Oklahoma offers 2015 DT Duvonte Lampkin – What about Marquise Overton? By: Super K Posted on: November 4, 2013

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Today Oklahoma offered 2015 DT Duvonte Lampkin. We haven’t taken a look at Lampkin yet and we haven’t had a chance to speak to his coach but I was aware of the fact that Oklahoma had some interest so I saw some of his film a week or so ago.

I’ll refrain from offering too many thoughts on the offer until I’ve had a chance to really look at Duvonte. I might try to get over and see him in person before the season is over. But what I will say is based on sophomore film it’s a little mystifying that 2015 Oklahoma DT Marquise Overton hasn’t received an offer. Overton’s sophomore film is far and away better than Lampkin’s in my opinion. Which isn’t to say Lampkin doesn’t look good but Overton looks great! He’s got the first step, he’s got the violent hands and his pursuit is relentless.

I get that Lampkin is probably a bigger framed kid but in my mind that difference just doesn’t come close to making up for the vast superiority that Overton shows with respect to physicality, quickness and hand usage. Overton has such a good first step that even if he couldn’t grow into a pure NG you could slide him over to the 4i in the 3 man front and he’d man your B gap like a boss and command double teams. He’s really athletic in space for his size and we’re looking at sophomore film. Again, if you can’t get 315 lbs on him for the NG position (and I’m not convinced that he can’t get there and still be athletic) he runs well enough in open space and has a great first step to help beef up the interior part of the line for Oklahoma.

Here’s some sophomore film on Lampkin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3gS4GLT-EE

Here’s some sophomore film on Overton: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXv-HOM1Eko

Man alive Overton looks good to me! Hard to believe that’s sophomore film!

8 Comments

  • ctsooner says:
    November 5, 2013 at 7:29 am

    would love to see film on Overton for this year. How are his grades? That often will dictate who gets offers this early.

    • Super K says:
      November 5, 2013 at 10:27 am

      We will do a write up on Overton soon and we’ll try to get some of his jr. tape. From all I’ve heard he looks great. His sophomore tape looks like good jr. tape lol

      • ctsooner says:
        November 6, 2013 at 12:27 pm

        I don’t think the staff really likes Overton since he doesn’t have an offer, while others who are similar do.

  • Super K says:
    November 5, 2013 at 11:26 am

    For folks questioning Overtons height/length just ask yourself where Ainuu Taua is going to play on our D-line. Overton is bigger and taller than Taua. And what they both share is an abnormal quick first step for their size (IMO the single most important quality for a lineman) and abnormal good hand usage for their age.

  • travis says:
    November 5, 2013 at 11:41 pm

    I like overtons film better. Not to mention he is a self professed sooner fan. Overton looks faster, better technique, meaner. Dude should be offered!