2015 Recruiting Thread

[ktuck911]

Nice size on WR Irvin Charles... just/exactly what we need at that position.

 

[HuskyHawk]

I'd like to point out that Geno's current point guard is the FIRST Texas-based player he has ever landed. She gave Shabazz fits during the preseason mixed team game and is a sure-fire All-American this upcoming season.

What was her thinking? -

"I've spent my whole life in Texas. I'd like to see the rest of the country."

Right. You never know what motivates a kid. A friend of mine in San Diego has a son going to college soon. He got accepted to and a partial academic scholarship to Texas. But he hates hot weather, and isn't going to Austin. He may end up at New Mexico or UCSD.

I always believed (and I suppose someone could ask him) that a kid like Kevin Ollie, coming out of South Central in LA, would see Storrs as a safe haven, an escape. Bill McCartney built the Colorado program recruiting LA gang members to come to Boulder.

 

[huskymedic]

Missed this one last night...

“@MSGVarsityKDJ: Iona Prep LB Qaadir Sheppard was offered tonight by UConn. Previously offered by Syracuse, Rutgers, Temple, BC, Old Dominion and UMass”

6-4 230lb LB from New Rochelle.

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/3180204/qaadir-sheppard

 

[huskymedic]

... And this one too ( travel):

@Birm: 2015 Winton Woods OL Noah Listermann continues to add offers “@Noah_list_68: Uconn offered!!”

Listermann is a 6-3 293lb OL from Winston Woods HS in Cincinnati Ohio. Other offers from MSU, Illinois, Indiana, Cincy, Louisville, GT, UK, Rutgers and Toledo.

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/2098163/noah-listerman

 

[huskymedic]

“@ColerainAD: UConn offers 2015 DB Jeff Christian”

Christian is a 5-10 175lb CB from Colerain HS in Cincinnati Ohio. Other offers from Akron, Ball State, BGSU, EMU, GA State, JMU, Ohio, Toledo, WMU and Buffalo.


http://www.hudl.com/athlete/3378583/jeff-christian

 

[huskymedic]

Updated Offer/Commit list...

1. Tommy Hatton (OL) - St. Joseph Regional HS, Montvale NJ
2. Naz Bonner (APB) - Imhotep Institute Charter School, Philadelphia PA
3. Kareem Ali (CB) - Timber Creek Regional HS, Gloucester Twnshp NJ
4. Christian Wilkins (DT) - Suffield Academy, Suffield CT
5. Taj-Amir Torrez - (WR/ATH) - Amherst Regional HS - Amherst MA
6. Jordan Fox (OLB/TE) - St Peter's Prep, Jersey City NJ
7. Brandon Wimbush (DT QB) - St Peter's Prep, Jersey City NJ
8. Jay Stocker (S) - Coatesville Area HS, Coatesville PA
9. Dionte Austin (CB) - Calvert Hall College HS, Towson MD
10. Juantez McRae (S) - Calvert Hall College HS, Towson MD
11. Justin Spencer (CB/Ath) - Oviedo HS, Oviedo FL
12. Jalen Christian (ATH/CB) - Damascus HS, Damascus MD
13. Chris Garrison (TE) - Lawrence Academy, Groton MA
14. Matt Burrell (OT) - CD Hylton HS, Woodbridge VA
15. Shareef Miller (DE) -Georgetown HS, Philadelphia PA
16. Will Harris (DB) - Choate-Rosemary Hall, Wallingford CT
17. Quinn Oseland (OL) - Sacred Heart Griffin, Springfield Ill
18. Carlton Davis (S) - Norland HS, Miami FL (erroneously reported as a commit to the "U")
19. Najee Clayton (WR) - Paramus Catholic HS, Paramus NJ
20. Saleem Brightwell (OLB) - Paramus Catholic HS, Paramus NJ
21. Dave Tolentino (NG/T) - St. Peter's Prep, Jersey City NJ.
22. Leon Thornton (WR) - Montini Catholic, Lombard Ill.
23. Channing Hames (DE/DT) - Bishop O'Connell, Arlington VA
24. Manny Bowen (LB) - Barnegat HS, Barnegat NJ
25. Trevor Ruhland (OL) - Cary-Grove HS, Cary Ill.
26. Karon Jackson (DB/WR) - American High School, Hialeah FL
27. Raequan Williams (DE/TE) - Gordon Tech, Chicago Ill.
28. Jamie Gordiner (LB/DE) - Red Bank Catholic, Red Bank NJ
29. Miles Boykin (WR) - Providence Catholic, New Lenox Ill.
30. Mirko Jurkovic (OL) - IMG Academy, Bradenton FL via St. Joes's HS South Bend, Ind.
31. Amir Ealey (TE/DE) - Coatesville Area HS, Coatesville PA
32. David Eldridge (WR/CB) - Kettle Run HS, Nokesville VA
33. Aaron Garland (CB) - Fenwick High, Oak Park Illinois
34. Freddie Simmons (WR) Bethlehem Catholic HS, Bethlehem PA
35. Scott Washington (WR) - St John Catholic HS, Washington DC
36. Kevin Murphy (DE) - West Chester East High School, West Chester PA
37. Marques Ford (DE) - East Bay High School, Gibsonton FL
38. J. Hunter Roman (DE) - New London High School - New London CT
39. Chris Clark (TE) - Avon Old Farms Prep, Avon CT (De-comitted from UNC)
40. Denniston (D.J.) Moore (WR.Ath) - Imhotep Institute Charter School, Philadelphia PA.
41. Goren Krasic, (G/DE) - Hackensack High School, NJ (?? actual offer)
42. AJ Turner (RB/S) - Centreville HS, Clifton VA
43. Nazir Williams (WR/DE/OLB) - Bridgeton HS, Bridgeton NJ
44. Quentin Harris (QB) - The Taft School, Watertown CT
45. Daiquan Kelly (WR/SS/"Athlete") - Union City HS, Union City NJ
46. David Ryslik (DE) - Peddie School, Hightstown NJ
47. Zach Abercrumbia (DT) - Skyline High School, Dallas Texas
48. Carlos Strickland (WR) - Skyline High School, Dallas Texas
49. Anthony Wheeler (LB) - Skyline High School, Dallas Texas
50. Adam Lemke-Bell (OT) - Oak Park River Forest High School, Illinois
51. Gladimir Paul (DE) - Northeast High School, Philadelphia PA.
52. Darrion Daniels (DT) - Bishop Dunne High School, Dallas Texas
53. Conner Dyer (OT) - Horn High School, Mesquite Texas
54. Irvin Charles (WR) - Paul VI High School, Haddonfield New Jersey
55. Alex Badine (CB) - Grand Street Campus, Brooklyn NY
56. Jeff Christian (CB) - Colerain High School, Cincinnati Ohio
57. Noah Listermann (OL) - Winston Woods High School, Cincinnati Ohio
58. Qaadir Sheppard (OLB) - Iona Prep, New Rochelle NY
59. De'Andre Johnson (DT QB) - First Coast HS, Jacksonville FL (FSU Commit 7/20/12, yes 2012)
60. Dexter Neal (WR) - Stephenson HS - Stone Mountain GA (USCe Commit 5/16/13)
61. Andrew Butcher (DE) - Alpharetta HS, Alpharetta GA (Tennessee Commit 6/8/13)
62, Arrington Farrar (S) - Woodard Academy, College Park GA (Stanford Commit 8/6/13)
63. Anthony Palazzolo (DT) - Fairfield Prep, Fairfield CT (BC Commit 12/23/13))
64. Marcus Walker (S) - Lake Wales HS, Lake Wales FL (UK Commit 1/8/14)
65. DuWayne Johnson (CB) - Woodson HS, Washington DC (VT Commit 2/8/14))
66. Chauncey Rivers (TE/DE) - Stephenson HS - Stone Mountain GA (UGA Commit 2/15/14)
67. Ryan Buchholz (DE/TE) - Great Valley HS, Malvern PA (PSU Commit 2/24/14)
68. Steve Gonzalez (OT) - Union City HS, Union City NJ (PSU Commit 3/29/14)
69, Aaron Monteiro (OL) - Brockton High School, Brockton MA (BC Commit 3/29/14)
70. Zach Allen (DE/LB) - New Canaan HS, New Canaan CT (Northwestern Commit 4/15/14)
71. Sam Tecklenburg (DT/TE/OT) - Plano HS, Plano Tx (Baylor Commit 4/17/14)
72. Minkah Fitzpatrick (CB) - St Peter's Prep, Jersey City NJ (Alabama Commit 4/19/14)
Caveat - This list includes both previous and current staff offers. Re-ordered (4/2) to reflect previous commit dates. Coach Diaco was hired 12/11/13.

 

[ktuck911]

As impressive as that list is, I sure hope we'll see a commit (or 2 or 3 or 4.... ) from it soon.

 

[Dynasty]

PrepsNationScout ‏@StacyPriestPN 16h
PrepsNation Athlete Jared Horowitz @JaredHorowitz00 : Interest: Samford university, Uconn visit. Camp invites to Brown and Lafayette !

6' 4" OT from Bishop Verot Fort myers, Florida. No mention of an offer.

 

[huskymedic]

According to a entry in the Boneyard Blog area Goren Krasic, a 6-3 240 G/DE from Hackensack High School in NJ has an offer from UConn. (http://the-boneyard.com/blog/goran-krasic-visits/)

He is ranked #44 in the NJ.com Top 50 and also wrestles in the 220lb weight class (17-2 as Sr). Nothing on the traditional recruiting sites yet.

Here is some film: http://www.hudl.com/athlete/3099085/highlights/94586386

According to JB @ Rivals - Krasic is still awaiting his first offer, but has visted UConn.

Still doesn't sound like he has an offer but confirms interest:

http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/i...ball_recruit_profiles_no_44_goran_krasic.html

 

[huskymedic]

“@SWiltfong247: Top247 QB Brandon Wimbush completes #PennState two for two Tuesday, commits to #NittanyLions: http://pennstate.247sports.com/”

Held UConn offer...

 

[huskymedic]

jeff_kerr May 06, 8:27pm via Twitter for iPhone
FOOTBALL: Downingtown East's @Feamster28 was offered by UConn and Temple today. That's four total for the DB.

Brandon Feamster is a 6-3 200 DB from Downington East HS in Exton PA

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/1268440/brandon-feamster

 

[huskymedic]

Updated Offer/Commit list...

1. Tommy Hatton (OL) - St. Joseph Regional HS, Montvale NJ
2. Nas Bonner (APB) - Imhotep Institute Charter School, Philadelphia PA
3. Kareem Ali (CB) - Timber Creek Regional HS, Gloucester Twnshp NJ
4. Christian Wilkins (DT) - Suffield Academy, Suffield CT
5. Taj-Amir Torrez - (WR/ATH) - Amherst Regional HS - Amherst MA
6. Jordan Fox (OLB/TE) - St Peter's Prep, Jersey City NJ
7. Jay Stocker (S) - Coatesville Area HS, Coatesville PA
8. Dionte Austin (CB) - Calvert Hall College HS, Towson MD
9. Juantez McRae (S) - Calvert Hall College HS, Towson MD
10. Justin Spencer (CB/Ath) - Oviedo HS, Oviedo FL
11. Jalen Christian (ATH/CB) - Damascus HS, Damascus MD
12. Chris Garrison (TE) - Lawrence Academy, Groton MA
13. Matt Burrell (OT) - CD Hylton HS, Woodbridge VA
14. Shareef Miller (DE) -Georgetown HS, Philadelphia PA
15. Will Harris (DB) - Choate-Rosemary Hall, Wallingford CT
16. Quinn Oseland (OL) - Sacred Heart Griffin, Springfield Ill
17. Carlton Davis (S) - Norland HS, Miami FL (erroneously reported as a commit to the "U")
18. Najee Clayton (WR) - Paramus Catholic HS, Paramus NJ
19. Saleem Brightwell (OLB) - Paramus Catholic HS, Paramus NJ
20. Dave Tolentino (NG/T) - St. Peter's Prep, Jersey City NJ.
21. Leon Thornton (WR) - Montini Catholic, Lombard Ill.
22. Channing Hames (DE/DT) - Bishop O'Connell, Arlington VA
23. Manny Bowen (LB) - Barnegat HS, Barnegat NJ
24. Trevor Ruhland (OL) - Cary-Grove HS, Cary Ill.
25. Karon Jackson (DB/WR) - American High School, Hialeah FL
26. Raequan Williams (DE/TE) - Gordon Tech, Chicago Ill.
27. Jamie Gordiner (LB/DE) - Red Bank Catholic, Red Bank NJ
28. Miles Boykin (WR) - Providence Catholic, New Lenox Ill.
29. Mirko Jurkovic (OL) - IMG Academy, Bradenton FL via St. Joes's HS South Bend, Ind.
30. Amir Ealey (TE/DE) - Coatesville Area HS, Coatesville PA
31. David Eldridge (WR/CB) - Kettle Run HS, Nokesville VA
32. Aaron Garland (CB) - Fenwick High, Oak Park Illinois
33. Freddie Simmons (WR) Bethlehem Catholic HS, Bethlehem PA
34. Scott Washington (WR) - St John Catholic HS, Washington DC
35. Kevin Murphy(DE) - West Chester East High School, West Chester PA
36. Marques Ford (DE) - East Bay High School, Gibsonton FL
37. J. Hunter Roman (DE) - New London High School - New London CT
38. Chris Clark (TE) - Avon Old Farms Prep, Avon CT (De-comitted from UNC)
39. Denniston (D.J.) Moore (WR.Ath) - Imhotep Institute Charter School, Philadelphia PA.
40. Goren Krasic, (G/DE) - Hackensack High School, NJ (?? actual offer)
41. AJ Turner (RB/S) - Centreville HS, Clifton VA
42. Nazir Williams (WR/DE/OLB) - Bridgeton HS, Bridgeton NJ
43. Quentin Harris (QB) - The Taft School, Watertown CT
44. Daiquan Kelly (WR/SS/"Athlete") - Union City HS, Union City NJ
45. David Ryslik (DE) - Peddie School, Hightstown NJ
46. Zach Abercrumbia (DT) - Skyline High School, Dallas Texas
47. Carlos Strickland (WR) - Skyline High School, Dallas Texas
48. Anthony Wheeler (LB) - Skyline High School, Dallas Texas
49. Adam Lemke-Bell (OT) - Oak Park River Forest High School, Illinois
50. Gladimir Paul (DE) - Northeast High School, Philadelphia PA.
51. Darrion Daniels (DT) - Bishop Dunne High School, Dallas Texas
52. Conner Dyer (OT) - Horn High School, Mesquite Texas
53. Irvin Charles (WR) - Paul VI High School, Haddonfield New Jersey
54. Alex Badine (CB) - Grand Street Campus, Brooklyn NY
55. Jeff Christian (CB) - Colerain High School, Cincinnati Ohio
56. Noah Listermann (OL) - Winston Woods High School, Cincinnati Ohio
57. Qaadir Sheppard (OLB) - Iona Prep, New Rochelle NY
58. Brandon Feamster (DB) - Downington East High School, Exton PA
59. De'Andre Johnson (DT QB) - First Coast HS, Jacksonville FL (FSU Commit 7/20/12, yes 2012)
60. Dexter Neal (WR) - Stephenson HS - Stone Mountain GA (USCe Commit 5/16/13)
61. Andrew Butcher (DE) - Alpharetta HS, Alpharetta GA (Tennessee Commit 6/8/13)
62, Arrington Farrar (S) - Woodard Academy, College Park GA (Stanford Commit 8/6/13)
63. Anthony Palazzolo (DT) - Fairfield Prep, Fairfield CT (BC Commit 12/23/13))
64. Marcus Walker (S) - Lake Wales HS, Lake Wales FL (UK Commit 1/8/14)
65. DuWayne Johnson (CB) - Woodson HS, Washington DC (VT Commit 2/8/14))
66. Chauncey Rivers (TE/DE) - Stephenson HS - Stone Mountain GA (UGA Commit 2/15/14)
67. Ryan Buchholz (DE/TE) - Great Valley HS, Malvern PA (PSU Commit 2/24/14)
68. Steve Gonzalez (OT) - Union City HS, Union City NJ (PSU Commit 3/29/14)
69, Aaron Monteiro (OL) - Brockton High School, Brockton MA (BC Commit 3/29/14)
70. Zach Allen (DE/LB) - New Canaan HS, New Canaan CT (Northwestern Commit 4/15/14)
71. Sam Tecklenburg (DT/TE/OT) - Plano HS, Plano Tx (Baylor Commit 4/17/14)
72. Minkah Fitzpatrick (CB) - St Peter's Prep, Jersey City NJ (Alabama Commit 4/19/14)
73. Brandon Wimbush (DT QB) - St Peter's Prep, Jersey City NJ (PSU Commit 5/6/14)

Caveat - This list includes both previous and current staff offers. Re-ordered (4/2) to reflect previous commit dates. Coach Diaco was hired 12/11/13.

 

[BNich]

I always get pumped seeing alerts that medic posted to this thread. I keep hoping for a commitment, a new offer, etc.

But then its just an updated offer list

 

[Durks07]

I always get pumped seeing alerts that medic posted to this thread. I keep hoping for a commitment, a new offer, etc.

But then its just an updated offer list

I think the same thing. Every single time.

 

[BNich]

Looking at the offer sheet, I don't see one school (outside of BC), of the kids that already committed that is, that I would consider a UConn equivalent or below. To me that says a lot about the kind of prospects Diaco and staff are going after.

 

[Dynasty]

#D1Bound Nation. ‏@SportsRecruits 6h
Recruiting picking up for @FardanAllen w/ UConn, Buffalo & Rutgers visiting over past few wks showing interest. Balled out at #Pylon7v7 NJ


5' 11" RB/OLB from Rush Hendretta High School, Hendretta New York

 

[06029]

Looking at the offer sheet, I don't see one school (outside of BC), of the kids that already committed that is, that I would consider a UConn equivalent or below. To me that says a lot about the kind of prospects Diaco and staff are going after.

It's great to go after them but you need them to commit. You can offer every kid that has a Bama, ND, TaM, LSU, etc. offer, and it looks really nice, but are those kids going to commit to Uconn today? Look at the top 5 on that list and then read their interviews and you get 1 that is a realistic potential commit (Torrez). Hatton seems to be South Carolina bound, Bonner doesn't even show a Uconn offer on Rivals, Ali does not list Uconn in his top 8 and Wilkens shows everyone as medium but talks up ND big time.

You play with the kids that commit. It's time to start getting some verbals from kids that understand and want to play for Uconn. In CT and MA, there are three 3* kids out there that have not committed. Their offer lists put Uconn against BC, Duke and Cuse. Time to get one of them.

JR day was a long time ago. Every other AAC team has at least 1 commit. It's not a time to panic, but it is not too early to be wondering.

 

[huskymedic]

It's great to go after them but you need them to commit. You can offer every kid that has a Bama, ND, TaM, LSU, etc. offer, and it looks really nice, but are those kids going to commit to Uconn today? Look at the top 5 on that list and then read their interviews and you get 1 that is a realistic potential commit (Torrez). Hatton seems to be South Carolina bound, Bonner doesn't even show a Uconn offer on Rivals, Ali does not list Uconn in his top 8 and Wilkens shows everyone as medium but talks up ND big time.

FYI... The list is in chronological order to the best of the info I had been able to find. Top 5 were all offered by previous regime... not that there aren't a few reaches by the current regime out there.

Rivals info on Bonner is inaccurate. We were actually Nas' first offer. Scout/247 and the Rivals writers all have Bonner w/ a UConn offer but he seems to be a Wisconsin lean @ this point.

 

[06029]

FYI... The list is in chronological order to the best of the info I had been able to find. Top 5 were all offered by previous regime... not that there aren't a few reaches by the current regime out there.

Rivals info on Bonner is inaccurate. We were actually Nas' first offer. Scout/247 and the Rivals writers all have Bonner w/ a UConn offer but he seems to be a Wisconsin lean @ this point.

I stand corrected. Did not mean to imply they were the top 5 (although they are a pretty good top 5). Bottom line is that Uconn has not received a verbal for 2015 and it is almost Mother's Day. They are offering some great kids, but some of those kids were not coming to Uconn no matter what. Franklin is killing it at PSU picking up some of the best kids in the northeast (12 at last count), Rutgers has 4 recruits, Cuse has 4 and BC is up to six. That is Uconn's regional competition and Uconn is behind.

As I posted, not time to panic, but certainly time for some concern.

 

[Carl Spackler]

I stand corrected. Did not mean to imply they were the top 5 (although they are a pretty good top 5). Bottom line is that Uconn has not received a verbal for 2015 and it is almost Mother's Day. They are offering some great kids, but some of those kids were not coming to Uconn no matter what. Franklin is killing it at PSU picking up some of the best kids in the northeast (12 at last count), Rutgers has 4 recruits, Cuse has 4 and BC is up to six. That is Uconn's regional competition and Uconn is behind.

As I posted, not time to panic, but certainly time for some concern.

Concern? Maybe.

I honestly know little to nothing about Diaco's methods of recruiting with his staff he's assembled. The previous staff was using procedures and methods that they had used eons ago in upstate New York, and relied mostly on the coaching relationships that had been built over the years to identify, recruit and close on players, and were more than happy to overload and farm out to the prep school market - which I don't have an issue with - I think it's actually a good way to stockpile players and develop them in our region of the country where we don't have the climate and weather for younger players to play - year round.

The staff before that, seemed to like to wait until fall before getting into really recruiting.

What I do know about Diaco is that the guy strikes me as a polished salesman. If my intuition is correct, then he's got a definite plan about he's going about identifying customers, who's a good sell, and how to go about closing on them. Is Diaco an overstock shotgun kind of approach, or is he going to be more of a sniper one target, one hit guy? We'll find out as time goes by.

My guess, is that so far, in the recruiting process for this first half of a full cycle of recruiting for Diaco and co. as a head coach, is that the step of getting to the hard sell/ close in recruiting, has not happened yet for the majority, if not all, of the prospects. That's what I hope at least, and makes sense to me given what I can observe.

I agree though, that if prospects are being given hard sell tactics as of yet, and we haven't closed on a single one - that's a concern.

 

[Durks07]

I stand corrected. Did not mean to imply they were the top 5 (although they are a pretty good top 5). Bottom line is that Uconn has not received a verbal for 2015 and it is almost Mother's Day. They are offering some great kids, but some of those kids were not coming to Uconn no matter what. Franklin is killing it at PSU picking up some of the best kids in the northeast (12 at last count), Rutgers has 4 recruits, Cuse has 4 and BC is up to six. That is Uconn's regional competition and Uconn is behind.

As I posted, not time to panic, but certainly time for some concern.

I'm not sure that it is time to be concerned just yet (not that I don't understand). I think we should bear in mind that the staff is brand new, and has to develop contacts here that they didn't in their old recruiting areas. We are getting more active in targeting high end players, but to your point, they are still choosing other schools. However, more information is popping up, which is nice considering how hard info was to come by in the past. I'd like to see some commitments, but I'll wait until the summer before getting too concerned. Its hard to compare anyone to Franklin. Look at the work he did at Vanderbilt of all places. He pulled consistent high rated classes, and is really good at the recruiting game. He also is selling Penn State, one of the legacy programs in the region. He is going to be a monster on the recruiting front for years to come.

 

[huskymedic]

@Will_GoGetIt: : Today I received my first Offer from #Uconn , @UConnFootball #GoHuskies #Blessed #Humble&Hungry ❗

William Richarson is 6-3 220lb MLB/TE from Ballou HS in Washington DC.

 

[Dynasty]

Scott Stump ‏@Scott_Stump
Red Bank Catholic OL/DL Ryan Kroeger (2015) picked up an offer from UConn today.


Has an offer from Fordham. UConn is his first FBS.


Here's a great link for some bio and video:
http://www.ncsasports.org/football-recruiting/nj/red-bank/red-bank-catholic-high-school/ryan-kroeger

 

[Dynasty]

Scott Stump ‏@Scott_Stump
Toms River North LB Jordan Craig (2015) picked up his 1st FBS offer today from UConn, acc. to coach Dave Oizerowitz.

Can't find any info on the main recruiting sites so here is his hudl. 6' 5" 220 lb TE.

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/2897645/jordan-craig

 

[Dynasty]

Chris Smith
‏@ChrisSmithVU247 DE/LB Twazanga Mugala - Ardrey Kell (NC) tells me he received an offer today from #UConn. #Huskies #VU Target


Unranked. UConn is his first FBS offer though this twitter handle reports that he is a Vanderbilt target.