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re: **2017 Football Recruiting Thread**
Posted on 1/13/17 at 10:15 am to slayerxing
Posted on 1/13/17 at 10:15 am to slayerxing
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I try to be balanced in both giving praise and criticism.
Year 3 will go a long way in shutting up the doubters. 9 or 10 wins again is what UF needs at minimum, unfortunately. No pressure.
I'm critical when it's warranted. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that way because I have to spend a lot of posts defending Mac from the ridiculous comments made by a singular troll on this board.
Posted on 1/13/17 at 10:34 am to gatordmb89
Any idea on who you think fills out your class?
Posted on 1/13/17 at 11:58 am to Porter Osborne Jr
4 star James Robinson
4 star Adarius Lemons
4 star Kai Leon Herbert
5 star TJ Slaton
One more OL: 4 stars Caleb Chandler or Tony Gray
4 stars Jarez Parks or Labryan Ray (Bama gets one, we get the other)
3 star and 4 star The Gaddy Twins if they're takes
I've heard we're pushing hard for 4 star Devonte Wyatt and he's OVing Jan 27th
4 star Levi Jones or 3 star Nick Smith or 4 star Jacob Phillips
4 star Christopher Henderson
4 star Brad Stewart
Guys we have a shot at and would oversign for:
5 star Devon Hunter
4 star Henry Ruggs
4 star Adarius Lemons
4 star Kai Leon Herbert
5 star TJ Slaton
One more OL: 4 stars Caleb Chandler or Tony Gray
4 stars Jarez Parks or Labryan Ray (Bama gets one, we get the other)
3 star and 4 star The Gaddy Twins if they're takes
I've heard we're pushing hard for 4 star Devonte Wyatt and he's OVing Jan 27th
4 star Levi Jones or 3 star Nick Smith or 4 star Jacob Phillips
4 star Christopher Henderson
4 star Brad Stewart
Guys we have a shot at and would oversign for:
5 star Devon Hunter
4 star Henry Ruggs
Posted on 1/13/17 at 12:08 pm to atlgator
That would be a ridiculous close. Fingers crossed.
Posted on 1/13/17 at 12:13 pm to slayerxing
And none of those guys are pipe dreams. Levi Jones probably isn't coming here, the Gaddy Twins probably aren't going to be takes. And the only other ones that may be a reach is Jarez parks and Labryan Ray. But Devonte Wyatt is pretty much flipping to UF according to 247. And the rest of those guys have long been considered Gator leans. Henry Ruggs just set up and OV to UF. Devon Hunter is on his ov this weekend and commits next week.
We are in good shape for a hell of a good close boys.
We are in good shape for a hell of a good close boys.
Posted on 1/13/17 at 12:30 pm to atlgator
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But Devonte Wyatt is pretty much flipping to UF according to 247.
Maybe overstating it slightly
Posted on 1/13/17 at 12:36 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
Those mentioned by ATL are guys with mid-high interest still in play. Several are UF leans at this point. Will be a mixture of prospects mentioned in that post.
Posted on 1/13/17 at 1:59 pm to atlgator
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But Devonte Wyatt is pretty much flipping to UF according to 247
You can have Wyatt or Slaton, but UGA is getting the other one. Wyatt is severely underrated in my opinion.
Posted on 1/13/17 at 2:22 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
Slaton will be a Gator. He's got three other teammates coming from his high school to UF.
With Florida's need at DT, I wouldn't be surprised if they got both
With Florida's need at DT, I wouldn't be surprised if they got both
Posted on 1/13/17 at 2:32 pm to atlgator
DE Jarez Parks is visiting UF on 1/27 now.
Posted on 1/13/17 at 3:44 pm to slayerxing
Jalynn Williams, a 2018 WR from Tampa just committed to the Gators...love these Tampa kids. This was just announced OTS
Posted on 1/13/17 at 5:18 pm to reel_gator8
DB Devon Hunter is having a good time. This is one I think could come UFs way with Torrian Gray having a great relationship with him.
Posted on 1/13/17 at 9:04 pm to gatordmb89
Hunter tweeted "I LOVE Gainesville" and has posted tons of pictures. I'd love for us to get a verbal from J Rob this weekend and get Devon Hunter on board when he announces January 20th.
Talk about a great shot of momentum heading into the final two weeks before signing day.
Talk about a great shot of momentum heading into the final two weeks before signing day.
Posted on 1/13/17 at 9:06 pm to atlgator
Just for reference, if Hunter and Robinson both committed to us in the next week, our class would jump from 19th to 11th on 247. That would be an enormous jump
Posted on 1/14/17 at 2:20 am to atlgator
Hunter has really put out the Gator vibes and we really have a pretty good shot at him. His tweet "I Love Gainesville" is awesome.
Posted on 1/14/17 at 6:12 am to reel_gator8
UF lean Chris Henderson is visiting Bama this weekend. He's the only one there.
I think Bama will make room for Parks and Ray if both want in.
DE is not really a need. If the Gaddys, Slaton, Wyatt and possibly Truesdell want in I'd take them all. RS a few and if Slaton isn't that good at DT move him back to the OL. I'd encourage some players like Andrew Mike to transfer.
I think Bama will make room for Parks and Ray if both want in.
DE is not really a need. If the Gaddys, Slaton, Wyatt and possibly Truesdell want in I'd take them all. RS a few and if Slaton isn't that good at DT move him back to the OL. I'd encourage some players like Andrew Mike to transfer.
This post was edited on 1/14/17 at 6:28 am
Posted on 1/14/17 at 6:34 am to TJGator1215
I agree with all of this.
I'm not sure that Truesdell is a take at this point. I think it says a lot that we keep offering new defensive tackles instead of taking his commitment. The vibe I get from that is that the staff isn't settling and doesn't see the potential in him that they have seen in certain 3 star players in the past. If we can bring in Campbell, Wyatt, and Slaton that is a hell of a DT group. I think we would be okay with those three, but would take the Gaddy's if they could qualify as well. I like the 6'5 340 lb Gaddy. That's the kind of sheer size that we don't have on the DL until TJ Slaton gets there. Can you imagine a 4-3 defense with our two interior DL being 6'5 360 lb Tedarrell Slaton and 6'5 340 Gaddy? With 6'4 260 Zach Carter and 6'3 255 Jarez Parks rushing the passer? That is a hell of a defensive line, in theory.
Also gotta think about numbers though. I'm sure we'd oversign if it was quality players, but I dont see us oversigning by 5 players. We have 11 spots left. 4 for DL, 1 for WR, 1 for RB, 3 for DB, 2 for OL. This is where it gets a little tricky. But it's a good problem to have. If we get Devon Hunter, does the staff still take Brad Stewart? I say yes, but I'm not on the staff. If they take Hunter, Stewart, and Henderson, do they oversign and still take Brian Edwards? Probably not, but again, I'm not on the staff. If we get JRob, do we oversign for Ruggs? I say yes, but we'll have to see. Numbers are tight and we're really going to have to be able to balance wants and needs in this class. Hopefully the staff can close the deal.
I'm not sure that Truesdell is a take at this point. I think it says a lot that we keep offering new defensive tackles instead of taking his commitment. The vibe I get from that is that the staff isn't settling and doesn't see the potential in him that they have seen in certain 3 star players in the past. If we can bring in Campbell, Wyatt, and Slaton that is a hell of a DT group. I think we would be okay with those three, but would take the Gaddy's if they could qualify as well. I like the 6'5 340 lb Gaddy. That's the kind of sheer size that we don't have on the DL until TJ Slaton gets there. Can you imagine a 4-3 defense with our two interior DL being 6'5 360 lb Tedarrell Slaton and 6'5 340 Gaddy? With 6'4 260 Zach Carter and 6'3 255 Jarez Parks rushing the passer? That is a hell of a defensive line, in theory.
Also gotta think about numbers though. I'm sure we'd oversign if it was quality players, but I dont see us oversigning by 5 players. We have 11 spots left. 4 for DL, 1 for WR, 1 for RB, 3 for DB, 2 for OL. This is where it gets a little tricky. But it's a good problem to have. If we get Devon Hunter, does the staff still take Brad Stewart? I say yes, but I'm not on the staff. If they take Hunter, Stewart, and Henderson, do they oversign and still take Brian Edwards? Probably not, but again, I'm not on the staff. If we get JRob, do we oversign for Ruggs? I say yes, but we'll have to see. Numbers are tight and we're really going to have to be able to balance wants and needs in this class. Hopefully the staff can close the deal.
This post was edited on 1/14/17 at 6:40 am
Posted on 1/14/17 at 7:46 am to atlgator
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Can you imagine a 4-3 defense with our two interior DL being 6'5 360 lb Tedarrell Slaton and 6'5 340 Gaddy? With 6'4 260 Zach Carter and 6'3 255 Jarez Parks rushing the passer? That is a hell of a defensive line, in theory.
Instant run D fix... Fingers crossed.
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