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ktuck911 said:
You guys have a point with the short OL thing; however, the only guy I saw at 6'1 who made any real noise at the FBS, in terms of being viewed as a NFL Draft prospect was the kid from Geogia Tech... His name escapes me though... That was a few years ago...

Not knocking the size thing on OL whatsoever, it's just that it is not commonplace (anymore) to see a 6'1 and under OL at the FBS level... If we're recruiting to play on OL there's gotta be something special about him... In Edsall I trust... He's gotten us quite a few gems over his 1st go round...
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first things first, I could not care less what a players NFLs prospects are. we dont recruit kids to play in the nfl, we recruit them to win here, if the make it to the league great but that metric is rubbish.

next lets address the "common place" comment you made, there are almost 200 OL that play fbs football (I know because instead of just saying stuff that I hadn't researched I went and actually looked) that are 6'1 or smaller. In case you were curious and wanted to say that they all must play in the small conferences they actually don't, there are 19 OL 6'1 and under that play in C-USA and in the mighty mighty SEC there are 16. again they are not as uncommon as you or anyone else may seem to think. also if you count the players that are listed at 6'2 that number triples and anyone that follows the players closely they know that those numbers are never accurate and usually inflated. finally if you include defensive lineman THAT number doubles to somewhere in the neighborhood of 1200 players. so again I have no problem with us recruiting an OL that size.
 
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businesslawyer said:
If we are pulling offers for kids who end up at Rhody, things are being done that are probably right. As opposed if we keep pulling offers from kids who then go to Pitt and Maryland.
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this kid is lightning quick but he may be just too small.... that speed though.....
 
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huskymedic said:
I was out of pocket when I posted this so let me circle back.

Nick Tronti is a 6-2 210lb QB from Ponte Vedra High School in Ponte Vedra Beach Florida.Currently a UNC-Charlotte commit. Other current offers are Indiana, Arizona, App State, Charleston Southern, Elon, FIU, FAU, Coastal Carolina, Akron, Holy Cross, Marshall, Mercer, Miami-Ohio, Western Kentucky, Troy, Toledo, ODU, South Alabama and Southern Miss.

Senior Season Highlights - Nick Tronti

Tronti receives late offers from Indiana, Arizona and UConn and will IU this weekend
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im not so sure about him, looking at his highlight tape it looks like all those throws he is putting everything he has into em and they still dont seem to have any zip on em, he stares down his receivers and doesnt seem to be terribly accurate. I hate being negative but just being honest. MARVIN WASHINGTON in comparison is night and day different. hopefully we can nab him.
 
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BNich said:
He's an OL coach and he only comes up to the shoulder of a lineman?!
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Heck with the OL, he's up to the shoulder of the OL's mom! If nothing else, our OL should learn leverage
 
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Maybe this has already been reported here, but Ryan Glover - a three star QB that had an offer from Minnesota has opted for Penn. We were sniffing at this kid last week, looks like another good one. Congrats for Penn.

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ZOOCONN said:
im not so sure about him, looking at his highlight tape it looks like all those throws he is putting everything he has into em and they still dont seem to have any zip on em, he stares down his receivers and doesnt seem to be terribly accurate. I hate being negative but just being honest. MARVIN WASHINGTON in comparison is night and day different. hopefully we can nab him.
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Yeah, he strikes me as someone that would need a very specific system to be successful because I don't think going downfield will really be possible at the next level. It seems like a real struggle to even get those 15-20 yard throws out.
 
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Tronti looks alot like Bryant Sherriffs. Medium+ build with good mobility with a medium arm. He's been a winning HS QB for I think three years now. It would be good to have him as we need as many QBs in house as possible. My guess is that he's going head to Indiana however.

Hopefully we end up with Pindell who would be our leading candidate to take over for 2017 as a JUCO, Washington and McAfee or Tronti. We need to bring in three; one JUCO and two frosh.
 
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Exit 4 said:
Tronti looks alot like Bryant Sherriffs. Medium+ build with good mobility with a medium arm. He's been a winning HS QB for I think three years now. It would be good to have him as we need as many QBs in house as possible. My guess is that he's going head to Indiana however.

Hopefully we end up with Pindell who would be our leading candidate to take over for 2017 as a JUCO, Washington and McAfee or Tronti. We need to bring in three; one JUCO and two frosh.
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He looks like a pretty good runner.
 
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ZOOCONN said:
im not so sure about him, looking at his highlight tape it looks like all those throws he is putting everything he has into em and they still dont seem to have any zip on em, he stares down his receivers and doesnt seem to be terribly accurate. I hate being negative but just being honest. MARVIN WASHINGTON in comparison is night and day different. hopefully we can nab him.
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I agree with your assessment on Tronti in terms of arm strength... but the kid shows a little moxy in the pocket... He seems to be heady back there... and with the system that Lashlee runs, spreading the field, while opening a bunch of running lanes to move the chains, it opens up the over the top stuff, which I think Tronti has the ability to do (film showed that).

Bottom line though, IMO, BOTH are the type that we need here. One thing that seems to stand out to me is level of overall competition...
 
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Exit 4 said:
Maybe this has already been reported here, but Ryan Glover - a three star QB that had an offer from Minnesota has opted for Penn. We were sniffing at this kid last week, looks like another good one. Congrats for Penn.

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Can't be mad at this kid.. He clearly gets it... Congrats to him and best wishes in the Ivy League (bigger than a "potential" future career in football)
 
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Exit 4 said:
Tronti looks alot like Bryant Sherriffs. Medium+ build with good mobility with a medium arm. He's been a winning HS QB for I think three years now. It would be good to have him as we need as many QBs in house as possible. My guess is that he's going head to Indiana however.

Hopefully we end up with Pindell who would be our leading candidate to take over for 2017 as a JUCO, Washington and McAfee or Tronti. We need to bring in three; one JUCO and two frosh.
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Key words for me: "winning HS QB for I think three years..."
Pindell looks really good too though.. He can ball out here... I wouldn't be mad...

Let's see there's Pindell, Tronti, and Washington as QB prospects we're looking at.. Any of the 3 and McAfee bringing to camp this Fall I'm all in for...
 
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2017 UConn Offer List:
  1. Aapri Washington (DB) – Southlake Christian Academy, Huntersville NC
  2. Jeffrey Hubbard (CB) - Woodward Academy, College Park GA (Colorado State Commit 7/18/16>Decommit 12/6/16)
  3. Rob Saulin (DE/TE) - Pennsville Memorial High School, Pennsville New Jersey (UConn Commit 4/16/16 > Decommit> Temple Commit 11/29/16>Decommit 1/6/17))
  4. Lester Axson Jr. (CB/WR) - Foundation Academy, Winter Haven, Florida
  5. Sandro Maxwell (TE/DE) - Berkley Prep High, Tampa Florida
  6. Zamari Maxwell (CB/Athlete) - Pinellas Park High School, Largo Florida
  7. Joshua Maize (DE) - Deerfield High School, Deerfield Illinois
  8. Noah Hamlin (WR/DB) - Clarion High School, Clarion PA
  9. Savon Cooper (LB) - Creekside High School, Fairburn GA
  10. Justus Harris (CB) - Roswell High School, Roswell, Georgia
  11. Dawson DeGroot (Safety/WR/Athlete) - Fort Myers High School, Fort Myers Florida
  12. Josh Thompson (WR/DB) - Garland High School, Garland Texas (BC Commit 9/12/16>Decommit)
  13. Jake Byczko (TE/OLB) - Lawrence Academy, Groton MA (UConn Commit 7/27/16>Decommit 1/16/17)
  14. Ryan Dickens (LB/FB/LS) - Raritan High School, Hazlett New Jersey (UConn Commit 6/15/16> Offer Rescinded)
  15. Johnathan Lovett (RB/SS) - Cherokee High School, Marlton New Jersey (Rutgers Decommit 11/14/16)
  16. Jordan Scott (Ath) - St Joseph Regional High School Montvale, New Jersey (Offer Rescinded)
  17. Owen Kessler (DE) - Westfield High School, Westfield New Jersey.
  18. Alex Wilcox (DT) - University Christian School, Jacksonville, Florida.(Wofford Decommit 12/14/16)
  19. Darrian Beavers (Safety/WR) Colerain High School, Colerain Ohio
  20. Ibrahim Kante (DE) - Trinity-Pawling High School, Pawling New York via Cardinal Hayes, Bronx New York
  21. Zac Barnard (TE/DE) - Peddie School, Hightown New Jersey
  22. TJ Rayam (DT) Peddie School, Hightown New Jersey via Alabaster, Alabama
  23. Kesean Gamble (RB/MLB) Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, Cincinnati Ohio.
  24. Samuel Laurent (WR/DB) - Xaverian Brothers High School, Westwood MA
  25. Elliott Brown (WR) - The Taft School, Watertown via CH Flowers High School, Springdale MD
  26. Dymetri McKenzie (LB/RB) - North Broward Prep, Coconut Creek, Florida
  27. Octavian Williams (OT) - Lithonian High School, Lithonian GA
  28. Chris Chukwuneke (RB/DB) - St. John Vianney High School, Holmdel NJ
  29. Garrison Burnett (CB/DT QB) - Maret School, Washington DC (Edsall Staff Offer)
  30. David Pindell (QB) - Lackawanna CC via Oakland Mills High School. Columbia MD (Edsall Staff Offer)
  31. Deonte Sheffield (RB) - Niceville High School, Niceville Florida (Edsall Staff Offer)
  32. Jordan McAfee (PS QB) - Everett High School, Everett MA (UConn Commit 4/2/16)
  33. Abiola Bebe Olaniyan (CB) - Woodberry Forest School, Woodberry Forest VA (UConn Commit 6/14/16)
  34. Ryan Fitton (TE/DE/P) - Staples High School, Westport CT (UConn Commit 7/4/16)
  35. Ian Swenson (CB) - Loyola Academy, Wilmette Illinois. (UConn Commit 7/22/16)
  36. Brian Keating (C/LS) - Darien High School, Darien CT. (UConn Commit 7/2016 - PWO)
  37. Omar Fortt(DB/WR) - St Luke's School, New Canaan CT (UConn Commit 8/7/16)
  38. Dallas Hobbs (TE/DE) - Deerfield Academy via Washington High School Cedar Rapids Iowa (UConn Commit 12/11/16)
  39. James Tunstall (OL) - Lackey High School, Indian Head Maryland (UConn Commit 12/11/16)
  40. Ryan Van Demark (OL) - The Hun School, Princeton New Jersey (UConn Commit 12/12/16)
  41. Jordan Swan (CB) - St Francis Academy, Baltimore Maryland (UConn Commit 12/19/16)
  42. Stanley Hubbard III (OL) - St. John's College High School, Washington DC. (UConn Commit 12/19/16)
  43. Raheem Blackshear (WR/RB/DB) - Archbishop Woods High Scjhool, Warminster PA Temple Commit @ time of UConn offer)
  44. Cornell Jones (MLB) - Miami Central High School, Miami Florida (FIU Commit @ time of UConn offer)
  45. Caleb Thomas (DT) - Mansfield High School, Mansfield, TX (Nevda Commit @ time of UConn offer)
  46. Jeremiah Miller (WR/DB) - Sun Valley High School, Monroe North Carolina (Coastal Carolina Commit @ time of UConn offer)
  47. TJ Gardner-Russaw (OLB/RB) - Windsor High School, Windsor CT. BC Commit @ time of UConn offer) Edsall Staff offer.
  48. Nick Tronti (QB) - Ponte Vedra High School, Ponte Vedra Beach Florida (UNC Charlotte Commit @ time of UConn offer) Edsall Staff offer
  49. J.T. Cauthen (WR) - Cuthbertson High School, Waxhaw NC (UNC Commit 1/5/16)
  50. Jack Coan (PS QB) - Sayville High School, Sayville New York (Wisconsin Commit 3/24/16)
  51. A.J. Dillon (RB/LB) - Lawrence Academy, Groton MA (Michigan Commit 3/28/17>Decommit 12/14/16>BC Commit)
  52. Tommy Christ (DE/T) - Dominion High School, Sterling VA (UVA Commit 4/2/16)
  53. Kasim Hill (PS QB) - Gilman High School, Baltimore MD (Maryland Commit 4/9/16)
  54. Brandon Sebastian (Ath) – West Haven HS/Cheshire Academy Cheshire CT (BC Commit 4/9/16
  55. Bo Melton ( WR/ATH) - Cedar Creek High School, Egg Harbor City, New Jersey (Rutgers Commit 4/15/16)
  56. Ben Mason (LB/FB) - Newtown High School, Newtown CT (Michigan Commit 5/7/16)
  57. Sam Vretman (OL) – Rocky Mountain HS Idaho/Cheshire Academy Cheshire CT (Rutgers Commit 5/16/16)
  58. Isaiah McDuffie (LB/RB) - Bennett High School, Buffalo New York (Syracuse Commit 7/20/15>Decommit> BC Commit 5/24/16)
  59. MJ Jarrell (WR) - Timber Creek High School, Orlando, Florida (Maryland Commit 6/2/16)
  60. Issac Hawn (OL) - St Charles North High School,Elgin Illinois (NIU Commit 6/3/16)
  61. 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)
  62. Alexander Marshall (TE/DE) - Andover High School, Andover MA (FSU Commit 6/4/16)
  63. Darian Street (WR/CB) - Liberty High School, Bethlehem PA (Pitt Commit 6/6/16)
  64. Zachariah Burton (DB/WR) - William Penn High School, New Castle Delaware (UVA Commit 6/12/16)
  65. Ethan Wiederkehr (DE/TE) - Shoreham Wading River High School, Shoreham NY (Northwestern Commit 6/13/16)
  66. Collin Smith (QB/RB/Safety/Athlete) - Ligonier Valley High School, Ligonier, PA (WVA Commit 6/14/16)
  67. Marcus Valdez (DE) - Don Bosco Prep, Ramsey, New Jersey (BC Commit 6/22/16)
  68. Cody Lamb (OL) - Miamisburg High School, Miamisburg Ohio (Cincinnati Commit 6/22/16)
  69. Robert Topps III (CB) - Marist High School, Chicago Ill. (Kansas Commit 6/22/16)
  70. Dakota Davis (OL) - Gleneig High School, Gleneig Maryland (Syracuse Commit 6/24/16)
  71. Andrew Stueber (OL) - Darien High School, Darien CT (Michigan Commit 6/25/16)
  72. Cameron Jordan (WR/DB) - Hills West High School, Dix Hills NY (Syracuse Commit 6/26/16)
  73. Matt Hankins ( CB) - Marcus High School, Flower Mound Texas (Iowa Commit 6/27/16)
  74. Olakunle Fatukasi (OLB) - Grant Street Campus School, Brooklyn, NY (Rutgers Commit 6/28/16)
  75. Rob King (Safety/QB/Athlete) - Father Judge High School, Philadelphia PA. (Temple Commit 7/1/16)
  76. Ifeatu Melifonwu (WR/CB) - Grafton High School, Grafton MA.(Syracuse Commit 7/2/16)
  77. Kameron Jones (LB) - Peachtree Ridge High School, Suwanee, GA (Louisville Commit 7/3/16)
  78. Deon Jones (CB) – Archbishop Carrol High School, Washington DC (Maryland Commit 7/6/16)
  79. D. Major Roman (TE/LB) – New London High School, New London CT (Yale Commit (7/7/16)
  80. C.J. Holmes (RB/CB) – Cheshire Academy, Cheshire CT (Notre Dame Commit 7/8/16)
  81. Darius Corbett (WR/CB) - Tampa Catholic High School, Tampa Florida (Toledo Commit 7/9/16)
  82. Mike Tverdov (DE) - Union High School, Union NJ (Rutgers Commit 7/13/16)
  83. Russell Thompson-Bishop (WR/QB/SS) - Bloomfield High School, Bloomfield CT (Syracuse Commit 7/21/16)
  84. Jeremiah Stafford (OL) - North Marion High School , Citra, Florida (USF Commit 7/24/16)
  85. Markus Vinson (DB/RB) - Damascus High School, Damascus Maryland (Richmond Commit 7/25/16)
  86. Mason Cholewa (DE/DT) - Montour High School, McKees Rock PA (UCF Commit 7/27/16)
  87. Thabo Mwaniki (Athlete) - Guyer High School, Denton Texas (OK State Commit 7/30/16)
  88. Aaron Hackett (TE) - Venice High School, Venice Florida (Syracuse Commit 7/31/16)
  89. Curtis Harper ( DT/G) - McKeesport High School, McKeesport PA (Syracuse Commit 8/1/16)
  90. Max Fisher (WR) - Gonzaga High School, Washington DC. (NC State Commit 8/2/16)
  91. Grant Donaldson (LB/FB/P) - DeMatha Catholic High School. Annapolis, Maryland (Air Force Commit 8/5/16)
  92. Dan Sichterman (DE/OLB) - Kings High School, Kings Mill, Ohio (Ball State Commit 8/9/16 > Decommit/Iowas State Commit 10/30/16)
  93. Hunter Long (TE) - Deerfield Academy via Exeter High School, Exeter New Hampshire (BC Commit 8/13/16)
  94. Trevon Grimes (WR) – St. Thomas Aquinas, Ft Lauderdale Florida (OSU Commit 8/22/16)
  95. Diego Fagot (LB) - Calvary Christian Academy, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (Navy Commit 9/11/16)
  96. Erik Mueller (LB/FB) - Wheaton North High School, Wheaton Illinois (Northwestern Commit 9/17/16)
  97. Carter Warren (OT) - Passaic County Tech Institute, Wayne New Jersey (Pitt Commit 10/8/16)
  98. Ted Field (OL) - The Salisbury School CT via Glen Mill PA. (Georgia Southern Commit 12/3/16)
  99. Tarik Black (WR) – Cheshire Academy, Cheshire CT (Michigan Commit 12/14/16)
  100. Isaiah Wilson (OL) Brooklyn Poly Prep, Brooklyn, NY (UGA Commit 12/16/16)
  101. Jahmin Muse (Ath/WR/S) - Elizabeth High School, Elizabeth, NJ (BC Commit 12/17/16)
  102. C.J. Lewis (DT QB) – Cheshire Academy, Cheshire CT (Tennessee Commit 7/23/16>Decommit 11/22/16>BC Commit 12/25/16)
  103. DJ Edwards (WR) - Palm Beach Lakes High School, West Palm Beach Florida (Purdue Commit 12/31/16)
  104. Markquese Bell (WR/FS) - Bridgeton High School, Bridgeton New Jersey (Maryland Commit 1/1/17)
  105. Joshua Johnson (DE) - Peachtree Ridge High School - Suwanee Georgia (Georgia Southern Commit 1/15/17)
  106. Brendan Devera (LB/QB) - Wayne Hills High School, Wayne NJ. (UNH DeCommit 12/19/16>Delaware Commit 1/15/17)
  107. Liam Fornadel (OL) - Don Bosco Prep, Ramsey New Jersey (James Madison Commit 1/15/17)
  108. Jason Pinnock (CB/WR) - Windsor High School, Windsor CT (BC Commit 8/12/16>Decommit 1/5/16>Pitt Commit 1/17/17)
  109. Max Cummins - (DL) - All Saints Episcopal School, Ft Worth Texas (UConn Commit 12/11/16>Decommit 1/4/17>Texas Commit 1/17/17)
  110. Michael Smith (WR) - Vero Beach High School, Vero Beach, Florida. (Pitt Commit 1/18/17)
  111. Sam Crawford (WR/DB - Rockwall High School, Rockwall Texas. (Tulsa Commit 1/19/17)
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How you feel about this list? Uptick?
 
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for me a very interesting thing to watch is whether we get a JUCO. I believe we have shied away from this group as a general rule due to academic concerns. Enrolling them MAY signal a loosening of the belts that would certainly enlarge the recruiting pool going forward
 
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BNich said:
Unless he commits before then.
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Blasphemy!

I am hoping Lashlee's star power to an athletic QB is just too strong to resist. Pindell + Lashlee should be a great pair. I also think the same for Washington, Tronti and McAfee, but given they are a couple years younger I view them as the kids for 2019 and 2020 while Pindell has the mantle for 2017 and 2018.
 
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These next few Sunday nights and Mondays, along with the Feb 1 are gonna be enjoyable
 
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