Kmart128 Posted April 27, 2019 Posted April 27, 2019 Between Sills and Singletary we have added guys who could find the end zone
BobbyC81 Posted April 27, 2019 Posted April 27, 2019 1 minute ago, Ittakestime said: UB's secondary was god awful this year, besides Cam Lewis. He was a beast back there. Could be interesting to see if he beats out Taron Johnson. Sills is an interesting pick up. He could honestly make this team. Wishing for Anthony Johnson too I wonder if they’d sign another WR at this point? They could if they look at it as BPA.
Lurker Posted April 27, 2019 Posted April 27, 2019 24. DAVID SILLS V | West Virginia 6032 | 211 lbs. | SR. Wilmington, Del. (Eastern Christian) 5/29/1996 (age 22.92) #13 BACKGROUND: A three-star quarterback recruit out of high school, David Sills V was considered a quarterback phenom in middle school (Red Lions Christian Academy) with his parents investing a lot of money into his development, hiring Steve Clarkson as a private quarterback coach. After Clarkson sent Lane Kiffin a highlight tape, Sills received a USC scholarship as a seventh-grader, which made national headlines. He attended Eastern Christian Academy (Md.) for high school, which was basically a football factory created by Sills’ father (David IV). After playing through a broken knuckle in 2012, he earned all-state honors as a junior in 2013, but missed most of the 2014 season due to an ankle injury. Now under Steve Sarkisian, USC planned to honor the scholarship, but with Ricky Town and Sam Darnold already part of the Trojans’ 2015 recruiting class, Sills decommitted. He was ranked as a top-25 pro-style quarterback recruit and received offers from Clemson, Michigan and Virginia Tech, but he chose West Virginia, which signed his former high school teammates Wendell Smallwood and Daikiel Shorts two years earlier. Sills started the 2015 season as the fourth-string quarterback and played wide receiver on the scout team to stay active. He initially declined a position change but made the move late in his true freshman season, catching a touchdown in his first career game. With the hope of playing quarterback, Sills transferred to El Camino College for the 2016 season where he was the starter, throwing for 15 touchdowns in 10 games. However, the offers didn’t come until Dana Holgorsen called and gave him the opportunity to return to Morgantown as a receiver. Sills accepted his invitation to the 2019 Senior Bowl. YEAR (GP/GS) REC YDS AVG TD NOTES 2015: (8/1) 7 131 18.7 2 2016: El Camino College 2017: (13/13) 60 980 16.3 18 First Team All-American; First Team All-Big 12; Led FBS in receiving TDs 2018: (12/12) 65 986 15.2 15 Second Team All-American; First Team All-Big 12; Led Big 12 in receiving TDs; Team Captain Total: (33/26) 132 2,097 15.9 35 [48] HT WT ARM HAND WING 40-YD 20-YD 10-YD VJ BJ SS 3C BP COMBINE 6032 211 32 09 72 5/8 4.57 2.67 1.58 37 1/2 09’09” 4.28 6.97 14 PRO DAY - - - - 10’00” - - - (stood on Combine runs, vertical, shuttles) STRENGTHS: Above-average height/length…long-striding acceleration makes him a legitimate deep threat…able to push the vertical stem before throttling down and working back to the ball…natural tracker, accurately judging the flight of the football to slow or accelerate…quick hands and reflexes to snare throws away from his frame…shows attention to detail in his patterns, using body leverage mid-route…initial quickness to gain free release vs. press…touchdown machine with 33 scores the past two seasons (most in FBS over that time)…blocking effort is there…senior captain…graduated with his degree in finance (December 2018). WEAKNESSES: Unimpressive body type with thin limbs and marginal build…below-average play strength and will struggle vs. physical defenders…press-man coverage in the NFL will be unlike anything he faced in the Big 12…doesn’t have the body power to break tackles or win contested situations…not much of a YAC or make-youmiss threat…limited route tree experience and tends to round out of his breaks…late to find soft spots in zone…steady focus, but has small hands and will have easy drops…limited upside as a blocker. SUMMARY: A two-year starter at West Virginia, Sills played every receiver position (X, H, Y, Z) in the Mountaineers’ offense and quickly developed chemistry with quarterback Will Grier (over the last two years, 67.5 percent of Sills’ catches resulted in a first down or touchdown). To his credit, he plays like a receiver, not a quarterback masquerading as a receiver, and he has fully bought in to his new position. Sills had elite touchdown production and his 35 touchdown grabs rank second in WVU history. Overall, Sills has concerning play strength and is still developing as a route runner, but he makes natural adjustments on the football with the athletic profile to work his way up a wide receiver depth chart, projecting similar to Los Angeles Rams receiver Josh Reynolds. GRADE: 5th Round 3 1
Warcodered Posted April 27, 2019 Posted April 27, 2019 Just now, Kelly the Dog said: I like Sills a lot more than Easley as a prospect and chance to make the team. Looks a lot like David Nelson pre-injury. We need a tall guy like that. Plus with him and Dawson Knox they could come up with some interesting trick plays.
BaaadThingsMan Posted April 27, 2019 Posted April 27, 2019 12 minutes ago, Lurker said: Sills highlights: Nice reel 1
BullBuchanan Posted April 27, 2019 Posted April 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, Kelly the Dog said: I like Sills a lot more than Easley as a prospect and chance to make the team. Looks a lot like David Nelson pre-injury. We need a tall guy like that. I love the way Sills positions himself for catches. He seems to have a real knack for going up and getting the football. 2
Ittakestime Posted April 27, 2019 Posted April 27, 2019 1 minute ago, ColeB said: I wonder if they’d sign another WR at this point? They could if they look at it as BPA. There are guys that will be cut too.
Helpmenow Posted April 27, 2019 Posted April 27, 2019 Sills catches everything, nothing wrong with that. Nice signing. 1
BaaadThingsMan Posted April 27, 2019 Posted April 27, 2019 5 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said: Kids got mitts, he could be useful 2
RocCityRoller Posted April 27, 2019 Posted April 27, 2019 How did David Sills not get drafted? His adjustments and ability to track the ball are remarkable. 1
BaaadThingsMan Posted April 28, 2019 Posted April 28, 2019 Just now, Doc said: Need a punter. Bojorquez coming back?
Warcodered Posted April 28, 2019 Posted April 28, 2019 Just now, Doc said: Need a punter. We still have the Coreys
Dr.Mantis_Toboggan Posted April 28, 2019 Posted April 28, 2019 It would be great if Sills is this year’s Foster. Nothing better than finding legit UDFA’s who can actually contribute on the field. 2
Hapless Bills Fan Posted April 28, 2019 Posted April 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, BullBuchanan said: I love the way Sills positions himself for catches. He seems to have a real knack for going up and getting the football. That really jumped out to me too from Chandler's highlight clip. He really seems to know how to use his body to gain position.
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted April 28, 2019 Posted April 28, 2019 1 minute ago, BaaadThingsMan said: Bojorquez coming back? ...shows on the roster with the Carter kid.......
BaaadThingsMan Posted April 28, 2019 Posted April 28, 2019 Just now, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ...shows on the roster with the Carter kid....... Good. We have a punter then. He played well while he was there 1
Hapless Bills Fan Posted April 28, 2019 Posted April 28, 2019 Nick Easleyhttps://dearoldgold.com/2019/03/01/iowa-football-nick-easley-combine-snub-2019-nfl-draft/ Highlights: 3
Tsaikotic Posted April 28, 2019 Posted April 28, 2019 4 minutes ago, Doc said: Need a punter. 3 minutes ago, BaaadThingsMan said: Bojorquez coming back? we have 2 now... Carter and Bojo 1
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