Clemson Football Recruiting: Quindarious Monday offer breakdown
The Clemson football coaching staff has been busy on the recruiting trail since the start of the summer camp circuit. Today I will be breaking down the offer of 2018 defensive back, Quindarious Monday.
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By now Kirby Smart and the Dawgs must be sick of Clemson. The Tigers continue to scour the state of Georgia for it’s elite talent. With Clemson’s history in the Peach State, the Tigers figure to be a major player in Quindarious Monday’s recruitment.
Strengths:
Monday is an extremely rangy athlete at 6-foot-3, 175 pounds. His wingspan is reminiscent of former Tiger, Jayron Kearse. After watching his tape, the most impressive aspect of Monday’s game is his physicality, Monday loves to lay the wood. He is a high effort guy as well.
- Closing speed
- Physicality
- Length
Weaknesses:
Although Monday is a rangy athlete, he was rarely shown playing the deep portion of the field. Being as though he is walked up in the box majority of the time, I am not sure how sound Monday is in coverage. Monday will also need to work on his route recognition.
- Ability in coverage
- Route Recognition
Outlook:
For starters, Clemson has a considerable amount of work to do in Monday’s recruitment as Auburn is currently the odds on favorite to land the Georgia native. Should Clemson make up the ground in Monday’s recruitment, it will be interesting to see what their plans are for him. With his frame, I could see Monday transitioning to linebacker. He is comfortable playing in the box and he displayed the ability to play in the nickel.
Having a hybrid linebacker/safety would allow Clemson to keep the same personnel on the field if defensive coordinator, Brent Venables wanted to 4-2-5 nickel against spread offenses. Monday is built similarly to former Clemson linebacker, Travis Blanks and he is much better in pass coverage.
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