re: Class of 2019 Recruiting MEGATHREAD: That's a Wrap Edition

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Steele Chambers committed to Ohio State.

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Coynis Miller's father passed away yesterday. Damn that sucks.

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Tim Watts CB'd Clay Webb, Taulia Tagovailoa and Dazalin Worsham to Alabama.

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LSU visit makes its mark on Quandarrius Robinson

BUFORD, Ga. — At 6-foot-5 and 207 pounds, Quandarrius Robinson has the frame that entices LSU’s defensive coaching staff.

A projected hybrid outside linebacker or safety, Robinson is unsure what his future holds. At a recent Nike Opening regional camp, he clocked a sub-4.9-second 40-yard dash, a 4.32-second shuttle and a 36.5-inch vertical. Pair that with nearly 10-inch hands and an 80-inch wingspan. More likely than not, the junior outside linebacker prospect will pack even more muscle onto his frame. He still could grow a few inches too.

When Robinson visited LSU last month, three Tigers coaches let him know he’s a wanted man.

“The love … the love … It was a lot of love. The Auburn love is one thing, but when I went up to LSU, I couldn’t get alone,” Robinson laughed. “Coach [Tommie] Robinson, Coach [Dave] Aranda and meeting [Coach Dennis Johnson] … I got to see what they were all about. I’m starting to feel ’em.”

“I don’t want to put a number on it,” he added, “but LSU — they’re up there now.”

Robinson, a top-300 prospect in the Class of 2020, has made a string of visits to kick off the spring. That also included stops at Clemson, Auburn, Alabama and Florida.

So, how did the visit to the Bayou differ from the other stops?

“It’s a college with history,” Robinson said. “I liked when they talked about the education and their success graduating more [players] than anybody. They also talked about they’re going to have more advanced classes coming in for 2019 and 2020.”

While Robinson’s body type suggests he’ll be either a safety or an outside linebacker, LSU has not specified a role for him yet.

During the visit, however, the Jackson-Olin (Ala.) High School product kept his eyes on Eric Monroe while the team was scrimmaging. He envisioned playing in a similar fashion down the road in the LSU defense.

“I liked the all-around feeling of it,” Robinson explained. “I got to watch them practice and I liked that very much. No. 30 [Monroe] was so serious. He doesn’t have great height, but he’s got it. Whatever position they want to put me at, I’ll be fine with.”

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Tennessee didn’t sign a cornerback in the 2018 class, which makes it one of the most important positions in the 2019 cycle for the Vols.

Tennessee has positioned itself well for 4-star Madison, Ala., native Jaydon Hill. The Vols offered him at the end of March and have been in regular contact. This recruitment looks like it’ll come down between the Vols and South Carolina.

“To me, right now, they are on the same level,” Hill told SEC Country. “They are both, basically, 50/50 right now. They both are standing out the most.

“Actually, South Carolina gets a tad bit more edge because they are recruiting me a little bit harder. I hear from their coaches a little bit more. I talk to Coach [Travaris Robinson] about every day, and I talk to Coach [Jeremy] Pruitt and [Terry] Fair often, but it’s not as often.”

This is an extreme position of need. If this comes down to South Carolina putting in more effort than that’s a problem. Hill is moving up the recruiting rankings, he was a 3-star a month ago. It’d be very wise for Fair to push a little harder.

Hill plans to attend the Orange and White game this weekend, so the Vols have an opportunity to overtake the Gamecocks. It’ll be his first visit to Knoxville since picking up the Tennessee offer.

Tennessee will push the need for cornerbacks and the possibility of early playing time. It will also emphasize how Fair played in the NFL for six years. Pruitt also has a track record of putting defensive backs into the NFL which is something Hill is looking for from a coaching staff.

“That’s kind of an important thing to me, really,” Hill said. “Being coached by experienced coaches. Coach Fair was a past player at Tennessee and Coach T-Rob has coached a lot of first rounders.”

The 6-foot, 172-pound Hill is a great talent who could get a call from Alabama later in the recruiting process. Tennessee needs to take advantage of the momentum from this weekend and start pursuing him as much as South Carolina. Losing out on this talent by being outworked shouldn’t happen. The Vols are right there for his recruitment, though.

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2019 prospects

- Chris Steele, 5-star CB, Bellflower, Calif.
- Kayvon Thibodeaux, 5-star DE, Westlake Village, Calif.
- Faatui Tuitele, 5-star DT, Honolulu
- Michael Johnson Jr., 4-star QB, Eugene, Ore.

Breakdown: The West Coast group of prospects pales in comparison to those located within a 500-mile radius of LSU’s campus, but these are seriously talented players who have been linked to the team. Steele will make an official visit to LSU for the spring game on Saturday, his second trip to Baton Rouge in a four-month span. Sources close to the 5-star cornerback suggest there’s serious interest between the two sides. Thibodeaux made waves when he visited last spring but has since made stops at Florida, Florida State and Alabama this year. Still, LSU made a strong enough impression this time a year ago that it’s squarely in the mix for an official visit in the fall. It’s also worth noting Thibodeaux’s parents are from the Acadiana region. Tuitele of Hawaii visited this spring. While LSU is linked closer with 5-star tackle Ishmael Sopsher, a visit from Hawaii to the mainland suggests Tuitele has a strong relationship with Orgeron and members of the defensive staff. Johnson has yet to visit LSU but indicated interest early in the spring. As quarterback dominos begin to fall across the country, a visit to Baton Rouge could pay off in a big way; though for now, Oregon and Miami should be considered bigger favorites.

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Maybe that will force Saban to make a decision but not sure how that can work with Tua hurt

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