Cedar Rapids Kennedy's Shaun Beyer--unofficial on Wednesday

[SPGroth]

Metro Sports Report and Tom K. are reporting that Shaun Beyer has been invited to come down to Iowa practice on Wednesday for an unofficial visit. He currently does not hold an Iowa offer. He is slated to be in Lincoln on Friday to look into his Nebby offer.

 

[jsbailey324]

Kennedy is lucky they don't play Xavier anymore.

 

[Vroom_C14]

Kennedy is lucky they don't play Xavier anymore.

Kennedy would have beat Xavier this year.

Beyer is a great player, hopefully Iowa offers as he was the best player on the field yesterday. The best team won the game.

 

[hawkbleeder]

Kennedy is lucky they don't play Xavier anymore.

I'm a Xavier guy and Kennedy was much, much better this year.

 

[Cougar63]

I'm a Kennedy guy (note the name) and Kennedy was much, much better this year. Extremely happy with the new head coach.

 

[SPGroth]

Beyer was named the 4A All State Captain as the Utility Player.

 

[DogBoyRy]

Metro Sports Report and Tom K. are reporting that Shaun Beyer has been invited to come down to Iowa practice on Wednesday for an unofficial visit. He currently does not hold an Iowa offer. He is slated to be in Lincoln on Friday to look into his Nebby offer.

The CRX comment is kinda funny. I do remember a few years where Kennedy managed to lose to Xavier twice in the year (regular season and then playoffs).
Anyway - I compare Beyer a little to Alan Resiner (sp) with a little more upside.

 

[RedDevils689908]

I had never watched a CR Kennedy game this year before the Championship game the other night. Dowling absolutely dominated the game but Beyer was by far the player that impressed me the most. Would love to see him at Iowa. Just seems to have that "it" factor.

 

[SPGroth]

I had never watched a CR Kennedy game this year before the Championship game the other night. Dowling absolutely dominated the game but Beyer was by far the player that impressed me the most. Would love to see him at Iowa. Just seems to have that "it" factor.

Hopefully Iowa's actions today at practice will make this a real possibility.

 

[bagdropper]

Does anybody know how this kid's grades are like? Ever been in any trouble etc?

There's more to evaluating a kid that what you see on the field.

 

[SPGroth]

Know this kid very well. Grade are not a problem. Not a trouble maker. Very good kid.

 

[Cougar63]

This makes me happy. Go Cougs. Hope to see more kids come from here so I can send my boy there knowing he'll have a shot at Iowa.

 

[Vroom_C14]

This makes me happy. Go Cougs. Hope to see more kids come from here so I can send my boy there knowing he'll have a shot at Iowa.

It's not about the program they come from, it's about the player (see 8 man Greenway).

 

[DogBoyRy]

Does anybody know how this kid's grades are like? Ever been in any trouble etc?

There's more to evaluating a kid that what you see on the field.

Isn't he 19-20 years old due to some transfer stuff.

 

[slindian]

11 and 0, ranked #4 in the country and this is the best we can do?

 

[Cougar63]

It's not about the program they come from, it's about the player (see 8 man Greenway).

Yes and no. Kennedy had issues with getting kids in the weight room and built for football, myself included, when I was there. Yes, you'll have studs like Ben Lamaak and Beyer, but with a better program, the kids that need a little help will get it, and succeed. I think my kid will have all the love and support he needs to do drama or knitting club or football successfully, but now I feel like there are more tools and more of an investment in the sport at the high school and middle school label on the NE side

 

[anon_8rcdnbko1jbe0]

11 and 0, ranked #4 in the country and this is the best we can do?

Dumb post is dumb.

 

[ichawk24]

Beyer committed to Iowa today.

 

[WORTHYWISH]

11 and 0, ranked #4 in the country and this is the best we can do?

Sounds like he should have been offered a long time ago.

 

[Birky]

11 and 0, ranked #4 in the country and this is the best we can do?

Probably not the best time to complain about the players Iowa takes.

 

[Vroom_C14]

Yes and no. Kennedy had issues with getting kids in the weight room and built for football, myself included, when I was there. Yes, you'll have studs like Ben Lamaak and Beyer, but with a better program, the kids that need a little help will get it, and succeed. I think my kid will have all the love and support he needs to do drama or knitting club or football successfully, but now I feel like there are more tools and more of an investment in the sport at the high school and middle school label on the NE side

If your kI'd is talented it won't matter which school. Most schools these days have a lifting program that rivals what they were doing 10 years ago ( look at cr Jeff for exapmle). Best of luck.

 

[dmbeyer]

Isn't he 19-20 years old due to some transfer stuff.

Shaun just turned 19 this month. After 8th grade he spent a year in Germany learning the language and culture while living with German relatives. We discussed the German cirriculum with school administrators at Kennedy and decided to make it a gap year because it was relatively difficult to match up their classes with ours in the US (i.e. Latin, German history etc...). He would have had to have taken a bunch of extra classes, including over a couple of summers, to catch up. His current cumulative GPA is 3.92 along with some AP credits. He open enrolled to Kennedy (we live in Vinton-Shellsburg district) because they had German AP which he wanted to follow though with and has aleady completed. His situation has been completely cleared through the NCAA clearinghouse. We can't blame people for wondering what the situation was, hopefully this answers those questions. He is extremely happy to be committed to the Hawkeyes.

 

[cidhawkeye]

An OE for the right reason, good to see.

 

[DogBoyRy]

Shaun just turned 19 this month. After 8th grade he spent a year in Germany learning the language and culture while living with German relatives. We discussed the German cirriculum with school administrators at Kennedy and decided to make it a gap year because it was relatively difficult to match up their classes with ours in the US (i.e. Latin, German history etc...). He would have had to have taken a bunch of extra classes, including over a couple of summers, to catch up. His current cumulative GPA is 3.92 along with some AP credits. He open enrolled to Kennedy (we live in Vinton-Shellsburg district) because they had German AP which he wanted to follow though with and has aleady completed. His situation has been completely cleared through the NCAA clearinghouse. We can't blame people for wondering what the situation was, hopefully this answers those questions. He is extremely happy to be committed to the Hawkeyes.

Thanks for clearing it up.
It is amazing how it seems like athletes in Cedar Rapids public schools always seem to have "gap years" when deciding class.
Think Jeff and Wash have both had transfers come in from Chicago and be put back 1-2 classes.

 

[cidhawkeye]

How prevelent is the 'gap' year practice?

 

[dmbeyer]

I don't know how prevelent "gap" years are Iowa. In our case it was purely academic as CR Schools are strict on credits to enter their system for all students. Our relatives had invited our kids since they were little to come and go to school there before high school to learn more about their heritage and learn another language by being absorbed into it. Our daughter chose not to do it but after we all went to a family reunion there in 2010 and Shaun met his many cousins, he wanted to experience life there. When he left that summer he was 5'7" tall and maybe 125 lbs...truly none of us had any aspirations of him being a future D1 athlete (no sports in the schools there either). I am 5ft 7, my husband is just short of 6ft. Shaun came back that next summer at 6ft 2 and 145 lbs, wrestled 152 that winter. He continued to grow and work hard in the weight room to develop into what he his today. Pure luck that he landed in such an oustanding football program and class of athletes willing to work hard on and off the field. He was blessed with the brave path he chose to spend time a really long way from home at 14 for a year to landing in a great situation academically and athletically at CRKennedy. Nothing but praise to that school and staff for his experiences there!

 

[jaysonjohn2012]

11 and 0, ranked #4 in the country and this is the best we can do?

Let's see....

Iowa coaches decisions = 12-0
Dumb anonymous poster = 0-0

I'll go with the Iowa coaches for $1000 Alex

 

[cidhawkeye]

I don't know how prevelent "gap" years are Iowa. In our case it was purely academic as CR Schools are strict on credits to enter their system for all students. Our relatives had invited our kids since they were little to come and go to school there before high school to learn more about their heritage and learn another language by being absorbed into it. Our daughter chose not to do it but after we all went to a family reunion there in 2010 and Shaun met his many cousins, he wanted to experience life there. When he left that summer he was 5'7" tall and maybe 125 lbs...truly none of us had any aspirations of him being a future D1 athlete (no sports in the schools there either). I am 5ft 7, my husband is just short of 6ft. Shaun came back that next summer at 6ft 2 and 145 lbs, wrestled 152 that winter. He continued to grow and work hard in the weight room to develop into what he his today. Pure luck that he landed in such an oustanding football program and class of athletes willing to work hard on and off the field. He was blessed with the brave path he chose to spend time a really long way from home at 14 for a year to landing in a great situation academically and athletically at CRKennedy. Nothing but praise to that school and staff for his experiences there!

What a great experience for him. A very difficult choice to make at that choice at that age.

 

[Cougar63]

As a Kennedy alumnus, I will support Shaun 100% during his time at Iowa on the football field and any of his future endeavors. Big things ahead of him, in life and in football.

 

[ghostOfHomer777]

I wouldn't sweat the kid's 40 time. Moeaki had some timed 40s around 4.7 and 4.8 .... and most folks had him pegged as an elite 5-star TE. Most high school players have a lot of wasted motion when it comes to their timed 40s. Unless a kid really works the combine and camp circuit ... they're typically not very refined in how they run their 40. Thus, 40 times don't always look pretty from such guys. However, what matters more is whether the kid pops out on tape ... and from everything I've heard, Beyer sounds like he's a versatile athlete who could develop at several positions for us.

The 2016 class is pretty fascinating because we've landed so many "taller" versatile athletes. Welch and Niemann are both taller and "faster" OLB-types ... however, both guys also could project at TE and DE. Golston is a versatile "taller" guy .... he seems to me like he could potentially land somewhere in-between Riley Rieff and Matt Nelson. He could remain at DE ... or he could potentially grow into a stud OT. Anyhow, I love how his high school coach raves about what a team player the kid is ... really is a jack-of-all-trades sort of player (does anything the coaches want him to ... and he does it well).

Beyer and Fant are both versatile guys who project well at both TE and DE. Hockenson may be versatile ... but I see him slated as TE all-the-way. The great news is that the TEs are going to have A LOT of competition in the room through the next several years ... and that will only make the guys better!

McKnight is pretty much the only DE recruit who really seems to "only" project at DE. The two other guys, Lattimore and Schulte, both seem like they're the types who could end up at either DE or DT. It sounds like Lattimore is an athletic freak ... who will be about to play inside or out ... maybe akin to a Christian Ballard or Jonathan Babineaux. Schulte seems like he could be somewhere in-between a Matt Kroul and Jared Clauss-type. Given the injuries to McKnight and Schulte ... they'll likely start off as "developmental" projects ... but such projects tend to turn out well at Iowa.

 

[Vroom_C14]

Best of luck to him as a Hawk! Thanks for raising him right.

 

[David1979]

I wouldn't sweat the kid's 40 time. Moeaki had some timed 40s around 4.7 and 4.8 .... and most folks had him pegged as an elite 5-star TE. Most high school players have a lot of wasted motion when it comes to their timed 40s. Unless a kid really works the combine and camp circuit ... they're typically not very refined in how they run their 40. Thus, 40 times don't always look pretty from such guys. However, what matters more is whether the kid pops out on tape ... and from everything I've heard, Beyer sounds like he's a versatile athlete who could develop at several positions for us.

The 2016 class is pretty fascinating because we've landed so many "taller" versatile athletes. Welch and Niemann are both taller and "faster" OLB-types ... however, both guys also could project at TE and DE. Golston is a versatile "taller" guy .... he seems to me like he could potentially land somewhere in-between Riley Rieff and Matt Nelson. He could remain at DE ... or he could potentially grow into a stud OT. Anyhow, I love how his high school coach raves about what a team player the kid is ... really is a jack-of-all-trades sort of player (does anything the coaches want him to ... and he does it well).

Beyer and Fant are both versatile guys who project well at both TE and DE. Hockenson may be versatile ... but I see him slated as TE all-the-way. The great news is that the TEs are going to have A LOT of competition in the room through the next several years ... and that will only make the guys better!

McKnight is pretty much the only DE recruit who really seems to "only" project at DE. The two other guys, Lattimore and Schulte, both seem like they're the types who could end up at either DE or DT. It sounds like Lattimore is an athletic freak ... who will be about to play inside or out ... maybe akin to a Christian Ballard or Jonathan Babineaux. Schulte seems like he could be somewhere in-between a Matt Kroul and Jared Clauss-type. Given the injuries to McKnight and Schulte ... they'll likely start off as "developmental" projects ... but such projects tend to turn out well at Iowa.

I would say Golston is only a DE as well.

 

[ghostOfHomer777]

I would say Golston is only a DE as well.

He's definitely a productive player. I'm sure that is where he's being recruited at as well. However, I also was pretty convinced that Riley Reiff was going to make one heck of a DE for us too. Sometimes "need" at another position offers more opportunity ... and young guys will often opt for the quickest path to playing time.

 

[HawkRugged17]

Beyer joining Kennedy basketball team ...

http://www.metrosportsreport.com/in...nnedy-basketball-team&catid=184:about-msr

 

[SPGroth]

The kid is a great athlete, so I am sure that his jumping ability will come into play on the basketball court.