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I heard he visited on JR day. I'm pretty sure he is a UW lock, but at 6' 9" 310 lbs and offers from every elite school in the nation, it was nice he came down from Seattle to visit. His offer list is crazy. Will be a 5 star OL for sure. I hate to see the huskies lock down 5 star OL talent. His biological dad, whom he has a few issues with by the way, is Lincoln Kennedy, a former UW and Seahawk pro-bowl OL. Lincoln put Zach up for adoption at one year old. But in the video I saw, Zach gave a shout-out to UW "his boys", so it looks like he is a strong lean that way. But him coming down to visit says something I suppose?

PS, he also plays center on his basketball team and has two sport offers from several big-time programs to play both sports. Kid is legit.

dude, it's sunday morning and you're wondering about this at 11am? you expect people to know this stuff? really?

here we go: i'm sure he had fun. learned lots. met the coaches. saw the practice. talked to other OL's.

me: he should probably stick to hoops. 6-9 is a bit too tall for an OL. very few that tall go far in football because of their knees. i'd stick to hoops if i was him. this dime board analysis is provided by me, your fave message board coach.

obtw, just some perspective on 6-9 OL's. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Ogden

But Ogden is one of those rare OLs that can make it as a pro at 6-9. I would say that Banner goes UW in all likelihood.

UW will be getting quite a few legacy recruits this year if it pans out as they think it will

hines wrote:UW will be getting quite a few legacy recruits this year if it pans out as they think it will

UW would win the national championship every year if things panned out like they think they will.

hines wrote:dude, it's sunday morning and you're wondering about this at 11am? you expect people to know this stuff? really?

here we go: i'm sure he had fun. learned lots. met the coaches. saw the practice. talked to other OL's.

me: he should probably stick to hoops. 6-9 is a bit too tall for an OL. very few that tall go far in football because of their knees. i'd stick to hoops if i was him. this dime board analysis is provided by me, your fave message board coach.

obtw, just some perspective on 6-9 OL's. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Ogden

Take a deep breath buddy, sometimes conversations are simply light chit-chat. Secondly, a recruit already came out of the event, so yah, once in a while information can be gleaned. Lastly, something tells me that if EVERY major program has already offered, he might be good even if he is 6' 9".

Banner was reported to be having meetings with both the football and basketball staffs...

http://oregon.247sports.com/Article/Two ... nner-20805

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/r ... nner-98654

http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p= ... id=3959697

At 6'9"/295-310, and with a Rivals reported 40 of 4.6 (That would be phenomenal for a guy that size), he is indeed an intriguing athlete. He is also a decent student, sporting a 3.5 GPA.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketb ... ach-banner

"Banner is a load to stop in the paint area. He has soft hands, good feet and a wide body to ward off defenders. He has a great demeanor about him and just plays the game at an even keel. He converts consistently by turning over his left shoulder and over powering his opponents. He is a solid rebounder in his area and generally finishes plays with either a tip-in or dump offs from his point guard (Tony Wroten/Seattle Rotary Select)."

ESPN gave Banner a 90 rating as a center.

He also plays some defensive tackle...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSPVuA7vB4U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcW1ZaZK ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUqaFWGx ... re=related

At 6'9" 310, If he even ran a hand timed 4.7 I'd put him at DE and watch the O-lineman scream.

The one video listed him at 5.1, which is still pretty fast for a guy that size.

"At 6'9"/295-310, and with a Rivals reported 40 of 4.6 (That would be phenomenal for a guy that size)"

what buffoon put the 4.6 in the system and got away with it? if he ran a 5.2 that would be more than adequate. w/o ever seeing him play hoops and the little i've seen of him on youtube, i'd still stick with hoops long term. joe mauer was a the #1 qb in the country, signed with FSU but still went to with baseball after being drafted really high in the MLB draft.

Put him on a football schollie, let him play basketball, and may the place he develops best reap the benefit.