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2014 Vanderbilt Football Recruiting Thread

Posted on 4/16/13 at 9:52 am
Posted by Dore5674
Nashville
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Posted on 4/16/13 at 9:52 am
Thought it was about time to start another pinned thread at the top with the class nearly halfway complete haha.

Ratings by: Rivals/247/ESPN (has yet to do any rankings)
***Scout has turned into garbage***

Commits:

QB KJ Carta Samuels - 5.8 4* R250 #9 PQB/4* 94
QB Trace McSorley - 5.6 3*/87 3* #19 DQB
RB Mikale Wilbon - 4* R250 #14/4* 90
RB Dallas Rivers - 5.6 3* #52 RB/88 3* #45 RB
OT Cole Hardin - 5.6 3* #27 OG/83 3*
OT Chace Sorrell - 5.6 3*/ 85 3*
OT Bailey Grainer - 5.5 3*/84 3*
OT Brenden Brosnan - 5.5 3*/86 3*
OG/C Jesse Burkett - 5.5 3*/84 3*
DT Jashon Robertson - 5.6 3*/88 3* #28 DT
DT Michael Sawyers - 5.7 3*/90 4* #20 DT
DE Lloyd Tubman - 5.5 3*/4* WDE
CB Bryce Lewis - 5.6 3*85 #66 CB
CB Tre Herndon - 5.4 2*/86 3*
CB Grant Haley - 5.6 3* #49 CB/88 3*
CB/S Kyle Gibson - 4* #13 CB/4* #19 CB
S Trent Sherfield - 5.7 3* #26 ATH/87 3*
S Emmanuel Smith - 4*/4*

Top Recruits

Offense:
RB Taiwan Deal 5.7 3*
RB Jonathan Hillman 5.7 3* - incredibly underrated (look at his offer list)
WR Josh Malone 5.9 4*
WR Dominique Booth 5.8 4*
WR Shakenneth Williams UR/4*
WR ...who knows for sure have offered a ton of them
OL Bailey Grainer 5.5 3*
OL Isaiah Wynn 5.7 3*
OL Jordan Sims 5.7 3*

Defense:
DT Daniel Cage 5.7 3*
DT Michael Sawyers 5.6 3* - way underrated
DT Antonie White 5.6 3*
DE - got a commit from Tubman doubt VU signs many this year after the 2013 class
LB Nyles Morgan 5.9 4*
LB - imagine will be pretty selective after signing 4 in 2012 & 3 in 2013
CB Jalen Tabor 6.0 4*
CB Kyle Gibson 5.8 4* - has claimed VU as leader
CB Parker Westphal 5.8 4*
CB Nick Ruffin 5.7 3*
CB Christopher Murphy 5.6 3* - VU & UNC lead
S Allen Artis 5.6
ATH - offered a ton of 2 way type players
ATH Cornelius Sturghill 5.6 3*
This post was edited on 8/2/13 at 12:09 am
Posted by Athanatos
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2010
8141 posts
Posted on 4/16/13 at 11:01 am to
Devellion will love this with his thread three spots down

And I think it's Elijah Staley. I wish he'd play basketball too. His basketball offers were really impressive.
Posted by Dore5674
Nashville
Member since May 2012
1105 posts
Posted on 4/16/13 at 11:39 am to
You are right, and lol did not even see that Dev had started another. Though this one is more up to date.
Posted by Athanatos
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2010
8141 posts
Posted on 4/16/13 at 3:14 pm to
How large should out class be this year? I'm assuming we can't early enroll anyone this time?
Posted by Dore5674
Nashville
Member since May 2012
1105 posts
Posted on 4/16/13 at 9:48 pm to
Will end up at or near 20, not sure about EE spots honestly
Posted by reVealed
Texas
Member since Nov 2012
162 posts
Posted on 4/27/13 at 11:29 pm to
Wilbon just committed.
Posted by Dore5674
Nashville
Member since May 2012
1105 posts
Posted on 4/28/13 at 9:12 am to
Yep big pickup VU has really started to try and assert itself in Illinois the last 2 years and has had some success now.

Jalen Banks, Nathan Marcus & Wilbon
Posted by DevellionDore
Virginia By way of Nashville 10
Member since Nov 2012
595 posts
Posted on 5/17/13 at 6:20 am to
***New Commit*** Montez Sweat 3* TE FYI
Posted by Dore5674
Nashville
Member since May 2012
1105 posts
Posted on 5/17/13 at 7:21 am to
Seems like rumors out there that Staley's commitment is shaky too much self promoting going on between basketball and football. I don't expect him to be a part of this class after all, shame cause he seems like an ideal #2 QB prospect to go along with Samuels.
Posted by DevellionDore
Virginia By way of Nashville 10
Member since Nov 2012
595 posts
Posted on 5/17/13 at 7:38 am to
They should just let him play basketball. Thats what its about. He thought he could give it up but now he isnt so sure. I say just let him try and if its to much for him he will find out on his own and make a choice.hell he may even be able to pull it off. Will never know if they dont even give him the chance to prove he can balance all aspects.
Posted by Dore5674
Nashville
Member since May 2012
1105 posts
Posted on 5/17/13 at 10:44 am to
There is a reason Vandy has only had 1 2 sport athlete that I can remember, Jamie Graham, and that only lasted 1 season. It's just not something that is really all that reasonable to expect at an academic institution like Vandy. I wonder how many 2 sport athletes Northwestern, Stanford, Notre Dame or Duke have had...
Posted by DevellionDore
Virginia By way of Nashville 10
Member since Nov 2012
595 posts
Posted on 5/22/13 at 9:01 am to
Emmanuel Smith gets his 4th star from Rivals
Posted by 69sleuth
New Orleans
Member since May 2013
379 posts
Posted on 6/4/13 at 1:18 am to
Excited about Roberston.
Posted by Dore5674
Nashville
Member since May 2012
1105 posts
Posted on 6/8/13 at 9:45 am to
Looks like next weekend could be a big one for recruiting both Jesse and Barton think we could see a big jump in the number of commits by the end of next weekend (Annual BBQ Summer Event).
Posted by DevellionDore
Virginia By way of Nashville 10
Member since Nov 2012
595 posts
Posted on 6/18/13 at 6:28 am to
Tubman and Smith got their 4th * on 247
Posted by DevellionDore
Virginia By way of Nashville 10
Member since Nov 2012
595 posts
Posted on 6/26/13 at 7:44 am to
Add Chance Sorrel subract Sweat
Posted by DevellionDore
Virginia By way of Nashville 10
Member since Nov 2012
595 posts
Posted on 7/5/13 at 12:21 pm to
you can add Trent Sherfield to the list.
Posted by DevellionDore
Virginia By way of Nashville 10
Member since Nov 2012
595 posts
Posted on 7/10/13 at 1:17 pm to
Mike Mf'n Sawyers!!!!
Posted by Dore5674
Nashville
Member since May 2012
1105 posts
Posted on 8/2/13 at 12:08 am to
Kyle Gibson!!!!!
Posted by DoreonthePlains
Auburn, AL
Member since Nov 2013
7436 posts
Posted on 1/12/14 at 2:05 am to
Well, this list just changed A LOT! Thanks to Chris Smith from the Vandy 247 page for the bulk of this information.

Decommits:
Jashon Robertson (offered by PSU)
Lloyd Tubman (flipped to PSU)
Chance Sorrel (flipped to PSU)
KJ Carta-Samuels
Mikale Wilbon
Bailey Granier
Trent Sherfield

Others Offered:
Emmanuel Smith (offered by PSU)
Amani Oruwariye (offered by PSU)

Note: Chris Smith reporting that Tre Herndon reaffirmed his commitment to Vanderbilt even after rumblings he would decommit if Franklin left.

Personal note: I thought this was a dead period? Lot of our guys magically found offers from PSU today. That is some strange coincidence...

ETA: Had made a mistake in listing Amani Oruwariye and Emmanuel Smith as decommits.
This post was edited on 1/12/14 at 2:43 am
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