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[QUOTE="UConnJim, post: 4121780, member: 1559"]
Right now, there are >55 players from Connecticut (HS or Prep which inflates the numbers) that are playing FBS football not including UConn.  UConn has 19 including walkons, so that's >75 kids playing FBS football from Connecticut.  So, I think the number of Connecticut kids going FBS is 15 to 20+ each year (don't rely on the recruiting services with CT players as they miss many of the preps) so I think getting to 7 to 8 to go to UConn each year is an achievable goal.  Look at the Connecticut QBs playing out there:  Will Levis at Kentucky, Drew Pyne at Notre Dame, Tyler Van Dyke at Miami, Taisun Phommachanh at Clemson, Tyler Phommachanh at UConn, David Summers in the portal at Syracuse.

Also, I think you have to take some other factors into account when looking at Connecticut talent.  In general, they are not as developed as kids in Texas or down south, but that is slowly changing.  And, I think people underestimate FCS football as there are plenty of kids playing FCS that can play FBS as there are ~100 FCS players on NFL rosters this year.  Here's a crazy stat:  There are as more FCS programs in New England and NY as there are in Georgia, Florida, Texas, and California combined.
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