05-02-2023, 10:38 PM
Four dimensional analysis on Bachhuber:
Services: 247 composite #1117 (#93 OT), On3 consensus #1091 (#77 OT), 247 #103 OT, Rivals NR (given past practice a Rivals 5.5 or 5.6 is probably most likely, in which case that would be the same range as Jacobi Murray, Braden Marceau-Olayinka, Pat Caughey, Anthony Franklin, Anthony Hayes, Lance Callihan, Josh Mauro, Zach Rowell, Jaxson Moi, Zach Buckey, Lance Keneley, Dalyn Wade-Perry, Jovan Swann, Bo Peek, Thomas Schaffer, Harrison Phillips, Nate Lohn, Ikenna Nwafor, and JB Salem among DL and the same range as Charlie Symonds, Luke Baklenko, Allen Thomason, Simione Pale, Jake Maikkula, Austin Uke, Jack Leyrer, Barrett Miller, Drake Nugent, Drew Dalman, Dylan Powell, Henry Hattis, Nate Herbig, Austin Maihen, Brian Chaffin, David Bright, Kevin Reihner, and Brad Hallick among OL), ESPN NR [N.B. The "same grade" comparables are imprecise here because I'm including both DL and OL given what seems at least a modicum of positional uncertainty and conflating 5.5 and 5.6 grade levels as Rivals hasn't graded him yet, so certainly take with a grain of salt. Given what we know the DL group seems like the more salient set of comparisons]
Offers: Stanford, Utah, Air Force, Arizona State, Colorado, Colorado State, San Jose State, UNLV, Washington
Production: As a junior against good competition (top 41 percent of Stanford recruits), Bachhuber had 5.2 tackles per game (eighth on the team), 2 sacks (tied for fourth), 2 tackles for loss (seventh), and one fumble recovery (one of 11 players with at least one). As a sophomore against somewhat better competition (top 28 percent of Stanford recruits, though he only played half the season it seems), Bachhuber had 2.3 tackles per game (tied for 12th among players who played at least three games), one sack (one of nine players with at least one), and no others tackles for loss credited (eight players did). At the Army combine following his junior season he measured at 6-5 240 with an 80" wing span and a 4.56 shuttle. The weight is significant as he played much of his junior season at 215 following appendicitis after trying to bulk up to around 240 following a 205 pound sophomore season. The wing span indicates good though not freakish length. The shuttle doesn't impress me much.
Highlights: Bachhuber did not post full season sophomore highlights and his single game highlights that year included nothing of note. The very short (two minutes and eight seconds) junior highlights show a mix of him as an edge rusher, OL, and even long snapper. That's notable because some (e.g., Arizona State, San Jose State, recruiting services) view him as an OL prospect and some others view him as a big athlete whose future position is uncertain (some indications Washington was in this camp) and others are recruiting him for defense. But to my eyes the notable stuff he put on tape came on defense. In one notable matchup as a junior he squared off against Washington State OL signee Nathan Gates. Bachhuber's highlights include a couple of plays of the two of them engaged and Bachhuber shedding the block to make a tackle of the ballcarrier within a few yards of the line of scrimmage. Gates' highlights show a play where Bachhuber is coming off the edge and can't keep his balance rushing Gates and falls to the ground. There were three talented teams Bachhuber played last season: Murrieta Valley, Mission Viejo, and Chaminade, so I'll take each in turn. Against Murrieta Valley, his highlights are all about being stout in run defense rather than any indication he disrupted the vaunted Bear to Tiger Bachmeier passing attack. BYU OL signee Jason Steele did not post highlights from that game and I couldn't pick up any head-to-head matchups of note in Bachhuber's highlights, though Murrieta Valley jersey numbers were difficult to read. On the theory that an opposing player's highlights can provide a glimpse of how a defender does on his average or worse plays I checked out the Bachmeier brothers' highlights and keyed in on Bachhuber, but those highlights were short and didn't illuminate except perhaps in the sense that there's some evidence of motor/not giving up on big plays downfield. Against Mission Viejo, Bachhuber only posted one highlight but for my money it's the play of his life thus far, coming off the edge one-on-one against UCLA OL commit Mark Schroller and climbing back up the pocket to sack Ball State QB Kadin Semonza (who incidentally had numerous major college football receivers to throw to last season). Schroller's highlights were one play getting to the second level and another play picking up a blitz, so I don't think they were really about Bachhuber, though it's hard for me to read jersey numbers on those highlights. Against Chaminade, Bachhuber's highlights didn't show any pass rush trying to chase down San Diego State QB Javance Tupouata-Johnson nor any one-on-one action against the notable Chaminade linemen, Colorado State OL Aitor Urionabarrenechea or 2024 3-star OL David Abajian. There were three plays in which Bachhuber delivered nice plays lined up across from Abajian, but on each Abajian had a different assignment (or didn't read the play right), one a run stop by Bachhuber when Abajian helped with an interior lineman, one on a throw to the flat where Abajian ran to the second level and Bachhuber went laterally toward the sideline to help bring the receiver down, and one a goal line run stop in which Abajian tried to be a lead blocker but Bachhuber came in from the side to plug the hole. Abajian's highlights mostly didn't involve Bachhuber but did include one run blocking play neutralizing Bachhuber.
Services: 247 composite #1117 (#93 OT), On3 consensus #1091 (#77 OT), 247 #103 OT, Rivals NR (given past practice a Rivals 5.5 or 5.6 is probably most likely, in which case that would be the same range as Jacobi Murray, Braden Marceau-Olayinka, Pat Caughey, Anthony Franklin, Anthony Hayes, Lance Callihan, Josh Mauro, Zach Rowell, Jaxson Moi, Zach Buckey, Lance Keneley, Dalyn Wade-Perry, Jovan Swann, Bo Peek, Thomas Schaffer, Harrison Phillips, Nate Lohn, Ikenna Nwafor, and JB Salem among DL and the same range as Charlie Symonds, Luke Baklenko, Allen Thomason, Simione Pale, Jake Maikkula, Austin Uke, Jack Leyrer, Barrett Miller, Drake Nugent, Drew Dalman, Dylan Powell, Henry Hattis, Nate Herbig, Austin Maihen, Brian Chaffin, David Bright, Kevin Reihner, and Brad Hallick among OL), ESPN NR [N.B. The "same grade" comparables are imprecise here because I'm including both DL and OL given what seems at least a modicum of positional uncertainty and conflating 5.5 and 5.6 grade levels as Rivals hasn't graded him yet, so certainly take with a grain of salt. Given what we know the DL group seems like the more salient set of comparisons]
Offers: Stanford, Utah, Air Force, Arizona State, Colorado, Colorado State, San Jose State, UNLV, Washington
Production: As a junior against good competition (top 41 percent of Stanford recruits), Bachhuber had 5.2 tackles per game (eighth on the team), 2 sacks (tied for fourth), 2 tackles for loss (seventh), and one fumble recovery (one of 11 players with at least one). As a sophomore against somewhat better competition (top 28 percent of Stanford recruits, though he only played half the season it seems), Bachhuber had 2.3 tackles per game (tied for 12th among players who played at least three games), one sack (one of nine players with at least one), and no others tackles for loss credited (eight players did). At the Army combine following his junior season he measured at 6-5 240 with an 80" wing span and a 4.56 shuttle. The weight is significant as he played much of his junior season at 215 following appendicitis after trying to bulk up to around 240 following a 205 pound sophomore season. The wing span indicates good though not freakish length. The shuttle doesn't impress me much.
Highlights: Bachhuber did not post full season sophomore highlights and his single game highlights that year included nothing of note. The very short (two minutes and eight seconds) junior highlights show a mix of him as an edge rusher, OL, and even long snapper. That's notable because some (e.g., Arizona State, San Jose State, recruiting services) view him as an OL prospect and some others view him as a big athlete whose future position is uncertain (some indications Washington was in this camp) and others are recruiting him for defense. But to my eyes the notable stuff he put on tape came on defense. In one notable matchup as a junior he squared off against Washington State OL signee Nathan Gates. Bachhuber's highlights include a couple of plays of the two of them engaged and Bachhuber shedding the block to make a tackle of the ballcarrier within a few yards of the line of scrimmage. Gates' highlights show a play where Bachhuber is coming off the edge and can't keep his balance rushing Gates and falls to the ground. There were three talented teams Bachhuber played last season: Murrieta Valley, Mission Viejo, and Chaminade, so I'll take each in turn. Against Murrieta Valley, his highlights are all about being stout in run defense rather than any indication he disrupted the vaunted Bear to Tiger Bachmeier passing attack. BYU OL signee Jason Steele did not post highlights from that game and I couldn't pick up any head-to-head matchups of note in Bachhuber's highlights, though Murrieta Valley jersey numbers were difficult to read. On the theory that an opposing player's highlights can provide a glimpse of how a defender does on his average or worse plays I checked out the Bachmeier brothers' highlights and keyed in on Bachhuber, but those highlights were short and didn't illuminate except perhaps in the sense that there's some evidence of motor/not giving up on big plays downfield. Against Mission Viejo, Bachhuber only posted one highlight but for my money it's the play of his life thus far, coming off the edge one-on-one against UCLA OL commit Mark Schroller and climbing back up the pocket to sack Ball State QB Kadin Semonza (who incidentally had numerous major college football receivers to throw to last season). Schroller's highlights were one play getting to the second level and another play picking up a blitz, so I don't think they were really about Bachhuber, though it's hard for me to read jersey numbers on those highlights. Against Chaminade, Bachhuber's highlights didn't show any pass rush trying to chase down San Diego State QB Javance Tupouata-Johnson nor any one-on-one action against the notable Chaminade linemen, Colorado State OL Aitor Urionabarrenechea or 2024 3-star OL David Abajian. There were three plays in which Bachhuber delivered nice plays lined up across from Abajian, but on each Abajian had a different assignment (or didn't read the play right), one a run stop by Bachhuber when Abajian helped with an interior lineman, one on a throw to the flat where Abajian ran to the second level and Bachhuber went laterally toward the sideline to help bring the receiver down, and one a goal line run stop in which Abajian tried to be a lead blocker but Bachhuber came in from the side to plug the hole. Abajian's highlights mostly didn't involve Bachhuber but did include one run blocking play neutralizing Bachhuber.