***2017 Recruiting*** aka the LSU Thread...
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GatorsLeafsBills
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Grovehard
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Yep, we are outbidding every major program in the country....again.
Grovehard
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Hey, it worked. That epic class few years back shows it.
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Posted on 2/18/15.
gps_3
Head of Alabama Department of Decision-Making
I'm guessing Dodge Chargers aren't the "it" car for recruits anymore. We need to look at upgrading.
orangemonk
Creep - Dee oh double gee
Michigan = the New Jersey of the west.
Grovehard
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Hahaha. Whatever y'all go with don't call it a "loaner". That will cost someone 7 games.
GatorsLeafsBills
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Gators pick up 3star ILB that decommited from Michigan, David Reese
He should be pretty solid.
UM didn't have room for him as early enrollee so he moved on.
twinkie13
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Here’s a look at the current class of commitments and who I predict they will add by NSD. Obviously things are fluid, so expect this to change. But here’s my take right now. I stuck with 27 signees, once again.
QB: TBD
I honestly don’t know who the quarterback in this class might be, because this could go in a few different directions. I can confirm that they are looking at graduate transfers and high school seniors right now, with the latest name to surface being Rutgers QB commitment Anthony Russo. I’ve heard a couple other names that are being kept quiet by the staff, but I had mentioned QB’s being looked at that were currently committed to the SEC, ACC and Big 10. Russo was the Big 10 guy I was referencing. I think that we see them put out feelers with a number of national guys, and they very could well come back to Louisiana closer to NSD. I do think they get a QB in this class, so I think that scholarship will be spent. I’m just not sure we can know - or even LSU knows - who that guy will be right now.
RB: Devin White
LSU went all-in on White as the lone running back they recruited in this class, and I’m feeling confident that he chooses the Tigers whenever he makes an announcement. He doesn’t currently have anything set up, but White does still plan to graduate here soon and enroll in a college in January.
TE: Jamal Pettigrew
Texas and Florida have made a big push for Pettigrew, but he hasn’t taken a ton of visits or talked up other programs yet. We will see what his January schedule looks like, and LSU does plan to host Pettigrew and his family for an official visit then. For now, he appears solid after being one of the first guys to commit in this class. He’s a really versatile tight end who the staff has always been really high on. They are still recruiting some tight ends, including a couple JUCO guys and some high school guys like Irvin Smith at Brother Martin and Nick Eubanks down at American Heritage in Florida. But for now, I think Pettigrew will be the lone tight end in the class.
WR: Dee Anderson, Da’Monte Coxie, Drake Davis
Anderson is set to enroll at LSU next month. He’s maintained that he’s solid to LSU and it doesn’t look like there will be any last second change of heart. Coxie has been committed since the staff offered him this summer, and his recruitment stayed quiet until this week when Alabama offered. While Coxie maintains that he’s on board with the Tigers, I wouldn’t be surprised if he made a visit to Tuscaloosa in January. LSU will obviously be monitoring that, and they will certainly host Coxie and his family on an official visit in January. I think they do wind up with a third receiver in the class, though I think they have some good depth there and it’s not a necessity. Following his official visit to LSU and work that will have to be done in January, I will put Davis in this round of the prediction piece. I think it’s really close between LSU and Ole Miss, and his mom will be in his ear about wanting him back in Baton Rouge. January will be huge here. Stephen Sullivan is obviously the front runner for a spot in the class, and he’s set to announce at some point here soon (was going to be Friday, but he pushed it back) between LSU, Mississippi State and TCU. I know LSU has done a lot to try to get him back on board, but he maintained that the Tigers were the No. 3 team after the visit. He may be trying to drum up some drama around his announcement, but I think one of these out-of-state teams really has his ear. The Bulldogs certainly closed strong with the final in-home with Dan Mullen and his staff.
OL: Donavaughn Campbell, Jakori Savage, Willie Allen, Jean Delance
Jeff Grimes always has a surprise or two in store this time of year, and I think Delance might be the guy this time. LSU and Michigan are apparently now his top two, which is surprising to most for the one-time Oklahoma commitment who seemed all but a lock to wind up staying home and signing with Texas. The Tigers and Wolverines hosted Delance the final two weekends of the open-contact period, and Miles and Grimes both went in-home with the family again last week. We will keep our ear to the ground on where things stand there. Allen is a guy who we’ve felt has been trending back towards LSU for a while. Georgia got their official visit in just before the dead period, and LSU is expected to host him in January. He will be at the Under Armour Game in a couple of weeks, so we will get the latest on his January schedule then. Another guy to keep an eye on is John Simpson. Grimes and Kevin Steele have been working the South Carolina native hard, and he made an official visit to LSU already. Miles also went in-home with Simpson last week. Mississippi’s Scott Lashley and Greg Eiland are a couple other January visitors to keep an eye on.
DL: Edwin Alexander, Glen Logan, Andre Anthony, Caleb Roddy, Rashard Lawrence, D’Andre Christmas-Giles, Sci Martin
Lawrence hinted that he might not make many visits in January, meaning he probably has a good idea of where he wants to sign to play his college football. I’ve always felt it came down to LSU and Alabama, and I think the work done by Ed Orgeron and Bradley Dale Peveto was big enough for the Tigers to win out here. The other two linemen I think they add is Christmas-Giles, who was offered this past weekend, and Martin. Martin is committed to TCU, but I think a big press from LSU in January could really shake things up. I’m told Orgeron likes him a lot. I’m also being rather conservative this time around, as I’ve left off the big out-of-state names on the defensive line that Orgeron is after. But, I don’t want to count him out when it comes to pulling in big names on the recruiting trail, so it’s worth mentioning that he’s still very much in the mix with a number of other guys. Alabama commit Raekwon Davis, five-star Rashan Gary and four-star Brian Burns are three guys that Orgeron went in-home with last week before the dead period arrived. We will certainly see him hit the trail hard in January as he tries to bring in as many guys as he can on those three weekends.
LB: Erick Fowler, Rahssan Thornton, Micheal Divinity, Travez Moore
I’m surprised that I’m saying this at this stage, but I think they hold on to both Texas commits in Fowler and Thornton. I always thought that with the pressure to stay home, Fowler would wind up at Texas. But the staff has done a great job of staying after him, and his message has been the same. Even though his parents prefer he stay home and play for the Longhorns, he wants to play for LSU. I’m also predicting Divinity to be back in this class once he announces in early January. He’s a guy they feel like will compete for a starting job right away, no doubt. They are still after a bunch of other linebackers, and I think the two big guys who they are still very much in it with are Jaleel Laguins and Jeffrey McCulloch. It will be interesting to see how their tone is come January when things really take off. But on this go-around, I left them off the list. I went with Moore in the class. Grades are the thing holding him back from being able to commit, but if they are in position where a free spot is there, he would be a sign-and-place candidate.
DB: Saivion Smith, Eric Monroe, Greedy Williams, Cameron Lewis, Kristian Fulton, Trayvon Mullen
It looks like Smith, Monroe, Williams and Lewis are all solid right now, and I’m still rolling with the same two guys I’ve had on the prediction piece for a long time in Fulton and Mullen. I know it’s a tough task for them to convince both guys to join the class, but Corey Raymond keeps being able to sell these guys on the reality the best players will play. Fulton will announce at Under Armour, and the teams to watch for are Arkansas and Florida. Mullen doesn’t plan to announce until Signing Day, and LSU remains penciled in as the final school he will visit in January before NSD. Deontay Anderson will also visit that weekend, but I think Ole Miss still holds the edge there. Raymond did go in-home with him during the open-contact period. A name worth monitoring as well is Nigel Warrior. The Georgia safety will visit LSU next month and got an in-home visit from Raymond last week.
K: Connor Culp
Culp, the No. 7 kicker in the country, is the only specialist that I expect to be on scholarship in this class
QB: TBD
I honestly don’t know who the quarterback in this class might be, because this could go in a few different directions. I can confirm that they are looking at graduate transfers and high school seniors right now, with the latest name to surface being Rutgers QB commitment Anthony Russo. I’ve heard a couple other names that are being kept quiet by the staff, but I had mentioned QB’s being looked at that were currently committed to the SEC, ACC and Big 10. Russo was the Big 10 guy I was referencing. I think that we see them put out feelers with a number of national guys, and they very could well come back to Louisiana closer to NSD. I do think they get a QB in this class, so I think that scholarship will be spent. I’m just not sure we can know - or even LSU knows - who that guy will be right now.
RB: Devin White
LSU went all-in on White as the lone running back they recruited in this class, and I’m feeling confident that he chooses the Tigers whenever he makes an announcement. He doesn’t currently have anything set up, but White does still plan to graduate here soon and enroll in a college in January.
TE: Jamal Pettigrew
Texas and Florida have made a big push for Pettigrew, but he hasn’t taken a ton of visits or talked up other programs yet. We will see what his January schedule looks like, and LSU does plan to host Pettigrew and his family for an official visit then. For now, he appears solid after being one of the first guys to commit in this class. He’s a really versatile tight end who the staff has always been really high on. They are still recruiting some tight ends, including a couple JUCO guys and some high school guys like Irvin Smith at Brother Martin and Nick Eubanks down at American Heritage in Florida. But for now, I think Pettigrew will be the lone tight end in the class.
WR: Dee Anderson, Da’Monte Coxie, Drake Davis
Anderson is set to enroll at LSU next month. He’s maintained that he’s solid to LSU and it doesn’t look like there will be any last second change of heart. Coxie has been committed since the staff offered him this summer, and his recruitment stayed quiet until this week when Alabama offered. While Coxie maintains that he’s on board with the Tigers, I wouldn’t be surprised if he made a visit to Tuscaloosa in January. LSU will obviously be monitoring that, and they will certainly host Coxie and his family on an official visit in January. I think they do wind up with a third receiver in the class, though I think they have some good depth there and it’s not a necessity. Following his official visit to LSU and work that will have to be done in January, I will put Davis in this round of the prediction piece. I think it’s really close between LSU and Ole Miss, and his mom will be in his ear about wanting him back in Baton Rouge. January will be huge here. Stephen Sullivan is obviously the front runner for a spot in the class, and he’s set to announce at some point here soon (was going to be Friday, but he pushed it back) between LSU, Mississippi State and TCU. I know LSU has done a lot to try to get him back on board, but he maintained that the Tigers were the No. 3 team after the visit. He may be trying to drum up some drama around his announcement, but I think one of these out-of-state teams really has his ear. The Bulldogs certainly closed strong with the final in-home with Dan Mullen and his staff.
OL: Donavaughn Campbell, Jakori Savage, Willie Allen, Jean Delance
Jeff Grimes always has a surprise or two in store this time of year, and I think Delance might be the guy this time. LSU and Michigan are apparently now his top two, which is surprising to most for the one-time Oklahoma commitment who seemed all but a lock to wind up staying home and signing with Texas. The Tigers and Wolverines hosted Delance the final two weekends of the open-contact period, and Miles and Grimes both went in-home with the family again last week. We will keep our ear to the ground on where things stand there. Allen is a guy who we’ve felt has been trending back towards LSU for a while. Georgia got their official visit in just before the dead period, and LSU is expected to host him in January. He will be at the Under Armour Game in a couple of weeks, so we will get the latest on his January schedule then. Another guy to keep an eye on is John Simpson. Grimes and Kevin Steele have been working the South Carolina native hard, and he made an official visit to LSU already. Miles also went in-home with Simpson last week. Mississippi’s Scott Lashley and Greg Eiland are a couple other January visitors to keep an eye on.
DL: Edwin Alexander, Glen Logan, Andre Anthony, Caleb Roddy, Rashard Lawrence, D’Andre Christmas-Giles, Sci Martin
Lawrence hinted that he might not make many visits in January, meaning he probably has a good idea of where he wants to sign to play his college football. I’ve always felt it came down to LSU and Alabama, and I think the work done by Ed Orgeron and Bradley Dale Peveto was big enough for the Tigers to win out here. The other two linemen I think they add is Christmas-Giles, who was offered this past weekend, and Martin. Martin is committed to TCU, but I think a big press from LSU in January could really shake things up. I’m told Orgeron likes him a lot. I’m also being rather conservative this time around, as I’ve left off the big out-of-state names on the defensive line that Orgeron is after. But, I don’t want to count him out when it comes to pulling in big names on the recruiting trail, so it’s worth mentioning that he’s still very much in the mix with a number of other guys. Alabama commit Raekwon Davis, five-star Rashan Gary and four-star Brian Burns are three guys that Orgeron went in-home with last week before the dead period arrived. We will certainly see him hit the trail hard in January as he tries to bring in as many guys as he can on those three weekends.
LB: Erick Fowler, Rahssan Thornton, Micheal Divinity, Travez Moore
I’m surprised that I’m saying this at this stage, but I think they hold on to both Texas commits in Fowler and Thornton. I always thought that with the pressure to stay home, Fowler would wind up at Texas. But the staff has done a great job of staying after him, and his message has been the same. Even though his parents prefer he stay home and play for the Longhorns, he wants to play for LSU. I’m also predicting Divinity to be back in this class once he announces in early January. He’s a guy they feel like will compete for a starting job right away, no doubt. They are still after a bunch of other linebackers, and I think the two big guys who they are still very much in it with are Jaleel Laguins and Jeffrey McCulloch. It will be interesting to see how their tone is come January when things really take off. But on this go-around, I left them off the list. I went with Moore in the class. Grades are the thing holding him back from being able to commit, but if they are in position where a free spot is there, he would be a sign-and-place candidate.
DB: Saivion Smith, Eric Monroe, Greedy Williams, Cameron Lewis, Kristian Fulton, Trayvon Mullen
It looks like Smith, Monroe, Williams and Lewis are all solid right now, and I’m still rolling with the same two guys I’ve had on the prediction piece for a long time in Fulton and Mullen. I know it’s a tough task for them to convince both guys to join the class, but Corey Raymond keeps being able to sell these guys on the reality the best players will play. Fulton will announce at Under Armour, and the teams to watch for are Arkansas and Florida. Mullen doesn’t plan to announce until Signing Day, and LSU remains penciled in as the final school he will visit in January before NSD. Deontay Anderson will also visit that weekend, but I think Ole Miss still holds the edge there. Raymond did go in-home with him during the open-contact period. A name worth monitoring as well is Nigel Warrior. The Georgia safety will visit LSU next month and got an in-home visit from Raymond last week.
K: Connor Culp
Culp, the No. 7 kicker in the country, is the only specialist that I expect to be on scholarship in this class
Great get, IMO, for whoever gets him.
Be a great pull up here.
He is down to Texas, LSU and UM.
Jan 2nd announcement at whatever all-star game he is in that day.
twinkie13
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In football recruiting, a couple of big Tiger targets announced their top-3 schools yesterday, and wide receiver Stephen Sullivan announced his decision date. Sullivan, who at one time was committed to LSU before reopening his commitment back in August, will announce his school of choice this Saturday, December 26th, at 5 p.m. His top three are LSU, TCU and Mississippi State. The other two targets I mentioned are OT Jean Delance, who tweeted yesterday that Texas, LSU, and Michigan are his top-3, and LB Rahshaun Smith, who named LSU, Auburn and Clemson as his finalists. LSU’s 2016 recruiting class currently includes 16 commitments and is ranked No. 6 in 247Sports’ National Team Rankings. Those of you who are concerned that LSU doesn’t have more commitments than that should note that last year at this time LSU’s 2015 class also contained 16 recruits, and that’s not unusual at all. Les Miles has a tendency to finish very strong in recruiting and all indications are that he will do so again this year
twinkie13
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love to get this one
Grovehard
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Feel really good about all except Gary. There's a long way to go. We'll see.
Grovehard
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Ole Miss may be fishing in deeper waters. It may be a mistake, but I think others are getting more attention at this point.
twinkie13
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the rumor is Ole Miss may be pulling another insane class like the one a few years back
Drake Davis is pretty deep waters....where else they putting their attention at WR?
Grovehard
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The 2016 class should be better than the 2013 class. The staff thinks that they are in the game with Craig Myers and Ole Miss is certainly in it for A.J. Brown, who I think is better than Davis. The kids tell the staffs what they want to hear so I'm hoping Freeze and co. know what they're doing. I think Davis is very good by the way.
twinkie13
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Make bail and play, that's the Webster Parish way..
The only way he ends up at Ole Miss is if LSU backs off( you will see he tends to get arrested). He is the only RB LSU is recruiting.
Alan Tongue
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The answer to LSU QB problems is apparently Trevor Knight
:tiphat:
:tiphat:
empire13
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UF added more depth at QB today. Not a huge name, but a huge man. Austin Appleby transferred to Florida from Purdue. Dude is 6'5 230 or something like that. I haven't seen much, but he'll provide depth. Looks like it'll be a battle between he & Luke Del Rio for the starting job next year, with Franks maybe making a push. Really can't wait for Mac to get "his guys" in there.
http://www.gatorsports.com/article/20160104/ARTICLES/160109908/1217?Title=Purdue-QB-transfers-to-UF-
Not that I can substantiate it, but hearing Treon Harris is gonna maybe make a position change for his final 2 years. Guy has no shot to be a QB at the next level, so his only option is to maybe try being a slot receiver or DB. His teammates love him and he loves UF and the coaches, so I hope he can find a spot to be successful.
And all of Florida's EE's are in except for Franks who will be there next week after his all-star game this coming up Saturday.
Hearing to that UF may be able to take up to 30 guys this year, so it'll be a big class at least.
Love this Antonneous Clayton kid we have coming in at DE. He played in the UA game this past weekend and was disruptive as hell. Impressive to say the least. Remember that name. And Chauncey Gardner is gonna be a stud to, me thinks.
Anyway, wanted to give a Gator update.
And congrats to Big Al Reno's Michigan team. Total ass whipping last week in Orlando.
http://www.gatorsports.com/article/20160104/ARTICLES/160109908/1217?Title=Purdue-QB-transfers-to-UF-
Not that I can substantiate it, but hearing Treon Harris is gonna maybe make a position change for his final 2 years. Guy has no shot to be a QB at the next level, so his only option is to maybe try being a slot receiver or DB. His teammates love him and he loves UF and the coaches, so I hope he can find a spot to be successful.
And all of Florida's EE's are in except for Franks who will be there next week after his all-star game this coming up Saturday.
Hearing to that UF may be able to take up to 30 guys this year, so it'll be a big class at least.
Love this Antonneous Clayton kid we have coming in at DE. He played in the UA game this past weekend and was disruptive as hell. Impressive to say the least. Remember that name. And Chauncey Gardner is gonna be a stud to, me thinks.
Anyway, wanted to give a Gator update.
And congrats to Big Al Reno's Michigan team. Total ass whipping last week in Orlando.
empire13
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Yeah, I agree B.A.R. ... hope the kid has a great remaining two years in G'Ville.
Picked up a DT today. Shavar Manual. Good size. Hope he works out.
http://www.gatorsports.com/article/...up-commitment-from-top-defensive-tackle&tc=ar
Picked up a DT today. Shavar Manual. Good size. Hope he works out.
http://www.gatorsports.com/article/...up-commitment-from-top-defensive-tackle&tc=ar
twinkie13
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LSU was on him hard, then backed
Not just saying this, but seems he has kinda cooled on his big ranking
seen/neard that?
twinkie13
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Good point.
Canes1
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Pretty excited with the staff Richt has put together. Hopefully in the next month, they can flip some guys. Need WR and CB depth bad
empire13
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Yea, I did hear that a couple months ago. He dropped, but has worked his way back up. Not all the way back to where he was (I think he was a top 20 guy at one point), but he's working hard at gaining what he lost.
UF is gonna need LB depth though. Still hoping Lyndell Wilson picks the good guys (The good guys are The Florida Gators when I type that, btw...) I know Kirby is trying hard to get him in Athens. But I hear that Florida and Alabama are well above UGA in his pecking order. We'll see. He's got a visit to UGA the 15th, Bama the 22nd and Florida the 29th. So, the Gators get him last. Gonna be one I'll be watching closely on Feb. 3rd.
