CFB Recruiting 2013: 1 Burning Question for Each Top 25 Committed Recruit

Questions will always linger. That's just how it is. Even if you're a big-time recruit and make your commitment known, there still will be questions. Plus, being curious is just part of human nature and college football recruiting is included.

For this read, I'm going ask one burning question to each top 25 committed recruit. Whether it be an inquiry about their skill set or recruitment or something else, a burning question will be asked.

So come in and let's get to asking some questions and feel free to give your own answers in the comment section!

25. Kelvin Taylor, RB (Florida)

Taylor is a 5'10", 215-pound runner that has an elite feel and natural instincts for the game. He isn't a speed back, but he's a quicker than fast runner with great vision, good juice to jump to the second level and will be a starter at Florida.

Burning Question: Can he leave Florida regarded as a better RB than his father?

24. Ryan Burns, QB (Stanford)

Burns is a Virginia native that stands in the 6'5", 225-pound range. He shows solid drop quickness, field vision, anticipation to throw receivers open, arm strength and good accuracy. Stanford will love him up sooner than later.

Burning Question: How soon will we see him as the starting QB at Stanford?

23. Keith Ford, RB (Oklahoma)

Ford has excellent vision at 5'10", 200 pounds. He runs with good power behind his pads, solid foot quickness and breaks through arm tackles with ease. His hands are solid and the Texas native has bell-cow back ability to play in Norman.

Burning Question: How will he adjust to likely sharing the load with Greg Bryant?

22. Shaq Wiggins, DB (Georgia)

Wiggins is an athletic DB prospect that stands 5'10" and in the 170-pound range. He shows easy movement skills and is rarely sticky out of transition. He plants and drives well with good short area quickness and natural playing instincts on the back end.

Burning Question: Will his light frame hinder him from being a starter at Georgia in the SEC?

21. Cooper Bateman, QB (Alabama)

Bateman, a Utah native, has perhaps the most arm strength of any elite QB in this class. He goes 6'3", 205 pounds and can whip it something fierce from the pocket. He has star potential in Tuscaloosa.

Burning Question: Will Alabama's offense take advantage of his gifted arm talent?

20. Caleb Brantley, DT (Florida)

At 6'3" and right around 300 pounds, Brantley has stout size but even better snap quickness. He can surge at the snap, jump into a blockers body and use good strength to escape and free-up. He has one-gap quickness at two-gap size.

Burning Question: Will he stay committed to Florida after trips to other schools?

19. Greg Bryant, RB (Oklahoma)

Hailing from Florida, Bryant is a 5'10", 196-pound runner that attacks downhill from his stance and start. He has good quickness to insert himself in run alleys and doesn't back down from defenders looking for a fight. Oklahoma will love this guy.

Burning Question: How will he adjust to likely sharing the load with Keith Ford?

18. Eddie Vanderdoes, DT (USC)

Vanderdoes is a huge man at 6'3" and almost 305 pounds. I view him as perhaps the strongest player in the country, as he can just toss blockers aside after a quick first step and free himself up to finish on the ball. USC locked him up last week, as he surprisingly ended his recruitment.

Burning Question: Will his continued physical development hinder his quickness as a DT?

17. Derrick Griffin, WR/TE (Texas A&M)

Griffin is a 6'6", 217-pound pass catcher that plays like a sequoia tree with speed. He shows natural ball skills, uses his massive size well on the perimeter and can deceive coverage with better than expected separation quickness. 

Burning Question: Will he become a TE? Will he stay committed to Texas A&M?

16. Dorian Johnson, OT (Penn State)

A 6'6", 285-pound OT prospect, Johnson is from Pennsylvania and has a good initial punch. He can shock a target with good strength at the snap, roll his size over them and also flashes good athleticism to make various blocks in the both the run and pass games.

Burning Question: How quickly can he add a little more bulk and strength to win a starting job at Penn State?

15. Cameron Burrows, DB (Ohio State)

Burrows grew up a Buckeyes fan and will head to Columbus to play in the secondary. He goes 6'1", 195 pounds already on the hoof and has great speed, ball skills and loose hips. He can turn, run and carry pass catchers all over the field.

Burning Question: Is his future best at CB or FS?

14. O.J. Howard, TE (Alabama)

One of the most purely athletically gifted players in the country, Howard is a 6'5", 225-pounder that can play TE, DE or OLB. He has a long frame, great speed, agility, quick feet and good length to aid his strike zone as a pass catcher. He will be a weapon on offense, should he stay there.

Burning Question: With Reuben Foster's switch, will he know look harder at Auburn?

13. Ty Isaac, RB (USC)

At 6'3" and nearly 220 pounds, Isaac is a big back, but runs like a speedster with great elusiveness. He has great instincts, quick feet and his size allows him to run through arm tackles. Yet his hands are what impresses me most, as Isaac can run routes and catch like a WR.

Burning Question: How will his hands and ball skills add to how he is used at USC?

12. Christian Hackenburg, QB (Penn State)

Hackenburg is a 6'3", 215-pound signal caller with all the tools to become a great one. He works a lot from shotgun right now, so his climbs from center need work. Yet, he has excellent timing and rhythm, anticipates well and has great arm strength to put the ball in tight places.

Burning Question: How quickly can he adjust to working from center and learning Bill O'Brien's offense?

11. Darius James, OC (Texas)

James is a big 6'5", 320-pound OL that has gifted feet, balance, agility and overall athletic ability. He moves easy for a large man and has great strength to shock at the point of attack. He is viewed as the best pivot prospect this year.

Burning Question: Is his future best at center or at LT?

10. Shane Morris, QB (Michigan)

Morris is a great prospect, as the QB from Michigan is 6'3", 190 pounds. He has great drop quickness, quick feet to set up and can deliver the football at anytime from the pocket. His arm strength is very good and Morris can also get outside the pocket to make plays.

Burning Question: Is it inevitable that he will start as a true freshman at Michigan?

9. Eli Woodard, CB (Ohio State)

If you read up on Woodard, the one thing you'll keep hearing about him is that he's rarely out of position. He figures his assignments, uses his 6'0", 185-pound size well, is gifted athletically and plays outstanding smarts and instincts on the defensive perimeter.

Burning Question: How quickly will he learn the Buckeye defense and contribute?

8. Dee Liner, DT (Auburn)

From Alabama, Liner is a 6'3", 270-pounder that does it by shocking blockers with his quickness. He flies at the snap and just beats OL's out of their stance to overwhelm them, frees himself up and can make stops on the ball or passer with good athleticism and pursuit speed.

Burning Question: Will his recent off-the-field problems become a trend for him?

7. Jaylon Smith, OLB (Notre Dame)

Smith wowed onlookers at The Opening with his coverage skills. Coming into the event, it was evident that the 6'3", 225-pound OLB from Indiana could carry around TE's and RB's. Yet, he showed during the seven-on-seven games that you can add WR's to his coverage prowess too.

Burning Question: How will Notre Dame take advantage of his cover skills to add to their defensive schemes?

6. Su'a Cravens, DB (USC)

Cravens is a 6'1", 205-pound defender that can also excel as a RB or even WR. He plays with tremendous instincts and athleticism, play speed and great ball skills. He will likely start his Trojan career at safety but...

Burning Question: Will he stay at safety or grow into an OLB?

5. Carl Lawson, DE (Auburn)

Lawson, from Georgia, goes 6'2" and a bit under 255 pounds. He shows pop at the snap, can crash well off the edges and stack up vs. the run coming at him. He bends well and can fight to pressure to the passer. Lawson has a very good chance to develop into a complete DE at Auburn.

Burning Question: If he were two inches taller, would he be ranked ahead of Robert Nkemdiche?

4. Kenny Bigelow, DT (USC)

From Delaware and balling in Maryland, Bigelow is a 6'3", 297-pound beast. He has excellent snap quickness, shock value at the point of attack, strength and quickness to escape, great fight to pressure and good short area quickness and pursuit speed to make plays. 

Burning Question: How much better can he realistically get?

3. Max Browne, QB (USC)

Browne is a 6'5", 215-pound field general from Seattle that has good mechanics, a sharply quick release, field vision, feel, instincts, anticipation, accuracy and arm strength. He can work a defense with his mind and arm, figure it out pre-snap, adjust post-snap and also knows what type of pitch to toss every time.

Burning Question: How realistic is it to predict he can win the starting job at USC as a true freshman?

2. Reuben Foster, LB (Auburn)

What a shocker that was on Thursday, huh? Foster not only de-committed from Alabama, but switched over to Iron Bowl rival Auburn. A 6'2", 245-pound 'backer from Georgia, Foster is ready to start on The Plains right now, but...

Burning Question: Is there any chance Alabama or any other school can get him to flip again?

1. Robert Nkemdiche, DE (Clemson)

Nkemdiche is a 6'4", 270-pound DE prospect from Georgia with overwhelming strength and power. He's a warrior-type on the field, with great size, athleticism, speed, agility and quickness. He has the tools to become a superstar in college.

Burning Question: Will he stay committed to Clemson? Is he wrong for exercising his leverage right now to help his friends?

Edwin Weathersby has worked in scouting/player personnel departments for three professional football teams, including the New York Giants, Cleveland Browns and the Las Vegas Gladiators of the Arena League. He spent a year evaluating prep prospects & writing specific recruiting and scouting content articles for Student Sports Football (now ESPN Rise-HS). A syndicated scout and writer, he's also contributed to WeAreSC.com, GatorBait.net and Diamonds in the Rough Inc., a College Football and NFL Draft magazine.