2013 FCS Recruiting Thread

[bjtheflamesfan]

With one of our UND posters posting about their pending class, I was wondering if it would be possible to hear from other posters about their commits (if this sort of thing would be a violation somewhere, this can be deleted)

[RichH2]

Dont think it is as all we can refer to are verbals. Not home yet but I'll put Lehigh's up when I do.

[Tribe4SF]

Nine verbals are known for W&M.

RB Jonathan Dunn 5'10" 190 West Springfield HS, VA (offers from Wake Forest, ODU, Hampton, Fordham)
OL Chris Durant 6'4" 275 Oakton HS, VA (offers from Ohio, ODU, JMU, Yale)
TE/LB Xavier Roscoe 6'4" 230 Gar-Field HS, VA (offers from Delaware, James Madison, Richmond, Towson, Holy Cross, Bucknell, Georgetown, VMI, Hampton, YSU)
OL Connor Hilland 6'5" 290 Brooke Point HS, VA (offers from Liberty and Richmond)
WR Jesse Santiago 6'2" 200 Grafton HS, VA (offer from VMI and preferred walk-on Va Tech)
QB/WR John Ford 6' 200 Thomas Dale HS, VA (offer from VMI)
ATH Keanu Reuben 6'2" 190 Landstown HS, VA (offers from East Carolina, Temple, ODU, JMU, Richmond, Appalachian State)
OL George Adeosun 6'6" 300 Alpharetta HS, GA (offers from Holy Cross and Harvard)
QB/ATH Jauwan Ford 6'1" 195 Erie East HS, PA (unknown)

[marenlee]

Always love it when recruits turn down offers from FBS.

[lionsrking2]

Head Coach Ron Roberts and Southeastern Louisiana announce mid-term signees ... nine JC transfers, one FBS transfer and one prep school transfer ... have several high school commitments as well, and will likely sign another 20-24 in February:

http://www.lionsports.net/news/2013/1/5/FB_0105134854.aspx

SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 2013 MID-YEAR SIGNEES
John Andrews, DE/LB, 6-1, 270, Round Rock, Texas (CISCO College/Connally HS)
Johnathan Braddock, OL, 6-4, 275, Ripley, Miss. (Northeast Mississippi JC/Ripley HS)
Tim Callian, K/P, 6-4, 175, Irvine, Calif. (New Mexico Military Institute/Irvine HS)
Ryan Cockerton, OL, 6-3, 290, Kelseyville, Calif. (Diablo Valley College/Kelseyville HS)
Marquis Hayes, WR, 5-9, 175, Brookhaven, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln CC/Loyd Star HS)
Eric Jenkins, DB, 5-10, 170, New Orleans, La. (Atlanta Sports Academy/McMain HS)
Pat Malone, DB, 6-0, 180, Byhalia, Miss. (Itawamba CC/Byhalia HS)
Jacob Newman, DL, 6-2, 275, Visalia, Calif. (College of the Sequoias/El Diamante HS)
Laurence Ramsey, OL, 6-1, 310, Gulfport, Miss. (Mississippi Gulf Coast CC/Gulfport HS)
Jordan Sutherlin, OL, 6-5, 295, Bay St. Louis, Miss. (Pearl River CC/Bay HS)
Kody Sutton, RB, 5-8, 195, Texarkana, Texas (Wyoming/Texas HS)

SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA MID-YEAR SIGNEE CAPSULES
John Andrews, DE/LB, 6-1, 270, Round Rock, Texas (CISCO College/Connally HS)
The fifth-leading tackler for CISCO College, recording 44 tackles with six tackles for loss and a pair of sacks as a sophomore … named Honorable Mention All-Southwest Junior College Football Conference … totaled 34 tackles with five stops for loss and two sacks as a freshman.

Johnathan Braddock, OL, 6-4, 275, Ripley, Miss. (Northeast Mississippi CC/Ripley HS)
Two-year letterwinner at Northeast Mississippi Community College … as a freshman, helped the Tigers to a 6-4 record that included wins over eventual Junior College National Champion East Mississippi and nationally-ranked rivals Mississippi Gulf Coast and Northwest Mississippi … as a sophomore, helped NEMCC to a 3-6 record.

Tim Callian, K/P, 6-4, 175, Irvine, Calif. (New Mexico Military Institute/Irvine HS)
A second-team All-WSFL selection as a sophomore at New Mexico Military Institute … made seven of 10 field goals on the season with a long of 49 yards … converted on 45 of 52 extra point attempts on the season … ranked as the No. 23 punter by the NJCAA … averaged 35.9 yards per punt, posting a long of 65 yards with 10 punts placed inside the 20-yard line.

Ryan Cockerton, OL, 6-3, 290, Kelseyville, Calif. (Diablo Valley College/Kelseyville HS)
A first-team All-Mid Empire Conference selection at Diablo Valley College … anchored an offensive line that helped lead the Vikings to a 7-4 record while leading the MEC in scoring offense (36.3 points), total offense (473.2) and passing offense (381.7)

Marquis Hayes, WR, 5-9, 175, Brookhaven, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln CC/Loyd Star HS)
Caught 29 passes for 572 yards and five touchdowns as a sophomore at Copiah-Lincoln Community College … helped Co-Lin to a 9-3 record and its first Mississippi JUCO state championship since 1985 … in the MAJAC championship game against Mississippi Gulf Coast, eight passes for 231 yards, including touchdowns of 51, 71 and 46 yards in a 41-37 win.

Eric Jenkins, DB, 5-10, 170, New Orleans, La. (Atlanta Sports Academy/McMain HS)
Named to the Class 3A All-State team as a senior in 2011 at New Orleans' McMain High School … helped the Mustangs to a 9-4 record a berth in the quarterfinals of the state playoffs … spent the 2012 season at the Atlanta Sports Academy … will have four years of eligibility for the Lions.

Pat Malone, DB, 6-0, 180, Byhalia, Miss. (Itawamba CC/Byhalia HS)
Recorded 29 tackles with one sack and three tackles for loss at Itawamba Community College … broke up seven passes and registered a safety … part of a defensive unit that allowed 279.4 yards per game … had a season-high six tackles against Northwest Mississippi … had four stops and three pass breakups against Copiah-Lincoln.

Jacob Newman, DL, 6-2, 275, Visalia, Calif. (College of the Sequoias/El Diamante HS)
A two-time First-Team Valley All-Conference selection at College of the Sequoias … recorded 21 tackles with eight tackles for loss and three sacks as a sophomore … registered a season-high five tackles, with three for loss and a sack, in a win over Foothill College … played in six games as a freshman and tallied 16 tackles with nine stops for loss and three sacks.

Laurence Ramsey, OL, 6-1, 310, Gulfport, Miss. (Mississippi Gulf Coast CC/Gulfport HS)
A second-team All-MACJC selection for Steve Campbell at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College … helped the Bulldogs to a 9-2 record and a No. 6 ranking in the final NJCAA national poll … competed in the MACJC All-Star game.

Jordan Sutherlin, OL, 6-5, 295, Bay St. Louis, Miss., (Pearl River CC/Bay HS)
A two-year letterwinner at Pearl River Community College … helped the Wildcats to a 3-6 record as a sophomore after PRCC posted a 4-5 mark in 2011 … part of an offensive line that helped quarterback Marvin German throw for over 3,000 yards in 2011 and Dylan Favre toss for over 2,000 yards in 2012.

Kody Sutton, RB, 5-8, 195, Texarkana, Texas (Wyoming/Texas HS)
Played in five games as a true freshman at Wyoming in 2011, gaining 146 yards on 30 carries, highlighted by a season-high 56-yard performance against Air Force … averaged 4.9 yards per carry and finished fifth for the Cowboys in rushing … did not play in 2012 after leaving UW for personal reasons … was an Honorable Mention All-State Class 4A selection by the Texas Associated Press Sports Editors in 2010 at Texas High … earned First Team All-District 13-4A and All-Area honors as a running back his senior season as he rushed for 1,718 yards and scored 17 touchdowns … ran for 1,187 yards and scored 10 touchdowns as a junior … became a starter his sophomore year and gained 861 yards with 10 rushing touchdowns.

[bjtheflamesfan]

Just over three weeks to go everybody

[chattownmocs]

Huesman's first 3 classes at Chattanooga were at or near the top of the Southern conference. His 4th class was underwhelming and the first half of this year's class is pretty pedestrian as well. He needs a big year and should be able to get the ball rolling again.

[Professor Chaos]

There are a few guys in Bisonville who do an excellent job of tracking interest and commitments for NDSU: NDSU 2013 Recruiting Summary (http://www.bisonville.com/forum/showthread.php?26850-2013-Recruiting-Summary)

So far NDSU has 15 known verbal commitments and 3 PWO commitments. There is a limited number of scholarships available this year due to a small senior class so I wouldn't expect that number to get too much larger over the next 3 weeks.

[asumike83]

Should be seeing 3-5 more before signing day but here's what I have so far for Appalachian:

High School Seniors
DB Anthony Covington (Mallard Creek High School - Charlotte, NC) 3-star Rivals/ESPN
WR Dante Jones (Southeast Raleigh High School - Raleigh, NC) 3-star ESPN, 2-star Rivals
LB Kennan Gilchrist (Abbeville High School - Abbeville, SC) 2-star Rivals
LB George Vinson (Damascus High School - Damascus, MD) 2-star ESPN/Rivals
ATH Marcus Cox (Dacula High School - Dacula, GA)
OL Parker Collins (North Augusta High School - North Augusta, GA)
LB Rashaad Townes (Howard High School - Macon, GA)
QB Taylor Lamb (Calhoun High School - Calhoun, GA)
WR Terez Cowan (Decatur High School - Decatur, GA)
DB Perez Cowan (Decatur High School - Decatur, GA)
DE Beau Nunn (York Comprehensive - York, SC)
LS Chase McIntyre (West Henderson High School - Hendersonville, NC) *Preferred walk-on

Transfers
OL/DE Brandon Hunter (Hargrave Military Academy) 3-star Rivals, Class of 2010
RB Eric Davidson (Western Guilford High School - Greensboro, NC - Utah University) 2-star Rivals, Class of 2011
P Ryan McGuirt (Providence Day - Charlotte, NC - Miami (FL))

[Hambone]

Maybe we should merge the UND recruiting thread into this one - makes more sense to have one thread total dedicated to recruiting instead of individual teams having one. Thoughts?

[blueballs]

Huesman's first 3 classes at Chattanooga were at or near the top of the Southern conference. His 4th class was underwhelming and the first half of this year's class is pretty pedestrian as well. He needs a big year and should be able to get the ball rolling again.

I wouldn't worry about that too much... Huesman is at the point of recruiting for need for the most part and one or two impact players can make what you describe as a pedestrian class great- like keeping his son at home for instance.

[chattownmocs]

I wouldn't worry about that too much... Huesman is at the point of recruiting for need for the most part and one or two impact players can make what you describe as a pedestrian class great- like keeping his son at home for instance.

His son's class was the last great class. Ranked number 1 in the SOCON by southernpigskin(fwiw) but last year's class just wasn't at the same talent level. It had a few gems but I wouldn't be surprised if it only produces 4 or 5 starters. This class has 8 of 16 committed so far, I would only say a few are impact and we may not hold on to some of those. The program has lost some steam on the recruiting trail because it has yet to turn the corner on the field. Luckily, Huesman has very good talent this year, but it won't be as good next year after we lose this class IMO. He needs to win big this year for more than 1 reason.

[BEAR]

Aren't some of you fans worried about posting what kid gave your school a verbal in case other schools, bigger ones maybe or even regional ones, might be lurking the webs to find kids to fill holes in their programs? xconfusedx

[Mattymc727]

UNH only has 3 known verbals so far. Pretty quiet this year.

[PaladinNation]

Furman has 13 commits as of 1.13 but only eight can be verified… Some very solid pickups for the Paladins.

Dillon Woodruff Riverdale HS QB 6-1 183 (other offers unknown, knee injury in 2011)
Woodruff played 6A ball in TN; 6,431 total yards in his career with 74 total TDs. http://ht.ly/gL3Zr
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/365063/highlights/34044373

Aaron Black E Paulding HS TE/OT 6-6 251 2star (offers from Cincy, Colorado St, GaSt, Ohio) going to play tackle for Furman.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zHcpXdsVxLU

Logan McCarter Sevier Co HS WR 6-1 175 (committed very early to Furman)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Xuvqvedh_k

James Elliott CPA Nashville DE 6-3 240 2 star (offers from AFA, Navy, PC, Wofford)
http://247sports.com/Player/James-Elliott-23650

Brian Nwokolo Ragsdale HS DE 6-3 220 (other offers unknown)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kofjTy7p6nE

Byron Johnson Swansea HS LB 6-1 212 Shrine Bowler (other offers unknown)
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1172011-south-carolina-recruiting-gamecocks-should-look-at-swansea-lb-byron-johnson

Nic McBride Vidalia HS LB 6-3 212 (offers from MTSU, South Alabama, Duke) Getting major interest from a bunch of FBS schools late.
McBride was invited to Florida for Friday Night Lights and he won the 40 yard dash for all linebackers He beat out 54 other linebackers. He finished third for all positions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=z04aFm03PgQ

Nic Miller North Cobb HS DB 5-10 160 (offers from AFA, Georgetown)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=s-H3KziceJE

[eaglessoar20021]

McBride is from my area. He's a baller. Was hoping GSU would land him. If you get him be thankful.



Nic McBride Vidalia HS LB 6-3 212 (offers from MTSU, South Alabama, Duke) Getting major interest from a bunch of FBS schools late.
McBride was invited to Florida for Friday Night Lights and he won the 40 yard dash for all linebackers He beat out 54 other linebackers. He finished third for all positions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=z04aFm03PgQ

[PaladinNation]

McBride is from my area. He's a baller. Was hoping GSU would land him. If you get him be thankful.

I totally agree… Hope Furman can keep McBride.

[PaladinNation]

Furman picks up another much needed commitment.

Jordan Hawkins 6-2 270
2 Star Recruit
Defensive tackle
Jacksonville, Florida
Wolfson HS
(offers from Fla A&M, South Alabama, Southern Miss, Wofford)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVLRErAr1QE

[mmiller_34]

I've updated the MVFC Recruit Lists on the blog. You can find the complete list here: MVFC Recruit Lists (http://mvfcfan.blogspot.com/p/recruiting.html)

Total commits as of right now:

South Dakota (21)
North Dakota State (15)
South Dakota State (14)
Indiana State (10)
Illinois State (8)
Southern Illinois (8)
Northern Iowa (7)
Youngstown State (4)
Western (2)
Missouri State (0)

(Finding information on the bottom three is near impossible beyond ESPN/Rivals/Scout)

[813Jag]

Southern U.
http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BAxykN4CIAAe9qr.jpg:large

[813Jag]

Aren't some of you fans worried about posting what kid gave your school a verbal in case other schools, bigger ones maybe or even regional ones, might be lurking the webs to find kids to fill holes in their programs? xconfusedx
doesn't bother me at all

[WH49er]

Charlotte's commits so far


http://charlotte.247sports.com/Season/2013-Football/Commits


http://rivals.yahoo.com/charlotte/football/recruiting/commitments/2013

[lionsrking2]

Aren't some of you fans worried about posting what kid gave your school a verbal in case other schools, bigger ones maybe or even regional ones, might be lurking the webs to find kids to fill holes in their programs? xconfusedx

Depends on who it is and where they're from. Publicly committed kids who are pretty well-known from the summer camps, or come from higher profile schools, aren't really an issue. Not saying they aren't fallback targets for FBS schools, but it doesn't really matter whether they're public commitments or not, they're already on the radar. The ones you have to worry about are the lower profile kids who aren't summer showcase warriors and/or come from programs that generally don't produce a lot of D-I signees.

Or in the case of Robert Alford, who will be playing in the Senior Bowl next week, he was a skinny WR in high school who rarely played defense. He was in our backyard at Hammond High School and came to our summer camp, where he ran 4.3, had a 40-inch vertical and locked up every receiver in camp. Our staff at the time, were holding their breath all season that Hammond High wouldn't play him on defense. He was a playmaker on offense and kick return game, but didn't draw much more than passing interest from FBS schools ... we were his only offer. That spring, in track, he ran 49 seconds in the 400 meters and long jumped nearly 24 feet ... now, five years later, it looks like he may go in the top 3 rounds of the NFL draft.

[Apphole]

Charlotte's commits so far


http://charlotte.247sports.com/Season/2013-Football/Commits


http://rivals.yahoo.com/charlotte/football/recruiting/commitments/2013

Rivals stars pouring in like last year? xlolx