2016 Recruiting Thread

[blue93]

Really hoping we can snag a couple kids from this mess. With so many coaching changes, this is prime time for programs to snag ex-coaches recruits.

I don't want any kid who, in their right mind, would commit to Rutgers in the first place......


Kidding, sort of

 

[huskymedic]

Rutgers Decommit - Elias Reynolds (OLB/SS) - Brooklyn Poly Prep School, Brooklyn NY (Rutgers Commit 6/3/15) - reclassifying on list.

 

[huskymedic]

2016 UConn Offer List (Initial chronology may be off a bit)

1. Keith Coleman (OG) - Suffield Academy via Hartford Public High School, Hartford CT.
2. Aubrey White (APB/WR) - Wylie East High School, Wylie, Texas (Kansas De-Commit)
3. Terrell Hall (DE) - St. John's College High School, Washington DC. (tOSU Commit 3/2/15>Decommit 8/3/15)
4. Anthony Long (DT) - Bishop McDevitt High School, Harrisburg PA
5. Antonio Dupree (RB/MLB) - Gilman School, Baltimore MD
6. Richard Merritt (OL) - Archbishop Carroll, Washington DC
7. Robert Washington (RB) - South Lake Christian Academy, Charlotte NC (Syracuse Commit 4/25/15> Decommit 8/31/15)
8. Lucas Niang (OT/DT) - New Canaan High School, New Canaan CT
9. Andre Mintze (DE/TE) Imhotep Institute Charter School, Philadelphia PA.
10. Elias Reynolds (OLB/SS) - Brooklyn Poly Prep School, Brooklyn NY (Rutgers Commit 6/3/15>Decommit 11/29/15)
    
11. Gene Coleman II (WR/DB) - Bergen Catholic HS, Oradell NJ
12. Donald Stewart (WR) - Paramus Catholic, Paramus, NJ
13. Jovani Haskins (QB/TE/DE) - Bergenfield High School, Bergenfield NJ
14. Yeedee Thaenrat (RB/SS) - Father Judge High School, Philadelphia PA
15. Johncarlo Valentin (G/DT) - Imhotep Institute Charter School, Philadelphia PA.
16. Patrick Volcy (WR/FS) - Golden Gate High School, Naples, Florida
17. Mike Lonsdorf (T) - Immaculata High School, Somerville, NJ
18. Audie Omotosho (WR) - Plano East High School, Plano Texas
19. Grayson Stover (OT) - Hudson High School, Hudson Florida (UVA Commit 7/1/15>Decommit 7/28)
20. Steven Frank (QB) - Oswego High School, Oswego, Illinois
21. Levi Onwuzurike (DE) - Allen High School, Allen, Texas
22. Anthony Pegues (RB/APB) - Centennial High School, Frisco, Texas
23. Jordan Kitna (QB) - Waxahachie High School, Waxahachie, Texas
24. Khalil Moore (CB/WR) - Davidson Day High School, Davidson, NC
25. Donovan Williams (Ath/DT QB) - D.J. Hylton High School, Woodbridge VA (JMU Commit > UConn Commit 6/18/15)
26. Keyion Dixon (CB/QB) - Glastonbury High School, Glastonbury CT (UConn Commit 6/19/15)
27. Eddie Hahn (QB) - Red Bank Catholic High School, Red Bank NJ (UConn Commit 6/24/15)
28. Quayvon Skanes (WR) - Phillips High School, Chicago, Illinois (UConn Commit 6/25/15)
29. Tahj Herring (CB/WR) - Suffield Academy, Suffield CT (UConn Commit 6/27/15)
30. Ryan Gilmartin (LB/FB) - Charlotte Christian School Matthews NC (UConn Commit 8/2/15)
31. Nino Leone (OL/DL) - Pingree High School, South Hamilton, MA. (UConn Commit 9/3/15)
32. Jasen (Jay) Rose (QB/TE) - Southington High School, Southington CT (UConn Commit 9/17/15)
33. *Elisha Daniels (CB) - Cardinal Gibbons High School, Fort Lauderdale Florida (Minnesota Commit when UConn offered)
34. *Darian Bryant (OT) - Springside Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia PA (Temple Commit when UConn offered)
35. Miles Wolfork (WR/CB) - Largo H.S., Upper Marlboro MD (VaTech Commit 12/21/14>Decommit 11/29/15>UNC Commit 11/29/15))
36. Scooter Harrington (TE) Greenwich High School, Greenwich CT (BC Commit 2/21/15)
37. Landen Word (LB/FB/TE) - Bishop O'Connell High School, Arlington, VA. (UVA Commit 3/28/15)
38. Liam Smith (OL/DL) - Red Bank Catholic High School, Red Bank NJ (Duke Commit 4/13/15)
39. Abdul Adams (RB) - Woodrow Wilson High, Washington DC (Michigan State Commit 4/24/15)
40. Kobay White (WR) - Bishop McDevitt High School Harrisburg PA (BC Commit 4/29/15)
41. Anthony Russo (QB) - Archbishop Wood Catholic High School, Warminster PA (Rutgers Commit 5/18/15)
42. Justin Witt (OT) - Lincoln-Way West High School, New Lenox, Illinois (NCST Commit 5/18/15)
43. Andrew Trainer (TE/DE) - St. Stephens & St. Agnes School, Alexandria VA (UVA Commit 5/22/15)
44. Anthony Brown (DT QB) - St John Vianney High School, Holmdel NJ (BC Commit 5/22/15)
45. Jesse Meyler (OT) - Episcopal High School, Alexandria, VA (Northwester Commit 5/23/15)
46. Mike Collins (QB) - New Canaan High School, New Canaan CT (UPenn Commit 5/29/15)
47. Ray Marten (TE/DE/FB - Brooklyn Poly Prep Country Day School - Brooklyn NY (BC Commit 6/5/15)
48. Charles Baldwin (OL) - ASA College, Brooklyn NY (Windsor CT native) (Alabama Commit 6/5/15)
49. Taysir Mack (WR) - Grand St Campus High School, Brooklyn NY (Rutgers Commit 6/5/15)
50. Ahmed Bah (WR) - Grand Street Campus High School, Brooklyn NY (Rutgers Commit 6/5/15)
51. Brandon Shuman (CB) - Guilliver Prep School, Miami, Florida (Purdue Commit 6/10/15)
52. Drake Spears (SS/WR)- West Aurora High School in West Aurora Illinois (Illinois Commit 6/12/15)
53. Houston Miller (DE/OLB) - Keller High School, Keller, Texas (Texas Tech Commit 6/13/15)
54. Joshua Dryaden (DB) - Bishop Dunne Catholic School, Dallas Texas (Cal Commit 6/14/14)
55. Barrington Wade Jr (RB) - Niles North High School, Skokie, Illinois (Iowa Commit 6/15/15)
56. Sean McKeon (TE/DE) - Shepard Hill Regional High School, Dudley MA. (Michigan Commit 6/15/15)
57. Nolan DeFranco (DE) - West Orange High School, Winter Garden Florida (UNC Commit 6/16/15)
58. Daquan Newkirk (DT) - The First Academy School, Orlando, Florida (Auburn Commit 6/18/15)
59. Bricen Garner (S) - Central Catholic HS, Pittsburgh PA (Pitt Commit 6/18/15)
60. Quayshon Alexander - (TE/DE) DePaul High School, Wayne, NJ (Nebraska Commit 6/19/15)
61. Logan MacDonald (OT) - Ridge Community High School, Davenport, Florida (USF Commit 6/21/15)
62. Koby Quansah (LB) - Kingswood Oxford School, West Hartford CT (Duke Commit 6/21/15)
63. Allen Cater (DE/TE) - Mt Paran Christian School, Kennesaw, GA (Indiana Commit 6/21/15)
64. Jamir Jones (OLB) - Aquinas Institute, Rochester NY (Notre Dame Commit 6/23/15)
65. Adam Hensley (OLB) - Centerville High School, Centerville Ohio (WVA Commit 6/14/15)
66. Elijah Johnson (OT) - DeMatha High School, Hyattsville MD (Rutgers Commit 6/25/15)
67. Bryce Folsom (DE) - Chattahoochee High School, Alpharetta GA (NCST Commit 6/25/15)
68. Jacob Morgenstern (Ath) - St Luke's School, New Canaan CT (Duke Commit 6/25/15)
69. Alexander Gagnon (OLB/SS) - Charlotte Catholic High School, Charlotte, NC (Duke Commit 6/25/15)
70. Zachary Kastenhuber (LB/FB) - Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford CT (Harvard Commit 6/26/15)
71. Phil Campbell (S/RB) - South Brunswick High School, South Brunswick New Jersey (Rutgers Commit 6/26/15)
72. Cary Angeline (TE) Downingtown East High School, Downingtown PA (USCw Commit 6/26/15)
73. Brandon Simon (DE/OLB) - Don Bosco Prep, Ramsey, NJ (Iowa Commit 6/26/15)
74. Jake Hescock - (TE/DE) - Salisbury High School, Salisbury, CT (Wisconsin Commit 6/26/15)
75. Ellison Jordan (DT/FB) - Gilman School, Baltimore MD (PSU Commit 6/26/15)
76. Parnell Motley (WR/CB) - Woodson High School, Washington D.C. (Maryland Commit 6/27/15)
77. KJ Gray (Ath) - Saint Peter's Prep, Jersey City NJ (BC Commit 6/28/15)
78. Ben Kimpler (DE) - Libertyville High School, Libertyville, Illinois (Miami -Ohio Commit 6/28/15)
79. Dan Archibong (TE/DE) - Springfield High School, Springfield PA (Temple Commit 6/30/15)
80. Isaiah Wright (DB/WR) - Kingswood Oxford School, West Hartford CT (Rutgers commit 7/1/15)
81. Jake Fuzak (DT) - Williamsville South High School, Williamsville NY (Buffalo Commit 7/4/15)
82. Jack Wegher (Ath/RB) - IMG Academy, Bradenton, Florida (Purdue Commit 7/09/15)
83. Tyliek Raynor (RB) - Imhotep Institute Charter School, Philadelphia, PA (Arizona Commit 7/18/15)
84. Tyler Fleetwood (QB/WR) - Parkview High School, Lilburn GA (Miami Ohio 7/23/15)
85. Lukas Masterson (FS/SS) - Gulf Coast High School, Naples, Florida (Wake Forest Commit 7/27/15
86. Christian Baumgarnder (TE/DE) Ocean City High School, Ocean City, NJ (UVA Commit 7/30/15)
87. Kameron Pickett (RB) - North Gwinnett High Varsity Football, Suwanee, GA (Miami-Ohio Commit 7/30/15)
88. Emmanuel Rugamba (WR/CB) - Naperville Central High School, Naperville, Illinois (Iowa Commit 8/1/15)
89. Tymir Oliver (DE) - West Catholic High School, Philadelphia PA (Rutgers Commit 8/5/15)
90. Kofi Boateng (WR) - Lamar High School, Arlington, Texas (Arkansas Commit 8/22/15)
91. Naseir Upshur (TE) - Imhotep Institute Charter School, Philadelphia PA (FSU Commit 9/1/15)
92. Kendric Pryor (WR) - Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Homewood Illinois (Wisconsin Commit 9/1/15)
93. Obi Eboh (CB) - Southlake Carroll High School, Southlake Texas (Texas Commit 9/5/2015)
94. Lawrence Garner (Ath/LB) North Burlington High School, Columbus, NJ. (ODU Commit 9/7/15)
95. Tyler Watson (OT/DT) - Milton High School, Alpharetta, GA (Wake Forest Commit 9/9/15)
96. Taylor Edwards (TE/WR/ATH/LB) - Alexis Dupont High School, Wilmington Delaware (UMass Commit 9/24/15)
97. Craig Watts (DB) - Gibbs High School, St Petersburg FL (Wisconsin Commit 6/20/15>Decommit 7/10/15) > Colorado Commit 9/27/15)
98. Kolton Huber (WR/SS) - St. Peter's Prep, Jersey City, NJ (UPenn Commit 9/28/15)
99. Eric Burrell (S/WR) - McDonough School, Owen Mills MD (Wisconsin Commit 10/12/15)
100. Kaezon Pugh (RB/LB) - Aliquippa Hugh School, Aliquippa PA (Pitt Commit 10/19/15)
101. Ali'i Niumatalolo (LB) - Boardneck High School, Annapolis MD (Boise State Commit 10/20/15)
102. Christian Brooks (DE) - Centreville High School, Clifton, VA. (UVA Commit 10/31/15)
103. Kellen Diesch (OT) - Byron Nelson High School, Trophy Club, Texas (Arkansas Commit 6/14/15>Decommit 9/29/15>TAMU Commit 11/8/15)
104. Jeffrey Pooler (DE/DT) - Chaminade Julienne, Dayton Ohio (Maryland Commit 5/16/15 > Decommit 9/28/15 >WVU Commit 11/11/15)
105. Dae'lun Darien (Athlete/WR/QB/DE) - Dunbar High School, Baltimore MD (Temple Commit 11/12/15)
106. Devin Singletary (RB) - American Heritage School, Delray Beach, Florida (Illinois Commit 11/24/15)
107. CJ Riley (WR) - North Broward Prep School, Coconut Creek Florida (NCST Commit 11/27/15)
108. Abdul Adams (RB) - Woodrow Wilson High, Washington DC (MSU Commit 4/24/15>Decommit 11/11/15)>Oklahoma Commit 11/28/15)

 

[Dynasty]

Myles Wilfork flipped from Va Tech to UNC yesterday.

 

[ktuck911]

Can't wait til we start getting more commits for this class... My hope is at least these guys commit: Marcus Brown, Keith Coleman, Mike Lonsdorf, and Andrew Mintze... along with a quality punter, and a return specialist.... oh yeah, and a RB

 

[huskymedic]

Can't wait til we start getting more commits for this class... My hope is at least these guys commit: Marcus Brown, Keith Coleman, Mike Lonsdorf, and Andrew Mintze... along with a quality punter, and a return specialist.... oh yeah, and a RB

Thought I heard K. Coleman was no longer in mix but...

 

[BNich]

I believe I read somewhere the open period is starting up and coaches now meet with recruits again.

 

[ktuck911]

I believe I read somewhere the open period is starting up and coaches now meet with recruits again.

Good news...

 

[ktuck911]

Why is it that other schools seem to always have an "open" period when it comes to recruiting? ( i.e. Michigan, or Auburn, which had a few of our targets at their game this past weekend.. Donald Stewart and Rashan Gary(sp?) )

 

[Stainmaster]

Why is it that other schools seem to always have an "open" period when it comes to recruiting? ( i.e. Michigan, or Auburn, which had a few of our targets at their game this past weekend.. Donald Stewart and Rashan Gary(sp?) )

We've had targets at recent games. We just don't have Rivals reporters covering it.

 

[huskymedic]

Why is it that other schools seem to always have an "open" period when it comes to recruiting? ( i.e. Michigan, or Auburn, which had a few of our targets at their game this past weekend.. Donald Stewart and Rashan Gary(sp?) )

http://www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/resources/recruiting-calendars

What is a contact period?
During a contact period a college coach may have face-to-face contact with college-bound student-athletes or their parents, watch student-athletes compete and visit their high schools, and write or telephone student-athletes or their parents.

What is an evaluation period?
During an evaluation period a college coach may watch college-bound student-athletes compete, visit their high schools, and write or telephone student-athletes or their parents. However, a college coach may not have face-to-face contact with college-bound student-athletes or their parents off the college’s campus during an evaluation period.

What is a quiet period?
During a quiet period, a college coach may only have face-to-face contact with college-bound student-athletes or their parents on the college’s campus. A coach may not watch student-athletes compete (unless a competition occurs on the college’s campus) or visit their high schools. Coaches may write or telephone college-bound student-athletes or their parents during this time.

What is a dead period?
During a dead period a college coach may not have face-to-face contact with college-bound student-athletes or their parents, and may not watch student-athletes compete or visit their high schools. Coaches may write and telephone student-athletes or their parents during a dead period.

http://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/Bowl Subdivision Football.pdf

 

[BNich]

Good news...

November 29, 2015, through January 30, 2016 [except for (1) and (2) below]: Six (6) in-person, off-campus contacts per prospective student-athlete shall be permitted during this time period with not more than one permitted in any one calendar week (Sunday through Saturday) or partial calendar week.

Within that span there is a dead period for all recruits from December 14th through January 13th.

All information for the 2015-2016 recruiting calendar can be found here: http://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/Bowl Subdivision Football.pdf

 

[businesslawyer]

Really hoping we can snag a couple kids from this mess. With so many coaching changes, this is prime time for programs to snag ex-coaches recruits.

We should be looking at those who verballed to both Maryland and Rutgers. Those are the two coaching changes within our core recruiting area. We should also be ready to look at Temple's list.

 

[BNich]

We should be looking at those who verballed to both Maryland and Rutgers. Those are the two coaching changes within our core recruiting area. We should also be ready to look at Temple's list.

How about Virginia as well?

 

[businesslawyer]

How about Virginia as well?

That's a fair point. We take plenty of Virginia players, especially from greater DC, and both UVA and VTU are undergoing change.

 

[BNich]

That's a fair point. We take plenty of Virginia players, especially from greater DC, and both UVA and VTU are undergoing change.

My thoughts exactly. Not to mention with Diaco and Poindexter's past experience with the area.

 

[ktuck911]

November 29, 2015, through January 30, 2016 [except for (1) and (2) below]: Six (6) in-person, off-campus contacts per prospective student-athlete shall be permitted during this time period with not more than one permitted in any one calendar week (Sunday through Saturday) or partial calendar week.

Within that span there is a dead period for all recruits from December 14th through January 13th.

All information for the 2015-2016 recruiting calendar can be found here: http://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/Bowl Subdivision Football.pdf

rivals now has us offering OG Terrance Davis... rated # 2 overall OL in class of '16 per rivals... He doesn't seem to have any interest in us though... would be something if we could sneak in and bring a kid like that aboard.

 

[huskymedic]

DuseReport1063 11:50am via Twitter for iPhone
#UConn was at Oxbridge Academy today to see '16 TE/LB AJ Garson. The senior is a #BowlingGreen commit. #BGSU #Huskies

AJ Garson is a 6-6 235lb from West Palm Beach and attending Oxbridge Academy of the Palm Beaches. As noted he is committed to BGSU and had other offers from Cincinnati, Illinois, Oregon State, Idaho and Colgate.

 

[Stainmaster]

With Babers basically out the door, I like our chances.

 

[noeynox]

Damn, they love TEs. How bout we offer some RBs.

 

[ktuck911]

Damn, they love TEs. How bout we offer some RBs.

was thinking the same thing... we keep getting guys that played TE and DE ... then figure out where to put them when they get here... Hopefully we'll start seeing the fruits of this trend in year 3 of the Bob Diaco regime.

 

[Husky25]

Carrezola was recruited at Tight End and is on the verge of becoming UConn's version of J.J. Watt. How is that a bad thing?

OTOH, if the Pasqualoni era demonstrated anything, it's that the offensive line is as responsible as any one group on the field (except maybe for QB) for the success of the team, let alone the offense. Throughout his 28 game fiasco, the offensive line got worse. There is no doubt that Lyle McCombs and Chandler Whitmer suffered as a direct result. Not that I have a say in who commits and who doesn't, but I'm okay with putting the running back on the back burner and picking up and developing another Eric Fisher (2* Defensive player turn 1st pick overall out of a small school).

 

[uconnphil2016]

was thinking the same thing... we keep getting guys that played TE and DE ... then figure out where to put them when they get here... Hopefully we'll start seeing the fruits of this trend in year 3 of the Bob Diaco regime.

I think it has a lot to do with the fact that Diaco is trying to build a very large team and get bigger/more athletic players on the edge, as we've seen by the mammoths he's brought in so far. Diaco sees someone who is 6-6 with some speed and wets his pants. Personally, I like targeting the big guys.

 

[gioff23]

Heck with RBs, how about some big uglies to protect the QB and create holes for RB? I'd like to see at least 3 more in this class.

Maybe with emergence of frosh wideouts, we can swap Lucas back to CB and move Brice to RB?

My sense is that the hybrid athlete - DE/OLB/TE - offers unlimited possibilities to a staff that is focused on developing talent and recognizes the field is being stretched more horizontally than vertically. Put some bulk on a Chris Lee and he could end up as an OT. Might an Atkins continue to put on weight and shift inside? You get these guys in, put them in a S&C program, and you have options. You bring in an OL and you better be right, because they have limited opportunity to develop elsewhere.

 

[uconnphil2016]

Heck with RBs, how about some big uglies to protect the QB and create holes for RB? I'd like to see at least 3 more in this class.

Maybe with emergence of frosh wideouts, we can swap Lucas back to CB and move Brice to RB?

My sense is that the hybrid athlete - DE/OLB/TE - offers unlimited possibilities to a staff that is focused on developing talent and recognizes the field is being stretched more horizontally than vertically. Put some bulk on a Chris Lee and he could end up as an OT. Might an Atkins continue to put on weight and shift inside? You get these guys in, put them in a S&C program, and you have options. You bring in an OL and you better be right, because they have limited opportunity to develop elsewhere.

Agreed we need some more OL, but we have a few young and promising guys there as well. Peart, Rutherford and Cespedes should all develop to be good players. Nino Leone (2016 class) is also an absolute giant at 6-5 335 out of high school. I'd like to see one or two OL guys as well, but we've got a decent stock as is.