PH DPD: Recruiting Season 4

[gschwendt]

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C/OL
:4star:
#232
#5C


Sullivan is an all-around solid blocker. With great size, and good strength, run blocking, pass blocking and even impact blocking, he'll be a solid starter in a year or two. Expect for him to likely redshirt but after that, he'll likely be a starter or first man off the bench... the only question will be at what position on the OL.

Sullivan received no other offers or interest.


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DE
:4star:
#76
#7DE
:espnu150:
Newton is an all-out stud at defensive end. With great strength and great ability to finesse his way off of a block, he's ready to be a starter day 1. Add in his already developed abilities to find the ball carrier and bring him down, he'll be a force for years to come.

Texas showed interest in Newton for a short time but by then Florida coaches were already entrenched. No other schools showed interest.

[skipwondah33]

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FB
:2star:
#1833
#17FB

Billings isn't the sexiest recruit in terms of ranking, caliber and all that. However he offers something we currently do not have which is a run and block FB. He will redshirt his 1st season on campus, and possibly will still sit his Freshman season but will be incorporated in the Offense going forward his Sophomore season as the Offense should have evolved and transitioned more by then to include the FB in the run game.

[psusnoop]

I will add my SS when I get home tonight.

Not shabby G! Nice work on that C and DE. Those two will be very nice.

[JeffHCross]

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[skipwondah33]

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K
:3star:
#1307
#9K
Ryan will be coming in and starting out the gate due to our current Kicker graduating after the season. Ryan has the physical tools to have a successful kicking career. He will need to work on his accuracy though that isn't really a concern to have. His kicking power though should allow for him to have beyond 50+ range.

Reminds me of our time back in Virginia Tech. Had to take a walk on Kicker who had the kicking power of a 2-yr old. Couldn't kick 30 yard and beyond FG's. Helped cost us a game against G's Wisconsin team. That similar scenario we made sure not to happen again lol


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P
:3star:
#1503
#22P
Nash will be in the same situation as Ryan. Our current Punter graduates, so Nash will step right in. Also the same as Ryan, Nash has sufficient kicking power but lacks in accuracy. Again that shouldn't be an issue though.


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HB
:3star:
#1191
#99HB
Moody will likely redshirt his 1st year on campus. RB is a position we are currently stocked at. Hopefully he can improve though as he should be a dynamic Back for us


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CB,RB
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#363
#47ATH
Robinson is a dynamic athlete who can play a number of positions. He is capable of playing QB, though his accuracy isn't very good. He can play HB or Corner which he's rated best at. More than likely he will be moved to the CB position since we locked in Moody. We have a few guys leaving after this season so CB is a position of need. Robinson may be able to redshirt to improve on his skills and be an even better Corner in the future.

[JeffHCross]

Nice pickups, skip.

[skipwondah33]

Thanks Jeff

Really needed the Kicker and Punter. Robinson was a much needed get as well. Could put him at Safety spots also which will be needed here soon.

Excited about our on paper Offensive with the pieces coming together for the type of Offense we can transition to.

Going to be nicely set up at WR potentially if we get this Athlete who can excel at WR.

[JeffHCross]

I'm going to be nicely set up at WR too, which is good since I have all of three scholarship WRs returning next season.

Still on search for anything resembling a passing game though.

[JeffHCross]

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ATH Massey is currently without a solid position home. He'll probably slide into SS unless the offseason goes terribly wrong for me.

DE Carrington and OLB McFarland will probably switch positions.

[skipwondah33]

Look at that class man. Here I thought I liked mine...my OL guys coming in are in the low 70's in blocking and I was happy about that haha

Still pissed lost out on Mccray. Never got to make his visit late in the season.

[gschwendt]

Most of Florida's class so far isn't very flashy and with just about the entire team returning in 2017, the Gators are looking at redshirting just about their entire recruiting class.



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MLB
:3star:
#945
#50OLB
:jucoso:
Johnson is an all around solid player at Linebacker. With decent speed, very good strength, and both the ability to rush the passer and cover in the passing game, he's set to be a big contributor in a couple of years.

Look for him to redshirt his first year on campus but after that, he'll be thrust into the rotation.


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CB
:4star:
#239
#7CB
Watson's speed and acceleration combined with good height have the makings of being an excellent cornerback of the future.

He'll redshirt his first year so that he can work on his coverage abilities but after that, with two starters graduating after the 2017 season, he'll be expected to compete.


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WR
:4star:
#186
#41WR
Seals' abilities don't just jump right off the page but Florida coaches see very good potential for him. With great ability to make circus catches as well as the ability to run crisp routes, he can become a starter in no time.


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LT
:3star:
#1007
#55T
:jucoso:
With most of the Fab 5 OL set to graduate after the 2017 season, Florida coaches are looking for bodies along the line to build suitable replacements. Kane is a very good pass blocker and after a redshirt year, he'll be ready to take over at LT most likely.


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DT
:4star:
#173
#8DT
Nixon is an all-around bull in the middle of the d-line. With good strength and ability to rush through a block, he'll be a force in years to come. With two all-world DTs returning for 2017, he'll redshirt his first year on campus but will need to be ready to start after that.


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SS
:4star:
#151
#5FS
With their only official need in recruiting this year being SS, Johnson was a key signing for the Gators. He has decent speed, very good strength and a very good ability to wrap up and make a tackle. He'll need to redshirt his first year to work on his ability to read the play.

[gschwendt]

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QB
WR
:4star:
#111
#31ATH
:espnu150:
Glover signs on with the Gators as the QB of the future. With current starter Jason Rivero set to graduate after the 2017 season, Glover will redshirt and likely spend four years as his replacement. With very good all-around running abilities combined with a strong arm, Glover will be a stud for years to come.

Glover also received an offer from North Carolina State and Oregon.





That essentially wraps up the 2017 Florida Recruiting class. Some additional targets may be added but those will just to pad the class.



Name
Pos
OVR
Rating


Mason Glover
QB
80
:4star:


Anthony Newton
DE
79
:4star:


Brent Sullivan
C
76
:4star:


D.J. Kane
OT
76

:3star:
SOPH



Joseph Nixon
DT
75
:4star:


Danny Johnson
SS
75
:4star:


Clint Johnson
MLB
75

:3star:
SOPH



Kevin Watson
CB
74
:4star:


Jayson Seals
WR
69
:4star:

[JeffHCross]

Nice pickup, G.

[skipwondah33]

Goodness. Looking at his attributes already terrifies me in combination with Gordon

...and this guy won't even see the field next season. We're going to gameplan for him even while he's sitting out a year

[skipwondah33]

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FB, TE
:4star:
#118
#32ATH
Kevin isn't what we expected when we originally sought out to recruit him. Disappointing scouting report led to our low interest but decided to keep pursuing him. We see him possibly converting to FB despite his 6'7" frame. He would be a situational player either way, whether he stays at TE or not. Only seeing playing time in Goal line type situations


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CB
:3star:
#1177
#106CB
Arrington appeared to be heading towards a redshirt his first season, but losing out on another CB may have pushed him to compete for playing time his Freshman year. Will need to see how the rest of the class pans out first.


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G
:2star:
#1948
#123G
Johnson is a project and will be redshirted his first season.


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T
:1star:
#2200
#156T
Logan is another project at Tackle and will see a redshirt his first year on campus.

[JeffHCross]

Jolly will be moved to kicker and may even take over the FG duties next season.

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Ohio State's commitments thus far:


Name
Pos (Orig)

Stars


OVR




Ryan McCray


DE


:4star:


79




Brad McKenzie


G


:4star:


79




Jonathan Coleman


WR


:4star:


77




Jonathan Carrington


OLB (DE)


:4star:


77




Pat Rucker


WR


:4star:


76




Ryne McFarland


DE (OLB)


:4star:


75




Andre Massey


SS (ATH)


:4star:


75




Damian White


TE


:4star:


75




Spencer Woods


CB


:4star:


74




Robert Jolly


K/P


:3star:


85




Lewis Ortiz


T


:3star:

JUNIOR


80




Jim Williams


OLB


:3star:


75




Isaac Tyler


OLB


:3star:


71

[psusnoop]

Nice class Skip, very solid.

Jeff, your class sucks and you should feel ashamed taking my players away from me hahaha. Just kidding nice class! Glad I'm winning now as the future is looking a little more scarlet then I'd like to admit

[skipwondah33]

Man my class sucks ass so far lol

If I get these last few guys it will be much better but losing out on Reed to you hurt. Think I lost another similarly important player to Florida as well. Or he was in the running.

Fortunately most of these recruits won't be looking to be a major factor really as most of the team is coming back at skill positions

Still I envy the classes everyone else is bringing in

[psusnoop]

It's not a huge class for me, but I've technically had zero needs but we all know that isn't truthful either.

I have a few guys on the oline that will make an impact and some other key pickups like reed that will certainly help. Others are depth which is needed.

[JeffHCross]

The future is looking scarlet, hah! Considering that I won a national championship, THEN decided to completely change my offensive philosophy, and I still haven't really decided on one... yeah, I don't think the future is looking very scarlet. Not yet, at least.

[skipwondah33]

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CB
:4star:
#91
#2CB
We are thrilled to have snagged Smith. He was definitely needed and we feared that he would pick Oregon as they were the favorite. Smith has potential to start right away opposite of Schroeder


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DE
:4star:
#153
#15DE
Eric was needed as well, as we lost our 2 starting DE's from last season. He will immediately see playing time as a Freshman starting at DE.


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MLB
:3star:
#847
#45LB
Dane jumped on our radar later in the season as we needed to add a LB in the class. He definitely has the physical tools to go along the same line of MLB we love to have in our scheme. In the same mold of past All-American Evan Williams, and current All-American Mark Smith. Dane has the same potential or even better to be a more impactful player than both.


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RB
:4star:
#277
#27RB
Man we didn't even want this guy after scouting him. Guess we offered him and scholarship and forgot. Well he didn't forget and committed to the program during offseason. Don't look for him to play much though.

[JeffHCross]

Ohio State only gets one in the offseason ... not sure where the other two went, but I had spread myself too thin going into the offseason, so I'm glad I got the one I got.

Robinson will move to FS and hopefully take a redshirt year since he's behind two seniors. After this offseason's loss of two safeties, the Ohio State coaching staff is a little gunshy on letting him redshirt, but they may feel like they don't have a choice.

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[skipwondah33]

Looking over your team I'm sure it won't hurt too bad lol

After our game I noticed you mostly had 80+'s backing up 80+'s at a good amount of positions haha

I'll be lucky to have 5 guys total above 80 OVR

[gschwendt]

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LOLB
:3star:
#640
#33OLB
Caleb is a hybrid LB and DE. He'll fit well into the Florida defense as a Rush LB with good strength and good ability to work off of blockers.

Morton chose Florida over offers from Texas and Ole Miss.


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P
:3star:
#1422
#19P
After Florida coaches were caught off guard by the transfer of their punter-to-be, the Gators expected to have to use kicker Ben Andrews in a dual role. Instead, Johnson chose to walk-on instead of joining the soccer team and will become the starting punter.

[JeffHCross]

Looking over your team I'm sure it won't hurt too bad lol

After our game I noticed you mostly had 80+'s backing up 80+'s at a good amount of positions haha

I'll be lucky to have 5 guys total above 80 OVRTrue, but one of the transfers was going to be the permanent backup to Robinson once the current Senior leaves, so now I'm down to one FS once the seniors leave, rather than two, which hurts. The other safety was going to be a starter this year, so that hurts as well.

[skipwondah33]

Yeah sucks when that happens

That WR leaving put my WR corps behind. So everyone is needed

[skipwondah33]

Ecstatic about that MLB and CB picked up though.

Pissed I missed out on an Athlete with last name Hall. He was 6-5, 224 with 90 speed. Forgot about him

Was going to put him at WR especially since I lost Noble. He was already a 77 and would have been my best WR.

I was 1st on his list too. Damn it