UConn Football Class of 2025 > Early Signing Day Thread/Info (12/4/24>12/6/24)

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Be sure the fax machines are plugged in…

 

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K’Saan Farrar is a 6-3 215lb QB from Green Run Hign School in Virginia Beach Virginia. Other offers from Buffalo, Charlotte, ECU, Liberty and Marshall. (UConn Commit 5/12/24)

 

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Not previously announced:



Lewenski Ydore is a 6-3 225lb LB from North Miami High School in Miami Florida. Other offers from FIU, Liberty, Maryland, Marshal, Tennessee State and West Georgia (UConn Commit 6/24)

 

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Xavier Watson is a 6-4 210lb WR/TE from Waverly High School in Waverly New York. Other offers from Air Force, Army, Bethune-Cookman, Colgate, Columbia, Cornell, Maine, Navy, New Hampshire and Temple. (UConn Commit 6/19/24)

 

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Nykobi Brown is a 6-4 250lb DL/OL/TE from Valdosta High School in Valdosta Georgia. Current offers from Alabama State, ArkState, FAU, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, JMU, Kent State, Marshall, Mercer, Southeast Missouri State, Stony Brook, Tennessee-Martin, Troy, WKU and WMU. (UConn Commit 6/24/24)

 

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Makih Johnson is a 6-2 190lb WR/DB from Clearwater International Academy, Clearwater Florida > Tarpon Springs High School, Tarpon Springs Florida. Other offers from Bryant, EKU, EMU, FAU, Howard, Kent State, Indiana, Iowa State, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Toledo, UMass, UCF, USF, UTSA and WKU. (UConn Commit 7/11/24)

 

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Saxton Suchanic is a 6-3 190lb DB from Central York High School in York PA. Other offers from Akron, Brown, Buffalo, Colgate, Cornell, Dartmouth, Delaware, Fordham, Holy Cross, Howard, Iowa State, Kent State, Lehigh, Monmouth, Navy, Old Dominion, Penn, Princeton, Robert Morris, Stony Brook, Towson, UMass, UNH and Yale. (UConn Commit 6/18/24)

 

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Hill Greenlee is a 6-9 295lb OL from Highland Park High School (Dallas Texas) attending the Hun School of Princeton, Princeton New Jersey. Other current offers from Akron, Monmouth, San Diego State and Valparaiso. (UConn Commit 6/29/24)

 

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Charles Johnson is a 6-2 205lb RB/LB from King George High School in King Charles Virginia. Other offers from Bryant, Delaware, ECU, FAU, JMU, Liberty, Maryland, ODU, Pitt, Wake Forest and WVA (UConn Commit 6/19/24)

 

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Joe McGann is a 6-5 285lb OL/TE/DL from Arlington High School, LaGrangeville New York attending the Hun School of Princeton, Princeton New Jersey. Other offers from Akron, Brown, Buffalo, Lehigh, Maine, Marist, Monmouth, New Hampshire, Penn, Sacred Heart, Syracuse (PWO), Wagner and Yale. (UConn Commit 7/7/24)

 

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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 (UConn Commit 6/16/24)

 

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Aubrey Melvin is a 6-4 290lb DL from Gwynn Park High School in Brandywine, Maryland. Other offers from Akron, Charlotte, Coastal Carolina, Howard, JMU, Kent State, Pitt, Temple, Towson, VaTech, William & Mary, WVA and BC (UConn Commit 6/22/24)

 

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Osiris Gilbert is a 5-9 155lb DB from Peachtree Ridge High School in Suwanne Georgia. Other offers from AppState, Arizona State, ArkState, Austin Peay, Cincy, Delaware, Duke, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia State, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Kentucky, Liberty, Michigan State, Murray State, Syracuse, Tulane, UAB, UCF, USF and WMU (UConn Commit 6/25/24)

 

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-> UConn head football coach Jim Mora announced the program has received athletic aid agreements from 12 incoming student-athletes on National Signing Day. The newest members of the program represent seven states.<-

 

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[DoctorWho85]

Nice class so far. Got some size and a lot of impressive offer lists.

 

[AllHusky]

No stats analyzed, but feels like an uptick in HS recruits, if we can uptick last years portal, would show nice progress in recruiting.

 

[MKH2317]

I feel bad for saying this but the first thing I look at when viewing a commitment announcement is their offer list. Happy to have all of them though, welcome to the Pound!

 

[Coach J]

It looks like the only one previously announced who didn't sign today is Elijah Whitaker. Anyone have any intel of that?

 

[huskymedic]

It looks like the only one previously announced who didn't sign today is Elijah Whitaker. Anyone have any intel of that?

He’s either waiting till the February period (he still has his UConn commitment pinned) or pursuing other opportunities. My sense is the latter. We’ll see.

 

[Samoo]

I feel bad for saying this but the first thing I look at when viewing a commitment announcement is their offer list. Happy to have all of them though, welcome to the Pound!

Nothing wrong with this method of judging a class, and the offer lists for these guys seem beyond what we have seen in past years. All have multiple FBS offers, seven of twelve have P-4 offers including a couple with offers from perennial top ten teams, lots of service academy and Ivies mixed in as well.

 

[Chin Diesel]

I feel bad for saying this but the first thing I look at when viewing a commitment announcement is their offer list. Happy to have all of them though, welcome to the Pound!

Why would you feel bad about that? It's a pretty normal thing to do with recruits and recruiting.

 

[freescooter]

We seem to have gotten kids with interest from P4s. We beat B10, SEC ACC and B12 for kids. Not too bad.

 

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-> The incoming class includes three defensive backs, two defensive linemen, two offensive linemen and a pair of linebackers, in addition to a tight end and a receiver. UConn also signed a quarterback, K’Saan Farrar, who is one of the top players at his position in the state of Virginia.

The newest members of the program hail from seven different states. None are from Connecticut.

Since seeing an increase in NIL money, beginning last offseason, coach Jim Mora and his staff have focused on the transfer portal as a main avenue for adding both talent and experience to their roster. But they have made clear the importance of building relationships and developing high school players. <-

 

[Scrutineer]

I feel bad for saying this bu the first thing I look at when viewing a commitment announcement is their offer list. Happy to have all of them though, welcome to the Pound!

I know what you mean but there are lots of positives:
-We've been noticeably on an uptick and that draws interest
-The offer lists are really impressive on a number of players
-Bryant was only on a couple......

To your point, when I saw a 5'9", 155 lb, defensive back (Osiris Gilbert) I started scratching my head as to why we would want such a small guy at DB and then read the offer list which included: Arizona State, Cincy, Duke, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan State, Syracuse, Tulane, UAB, UCF, USF

And remember, Russell Wilson was a two star recruit!