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this kid makes you think Julius Williams or Kendell Reyes...
Was set to enroll early @ UH... Followed by DDC:
Kid can spin it. Would be a great addition to the QB position for us. The better the competition @ that position the better prepared we'll be going fwd
New commit- Jeff Woods! Wearing #99! Perhaps he will play DE rather than OT or TE.
Wide wingspan (ECU article)Yes. Loved this kids athleticism. Moves really well for a big kid. He is an ideal athletic 4-3, tackle on defense for us I believe.
I love it. Hopefully we can stash this young man for a redshirt year, get him up to 280/290ish and rating to go in 2020Yes. Loved this kids athleticism. Moves really well for a big kid. He is an ideal athletic 4-3, tackle on defense for us I believe.
AmenTime for the periodic, but necessary and well-deserved, kudos to @Exit 4 and @huskymedic for all the great work the do on these boards. Great stuff as always!
New commit- Jeff Woods! Wearing #99! Perhaps he will play DE rather than OT or TE.
Some recruiting thoughts and observations by position. Randy mentioned he could envision a class as large as 25, so to that end, I've penciled out 10 more adds to our current group of 15 (I'm counting Ross and Haigler as part of the 15). 10 more adds would require 3 early departures. I'm sure I have missed many good names and leads, but these are the ones that stood out to me.
All in all, there is a real opportunity to finish strong here. Especially if we pull in a solid second QB, the right DL talent, the targeted WR talent and some TE help.
- QB : Clearly the staff is determined to bring in a second QB after Jack Zergiotis. Yes they offered Messiah deWeaver (JUCO) and Dominic Mazotti (QB/TE), but to further the point Corey in particular has jumped on several of the major QB transfer announcements via twitter by following: Brandon Wimbush (leaving ND), Tate Martell (leaving Ohio State) and Braxton Burmeister (leaving Oregon). Corey, Zyskowski and Dunn have also been adding new QB follows since the early singing period for HS QBs as well. Some of the notable follows include Levi Williams (UH decommit) and Knox Kadum (3star from GA with interest from Rutty). One other candidate to monitor is CT's own David Summers who is waiting for Maryland to select an OC and firm up their mutual interest. Summers is a highly accurate pocket passer. He has few recent adds on twitter, but one of those recent few adds is David Harris (our recruiting coordinator) and the UMass recruiting coordinator. Seems like at a bare minimum Summers should be working on a back up plan if the new staff is cold to his pro style QB ability. I expect deWeaver and Mazotti to visit. Mazotti has said he plans to visit. I would think Mazotti is coming to UConn because its a chance to play QB and not TE.
- TE (JUCO/grad). Nothing really to report with respect to adding a mature body to compliment Rose and D. Williams. Corey briefly followed Josh Weeks from UTEP who is out there actively hunting for a home for his final year of eligibility. Another kid Corey briefly checked in on is Alexander Marshall, a Boston kid playing at FSU that was in the transfer portal this fall. Marshall has indicated on twitter he is no longer planning to leave FSU. Marshal has not gotten onto the field in his first two years at FSU.
- TE (HS): Corey has been active this week with a bunch of new follows. Can't take the time to list them all, but a few that stood out to me include: Alex Henton (6'5'') TE prospect from Fort Valley GA, Alex Henton on Hudl , Garmond Randolph (6'6'') TE prospect from Jefferson GA Garmon Randolph (@garmonrandolph5) | Twitter (had a lot of P5 interest before his senior season), and Jacob Johnson (6'4'') TE prospect from Mineola FL who is currently committed to Air Force. Its good to see the hunt is fully on for a HS TE. There is also Parker Thomas, kid from CA that did a PG year at East Coast Prep in MA. 6'4'' Thomas has five members of the UConn staff following him. Thomas did an OV to Temple just before the coaching changes. Parker maybe view more as a DE prospect.
- OL: Seems like we are still hoping to land at least one of Wyatt Hummel, Will Rogers or Jeff Woods, and maybe even perhaps two of three. Doubt we could make room for all three. I still think the staff might see Rogers as a DT prospect as well. Woods could be viewed as an OT that can catch TD passes in the redzone. Jeff Woods is noted to be visiting this month (and Illinois too). No idea what Hummel is thinking, his recruiting has been quiet, although he did give a Rhett Lashlee New Years post a like. Randy still follows Hummel.
- DL (JUCO/grad): Guys we seem to be checking out include James Rawls (Fullerton JUCO with Oregon State offer), Samuel Okuayinonu (JUCO with 3 years of eligibility remaining) and perhaps Sacred Heart's Chris Agyemang as a transfer. I really like Rawls and Okuayinonu. Okuayinonu is from Lowell MA with offers from USF (this past week!), UMass, Maryland, UAB, Akron, Bowling Green and Buffalo. If we dont offer this kid it will be more proof our admissions office makes us non competitive in the JUCO landscape. I think Okuayinonu is leaning towards UMass. Kid has a great motor, would really help us next year with an immediate impact. The staff is also following a few other JUCO DL prospects, but I dont get the sense any of those are going anywhere.
- DL (HS): I'm excited to see there are some solid to excellent prospects still on the table. Dalmonte Gourdine 6'6'' 260lb DL from North Charleston SC is understood to be visiting this month (maybe this weekend). Other notable new prospects include: Richard Kinley II from Memphis TN (several G5 offers), Dorian Josey from Rockledge FL (Colorado St offer, had some P5 interest ahead of his senior season/this would be a Richardson recruit), Miles Dickens from Deerfield Beach FL (Long time UCF commit that didn't seem to have a seat at the table at signing day. Most recent offer is from Georgia State) and Zaylin Wood (Temple decommit with a recent offer from Akron). I absolutely love Zaylin Wood's tape. Interesting question here for the staff because there multiple intriguing DL prospects here so if more than one wanted to commit, that would be hard to turn down.
- WR (slot 1): Raykwon Anderson is clearly a top target for slot WR. I think this weekend he is visiting App State. His recruitment is reminds me a bit of the pursuit of Deonte Sheffield from a couple years ago where on signing day he opted for a WO position at FSU (Two years in, Sheffield has no stats at FSU). The alternative to Anderson could be Ardell Brown Ardell Brown - Football - Seton Hill University Athletics , the speedy/shifty WR from Seton Hill DII program. He is a grad transfer with a single year of eligibility remaining. Lots of twitter activity with Brown and UConn. He even has Randy following and Randy only follows the highest priorities. Could be we haven't heard anything yet because of the grad application process.
- WR (slot 2): The other top target is David Clayton, the highly productive WR from Grapevine TX. I think its reasonable to expect a visit this month and favorable odds to land his commitment. If we bust on Clayton, the staff seems to be looking at Georgia WRs in Dayton Wade and Deshon Stoudemire. Stoudemire is a WVU decommit. We have also offered Joshua Youngblood, but I think he is a heavy USF/Kanas State lean.
- LB: The staff is not chasing any HS or JUCO level LBs, that is rather clear via twitter. I think we desperately need another LB, particularly a JUCO/grad level LB. Maybe we have something in the works for a grad transfer like Jarvis Miller (6'2'' 223lbs) who graduated from Penn State last month with one year of eligibility left. Miller went to Suffield Academy in Enfield CT. He has a lot of connections with our roster. Another door that remains open is would be to take a bold chance on Brendan Devera.
- Wildcard: open slot for any late surprises including take an extra at any of the positions above like HS DL or WR (taking Brown, Anderson and Clayton) or perhaps taking a CB or RB.
Sure, DDC = D-line Coach Dennis Dottin-Carter.Looks like we might have some more coming...I'm glad to see that.
What is DDC?
2019 UConn Offer List (click on UConn Commit's name for highlight video):
- Nazir Burnett (WR/DB) - Bishop McDevitt High School, Harrisburg, PA (Syracuse Commit 8/3/18>Decommit 11/5/18)
- Darrin(DJ) Smith (RB) - Lone Star High School, Frisco Texas (UConn Commit 5/10/18>Decommit 6/17/18)
- Jared Harrison-Hunte (DL/TE) - Christ the King High School, Middle Village NY.
- Brian Ugwa (RB/LB) - Hillside High School, Hillside New Jersey
- Raykwon Anderson (DB/Athlete) - Charlton County High School, Folkston Georgia (North Carolina Commit 7/13/18>Decommit 12/2/18)
- Kenny Logan (Athlete) - Pedro Menendez High School, St Augustine Florida
- Trayvon Moss (WR/LB) - Victory Christian School, Tulsa Oklahoma
- DJ Green (CB/RB/ATH) - Wharton High School, Tampa Florida
- Kevens Clercius (WR/DB) - Montreal Canada (UConn Commit 8/1/18 - but no longer holds offer)
- Rian Haigler (OL) - St John’s College High School, Washington DC
- Steven Linton (TE/DE/LB) - Dublin High School, Dublin Georgia
- Wyatt Hummel (OL) - Jesuit Dallas High School, Dallas Texas
- Brett Seither (TE/WR)- Clearwater Central Catholic, Clearwater Florida
- Matt Drayton (WR/DB) - Raines High School, Jacksonville Florida
- Zion Carter (TE) - Berkeley Prep, Tampa Florida
- Zakhari Franklin (WR) - Cedar Hill High School, Cedar Hill Texas
- Dominick Mazotti (QB/Athlete) - Amador Valley High School, Pleasanton CA
- William Rogers (OL/DL) - Lovejoy High School, Hampton Georgia
- Joseph Appiah Darkwa (DL) - Düsseldorf Germany
- David Clayton (WR) Grapevine High School, Grapevine Texas
- Messiah deWeaver (QB) - Huber Heights Ohio attending East Mississippi CC, Scooba Mississippi
- Dillon Harris (LB)- Cheshire Academy via Bloomfield CT (UConn Commit 4/5/17>> Lackawanna JUCO 2017/2018>>Confirmed UConn Commit 3/11/18>NLI 12/19/18)
- Jackson Mitchell (WR/DB) - Ridgefield High School, Ridgefield CT (UConn Commit 6/14/18>NLI 12/19/18)
- Winston Jules (WR/DB) - Salisbury School, Salisbury CT. (UConn Commit 6/16/18>NLI 12/19/18)
- Jayce Medlock (WR/TE) - Desoto High School in DeSoto Texas (UConn Commit 6/17/18>NLI 12/19/18)
- Chase Lundt (TE/OL) - Martin High School, Arlington Texas (UConn Commit 6/19/18>NLI 12/19/18)
- Cameron Ross (WR) - St. John’s College High School, Washington DC (UConn Commit 7/28/18)
- Malik Dixon (DB/WR) - Wekiva Senior High School. Apopka, Florida (UConn Commit 12/10/18>NLI 12/19/18)
- Eric Watts (OLB/DE) - Sumter High School, Sumter South Carolina (UConn Commit 12/10/18>NLI 12/19/18)
- Myles Bell (DB) - St. Thomas Aquinas, Ft Lauderdale Florida (UConn Commit 12/18/18>NLI 12/19/18)
- Rayonte Brown (OL) - Dundalk High School, Dundalk Maryland (UConn Commit 12/19/18>NLI 12/19/18)
- Michael Hinton (DL) - Winston-Salem North Carolina>Columbia University Grad Transfer (UConn Commit 12/19/18>NLI 12/19/18)
- Jack Zergiotis (QB) - John Abbott College, Saint Anne De Bellevue Quebec, Canada (UConn Commit 12/19/18>NLI 12/19/18)
- Justin Moore (DE) - Texas Christian Academy, Addison Texas. (Rice University Commit @ time of offer>Decommit> UConn Commit 12/21/18>NLI Signed)
- Jeff Woods (DE/OT/TE) - Fayetteville NC. (ECU Commit 6/22/18>Decommit 12/9/18>UConn Commit 1/12/19)
- Joshua Youngblood (ATH) - Berkeley Prep, Tampa Florida (Temple Commit (July 2018) @ time of offer)
- Bryce Sebastian (RB/DB/Athlete) - Cheshire Academy, Cheshire CT (Initial Diaco Staff Offer/UConn still pursuing> BC Commit 2/3/18)
- Hayden Rucci (TE/LB/DE) - Warwick High School, Lititz PA (Wisconsin Commit 2/5/18)
- Jeremiah Peyton (WR) - Duncan High School, Neptune Florida (University of Miami Commit 2/20/18)
- Paul Tyson (QB) - Hewitt-Trussville High School, Trussville Alabama (Alabama Commit 4/5/18)
- Antonio Clary (DB/QB) - Sandlewood High School, Jacksonville Florida (Virginia Commit 4/10/18)
- Nyquee Hawkins (WR/CB) - Orange High School, Orange New Jersey (Diaco Staff Offer - VaTech Commit 4/13/18)
- Taisun Phommachanh (QB) - Avon Old Farms School, Avon CT (Initial Diaco Staff Offer/UConn still pursuing - Clemson Commit 4/14/18)
- John Olmstead (OL/DL) - St. Joseph High School, Metuchen New Jersey (Notre Dame Commit 4/20/18)
- Andre' White Jr (LB) - Harrisburg High School, Harrisburg PA (Texas A&M Commit 4/27/18)
- Keith Maguire (WR/LB) - Malvern Prep, Malvern PA (Clemson Commit 4/27/18)
- Jayden Jernigan (DL) - Allen High School, Allen Texas (Oklahoma State Commit 5/14/18)
- Marquis Wilson (DB/WR) from Windsor CT attending Avon Old Farms, Avon CT (Penn State Commit 5/20/18)
- Tyler Rudolph (DB/WR) - from Waterbury attending St Thomas More School, Oakdale CT (Penn State Commit 5/21/18)
- Nick Samac (OL/DL) - Mentor High School, Mentor, Ohio (Michigan State Commit 5/27/18)
- Blerim Rustemi (OL) - DePaul Catholic High School, Wayne New Jersey (BC Commit 6/5/18)
- Jacob Clark (QB) - Rockwall High School, Rockwall Texas (Minnesota Commit 6/6/18)
- Aaron Beasley (RB/DB) - Bowdon High School, Bowdon Georgia (Tennessee Commit 6/10/18)
- Paul Piferi (QB) - Villa Park High School, Villa Park California (Purdue Commit 6/11/18)
- Josh Henderson (RB) - The Hun School, Princeton New Jersey (North Carolina Commit 6/14/18)
- Xavier Truss (OL) - Bishop Hendricken High School, Warwick Rhode Island (Georgia Commit 6/17/18)
- Bryce Nelms (DL) - West Orange High School, West Orange New Jersey (Pitt Commit 6/17/18)
- Crishawn Long (LB) - Padua Franciscan High School, Cleveland Ohio (Purdue Commit 6/18/18)
- Chayce Chalmers (DB/WR) - Stonewall Jackson High School, Manassas Virginia (Virginia commit 6/19/18)
- Bam Brima (DE/OT/TE) - Loyalsock Township High School, Williamsport PA (Pitt Commit 6/19/18)
- Nick Gallo (TE/DE) - Council Rock South High School, Holland PA (VaTech Commit 6/19/18)
- Treyson Potts (RB/DB) - Williamsport High School, Williamsport PA (Minnesota Commit 6/20/18)
- Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste (LB) - South Dade High School, Homestead Florida (UCF Commit 6/20/18)
- CJ Hanson (OL/DL) - St. John Vianney High School, Holmdel New Jersey (Rutgers Commit 6/20/18 - waffling)
- Grayson Murphy(LB) - Bishop Lynch High School, Dallas Texas (North Texas State Commit 6/21/18)
- Gabriel Murphy (LB) - Bishop Lynch High School, Dallas Texas (North Texas State Commit 6/21/18)
- Kyi Wright (LB) - Farrell High School, Farrell, PA (Pitt Commit 6/21/18)
- Aric Horne (LB) - Raines High School, Jacksonville Florida (Iowa State Commit 6/22/18)
- Valentin Senn (OL/DL) - Innsbruck Austria (Colorado Commit 6/24/18)
- William Pritchard (OL) - Manchester High School, Midlothian Virginia (VaTech Commit 7/1/18)
- Jake Hornibrook (DL/OL) - Malvern Prep, Malvern PA (Stanford Commit 7/1/18)
- David Ojabo (DE) - Blair Academy, Blairstown New Jersey (Michigan Commit 7/2/18)
- Nolan Matthews (TE/WR) - Reedy High School, Frisco Texas (Arizona State University Commit 7/4/18)
- Sam Snyder (TE) - Fleming Island High School, Orange Park Florida (Louisville Commit 7/6/18
- Kelly Joiner (APB) - South Lake High School, Groveland Florida (USF Commit 7/25/18)
- Kris Mitchell (WR) - Mandarin High School, Jacksonville, Florida (FIU Commit 7/29/18)
- Matt Goncalves (OL/TE/DL) - Eastport South Manor High School, NY (Pitt Commit 7/31/18)
- Elijah Wroten (DL/OL) - Germantown Academy Fort Washington,PA (Duke Commit 7/31/18
- Yusuf Terry (WR) - Imhotep Charter High School, Philadelphia PA (Baylor Commit 8/1/18)
- Zachary Franks (OL) - Gilman School, Baltimore Maryland (Penn State Commit 8/2/18>Decommit>Northwestern Commit 8/10/18)
- Spencer Lytle (LB/TE/HB) - Servite High School, Anaheim CA (Wisconsin Commit 8/4/18)
- Prince-Elijah Degroat (DB) - Curtis High School, Staten Island New York (Fordham Commit 8/6/18)
- Rashee Rice (WR) - Richland High School, North Richland Hills Texas (SMU Commit 8/7/18)
- Jayln Philips (DB) - Archer High School, Lawrenceville GA (Clemson Commit 8/20/18)
- Mohamoud Diabate (DE) - Auburn High School, Auburn Alabama (Florida Commit 8/22/18)
- Tykee Smith (DB) Imhotep Institute Charter School, Philadelphia PA (West Virginia Commit 8/23/18)
- Mohamed Toure (LB) - Pleasantville High School, Pleasantville New Jersey (Rutgers Commit 8/30/18)
- Osita Smith (WR) - Wilde Lake High School, Columbia Maryland (West Virginia Commit 8/30/18)
- Asim Richards (DE/TE) - The Haverford School, Haverford PA (North Carolina Commit 8/30/18)
- Jason Blissett Jr. (DL/OL) - Poly Prep Country Day School, Brooklyn New York (University of Miami (9/14/18)
- Walter Rouse (DL/OL) - Sidwell Friends School, Washington DC (Stanford Commit 9/14/18)
- Konner Fox (TE/WR/QB) - Reagan High School, San Antonio Texas (Kansas State Commit 9/19/18)
- Trent Holler (OL/DL) - Greater Latrobe High School, Latrobe, PA (ECU Commit 9/22/18)
- Brenton Strange (TE) - Parkersburg High School, Parkersburg, West Virginia (Penn State Commit 10/1/18)
- Lewis Cine (DB) - Trinity Christian School, Cedar Hill Texas (Georgia Commit 10/10/18)
- Aaron Young (RB) - Coatesville Area Senior High School, Coatesville PA (Michigan State Commit 10/21/18)
- Malachi Burby (DE) from Berlin CT attending Cheshire Academy, Cheshire CT (Wake Forest Commit 3/27/18>Decommit 8/23/18>Rutgers Commit 10/26/18)
- Stacy Brown (DB) Duncanville High School, Duncanville Texas (Missouri Commit 10/26/18)
- Kaiden Bennett (QB) - Folsom HS, Folsom CA (Boise State Commit 11/3/18)
- Mike Sainristil (DB) - Everett High School, Everett MA (VaTech Commit 2/9/18>Decommit 10/22/18>Michigan Commit 11/4/18)
- Brayden Bapst (TE/OL/DL) - St. John's College High School, Washington DC (Vanderbilt Commit 11/06/18)
- Isaiah Bagnah (DE/TE) - Lethbridge Collegiate Institute, Lethbridge Alberta Canada (Boise State Commit 11/21/18)
- Logan Wilson (DB) - Bishop Dunne High School, Dallas Texas (Kansas State Commit 12/10/18)
- Nick Pendley (OL) - Creekview High School, Canton Georgia (Mississippi State Commit 12/10/18)
- Niadre Zouzoua (DE/OLB) from Brockton MA attending Monroe CC, Rochester, NY (Baylor Commit 12/11/18)
- Nate White (DE/LB/TE) - Edgewater High School, Orlando Florida (FIU Commit 12/11/18)
- Eric Hicks Jr (DL/OL) - Benedictine Military Academy, Savannah Georgia ((Tulane Commit 12/12/18)
- Jeremiah Fails (Athlete/SB/DB) - Ocoee High School, Ocoee Florida (WKU Commit 12/14/18)
- Zay Flowers (WR/CB) - University School, Ft. Lauderdale Florida (BC Commit 12/15/18)
- Kevin Hester (DE) - North Cobb High School, Kennesaw Georgia (UNC Commit 12/16/18)
- Travis Koontz (TE) - Ventura CC, Ventura CA (Pitt Commit 6/15/18>Decommit 10/2/18>TexasTech Commit 12/16/18)
- LaRon Stokes (DE) - NOAH, Tulsa Oklahoma attending NE Oklahoma A&M College, Miami Oklahoma (Oklahoma Commit 12/16/18)
- Skylar Loving-Black (TE) - Valley Christian High School, San Jose CA (Iowa State Commit 12/16/18)
- Stone Smartt (QB) - Del Oro High School in Loomis CA attending Riverside City College, Riverside CA (ODU Commit 12/17/18)
- Kennedy Lewis (WR) - Melissa High School, Melissa Texas (TCU Commit 6/19/18>Decommit 10/16/18 >Texas Commit 12/18/18)
- Malik Jackson (TE/DE) - Meade High School, Ft. Meade Maryland (UConn Commit 11/19/18>Decommit>Maryland Commit 12/19/18)
- Cornelius Johnson (WR) - Brunswick School, Greenwich CT (Michigan Commit 12/19/18)
- Jaquan Allen (DB/WR) - East Hartford High School, East Hartford CT (Villanova Commit 12/19/18)
- Ailym Ford (RB/LB) - West Florence High School, Florence South Carolina (UT-Chattanooga Commit 12/19/18)
- Jerrod Means (WR/Athlete) - Lovejoy High School in Hampton, Georgia (North Carolina Commit 11/5/18>Decommt 11/26/18>Tennessee Commit 12/19/18)
- Jimmy Fritzche (OL/TE) - Greenville High School, Greenville South Carolina (Nebraska Commit 12/19/18)
- Kay’Ron Adams (RB) - Warren G Harding High School, Warren Ohio (Rutgers Commit @ time of offer - Signed NLI 12/19/18)
- Ife Adeyi (WR/Ath) - Mansfield Legacy High School, Mansfield Texas (Houston Commit @ time of offer - Signed NLI 12/19/18)
- Ahmarean Brown (WR) - Jefferson High, Tampa Florida (Maryland Commit>Decommit>Georgia Tech Commit 12/19/18)
- DJ Williams (RB) - Sebring High School, Sebring Florida. (Appalachian St Commit @ time of offer>Auburn Commit 12/19/18)
Jeff Woods Jr: Before moving to NC and playing first in Raleigh and then in Fayetteville, where did the Boston or Boston-area native play?
OK, where's Woods actually from in Boston or the Boston area?Moved before playing high school ball...
OK, where's Woods actually from in Boston or the Boston area?
Sure, DDC = D-line Coach Dennis Dottin-Carter.