RFL 2009 Recruiting Thread

[Karlifornia]

Originally Posted by DeToxRox

With the struggles at finding an ideal QB for the spread at UM, I may have to make an overhaul of the offense next season. I can find pocket passers, but good scramblers is rough.

Can a coach get fired in an online dynasty?

[Sun Tzu]

no

[Sun Tzu]

only pumpy

[Pumpy Tudors]

Originally Posted by Sun Tzu

only pumpy

I am so fucking done.

[Galaxy]

We added another piece to our defense, signing the sixth-best cornerback in the country in Niles, Michigan's Justin Lopez. A five-star recruit with speed (4.33).

[Radii]

3* DT Elgin Edwards hard commits to Georgia Tech this week. Nice, but meh, not the week I wanted in recruiting.

4* FS Eric Garcia hard commits to Florida, jumping over both Clemson and myself to steal him away.

[Karlifornia]

Originally Posted by Radii

4* FS Eric Garcia hard commits to Florida, jumping over both Clemson and myself to steal him away.

Darn...I really wanted him. I knew it was going to take some luck to steal him away from you....but Florida!?! Talk about a dark horse....

[Sun Tzu]

Penn State signs two 4* recruits this week.

HB Alfred Arrington - Arrington is the #41 overall ranked player in the country and the #4 HB. He has a great combination of size, speed, and agility. Since I already have 2 freshmen backs and two sophomore backs, I expect he will get redshirted his first year. Indiana was his #1 school until this last week when we brought him in for a visit during our game against the Hoosers. Arrington will be the highest ranked recruit to be signed by a human team, as the top 3 other backs were already signed by the CPU.

WR Sean Jackson - Jackson is the #85 overall ranked player in the country and the #9 Wideout. He stands 6'2 and runs a 4.31 40 yard dash. His hands definitely need to develop so he will also more than likely redshirt his first year.

[bignej]

5 more recruits for Ohio State which puts us at 16! I wrote up a more detailed entry but it didnt post

[Kodos]

We got a punter! The best punter in the country!

Oh well. It's better than nothing.

[Galaxy]

We snagged a five-star and four-star athlete this week!

Chad Collins, ATH, 5-Star 36/4
Tallmadge, OH 6’2’’/190 lbs.
40-Time: 4.37 Bench: 360 lbs. Squat: 535 lbs.
Awar: A+ Agility: B + Acceleration: A Stamina: A-

Joe Warren, ATH, 4-Star 38/5
Lower Barrell, PA 6’1’’/184 lbs.
40-Time: 4.41 Bench: 325 Squat: 510
Awar: A+ Agility: B Acceleration: B+ Stamina: B+

[Sun Tzu]

Whoa...an "ATH" that didn't sign with OSU?

Weird

[Galaxy]

Originally Posted by Sun Tzu

Whoa...an "ATH" that didn't sign with OSU?

Weird

Actually, we have been pretty competitive with Ohio State. We stole some from him (Barnett, Grisby, ect.), and he's snagged a few guys we wanted (Drew, ect.).

Does cutting players hurt your rep at all?

[bignej]

Weve pretty much landed all the guys we want so far and the rest are bonuses. Galaxy, You did steal Grisby but I like to think I gave Barnett to you since I already had 2 committed OLB

[Galaxy]

Originally Posted by bignej

Weve pretty much landed all the guys we want so far and the rest are bonuses. Galaxy, You did steal Grisby but I like to think I gave Barnett to you since I already had 2 committed OLB

Hey, we take what we can get. However, outside of Barnett, Drew, and Grisby, I don't think we really competed with each other too much (or at least going after certain prospects hard) at this point.

[Kodos]

Indiana added a 4* OLB to our class. Some compensation for the 5* guy we lost out on.

[Sun Tzu]

Penn State has a huge first week of off-season recruiting. We jump from the 29th recruiting class all the way to 6th. Here are our signees.

5* OLB Akeem Washington (2/13)
AWR  SPD  TAK   OVR
 A+   B-   B-    B-
Akeem definetely keeps helps keep PSU going as Linebacker U. 
He'll be a major staple in the defense over the next 4 years.

4* QB Marcus Castillo (8/89)
AWR  THP  THA  OVR
 A    B+   B    C+
With only 1 returning QB this year, Marcus will battle it out for the 
starting position this next year with 2 other Freshmen 4* QB's.

4* FS Chris Espinosa (5/94)
AWR  PRC  JMP  OVR
 A+   C+   B    C+
Chris will also fight for a starting position this next year, 
depending on his zone coverage ratings.

4* QB Brandon Massey (11/103)
AWR  THP  THA  OVR
 A-   B+   B-   C+
Brandon is 4* QB #2 this year, and will fight for a starting spot in 2009.

4* T David Bell (9/122)
AWR  STR  IBL  OVR
 B+   B+   A    C+
David joins #8 T Matt Pruit who was signed earlier this year. He's pretty damn 
strong, and hopefuly will open up some holes for the running game in a few years.

4* ATH Matt Bates (19/264)
AWR  THP  THA  OVR
 A+   B+   B    C
Matt is a surprisingly good Quarterback coming out at the Athlete position. 
He will battle it out with the other 2 4* QB's for the starting position.

2* FB Jeff Johnson (19/1722)
STR  SFA  SPD  OVR
 C-   C-   B-   D+
We don't use a FB all that often, but we have zero returning FB's 
this year so Jeff is almost garaunteed to start in his freshman year.

[DeToxRox]

F you about Castillo. He would've been a nice addition to the Wolverines. Bates looked good but I needed other guys week 1 to do visits with so I pushed him away.

[Sun Tzu]

He'll remind you of that next near when he drops 400 on you

[DeToxRox]

Michigan has a huge week 1 as well, nabbing eight four star commits:

4* ATH Graham Workman (8/116)
Looks like he'll be a guy who comes in and competes at WR. Has good speed (A-) and jumping ability (A-). Awareness is lacking but he could also line up at DB.

4* DE Jeremy Downs (18/126)
Downs is our third four star DE in this class. He is a solid pass rusher with good speed for a big man (B-). With the lack of depth on our DL this is a big pickup.

4* WR John Singletary (13/128)
Singletary is an ideal possession WR with solid speed (B+), but he has awesome awareness (A) and solid hands (B). Could see time right away for the Wolverines.

4* RB Karl Dowdell (20/159)
Dowdell has amazing awareness (A+), good speed (A-) and good acceleration (A-). He will probably benefit from a RS before competing for some solid playing time in a loaded Wolverine backfield.

4* OLB Leon Rodriguez (23/171)
Rodriguez has solid speed (B+), amazing awareness (A+) and he can rush the passer. He is a diamond in the rough for this class. I think he can be a legit player even as a freshman.

4* T Jeremy Burke (16/191)
Burke is another kid with amazing awareness (A+) who has B's across the board in blocking. Should help out right away on an undermanned and young Michigan OL.

4* T Brandon Davis (17/219)
Davis is another kid with amazing awareness (A+) with B's across the board in blocking. He looks better then Burke, but isn't as highly touted. Both kids plan on being bookends for the Wolverine OL in the future.

4* OLB Jason Hamilton (12/48)
Hamilton was a big get for us as he possesses good speed (B+), good awareness (A) and awesome pursuit for a kid (B). He gives us our third OLB in our class.

Breakdown of commits:

QB - 0
RB - 1
WR - 1
TE - 0
OT - 2
OG - 0
OC - 0
DE - 3
DT - 0
OLB - 3
MLB - 0
DB - 1
ATH - 1

Total - 12

We now sit as the #5 class in the Nation.

[Radii]

Georgia Tech had a pretty good week 1:

4* HB Jason Russell (#33 HB)

4* G Bryan Watkins (#11 G)

4* HB Hakim Veach (#18 HB)

3* ATH Victor Dailey (#20 ATH)

3* DE Tony Perry (#64 DE)

3* DE Wayne Larsen (#81 DE)

3* WR Pat Whaley (#41 WR)


All committed this week. We're up to 8 4* recruits and 6 3* recruits, currently sitting with the #8 recruiting class in the nation.

[Kodos]

IU moves up to the 35th best class with two 4 stars, six 3 stars, a 2 star punter, and 1 star kicker.

[Galaxy]

We signed our first player in the off-season recruiting stage, in 4-star FS Anthony Moss. We still hold the second best class in the nation (we have 6 5-star recruits, the most in the country).

Does cutting players have an impact on your ability to recruit? What if you signed someone, with a promise, but cut them at some point?

[DeToxRox]

Michigan adds one more commit this week:

4* ATH Greg Parks (14/203)
Projects as a WR or a DB. We can use athletes all over the field so who knows where he winds up. Still, like the options it gives us.

[Kodos]

Originally Posted by Galaxy

We signed our first player in the off-season recruiting stage, in 4-star FS Anthony Moss. We still hold the second best class in the nation (we have 6 5-star recruits, the most in the country).

Does cutting players have an impact on your ability to recruit? What if you signed someone, with a promise, but cut them at some point?

That means CERTAIN DOOM.

[Sun Tzu]

Penn State gets 3 more recruits to sign on the dotted line this week. I'm not at home so I don't know the exact specs for each recruit.

We signed 2 OT's and another QB, all of which were 4* recruits. That puts me at 4 QB's and 4 OT's. We now have the #8, #9 (JUCO), #10, and #16 tackles in the nation.

[MacroGuru]

Originally Posted by Sun Tzu

Penn State gets 3 more recruits to sign on the dotted line this week. I'm not at home so I don't know the exact specs for each recruit.

We signed 2 OT's and another QB, all of which were 4* recruits. That puts me at 4 QB's and 4 OT's. We now have the #8, #9 (JUCO), #10, and #16 tackles in the nation.

I think I was trying to swing the 4* QB to BYU, guess that didn't happen...

[Sun Tzu]

Yeah, sorry man. I think I had either 1, or possibly even 0 returning QB's this year.

[Galaxy]

Originally Posted by Kodos

That means CERTAIN DOOM.

Ok...........................

[Kodos]

I'd cut a couple of the 5 star guys just to show everyone that you mean business.

[Galaxy]

Originally Posted by Kodos

I'd cut a couple of the 5 star guys just to show everyone that you mean business.

We need them.

I just wanted to know the impact of cutting and making promises that you can't deliver does to recruiting during the regular season.

[Galaxy]

Originally Posted by MacroGuru

I think I was trying to swing the 4* QB to BYU, guess that didn't happen...

Hopefully you'll be able to recruit a little better this coming season since your team prestige (and I'm guessing some of your recruiting attributes are better as well) is higher, and you'll have a full season to recruit. Another nice part is being in the Mountain West Conference, the talent level that you'll need to compete for the conference title isn't quite the same as a BCS Conference.

[Radii]

No new recruits for Georgia Tech in week 3, dropping us from #8 to #9 in the recruiting class rankings. i have a few guys left that I am really hoping I can land before we're done here.

[Sun Tzu]

Penn State signed only 1 new recruit this week.

4* (JUCO) WR Zach Wright (22/199) 6'1 199
SPD  ACC  AWR  OVR  
 A    B+   A+   C+

Zach will be taking KR/PR duties over. He ran a 4.26 which makes him among the fastest players in this years class.

Penn State currently has the #4 recruiting class in the nation with 8 scholarships still available.

[Radii]

Georgia Tech adds 3* CB Jake Moore to its list of recruits, a speedy corner with average cover skills.

We've got a few guys visiting this week and expect to land a few players next week if all goes well, including a key for the option offense, a decent scrambling QB.

[Kodos]

Everyone is terrified following our lone addition this round, a 1 star FB. Quake in fear, you underlings!

[Pumpy Tudors]

I haven't checked the post-Week 3 results yet, but Minnesota is stocking up on receivers. We're going to air it out in Minneapolis this year! Sure, lots of passes will be dropped or intercepted, but we're still gonna throw the ball. GO GOPHERS!

[Karlifornia]

Originally Posted by Kodos

Everyone is terrified following our lone addition this round, a 1 star FB. Quake in fear, you underlings!

I added a 1-star punter..and he's now the only one on the roster. Gonna have to rely on the offense, I guess

[Galaxy]

Notre Dame snagged two Texans going into Week 5 of the off-season signing period.

J.T. Campanella, ATH, 4-Star 215/15
Freeport, Texas 6’2’’/186 lbs.
40 Time: 4.29 Bench: 271 Squat: 500
Awar: A+ Agility: B- Acceleration: A- Stamina: B

Kenneth Watkins, QB (Balanced), 3-Star 351/23
Sugar Land, Texas 6’2’’/187 lbs.
40 Time: 4.78 Bench: 241 Squat: 385
Awar: B+ Agility: D Acceleration: C Stamina: B-
Throwing Power: A Throwing Accuracy: C+

[Sun Tzu]

Penn State nabbed 2 more kids this week, bringing our total count to 18.

4* CB Gary Scott (18/195) 6'1 173
SPD  MCV  ZCV  AWR  OVR  Dash
 B    B-   B    A+   C+  4.46

3* ATH Brock Jenkins (36/520) 6'0 203
SPD  PRS  ACC  AWR  OVR  Dash
 A    A-   B+   A+   C   4.24

Scott will more than likely play Nickel Corner if anything else...mostly a depth sign, as he's just too slow to start regularly. Jenkins is a burner that will find a spot either as a Corner, KR/PR, or Z back. We jumped from the #4 class in the nation to #3. We now have one 5* signee, 14 4* signees, and one each of 3*, 2*, & 1*.

[Kodos]

Final recruiting class ratings for 2008.

[Galaxy]

Our final results:

Our recruiting class so far:

Two numbers #/# indicted national overall Rank/national positional rank.


Josh Grisby, CB (Balanced), 5-Star 5/1
Prichard, Alabama 6’0’’/181 lbs.
40-Time: 4.18 Bench: 259 lbs. Squat: 525 lbs.
Awar: A+ Agility: B Acceleration: A- Stamina: B

Kareem Thompson, SS (Hard Hitter), 5-Star 8/1
Indio, California 6’2’’/185 lbs.
40-Time: 4.39 Bench: 342 lbs. Squat: 610 lbs.
Awar: A+ Agility: B Acceleration: B Stamina: A

Anthony Barnett, OLB (Run Stopper), 5-Star 10/1
Barberton, Ohio 6’1’’/224 lbs.
40-Time: 4.54 Bench: 396 lbs. Squat: 595 lbs.
Awar: A+ Agility: B - Acceleration: B Stamina: B+

Andy Doolin, OLB (Balanced), 5-Star 22/4
Spring, Texas 6’1’’/209 lbs.
40-Time: 4.33 Bench: 378 lbs. Squat: 520 lbs.
Awar: A+ Agility: B Acceleration: B Stamina: B+

Justin Lopez, CB (Balanced), 5-Star 35/6
Niles, Michigan 5’10’’/167 lbs.
40-Time: 4.33 Bench: 277 lbs. Squat: 415 lbs.
Awar: A+ Agility: A- Acceleration: A Stamina: B-

Chad Collins, ATH, 5-Star 36/4
Tallmadge, OH 6’2’’/190 lbs.
40-Time: 4.37 Bench: 360 lbs. Squat: 535 lbs.
Awar: A+ Agility: B + Acceleration: A Stamina: A-

Joe Warren, ATH, 4-Star 38/5
Lower Barrell, PA 6’1’’/184 lbs.
40-Time: 4.41 Bench: 325 Squat: 510
Awar: A+ Agility: B Acceleration: B+ Stamina: B+

Tate Moore, DT (Balanced), 4-Star 190/9
West Point, Utah 6’5’’/265 lbs.
40-Time: 5.03 Bench: 432 lbs. Squat: 580 lbs.
Awar: A Agility: D- Acceleration: B Stamina: C+

J.T. Campanella, ATH, 4-Star 215/15
Freeport, Texas 6’2’’/186 lbs.
40 Time: 4.29 Bench: 271 Squat: 500
Awar: A+ Agility: B- Acceleration: A- Stamina: B

Trey Herring, ATH, 4-Star 228/16
San Dimas, California 6’3’’/209 lbs.
40-Time: 4.41 Bench: 235 lbs. Squat: 450 lbs.
Awar: A+ Agility: B Acceleration: A Stamina: B

Anthony Moss, FS (Balanced), 4-Star 256/17
Mishawaka, Indiana 6’0’’/210 lbs.
40-Time: 4.39 Bench: 313 lbs. Squat: 415 lbs.
Awar,: A Agility: B+ Acceleration: B Stamina: B

Kenneth Watkins, QB (Balanced), 3-Star 351/23
Sugar Land, Texas 6’2’’/187 lbs.
40 Time: 4.78 Bench: 241 Squat: 385
Awar: B+ Agility: D Acceleration: C Stamina: B-
Throwing Power: A Throwing Accuracy: C+

Gary Humphrey, WR, (Balanced), 3-Star 705/104
Palm Bay, Florida 6'3''/193 lbs.
40 Time: 4.35 Bench: 241 Squat: 385
Awar: B+ Agility: B Acceleration: B Stamina: B

Position Changes of Incoming Freshman:
J. T Campanella-HB (74)
Chad Collins-RE (77)
Andy Doolin moved from ROLB to LOLB (79)
Trey Herring-ROLB (70)
Joe Warren-FS (82)

Final ratings of the rest our class:
Watkins, QB (71)
Humphrey, WR (69)
Moore, DT (71)
Barnett, ROLB (81)
Grigsby, CB (82)
Lopez, CB (79)
Moss, FS (72)
Thurman, SS (81)


I plan on red-shirting a handful of recruits.

[Sun Tzu]

Here are the final overall ratings for my recruits. Starters are in bold. Additional starters may be possible, but we wont know for sure until after we see the training results of the returning players.

5* OLB Akeem Washington - 80
4* WR (JUCO) Zach Wright - 77
4* T Nick Martindale - 77
4* HB Alfred Arrington - 77
4* T (JUCO) David Bell - 76
4* T Eddie Dixon - 75
4* QB Marcus Castillo - 75
4* CB Gary Scott - 75
4* FS Chris Espinosa - 74
4* WR Sean Jackson - 74
3* CB (ATH Convert) Brock Jenkins - 74
3* WR Jeff Harris - 74
4* QB (ATH Convert) Matt Bates - 73
4* T Matt Pruit - 73
4* DE Travis Walker - 73
4* QB Brandon Massey - 73
4* QB Jeff Mark - 72
4* C Caleb Howard - 70
3* WR (JUCO) Aaron Miller - 69
3* SS Dylan Castillo - 64
2* DT George Burley - 62
2* CB (JUCO) Cameron Hall - 57
2* FB Jeff Johnson - 56
1* FB Jake Mannning - 54

Hey DeTox - What was Goss's final OVR rating?