Texas safety Abner Dubar commits to the Gophers

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The Gophers have received a commitment from Texas safety Abner Dubar. He chose Minnesota over offers from Colorado, Texas Tech, Baylor, Kansas, Washington State, Houston and others. At safety, Dubar posted 68 tackles (53 solo), three tackles for loss and two pass breakups in 2018. He recently took official visits to both Minnesota and Colorado, but ultimately decided he fit best in the Twin Cities.

The 6-foot-1, 180-pound safety is the sixth defensive back to join the 2020 class. It’s clear Minnesota is prioritizing adding athletes, team speed and versatility to its secondary. In the past couple cycles, the Gophers have injected offensive line, wide receiver and defensive line depth. Now, they are shifting their attention to the secondary. When the coaching staff arrived they identified areas that needed talent injections the most. They have slowly started to move down the list and are clearly addressing the secondary in this cycle. Dubar checks the boxes in terms of developmental players the coaching staff have valued in the past.

Dubar is above average in many of the testing metrics among players at his position. He posted a 38.9-inch vertical at The Opening Regional, which showcases his pure athletic ability and explosiveness. This is the type of trait to look for within safeties because it often signals positional flexibility, explosiveness and short-range quickness. Dubar also posted a 4.21 shuttle and 4.51 40-yard dash, which are strong testing metrics among safeties. When evaluating the testing of these type of athletes, it’s important to balance the results with what you see on tape and in person. The fundamentals and technique of these workout drills often skew the results, producing metrics that don’t truly reflect a player’s pure performance ability. In this case, Dubar could indeed have better straight line speed than the current results indicate.

When checking out Dubar’s tape, you see his athletic skills on display when he’s at running back. His agility, balance and open field speed, made him really difficult to tackle in space. On defense, Dubar can change direction, drive off his back foot and react quickly to a play in the flat. He lined up in the box occasionally and can be used as a blitzer because of his quickness and physicality. As noted above, those testing metrics support a player who has versatility to flex all over the field. In the tape below, you’ll see several of his hard hits across the middle when wide receivers catch crossing routes.

He’ll be tested more in coverage at the next level, but his physicality as a tackler is easily his best trait. There are some plays where he is across the field and has the closing speed to still make an impact. With his size, Minnesota could easily move him into the slot occasionally to take advantage of larger third wide receivers or tight ends that are flexed out wide. This type of versatility is critical and speaks to the potential upside available for a player who has these traits.

This staff has consistently prioritized players with developmental upside and pure athletic traits. They bring these players to campus and the coaching staff works on polishing technique and capitalizing upon the athletic skills. Not only that, but they may consider moving players to a new position if it suits their skill set better. It’s hard to know the trajectory at which these players will develop, but by building depth over time, the coaches don’t need to rush their developmental pace. In the past, many recruits Minnesota has prioritized are on peak of their breakouts, may earn a ratings bump or have the skills to acclimate quickly with coaching. When looking at the current depth of the secondary, the coaching staff could be asking several of these young defensive back recruits to help quickly.

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Sweet. Even bucked a couple decent hometown schools for him.
 

High 3 star guy with offers from Colorado, Texas Tech, Baylor, Kansas, Washington State, Nevada . . . .nice pick and 3000% committed.
 


High 3 star guy with offers from Colorado, Texas Tech, Baylor, Kansas, Washington State, Nevada . . . .nice pick and 3000% committed.


I'd feel better if it were 3500%
 

Daniel,

I always appreciate your in-depth posts and info!

Thank You!
 

Lord knows, no fan base has earned a “Dubar” more than ours. May he consistently light up the opposition!! :cool02:
 

Nice get, should finally have some depth at Safety after this class. He was previously committed to Texas Tech. I was wondering if Fleck would take another DB in this class.
 



High 3 star guy with offers from Colorado, Texas Tech, Baylor, Kansas, Washington State, Nevada . . . .nice pick and 3000% committed.

Commitments are like auto engines. 3000% committed is very high and also within accepted parameters. 3500% is like redlining RPMs and the player runs the risk of blowing ligaments.
 






per Megan:

A Minnesotan is coming home.

The Gophers landed a commitment from safety Abner Dubar on Monday. The three-star recruit, according to 247Sports.com, is a product of Anna, Texas, but he was born in Robbinsdale, Minn. The 6-foot, 176-pound player is the 20th member of the Gophers’ 2020 class.

http://www.startribune.com/gophers-land-three-star-safety-abner-dubar/511734772/

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Dallas News: Anna DB Abner Dubar chooses Minnesota two months after de-committing from Texas Tech

Anna defensive back Abner Dubar committed to Texas Tech in March, but decided to re-open his recruitment just over a month later. He wrote on Twitter on April 25 that he needed more time to process his college decision.

About two months proved to be enough time for Dubar, who decided to commit to Minnesota on Monday.

Dubar announced the decision on Twitter.

Dubar, a 6-foot-1, 172-pound prospect, is a three-star prospect, according to 247Sports's composite rankings, and the No. 53 safety in the country. He also had offers from Colorado, Baylor and Houston.

Dubar recorded 61 tackles last year for an Anna team that finished 5-5. He also had 90 carries for 445 yards and two touchdowns.

Dubar is the 20th commitment in Minnesota head coach PJ Fleck's 2020 recruiting class. The Gophers, according to 247Sports, have the 24th best recruiting class in the country. Dubar is also the second Dallas-area player to commit to Minnesota, joining Mesquite quarterback Dylan McGill, who's listed as an athlete.

https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/hi...ota-two-months-after-de-committing-texas-tech

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Glad PJ is finding these guys who need to be Gophers.
 






That's what I thought but I believe it will now be 25.

I believe that would mean Fleck would need to free up around 14 current scholarships beyond those he'll get from senior class.
 

I believe that would mean Fleck would need to free up around 14 current scholarships beyond those he'll get from senior class.

Seems likely he has a plan to do that but it is still kind of "really?"

Also interestingly: We have 14 commits in the month of June, so far.
 

I believe that would mean Fleck would need to free up around 14 current scholarships beyond those he'll get from senior class.

For next year, yes!

Many will move on. Many will be restart graduates and leave.
 


Seems likely he has a plan to do that but it is still kind of "really?"

Also interestingly: We have 14 commits in the month of June, so far.

He can't keep using the excuse of being really young if he doesn't bring in a ton of Freshman and make some upperclassmen walk the plank.
 

For next year, yes!

Many will move on. Many will be restart graduates and leave.

There are 12 total Junior scholarship players right now. They are not all leaving after this season. Looks like many will come from the Sophomores. Fleck states he wants to have full or close to full upper classes, but that can't happen unless he has some pretty small recruiting classes in the next few years.
 




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