re: 2015 South Carolina Football Recruiting Thread

updated pg19 list

Check this guy out.

3* RB, Mon Denson, LeGrange, GA.
https://247sports.com/Player/Mon-Denson-37989

He camped here in June, but we haven't offered. He's coming back for Black Magic.

Here are his Jr year highlights.
https://www.hudl.com/athlete/1138862/highlights/90423379

Based on the highlights, I would like to see more film on him, he makes A LOT of plays. He's fast for his size, faster than Ty'son, Cronkite, and B Shaw and he's bigger than them too. I was wondering if he runs track, b/c he has those long strides. That's not the best part though, what makes him really good is his acceleration.

He's not NyHeim Hines quick, but he's still very quick on those first 10 yards. Also, he makes moves/jukes at diagonal angles rather than lateral cuts to keep his speed up. Some defenders are able to get a hand on him as a result, but he's big, so he breaks that initial contact frequently.

From his highlights, he also has good hands. His team loved to run screens and toss sweeps. I wanted to see more film on him, b/c I was curious if he caught those all the time or did he drop some of them?

He has good vision, he is definitely a north/south guy. It appears like he'd much rather get that 8 yard carry up the gut, rather than try to bounce outside toward the sideline and run 30 yards trying to pickup 8.

I also liked how when shite went bad, he was there to still make a play. Another guy fumbled, he scooped it w/o hesitation and ran for a lot of yards. Some guys missed their blocks, he lowered his shoulder and picked up what he could. He got a horrible pass, he adjusted his body in the air to make the catch.

Furthermore, he plays with swagger and a lot of confidence. He plays defense as well, Safety, and he put out some really good hits. Playing both ways isn't easy, so I bet his conditioning is really good.

We'll see if SC offers.

LINK

Auden Tate, who is a 3* WR, but made The Opening Dream Team for TE is in Columbia now. He wasn't scheduled to be a part of Black Magic, but he's in Columbia visiting family now. We'll see if he swings by the camp or not.

Gamecock Black Magic Showcase
July 25th

Attendees will be listed as they're confirmed, I'll use the Composite Rankings. I just started this putting this together based on a few posts I read.


2015

Commits
4* OLB Sherrod Pittman
3* RB A.J. Turner
3* CB Jaire Alexander
4* DE Shameik Blackshear
3* WR Michael Bowman
4* OL Austin Clark
4* DE Arden Key
3* TE Kyle Markway
4* QB Lorenzo Nunez
4* ATH Octavis Johnson (confirmed he's here.)
3* TE Connor Redmond
3* WR Jerad Washington
3* S Antoine Wilder (4* on 247 site)
3* DE Quandeski Whitlow

2015 Prospects
4* RB Johnny Frasier (this just happened....)
4* DE Marquavius Lewis
4* OT Christian Pellage
4* OT Matthew Burrell
4* LB Davon Durant (coming for an UV, hoping to get a firm offer after showing his summer grades.)
3* LB Amonte Caban (4* on 247 site)
3* DB Carlton Davis (offer list is unreal, will be a 4*)
3* OL Brandon Sandifer (4* on 247 site) On Commitment Watch for Saturday
3* WR/APB Traveon Samuel (confirmed he's here.)
3* RB Mon Denson
4* RB Ty'Son Williams (possible)
3* OT Nathan Gilliam
3* CB Davante Davis (received a lot of offers this summer.)
4* OG Dallas Warmack (bama commit)

2016 Prospects
4* WR Kyran Bowman (Maybe will attend with his brother.)
4* QB Brandon McIlwain
N/R DT Raekwon Davis (6'7" 315lb, just offered by SC, MissSt and Bama.)
N/R LB Trey Melton ( HUDL Film)
4* CB Marquill Osborne (Mark Field's teammate.)
4* ATH Kyle Davis
4* CB James Valdez (SC prospect)
N/R QB JaVaughn Craig
4* CB Dontye Carrier-Williams
4* DE Chauncey Manac (confirmed he's here.)
5* TE Isaac Nauta
N/R OT John Simpson
4* CB Mecole Hardman
N/R WR Larry Collins (SC guy)
N/R OT Javon Kinlaw (SC guy)
4* WR Bryan Edwards (SC guy)
4* CB John Broussard (confirmed he's here.)
4* CB Mecole Hardman
3* QB Avery McCall (SC guy)
4* DT Nyles Pinckney (SC guy)
N/R CB Ronnie Blackmon

2017 Prospects
WR Trey Blount (visited several times before, should be getting an offer.)
LB Jermaine McDaniel
DL J.T. Melton
ATH Savalas Cann (This is AJ's brother.)
CB Marco Wilson
LB Nathan McBride
ATH Shi Smith (already has a SC offer.)

I was getting tired of going back to pg 19.

quote:

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Dallas Warmack ?@DallasWarmack 2h

South Carolina tomorrow! #Gamecocks??????

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OL prospect and Bama commit...hopefully he don't show up in UA gear whispering "Roll Tide" in everyone's ears...

Big day today! Hoping to get a commit or 2!

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Mon Denson gets a scholarship offer, wonder what happened with Frazier and Williams

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Williams reportedly had a family emergency. Hope everything went well with that.

Frazier's attendance at the camp was never a sure thing, and was only confirmed - reportedly - at the last minute. He never made it, and no reports yet have given a reason why....

Some possible good news is that JUCO LB Davon Durant has posted this picture on his instagram account:



And the responses to it are mostly congratulations to him. I haven't seen anything reported that he has committed, but it's looking sorta like that. We'll see....

Durant's Instagram Site

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Davon Durant and Marquavius Lewis just committed!!!

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Sweet.

Bunch of crystal balls rolling in for Mon Denson to USC as well.

Crazy we've already got 24 commits.

Are both Durant and Lewis going to be here in December?

Finally got access. Just wanted to give you guys some information on Mon Denson. I went to LaGrange high and actually played three years with Mon. I actually spoke to him shortly after you guys offered him and he said you guys are his leader already, he really loved USC and everything about it. As far as playing abilities, I truly believe this kid has All-American potential. He is a stud on the track and actually did quite well at state last year. He bounces off just about every first couple tacklers that come on him. He really reminds me Melvin Gordon for Wisconsin with a little more speed. The only way to really describe him as far as safety is concerned is that he is a head hunter. He takes joy in hitting guys. But the main thing about Mon that separates him from the rest is that he is a true leader. When he was a freshman we had some other D1 guys on the team but he was automatically the leader on the team both vocally and out on the field. He will always have his teammates backs, for example we actually got into a brawl this season and Mon pretty much drug one kid on Thompson up and down the field. But you guys will definitely get a stud if you pull it off, just watch out if UGA offers. He's a huge fan. Hope you guys appreciate the information and Go Dawgs.


ETA: Here is the brawl if you're interested LINK