He is No. 1 kicker in 2023 class. He does everything in kicking we are looking for!

 

Oregon lands 2023 commitment from K Grant Meadors

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Oregon's class of 2023 continues to grow as they've landed their 20th commitment in K Grant Meadors.  Meadors is heralded as one of the best kickers in the nation by

 

Yay, yay, and yay!

On 10/12/2022 at 8:37 PM, Mic said:

Hooray.  Oregon has been needing a great kicker for more years than I can remember.  I've always wondered why Oregon was unable to get the great prospects to come here because Autzen is a perfect environment for the kicking game.  Finally!

 

(I'll breathe easier when I see him in uniform).

Adam Stack was the top rated kicker and an All American Bowl selection. He never panned out. Kickers are hit and miss, so I never put much stock in their ratings. I remember the FSU Kicker (Aguayo) who never missed in college and was drafted in the 2nd round by Tampa. He got the “Jimmy legs” and was cut after his first season. The Duck’s best kickers in the past decade have been walk-on’s. 

On 10/12/2022 at 6:20 PM, DrJacksPlaidPants said:

Adam Stack was the top rated kicker and an All American Bowl selection. He never panned out. Kickers are hit and miss, so I never put much stock in their ratings. I remember the FSU Kicker (Aguayo) who never missed in college and was drafted in the 2nd round by Tampa. He got the “Jimmy legs” and was cut after his first season. The Duck’s best kickers in the past decade have been walk-on’s. 

Totally agree based on past history.  Alejandro Maldonado was highly rated, a Kohl's Kicking School All-American.  We had another kicker highly ranked by Sailer Kicking Camp but forget his name.

 

What is different now is we have Joe Lorig to coach these players up.  Previously special teams almost seemed like an afterthought.

 

At a certain level of skill, is kicking more mental/emotional/psychological than anything?

 

Top-rated kickers don't pan out, some teams (looking at you, Utah) always seem to have good kickers, Ducks have had a kicking game that has ranged from an afterthought to terrifying (to Ducks' fans). It seems totally random.

 

I will be happy to welcome Grant Meadors when he signs. And, hope the hype pans out.

On 10/12/2022 at 6:49 PM, McDuck said:

Alejandro Maldonado

Lost two games alone from him.  Stanford in 2012, and USC in 2011...right in front of the goal posts with no wind inside 42 yards for the win.

Sailer's top rating is for sale. You have to attend the camps to get the rating. 

 

I hate to say it, but lazy programs recruit from these rating services. I hope the program went more in depth than relying on the Sailer rating, bet they did.

 

Agree there are too many failures from these rating services to provide a scholarship to a prospective student athlete. Have a competition every year and provide a scholarship to the kid who proves himself.

 

One of my favorites was Henry Katleman who left for a scholarship after proving himself at Oregon.

2023 commit to LSU, Dayton Austin.  He talks about his visit to Oregon.  He has a relationship with Coach Lanning.

 

Oregon Football Recruiting: 2023 Cornerback Daylen Austin Talks Ducks Visit, Latest in Recruitment - Sports Illustrated Oregon Ducks News, Analysis and More

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The Ducks continue to gain ground with a top defensive back target.

 

On 10/12/2022 at 8:20 PM, DrJacksPlaidPants said:

The Duck’s best kickers in the past decade have been walk-on’s

Good thing ON3 reported he accepted a Preferred Walk On Offer.
 

Oregon Recruiting: Ducks Land Kicker Commit - On3

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Liberty (Calif.) kicker Grant Meadors has committed to Oregon as a preferred walk-on. Check out Joe Lorig's latest get.

 

Welcome to the Flock!  Go Ducks!

The Adam Stack story is one cautionary tale about highly-rated kickers. Another could have been the Camden Lewis story. He, too. was rated "five star" coming out of high school. His first couple of years as a Duck kicker were just short of a nightmare for me. His knuckleball kicks were horrific to watch as they either missed or barely made it. Quietly, though, the kid has turned it around and has become a very reliable kicker (🤞) for the Ducks now. 

 

Seems to me that it's pretty hard to look at a high school position player and guarantee success in college. Quarterback--with the position's demand for mental as well as physical development--seems to be consistently the most difficult to predict. Kicker has to be right up their with quarterback, though. Hard to run tests on a guy's ability to focus and shut out distractions.

My understanding is high school kickers are allowed to use a tee, raising the ball an inch or two above the surface.  Not the same as college.

Adam Stack, Matt Wogan, Alejandro Maldonado, the list can go on and on... when it comes to kickers, it is a shot in the dark.

On 10/14/2022 at 10:58 AM, Mic said:

What?  Is the tee height different?

There is no tee in college, but there is in high school.