2015 Recruiting Thread

[gioff23]

The reality of youth sports is that we will continue to see an increase in knee injuries. Every position will suffer from them, as they do now. The possibility that a kid will get hurt at one level or another, has increased significantly as the development of a 1-sport athlete persists. In other words, the severity of the injury should not be materially different regardless of position. Sadly, it could open up opportunities for us where a recuperating athlete falls to us due to his junior or senior year in HS being derailed by injury. One might start trying to better ascertain how many head injuries a kid has suffered - the knees are reported, the head, not as much.

 

[huskymedic]

Flipped from Pitt:
alex_hornibrook 7:45pm via Twitter for iPhone
Beyond excited to announce that I have committed and will enroll early at the University of Wisconsin. On Wisconsin!


Updated Offer/Commit list...

1. Nas Bonner (APB) - Imhotep Institute Charter School, Philadelphia PA
2. Jordan Fox (OLB/TE) - St Peter's Prep, Jersey City NJ
3. Jay Stocker (S) - Coatesville Area HS, Coatesville PA
4. Shareef Miller (DE) -Georgetown HS, Philadelphia PA
5. Najee Clayton (WR) - Paramus Catholic HS, Paramus NJ
6. Saleem Brightwell (OLB) - Paramus Catholic HS, Paramus NJ
7. Chris Clark (TE) - Avon Old Farms Prep, Avon CT (UNC Commit - Decommit - Michigan Commit - Decommit)
8. Channing Hames (DE/DT) - Bishop O'Connell, Arlington VA
9. Derek Watson (DE) - Guyer High School, Denton texas
10. Karon Jackson (DB/WR) - American High School, Hialeah FL
11. Freddie Simmons (WR) Bethlehem Catholic HS, Bethlehem PA (Rutgers Commit 10/21/14 - Decommit 11/30)
12. Goren Krasic, (G/DE) - Hackensack High School, NJ (No offer yet...)
13. David Ryslik (DE) - Peddie School, Hightstown NJ
14. Darrion Daniels (DT) - Bishop Dunne High School, Dallas Texas
15. Jordan Craig (LB/TE) - Toms River North, Toms River NJ
16. Dan Clifford (OT) - Hoboken High School, Hoboken NJ.
17. Xavier Castille (WR/S) - Rockwall High School, Rockwall Texas
18. Jared Southers (OT) - Seton Hall Prep, West Orange NJ
19. Marcus Marshall (RB) - Millbrook High School, Raleigh, North Carolina
20. Lawrence Stevens (DB) - Don Bosco Prep - Ramsey New Jersey
21. Troy Gethers (S) - Paramus Catholic, Paramus New Jersey
22. Austrian Robinson (DE) - Trinity Pawling School, Pawling New York
23. Antonyo Sotolongo (S) - Gulliver Prep, Miami Florida
24. Tyson Cisrow (S) St. Thomas Aquinas, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
25. Zordan Holman (TE/DE) - Cheverus High School, Portland, Maine
26. Marcus Brown (DT/OG) - Lely High School, Naples Florida (?)
27. Tyler Hudanick (OL/DL) - Seneca Valley High School, Harmony PA
28. Milan Lanier (DE) - Mount Healthy High School, Cincinnati Ohio
29. Carter Stanley (QB) - Vero Beach High School, Vero Beach Florida
30. Luke Ancrum (DE) - Sebring High School, Sebring Florida
31. Kevin Murphy(DE) - West Chester East High School, West Chester PA (UConn Commit 6/9/14)
32. Tyler Davis (QB) - Mepham High School, Bellmore New York (UConn Commit 6/12/14)
33. Philippe Okounam (DE) - St Paul's High School, Conway New Hampshire (UConn Commit (6/13/14)
34. Marshe Terry (S/WR) - North Burlington Regional HS, Columbus NJ (UConn Commit 6/17/14)
35. Connor Freeborn (OLB/DE - Salesianum School - Wilmington, Del (UConn Commit 6/18/14)
36. Aaron McLean (WR/FS) - St Mark's High School - Southborough, MA (UConn Commit 6/20/14)
37. Ian Campbell (TE/WR) - Pequannock Township - Pompton Plains, NJ (UConn Commit 6/24/14)
38. Nazir Williams (WR/DE/OLB) - Bridgeton HS - Bridgeton NJ (UConn Commit 6/26/14)
39. Aaron Garland (CB) - Fenwick High - Oak Park Illinois (UConn Commit 6/27/14)
40. John Robinson (CB) - Dwight Morrow High School, Englewood - New Jersey (UConn Commit 6/28/14)
41. William Richardson (TE/LB) - Ballou High School, Washington DC (UConn Commit 7/7/14 - original commit date)
42. Chris Lee (TE) - Severna Park High School, Serverna Maryland (UConn Commit 7/18/14)
43. Frank Battle (WR/FS) - Belen Jesuit Prep, Miami Fl (UConn Commit (9/2/14)
44. Felton "Trey" Blackwell (OL/DL) - Cedar Creek High School, Egg Harbor City NJ (UConn Commit 10/5/2014)
45. Michael Tarbutt (K/P) - Canisius High School Buffalo NY (UConn Commit 10/10/2014)
46. Tyraiq Beals (WR) - East Orange High School, East Orange New Jersey (UConn Commit 10/15/14)
47. Brian Cespedes (OT) - New London High School, New London CT (UConn Commit 10/17/14)
48. Hergy Mayala (SS/WR) - Trinity Pawling School, New York (UConn Commit 10/21/14)
49. Matthew Peart (DE/T) - Governor's Academy, Byfield MA (UConn Commit 11/11/14)
50. Nolan Ulizio (OL) - Lakota West High School, West Chester, OH (UConn Commit 12/14/14)
51. Dallas Parker (DE/TE) - Ponte Vedra High School, Ponte Vedra, Florida (UConn Commit (12/14/14)
52. Kirk Livingstone (DE) - Stranahan High School, Ft. Lauderdale FL (UConn Commit 12/14/14 - was UAB Commit 6/25/14 - DC'd Program)
53. Bryan Coney (WR) - Naugatuck High School, Naugatuck CT (UConn Preferred Walk-On Commit 1/5/15)
54. Nakia Griffin (WR/TE/OLB/SS) - Tenafly High School - Tenafly NJ (Rutgers Commit when offered)
55. De'Andre Johnson (DT QB) - First Coast HS, Jacksonville FL (FSU Commit 7/20/12, yes 2012)
56. Dexter Neal (WR) - Stephenson HS - Stone Mountain GA (South Carolina Commit 5/16/13)
57. Andrew Butcher (DE) - Alpharetta HS, Alpharetta GA (Tennessee Commit 6/8/13)
58. Arrington Farrar (S) - Woodard Academy, College Park GA (Stanford Commit 8/6/13)
59. Anthony Palazzolo (DT) - Fairfield Prep, Fairfield CT (Boston College Commit 12/23/13)
60. DuWayne Johnson (CB) - Woodson HS, Washington DC (Virginia Tech Commit 2/8/14)
61. Chauncey Rivers (TE/DE) - Stephenson HS - Stone Mountain GA (Georgia Commit 2/15/14)
62. Ryan Buchholz (DE/TE) - Great Valley HS, Malvern PA (Penn State Commit 2/24/14)
63. Steve Gonzalez (OT) - Union City HS, Union City NJ (Penn State Commit 3/29/14)
64. Aaron Monteiro (OL) - Brockton High School, Brockton MA (Boston College Commit 3/29/14)
65. Zach Allen (DE/LB) - New Canaan HS, New Canaan CT (Northwestern Commit 4/15/14)
66. Sam Tecklenburg (DT/TE/OT) - Plano HS, Plano Tx (Baylor Commit 4/17/14)
67. Minkah Fitzpatrick (CB) - St Peter's Prep, Jersey City NJ (Alabama Commit 4/19/14)
68. Trevor Ruhland (OL) - Cary-Grove HS, Cary Ill. (Notre Dame Commit 4/23/14)
69. Jalen Christian (ATH/CB) - Damascus HS, Damascus MD (South Carolina Commit 5/15/14)
70. Quentin Harris (QB) - The Taft School, Watertown CT (Duke Commit 5/23/14)
71. David Eldridge (WR/CB) - Kettle Run HS, Nokesville VA (Virginia Commit 5/29/14)
72. Adam Lemke-Bell (OT) - Oak Park River Forest HS, Illinois (Northwestern Commit 5/31/14)
73. Noah Listermann (OL) - Winston Woods High School, Cincinnati Ohio (Michigan State Commit 6/1/14)
74. Tanner Crowley (LB) - Manasquan High School, Manasquan NJ (Virginia Commit 6/3/14)
75. Alex Hornibrook (QB) - Malvern Prep, Malvern PA (Pittsburgh Commit 6/7/14 > flipped to Wisconsin 1/12/15)
76. Jamie Gordiner (LB/DE) - Red Bank Catholic, Red Bank NJ (University of Miami Commit 6/9/14)
77. Elijah Robinson (QB/S) Montclair High School, Montclair N.J. (Boston College Commit 6/10/14)
78. Will Harris (DB) - Choate-Rosemary Hall, Wallingford CT (Boston College Commit 6/11/14)
79. Leon Thornton (WR) - Montini Catholic, Lombard Ill. (Indiana Commit 6/11/14)
80. Tommy Hatton (OL) - St. Joseph Regional HS, Montvale NJ (North Carolina Commit 6/13/14)
81. Billy Bahl (QB) - Marian Central Catholic HS, Woodstock Illinois (Miami-Ohio Commit 6/15/14)
82. Zach Abercrumbia (DT) - Skyline High School, Dallas Texas (Rice Commit 6/16/14)
83. Jeremiah Atoki (Ath) - Vineland High School, Vineland NJ (Temple Commit 6/16/14)
84. Jahrvis Davenport (WR) - Robinson High School, Tampa Florida (Maryland Commit 6/20/14)
85. Chris Garrison (TE) - Lawrence Academy, Groton MA (Boston College Commit 6/21/14)
86. Manny Bowen (LB) - Barnegat HS, Barnegat NJ (Penn State Commit 6/21/14)
87. Jake Bargas (TE) - St Andrew's School, Boca Raton FL (Wake Forest Commit 6/21/14)
88. George Asafo-Adjei (OL) - Lakota West High School, West Chester, Ohio (Kentucky Commit 6/23/14)
89. Jaire Alexander (DB) - Rocky River High School, Mint Hill (NC) (South Carolina 6/23/14 > flipped to Louisville 12/7/14)
90. Dionte Austin (CB) - Calvert Hall College HS, Towson MD (Wake Forest Commit 6/24/14)
91. Ryan Kroeger (OL/DL) - Red Bank Catholic, Freehold NJ (Fordham Commit 6/25/14)
92. Taj-Amir Torrez - (WR/ATH) - Amherst Regional HS - Amherst MA (Boston College Commit (6/26/14)
93. Carl Thompson (DL) - Guyer High School, Denton Texas (Kansas Commit 6/26/14)
94. Omari Stringer (DB/LB/S) - Crete-Monee High School, Crete Illinois (Indiana Commit 6/30/14)
95. Miles Boykin (WR) - Providence Catholic, New Lenox Illinois (Notre Dame Commit 7/2/14)
96. Brandon Feamster (DB) - Downington East High School, Exton PA (Duke Commit 7/2/14)
97. D.J. Moore (WR/ATH) - Imhotep Institute Charter School, Philadelphia PA (MD Commit 7/2/14)
98. A.D. Miller (WR) - Bishop Dunne Catholic Prep, Dallas, Texas (Illinois Commit 7/5/14)
99. A.J. Turner (RB/S) - Centreville HS, Clifton VA (USCe Commit 7/10/14)
100. Marcus Walker (S) - Lake Wales HS - Lake Wales FL (Decommit from Kentucky 4/16/14 >Re-Commit > Kentucky (7/18/14)
101. Kareem Ali (CB) - Timber Creek Regional HS, Gloucester Twnshp NJ (Maryland Decommit >Temple Commit 7/19/14)
102. Irvin Charles (WR) - Paul VI High School, Haddonfield New Jersey (Penn State Commit 7/19/14)
103. Marques Ford (DE) - East Bay High School, Gibsonton FL (Tennessee Commit 7/19/14)
104. Mirko Jurkovic (OL) - IMG Academy, Bradenton FL via St. Joes's HS South Bend, Ind. (Nebraska Commit 7/21/14 > Fliiped to tOSU 12/4/14)
105. Kenneth Mann (DE) - Burleson High School, Burleson Texas (Oklahoma Commit 7/23/14)
106. Conner Dyer (OT) - Horn High School, Mesquite Texas (Texas Tech Commit 7/29/14)
107. Nevone McCrimmon (RB) - Mount Saint Joseph High School, Baltimore MD (Toledo Commit 7/30/14)
108. Justin Spencer (CB/ATH) - Oviedo HS, Oviedo FL (Western Michigan Commit 7/30/14)
109. Jake Pickard (TE/DE) - Millburn High School, Millburn New Jersey (Wisconsin Commit (7/31/14)
110. Jestin Green (CB/WR) - Admiral Ferragut High School, St. Petersburg Florida (FIU Commit 7/31/14)
111. Madison Akamnonu (OL) - Bowie High School, Arlington Texas (Texas Tech Commit 8/9/14)
112. Carlton Davis (S) - Norland HS, Miami FL (Ohio State Commit 8/11/14)
113. Quinn Oseland (OL) - Sacred Heart Griffin, Springfield Ill (Minnesota Commit 8/13/14)
114. Joe Charlton (K/P) - AC Flora High School - Charleston South Carolina (South Carolina Commit 8/13/15)
115. Gladimir Paul (DE) - Northeast High School, Philadelphia PA. (UVA Commit 8/19/14)
116. J. Hunter Roman (DE) - New London High School - New London CT (Yale Commit 8/19/14)
117. Connor Williams (OT) - Coppell High School, Coppell Texas (Texas Commit 9/4/14)
118. Jeremiah Dinson (CB) - American High School, Hialeah Florida (Kentucky Commit 9/6/14)
119. Daiquan Kelly (WR/SS/ATH) - Union City HS, Union City NJ (Syracuse Commit in June - Flipped to Penn State 9/14/14)
120. Carl Thompson (DE) - Guyer High School, Denton Texas (Kansas Commit 9/19/14)
121. Scott Washington (WR) - St John Catholic HS, Washington DC (Wake Forest Commit 9/20/2014)
122. Brandon Wimbush (DT QB) - St Peter's Prep, Jersey City NJ (Penn State Commit 5/6/14 - flipped to Notre Dame 10/7/14)
123. Carlos Strickland (WR) - Skyline High School, Dallas Texas (Texas Tech Commit 10/29/14)
124. Twazanga Mugala (DE/LB) - Ardrey Kell, Charlotte North Carolina (Purdue Commit 10/30/14)
125. Matt Burrell (OT) - CD Hylton HS, Woodbridge VA (tOSU Commit 11/17/14)
126. Alex Parkinson (WR/DE/OLB) - Mamaroneck High School, Mamaroneck New York (Princeton Commit 11/30/14)
127. Ryan Agnew (DT QB) - Southlake Carroll Senior High School, Southlake Texas (SDSU Commit 12/10/14)
128. Marvin Robinson (WR) - Stranahan High School, Ft. Lauderdale FL (Wisconsin Commit 12/10/14)
129. Jeff Christian (CB) - Colerain High School, Cincinnati Ohio (Purdue Commit 12/10/14)
130. Elijah Ball (WR) - Princeton High School, Cincinnati, OH (Ohio Commit 12/10/14)
131. Amir Ealey (TE/DE) - Coatesville Area HS, Coatesville PA (Syracuse Commit (12/14/14)
132. Justus Pettus-Dixon (CB) - St. Frances Academy, Baltimore Maryland (UConn Commit 7/30/14 - Decommit 12/15/14 - Towson Commit 12/16/14)
133. Qaadir Sheppard (OLB) - Iona Prep, New Rochelle NY (Syracuse Commit 12/18/14)
134. Raequan Williams (DE/TE) - Gordon Tech, Chicago Ill (Michigan State Commit 12/19/14)
135. Jack Bates (OL) - Episcopal High School, Alexandria VA (Harvard Commit 12/24/14)
136. Kevin Jackson (DB/WR) - Nazareth Academy High School, LaGrange Park, IL (Wyoming Commit 12/25/14)
137. Peter Firestone (DE) - The Lawrenceville School, Trenton New Jersey (Yale Commit 12/27/14)
138. Anthony Wheeler (LB) - Skyline High School, Dallas Texas (Texas Commit 1/2/15)
139. Lawrence Cager (WR) - Calvert College High School, Towson MD (University of Miami Commit 1/3/15)
140. Sheldrick Redwine (CB) - Killian High School - Miami, Florida (Louisville Commit 1/3/15)
141. Christian Wilkins (DT) - Suffield Academy, Suffield CT (Clemson Commit 1/5/15)

 

[B1GEast]

wow medic, you've replaced HuskyfanDan with this update

 

[huskymedic]

Austrian Robinson has a top 5. No UConn.

As of tonight he now has a top 4:

UG_Aus 9:17pm via Twitter for Android
Top 4

Maryland
Miami
Ole Miss
Ohio State

 

[huskymedic]

wow medic, you've replaced HuskyfanDan with this update

Nah... he had his own unique flair.

 

[huskymedic]

@Clark8Chris: Officials set #GoBlue jan 15 #Bruins jan 23 !!!

Clark8Chris 2:45pm via Twitter for iPhone
Excited for coach mora to check out the farms tomorrow

 

[huskymedic]

Clark8Chris 2:45pm via Twitter for iPhone
Excited for coach mora to check out the farms tomorrow

Clark8Chris 9:16pm via Twitter for iPhone
Coolest recruiting pitch http://ow.ly/Hlvk1

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[gioff23]

#3 Stocker apparently down to Pitt and Cuse

 

[huskymedic]

Clark8Chris 9:16pm via Twitter for iPhone
Coolest recruiting pitch pic.twitter.com/hbDZO5ztLt

Link fixed, Nothing earthshattering just shows what some schools us as recruiting material)

 

[ktuck911]

Isn't the dead period over as of today?

 

[gioff23]

You, and someone just so happens to be in MI talking to a Buff QB recruit about why he would be better off in Storrs. I am guessing we may see 5 more recruits signed in next month - QB, DB, DE/TE/OLB, and 2 OL

 

[ktuck911]

You, and someone just so happens to be in MI talking to a Buff QB recruit about why he would be better off in Storrs. I am guessing we may see 5 more recruits signed in next month - QB, DB, DE/TE/OLB, and 2 OL

Exactly what we need.. I suspect Zolman may take one of those 5 spots, no? Also, any word on Jordan Craig from NJ? He seems to have pass catching TE written all over him...

 

[gioff23]

I'm actually hopeful we can get one or both of the Jersey OL mentioned above (or another late blossomer out of FL., a la Oak and Crozier). I'm not worried about TE position at this point.

 

[Sprague03]

Exactly what we need.. I suspect Zolman may take one of those 5 spots, no? Also, any word on Jordan Craig from NJ? He seems to have pass catching TE written all over him...

Zolmans sister is following the uconn coaches on twitter and the uconn coaches are following her on twitter as well. I think it's either Painter or Lindeberg. I'll take that as a good sign, no?

 

[Bongo Fury]

Link fixed, Nothing earthshattering just shows what some schools us as recruiting material)

How much smoke can one blow up somone's A?

 

[Dogged]

How much smoke can one blow up somone's A?

I give Bozo. How much?

 

[huskymedic]

How much smoke can one blow up somone's A?

Full court press for Clark now..

PeteSampson_ 2:35pm via TweetDeck
Confirming that Notre Dame has landed five-star tight end Alize Jones, flipping him from UCLA. Irish visited Bishop Gorman today.

 

[BNich]

W.C. East Football ‏@WCEastFootball 3h3 hours ago
Congrats to @kMuRpHy54 for being voted Top DT in the State. https://www.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=963&CID=1689323… Great honor for a great kid! #Vike4Life

 

[huskymedic]

njrivals1 8:45am via Twitter Web Client
OH OL Nolan Ulizio, a #UConn commit, has received an offer from #BBN (Kentucky)

This is when the agita starts to build ...

DMBerk 9:47pm via Twitter for Android
Hearing West Chester (OH) Lakota West and UCONN pledge OL Nolan Ulizio picking up more interest. Could add a new offer or two soon.

 

[UConnDan97]

This is when the agita starts to build ...

DMBerk 9:47pm via Twitter for Android
Hearing West Chester (OH) Lakota West and UCONN pledge OL Nolan Ulizio picking up more interest. Could add a new offer or two soon.

Just need to hold on for a few more weeks...

 

[BNich]

Michael Tarbutt ‏@tarbutt11 53m53 minutes ago
Cant wait to see Coach Lineburg today! #HuskyUp #UCONNFootball

 

[gioff23]

Full court press for Clark now..

PeteSampson_ 2:35pm via TweetDeck
Confirming that Notre Dame has landed five-star tight end Alize Jones, flipping him from UCLA. Irish visited Bishop Gorman today.

perhaps Mr. Jones was less excited reading the UCLA piece on Clark than Mr. Clark was

 

[Bonehead]

perhaps Mr. Jones was less excited reading the UCLA piece on Clark than Mr. Clark was

I would agree Mr. Jones cared less about Mr. Clark.


Probably much easier to win a Broyles Award win you land 5 star recruits compared to 2 and 3. Anyone believe our OC might win one??

 

[gioff23]

Just need to hold on for a few more weeks...

Not understanding the point - any chance any coordinator at a non-P5 program could win?

 

[UConnDan97]

Not understanding the point - any chance any coordinator at a non-P5 program could win?

Not understanding your point. Are you saying there's no chance for us to win a recruiting battle for a kid that has already orally committed to us? Because if you're saying there's no chance, then what the hell is the point of the coaching staff trying to get oral commitments??? They should just wait until the day before signing day and see who's left. Of course there's a chance that Ulizio stays with us. There's a good chance...