he played safety at imo that is the best position for his career ,but he wants to play RB good luck except on one weekend
Find it very ironic he chose Auburn over Bama because of the position choice by each staff since he got to Tampa and played DB in the Under Armour game.Some random and all-but-certainly misplaced Auburn paranoia aside, there is no real reason to expect Johnson to flip to Alabama.
Kind of hate that we didn't get this one, but at the same time I think we took the right approach. We evaluated him as a safety and would have taken him on that basis, and, although we considered him as a tailback, we thought we could utilize the spot better by signing a better tailback prospect. And with Harris in the fold now, it's hard for me to argue that the staff wasn't proven right on that.
Still, though, best of luck to the kid at Auburn. Late November aside, hope he does well down there.
and nearly everyone who saw him there thought he should play safety at the next levelFind it very ironic he chose Auburn over Bama because of the position choice by each staff since he got to Tampa and played DB in the Under Armour game.
I saw an interview with him after winning Mr. Football and he said he chose playing RB at the Barn because their style of play and type of RB fitted him. He said he is not a big, physical 230-235 lb RB (referring to Bama's RB's) and that he his style fit better at the Barn. I definitely do not see a flip on this one even if we told him he could play RB.Congrats to KJ on winning the Mr. Football award today.
With the addition to Harris the only way KJ could make it in this class is if he changes his mind about wanting to play running back, which I doubt at this point.
That will be interesting to watch.The boogs will move him to DB once he signs.
In an interview after the Mr. Football award he admitted the possibility, but I think he believes he'll play running back at the barn.The boogs will move him to DB once he signs.
Rock ThomasCan they afford to move him to DB?
They have Rock Johnson returning and the JUCO Robinson coming in. Do they have any other decent RB's ?
Would take a lot less punishment as a DB in the pros, play a lot longer and therefore make more money.and nearly everyone who saw him there thought he should play safety at the next level
I've followed the KJ saga pretty closely cause I've watched his HS career a little closer that I have others.Kerryon Johnson isn't sure if he's taking offical visit to alabama this weekend.... He stated that his OV at Auburn went extremely well and was real suprised at the number of talent for this class. if he takes OV to Alabama, this will affect his decision... He's rumored to be open to playing Safety instead of RB... I think he'll be a suprise flip, if he goes this weekend.. But with few spots... That means one of our targets will lose out.. Very interesting the next few days.