• Johnny Caspers' recruitment heating up

  • By Chris Pool | December 10, 2010 7:48:52 AM PST
Glenbard West High School is becoming a must-stop for college recruiters looking for prospects in Illinois. Coach Chad Hetlet produced Notre Dame OG Chris Watt in 2009, has Iowa commit OG Jordan Walsh this year as well as DT Tommy Schutt and under-the-radar OL Johnny Caspers.Schutt (6-foot-3, 301 pounds) already has a boatload of offers and the recruiters that have come to check out Schutt have come away very impressed with Caspers, a versatile lineman that could play guard or center at the next level. "Johnny (Caspers) is very similar to Chris (Watt) in his run blocking ability," said coach John Sigmund, who played tight end for Barry Alvarez at Wisconsin and knows what it takes to play at the next level. "Johnny's initial burst and strike are very good. He's a special guy but a forgotten guy this year because Jordan and Tommy have somewhat stolen the spotlight. Again, Johnny gets off the ball extremely well. He's as advanced in that part of his game as a junior as Chris Watt or Jordan Walsh. There's not a doubt that Johnny will be highly recruited. He doesn't have Jordan's foot speed but he's got a whole lot of nasty in him.Caspers is a quick learner with great stamina and coaches will love his attention to detail. His strike is unbelievable and he can pull, trap, or get out to the second and third levels. "Johnny needs to learn how to get his shoulders over his knees a bit more. Unlike Jordan and Chris, Johnny gets to the second level but doesn't explode through it, but that's going to come. He's a big-time kid that is driven and he's going to be a good lineman at the next level. He'd be a great Big Ten guard."Caspers was brought up to the varsity as a sophomore and will be a three-year starter next season. He has been to Iowa and Northwestern on unofficial visits and says he's looking at several programs right now. "I'm really open to any school that wants to recruit me," said the 6-foot-3, 265-pounder. "If I had to name some early favorites of mine, I'd have to say that Iowa, Wisconsin, Northwestern, Stanford, Cal, Arizona and Texas would all be on that list."Caspers carries a 5.1 GPA in the classroom. He'd like to major in either history or mechanical engineering in college.

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