BJ Kelley still in play

[ljginger]

Kelley is down to Oregon and Utah with the Ducks being the heavy favorite...will visit Eugene on January 14 per source!

[jimmy12]

which means one or more than one of the other receivers is out of play.

[ljginger]

Haha true...someone on another forum was saying they might be putting pressure on Story or Lee to commit. I like Kelley reminds me a lot of Demetrius Williams!

[PDXShogun]

Maybe, but I think it's more a matter of having spots to fill at WR and the big 3 targets left on our board (Blackmon, Lee, and Story) aren't likely to announce until close to signing day. If they'd end up going elsewhere, we'd be left scrambling with major holes to fill. I still feel like Blackmon will end up a Duck, but I'm not as confident as I was a month ago.

I'd felt all along we'd take either Kelley or Flowers, but would we take both with 3 higher priority targets still out there? I'm not sure.

[duckgrad99]

I'm not sure that Kelly going to Oregon would have much of an impact on who Oregon takes or who else wants to commit to the ducks at the wide receiver spot. From what I have heard on this board, Oregon still wants 3 more receivers. That would mean Kelly plus a few more.

[oregonpride]

Just watched Kelley's 2010 highlights and I am very impressed by him. He runs great routes and has very good hands. He made a few tough catches and blew by the cb many times on a fly route for a td. His numbers are pretty sick, 51 catches and 17 td's. I dont understand why he is rated low on every service. If we can land him and Blackmon with the guys we have, it would be a very nice wr class for the ducks.

[SteelTown43]

Kelly is a four star on ESPN, which is actually the most critical of the different ranking sites

[greenyellow]

I don't feel very good about our chances with Story or Lee. Kelley and Blackmon seem the most likely commits so that leaves another spot, possibly for someone like Lucien or another under-the-radar WR.

[ljginger]

Please be Lucien if not Flowers...

[GrandpaDuck]

Alright, really liked his video, stats and interest in the Ducks.

I would take him over a couple of the others still in play (but thankfully and rightfully my opinion counts for squat).

[MacDuck]

I recall reading an interview w/him a few wks ago where he said he was probably going to visit on 1/14. This is very good news that he has firmed this up and we'll likely commit to us then. Furthermore, everyone should know the status of both Lee & Blackmon BEFORE BJ trips as most reports have them announcing their respective plans when they both play in the Under Armour game on Wed. 1/5. Blackmon is said to be down to us, USC, & UCLA; while Lee is down to us, USC, & Cal. Most feel Blackmon will pick the Ducks and Lee opt for the Trojans.

So, by roughly the 16th, we'll hopefully have at least 4 WRs as verbal commits: Sumler, Vaughn, Blackmon, and Kelley. Question then is will they take a 5th? I believe they'll leave the door open for Ja'Juan Story as it's likely he won't be deciding by then. What about Hakeem Flowers? Latest reports have him tripping in January. Could be an interesting weekend if he joins BJ and trips on the 14th. I bet Flowers will be told there's no room at the inn prior to 1/14 if Blackmon chooses us on the 5th. Hopefully the staff sticks w/Kelley as he's shown how much he wants to be a Duck and others have been riding the fence.

[vagusnerve]

My thinking goes that the whole BJ kelly thing was blown out of proportion and the coaches expect Blackmon and Kelly to commit.

I think we leave an ATH slot open for Story and/or Lee if they want to commit.

Really, at this point we only need a couple more WRs and a couple more DTs and a DE.

That's five spots and we have about 8 to give probably.

So guys like Westerman, Lee, Story, whoever, will have a spot if they want to commit late in the game.

[buckmarkduck]

Kelley is a kid who has wanted to be at UO, and on top of that he looks very good on film I'll take player like that anytime.

Oh and if we miss out on the other WR we should take another look at the WR from Crespi.

[jimmy12]

Already been said-- Lucien

[PDXShogun]

Blackmon announced that he was having a signing party on Jan 29th. I assume this will be the date he announces his decision, not at the UA game. Unfortunately, we'll be waiting a little longer than we'd hoped.