Yall Haven't Mentioned The Very Best White RB Circa '12...

[wickedgame]

...and likely one of the best sub 5' 11" 200 pd white RBs over the last several years...

...I give you JJ Jude:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de4EO5o-0pI

...Jude competes in large school classification in Kentucky - 5A(Ky isnt the nations best brand of HS football, but its still large school and better than many small schools in the US)

...Jude isn't the biggest, strongest, nor the most explosive RB around...but he has exceptional balance, vision, toughness and football IQ...he also would likely be a certain sure fire Olympic wrestler "if" he decides to pursue that route(undefeated in the 181 pd as a Jr and currently holds more "D1 offers" in wrestling than football)...at the moment, Jude is still without a D1A offer in football, though I feel he would thrive in many D1A offenses such as BYU. Great 4.0 GPA as well...

...and lastly, if you want pure production, Jude rushed for over 1900 yds as a soph(7.6 ypc)...and then exploded as a Jr with over 3250+ rush yds @ 9+ ypc!

...he is also a stud SS prospect despite his height...if you watch some of his hits on D in the above linked highlights.

...Your thoughts?

 

[TwentyTwo]

Thanks for the head's up! Looks really good...Hope someone gives him a chance; would like to see Louisville or Kentucky in the mix...he has great vision & nice blend of speed & power!

 

[mattgianone]

Great find. Hes got speed and balance but his vision is awesome. Hes not slow or fast out of his cuts but he knows where to go with the ball. If he were black he would at lkeast have some MAC offers by now. Maybe Louisville picks him up but I doubt it.

 

[white is right]

He looks like a smaller Marcus Dupree, like a man among boys.

 

[Carolina Speed]

Thanks Wickedgame,

What stands out to me is he really seems to enjoy playing the game, has great balance, and is a football player period. Someone in D-1 or D-1AA will find a place on the field for this kid!

Thanks Again! Enjoyed the video!

 

[FootballDad]

I was just looking around MaxPreps and the leading HS rusher in the nation this year is none other than J.J. Jude. Here is an article about him. It's interesting to note that he's being recruited by Division 1-AA schools. No word on why he's completely ignored by D1 schools, of course.

J.J. Jude breaks Kentucky rushing record

Great work ethic, speed, smarts and strength helps Johnson Central senior set career rushing record at 8,543 yards.

Saturday, November 05, 2011

J.J. Jude ran 35 times for 441 yards and six touchdowns on Friday night to lead Johnson Central (Paintsville, Ky.) to a decisive 63-20 football victory over Holmes (Covington, Ky.) in the first round of the Class 4A state playoffs.


He needed just 124 yards to break the state career rushing record of 8,224 yards held by Derek Homer of Fort Knox (Ky.), It had stood since 1998. He now has 8,543 yards during his outstanding four-year career.

Photo courtesy of Jared Kestner
J.J. Jude


The contest was witnessed by a capacity crowd of 4,500 which included many fans and coaches from around the state who anticipated a historic night. "It was a great honor to do it for such a great community," Jude said. "To be honest, it hasn't set in yet. It's over my head right now. I just want to keep winning and get the state championship. That's been my main goal all year, with the record second."
Coach Jim Matney added, "It couldn't happen to a finer young man. He has worked as hard as any high school athlete ever worked. It's a tribute to him and his high school teammates."
Matney pointed out that the rushing record is remarkable in an era when many teams have gone to wide-open passing attacks. Also, Kentucky has a 45-point rule which shortens a lot of games. In addition, Jude had to share the load as a sophomore when the Golden Eagles had three 1,000-yard rushers.
Football has been Jude's passion since the day he was born, Dec. 31, 1992. Or so the story goes.

"The doctor was watching the Cotton Bowl, I think, and my dad got mad at him (because he wasn't tending to his mother, who was in labor)," Jude said. "The doctor kicked him out of the room, so the first thing I saw was football."
His passion was fueled by Matney, who was his neighbor in Inez, Ky., and then was coaching at another school. Matney took the job at Johnson Central and the Jude family moved to Paintsville when J.J. was in fifth grade so he eventually could play for Matney.
"I've had him since age two," Matney noted. "We started playing on the field when he was four or five. You don't ever dream (about state records), but I saw great potential early. He supplied the work ethic."
That work ethic has come at least partly from being stubborn.
Jude explained, "I've always fed off something someone told me that I couldn't do. Like I wasn't the fastest kid. I just go work hard and stay in the gym."
That hard work has helped him to run 40 yards in 4.48 seconds and bench press 330 pounds. It also has spurred him to greatness in wrestling where he is the defending state champion at 173 pounds.
Jude said he hasn't felt a lot of pressure while pursuing the record.
"Not really a lot of pressure," he said. "When you have a team like I have, they are going to help take some of that pressure off of you."
Matney admitted, "I think we all felt the pressure - the entire team and coaching staff. It got to be a pretty big task."
Even facing stacked defenses, Jude continues to roll up big numbers.
"He's very quick and very very strong," Matney pointed out. "He has a pretty good supporting cast, even though they are very young."
Jude has scholarship offers from such Division I-AA colleges as Liberty and Eastern Kentucky. With a 3.98 grade point average, he is good college material.

He says that wherever he goes, he wants to play and not just be "another jersey on the sidelines."

 

[SchaafC]

Video linked is down!

 

[icsept]

Liberty and Eastern Kentucky? What a crime.

 

[jaxvid]

With a 3.98 GPA this is the kind of guy Notre Dame, Northwestern, Stanford or Vanderbilt should be looking for. At least Navy or Air Force. What a big fat piece of crap the caste system is that a guy with his stats and intangibles is ignored because he's white!!