How This Year's Recruiting Class Was Assembled - Early Signing Period Edition

[Stainmaster]

Here's a breakdown of all 19 kids who came aboard yesterday by which "tier" their best set of offers came from: P5 schools, G5 schools, FCS schools, or just UConn.

QB
Steven Krajewski, Moultrie GA (1 P5 offer: Syracuse)

RB
Khyon Gillespie, Hartford CT (1 FCS offer: Central Connecticut State)

WR
Heron Marriseau, Mastic Beach NY (only offered by UConn)
Elijah Jeffreys, Somerville MA (only offered by UConn)

OT
Dylan Niedrowski, Reading PA (2 FCS offers: Columbia, Stetson)

OG
Noel Ofori-Nyadu, Arlington TX (5 G5 offers: Boise State, Louisiana-Monroe, New Mexico, New Mexico State, Tulane)
Peter Rooney, Atlanta GA (4 G5 offers: Appalachian State, Florida Atlantic, Georgia Southern, Georgia State)

DE
Lwal Uguak, Edmonton AB (1 G5 offer: Fresno State)
Jonathan Pace, Boston MA (1 G5 offer: Army)

DT
Travis Jones, New Haven CT (3 P5 offers: Boston College, Pittsburgh, Rutgers)

LB
Kevon Jones, East Hartford CT (1 P5 offer: Boston College)
Hunter Webb, Montoursville PA (2 G5 offers: Army, Massachusetts)

CB
Shamel Lazarus, Jamaica NY (2 P5 offers: Purdue, Rutgers)
Ryan Carroll, Temple Hills MD (3 G5 offers: Eastern Michigan, Ohio, Temple)
O'Neil Robinson II, Hartford CT (1 G5 offer: Army)
Malik Banks, Hockessin DE (3 FCS offers: Central Connecticut State, Howard, Morgan State)
Jeremy Lucien, Moore Township PA (2 FCS offers: Columbia, Davidson)
Keyshawn Paul, Miami FL (1 FCS offer: Duquesne)

S
Jordan Morrison, Hamilton NJ (1 P5 offer: Virginia)

5/19 topped out with at least one P5 offer, 7/19 with at least one G5 offer, 5/19 with at least one FCS offer, 2/19 were only offered by UConn.

 

[metsfan2323]

I have a hard time believing Elijah Jeffreys didn't have other offers. Watch his SR. year HUDL video and tell me that isn't the second coming of Marcus Easley. Jefffreys video is more impressive than Dixon's (both HS QB's)

 

[huskyrob1]

I have a hard time believing Elijah Jeffreys didn't have other offers. Watch his SR. year HUDL video and tell me that isn't the second coming of Marcus Easley. Jefffreys video is more impressive than Dixon's (both HS QB's)

Is Dillon Harris still a likely possibility after JUCO?

 

[Block C]

Is Dillon Harris still a likely possibility after JUCO?

Yes I have been reading that he is going to JUCO because he was short on credits. He should be at UConn January of 2019. We will have him as a sophomore. Be playing his freshman year at Lackawanna Community College

 

[Exit 4]

Yes I have been reading that he is going to JUCO because he was short on credits. He should be at UConn January of 2019. We will have him as a sophomore. Be playing his freshman year at Lackawanna Community College

But he just played his freshman year at LLC. If he comes in January 2019, won’t he have just two years of eligibility left?

 

[huskymedic]

Yes I have been reading that he is going to JUCO because he was short on credits. He should be at UConn January of 2019. We will have him as a sophomore. Be playing his freshman year at Lackawanna Community College

But he just played his freshman year at LLC. If he comes in January 2019, won’t he have just two years of eligibility left?

Yup - he will have 3 years to play 2 (like Pindell)

 

[UConnDan97]

Part of this analysis should include when they verbally committed.

Based on everything I've seen and read, there is no way on earth that Webb would have received so little D1 attention if not for the early verbal commitment. I suspect that's true for a few others also...

 

[JMick]

Besides QB, it's a lot easier to find unheralded skill position guys. Not surprised our recruiting reflects that. IMHO where you want to see bigger offers is players in the box on defense and on the OL.