Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
Issue link: https://comanpub.uberflip.com/i/156066
commitment profile: Richard Yeargin III Film Analysis Strengths Richard Yeargin III plays much faster than his recorded 4.98 40-yard dash during The Opening in Beaverton, Ore. … Has great acceleration and closes on the ball extremely quickly … Shows impressive sideline-to-sideline speed and changes direction well … Can play linebacker, defensive end and safety … A very smart, instinctive player. Areas To Improve He's better suited to start out at linebacker due his current size and will need to add weight to contribute at defensive end … Needs to continue to add muscle and mass to his lean frame … Can be too aggressive at times and takes some unnecessary risks, which can result in creating turnovers or being out of position. — Tom Loy long time, and relationships are big for me. He's more than just a coach that is recruiting me, and that's why we get along so well. I trust him, my family trusts him and that's most important." With Yeargin on board, this should ease some concern from the fans regarding the linebacker position for the 2014 class. Although he isn't sure of any additional linebackers he would like to try to bring with him to South Bend, Yeargin does plan on recruiting some other players for Notre Dame. "I'll do my part and try to bring other guys with me," he said. "I'm not going to pressure anyone, because nobody pressured me. I made the best decision for my family and me. "I'm going to express why I chose