7/17 Update: Going into a huge weekend I made some moves. Blue highlights are guys who have publicly said at one point that they were coming this weekend. Some were a few weeks ago though so if something changed I wouldn’t know. Nixon got a CB from a Georgia guy so I will move him up because there is a chance he could pull the trigger to get in front of Patterson’s August 1st decision (although if I had to pick now for Patterson it’d be Duke). Hamlin is a wild card, the most likely scenario is he comes up this weekend and leaves still uncommitted planning to take officials and I move him back down to Very Good Chance next week, but at this moment in time I’m keeping him up there as a possibility bc I have this feeling. I expect Brown and Toney to commit. I think I saw a headline that said Ferns can’t make it due to family obligations elsewhere. I have heard nothing on Dioubate coming this weekend. I moved Pryts down even more bc (and yes I will call myself out on this and say it is creepy but hey it’s out there so why not know it) his gf just decided she was going to Kent State which is only 2 hours from Columbus. Valentin would be on commit watch if he got an offer. I think Fuller is trending too hard to the Buckeyes. The good news there though is it would be unlikely for OSU to take Fuller, Pryts, and Hamlin. I have read they can only take one or two more DBs.
The 2017 list of visitors is even more insane (again most of these names are from a public source from a few weeks ago and some of these guys aren’t confirmed within the last few days; namely Johnson probably isn’t coming. Ones I’ve seen confirmed recently in Blue). Johnson, Wade, Kaindoh, Hill, Ford, Hansard, Adams, Spence, Jeter, Thorpe, Lugg, Roberts, Rivers, Hainsey, Malone-Hatcher, Barber, Neal, & Wade-Perry. Maybes are: Wilson, Thomas, Singleton, Vilain, & Young. Can't find anything on Webb but we lead there. I think Hainsey commits and wouldn’t be surprised if we get more 2017 commits than 2016 commits. I could see Kaindoh, Hill, Ford, Hansard, Thorpe, or Roberts just knowing this is the spot for them and deciding to get in on the ground floor in 2017.
Micah Parsons will be there again from 2018. I expect he’ll be the number 1 player in PA in 2018 and a big time guy nationally. He’s been to campus many times already.
Commit Watch:
4* WR Nixon, 4* CB Hamlin, 4* OLB Brown, 4/3* OLB Hansford, 3* OLB Toney
Very Good Chance:
4* LB Ferns, 4* DL Dioubate, 4* DE Betiku, 3* S/OLB Hudson, JC DT Chavis
In The Battle:
4* WR Diggs, 4* ATH Fuller, 4* S Pryts, 4/3* G Valentin, 3* OT Niang, 3* WR Patterson, 3* OT Adams, JC DT Tanielu
Work Left To Do:
5* DT Gary, 4* WR Smothers, 4* TE Farrell
Have To Get Really Lucky:
4* OT Williams, 4* OG Davis, 4* TE Upshur, 4* WR Corley, 3* CB Rene, 3* DT Kamara, 3* DT Wheeler
My opinion on where we stand with recruits based on rumors, where the coaching staff has made serious effort, offers, tweets (sometimes) and gut feeling. My categories(and their meanings) are Commit Watch (changed from Locks as to not offend recruiting gods), Very good chance(we sit very well with the recruit and are either the leader or perceived leader), In the Battle(We have a good shot and are equal to others or just slightly behind), Work left to do(there is another perceived leader or little information known on recruits intentions), Have to get really lucky(small chance to little to none; including no longer recruiting).
The 2017 list of visitors is even more insane (again most of these names are from a public source from a few weeks ago and some of these guys aren’t confirmed within the last few days; namely Johnson probably isn’t coming. Ones I’ve seen confirmed recently in Blue). Johnson, Wade, Kaindoh, Hill, Ford, Hansard, Adams, Spence, Jeter, Thorpe, Lugg, Roberts, Rivers, Hainsey, Malone-Hatcher, Barber, Neal, & Wade-Perry. Maybes are: Wilson, Thomas, Singleton, Vilain, & Young. Can't find anything on Webb but we lead there. I think Hainsey commits and wouldn’t be surprised if we get more 2017 commits than 2016 commits. I could see Kaindoh, Hill, Ford, Hansard, Thorpe, or Roberts just knowing this is the spot for them and deciding to get in on the ground floor in 2017.
Micah Parsons will be there again from 2018. I expect he’ll be the number 1 player in PA in 2018 and a big time guy nationally. He’s been to campus many times already.
Commit Watch:
4* WR Nixon, 4* CB Hamlin, 4* OLB Brown, 4/3* OLB Hansford, 3* OLB Toney
Very Good Chance:
4* LB Ferns, 4* DL Dioubate, 4* DE Betiku, 3* S/OLB Hudson, JC DT Chavis
In The Battle:
4* WR Diggs, 4* ATH Fuller, 4* S Pryts, 4/3* G Valentin, 3* OT Niang, 3* WR Patterson, 3* OT Adams, JC DT Tanielu
Work Left To Do:
5* DT Gary, 4* WR Smothers, 4* TE Farrell
Have To Get Really Lucky:
4* OT Williams, 4* OG Davis, 4* TE Upshur, 4* WR Corley, 3* CB Rene, 3* DT Kamara, 3* DT Wheeler
My opinion on where we stand with recruits based on rumors, where the coaching staff has made serious effort, offers, tweets (sometimes) and gut feeling. My categories(and their meanings) are Commit Watch (changed from Locks as to not offend recruiting gods), Very good chance(we sit very well with the recruit and are either the leader or perceived leader), In the Battle(We have a good shot and are equal to others or just slightly behind), Work left to do(there is another perceived leader or little information known on recruits intentions), Have to get really lucky(small chance to little to none; including no longer recruiting).
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