High school football: Lawton's Maurice Chandler has knack for interceptions
Maurice Chandler is one of the highest-touted recruits in the state, with offers from Arizona State, Arkansas State, Kansas State, Oregon State and Texas Tech.
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The Oklahoman's Super 30
The Oklahoman's Super 30 feature series on the state's top football recruits continues with No. 7, Maurice Chandler of Lawton. Here are the last three players we've written about in the series:
No. 10: Kimmie Carson, Tulsa East Central
No. 9: Darius Graham, Lawton MacArthur
No. 8: Devin Rolan, McAlester
Up next: The No. 6 player on the Super 30 list is soon to be a Wolf in Hogs clothing. Check out the story on this metro-area defensive back in Tuesday's Oklahoman.
No. 7: Maurice Chandler
School: Lawton
Height: 6-0
Weight: 180
Position: Cornerback
Recruited by: Offers include Arizona State, Arkansas State, Kansas State, Memphis, Oregon State and Texas Tech.
Chandler doesn't necessarily look fast when he's running by himself on the field. But if you put a stopwatch on him or another player out there with him, the difference becomes clear.
“You watch him run and it looks like he's just going at 3/4 speed,” Breeze said. “Then you look down and he's running a 4.4. He glides so well. He doesn't really look like he's running fast even though he is.”
That interception return was one of three 90-plus yard plays for Chandler last season. He also opened two Lawton games with kickoffs returned for touchdowns.
That interception was one of seven for Chandler last year.
“On a couple of them, the receiver was open. The quarterback saw a wide open receiver,” Breeze said. “But Maurice has that uncanny ability to have a late second burst. His quickness is really something special, especially for a kid his size.”
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