Prospect watch: Blake Schlueter (1 Viewer)

[GameBreaker]

Schlueter (6-2 3/8, 290 pounds) ran the 40-yard dash in 4.7 seconds, had a 35-inch vertical jump, a 9-foot-3-inch long jump, a 4.28-second short shuttle, and a 7.42-second three-cone drill.

He reminds me of Colts C Jeff Saturday when Saturday came out of North Carolina. Same body build, although Schlueter is a little faster. A pure athlete, everything you want out of a center … except maybe size.

I don’t know if a 290-pound guy can play center in the NFL, but he was 236 when he came to TCU and still has room to grow. Probably moved into the seventh round with his performance on Friday. The guy’s a football player.

Schlueter’s an interesting fellow, too. His position coach at TCU, Eddie Williamson, told me he’s from a one-stoplight town named Ganado, Texas. Williamson remembers visiting the area — he goes to every corner of Texas to recruit — in 1999 and asked if they had anyone with D-I potential. Everyone had the same answer: no, but there’s this kid in the ninth grade you should keep your eye on and follow.

That kid was Schlueter, who ended up committing to TCU very early and kept his promise to the university even though he had multiple offers by the time he was a senior. That says a lot about him, that he would honor his word in this day and age.

What do you guys think?

 

[bobad]

Well, we need a center, and have 2 4th round picks. What round is he expected to go in?

 

[North_of_the_49th]

Goodwin was serviceable and I'd be tentative to replace the play caller of the O-line unless we'd get a significant upgrade.

Sounds like a good kid though.

 

[BigSlick]

Well, we need a center, and have 2 4th round picks. What round is he expected to go in?

That article makes it sound like Schlueter might be an UDFA or 7th rounder. I'm actually pretty excited about the SAINTS' chances with the rookie FAs this season. Everybody with a television knows about Brees and the offense by now, and GW seems like a pretty good recruiter himself.

 

[GameBreaker]

From the blog, Gil Brandt assumes that he may have snuck into the end of the draft. He wasn't invited to the combine, which was a shame. This guy has talent and is pretty athletic for a guy at his position. Imagine pulling the Center and him running downhill with that 4.7 speed leading the way for Reggie, kind of what Fontenot use to do.