TE Caden Ramsey (6-5 210) of Cross will likely be coming off the board on Monday. Ramsey has set a 12:30 PM announcement at his college with South Carolina, Virginia Tech, Georgia and Syracuse his last 4. However his coach, Shawn Wright, tells us it’s extra like a last two.
“I feel he is aware of what he’s going to do,” Wright mentioned. “He appears to be locked in on South Carolina and Virginia Tech. I do know he had Syracuse and Georgia Tech, however I feel it’s coming right down to between South Carolina and Virginia Tech, and I feel he sort of is aware of what he needs to do.
“Each colleges did an superior job recruiting him and making him really feel as if they really need him part of their program,” Wright continued. “I do know he likes each teaching staffs. He’s simply excited to have the ability to take his skills to both a type of colleges.”
South Carolina tight ends coach Shawn Elliott supplied Ramsey in June after placing him via an intensive exercise in a late June camp.
“Elliott undoubtedly likes him as a hybrid, a type of tight ends that doesn’t essentially put his fingers within the floor, however they’ll flank him out,” Wright mentioned. “They need mismatches towards linebackers and safeties. I had a dialog with Coach (Shane) Beamer, and he didn’t know he led the state in interceptions final yr. He’s fairly positive his defensive again coach would wish to strive him as nicely. South Carolina’s clearly going to provide him an opportunity to discover a spot someplace on that subject if he goes there. Virginia Tech undoubtedly likes him on the tight finish spot.”
Whichever college lands Ramsey will likely be getting a particular prospect based on his coach.
“He’s a really, very aggressive child,” Wright mentioned. “His will to win, he simply doesn’t wish to lose. He’s now understanding methods to apply on the degree at which we wish him to apply. That’s been a studying curve for him as a result of he’s simply a lot extra gifted than the blokes round him at Cross. I instructed him, being at considered one of these Energy 4 colleges, the practices are going to look like video games if you get there. Now that he’s training the best way we wish him to, at the least via these first two ballgames, he has taken off. We’re speaking two interceptions, assume he ran a kickoff again seventy-something yards the opposite evening, and two receiving touchdowns. He’s on tempo to have a extremely excellent yr barring damage.”
Wright mentioned Ramsey plans to attend the USC recreation this Saturday towards SC State, and he’s additionally planning an official go to with the Gamecocks for the next weekend.
Ramsey was an impressive two-way performer final season. As a receiver, he had 46 catches for 749 yards and 9 touchdowns. As a free security, he led the state with 14 interceptions.
