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Smoky Mountain State University V2 | Teambuilder Dynasty (NCAA 14)
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Re: Smoky Mountain State University V2 | Teambuilder Dynasty (NCAA 14)
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Re: Smoky Mountain State University V2 | Teambuilder Dynasty (NCAA 14)
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Re: Smoky Mountain State University V2 | Teambuilder Dynasty (NCAA 14)
Recruiting Classes 2019 Signing Class
2020 Signing Class 2021 Signing Class 2022 Signing Class 2023 Signing Class
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Re: Smoky Mountain State University V2 | Teambuilder Dynasty (NCAA 14)
2019 Signing Class What better way to start off this program then by talking about the first SMSU football Signing Class. I'm incredibly pleased with how well our staff recruited. Generally, recruiting rankings don't mean a thing... But, to fans they do. And when you're a new football program, or a program on the rise, a highly rated recruiting class is a great way to build hype around the program. Thankfully, this staff is full of great recruiters and we came away with a really highly rated Signing Class. In fact, ESPN ranked our class as the #35 class in the country. It was the #1 Signing Class among the Group 5 schools. It was also among the highest rated Group 5 Signing Classes of all time. I'd say that's a damn good way to build hype around this program. We signed a full class of 25 players. 21 of those players were 3* recruits and 4 of the players were 2* recruits. 4 of them we didn't have any contact with throughout the season... On Signing Day they just decided they wanted to join the Kodiak family. So, how'd we do it? How was our first Signing Class one of the highest rated Group 5 classes of all time? It was really simple. You're a brand new program, no proven players, so we plugged playing time. Obviously some of these kids will come in and start immediately. We also plugged the campus since we're in the heart of a huge tourist town. Finally, we told the players we recruited that they could come in and write their own legacy. Here, they won't be compared to anyone. But, when they come in and ball out, in 5-10 years people will be comparing incoming SMSU signees to players from this 1st Signing Class. They also get to write the history books for this program. They are the ones who can jump start this program and start our takeover. Those factors were key in how we were able to sign such a great class. This class helped fill a LOT of our needs. I'll break down the Signing Class by position. QB: We needed serious help here. There wasn't really a QB on the roster who could run the offense to its full potential. We run a Spread Option offense, which all but requires that you have a scrambling QB. That's something we really didn't have. So, we recruited and thankfully signed 3* JUCO athlete Tony Amos. Amos has a huge arm and will probably be on of the more athletic QB's in the country. However, he's not very accurate. His accuracy should improve over time with proper coaching and in game experience. So, this season may be a bit rough for him. But, mark my words, Amos will be a star. HB: We have a solid HB in Norris Blalock. He will be our starter as he will definitely be the most talented back on our team. We did bring in two guys who fit our offensive philosophy of speed. I love having fast, elusive players at QB, RB, and WR. Both 3* HB Jason Strong and 2* JUCO ATH Tauren Peters are fast, elusive backs. Both will provide an impact on our team this year. Strong will be our #2 back while Peters will be our Kick/Punt Returner. WR: We got 3 really good players. 3* Steven McDaniel (6'2, 199 lbs.), 3* Nick Brewer (6'4, 195 lbs.), and 3* Terrence Cole (5'10, 190 lbs.). All 3 are completely different receivers. McDaniel is the fastest of the three. Brewer will be a great go to guy on 3rd down as he's got great hands. Cole isn't a very polished receiver, but he's very athletic and elusive. Cole is the type of player who you give him the ball in space and he'll make big plays. Cole will be a good player in a couple years after he works on his catching and route running. On the other hand, Brewer, and McDaniel will make an immediate impact for us. TE: We got a massive 3* TE recruit in Joe Bush. When I say massive, I mean MASSIVE. Bush is 6'7, 260 lbs. Bush is incredibly athletic for his size, but he's not a polished player in any phase of the game. He's got decent hands, but everything else needs some work. Once he develops more, he will be a really big weapon for us. OT: At tackle we signed 2 players we really like. 3* JUCO Sophomore Caleb Newman (6'7, 323 lbs.) and 3* Scott Simmons (6'5, 285 lbs.). Both are considered better at Pass Blocking than Run Blocking. Newman will come in an start immediately while we'll probably redshirt Simmons this season. OG: At Guard we signed 2 players, 3* Joe Alvarez (6'5, 296 lbs.) and 2* Anthony Ryan (6'5, 280 lbs.). My staff and I really like the size of both of these guys. Alvarez is a better Pass Blocker than Run Blocker while there isn't much difference between Ryan's Pass Blocking and Run Blocking skills. Alvarez was a diamond in the rough find by our staff. He will more than likely come in and start from Day 1... That's almost unheard of... A True Freshman Lineman coming in and starting from Day 1 on campus. OC: We signed 2* Michael Hayford (6'6, 287 lbs.). Another OL with great size. Hayford is the only lineman that we signed who's a better Run Blocker than Pass Blocker. While Hayford was a great find for us, he will redshirt this season. DE: Ohhhhhhh man I love the DE's we signed. We signed 4 of them... Two of them will stay at DE while the other two will move to DT. 3* Matt Chase (6'3, 232 lbs.) and 3* Kenny Cannon (6'4, 235 lbs.) will stay at DE. 3* James Thompson (6'3, 272 lbs.) and 2* JUCO Sophomore Ross Newberry (6'3, 280 lbs.) will transition to DT. Chase and Cannon are going to be absolute stars. Thankfully, Thompson and Newberry have the size and skill set to play DT because we couldn't keep a DT interested in us to save our lives. That has to change in our 2017 Signing Class. LB: We signed 3 LB's... 2 OLB's and 1 MLB. At OLB we signed Andrew Baker (6'1, 213 lbs.) and 3* Ray Jones (6'2, 224 lbs.). At MLB we signed 3* Scott Thompson (6'1, 206 lbs.). Baker and Thompson are pretty undersized. I believe that's the reason a lot of Power 5 schools passed on them. If they both were 6'3, 220 lbs. I believe they would highly coveted by Power 5 schools. But, both of them will play big roles on our team moving forward as they're both very talented. Jones will probably be redshirted this season. CB: We're going to hit the secondary hard on the recruiting trail just about every season. Because with all of the pass happy Spread/Air Raid offenses, you need good cover corners. So, at CB we signed 3 players: Jamaal Jenkins (6'0, 179 lbs.), James Durbin (5'11, 197 lbs.), and Corey Neal (6'0, 182 lbs.). Jenkins will be an absolute star while Durbin and Neal have the potential to be really good players for us. What scares me is the 3 of them are the 3 most talented CB's on our roster. What scares me even more than that is the fact that the only other CB's on our roster are all Seniors. So, in our 2017 Class, we will desperately need to go after JUCO CB's. S: We signed 1 FS and 1 SS. At FS we signed 3* Shannon Lee (5'11, 180 lbs.) and at SS we signed 3* Kris Fordinal (6'1, 199 lbs.). Fordinal will be a star. We also really like Shannon Lee's potential at FS. We think he can develop and be a really good player for us. Fordinal will start at SS while Lee redshirts. ST: Finally, we needed to sign a Kicker. However, we signed the #13 Punter in the country in Tyler Livingston. His rating is laughable. I promise you he was easily one of the Top 5 Punters in the country. We love his potential at Kicker, so he'll transition from Punter to Kicker for us. All-in-all I believe we'll look back at this Signing Class in 4-5 years and be stunned by the impact these players made in our program. This is just the beginning of something special.
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