I am gonna go out and go against everything here.
tell him to check out the Diamond rock.
I know it isnt a bazillion fps, but it is still rated at 318. Plenty fast.....
very smooth draw cycle, single cam, so he wouldnt have to worry about timing issues or cam lean, which being a new archer, he probably wouldn't notice for a while.
It has a higher brace hight, which is condusive to a frienlier shooting bow, and altough it is a short ata bow, it is fairly friendly regarding hand torque etc.
to top it off he could have that bow set up with top of the line accessories for less than a used 82.