2025 UConn Football Commit - Axavier Bridges-Brooks (Keyser, West Virginia)

[huskymedic]

Axavier Bridges-Brooks is a 6-3 195lb DB from Riverdale Baptist School in Upper Marlboro Maryland. Other offers from Cincinnati, Duke, Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon, Penn State, Syracuse, Temple, Tennessee, Toledo, UNC, VaTech, Wisconsin, WVA and BC

Highlights

 

[Hoophound]

Axavier Bridges-Brooks is a 6-3 195lb DB from Rock Creek Christian Academy in Upper Marlboro Maryland. Other offers from Cincinnati, Duke, Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota, UNC, Oregon, Penn State, Syracuse, Temple,Tennessee, Toledo, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Wisconsin and BC

Highlights

Wow. Good offer list. Another big pickup.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[rich1122]

This is pretty big

 

[AllHusky]

Really big

 

[HuskyAlum012]

That offer list makes me smile

 

[uchusky32]

Welcome to the Pound. Axavier!

 

[cellocgg]

True if Big

 

[UConnDan97]

Welcome to the Dog Pound, Axavier!!!

We are killing it on the trail!

 

[uconnbill]

I can see a big in-box safety or playing as a WLB.

Welcome to Storrs, Axavier

 

[NEforceUConn]

WOW. Kid must have vision.

Bleed Blue.

 

[Jimdish255]

I see positive movement happening.

 

[Hoophound]

This must have something to do with NIL.

 

[Exit 4]

Might have the frame to morph into an LB in the long run. Very promising player- lots of upside.

 

[DoctorWho85]

WElcome to the pound dawg.

Mora really showing why he is considered a great recruiter. That is one of the more impressive offer lists.

 

[AD DB Burner]

WElcome to the pound dawg.

Mora really showing why he is considered a great recruiter. That is one of the more impressive offer lists.

Majority of his offers came in 2023, but Tennessee did offer back in April of this year. Still impressive, but the added context is needed.

 

[JohnFSilver]

Majority of his offers came in 2023, but Tennessee did offer back in April of this year. Still impressive, but the added context is needed.

Can we let Mora do the recruiting, not who offered as the cross check?

 

[Buffett10]

Can we let Mora do the recruiting, not who offered as the cross check?

Come on John you know that’s not how the yard works.

 

[Husky68]

Majority of his offers came in 2023, but Tennessee did offer back in April of this year. Still impressive, but the added context is needed.

I guess I missed the meaning of the added context. He's not as hot as thought, some offers were probably "soft", Tennessee offer in April is proof he is still hot or proof that since only Tennessee offered lately he isn't hot?
2023 offers for 2025 recruit by Oregon and Penn State seems like a big deal, seems like I am missing something related to timing as thought early recruiting by these guys would be for top tier potential kids and getting offers later would mean they struck out on their 1st choices.
My usual concern on this type of players picking UConn this early is will someone else bring P4 status (seems like he already could have done that) or a big bag (could still happen) and get him to change his mind.

 

[AD DB Burner]

I guess I missed the meaning of the added context. He's not as hot as thought, some offers were probably "soft", Tennessee offer in April is proof he is still hot or proof that since only Tennessee offered lately he isn't hot?
2023 offers for 2025 recruit by Oregon and Penn State seems like a big deal, seems like I am missing something related to timing as thought early recruiting by these guys would be for top tier potential kids and getting offers later would mean they struck out on their 1st choices.
My usual concern on this type of players picking UConn this early is will someone else bring P4 status (seems like he already could have done that) or a big bag (could still happen) and get him to change his mind.

The context I was trying to add was that the majority of his high major/P4 offers came before his junior season, meaning those types of schools either cooled on the recruit or filled spots that would have been available at his position.

Still seems like a massive get for UConn if they're able to hold onto his verbal and get him to sign on the dotted line come December.

edit my comments are also not meant to discredit the young man and his ability. For all we know he may simply be looking for the best situation for himself to get on the field and play as early as possible.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[cohenzone]

edit my comments are also not meant to discredit the young man and his ability. For all we know he may simply be looking for the best situation for himself to get on the field and play as early as possible.

That is the problem in today’s easy transfer world, especially for programs like ours. Hope to get on the field relatively faster than elsewhere with an eye on moving on to somewhere higher up the food chain. If kids like this produce good results for us, how many will stick around to solidify the program? I would hate to see us just being a feeder.

 

[CCSUblue]

That is the problem in today’s easy transfer world, especially for programs like ours. Hope to get on the field relatively faster than elsewhere with an eye on moving on to somewhere higher up the food chain. If kids like this produce good results for us, how many will stick around to solidify the program? I would hate to see us just being a feeder.

Everyone is a feeder, until they're a winner.

 

[cohenzone]

Everyone is a feeder, until they're a winner.

The transfer rules are way, way too permissive. And actually, winners are reverse feeders. Guys can’t see the field they look elsewhere. Some sort of contract system, maybe minimum 2 years. Professional sports have no such things as perpetual free agency.

 

[gioff2323]

So we can’t win. We’re a feeder firm. When we recruit good guys, we worry. When we recruit 2 stars it’s because we can’t compete. John’s right. Try and enjoy the good times - it’s not like they come this way often.