Well, I didn't have much time the last 24 hours, but here finally is a quick look at Jamal Lyles, the Spartans' latest recruit. Lyles is considered to be a 3-star recruit by all the recruiting services and he had offers from pretty good programs, including: Cincinatti, Illinois, Iowa, Pittsburgh, and Stanford. He also appears to have a pretty good frame for the outside linebacker position: Ht: 6-3 Wt: 215. None of the services have data on his athleticism (no data on speed or vertical leap), so it's hard to say what he brings to the table in that arena. His highlight film suggests that he is not that fast (but maybe he's one those guys that is deceptively fast):
I am not a professional scout, but I think the speed thing could mean that he eventually becomes a defensive end. He seems to have enough mobility to excel at that position, in the long run--though he would need to add about 50 pounds. Ultimately, Lyles is a difficult recruit to evaluate, in part because there is not enough information. So I will make a poorly informed assessment and say the probabilities are on his side at defensive end and less so at outside linebacker.
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