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2019 Recruiting Thread

Palatine said:
We are not an alternative to Rutgers until we start winning. When the equation becomes go to UConn to win, go to Rutgers to lose, we will come out on top. And that day will come because Rutgers will never be winners
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Gee.. thanks!
 
This is a developing phenomenon - and a HOPE for UConn rising over the next decade. We have solid athletic kids in the Northeast - Connecticut, Massachusetts, southern NH, upstate NY, Greater NYC, Long Island and even Canada - that notably were not getting developed at the HS level. Used to be a throwaway school Milford. Now the elite of the elite are in the Prep development business. WE (UConn) can direct kids to Prep like Hoop coaches have done for 20 years. And they are near.
 


Justin Moore is a 6-3 240lb DE from Texas Christian Academy in Addison Texas. He is currently committed to Rice University. Other offers from Air Force, ArkState, Columbia, Georgetown, Houston, LaTech, Louisiana-Monroe, Princeton, Texas Tech, Texas State and Tulane.

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huskymedic said:


Ailym Ford is a 5-9 207lb RB from West Florence High School in Florence, South Carolina. Other offers from Gardner-Webb, Tennessee Tech, USTA, St. Francis and West Virginia State

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Just watched the highlight reel on Ford. I’m surprised he doesn’t have a ton of offers, the tape is mighty fine. Strong runner, good vision, acceleration and cut ability. He does not go down easy. Looks to have a maturity body for his age. He also has a few sacks playing the Trevardo Williams role on the defense.

He visited the gamecocks this past weekend.
 
Its interesting that Tyrik Henderson who hails from the Chicago area and opted to do a post grad year at St Thomas Moore rather than follow through on a commitment to Minnesota has picked up interest from Syracuse and Rutty while we seemingly aren't involved. Hmmmm.

Last year Henderson reportedly had offers from Colorado St, Cincy, Temple, Syracuse, BC and many others.

As for his PG campaign, not sure he has any offers just yet - only interest.

Rutgers, Syracuse tracking Connecticut cornerback


 
Exit 4 said:
Its interesting that Tyrik Henderson who hails from the Chicago area and opted to do a post grad year at St Thomas Moore rather than follow through on a commitment to Minnesota has picked up interest from Syracuse and Rutty while we seemingly aren't involved. Hmmmm.
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Harris , Crocker and Zyskowski have been following him for a while...

Jeff Jacobs: Moore takes St. Thomas More, his new powerhouse, to face 38-0 Choate
>>and cornerback Tyrik Henderson, from the Chicago area, looking at Syracuse and UConn, among others. <<
 
huskymedic said:
Harris , Crocker and Zyskowski have been following him for a while...

Jeff Jacobs: Moore takes St. Thomas More, his new powerhouse, to face 38-0 Choate
>>and cornerback Tyrik Henderson, from the Chicago area, looking at Syracuse and UConn, among others. <<
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Yes, but we follow hundreds of dudes, way to many to mention in this thread as you know. Anyways, the staff and Henderson's teammates have been hinting that Henderson is hungry for an offer. Don't think he has received any since coming to STM this season. I dont know if he is worthy of an offer, but I find it interesting that if this kid sits around a bit this fall and lets say he ends up at Syracuse it could be an example of a missed opportunity.
 
Exit 4 said:
Yes, but we follow hundreds of dudes, way to many to mention in this thread as you know. Anyways, the staff and Henderson's teammates have been hinting that Henderson is hungry for an offer. Don't think he has received any since coming to STM this season. I dont know if he is worthy of an offer, but I find it interesting that if this kid sits around a bit this fall and lets say he ends up at Syracuse it could be an example of a missed opportunity.
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There’s always the chance there is another Matakevich lurking in our backyard.

My point was there is some evidence that we are aware of him and there may be mutual interest at some level. STM seems to be a regular stop by staff and the staff has a decent relationship w/ Moore. No clue why he seems to have cooled off in programs mind's after high school.

I'm also of the belief to some respect that there are convo's/interest being back-channeled in hopes of keeping poachers away (e.g.: those cases where we no sooner offer someone and hours later they suddenly get a local area P5/G5 offer). It's much harder to do that now-a-days w/ social media and the consistent peer pressure on who has the most offers pending (as well as prep/h.s. coaches/trainers pumping up their programs).
 
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huskymedic said:
Crazy work hours has me all out of sorts this week... missed this one yesterday.

⚡️Myles Bell⚡️ on Twitter

Myles Bell is a 6-0 165lb DB from St. Thomas Aquinas in Ft Lauderdale Florida. Other offers from Akron, Bowling Green, Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Maryland, Mississippi State, Nebraska, NIU, Ohio University, Penn State, Purdue, Syracuse, USF, VaTech and WVA.

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huskymedic said:
Don Brown flips MA DB Sainristil to Michigan.

2019 UConn Offer List (click on UConn Commit's name for highlight video):
  1. Cornelius Johnson (WR) - Brunswick School, Greenwich CT
  2. Darrin(DJ) Smith (RB) - Lone Star High School, Frisco Texas (UConn Commit 5/10/18>Decommit 6/17/18)
  3. Jaquan Allen (DB/WR) - East Hartford High School, East Hartford CT
  4. Jared Harrison-Hunte (DL/TE) - Christ the King High School, Middle Village NY.
  5. Brian Ugwa (RB/LB) - Hillside High School, Hillside New Jersey
  6. Kenny Logan (Athlete) - Pedro Menendez High School, St Augustine Florida
  7. Jerrod Means (WR/Athlete) - Lovejoy High School in Hampton, Georgia
  8. Kennedy Lewis (WR) - Melissa High School, Melissa Texas (TCU Commit 6/19/18>Decommit 10/16/18)
  9. Zay Flowers (WR/CB - University School, Ft. Lauderdale Florida
  10. Jeremiah Fails (Athlete/SB/DB) - Ocoee High School, Ocoee Florida
  11. Isaiah Bagnah (DE/TE) - Lethbridge Collegiate Institute, Lethbridge Alberta Canada
  12. Trayvon Moss (WR/LB) - Victory Christian School, Tulsa Oklahoma
  13. DJ Green (CB/RB/ATH) - Wharton High School, Tampa Florida
  14. Brayden Bapst (TE/OL/DL) - St. John's College High School, Washington DC
  15. Skylar Loving-Black (TE) - Valley Christian High School, San Jose CA
  16. Rian Haigler (OL) - St John’s College High School, Washington DC
  17. Steven Linton (TE/DE/LB) - Dublin High School, Dublin Georgia
  18. Kevin Hester (DE) - North Cobb High School, Kennesaw Georgia
  19. Nick Pendley (OL) - Creekview High School, Canton Georgia
  20. Wyatt Hummel (OL) - Jesuit Dallas High School, Dallas Texas
  21. Brett Seither (TE/WR)- Clearwater Central Catholic, Clearwater Florida
  22. Matt Drayton (WR/DB) - Raines High School, Jacksonville Florida
  23. Travis Koontz (TE) - Ventura Community College, Ventura CA (Pitt Commit 6/15/18>Decommit 10/2/18)
  24. Jimmy Fritzche (OL/TE) - Greenville High School, Greenville South Carolina
  25. Nate White (DE/LB/TE) - Edgewater High School, Orlando Florida
  26. Zion Carter (TE) - Berkeley Prep, Tampa Florida
  27. Malik Dixon (DB/WR) - Wekiva Senior High School. Apopka, Florida
  28. Myles Bell (DB) - St. Thomas Aquinas, Ft Lauderdale Florida
  29. Ailym Ford (RB/LB) - West Florence High School, Florence South Carolina
  30. Dillon Harris (LB)- Cheshire Academy via Bloomfield CT (UConn Commit 4/5/17>> Lackawanna JUCO 2017/2018>>Confirmed UConn Commit 3/11/18)
  31. Jackson Mitchell (WR/DB) - Ridgefield High School, Ridgefield CT (UConn Commit 6/14/18)
  32. Winston Jules (WR/DB) - Salisbury School, Salisbury CT. (UConn Commit 6/16/18)
  33. Jayce Medlock (WR/TE) - Desoto High School in DeSoto Texas (UConn Commit 6/17/18)
  34. Chase Lundt (TE/OL) - Martin High School, Arlington Texas (UConn Commit 6/19/18)
  35. Cameron Ross (WR) - St. John’s College High School, Washington DC (UConn Commit 7/28/18)
  36. Kevens Clercius (WR/DB) - Montreal Canada (UConn Commit 8/1/18)
  37. Ife Adeyi (WR/Ath) - Mansfield Legacy High School, Mansfield Texas (Houston Commit @ time of offer)
  38. DJ Williams (RB) - Sebring High School, Sebring Florida. (Appalachian St Commit (July 2018) @ time of offer)
  39. Justin Moore (DE) - Texas Christian Academy, Addison Texas. (Rice University Commit (April 2018) @ time of offer
  40. Bryce Sebastian (RB/DB/Athlete) - Cheshire Academy, Cheshire CT (Initial Diaco Staff Offer/UConn still pursuing> BC Commit 2/3/18)
  41. Hayden Rucci (TE/LB/DE) - Warwick High School, Lititz PA (Wisconsin Commit 2/5/18)
  42. Jeremiah Peyton (WR) - Duncan High School, Neptune Florida (University of Miami Commit 2/20/18)
  43. Paul Tyson (QB) - Hewitt-Trussville High School, Trussville Alabama (Alabama Commit 4/5/18)
  44. Antonio Clary (DB/QB) - Sandlewood High School, Jacksonville Florida (Virginia Commit 4/10/18)
  45. Nyquee Hawkins (WR/CB) - Orange High School, Orange New Jersey (Diaco Staff Offer - VaTech Commit 4/13/18)
  46. Taisun Phommachanh (QB) - Avon Old Farms School, Avon CT (Initial Diaco Staff Offer/UConn still pursuing - Clemson Commit 4/14/18)
  47. John Olmstead (OL/DL) - St. Joseph High School, Metuchen New Jersey (Notre Dame Commit 4/20/18)
  48. Andre' White Jr (LB) - Harrisburg High School, Harrisburg PA (Texas A&M Commit 4/27/18)
  49. Keith Maguire (WR/LB) - Malvern Prep, Malvern PA (Clemson Commit 4/27/18)
  50. Jayden Jernigan (DL) - Allen High School, Allen Texas (Oklahoma State Commit 5/14/18)
  51. Marquis Wilson (DB/WR) from Windsor CT attending Avon Old Farms, Avon CT (Penn State Commit 5/20/18)
  52. Tyler Rudolph (DB/WR) - from Waterbury attending St Thomas More School, Oakdale CT (Penn State Commit 5/21/18)
  53. Nick Samac (OL/DL) - Mentor High School, Mentor, Ohio (Michigan State Commit 5/27/18)
  54. Blerim Rustemi (OL) - DePaul Catholic High School, Wayne New Jersey (BC Commit 6/5/18)
  55. Jacob Clark (QB) - Rockwall High School, Rockwall Texas (Minnesota Commit 6/6/18)
  56. Aaron Beasley (RB/DB) - Bowdon High School, Bowdon Georgia (Tennessee Commit 6/10/18)
  57. Paul Piferi (QB) - Villa Park High School, Villa Park California (Purdue Commit 6/11/18)
  58. Josh Henderson (RB) - The Hun School, Princeton New Jersey (North Carolina Commit 6/14/18)
  59. Xavier Truss (OL) - Bishop Hendricken High School, Warwick Rhode Island (Georgia Commit 6/17/18)
  60. Bryce Nelms (DL) - West Orange High School, West Orange New Jersey (Pitt Commit 6/17/18)
  61. Crishawn Long (LB) - Padua Franciscan High School, Cleveland Ohio (Purdue Commit 6/18/18)
  62. Chayce Chalmers (DB/WR) - Stonewall Jackson High School, Manassas Virginia (Virginia commit 6/19/18)
  63. Bam Brima (DE/OT/TE) - Loyalsock Township High School, Williamsport PA (Pitt Commit 6/19/18)
  64. Nick Gallo (TE/DE) - Council Rock South High School, Holland PA (VaTech Commit 6/19/18)
  65. Treyson Potts (RB/DB) - Williamsport High School, Williamsport PA (Minnesota Commit 6/20/18)
  66. Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste (LB) - South Dade High School, Homestead Florida (UCF Commit 6/20/18)
  67. CJ Hanson (OL/DL) - St. John Vianney High School, Holmdel New Jersey (Rutgers Commit 6/20/18 - waffling)
  68. Grayson Murphy(LB) - Bishop Lynch High School, Dallas Texas (North Texas State Commit 6/21/18)
  69. Gabriel Murphy (LB) - Bishop Lynch High School, Dallas Texas (North Texas State Commit 6/21/18)
  70. Kyi Wright (LB) - Farrell High School, Farrell, PA (Pitt Commit 6/21/18)
  71. Aric Horne (LB) - Raines High School, Jacksonville Florida (Iowa State Commit 6/22/18)
  72. Valentin Senn (OL/DL) - Innsbruck Austria (Colorado Commit 6/24/18)
  73. William Pritchard (OL) - Manchester High School, Midlothian Virginia (VaTech Commit 7/1/18)
  74. Jake Hornibrook (DL/OL) - Malvern Prep, Malvern PA (Stanford Commit 7/1/18)
  75. David Ojabo (DE) - Blair Academy, Blairstown New Jersey (Michigan Commit 7/2/18)
  76. Nolan Matthews (TE/WR) - Reedy High School, Frisco Texas (Arizona State University Commit 7/4/18)
  77. Sam Snyder (TE) - Fleming Island High School, Orange Park Florida (Louisville Commit 7/6/18
  78. Raykwon Anderson (DB/Athlete) - Charlton County High School, Folkston Georgia (North Carolina Commit 7/13/18)
  79. Kelly Joiner (APB) - South Lake High School, Groveland Florida (USF Commit 7/25/18)
  80. Kris Mitchell (WR) - Mandarin High School, Jacksonville, Florida (FIU Commit 7/29/18)
  81. Matt Goncalves (OL/TE/DL) - Eastport South Manor High School, NY (Pitt Commit 7/31/18)
  82. Elijah Wroten (DL/OL) - Germantown Academy Fort Washington,PA (Duke Commit 7/31/18
  83. Yusuf Terry (WR) - Imhotep Charter High School, Philadelphia PA (Baylor Commit 8/1/18)
  84. Zachary Franks (OL) - Gilman School, Baltimore Maryland (Penn State Commit 8/2/18>Decommit>Northwestern Commit 8/10/18)
  85. Nazir Burnett (WR/DB) - Bishop McDevitt High School, Harrisburg, PA (Syracuse Commit 8/3/18)
  86. Spencer Lytle (LB/TE/HB) - Servite High School, Anaheim CA (Wisconsin Commit 8/4/18)
  87. Prince-Elijah Degroat (DB) - Curtis High School, Staten Island New York (Fordham Commit 8/6/18)
  88. Rashee Rice (WR) - Richland High School, North Richland Hills Texas (SMU Commit 8/7/18)
  89. Jayln Philips (DB) - Archer High School, Lawrenceville GA (Clemson Commit 8/20/18)
  90. Mohamoud Diabate (DE) - Auburn High School, Auburn Alabama (Florida Commit 8/22/18)
  91. Tykee Smith (DB) Imhotep Institute Charter School, Philadelphia PA (West Virginia Commit 8/23/18)
  92. Mohamed Toure (LB) - Pleasantville High School, Pleasantville New Jersey (Rutgers Commit 8/30/18)
  93. Osita Smith (WR) - Wilde Lake High School, Columbia Maryland (West Virginia Commit 8/30/18)
  94. Asim Richards (DE/TE) - The Haverford School, Haverford PA (North Carolina Commit 8/30/18)
  95. Jason Blissett Jr. (DL/OL) - Poly Prep Country Day School, Brooklyn New York (University of Miami (9/14/18)
  96. Walter Rouse (DL/OL) - Sidwell Friends School, Washington DC (Stanford Commit 9/14/18)
  97. Konner Fox (TE/WR/QB) - Reagan High School, San Antonio Texas (Kansas State Commit 9/19/18)
  98. Trent Holler (OL/DL) - Greater Latrobe High School, Latrobe, PA (ECU Commit 9/22/18)
  99. Brenton Strange (TE) - Parkersburg High School, Parkersburg, West Virginia (Penn State Commit 10/1/18)
  100. Lewis Cine (DB) - Trinity Christian School, Cedar Hill Texas (Georgia Commit 10/10/18)
  101. Aaron Young (RB) - Coatesville Area Senior High School, Coatesville PA (Michigan State Commit 10/21/18)
  102. 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)
  103. Stacy Brown (DB) Duncanville High School, Duncanville Texas (Missouri Commit 10/26/18)
  104. Kaiden Bennett (QB) - Folsom HS, Folsom CA (Boise State Commit 11/3/18)
  105. Mike Sainristil (DB) - Everett High School, Everett MA (VaTech Commit 2/9/18>Decommit 10/22/18>Michigan Commit 11/4/18))
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How many DB's has UConn put in the NFL? How well did UConn develop Byron Jones and Obi Melifonwu?
How many Michigan DB's in the NFL the last few years?
With a QB from Everett on the current UConn roster, should UConn not have had a great shot at Sainristil?
 
Scrutiner said:
How many DB's has UConn put in the NFL? How well did UConn develop Byron Jones and Obi Melifonwu?
How many Michigan DB's in the NFL the last few years?
With a QB from Everett on the current UConn roster, should UConn not have had a great shot at Sainristil?
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Please explain to me why you think a 17-year-old kid (not a middle-aged UConn fan) would ever choose UConn over Michigan...my god.
 
Stainmaster said:
Please explain to me why you think a 17-year-old kid (not a middle-aged UConn fan) would ever choose UConn over Michigan...my god.
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No. It’s Michigan Football. (Quote from huskymedic)

Actually, I'm an old UConn fan and delusionally optimistic. Maybe even on a Nostical scale.
Secondly, you may recall a couple kids at STM recently saying they wanted to go there to resurrect their program in their home state and yet decided to go to Syracuse and some other school for football. I asked on this site why they couldn't have the same thought process about their home U.
That's the reason I referenced UConn's NFL cornerbacks (Jones, etc) and asked why it's not possible to retain more of the instate or regional kids, especially those who play that position.
It still sticks in my mind that Hathaway hired Pasqualoni so he could use his relationships with CT high school coaches to keep more of the best kids home. Edsall seemed to have done a good job of building interest in high school football because of UConn's success in his first stint so is it not possible to keep more of the regional kids if you have the right people doing the recruiting?
Hurley assembled a terrific staff and just may have a great recruiting class this year (doomed). So, if he could do it coming off the recent down years, is it not possible to do better in football as well?
 
Scrutiner said:
It still sticks in my mind that Hathaway hired Pasqualoni so he could use his relationships with CT high school coaches to keep more of the best kids home. Edsall seemed to have done a good job of building interest in high school football because of UConn's success in his first stint so is it not possible to keep more of the regional kids if you have the right people doing the recruiting?

Hurley assembled a terrific staff and just may have a great recruiting class this year (doomed). So, if he could do it coming off the recent down years, is it not possible to do better in football as well?
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It's always possible and UConn should never stop chasing these in-state kids (and the out-of--state kids @ the prep schools) with fervor, but the expectation that these high end kids are going to pass up a marquee program for UConn (absent a connection other then state of residence) is not realistic @ this point in UConn conference situation and past 8 year on field performance (IMO).
 
Why is no one talking about the absolute silence on the recruiting front? I could care a less about recruiting kids from a certain state. But for a program who is brutally honest about its own feelings about the items left in the cupboard, I am shocked to see/hear so little activity. It can't be that they are too busy game planning.
 
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gioff2323 said:
Why is no one talking about the absolute silence on the recruiting front? I could care a less about recruiting kids from a certain state. But for a program who is brutally honest about its own feelings about the items left in the cupboard, I am shocked to see/hear so little activity. It can't be that they are too busy game planning.
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My take... they've offered 4 kids in the past week and have been out and about from some social media activity. Early signing day is a month out and P5 rosters are filling and offers are disappearing for those on the P5/G5 fence, which will cause trickle down.

If there is still silence/significant gap after the early signing period... yikes.
 
Faison racking up the stats.

And btw, Bagnah visited Boise State this past weekend.

 
Interesting > PA WR/DB decommits from Syracuse. He had 20+ offers.


>>Burnett's decommitment comes as a bit of a surprise, as he seemed to be a solid commit. However, it is possible he sees the young talent at receiver for the Orange and is concerned about early playing time. Burnett cited rushing his decision the first time around, meaning other visits are likely on the horizon. There is no word on another school getting involved, new offers or new interest. <<
 
Thought this is worth posting because Crocker, A. Smith and John Siebel (GA) follow Drew Gunther, a 6'3'' QB from Malvern Prep (south of Philly). He's been to Syracuse twice and received a PWO offer from Tenn. He has full offers from VMI, Fordham, Georgetown (they have football?), Brown and Albany.

 
Nice Q&A here on 247 with Jimmy Fritzsche, the 6'7'' OT/TE from Greenville SC. Really good upside in this one, might be one of the better OTs Edsall 2.0 has pursued.

He also said his "top schools for me right now are Nebraska, UConn, Villanova, and Syracuse in that order."
And regarding UConn: "UConn’s offer also excited me and I’ve been very fond of the coaches I’ve talked to. "

Jimmy says he has three visits lined up in January, but didn't specify the who and whens and also said its subject to change. His preference is to commit in late Jan, but would commit in December if he had too.

Q&A With 2019, TE/OL, Jimmy Fritzsche
 
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