2022 Recruiting Class Thread
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It's great info from Ryan Snyder but my only regret is that it gives our masochist fans a reason to jump if the predictions don't work out to perfection. Then again, there is some upside in that scenario, as well. 😉
Remember, it's just kids playing catch in shorts, but still...
Simmons is solid. Good to see Allar crack that top 5.
The USC QB seems to be the big surprise so far. Ewers is Ewers. Klubnik is really, really good and probably overlooked by Ewers who plays nearby. Don't know as much about Walker Howard, but he has great reports. That's a really solid group to be in.
I believe tomorrow the 7 on 7 @ Elite 11 begins and then you will see QBs challenged a bit more. There will be more separation between QBs. This year there were no lineman competitions @ Elite 11.
Looking for more fireworks today at 4:00.
Depends on who is making the statement I suppose. Bill Walsh talked about Joe Montana’s methodical drops as a thing of beauty. SI? Who the F knows.
One from our very own Ryan Snyder.
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Drops shouldn't be as important in college where the QB is often in the shotgun unless you are Wisconsin.
Zane Durant trending good guys on 247 as well. Noice.
Trib HSSN Preseason WPIAL Football All-Star team: Tyreese Fearbry, Perry
Jerry DiPaola, The Tribune-Review, Greensburg
Fri, July 2, 2021, 12:01 PM
Jul. 2—The Tribune-Review and the TribLive High School Sports Network are profiling each member of the 25-player Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star team. The players will be recognized July 22 during HSSN Media Day at Kennywood Park.
When Tyreese Fearbry stands next to Pat Narduzzi — and you can bet Pitt's coach hopes that happens every day for the next four years — the height difference is stunning.
Please make note, Narduzzi played college football, so he's not a small man.
So, when Fearbry is asked what makes him such a coveted recruit — Rivals.com lists 19 college scholarship offers, 13 from the Power 5 — Fearbry has a ready answer.
"My height," he said, without any attempt at bravado. "Not a lot of guys in the City League are 6-5, 225, moving like I can off that edge."
Fearbry is a rising senior defensive end at Perry Traditional Academy and the No. 1 recruit among WPIAL and City League players, according to the Tribune-Review and Rivals. He's No. 13 in the state in what looks like a good year for Pennsylvania prospects.
Fearbry's final choices are Penn State, Pitt, Auburn and Kentucky.
"They're all great schools. They all put guys in the league," he said.
He said he'll end the suspense Sunday — the 4th of July — when he posts a commitment video on social media. This is Pittsburgh, after all, so expect some fireworks.
Fearbry's athleticism and size are obvious, but his popularity among college recruiters also has plenty to do with what happened last weekend, something rooted in other parts of his body — his head and his heart.
He was on a recruiting trip to Auburn but was eager to get back to Pittsburgh where his 7-on-7 team was playing in a tournament on Pitt's South Side practice fields.
He was respectful of Auburn's invitation and stayed until Sunday, just as most recruits do. Only he didn't go straight home.
"He came straight to the passing camp," Perry coach Darnell "Pepsi" Farrow said. "We were getting ready to play Massillon. We held the game for him to get there."
"I was determined," Fearbry said. "My team was doing pretty good. I felt like being there for my team would help even more. I'm just a team player."
"He caught the game-winner for the championship," Farrow said. "He made several tough catches. He made a couple passes. He showed the way he moves is very unique."
Fearbry projects to either a defensive end or outside linebacker in college, but he played middle linebacker on the 7-on-7 team. Farrow couldn't believe what he saw.
"He dropped back into the deep part of the middle of the field and almost took away the corner route," Farrow said. "He did it in front of the Pitt coaches. It was amazing to see a guy 6-5 move that way."
Fearbry said his recruitment has become "pedal to the metal" now that it's approaching the end. He expects schools to keep calling after he verbally commits, but he will be focused on something else.
"I'm trying to enroll early so whoever comes doesn't affect me," he said. "I'm still going to ball the same way."
Fearbry and Farrow are eagerly anticipating the 2021 City League season, especially after the covid-19 pandemic shortened Perry's 2020 to five games. He registered five sacks and an untold number of half-sacks, according to Farrow.
The City League appears to gaining a bit of traction with college recruiters after Pitt signed Westinghouse defensive end Dayon Hayes last year. Brashear junior linebacker Ta'Mere Robinson has received 11 Power 5 offers.
Farrow said Narduzzi first noticed Fearbry when he attended a Perry-Westinghouse game two years ago to look at Hayes. There, he noticed this 6-5 kid during warmups.
That night triggered Fearbry's recruitment. The 6-5 kid took it from there.
"He might be in the weight room and he gets 1,001 calls and the kids are messing with him about it," Farrow said. "He was virtually a nobody, and he woke up one morning and the country wanted him."
Tyreese Fearbry
Perry
Senior
6-5/225
DE/WR
Committed to: Uncommitted
Stars: Four
Division I offers: Finalists Penn State, Pitt, Auburn, Kentucky. Also, Arizona State, Boston College, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Coastal Carolina, Indiana, Kent State, Miami (Fla.), Michigan State, Missouri, South Carolina, Syracuse, Toledo, West Virginia, Western Michigan
2020 stats: 5 sacks in 5 games
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More CBs and FCs coming in for DL Zane Durant to PSU. We're not there yet, but Ryan called it. Miami and Auburn were in hot pursuit. If it pans out, what a nice, unexpected boost to the DL. Curious if we have him pegged for SDE or 3-tech DT.
Bet he goes to Pitt. I never saw anything connecting him to Penn State.
Allar No. 5 on this list, so far.
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247 insider Steve Wiltfong has FLIPPED his crystal ball from Pitt to Penn State for 4
247 insider Steve Wiltfong has FLIPPED his crystal ball from Pitt to Penn State for 4DE Tyreese Fearbry! Confidence level of 6. He will announce his commitment tomorrow. #WeAre
Definitely needs to add some weight to be an effective multi-faceted DE in the Big Ten. Good potential as a speed rusher off the end, though.
IIRC, there was quite a bit of talk about how well his visit to PSU went a few weeks back.
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I read an article where he was playing MLB @ a recent 7 vs 7 on PITT's practice field and showed strong cover skills as well as strong receiving skills. No doubt he has great athleticism and should, after a redshirt year, become a major contributor. Also plans to enroll in January.
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