteam.php?team=madico) (NR-AAAA)</TD><TD align=middle></TD><TD align=middle>won: 41-8</TD></TR><TR height=24><TD>11/07/2003</TD><TD>Apalachee (http://www.gavsv.com/fbsc2002/dispteam.php?team=apal) (8-AA)</TD><TD align=middle></TD><TD align=middle>won: 49-0</TD></TR><TR height=24><TD>11/14/2003</TD><TD>@ Dawson County (http://www.gavsv.com/fbsc2002/dispteam.php?team=dawsco) (8-AA)</TD><TD align=middle></TD><TD align=middle>won: 46-7</TD></TR><TR height=24><TD>11/21/2003</TD><TD>Blessed Trinity (http://www.gavsv.com/fbsc2002/dispteam.php?team=blestr) (5-AA)</TD><TD align=middle></TD><TD align=middle>won: 56-6</TD></TR><TR height=24><TD>11/28/2003</TD><TD>Adairsville (http://www.gavsv.com/fbsc2002/dispteam.php?team=adai) (6-AA)</TD><TD align=middle></TD><TD align=middle>won: 48-19</TD></TR><TR height=24><TD>12/05/2003</TD><TD>Cook (http://www.gavsv.com/fbsc2002/dispteam.php?team=cook) (2-AA)</TD><TD align=middle></TD><TD align=middle>won: 30-12</TD></TR><TR height=24><TD>12/13/2003</TD><TD>@ Decatur (http://www.gavsv.com/fbsc2002/dispteam.php?team=deca) (5-AA)</TD><TD align=middle>GD (http://www.gavsv.com/fbsc2002/stadium.php)</TD><TD align=middle>won: 42-13</TD></TR><TR height=24><TD>12/20/2003</TD><TD>Charlton County (http://www.gavsv.com/fbsc2002/dispteam.php?team=charco) (2-AA)</TD><TD align=middle></TD><TD align=middle>won: 31-3</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

[Ben E Lou]

Double-dola

I heart the WYSIWYG editor.

[JonInMiddleGA]

... but hasn't been tested against big-time Georgia High School competition.

Then again, IIRC, neither was Herschel Walker.

(FTR, I've got no strong opinion on Darius, I'm just saying ...)

[Ben E Lou]

Then again, IIRC, neither was Herschel Walker.Very true. I'm not saying that he won't be a stud, just that we can't be sure. Another example would be Mack Strong. Mack came within 3 TD's of breaking Herschel's career TD record in high school, playing against Class A competition. Mack was similarly-regarded as Darius Walker. Mack became a blocking fullback at Georgia, and has had a long career with the Seahawks since, but never became a superstar by any means. My point isn't that players from lower classifications can't make it; they clearly can. It is that it is probably a little harder to project how good they'll be. I've known some other Class A stars who got used to having a big talent advantage over the competition, and never adjusted to playing against guys of similar talent. Remember how highly-recruited Curt Douglas was coming out of Lincoln County?

[JonInMiddleGA]

It is that it is probably a little harder to project how good they'll be.

That's pretty much what I was aiming at too; that concerns about "level of competition" and such really aren't too reliably answered (at least not in Georgia HS football).