TideFans 2009 Crown Jewel Countdown - #23 - OG/DT Anthony Steen .

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#23 OG/DT Anthony Steen 6' 3" 305
Lambert , MS
Coached by Robert Daniels at Lee Academy .

TideFans consensus rating - 3
CS - 3.5
BET - 3.5
RTO - 3
LCN - 3

Recruited by Bo Davis and Nick Saban .
Steen was chosen as an All-Star in his classification and the most valuable lineman in his conference .
25th rated OG by Scout.com
26th rated OG by Rivals.com
39th rated DT by ESPNU


Steen was a versatile athlete in high school playing on both sides of the line along with filling the roles of snapper and kicker for his team but , much of his accomplishments were achieved against inferior competition in a pretty thin classification . When Anthony was given a chance though to see how he stacked up against quality competition at camp last year in Tuscaloosa , he did not disappoint . The general feeling was that Steen was perhaps the nastiest and meanest lineman in camp . Anthony enjoys lifting and is very strong to go along with an endless motor . He's quick off the ball and gets good leverage on his blocks with the ability to drive his opponent but , still has quite a ways to go when it comes working on improving his technique . Steen has some experience at center but , was signed as a guy who could play guard or defensive tackle so he may bounce around a time or two before his position is finally determined . TideFans believes his eventual home will be at offensive guard . Anthony chose to roll with the Tide over FSU , Miami-FL , Miss St. , Ole Miss and So. Miss .

*Academic concerns are still in play .

[G-VilleTider]

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	*Academic concerns are still in play .

Did Earle make you throw that in for legal reasons?

[Crimson Surfer]

Here is another very talented lineman that I expect will redshirt next season. Steen is an extremely strong and fast lineman. He reportedly runs a 4.95 40-yard dash with a 415 lb bench press, 350 in the power clean and 550 in the squat. He has a very quick first step and he could play on either side of the LOS but I believe he will be a RG at Bama.

Crimson Tide Ink 25 on National Signing Day

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	A versatile athlete that did a little bit of everything in high school including playing on the offensive line, defensive line, snapping and kicking ... listed as the nation's No. 25 offensive guard by Scout.com ... ranks 26th at guard by Rivals.com where he is also rated as the 16th-best player in Rivals.com Postseason Mississippi Top 30 ... ESPNU lists Steen as the No. 39 defensive tackle prospect ... rated as the No. 29 prospect in Mississippi by SuperPrep Magazine ... member of the 2008 All-Press Register (Clarksdale) Football Team ... MVP lineman of the North AA Conference and a Mississippi Private School Association All-Star selection ... coached by Robert Daniels at Lee Academy ... chose the Crimson Tide over Miami (Fla.), Florida State, Mississippi State, Mississippi and Southern Miss.

[CraigD]

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	...filling the roles of snapper and kicker for his team...

Wow! I'm having visions of Speedy Gonzales!!

[buzzincuzzin]

Two key words in the assessment,,,,, meanest, nastiest. This is my guy!

[GrandBayTider]

So could he be the answer at that vital position of long-snapper? I've been jealous of AUs success with that.

[BEATtutorsee]

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	Two key words in the assessment,,,,, meanest, nastiest. This is my guy!

A huge reason why he's one of my favorite signees as well, along with his athleticism at the position. He could easily turn out to be one of the biggest "sleepers" of this class (relative to where the major services had him ranked) IMO.

[runtheoption22]

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	Two key words in the assessment,,,,, meanest, nastiest. This is my guy!

This is why he could have easily ended up in my top 15. However, there are two big question marks in my mind: 1) grades 2) consistency vs. top competition

[CapstoneGrad06]

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	Two key words in the assessment,,,,, meanest, nastiest. This is my guy!

That's what makes me think of Justin Smiley when I see his film, and hear these descriptions.

[Airborne Tider]

Rodney Orr says Steen has made a qualifying test score. So as long as Steen does his school work and doesn't let his grades fall he will be eligible in the fall.

[BEATtutorsee]

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	Rodney Orr says Steen has made a qualifying test score. So as long as Steen does his school work and doesn't let his grades fall he will be eligible in the fall.

Excellent news!

[BigBama]

Wow, good news. Its seems that CNS has a nack for finding players that can take care of business in the classroom. He seems a very good judge of whether a player will be committed or not. He sticks with players despite them having a lot of work to do. Examples of this include Alonzo Lawrence, Marcel Dareus, Rod Woodson, Bowman, and Norwood. This is great because we might not have gotten many of these players if he would not have been on them so early and stuck by them.

Any others that I missed that were expected to be academic casualties but were able to pull it out? Finding room for all these guys is a great problem to have!

[BigEasyTider]

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	Any others that I missed that were expected to be academic casualties but were able to pull it out? Finding room for all these guys is a great problem to have!

Things are looking pretty good on the academic front now.

Both Anthony Steen and Rod Woodson have seemingly gotten the job done on the academic front, and there are a lot of rumblings that Michael Bowman has done the same. There is no confirmation yet on the latter, but at the least it seems like he has a very good chance of making it. Moreover, Eddie Lacy was at the A-Day game insisting to everyone that he had gotten qualified, and I'm hearing some positive reports on him down this way.

The major concern I have is Sentimore, sigh...

I'm expecting somewhere between one to three academic casualties. I'm sure the Clearinghouse will get at least one guy...