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I really hope it's a DE...

Well, if we get another OL maybe there are comfortable swapping Jones from OL to DL. Still early - Early signing period in December should be interesting.
 
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Well, if we get another OL maybe there are comfortable swapping Jones from OL to DL. Still early - Early signing period in December should be interesting.
The nice thing about Jones switching to DL is that he's already the right size and it's a huge position of need.
 
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The nice thing about Jones switching to DL is that he's already the right size and it's a huge position of need.

... but he smooshes kids on o-line (granted high school kids). Saw him pull a few weeks ago and it was scary!
 

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Harris and Eli Thomas certainly are promising. They both like to hit people. They both show burst to make the play and they both seem to be able to diagnose plays. Need more beef in front of both. Need more support behind these two.
 

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2018 UConn Offer List (Click on commit's name for highlight video)
  1. Messiah Swinson (DE/TE) – Long Island Lutheran High School, Glen Head NY (Diaco Staff Offer)
  2. Elijah McAllister (WR/DE) – Rumson-Fair Haven Regional HS, Rumson, New Jersey (Diaco Staff Offer)
  3. Eyabi Anoma (DE) - St Francis Academy, Baltimore MD (Diaco Staff Offer)
  4. Kirby Bennet (RB) - Bishop Gorman High School, Las Vegas Nevada
  5. Eriq Gilyard (LB) - Trinity Christian Academy, Jacksonville Florida
  6. Elijah Wade (DE) - Arbor View High School, Las Vegas Nevada
  7. Drue Jackson (WR) - Sachse High School, Sachse Texas
  8. Tyreke Johnson (DB) - Trinity Christian Academy, Jacksonville Florida
  9. Marcellus Earlington (DE) - Don Bosco Prep, Ramsey New Jersey
  10. Nikko Hall (WR/S) - Calabasas High School, Calabasas CA
  11. Tyler Friday (DE) - Don Bosco Prep, Ramsey New Jersey
  12. Lancine Turay (DE) - Irvington High School, Irvington, New Jersey
  13. Sidney Murray (LB/DE) - Foster High School, Richmond Texas>Cisco Junior College, Cisco Texas
  14. Dez Boykin (WR) - Whitehall High School, Whitehall PA
  15. Parker Devine (DE/OLB) - Bartram Trail High School, Jacksonville Florida
  16. Michael Barrett (QB/ATH) - Lowndes High School, Valdosta, Georgia
  17. Chris Mitchell (CB) - Mission Viejo High School Mission Viejo CA
  18. DaeJuan Sanders (RB/Safety) - Highland Regional High School, Blackwood New Jersey
  19. Colby Sorsdal (OL/DL) - Mt. Lebanon High School, Pittsburgh, PA
  20. Joshua Ezeudu (OL) - Archer High School, Lawrenceville, Georgia
  21. Carter Bradley (QB) - Providence High School, Jacksonville Florida
  22. Myjai Sanders (DE) - Raines High School, Jacksonville Florida
  23. Will Choloh (DL) - Archer High School, Lawrenceville Georgia (Georgia State Commit 7/1/17>Decommit 7/30/17)
  24. Bebee Landon (OL) - Webb City High School, Webb City Missouri
  25. Damion Daley (DE/DT) - Ridge View High School, Columbia South Carolina
  26. Kylen McCracken (DL/OL) - Cleveland Heights High School, Cleveland Ohio
  27. Amelio Moran (OL) - Princess Anne High School, Virginia Beach Virginia
  28. Dequan Jackson (LB) - Robert E. Lee High School, Jacksonville Florida
  29. Kavosiey Smoke (RB/LB) - Wetumpka High School, Wetumpka, Alabama
  30. Julius Welschof (DE/TE) Miesbach, Germany
  31. Josh Jefferson (OL) - St. John's College High School Washington, DC
  32. Brayden Willis (TE) - James Martin High School, Arlington Texas
  33. Noel Ofori-Nyadu (OL) Mansfield Timberview High School, Arlington Texas
  34. Dylan Niedrowski (OT/DT) - Exeter Township High School, Reading PA
  35. Kevon Jones (LB/SS) - East Hartford High School, East Hartford CT (UConn Commit 2/25/17)
  36. Dillon Harris (LB)- Cheshire Academy via Bloomfield CT (UConn Commit 4/5/17>> Headed to Lackawanna JUCO for 2017 season)
  37. Malik Xavier Banks (DB) - Howard High School, Wilmington Delaware (UConn Commit 6/15/17)
  38. Khyon Gillespie (RB/Safety) - Capital Prep Magnet School, Hartford CT (UConn Commit 6/16/17
  39. Hunter Webb (LB) - Loyalsock Township High School, Williamsport PA (UConn Commit 6/22/17)
  40. Oneil Robinson (WR/DB) - Capital Prep Magnet School, Hartford CT (UConn Commit 6/24/17)
  41. Heron Maurisseau-ONeal (WR/DB) - St. Anthony's High School, Melville New York (UConn Commit 6/24/17)
  42. Jordan Morrison (WR/Athlete) - Steinert High School, Hamilton Twnshp/Trenton New Jersey (UConn Commit 6/25/17)
  43. Francis Bemiy Jr. (LB/RB) - Montreal Canada>Carnegie Schools Riverside, Riverside CA (UConn Commit 7/23/17)
  44. Ryan Carroll (DB) - Potomac High School, Oxon Hill Maryland (UConn Commit 7/24/17)
  45. Travis Jones (OL) - Wilbur Cross High School, New Haven CT (Rutgers Commit 6/23/17>Decommit 6/24/17>UConn Commit 7/26/17)
  46. Shamel Lazarus (DB) - Erasmus Hall High School, Brooklyn New York (UConn Commit 7/27/17)
  47. Peter Rooney (OL) - Westminster High School, Atlanta Georgia (UConn Commit 7/28/17)
  48. Elijah Jeffreys (QB/WR) - Somerville High School, Somerville MA (UConn Commit 7/31/17)
  49. Liam Maloney (OL/TE/DL) - Holy Trinity/Notre Dame Bishop Gibbons High School, Schenectady New York (UConn Commit 8/3/17)
  50. Jonathan Pace (DL) - St. Sebastian's School, Needham, MA (UConn Commit 8/30/17)
  51. Steven Krajewski (QB) - Colquitt County High School, Moultrie Georgia (UConn Commit 10/12/17)
  52. Troy Ingle (OT) - American Heritage High School, Plantation Florida (WKU Commit @ time of offer)
  53. Jayson Ademilola (DE/TE) – St. Peter’s Prep, Jersey City , New Jersey (ND Commit 6/26/16) (Diaco Staff Offer)
  54. Justin Ademilola (LB) – St. Peter’s Prep, Jersey City , New Jersey (ND Commit 6/26/16) (Diaco Staff Offer)
  55. Palaie Gaoteote ( LB) - Bishop Gorman High School, Las Vegas Nevada (USCw Commit 2/20/17)
  56. Elijah Teague (DT) - Marist High School, Chicago Illinois (Minnesota Commit 2/25/17)
  57. Jalil Irvin (OL) - Stephenson High School, Stone Mountain Georgia (Auburn Commit 3/9/17)
  58. Michael Furtney (OL) - Milan High School, Milan Michigan (Wisconsin Commit 3/14/17)
  59. Nihym Anderson (LB) - Vineland Senior High School South, Vineland New Jersey (Maryland Commit 4/13/17)
  60. Brendan Radley-Hiles (CB) - Calabasas, CA>IMG Academy Bradenton Florida (Nebraska Commit 4/14/17)
  61. Brevin Jordan (TE/OLB) - Bishop Gorman High School, Las Vegas Nevada (University of Miami Commit 4/16/17)
  62. Gemon Green (CB) - Desoto High School, Desoto Texas (Michigan Commit 4/20/17)
  63. Shocky Jacques-Louis (WR/ATH) - Dunbar High School , Ft Myers, Florida (Kentucky Commit 4/21/17)
  64. Jamarcus Chapman (DE) - Rome High School, Rome Georgia (LSU Commit 4/22/17)
  65. Dorian Thompson-Robinson (QB) - Bishop Gorman High School, Las Vegas Nevada (UCLA Commit 4/23/17)
  66. Leddie Brown (RB) - Smyrna High School, Smyrna Delaware (WVA Commit 4/30/17)
  67. Tyler Lacy (DE) - Sachse High School, Sachse Texas (Oklahoma State Commit 4/30/17)
  68. Re-Al Mitchell (QB) - St. John Bosco High School, Bellflower, CA (Iowa State Commit 5/1/17)
  69. Christian Morgan (DB/LB) - Porter High School, Porter Texas (Baylor Commit 5/1/17)
  70. Joshua Landry (DT) - Lamar High School, Houston Texas (Baylor Commit 5/5/17)
  71. Chase Wolf (QB) - Xavier High School, Cincinnati Ohio (Wisconsin Commit 5/5/17)
  72. Evan Stewart (Safety) - St. Joe's Regional High School, Montvale New Jersey (BC Commit 5/6/17)
  73. Quintin Wilson (OL) -Walnut Hills High School, Cincinnati Ohio (Kentucky Commit 5/14/17)
  74. Jake Kradel (OL) - Butler High School, Butler PA (Pitt Commit 5/30/17)
  75. Wendell Davis (LB) - Benedictine Prep, Richmond VA (Pitt Commit 6/2/17)
  76. Bobby Haskins (TE) - Fairfield Prep, Fairfield CT>> The Hun School Princeton New Jersey (UVA Commit 6/3/17)
  77. Ja'Mion Franklin (DT) - North Caroline High School, Ridgley Maryland (Notre Dame Commit 6/6/17)
  78. David Bailey (RB) - North Caroline High School, Ridgley Maryland (BC Commit 6/6/17)
  79. Brock Sturges (RB) - Allen High School, Allen Texas (Arizona State Commit 6/9/17)
  80. Brad Cecil (OL) - Bartram Trail High School, Jacksonville Florida (USF Commit 6/9/17)
  81. Zareon Hayes (LB/DE) - Dillon High School, Dillon South Carolina (App State Commit 6/11/17)\
  82. Julian Sams (OL/DL) - Liberty High School, Bealton VA (ODU Commit 6/12/17)
  83. Jeslord Boateng (LB/DE) - Coffman High School, Dublin, Ohio (Michigan State Commit 6/12/17)
  84. Keli'i Montibon (G/T) - Kamehameha High School, Kea'au Hawaii>>Riverside City College, Riverside CA (Oregon State Commit 6/13/17)
  85. Johnathon Huggins (Safety/WR) - Pine Ridge High School, Deltona Florida (FSU Commit 6/14/17)
  86. George Takacs (TE/WR) - Gulf Coast High School, Naples Florida (Notre Dame Commit 6/14/17)
  87. D'Marcus Adams (WR) - Mainland High School, Daytona Florida (FSU Commit 6/14/17)
  88. Gavin Schoenwald (TE/QB) - Brentwood Academy, Brentwood Tennessee (Vanderbilt Commit 6/15/17)
  89. Elijah Jones (DB/WR) - Cardinal Hayes High School, Bronx New York (BC Commit 6/16/17)
  90. Nikko Remigio (WR) - Mater Dei High School, Santa Ana, CA (Cal Commit 6/16/17)
  91. Matt Jones (DT) - Erasmus Hall High School, Brooklyn NY (Diaco Staff Offer)(tOSU Commit 6/17/17)
  92. Chris Bleich (OL/DL) - Wyoming Valley West High School, Plymouth PA (Penn State Decommit 4/21/17>>UCLA Commit 6/19/17)
  93. Daevon Robinson (WR/DE/Athlete) - Shawnee High School, Medford New Jersey (NC State Commit 6/20/17)
  94. Dylan Hopkins (QB) - Maryville High School, Maryville Tennessee (UAB Commit 6/21/17)
  95. Isaih Pachero (RB/DB/QB/ATH) - Vineland Senior High School South, Vineland New Jersey (Rutgers Commit 6/21/17)
  96. Evan Boozer (DT) - Loyola Blakefield High School, Towson Maryland (Temple Commit 6/23/17)
  97. Turon "TJ" Ivy (TE/WR) - Marist High School, Chicago Illinois (WVU Commit 6/23/17)
  98. Ugo Obasi (WR) - Milford Mill Academy High School, Baltimore MD (UVA Commit 6/23/17)
  99. Matt Alaimo (TE) - St. Joe's Regional High School, Montvale New Jersey (Pitt Commit 6/24/17)
  100. Jasiah Provillion (WR) - Irvington High School, Irvington New Jersey (NC State Commit 6/24/17)
  101. Jimmy Mckenna (OL) - Avon High School in Avon Ohio (Purdue Commit 6/24/17)
  102. Matt Rosso (OL/DL) - Pennsbury High School, Fairless Hills, PA (Rutgers Commit 6/24/17)
  103. Taj Harris (WR/SS) - Palmyra High School, Palmyra, New Jersey (Syracuse Commit 6/24/17)
  104. Anthony Grant (RB/Safety) - Buford High School, Buford GA (Tennessee Commit 6/25/17)
  105. Camren McDonald (TE) - Long Beach Poly High School, Long Beach California (USC Commit 6/25/17)
  106. Robert Mayo (WR/RB) - Freedom High School, South Riding Virginia (ODU Commit 6/26/17)
  107. Carson Schlecker (WR) - Allen High School, Allen Texas (Iowa State Commit 6/26/17)
  108. Aron Cruickshank (Ath/QB/WR) - Eramus Hall High School, Brooklyn NY (Wisconsin Commit 6/27/17)
  109. Jalin Cooper (WR) - Medina High School , Medina New York (Toledo Commit 6/28/17)
  110. Avery Young (DB/WR) - Coatesville High School, Coatesville PA (Rutgers Commit 6/30/17)
  111. Daniel Arias (WR/CB) - Jackson High School, Mill Creek Washington (Colorado Commit 7/3/17)
  112. Travian Blaylock (CB) - Atascocita High School, Humble Texas (Wisconsin Commit 7/6/17)
  113. Sam James Jr. (WR/CB) - Richmond Hill High School. Richmond Hill Georgia (WVA Commit 7/7/17)
  114. Mataeo Durant (RB/LB) - McCormick High School, McCormick South Carolina (Duke Commit 7/8/17)
  115. La'damian Webb (RB/DB) - Beauregard High School, Opelika Alabama (Mississippi State Commit 7/12/17)
  116. Will Levis (QB) - Xavier High School, Middletown, CT (Penn State Commit 7/15/17)
  117. Shaquon Anderson-Butts (WR/DB) - Harrisburg High School, Harrisburg PA (Penn State Commit 7/15/17)
  118. Jeremy Ruckert (WR/TE/LB) – Lindenhurst High School, Lindenhurst, NJ (Diaco Staff Offer) (Ohio State Commit 7/17/17)
  119. Jordan Mosley (LB/Safety/WR) - Havertown Township High School, Havertown PA (Maryland Commit 7/18/17)
  120. Kesean Carter (WR/KR/PR) - The Woodlands, Woodland Texas (Texas Tech Commit 7/18/17)
  121. Kyle Pitts (TE) Archbishop Woods High School, Warminster PA (Florida Commit 7/20/17)
  122. Christoph Henle (TE/DE) - The Oakridge School, Arlington Texas (Baylor Commit 7/21/17)
  123. Jalen Nailor (WR) - Bishop Gorman High School, Las Vegas Nevada (ASU Commit 7/22/17)
  124. Cameron Taylor (WR) - Park Crossing High School, Montgomery Alabama (Missouri Commit 7/23/17)
  125. Jahlil Ryles(OL) - Central High School, Phenix City Alabama (MTSU Commit 7/25/17)
  126. Luke Schoonmaker (TE/QB) - Hamden Hall Country Day School, Hamden CT (Michigan Commit 7/25/17)
  127. Jermaine Waller (DB) - The Avalon School, Gaithersburg Maryland (VaTech Commit 7/27/17)
  128. Lichon Terrell (DL) - Callaway High School, Hogansville Georgia (WKU Commit 7/28/17)
  129. Devon Matthews (DB) - Jean Ribault High School, Jacksonville Florida (USF Commit 7/29/17)
  130. Adonis Boone (OL) - Mainland High School, Daytona Florida (USF Commit 7/30/17)
  131. Vincent Davis Jr (DB) - Robert E Lee High School, Jacksonville Florida (USF Commit 7/30/17)
  132. Eugene Bowman (DB) - Robert E. Lee High School, Jacksonville Florida (USF Commit 7/30/17)
  133. Justin Johnson (OL) - Imhotep Institute Charter School, Philadelphia PA (Oregon Commit 7/31/17)
  134. Connor Galvin (OL) - Katy High School, Katy Texas (Baylor Commit 8/1/17)
  135. Rondell Bothroyd (TE/DE) - E.O. Smith High School, Storrs-Mansfield CT (Temple Commit 8/2/17)
  136. Jarrett Patterson (OL) - Mission Viejo High School, Mission Viejo California (ASU Commit 8/5/17)
  137. Javian Hawkins (RB) - Cocoa High School, Cocoa Florida (Louisville Commit 8/7/17)
  138. Stevie Scott III (RB/LB) - Christian Brother Academy, Syracuse, NY (Rutgers Commit 8/8/17)
  139. Ta'zhawn Henry (RB/APB) - Lamar High School, Houston Texas (TCU Commit 8/8/17)
  140. Xavier Smith (LB/RB) - Brooke Point High School, Stafford Virginia (ECU Commit 8/12/17)
  141. Manuel Allen (WR/CB) - Centennial H.S., Corona California (USC Commit>Decommit 2/24/17>Nebraska Commit 4/15/17>Decommit>Louisville Commit 8/18/17)
  142. Nick Henkel (QB) - Brunswick School in Greenwich CT (Yale Commit 8/19/17) (Diaco Staff Offer)
  143. TJ Bradley (OT) - Tuscarora High School, Leesburg, VA>>Lackawanna College, Scranton PA (Maryland Commit 8/19/17)
  144. Qadir White (OT) - Cardinal Hayes High School, Bronx NY (Syracuse Commit 8/24/17) (Diaco Staff Offer)
  145. Brian Asamoah (LB/RB) - St. Francis DeSales High School, Columbus Ohio (Oklahoma Commit 9/7/17)
  146. Jacob Isaia (OL) - Bishop Gorman High School Las Vegas, Nevada (Michigan State Commit 10/1/17)
  147. Evan Fields (OL/DL) - East Coweta High School, Sharpsburg, Georgia (Memphis Commit 10/5/17)
  148. Kevin Brennan (S/RB) - Don Bosco Prep, Ramsey New Jersey (Navy Commit 10/11/17)
 
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Offering this kid and Ingle makes me think something is up with one of our OLine commits or other prospects like Nyadu. We can't take all these guys.

We have three "OL" commits. Two can be swapped onto D (Jones/Maloney) based on current play/coach eval. My sense is that there will be plenty of room after post season meetings occur.
 
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Would surprise me one bit if we're recruiting over what we already have verbally committed.... or some kids that are here now, and have eligibility left, won't be here after this season...
 

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We have three "OL" commits. Two can be swapped onto D (Jones/Maloney) based on current play/coach eval. My sense is that there will be plenty of room after post season meetings occur.

Well, I was thinking that maybe Rooney could be converted to D. Or maybe Maloney to a heavy - tall - redzone TE.

Niedrowski seems to be quick on the snap and Ingle has length, big frame to fill in and foot speed.

But to your point about plenty of room post season, aren't we capped at 25 slots no matter how many current guys exit the program this winter? Of course there is gray shirting, but I wouldn't like to see our program playing those games because of slots, but rather because of academics.
 
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Would surprise me one bit if we're recruiting over what we already have verbally committed.... or some kids that are here now, and have eligibility left, won't be here after this season...

I've looked into that, and it seems to me the program needs to push 5 to 6 kids out with remaining eligibility in order to take in 25 kids this year.
 
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Well, I was thinking that maybe Rooney could be converted to D. Or maybe Maloney to a heavy - tall - redzone TE.
Maloney appears to have more "versatility" than Rooney but who really knows based off selected highlight films.

TBH - I'm not the least bit worried about Randy manipulating roster to meet program needs going forward.
 
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And I wonder where we are at with Christian Izien. He camped with us over the summer and attended a Rutgers on 9/9. His twitter account indicates that he friends with Lazarus. He did retweet the Corey Edsall UConn coaches picture back in late August. Kid is shifty, plays RB, WR and DB. I'd like to see him try RB with us or Corner. Has a cut move, decent speed and certainly can catch. Shades of Swann and Mensah.

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COMMIT ALERT Class of '18 & Erasmus Hall (NY) ATH Christian Izien commits to #Rutgers
 
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Randy Edsall‏ @RandyEdsall 10m 10 minutes ago
Out on the road today and tomorrow evaluating future @UConnFootball Huskies! Working to make our TEAM better everyday. #BleedBlue

Anyone tracking his travels? I would like to think he is chasing some serious help on Defense. Maybe he visits some recruits in NJ on his way to Philly Saturday. That would make good logistical sense.

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Paul Roberts‏ @PaulRobertsWEEU 1h 1 hour ago
UCONN head football coach Randy Edsall was at @ExeterAthletics this morning to offer 6-6, 295 OT Dylan Niedrowski.
 
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