SoCal corner has skills
The fourth player who plays for Eric Scott at Compton (Calif.) Centennial that has received his stamp of approval as a guy with D-I potential is cornerback Thomas Street (5-10, 170, 4.45). Scott has an excellent track record for indentifying D-I talent.
"Thomas is another one that I have who is a great athlete," Scott said. "He is probably one of the top two, top three kids on the team. He's definitely a fast player.
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"Thomas is another one who is not ashamed to hit you," Scott said. "Take a look at his tape, it will show that he is not afraid to make contact.
"Like I was saying regarding Nelson Gammage," Scott said. "They're biggest thing is size. They both would have been gone and committed by now if they were 6-1 a long time ago.
"I always like to say, I would like to believe that there isn't a size requirement," Scott said. "The same thing applies what I said about Nelson, there are a bunch of guys playing college football as a safety or corner at 5-10, 5-11. They're not offensive linemen, they're defensive backs."
"Thomas is my best cover guy, too," Scott said. "He's the best man-to-man guy I have and he doesn't give an inch. He's that guy.
"Like I said, if Thomas is 6-feet, he gone, but he's not, he's 5-10," Scott said. "People forget that they think Thomas is a still just a kid and he has an excellent chance at getting bigger.
"Thomas still has spaces," Scott said. "5-10 right now could be 6-foot tomorrow. He is still capable of growing.
Colorado has already offered Street, but he has interest from schools such as New Mexico, New Mexico State, San Diego State and San Jose State.
In an earlier interview with Scott, he had the following to say about his cornerback.
"The best thing I can say about Thomas is he's a lockdown overachieving corner, but don't let the overachieving tag fool you," Scott said. "He's a great athlete and he can play. He's an overachiever in the work habit category."
It will be interesting to track Street's recruiting progress over the last month of the recruiting process.