The Poet sure seems like the most celebrated player in this recruiting class. He’s got the street cred and he’s got the rather ridiculous statistics. He also, like just about everyone else with a following, has a series of highlights up on the Internet. For some sad and strange reason, I cannot resist these things.

I fell for the Devine stuff way back when, but I’ve also learned film don’t lie. It can deceive — consider the level of competition as an example — but it’s usually pretty easy to see if a kid’s quick, smooth, strong, raw, so on and so forth.

Tavon Austin has something special. Could be the footwork or the moves or the ability to make the right decision or, more likely, the confidence to trust whatever it is he decides to do with the ball in his hands. It’s … OK, it’s poetic.

He’s also fast. I had to watch this a few times, but at the six-minute mark of this clip he hits the sideline and explodes. At first I figured the editor had increased the speed. Then as Austin hit the goal line with the Usain Bolt lean-across-the-finish-line move, I realized he was just really, really fast. I also encourage similar celebrations in the future.

By the way, does he look bigger than 5-9, 175?