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re: Class of 2019 Recruiting MEGATHREAD: That's a Wrap Edition
Posted on 1/30/19 at 10:02 am to TidalSurge1
Posted on 1/30/19 at 10:02 am to TidalSurge1
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BYRON YOUNG (77)
Committed to Alabama since 7/4/2018
Other potential landing spots: LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State
Buzz: "Mississippi prospects are historically tough to pull out of the state, but Alabama has found success signing guys from the Magnolia State in recent cycles. Despite taking visits elsewhere, Young has never once appeared wavering on his commitment the Crimson Tide. LSU and the state school are certainly worth watching, since all three are hosting him to close out the 2019 cycle, but with the addition of Mississippi State defensive line coach Brian Baker, plus Young’s longstanding relationship with area recruiter Pete Golding and Nick Saban, the Tide looks in good shape to hang on to the All-American." — Hank South
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Posted on 1/30/19 at 10:03 am to TidalSurge1
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CHRISTIAN WILLIAMS (162)
Committed to Alabama since 4/16/2018
Other potential landing spots: LSU, Miami, Oregon, Texas A&M
Buzz: "Alabama signed the entirety of its defensive backs class in the Early Signing Period, meaning Williams looks to have missed his window. The in-state corner and the Tide looked to be drifting apart throughout the fall. LSU looks like the likely landing spot, with Miami, Oregon and Texas A&M also going after the Under Armour All-American. Williams is not expected to sign with Alabama." — Hank South
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Posted on 1/30/19 at 10:29 am to TidalSurge1
National Signing Day 2019: Recruits Most Likely to Light Up CFB as True Freshmen
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Freshmen enter the college football world with dreams of being an immediate contributor, but only a select few will actually hold a sizable role during their first year on campus.
Not all situations are created equally. Multiple factors?some outside of control?determine a player's path to snaps.
The most important is individual talent. While anyone headed to a Football Bowl Subdivision school has clearly showed it, the transition from high school takes a massive amount of learning. Combine those two, and that freshman may play.
If that happens, how's the depth chart? Are multiyear starters returning or are a couple of first-string positions up for grabs?
As 2019 national signing day on February 6 nears, here are seven prospects are in the most favorable spots to be major contributors as true freshmen.
Posted on 1/30/19 at 10:30 am to TideSaint
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Trey Sanders, RB, Alabama
Clemson wrecked Alabama for the national championship, but anyone declaring the end of the Crimson Tide will be disappointed in 2019. Tua Tagovailoa will continue smashing defenses next season.
Because of that, it's entirely reasonable to suggest a timeshare in the backfield. Following the departures of Damien Harris and Josh Jacobs, Najee Harris deserves to start. The sooner a game is out of reach, though, the sooner his carries will be limited.
Trey Sanders and Brian Robinson Jr. will be vying for a majority of those snaps?plus the rotational reps when Harris needs a breather.
There will be enough snaps to go around anyway. But if Sanders is the second-stringer, he'll be a familiar face on a high-powered offense.
Even if he falls short of his ultimate Heisman Trophy goal.
Posted on 1/30/19 at 10:38 am to TideSaint
I can't wait to see Sanders but I will be surprised if he is second string this fall.
Posted on 1/30/19 at 11:24 am to narddogg81
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gross
You kidding me? I’d take either one in a heartbeat!!
Sorry to hear you’re already moving TS. Did you just rank up? If so, I assume that’s why they are moving you.
Posted on 1/30/19 at 11:28 am to TizzyT4theUofA
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Did you just rank up? If so, I assume that’s why they are moving you.
Yeah, but that's not why we might be moving.
I don't work in a traditional Air Force unit and the contract my office is assigned to expires in March of next year. Instead of renewing the contract and keeping the office here they have decided to move it to San Antonio and bid out a new contract.
The people in charge of standing up the new office down there didn't realize none of the Active Duty slots actually belonged to the program.
So I've been asked to help them transition to the new program for a few months and they'll reassign me to another unit in San Antonio once that's complete. The problem is if I can't continue to work for the program on a full time basis, then I don't want to live in Texas.
Posted on 1/30/19 at 11:37 am to Commander Data
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I can't wait to see Sanders but I will be surprised if he is second string this fall.
I can see him getting 100+ touches though as a 3rd string back. He appears to be the most skilled receiver out of the 3 traditional backs.
Posted on 1/30/19 at 11:40 am to TideSaint
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The people in charge of standing up the new office down there didn't realize none of the Active Duty slots actually belonged to the program.
That sounds about right.
Well, I hope you’re able to get stationed in Florida. I want to go overseas after my Tech school. If that doesn’t happen, I hope I get to go to the panhandle.
Posted on 1/30/19 at 11:46 am to TizzyT4theUofA
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Well, I hope you’re able to get stationed in Florida. I want to go overseas after my Tech school. If that doesn’t happen, I hope I get to go to the panhandle.
My wife wants to be near the beach so I told her if I'm going to be miserable at work at least we can go somewhere she and the kids will be happy.
Posted on 1/30/19 at 11:54 am to TideSaint
LINK ]How the battleground recruiting states were won in 2019 (247Sports)
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College football’s lifeblood is recruiting, and in recruiting certain territories matter more than others. Specifically: California, Georgia, Florida and Texas.
Those states are the pipelines that fuel every college football power. Championships aren’t won in the modern age without dipping into those states. Every national title winner over the last 12 years has had at least 10 combined players from those four states. Every championship roster had at least one player from each of Georgia, Florida and Texas as well.
Florida and Georgia serve as the main talent producers of the Southeast. Texas ably stocks 12 FBS programs and over a hundred others. California, meanwhile, supplies rosters out West and a few in the East as well. Together, the four states make up 44.5 percent of the Top247 and 42 percent of the 3,930 recruits ranked in the 247Sports Composite this cycle.
Teams looking for a high volume of quality talent start with those four states. You can often figure out who’s cleaned up each cycle by turning an eye in that quartet’s direction.
Let’s take a look at how these battleground states were won.
Note: All data utilizes the 247Sports Composite unless otherwise noted
This post was edited on 1/30/19 at 12:01 pm
Posted on 1/30/19 at 11:54 am to TidalSurge1
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California (32 prospects in Top247)
California claims more Top247 prospects than any state along with a pair of top 10 247Sports Composite prospects. But very little of that talent in staying in state. In fact, only seven of 24 committed prospects in the Top 25 will play for in-state schools.
Oregon’s dominated in California this cycle.
Not only can the Ducks claim the state’s top player (Kayvon Thibodeaux), but they’ve earned commitments from five other Golden State prospects. Oregon has one fewer California Top 25 prospect committed than USC, UCLA and Stanford combined. If you’re looking for a reason the Ducks’ 2019 class sits atop the Pac-12, look not further than Cali.
The problems don’t stop there for in-state schools. Washington sits second in the state with a trio of Top 25 commitments. That has the Huskies just a fraction behind USC in the rankings. Texas also signed three prospects from California, including a five-star flip of former USC commit Bru McCoy.
The Trojans do hold commitments from a trio of in-state studs (Kyle Ford, Drake Jackson, Max Williams), but its class is a far cry from top 5 efforts in the 2017 and 2018 cycles. Stanford, which always recruits well despite academic limitations, did sign a pair of the state’s best (Austin Jones, Joshua Pakola). UCLA, meanwhile, can claim just one member of the Top 25 and missed out on the state’s top QB Jayden Daniels, who’s headed to Arizona State.
The state’s lone remaining uncommitted Top 25 prospect, Henry To’oto’o, looks like he’ll head to Alabama with the Tide owning 67 percent of the Crystal Ball projections.
Distribution of California’s Top 25 Prospects
Six: Oregon
Three: USC, Texas, Washington
Two: Stanford
One: Arizona State, Florida, Michigan, Clemson, South Carolina, UCLA, Oklahoma
Uncommitted Prospects (1): Henry To’oto’o
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Posted on 1/30/19 at 11:54 am to TidalSurge1
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Florida (24 prospects in Top247)
It’s kind of down year in Florida in regards to top-end talent, especially when you consider five of the Top 25 prospects play at IMG Academy. However, unlike some previous years, four of those five originally hail from Florida.
Alabama cleaned up in the Sunshine State. The Crimson Tide signed two of the state’s three five-star prospects (Trey Sanders, Evan Neal) along with four of the top 10 and 20 percent of the Top 25. No state but Alabama produced more members of the Tide’s No. 1 class than Florida.
Georgia raided its neighbor’s border effectively, inking the state’s No. 1 overall prospect (Nolan Smith) along with three other members of the Top 25. Clemson swooped into Florida to grab three of the state’s top 18, including its best wide receiver, defensive tackle and offensive guard.
The big Florida trio – Florida State, Miami, Florida – combined to ink eight prospects among the Top 25. The Seminoles, which sit 16th in the class rankings, hold a quartet of Top 25 prospects while the Hurricanes and Gators hold commitments from two.
Penn State also dipped into Florida to sign a pair of Sunshine State skill players, including the only non-Floridian, IMG running back Noah Cain (originally from Texas), among the Top 25.
Distribution of Florida’s Top 25 Prospects
Five: Alabama
Four: Georgia, Florida State
Three: Clemson
Two: Miami, Florida, Penn State
Uncommitted Prospects (3): Kaiir Elam, Mark-Antony Richards, Jaquaze Sorrells
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Posted on 1/30/19 at 11:54 am to TidalSurge1
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Georgia (26 Prospects in Top247)
Georgia’s population of 10.43 million is just under half of Florida’s 20.98 million, yet the Peach State produced more Top247 prospects than Florida. Georgia doesn’t often get mentioned with the big three (California, Florida, Texas), but it should. No state produces more high-end talent per capita, and Georgia’s seven 247Sports Composite five-stars are the most of any state.
If you’re looking for a way to explain Georgia’s rapid rise under Kirby Smart, you should start at home.
The Bulldogs didn’t dominate the state like they did in 2017, but they still pulled in four of the state’s Top 25 players, including five-star defensive tackle Travon Walker. Georgia lost some in-state battles (Jadon Haselwood, Owen Pappoe, Chris Hinton), but there’s a reason its class ranks second nationally.
Plenty of other schools feasted in Georgia, however. Auburn, Tennessee and Michigan each dipped into the state for a trio of commitments with the trio each leaving with a five-star. Alabama also signed a trio of Top247 players from the state.
Texas and Clemson both barreled into Georgia to sign a pair of Top 25 players. Clemson, as it always seems to, landed a five-star from the state (Andrew Booth). The Longhorns, meanwhile, nabbed top Grayson athlete Kenyatta Watson.
Really, almost everyone with an elite class poached from Georgia a bit. Alabama, Georgia, Texas and Oklahoma (80 percent of the top 5) landed at least one player from the Peach State. Extend the scope out a bit and you get 11 of the current top 15. With only one premier program in the state (the Bulldogs), Georgia’s become a land of opportunity for teams across the nation.
Distribution of Georgia’s Top 25 Prospects
Four: Georgia
Three: Alabama, Auburn, Michigan, Tennessee
Two: Clemson, Texas
One: Oklahoma, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Florida, Florida State
This post was edited on 1/30/19 at 12:12 pm
Posted on 1/30/19 at 11:54 am to TidalSurge1
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Texas (28 Prospects in Top247)
Texas couldn’t hold its own borders not too long ago. Only six of the Top 25 prospects from the 2017 class stayed in the state as the state’s flagship programs (Texas, Texas A&M) floundered. Two years later that’s no longer the case.
The Longhorns owned Texas a year ago, inking 12 members of the Top 25. As the Longhorns have made a national push this year, Jimbo Fisher is locking down the Lone State with both programs holding top 5 classes.
Texas A&M holds commitments from eight of the Top 25, including six of the top 14 and the state’s best two prospects (Kenyon Green, DeMavin Leal). The Aggies also own a commitment from Top247 five-star Baylor Cupp.
Texas, meanwhile, inked four of the state’s Top 25 players. That includes a pair of impressive evaluations in Jordan Whittington and Tyler Owens, both of whom shot up to five-star status following stellar senior seasons.
Oklahoma also had a strong year in Texas, landing five-star receiver Theo Wease along with a pair of other Top247 pass catchers. Ohio State (Garrett Wilson) and LSU (Marcel Brooks) stepped into the Lone Star State to land a five-star, while Stanford and Alabama inked a pair of Top 25 players from Texas as well.
Distribution of Texas’ Top 25 Prospects
Eight: Texas A&M
Four: Texas
Three: Oklahoma
Two: Alabama, Stanford
One: Ohio State, LSU, Georgia, Illinois, Florida, Arizona
This post was edited on 1/30/19 at 12:17 pm
Posted on 1/30/19 at 12:11 pm to TizzyT4theUofA
quote:trying to think of a place I hate more than the panhandle of Florida, can't really except maybe the rest of Florida. Haven't been to like Sudan or Somalia, I'm sure they are worse.
You kidding me? I’d take either one in a heartbeat!!
Posted on 1/30/19 at 12:24 pm to TidalSurge1
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Posted on 1/30/19 at 12:27 pm to TidalSurge1
Getting close to 30,000 Saint! 
Posted on 1/30/19 at 12:39 pm to narddogg81
Guess sunshine and beaches aren't for everybody. 
Posted on 1/30/19 at 12:40 pm to Bear88
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Getting close to 30,000 Saint!
I know. Surge and I were talking about it this morning.
Unless we go on a huge off-topic run tonight we should hit it tomorrow.
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