Thamks 94deac for all the good recruiting info on the Deacs. I live in a Carolina town and news about Wake is scarce. Keep up the good work and know your efforts are appreciated
Thanks for the kind words bob4deacs. Glad to hear you’re following the thread. If I’ve kept you a little more interested in Wake football then I’ve accomplished my goal.
A few updates:
The most interesting development over the weekend was the Wake offer on Friday to ATH/QB
Caleb Farley (Maiden HS / Maiden, NC). The offer was interesting for two reasons. First, it adds another in-state recruit to the list and would be Clawson’s first commit from Western North Carolina. Second, it is another offer to a high school QB that I suspect is an ATH offer. In general, I have had more difficulty this year trying to determine what position players have been offered at. This staff almost always offers players at their primary high school position (there are exceptions to that rule of course), but this cycle has been different. I’m wondering if there is a concerted effort to add more overall athleticism with this class. When I first researched the 4-2-5 defense, I remember reading that TCU built their breakthrough defense by recruiting former dual-threat and option QBs to play safety. Maybe the staff is doing something similar this year. Farley is the third high school QB that I suspect Wake has offered as either an ATH (Farley and
Kadarius Toney) or a DB (
Germane Crowell).
Wake appeared to be Farley’s first college offer, however he went to Virginia Tech the very next day (Saturday) and picked up an offer there. So that adds to the intrigue. His Hudl highlights are here:
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/2677318/caleb-farley and they get pretty darn good in the second half when they show him running the ball.
It was disappointing yesterday to see one of my favorite recruits add some serious offers. I like LB
Tyler Taylor (Lanier HS / Buford, GA) a lot. He visited Wake for Junior Day and is a high school teammate of top target DE
Mike Allen. Going into yesterday, I felt Wake’s biggest competition for Taylor might be Louisville and Oklahoma State. However, yesterday Taylor picked up offers from Alabama, Florida and Michigan State. That’s quite the Sunday trifecta.
I think that Rivals 4-star WR
OrTre Smith (Wando HS / Mount Pleasant, SC) made a visit to Wake on Friday. We’ll have to see if Smith develops any serious interest in Wake. His 247 Crystal Balls are currently split between Clemson and South Carolina.
One note for Creamy and his CreamerWatch: Trey was offered by Georgia Southern last week. Wake remains his only P5 offer though.