The second prospect Coach London has brought on board this offseason is Demeitre Brim, a 6-3 215 pound safety from Victory Christian Academy in Lakeland Florida. Brim committed April 22nd as a relatively unheralded 3-star prospect, with UVA being his only FBS scholarship offer. However more programs have started to take notice of late, most notably offers from Ole Miss and Wisconsin and a potential offer looming from Al Golden and Miami. Brim however has recently reaffirmed his commitment to UVA after a recent trip to the Grounds which included meeting Norfolk Christian commits Kwontie Moore and Will Wahee, who have both become major players in the UVA recruiting effort. Holding on to Brim will be turning into more of a fight than the coaching staff expected, but a fight definitely worth putting up. Brim is one of the most intriguing prospects in this class and is going to very quickly skyrocket up the recruiting charts as his high school season progresses.
Brim plays a hard hitting safety in high school but due to his height and frame he has the potential to move up to linebacker. I personally love big safeties but believe that the rest of the recruits for UVA will dictate the position he plays in college. Brim can pack on the pounds and play a good weakside linebacker, but I truly think he would be best staying at safety. Players like Trey Edmunds and Ken Ekanem at linebacker and defensive backs Kelvin Rainey and A.J. Justice are going to make that decision for Mike London. If UVA can add one more stud to this linebacking class then I think coach London can feel comfortable leaving Brim as a big, hard hitting, strong safety, which I think is the perfect position for him and could make this defense quite fearsome in the future. With a few more pounds he could grow into a LaRon Landry type safety, but with actual ball skills, who won’t get burned on double moves, every time, alright rant over.
Brim staying at strong safety fills a roster spot for the 2012 class. Once these profiles are complete, and UVA stops getting recruits every 5 seconds, Kendall and I will release a projection of the depth chart for just that class.
Next Up: Will Wahee
Put me in Team Big Safeties for sure. I don't check videos much, do you see good pass coverage ability in his?
ReplyDeleteSorry to say, I think Brim ends up at linebacker.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I like big safeties, but only if they aren't liabilities in coverage. Those guys who can run, swivel, cover, and still hit at 6-foot-plus and 200+ are really hard to find. I hope Brim is that kind of guy, but I suspect he ends up playing weakside linebacker.