2021 Recruiting Thread

[huskymedic]

As recently predicted by @UCReport -> PA LB/DE Balansama Kamara commits to Temple

 

[Exit 4]

No surprise....I think we moved to Speight when we accepted Kamara wasnt coming.

 

[ktuck911]

Georgia DE/LB JJ Hawkins

really liked this kid a lot... coach is no longer following him so I'm certain that shipped sailed awhile ago... He's P5 bound I think...

 

[huskymedic]

Georgia LB/DB JJ Hawkins commits to Ole Miss

 

[huskymedic]

Melbourne Florida RB/LB Dink Jackson committed to Ole Miss.

 

[formerlurker]

In my opinion, lock up Xavier Copening as another fence post around our yard and fill whatever spots we have left with a few sleeper athletes we can build into a certain position. Get the current commit's to sign LOI's and I'm good too.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

Uncommitted Texas OL Aaron Sessions:

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

Kaleb Anthony:

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Exit 4]

Uncommitted kicker prospect

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

Uncommitted Florida WR Orande Gadsen:

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

Uncommitted Texas DL Ore Adeyi:

 

[huskymedic]

Uncommitted MA DL Ikenna Ugabaja

 

[huskymedic]

Uncommitted Florida WR Theo Lockley

 

[Chief00]

Chief is an interesting idiot. He’s obviously not followed UConn football recruiting long

To have 14 verbal commitments - without summer camps (which are basically tryout camps - and we have numerous good stories from previous years) - is astounding. Plus the Coronavirus. Edsall & staff had a good start at 10. We’ve rarely been at this number

Who knows how we’ve done on our board or how we ranked them. One thing - if you get a QB this early, you both wanted him & pursued. Good ones don’t last into your season. We had few guys who could have been higher

You are tone deaf when it comes to motivation with some humor. I made the comment on 7/19 after not getting a recruit in a month and 4 followed in 9 days. Do you really think I wanted Tyler to de-commit?

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

Uncommitted Florida DL Laron Davis

 

[Pudge]

You are tone deaf when it comes to motivation with some humor. I made the comment on 7/19 after not getting a recruit in a month and 4 followed in 9 days. Do you really think I wanted Tyler to de-commit?

Mmmm

You act like a know it all ... and you know scantily. Everyone with a touch of UCONN football recruiting insight would see this year has been solid. Numbers. Comparable offers. Roster targeting. Plus the 4 or without

More? Same ol Randy - we don’t get the inside

 

[huskymedic]

 

[formerlurker]

More? Same ol Randy - we don’t get the inside

There isn't one, Pudge. The juice isn't worth the squeeze my friend.

If those of us that actually know UConn Football keep this thread strictly to real posts and responses about 2021 recruits, the riff raff will get bored from lack of attention.

 

[Exit 4]

 

[Duncan Idaho]

Uncommitted kicker prospect

Please

 

[Exit 4]

For the uncommitted recruits - here's a survey of which Official University Scholarship offers they posted on twitter. This could be telling as to which schools are still pursing certain players and which players are still interested in certain schools. Most of these kids have many additional offers received over the course of recruiting to date. Below I just outline the actual official offers these recruits decided to share with the public. This is not a comprehensive list of all offers - although for some kids I have expanded a little about notable other interest.

• Orande Gasdsen II (WR 6'4'' - Dad had six year career with the Dolphins): UConn, USF, Syracuse, FIU (has offers from Cincy, Penn St and many others).
• Ikenna Ugbaja (DL): UConn, Vanderbilt (Received offers from Wake, Colorado St and Villanova and interest from Michigan)
• Ore Adeyi (DB): UConn, North Texas, Rice, Sam Houston (Boise State and K-State might be hunt here too).
• Theodore Lockley (WR): UConn, Rutty, Eastern Carolina, Bowling Green, Toledo, WKU, FIU
• Laron Davis (DL): UConn, Akron, Georgia State, Eastern Kentucky, Tennessee State (Davis tweeted yesterday that this recruitment is still 100% open).
• Aaron Sessions (OL): UConn, Tulsa, Wyoming, Louisiana Monroe, Stephen F Austin
• Caden Barnett (OL): UConn, Louisiana Monroe (had Colorado State and Wyoming offers, earlier this spring, not sure what happened)
• Joe McFaddon (K): UConn (has plenty of other interest, guess other programs are slow to actually make an OO to kickers)
• Isiah Cox (WR/DB): Tennessee State (has recent offers from Kansas and Arkansas along with UConn)
• Sterling Berkhalter (WR): Alcorn State (has some recent interest from Tulane)
• Marquis Brunson (DL): Posted a general thanks for all the official offers without sharing which were actually received. Received an offer from Minnesota on 7/21 which seems to be in the lead.
• Al Ashford (CB): Hasn't posted any official offers yet (has alot of P5 interest)
• Deshontez Gray (DL/TE): Hasn't posted any official offers yet.
• Omarion Hammon (DL): Hasn't posted any official offers yet.
• Josh Battle (S/LB): Hasn't posted any official offers yet.
• Jalen Garner (LB): Hasn't posted any official offers yet. Did pick up K-State and UNC Charlotte offers in June.
• David Seigel (OL): Hasn't posted any official offers yet.
• Mathew Hummel (OL): Hasn't posted any official offers yet.
• Drew Donley (WR): Hasn't posted any official offers yet. Did pick up offers from Ole Miss, Northwestern and Tulane offer in June.
• Xavier Copening (QB/WR): Hasn't posted any official offers yet.
• Louce Julian (DE): Hasn't posted any official offers yet.

 

[huskyblooz]

Because of COVID, Edsall has had to change his recruiting theories. He used to wait until they came to camp to offer kids. The staff had to be proactive and it's paying off. Considering how bad we've been the last decade, I am thrilled with the incoming class.