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Drew said:
Do we have any word on guys lined up for OV's to any of the upcoming home games? Cincinnati and UCF are our two biggest opportunities left before we have a Friday night versus Temple (hard with guys having games) and the late season game versus Tulane (can't envision a good crowd for this one)
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So apparently, Josh Thompson has been committed to BC since 9/12.
 
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2017 UConn Offer List:
  1. Tarik Black (WR) – Cheshire Academy, Cheshire CT
  2. Aapri Washington (DB) – Southlake Christian Academy, Huntersville NC
  3. Isaiah Wilson (OL) Brooklyn Poly Prep, Brooklyn, NY
  4. Markquese Bell (WR/FS) - Bridgeton High School, Bridgeton New Jersey
  5. Lester Axson Jr. (CB/WR) = Foundation Academy, Winter Haven, Florida
  6. Jahmin Muse (Ath/WR/S) - Elizabeth High School, Elizabeth, NJ
  7. Sandro Maxwell (TE/DE) - Berkley Prep High, Tampa Florida
  8. DJ Edwards (WR) - Palm Beach Lakes High School, West Palm Beach Florida
  9. Zamari Maxwell (CB/Athlete) - Pinellas Park High School, Largo Florida
  10. Joshua Maize (DE) - Deerfield High School, Deerfield Illinois
  11. Noah Hamlin (WR/DB) - Clarion High School, Clarion PA
  12. Savon Cooper (LB) - Creekside High School, Fairburn GA
  13. Liam Fornadel (OL) - Don Bosco Prep, Ramsey New Jersey
  14. Stanley Hubbard III (OL) - St. John's College High School, Washington DC.
  15. Ted Field (OL) - The Salisbury School via Glen Mill PA.
  16. Justus Harris (CB) - Roswell High School, Roswell, Georgia
  17. Dawson DeGroot (Safety/WR/Athlete) - Fort Myers High School, Fort Myers Florida
  18. Dallas Hobbs (TE/DE) - Deerfield Academy via Washington High School Cedar Rapids Iowa
  19. Jordan McAfee (PS QB) - Everett High School, Everett MA (UConn Commit 4/2/16)
  20. Rob Saulin (DE/TE) - Pennsville Memorial High School, Pennsville New Jersey (UConn Commit 4/16/16)
  21. Abiola Bebe Olaniyan (CB) - Woodberry Forest School, Woodberry Forest VA (UConn Commit 6/14/16)
  22. Ryan Dickens (LB/FB/LS) - Raritan High School, Hazlett New Jersey (UConn Commit 6/15/16)
  23. Ryan Fitton (TE/DE/P) Staples High School, Westport CT (UConn Commit 7/4/16)
  24. Ian Swenson (CB) - Loyola Academy, Wilmette Illinois (UConn Commit 7/22/16)
  25. Brian Keating (C/LS) - Darien High School, Darien CT. (UConn Commit 7/2016)
  26. Jake Byczko (TE/OLB) - Lawrence Academy, Groton MA (UConn Commit 7/27/16)
  27. Omar Fortt (DB/WR) - St Luke's School, New Canaan CT (UConn Commit 8/7/16)
  28. J.T. Cauthen (WR) - Cuthbertson High School, Waxhaw NC (UNC Commit 1/5/16)
  29. Jack Coan (PS QB) - Sayville High School, Sayville New York (Wisconsin Commit 3/24/16)
  30. A.J. Dillon (RB/LB) - Lawrence Academy, Groton MA (Michigan Commit 3/28/17)
  31. Tommy Christ (DE/T) - Dominion High School, Sterling VA (UVA Commit 4/2/16)
  32. Kasim Hill (PS QB) - Gilman High School, Baltimore MD (Maryland Commit 4/9/16)
  33. Brandon Sebastian (Ath) – West Haven HS/Cheshire Academy Cheshire CT (BC Commit 4/9/16
  34. Bo Melton ( WR/ATH) - Cedar Creek High School, Egg Harbor City, New Jersey (Rutgers Commit 4/15/16)
  35. Ben Mason (LB/FB) - Newtown High School, Newtown CT (Michigan Commit 5/7/16)
  36. Sam Vretman (OL) – Rocky Mountain HS Idaho/Cheshire Academy Cheshire CT (Rutgers Commit 5/16/16)
  37. Isaiah McDuffie (LB/RB) - Bennett High School, Buffalo New York (Syracuse Commit 7/20/15>Decommit> BC Commit 5/24/16)
  38. Fabian Kratz (OL) - Naperville Central High School, Naperville, Illinois. (Oregon State Commit 5/31/16)
  39. MJ Jarrell (WR) - Timber Creek High School, Orlando, Florida (Maryland Commit 6/2/16)
  40. Issac Hawn (OL) - St Charles North High School,Elgin Illinois (NIU Commit 6/3/16)
  41. Kenny Pickett (DT QB) - Ocean Twnshp High School, Oakhurst New Jersey (Temple Commit 4/9/16>Decommitt 5/16/16>Pitt Commit 6/4/16)
  42. Alexander Marshall (TE/DE) - Andover High School, Andover MA (FSU Commit 6/4/16)
  43. Darian Street (WR/CB) - Liberty High School, Bethlehem PA (Pitt Commit 6/6/16)
  44. Zachariah Burton (DB/WR) - William Penn High School, New Castle Delaware (UVA Commit 6/12/16)
  45. Ethan Wiederkehr (DE/TE) - Shoreham Wading River High School, Shoreham NY (Northwestern Commit 6/13/16)
  46. Collin Smith (QB/RB/Safety/Athlete) - Ligonier Valley High School, Ligonier, PA (WVA Commit 6/14/16)
  47. Marcus Valdez (DE) - Don Bosco Prep, Ramsey, New Jersey (BC Commit 6/22/16)
  48. Cody Lamb (OL) - Miamisburg High School, Miamisburg Ohio (Cincinnati Commit 6/22/16)
  49. Robert Topps III (CB) - Marist High School, Chicago Ill. (Kansas Commit 6/22/16)
  50. Dakota Davis (OL) - Gleneig High School, Gleneig Maryland (Syracuse Commit 6/24/16)
  51. Andrew Stueber (OL) - Darien High School, Darien CT (Michigan Commit 6/25/16)
  52. Cameron Jordan (WR/DB) - Hills West High School, Dix Hills NY (Syracuse Commit 6/26/16)
  53. Matt Hankins ( CB) - Marcus High School, Flower Mound Texas (Iowa Commit 6/27/16)
  54. Olakunle Fatukasi (OLB) - Grant Street Campus School, Brooklyn, NY (Rutgers Commit 6/28/16)
  55. Rob King (Safety/QB/Athlete) - Father Judge High School, Philadelphia PA. (Temple Commit 7/1/16)
  56. Ifeatu Melifonwu (WR/CB) - Grafton High School, Grafton MA.(Syracuse Commit 7/2/16)
  57. Kameron Jones (LB) - Peachtree Ridge High School, Suwanee, GA (Louisville Commit 7/3/16)
  58. Deon Jones (CB) – Archbishop Carrol High School, Washington DC (Maryland Commit 7/6/16)
  59. D. Major Roman (TE/LB) – New London High School, New London CT (Yale Commit (7/7/16)
  60. C.J. Holmes (RB/CB) – Cheshire Academy, Cheshire CT (Notre Dame Commit 7/8/16)
  61. Darius Corbett (WR/CB) - Tampa Catholic High School, Tampa Florida (Toledo Commit 7/9/16)
  62. Mike Tverdov (DE) - Union High School, Union NJ (Rutgers Commit 7/13/16)
  63. Jeffrey Hubbard (CB) - Woodward Academy, College Park GA (Colorado State Commit 7/18/16)
  64. Russell Thompson-Bishop (WR/QB/SS) - Bloomfield High School, Bloomfield CT (Syracuse Commit 7/21/16)
  65. C.J. Lewis (DT QB) – Cheshire Academy, Cheshire CT (Tennessee Commit 7/23/16)
  66. Jeremiah Stafford (OL) - North Marion High School , Citra, Florida (USF Commit 7/24/16)
  67. Markus Vinson (DB/RB) - Damascus High School, Damascus Maryland (Richmond Commit 7/25/16)
  68. Mason Cholewa (DE/DT) - Montour High School, McKees Rock PA (UCF Commit 7/27/16)
  69. Thabo Mwaniki (Athlete) - Guyer High School, Denton Texas (OK State Commit 7/30/16)
  70. Aaron Hackett (TE) - Venice High School, Venice Florida (Syracuse Commit 7/31/16)
  71. Curtis Harper ( DT/G) - McKeesport High School, McKeesport PA (Syracuse Commit 8/1/16)
  72. Max Fisher (WR) - Gonzaga High School, Washington DC. (NC State Commit 8/2/16)
  73. Grant Donaldson (LB/FB/P) - DeMatha Catholic High School. Annapolis, Maryland (Air Force Commit 8/5/16)
  74. Dan Sichterman (DE/OLB) - Kings High School, Kings Mill, Ohio (Ball State Commit 8/9/16)
  75. Jason Pinnock (CB/WR) - Windsor High School, Windsor CT (BC Commit 8/12/16)
  76. Hunter Long (TE) - Deerfield Academy via Exeter High School, Exeter New Hampshire (BC Commit 8/13/16)
  77. Trevon Grimes (WR) – St. Thomas Aquinas, Ft Lauderdale Florida (OSU Commit 8/22/16)
  78. Diego Fagot (LB) - Calvary Christian Academy, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (Navy Commit 9/11/16)
  79. Josh Thompson (WR/DB) - Garland High School, Garland Texas (BC Commit 0/12/16)
  80. Erik Mueller (LB/FB) - Wheaton North High School, Wheaton Illinois (Northwestern Commit 9/17/16)
 
Love Pierre's enthusiasm.

It would be really great at this point to land Maize, Field and Fornadel. Maize combined with Saulin would set the two DE positions for the recruiting class.

Meanwhile Field and Fornadel would get us started on the Oline with Keating. I would still want 3 more OL kids in this class for a total of 6 which would give us 14 all together. For the next ten I probably would look for two of each: a RB, WR, DT, and LB and one CB, one TE and possibly one QB. I have no idea how many scholarships we have next year, but we typically need to recruit about 24 kids each year. If we can't get to 24, then go with 1 RB, 5 OL recruits and maybe just 1 DT.

Who do we lose next year that gets serious playing time - my short list on the fly:
Noel Thomas
Fatusaki
M. Myers
Obi
Green
T. Myers
Knappe
Puyol
Others?
 
Exit 4 said:
Love Pierre's enthusiasm.

It would be really great at this point to land Maize, Field and Fornadel. Maize combined with Saulin would set the two DE positions for the recruiting class.

Meanwhile Field and Fornadel would get us started on the Oline with Keating. I would still want 3 more OL kids in this class for a total of 6 which would give us 14 all together. For the next ten I probably would look for two of each: a RB, WR, DT, and LB and one CB, one TE and possibly one QB. I have no idea how many scholarships we have next year, but we typically need to recruit about 24 kids each year. If we can't get to 24, then go with 1 RB, 5 OL recruits and maybe just 1 DT.

Who do we lose next year that gets serious playing time - my short list on the fly:
Noel Thomas
Fatusaki
M. Myers
Obi
Green
T. Myers
Knappe
Puyol
Others?
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fatukasi is a junior so is myers
 
mdkhusky said:
fatukasi is a junior so is myers
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Thanks. Below the list of RS Seniors and Seniors per the school website. J. Williams, Levy and Walsh are notable regulars we lose this year as well. I wouldn't mind another transfer QB this winter.

53 Andreas Knappe 6-8/325 Offensive Line RS SR Silkeborg, Denmark Handelsskolen Silkeborg
99 Sean Marinan 6-1/290 Defensive Line RS SR Higganum, Conn. Xavier
55 Jon Hicks 6-2/238 Linebacker RS SR Palmyra, Pa. Palmyra
20 Obi Melifonwu 6-3/217 Safety RS SR South Grafton, Mass. Grafton
7 John Green 5-10/190 Cornerback RS SR Miami, Fla. Felix Varela
54 Omaine Stephens 6-3/232 Linebacker RS SR East Orange, N.J. East Orange Campus
6 Jhavon Williams 5-10/187 Cornerback RS SR Delray Beach, Fla. Palm Beach Central
92 Mikal Myers 6-1/325 Defensive Line RS SR Newburgh, N.Y. Newburgh Free Academy
17 Bobby Puyol 5-10/183 Kicker RS SR North Palm Beach, Fla. Dwyer
94 Nicholas Lensander 6-2/247 Tight End RS SR Santa Barbara, Calif. Bishop Garcia Diego
71 Richard Levy 6-6/316 Offensive Line RS SR Trenton, N.J. Trenton West
42 Justin Wain 6-3/217 Punter RS SR Wilmington, N.C. Eugene Ashley
27 Nick Vitale 5-8/177 Cornerback RS SR Madison, Conn. Daniel Hand
7 Garrett Anderson 6-1/224 Quarterback SR Walnut Creek, Calif. Berean Christian
5 Noel Thomas, Jr. 6-1/202 Wide Receiver SR Norwalk, Conn. St. Luke's School
36 Matthew Walsh 6-1/240 Linebacker SR Madison, Conn. Daniel Hand
18 Brian Lemelle 5-10/175 Wide Receiver SR Harrisburg, Pa. Bishop McDevit
 
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Has anybody heard anything about Zach Davis out of Sheehan in Wallingford? He has 1956 rushing yards through 6 games, and 26 rushing touchdowns.
 
mdkhusky said:
fatukasi is a junior so is myers
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I bet we lose a few RS Jrs after this season (i.e. Schafenacker, Stevens)... wouldn't be too surprised if Fatukasi tests out well in NFL scout drills and potentially opts for a shot in the NFL...
 
Now that CRA is shut down, lets get back to recruiting. Where is the speed in this year's class? We need OL and speed.
 
For those who wonder about these kinds of things...

 
Drew said:
For those who wonder about these kinds of things...

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So that's where the hookers and booze fall under. Must have been pink sheets. No way those are even NASDAQ, let alone Blue chippers.
 
huskymedic said:
Josh Helmholdt@JoshHelmholdt 2 hours ago
Chicagoland 3* DE Josh Maize has a Top 3 of#UConn#CMU and #Toledo, but #Cuse and others are watching him this fall

JH is the Rvals Midwest guy. Cherry picking the article:

>>“I like UConn’s Coach (Bob) Diaco. He’s a great defensive coach and he wants to use me in a lot of interesting ways.<<

>>“I have definitely talked with UConn about getting out there and taking an official visit,” Maize said. “Most of my offers are in the Midwest, so I have already been to those schools. UConn is the only school right now I have decided to definitely take an official visit to. “I’m good friends with Ian Swenson, who plays at Loyola and is committed to UConn. We know it is going to be in December and once the season ends we’ll pick that date which works for both of us.”<<

... but he is clearly open to other options: Cincy, PSU, Illinois, Iowa State and Cuse like his film and he will look @ other official visit options based on that.

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JMick said:
I'm really worried about this class. Do you know how many ships we have medic?
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I'm not sure what we will have "open" definitively but by roster there are 13 RS Seniors and 4 true Seniors (Anderson, Walsh, Thomas and Lemelle - no eligibility left).
 
huskymedic said:
I'm not sure what we will have "open" definitively but by roster there are 13 RS Seniors and 4 true Seniors (Anderson, Walsh, Thomas and Lemelle - no eligibility left).
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woof... not looking good then
 
JMick said:
woof... not looking good then
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Eh... we have 9 known. At this time last year we had 8 we ended up w/ 21 including transfers and PWO all said and done. Unfortunately (imo) we need other programs (read P5) to get closer to their "numbers by position" and then I would imagine it will pick up again. Still have kid hedging bets.
 
huskymedic said:
Eh... we have 9 known. At this time last year we had 8 we ended up w/ 21 including transfers and PWO all said and done. Unfortunately (imo) we need other programs (read P5) to get closer to their "numbers by position" and then I would imagine it will pick up again. Still have kid hedging bets.
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I hope so. There are a couple Connecticut kids left that I'd like us to offer. One is Hunter Cobb from Newtown.

Hunter Cobb on Hudl

He's outshined Ben Mason all over the field this year.
 
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JMick said:
I hope so. There are a couple Connecticut kids left that I'd like us to offer. One is Hunter Cobb from Newtown.

Hunter Cobb on Hudl

He's outshined Ben Mason all over the field this year.
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Looks pretty good but how is his size and speed. Those are big questions to be answered. Uconn needs five lineman in this class and thats the bottom line
 
huskymedic said:
C'mon, you really think I missed that? I'd wait for the process to play out then make a decision but that's just me.
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Two-star kid with no other D1 offers...many better players without the baggage exist.
 
huskymedic said:
C'mon, you really think I missed that? I'd wait for the process to play out then make a decision but that's just me.
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I can't tell, are you pissed at Stairmaster for posting this (ie the "miss" reference) or his rush to judgement?

I like the kids highlights very much, absolutely bursts through the hole with great speed. The competition however looks absolutely putrid, which is no surprise since on a per capital basis fewer places can rival upstate NY in terms of low quality football place (low per capital D1 recruits). The kids speed remains me of a taller DeShon Foxx. His style might not translate at the higher level given he runs upright, but you teach that speed, so I would like to have him.

As for the arrest, it does set off the alarm bells. Need to see how it plays out.
 
Stumbled across this while looking @ MA playoff ranking/brackets.

Inside The Huddle MA ‏@IThuddleMA Oct 14
Top 50 Football recruit rankings for Massachusetts class of 2017
Top 50 Massachusetts: Recruit Rankings / Database…

Couple of 2017 Commit mentions:

#17 - Jordan McAfee – Everett HS – Committed to UCONN – McAfee has had a roller coaster high school career starting as a sophomore QB at a perrenial state power where he fell just short of a state title. McAfee then missed most of his junior campaign due to illness but picked up a UCONN offer after receiving a BC offer as a sophomore. McAfee has all the tools to be a FBS QB and with his size McAfee will have a world of opportunity at UCONN.

#24 - Jake Byczco – Lawrence Academy – Committed to UCONN – Another TE from a talented Bay State class, Byczco had offers from FCS schools but chose to take his prowess to the FBS level.
 
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