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Would love to get this kid and RS him and let the coaches work with him. If he can kick it out of the endzone, maybe even not RS him but just let him do kickoffs. Didn't ever consider that we would take a kicker this year but this may be too much taalent to pass up.

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Then there are the freakish numbers Linkenheimer produces.

He's averaging an area-best 43.7 punting and launched what it is believed to be a state-best 73-yarder against Kissimmee Osceola.

Only one of his 28 kickoffs haven't gone into, or through, the end zone and he's averaging 75 yards per kickoff.

His longest made field goal in a game this season was from 49 yards out, and while he is 3-of-6 on field goal attempts, all three of his misses came from 50 yards out or more -- and all missed by mere feet.

Positions we need in this class-

WR (we lose Cooper, Nelson, and Hernandez possibly)
KR/PR (replacing a 4-yr starter like James will be tough...I don't envy the kid who replaces him b/c it will be just like whoever tries to replace Percy Harvin)
LB (we lose Spikes, Stamper, and Doe)
DE (Cunningham and Dunlap both gone and we've seen a lot of former DE like Jaye Howard and Earl Okine converted to DT)

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Originally posted by Urban4Pope:
Positions we need in this class-

WR (we lose Cooper, Nelson, and Hernandez possibly)
KR/PR (replacing a 4-yr starter like James will be tough...I don't envy the kid who replaces him b/c it will be just like whoever tries to replace Percy Harvin)
LB (we lose Spikes, Stamper, and Doe)
DE (Cunningham and Dunlap both gone and we've seen a lot of former DE like Jaye Howard and Earl Okine converted to DT)

I would respectfully add CB to your list. Joe Haden most likely turns pro and we are incredibly thin behind our starters as far as game experience once Anderson and Pierre-Louis depart. We definitely take one CB in this class and could take two...

At LB, we probably only take two LB's in this class (figuring Neiron Ball to be a DE) with Ajagbe and either Hicks or Luc (possibly could get all 3, but who knows until NSD). Look for super stud safety Dee Finley to move to OLB next year. I would speculate that we have Hicks, Jones and Bostic starting with Edwards and Jenkins pushing for lots of minutes with Beal, Finley, and either Luc or Hicks or both getting minutes. That would put us 3 deep across the board... Plus Jordan Haden could end up at OLB either this season or next..

his talents on kickoffs would probably be wasted here. we intentionally don't kick it into the endzone.