Where do we stand in recruiting?

[boatsandhoes]

Spots and people we are on? The sticky at the top looks a little out of date.

Gay?
Cooper- in
Odom- get him back from disaster
Bowie- trying to flip
Lenoir
a few others....

 

[msstate7]

Cooper just committed... get em back from who?

Gay and Bowie to state

 

[boatsandhoes]

Sry... I was thinking about Odom.

 

[msstate7]

Sry... I was thinking about Odom.

Hopefully we can get him back

 

[Philly Dawg]

Is this supposed to be a possibility?

 

[msstate7]

Is this supposed to be a possibility?

I'm a hearsay recruiting guy with no real insight, but i think he is in play

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

Lenoir is 0%. We're still in play for two tackles with USCe, Bowie, Odom, Gay, DB/WR from GA is a possibility. Those sound like the only uncommitted guys who we could grab on Wednesday

 

[Palos verdes]

Lenoir to Nebraska
Odom- who knows?
Bowie - State trending but he was with OM cronies last night I suppose. So ??
Gay - I'll believe it when I see it, but hopefully MSU.
Cooper - all Dawg, committed two days ago.
Helaire- likely LSU
Carty - likely SC
Rhoads - likely sticks with SC

CA kid Blosser for PWO - State, unless a P5 school from out west offers.

The rest are JUCO bound.

 

[TheStateUofMS]

To me Key Thompson is getting over shadowed by some de-commits and some ranking services. How ESPN says there's 16 better dual threat QBs than him, I'll never know. If he committed to LSU, he would no doubt have been a 5 star.

Anyway, our QB should be an absolute stud and if he was ranked properly, our team ranking would be higher.

Kinda the point some have made on this board, where only a couple of players can really bump a class. This is a prime example, but we all know what type of talent Key is.

We have a decent chance of closing with Bowie, Hyde-Edwards and Odom. We're gonna have another solid class. We have the best we could ask for at the most important position and the QB Whisperer. Everything's gonna be fine.

 

[KurtRambis4]

If key isn't

one of the top 5 QBs in hs right now according to recruiting "experts" then that tells me all I need to know about their opinion.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

I was watching something this morning on SECN about signing day and it showed our class according to ESPN. According to them we have 0 in th ESPN 300. They believe there are 300 better players in the country than Thompson and Hill. That should tell you about ESPNs recruiting knowledge

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

A dual threat quarterback gets more stars for signing with LSU or Bama than for being recruited by Dan Mullen.

 

[RocketDawg]

I was watching something this morning on SECN about signing day and it showed our class according to ESPN. According to them we have 0 in th ESPN 300. They believe there are 300 better players in the country than Thompson and Hill. That should tell you about ESPNs recruiting knowledge

I saw that too. Not sure what it tells about our recruiting prowess (I think we were 32nd in the country) or ESPN's knowledge, but we're not too good relative to the rest of the SEC if what they say is true. 13th, just above OM, if I saw it right. Did you notice that both Alabama and Georgia had 18 each in the Top 300?

I tend to agree with you though. If Alabama had the same recruits lined up that we have, they'd rate out a lot higher in ESPN's eyes.

 

[civildawg88]

Seems to me it's yet another bad OL year for us.

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

Seems to me it's yet another bad OL year for us.

Maybe in #s but I think Suggs and cooper and champion are all SEC caliber

 

[Bulldogg31]

Seems to me it's yet another bad OL year for us.

Not really, just need one or two more to be our best OL class under Mullen.

1. Tyre Phillips - (6'6, 350) #2 OGuard in JUCO. Road grader.

2. Tommy Champion- (6'5, 330) #5 OTackle in JUCO.

3. Cordavian Suggs- (6'6, 285) multiple P5 offers...UNC, Tennessee, VaTech, GaTech, others

4. Taekion Reed (6'4, 295), offers from Bama, Ole Miss. Need to hang on to him.

5. Josh Cooper (6'7, 355), another road grader, possible qualifier, possible Sign & Place.

6. Montravious Richardson (6'7, 305)
OT, athletic with upside. Offers from WVU and Oregon St.

So, a couple of ready-made guys, a couple of solid HS's, and a couple of developmental guys.

If we can get another one or two it's a really solid class.

 

[civildawg88]

Reed is a sign and place and most likely DL from all indications. JUCO OL are so hit and miss it's hard for me to put stock in any rankings for them. I mean rankin is the only one that seems to have worked out if I'm not mistaken and it took him almost a whole year to get going.

 

[civildawg88]

Cooper is a most likely sign and place as well and Richardson has no other P5 offers so it seems like he will need a couple of years to develop.

 

[Bulldogg31]

Cooper is a most likely sign and place as well and Richardson has no other P5 offers so it seems like he will need a couple of years to develop.

I hear ya, but this is a really physically big group of young men, and with OL you only need a couple to pan out for it to be a great haul.

 

[Bulldogg31]

Update: sounds like Reed enjoyed his visit to Oxford but will still be signing with State on Wed. Nice job fighting them off for this guy. They really went full-court press for him the last few weeks.

 

[mcdawg22]

A dual threat quarterback gets more stars for signing with LSU or Bama than for being recruited by Dan Mullen.

And considering who is starting the Pro Bowl it should be the opposite.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

Yeah, I saw that about UGA and UA. According to 247, UGA has 23 commits with 20 being 4/5 stars guys. Holy hell.

 

[msstate7]

Yeah, I saw that about UGA and UA. According to 247, UGA has 23 commits with 20 being 4/5 stars guys. Holy hell.

Check out Ohio state's... 19 commits with 18 4 or 5*s (5 5*s) and the only non-4 and 5* being a 3* kicker. Their avg recruit ranking is 95.2... best since '01. Bama's this year is 92.88.

 

[Hoover Dawg]

Civildawg88 I'm glad someone else can notice this glaring weakness. It will once again be our Achilles heel next year, and probably 2018 too, when we are building to a peak. It'll be the difference in contending and not.

With Jackie it was QB, with Mullen it's OL. Always something. People think you're being negative, but it's simply calling a spade a spade. I will say that if we are 10-2 and bitching about the OL in 2018, that's a pretty good spot to be.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

Good God

 

[Bulldogg31]

Civildawg88 I'm glad someone else can notice this glaring weakness. It will once again be our Achilles heel next year, and probably 2018 too, when we are building to a peak. It'll be the difference in contending and not.

With Jackie it was QB, with Mullen it's OL. Always something. People think you're being negative, but it's simply calling a spade a spade. I will say that if we are 10-2 and bitching about the OL in 2018, that's a pretty good spot to be.

Yes, well every silver lining DOES have its cloud.

 

[57stratdawg]

I hear you, but we averaged 230 rush yards per game last year and should easily have one of the best offenses in the SEC in 2017.

Our offesnes success is dependenat on QB execution. Hevesy OL are the ultimate 5 out of 10.

 

[Dogariffic]

Rhoads is at the top of my list!!

 

[coach66]

Wouldn't get my hopes up for any more good news on OL.

nm

 

[lanceharbor7]

Check out Ohio state's... 19 commits with 18 4 or 5*s (5 5*s) and the only non-4 and 5* being a 3* kicker. Their avg recruit ranking is 95.2... best since '01. Bama's this year is 92.88.

There was an article about OSU's 2013 class recently where they may have up to 7 First Round draft picks from just that recruiting class. Dear Dan, please call your former boss for some pointers.

 

[DawgatAuburn]

What's he going to say?

"Hey Dan, to recruit better, you should have a top 10 national program with tons of history. Get your enrollment over 50,000 and be the undisputed king of your state, which, by the way, needs to upgrade its population to be in the top 10. Be one of the top two kings of your conference, and have all the national media fawning all over you as much as possible. Do that, and you should be able to reel in a pile of 4 and 5 stars. Good luck!"

 

[NCDawg.sixpack]

Civildawg88 I'm glad someone else can notice this glaring weakness. It will once again be our Achilles heel next year, and probably 2018 too, when we are building to a peak. It'll be the difference in contending and not.

With Jackie it was QB, with Mullen it's OL. Always something. People think you're being negative, but it's simply calling a spade a spade. I will say that if we are 10-2 and bitching about the OL in 2018, that's a pretty good spot to be.

I totally agree, and due to Mullen's devoted friendship, this is not likely to change as long as he is head coach.

 

[maroonmania]

Why would we ever??