simosfrostyone
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Do you see him as a 'centerpiece' ? He was our 3rd/4th option no ?
Loic Nya committed to Wake tonight. Wake's second OL commit. Also had offers from Coastal Carolina, Fordham and Monmouth. Certainly looks like a physical specimen, but hasn't played that much football. Almost everything that I know about Nya comes from this article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/recruiting-insider/wp/2016/04/28/springbrooks-loic-nya-is-learning-fast-and-emerging-as-a-dominant-lineman/
This edition of the Big Board highlights which other P5 schools have offered each recruit. Additionally, I have put an asterisk on offers received in May so that you can see who is “hot” right now, but also to show how much offer lists have expanded in the last three weeks.
Alright, I’m starting to get excited about football recruiting again. Camps start in just two weeks. The Board seems to have shaken out further, so there is a clearer picture of the realistic targets going forward. I have 39 players that I am watching closely for what should be 10-12 remaining spots. 28 of those recruits have at least three other P5 offers and my hope is that the upgraded facilities will help Wake attract their fair share of those players.
Let’s take a look at Wake competition for these recruits. First off, I’m keeping a close eye on 5 recruits with 10 or more P5 offers: WR MJ Jarrell, DE Mike Allen, DT Jalen Twyman, DE/DT Victor Dimukeje and DB Josh Blackwell. These recruits have diverse (and seemingly ever expanding) offer sheets. Setting aside those five recruits for a moment, here is who Wake overlaps with most often for the remaining 34 recruits:
Boston College: 12 recruits
Syracuse: 9
Rutgers: 8
NCSU: 8
Illinois: 7
Kentucky: 7
Mississippi State, Iowa State, Indiana and Maryland: 6 recruits each
With Wake pushing harder into Alabama and Georgia it is no surprise that we see some of the same schools that Wake overlapped with two years ago. There are number of northern schools that are trying to make inroads into some of the areas with deeper talent pools. Boston College always seems to top this list each year as they make a number of offers in the South - but usually don’t end up landing any. If Wake can win battles against northern schools like BC, Syracuse, Rutgers, Illinois, Iowa State and Indiana then it seems like Wake should be in good shape.
It is also interesting to note which schools don’t appear on the list. Other than the battles for the aforementioned Jarrell, Allen, Twyman, Dimukeje and Blackwell, it doesn’t seem like Duke (3 recruits), Virginia (2 recruits) and Virginia Tech (0 recruits) will be major factors. Vanderbilt (4 recruits) and Georgia Tech (4 recruits) also don’t show up as much as one might have thought.
Some other notes:
QUARTERBACK
Taylor Powell was recently offered by Indiana. Wake and Indiana might be his only P5 options right now as I don’t see him mentioned with Vanderbilt anymore. Powell threw for Texas A&M recently but they appear to have headed in a different direction.
LINEBACKER
With two LBs in the fold, this situation is interesting since the remaining recruits might be competing for “best player available” type slots. I don’t think that taking a third LB is unreasonable this year as Wake hasn’t taken many LBs in the past 3 classes. I’m convinced that Wake is neck and neck with Kentucky for Chase Monroe. Dylan Meeks said recently that he is favoring Wake and Indiana. Tre Allen seems to like Wake a lot and has very recently blown up with offers from schools like Mizzou and Ole Miss. On top of those players, Jeffery Burley (Jackson HS / Jackson, GA) frequently mentions Wake, and included the Deacs in his top 5, although he hasn’t yet reported an offer. Burley does have scholarship offers from Minnesota, Mississippi State and N.C. State.
DEFENSIVE BACK
Trey Creamer will visit Wake on June 3 and apparently will make the trip with new teammate Avery Showell. Showell is a safety with offers from schools like Minnesota, Rutgers and West Virginia. Although Showell doesn’t yet have a Wake offer, he recently mentioned Wake as a “dream school”.
Deac94, does it look like we are still going after Talylor Powell since the Bowers commit? What are our thoughts on potentially taking 2 QBs in the class?
Has potential and I think we are seeing a pattern develop in that we seem to be changing our recruiting philosophy a bit lately. Grabbing guys that don't have major offers but have a lot of upside and hoping to hold on to them if bigger offers come along. We are recruiting in the "sleeper" category more now, let's just hope they are better than others think