re: Class of 2018 Recruiting MEGATHREAD: So Long Old Friend Edition

Posted on 3/30/17 at 10:43 am to TideSaint

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Posted on 3/30/17 at 10:43 am to TideSaint

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EVERY TEAM FOLLOWS DANIELS

JT Daniels is a five-star quarterback who had an incredible sophomore season, so top programs from around the country are heavily pursuing him.

The Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei recruit who completed 74 percent of his passes for 4,849 yards with 67 touchdowns and six interceptions this past season is about to embark on a bunch of important unofficial visits as he analyzes some of the schools that intrigue him the most.

Daniels will visit Washington in early April, then go to Alabama and Auburn and wrap things up with a trip to Stanford in May. Notre Dame and many others remain under serious consideration as well.

As the five-star goes through his recruitment, there are plenty of things he will be looking for at each program and continuing to develop as a quarterback will definitely be one. The family is going into this process methodically and wisely with a bunch of checklist items they want to see.

Daniels is that good. So finding the right program – whether it’s staying in the Pac-12 or venturing out elsewhere - will be crucial over the next phase of his recruitment.

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Posted on 3/30/17 at 10:44 am to TideSaint

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YEAR OF THE BROTHER

There are an inordinate amount of prospects in the 2019 class out West whose brothers are playing or have played college football and that could have a significant influence on their decisions as well.

There’s no telling how it will play out yet but it’s absolutely something to watch since there are so many of them in the region basically across the board at all positions.

At quarterback, Taulia Tagovailoa’s brother, Tua, is a freshman at Alabama, Ryan Hilinski’s brother, Tyler, plays at Washington State and Luke McCaffrey’s brothers, Christian and Dylan, were/are at Stanford and Michigan, respectively. At receiver, Mycah Pittman’s brother, Michael, is at USC.

Others to really focus on are defensive tackle Matthew Pola-Mao, whose brother Isaiah, signed with USC last recruiting cycle; tight end Patrick Herbert’s brother, Justin, goes to Oregon; defensive back Ralen Goforth’s brother, Randall, has been at UCLA and Enokk Vimahi’s brother, Aliki, signed with Utah last recruiting cycle.

There are others as well. Those are just some of the big names. It could be something to closely watch as the younger brothers start to make their decisions – and possibly follow their siblings – to certain schools.