There are several JUCO DTs that we are in the mix with/favorites for.
12/1/2008 10:49:45 AM
UpdatesDT Tyson Chandler Commits!2009 Football Scholarship Offers:Bold = CommitQB*** Everett Proctor (Jack Britt) Fayetteville, NC 6-2/200RB*** James Washington (Boone HS) Orlando, FL 6-0/180/4.40 *** Greg Pratt (Naples HS) Naples, FL 5-9/165/4.40*** Rolandan Finch (St. Xavier HS) Louisville, KY 5-10/200/4.50*** Travis Small (Cheraw HS) Cheraw, SC 5-10.5/184/4.50*** Morgan Alexander (Cartersville HS) Cartersville, GA 5-10.5/160/4.47** William Pratcher (Cedar Grove HS) Ellenwood, GA 5-10/180 FBNo offersWR*** Quintin Payton (T L Hanna HS) Anderson, SC 6-4/190*** Bryan Underwood (Cleveland Heights HS) University Hts, OH 5-8.5/162/4.62 **** Justin Brown (Concord HS) Wilmington, DE 6-3.5/210/4.48*** Kinsman Thomas (Marlboro County HS) Bennettsville, SC 6-3/210/4.59*** Carvin Powell (Great Bridge HS) Chesapeake, VA 6-2.5/198/4.50**** Jheranie Boyd (Ashbrook HS) Gastonia, NC 6-3/185/4.45 UNCTE** Anthony Talbert (Winton Woods HS) Cincinnati, OH 6-4/225*** Asa Watson (Rock Hill HS) Rock Hill, SC 6-4/200* Darryl Cato-Bishop (Lawrence Academy) Groton, MA 6-4/230 OT***** Xavier Nixon (Jack Britt) Fayetteville, NC 6-6/285***** Marcus Hall (Glenville HS) Cleveland, OH 6-5/293/5.35**** Travis Bond (Bertie HS) Windsor, NC 6-6/330*** Kadeem Custis (St. John Neumann HS) Philadelphia, PA 6-5/270/5.00*** Andrew Tiller (Nassau) Garden City, NY 6-6/320/5.00 *** Duran Christophe (Woodstock HS) Woodstock, GA 6-5.5/257/5.59OG*** Denzelle Good (Gaffney Senior HS) Gaffney, SC 6-4/295 **** Quinton Washington (Timberland HS) Saint Stephen, SC 6-4/322* Gus Handler (Barrington HS) Barrington, IL 6-3/265CNo OffersDT*** Brian Slay (Stone Bridge HS) Ashburn, VA 6-3/275*** Tyson Chandler (North Plainfield HS) North Plainfield, NJ 6-6/315**** Edwin Herbert (CC of San Francisco) San Francisco, CA 6-3.5/295*** Frankie Davis (East Ridge HS) Clermont, FL 6-3/270*** Deion Roberson (Tucker HS) Tucker, GA 6-2/275*** Raynard Randolph (Gwynn Park HS) Brandywine, MD 6-3/295*** Akeem Spence (Ft. Walton Beach HS) Fort Walton Beach, FL 6-1/290*** Nathan Mageo (New Mexico Military) Roswell, NM 6-4/280/4.96* Conor O'Neal (Newsome HS) Lithia, FL 6-3/300 DE*** Ricky Dowdy (High Point Central HS) High Point, NC 6-3/225*** Sylvester Crawford (Victory Christian Center Sch.) Charlotte, NC 6-5/215**** Duane Chisolm (Beaufort HS) Beaufort, SC 6-2/250**** Jason Ankrah (Quince Orchard HS) Gaithersburg, MD 6-4/240/4.79**** Leon Mackey (Hargrave Military Academy) Chatham, VA 6-5/260*** Julius Forte (Boca Ciega HS) Gulfport, FL 6-2/221/4.66 *** Izaan Cross (Flowery Branch HS) Flowery Branch, GA 6-4/250*** Clinton Simpkins (Chancellor HS) Fredericksburg, VA 6-3/215/4.60*** Bernardo Nunez (Hoboken HS) Hoboken, NJ 6-2/220/4.70** Brian Jordan (Great Bridge HS) Chesapeake, VA 6-4/207** Luke Sager (Niceville Senior HS) Niceville, FL 6-4/240* Josh Jackson (Gainesville HS) Gainesville, GA 6-1/242/5.00 MLB*** Ryan Cheek (Lancaster HS) Lancaster, OH 6-0.5/232/4.51** Julian Burnett (Westside HS) Macon, GA 5-9.5/222/4.66**** Hawatha Bell (David W Butler HS) Matthews, NC 6-0/225 UNCSLB*** Luke Kuechly (St. Xavier HS) Cincinnati, OH 6-3/205*** LeRon Furr (Carver HS) Columbus, GA 6-3/213*** Antwon Higgs (Pompano Beach HS Institute) Pompano Beach, FL 6-2/243/4.94WLB**** Jamil Merrell (Paul M. Hodgson Vocational Tec) Newark, DE 6-4/210/4.60*** Robert Nelson (Stone Mountain HS) Stone Mountain, GA 6-0/205S**** Jonathan Meeks (Hargrave Military Academy) Chatham, VA 6-2/185*** Hans Rice (Eufaula HS) Eufaula, AL 6-3/195/4.5* Boogie McCray (Lake Taylor HS) Norfolk, VA 6-2/210 * Jarrell Harrison (CC of San Francisco) San Francisco, CA 6-2/210/4.55* Brandan Bishop (Boca Raton HS) Boca Raton, FL 6-1/197/4.66* Donald Coleman (The Hun School) Princeton, NJ 6-0/207/4.46 **** David Batts (El Camino) Torrance, CA 6-2/200/4.50 NevadaCB*** Dean Haynes (Northwest Whitfield County HS) Tunnel Hill, GA 6-0/200*** Jarvis Byrd (Pahokee HS) Pahokee, FL 5-10/170/4.65 *** Josh Evans (Irvington HS) Irvington, NJ 6-2/185/4.43*** Dale Peterman (Ursuline HS) Youngstown, OH 5-11/176/4.67*** Jairus Jones (Wharton HS) Tampa, FL 6-1/205/4.60** Keith Reaser (Miami Killian HS) Miami, FL 5-10/-/4.44 ** Rashard Smith (Dublin HS) Dublin, GA 5-10/175**** Terry Shankle (South Stanly HS) Norwood, NC 6-0/180 UNC**** Travis Hawkins (Quince Orchard HS) Gaithersburg, MD 5-11/185/4.42 MarylandK,P** Chris Ward (Starrs Mill HS) Fayetteville, GA 6-1/170 ------------------------------------------STATISTICS------------------------------------------Scholarships Count16 Available for 2009-14 2009 Commits+3 Class of 2008 who didn't qualify (Palmer, Everett, Mangram)+6 Transfer or Left Team (Jaradat, Locust, Golder, Burke, T. Barnes, Linney)-------------------------------------11 Scholarships RemainingRecruiting BreakdownOFFENSEQB - 1Backfield - 1Receivers - 3Linemen - 1------------------Total Offense - 6DEFENSELinemen - 4Linebackers - 1Secondary - 2 ------------------Total Defense - 7SPECIAL TEAMSKickers - 1Geographical DiversityFlorida - 2Georgia - 2New Jersey - 1North Carolina - 3South Carolina - 2Ohio - 3Virginia - 1Star Count (highest of the two sites)5* - 04* - 03* - 122* - 21* - 0--------------------Average Stars - 2.86
12/1/2008 11:04:09 AM
At DT, we'll have the following next year:AMCLeRoy BurgessWayne CrawfordI expect that Kuhn and Sweezy may move to play on the inside. We are also recruiting a couple JUCO DT's as mentioned, along with the ones that will come in and redshirt next year.
12/1/2008 11:18:09 AM
Darryl Cato-Bishop (DE/TE, recruited to play DE, also plays basketball) commits, per Rivals.This is supposedly not the silent verbal from yesterday.[Edited on December 1, 2008 at 12:23 PM. Reason : ]
12/1/2008 12:19:45 PM
Awesome. Good tight ends are always welcome here.
12/1/2008 12:33:31 PM
^Just curious why he is a 1* then?
12/1/2008 12:57:51 PM
Have you not read half the posts about how football recruiting works? The stars really don't mean a whole lot. A one star recruit can end up being just as good as a five star recruit a lot more often in football then in basketball.
12/1/2008 1:01:45 PM
1* just means he hasn't been evaluated yet. TOB recruits good TEs and they're key to Bible's offense.
12/1/2008 1:11:14 PM
I like how he was recruited to be a DE but everyone jumps to TE.I think he could be a tweener like Manny and Willie Young.He has 3 to play 2, so I expect he'll redshirt with the depth we have at DE assuming we lose no one.And typically a 1-star means they have not been evaluated, 2-star means they haven't been evaluated and have committed to a DI school. That's why a lot of our 2-star recruits get bumped up to 3 shortly after committing, and why somehow UNC's 2-3 star recruits all end up 4-stars after committing, haha.The fact that BC was also on this guy as well and with O'Brien's track-record of JuCo players here, I'm going to figure on this guy being a solid player. Might not be a 5-star game-changer, but I imagine he'll help depth and make some solid plays for us over the next few years.
12/1/2008 1:20:45 PM
12/1/2008 1:37:51 PM
Cato-Bishop.
12/1/2008 1:38:09 PM
http://www.newenglandrecruitingreport.com/news/article/368/CatoBishop-is-Two-Sport-Star.php
12/1/2008 1:38:44 PM
Ah, sorry. I thought he was coming out of high school.
12/1/2008 1:39:01 PM
12/1/2008 1:42:33 PM
^Post after that says 2 stars are generally just guys who haven't been evaluated yet but committed to a D-I school.
12/1/2008 1:43:18 PM
nm.[Edited on December 1, 2008 at 1:46 PM. Reason : ,]
12/1/2008 1:45:37 PM
12/1/2008 1:47:38 PM
Looks like Lawrance Academy is a Prep School so he should have 5 to play 4.[Edited on December 1, 2008 at 1:51 PM. Reason : oops]
12/1/2008 1:48:38 PM
PP claimed 3 to play 2, so I'm not sure what the deal is there.
12/1/2008 1:49:40 PM
PP says he's being recruited to play DE so I'll move him there.
12/1/2008 3:31:01 PM
Rivals says that Wake is after Jarvis Byrd and has offered. Yo Grobe back the fuck off! You should have already been on this guy after getting Alphonso Smith from there.Rivals also shows that, besides Boston College, Purdue, Stanford, Clemson, Nebraska were interested in Cato-Bishop.[Edited on December 1, 2008 at 6:05 PM. Reason : ]
12/1/2008 6:02:26 PM
probably plenty of others for basketball too
12/1/2008 6:13:01 PM
Whats the deal with Edwin Herbert???
12/1/2008 6:23:47 PM
He was committed to Tennessee before Fulmer was let go. So he decided to look around.
12/1/2008 6:55:22 PM
Yeah, i got that part, but how'd his visit go? How good is he? etc....
12/1/2008 7:32:01 PM
K, i looked this kid up, so for those of u who were wondering:Defensive tackleSan Francisco (CA) City College of San FranciscoHt: 6-foot-3Wt: 295 lbsForty: 4.81 secsBench max: 460 poundsClass: 2009 (Junior College) Rivals.com Rating: 5.8 (About)Position Ranking: NRRivals.com junior college top 100 2009 (29)
12/1/2008 7:37:00 PM
According to Rivals he is the 29th best JUCO prospect overall. Both Rivals and Scout have him as a 4* prospect. Holds offers from Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. He's a pretty big time recruit. Consider that LeRoy Burgess was only a 3* prospect and ranked the 69th best JUCO overall in 2008 and played significantly for us this year.Ah well you beat me to it. Many of the most successful programs find JUCOs that fill holes for them. Terrence Cody at Alabama is a prime example of this.[Edited on December 1, 2008 at 7:48 PM. Reason : ]
12/1/2008 7:45:50 PM
^plus he will enroll in january (in my opinion he would be on the 2 deep the second he stepped on campus)
12/1/2008 8:35:30 PM
Herbert had a good visit but isn't known to have committed on the visit. He seemed to be impressed with the school and commented on seeing the program on the rise and seeing a star in RW.Byrd seems a bit iffy to me right now. He has ties to Wake obviously with Smith there and I think he jumped on us because we were the first major program to offer. We really needed to get him here for the Miami game and I think that would have sealed the deal with him, but it was a noon game so he couldn't make it up for it. Hopefully the coaches sent him a video of the game or something or he's able to get down and at least see the school since he won't be able to see a game.After his visit to Wake he's still committed and said he liked Wake but still really wants to see State. Just odd that he couldn't come by here even after the game or for the 2nd half if he made it to Wake.
12/1/2008 8:39:18 PM
TOB needs to be like, "hey Grobe wtf are you doing contacting my commitments? i didn't keep calling Quan Rucker or Zach Thompson after they committed to you. now you've got my guy Jarvis considering cheating on me. well fuck you."
12/1/2008 8:50:58 PM
I'm sorry, but if Mr. Byrd committed to us and wants to play for someone else, he can take sorry behind over to winston-salem.Also, is there any chatter over who the silent verbal might be from this weekend?
12/1/2008 9:28:34 PM
oh there's a ton of chatter. nothing worth reading.
12/1/2008 9:29:16 PM
Welcome to the Pack Boogie!http://hamptonroads.com/2008/12/football-lake-taylors-mccray-commits-nc-state
12/1/2008 9:41:04 PM
Bryd's cousin is Alphonso Smith, so I'm sure he let the Wake coaches know about Byrd and they're coming around to offer now.
12/1/2008 9:44:05 PM
i think boogie has some grade(or score) issues to clear up first.
12/1/2008 9:51:01 PM
Boogie, thats got big time endorsement written all over it.Rivals says:Outside linebackerNorfolk (VA) Lake TaylorHt: 6-foot-2Wt: 190 lbsClass: 2009 (High School)Rivals.com Rating: 5.2Position Ranking: NRI liked him a lot better as a 205lb running back, but a switch to safety will probably do him good. Seems like he would have the speed for it if he put up those #'s @ RBHes listed @ ** and his only offer is from ODU[Edited on December 1, 2008 at 9:52 PM. Reason : ...]
12/1/2008 9:51:29 PM
im tired of waiting for this silent verbel, they need to release that shit now, i cant get any workdone, i keep hitting refresh every 5 minutes
12/1/2008 10:01:28 PM
Talks about how hard he's worked in the classroom. Also mentions that East Carolina, Marshall and Old Dominion were recruiting him.http://hamptonroads.com/2008/11/football-lake-taylors-mccray-making-grade-and-fieldReposting of an old article that I posted a few pages back. This article makes it seem as though we were the only one that offered.http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=rivals-250351&prov=rivals&type=lgns[Edited on December 1, 2008 at 10:03 PM. Reason : ]
12/1/2008 10:01:42 PM
Good story n all, but I hate hearing all these "football keeps me off the streets" bullshit stories. it seems like thats every football players story. and since hes a year behind, hes a year older than everyone else. im not sue how that affects his development. if hes a year more developed than the people hes playin with, and only a **? or maybe it makes him better when he gets here b/c hes more developed? who knows. I guess we just have to trust TOB. and they have him listed @ 210. Is he 190, 205, or 210? makes a big difference
12/1/2008 10:09:36 PM
12/1/2008 10:17:10 PM
A lot of good football players go unnoticed by the recruiting sites. Example of a story I read somewhere is this. Two players on the same HS team. Player A is better than Player B, but Player B's family has more money and is able to go to a bunch of the most well known combines in the region where all the big name scouts will be. Player A comes from a single parent home and can only attend a local camp or two. Player B is rated by Scout as a 5* player and is recruited by the big name schools (tOSU, USC, LSU, etc) and commits to one of them. Player A is a 2* player on Scout gets noticed by his local newspaper's press clippings that are seen by a couple of regional BCS level schools that aren't huge names nationally (Maryland, Pitt, Cincinnati, Rutgers) and gets offers from them. Player A while being the better football player doesn't have the means to getting noticed like Player B. Let's not downgrade a player just b/c he's got two stars by his name. Manny Lawson only had two stars by his name and went down as one of the best special teams/defensive players in school history.
12/1/2008 10:48:36 PM
^Agreed. There's simply no way recruiting sites can look at everyone. There's even a slimmer chance they can accurately assess the players they're looking at. I had a guy on my high school team who was an absolute star. He was a 6'5 WR that ran a legit 4.5 40. I still think he holds some state record for the most receiving yards in a single game (300+). But because he had to work when he wasn't playing football, he never got to go to any combines, bowls, etc.Sad, because he could've been a star. He tore it up at a AA school for a while, but got hurt and never recovered. Shame...Still ... getting a few 4 and 5 star players is never a bad thing. Not looking like we'll get many, if any, this year though.[Edited on December 1, 2008 at 11:02 PM. Reason : ]
12/1/2008 11:00:34 PM
Darryl Cato-Bishop was offered by Clemson, Rhode Island, and Providence to play hoops according to this link.http://www.dotnews.com/prepschooldream.htmlHis father was the first African American to get a scholarship and play for Kentucky's football team. He would play in the NFL also.[Edited on December 1, 2008 at 11:05 PM. Reason : ]
12/1/2008 11:01:09 PM
I'm stealing this from PP but whatever.Here are the starting lineups according to GoPack (ratings according to Scout) :Game Starters:MiamiPOS ## OFFENSELT 64 Fox, J. - JR 4*LG 74 Franklin, O. - RS-SO 2*C 55 Shannon, X. - RS-SR, transfer-in cannot find infoRG 70 Trump, A - RS-JR 4*RT 76 Rutledge, C. - JR 3*TE 18 Epps, D. - JR 4*QB 9 Marve, R. - SO 4*HB 2 Cooper, G. - SO 5*FB 30 Hill, P. - JR 3*WR 47 Byrd, L. - FR 3*WR 87 Jones, K. - RS-SR 2*POS ## DEFENSELE 90 Wesley, S. - JR 4*LT 91 Joseph, J. - RS-JR 3*RT 93 Hendricks, D. - RS-SR 4*RE 56 Robinson, M. - FR 4*SLB 50 Sharpton, D. - SR 3*MLB 3 Cook, G. - RS-SR 3*WLB 31 Spence, S. - FR 4*LCB 24 Grant, C. - JR 4*S 26 Reddick, A. - RS-SR 3*S 13 Hill, R. - JR 4*RCB 22 Johnson, B. - SR 4*NC StatePOS ## OFFENSELT 70 Vermiglio, J. - SO 2*LG 75 Bedics, J. - RS-SR 2* (first year on OL)C 58 Larsen, T. - RS-JR 2* (first year on OL)RG 60 Green, M. - RS-SR WORT 50 McCuller, J. - RS-JR 2*TE 83 Hill, A. - RS-SR 3*QB 16 Wilson, R. - RS-FR 2*HB 24 Brown, A. - RS-SR 4*FB 47 Gentry, T. - FR WOWR 5 Williams, J. - RS-SO 2*WR 13 Spencer, O. - SO 3*POS ## DEFENSEDE 91 Kuhn, M. - SO 3*DT 94 Willis Jr., K. - RS-SR 3*DT 49 Cash, A. - RS-JR 2*DE 97 Young, W. - RS-JR 3*SLB 34 Leonard, R. - RS-SR WOMLB 44 Michel, R. - RS-JR 2*WLB 56 Irving, N. - RS-SO 3*CB 33 George, K. - RS-JR WOS 14 Neal, J. - SR 4*S 31 Floyd, B. - JR WOCB 30 Gray, J. - RS-SR 2*Also consider that Miami was rotating their DL among 8 guys, with the 4 others being Marcus Forston (5*), Antonio Dixon (4*), Adewale Ojomo (4*) and Allen Bailey (5*).They also brought in Javarris James (4*), Leonard Hankerson (4*), Kayne Farquharson (5*) and Sam Shields (4*) on offense.
12/1/2008 11:15:01 PM
Might as well throw this one in there as well.UNC-CH (based on depth chart on Carolina Blue and Scout star rankings)QB : TJ Yates - 3*RB : Shaun Draughn - 3*FB : Bobby Rome - 2*TE : Richard Quinn - 3*WR : Hakeem Nicks - 4*WR : Brooks Foster - 3*OT : Kyle Jolly - 2*OT : Garrett Reynolds - 2*OG : Alan Pelc - 2*OG : Calvin Darity - 4*C : Lowel Dyer - WODE : EJ Wilson - 2*DE : Robert Quinn - 4*DT : Marvin Austin - 5*DT : Cam Thomas - 3*LB : Bruce Carter - 3*LB : Quan Sturdivant - 4*LB : Mark Paschal - 3*CB : Jordan Hemby - 3*CB : Kendric Burney - 3*S : Trimane Goddard - 4*S : Deunta Williams - 4*NC State (based on depth chart on Pack Pride and Scout star rankings)QB : Russell Wilson - 2*RB : Andre Brown - 4*FB : Taylor Gentry - WOTE : Anthony Hill - 3*WR : Owen Spencer - 3*WR : Jarvis Williams - 2*OT : Jake Vermiglio - 2*OT : Jeraill McCuller - 2*OG : John Bedics - 2* (converted from DL this year)OG : Meares Green - WOC : Ted Larsen - 2* (concerted from DL this year)DE : Willie Young - 3*DE : Markus Kuhn - 3*DT : Alan-Michael Cash - 2*DT : Keith Willis Jr - 3*LB : Nate Irving - 3*LB : Ray Michel - 2*LB : Robbie Leonard - WOCB : Jeremy Gray - 2*CB : Deandre Morgan - 3*S : JC Neal - 4*S : Clem Johnson - 2*
12/1/2008 11:16:53 PM
word is that Hans Rice has committed to State.
12/2/2008 10:20:14 AM
i just came back here to post that[Edited on December 2, 2008 at 10:21 AM. Reason : sdf]
12/2/2008 10:21:32 AM
w00t!
12/2/2008 11:31:04 AM
More info, please?
12/2/2008 11:37:30 AM
http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/a.z?s=178&p=8&c=1&nid=3467573
12/2/2008 11:47:34 AM