[PrinceLightfoot]

The two highest rated 2016 recruits who have visited Stanford but still lack offers are Carlo Kemp and Obi Eboh. 


Eboh is a consensus 4-star DB with a composite ranking around 400 and 20+ offers including Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Wisconsin.  Amazingly, Stanford may not have room for him.  There are already 2 commits and 6 more guys with offers who have shown really legitimate interest in Stanford. 


Kemp's story seems a little different.  He's a bit more highly rated than Eboh.  (He's a top 300 composite recruit with a 4-star rating on Rivals, ESPN and Scout, plus offers from UDFG, Michigan, UCLA, Wisconsin and Nebraska.)  More importantly though, he plays DE, a position of need and a position at which Stanford has a very thin board.  I have trouble understanding the lack of an offer, unless there are academic hurdles.  Assuming Kemp's academic house is in order, I'd love to see him come to the July camp and earn that offer.  The fact that Stewart, Herbig, and McElwain got offers at the most recent camp has to be encouraging for him.

Kemp came to the April Junior day and did drills with the coaches. He has voiced his desire to play OLB in a 3-4 defense, but the concern is that he may not have the agility nor the tape to support OLB at the next level. He has a build for a 3-4 DE, but has a preference to not put a hand on the ground. So, this is a question of fit and probably the reason our staff has not offered.

[PrinceLightfoot]

The two highest rated 2016 recruits who have visited Stanford but still lack offers are Carlo Kemp and Obi Eboh. 


Eboh is a consensus 4-star DB with a composite ranking around 400 and 20+ offers including Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Wisconsin.  Amazingly, Stanford may not have room for him.  There are already 2 commits and 6 more guys with offers who have shown really legitimate interest in Stanford. 


Kemp's story seems a little different.  He's a bit more highly rated than Eboh.  (He's a top 300 composite recruit with a 4-star rating on Rivals, ESPN and Scout, plus offers from UDFG, Michigan, UCLA, Wisconsin and Nebraska.)  More importantly though, he plays DE, a position of need and a position at which Stanford has a very thin board.  I have trouble understanding the lack of an offer, unless there are academic hurdles.  Assuming Kemp's academic house is in order, I'd love to see him come to the July camp and earn that offer.  The fact that Stewart, Herbig, and McElwain got offers at the most recent camp has to be encouraging for him.

Kemp came to the April Junior day and did drills with the coaches. He has voiced his desire to play OLB in a 3-4 defense, but the concern is that he may not have the agility nor the tape to support OLB at the next level. He has a build for a 3-4 DE, but has a preference to not put a hand on the ground. So, this is a question of fit and probably the reason our staff has not offered.