Recruiting Class Grades Batch 8

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Back to it! Sorry for the long hiatus, there was a lot of NFL excitement, but it's still worthwhile to look back at the CFB recruiting world

 

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:sdsu:

San Diego State University

Mountain West Conference

2021: 10-4 (7-2)

 

Recruiting Class Basics:

SDSU signed 8 4-stars, 15 3-stars and 2 2-stars. They signed 12 players with B or higher potentials. Their total class score was 1047 and they finished 10th in the country.

 

Recruiting Grade: B+

 

Signees are below:

School

ID

Base

Guess

Name

Name

Stars

Pos

Archetype

Height

Weight

School

City

State

Potent.

SDSU

666

3C

41

Channing

Plumlee

3

C

Line Captain

6'4"

290

Cottage Hill Christian Academy

Mobile

AL

B

SDSU

336

4B

49

Francisco

Massington

4

CB

Man Coverage

5'10"

179

Palos Verdes

Palos Verdes Estates

CA

C+

SDSU

350

4B

49

Matt

Davidson

4

CB

Ball Hawk

5'10"

178

Hurricane

Hurricane

UT

C+

SDSU

232

4C

40

Tony

Guerra

4

DE

Speed Rusher

6'4"

240

Anchor Bay

Fair Haven

MI

C-

SDSU

361

4C

43

Andy

Jackson Jr.

4

DE

Run Stopper

6'4"

293

Madison

San Diego

CA

B-

SDSU

2175

2D

36

Yairo

Fowler

2

DT

Nose Tackle

6'4"

310

West Orange

Winter Garden

FL

A

SDSU

1450

2C

36

Montravius

Harris

2

FS

Zone Coverage

5'11"

193

Gunter

Gunter

TX

B-

SDSU

768

3C

39

Tony

Cooper

3

ILB

Run Stopper

6'3"

237

Upland

Upland

CA

C+

SDSU

908

3C

42

Koda

Burks

3

ILB

Run Stopper

6'2"

246

Point Loma

San Diego

CA

B+

SDSU

973

3C

39

Greg

Moten

3

K

Balanced

6'1"

199

Churchill

Eugene

OR

C+

SDSU

324

4B

49

Mike

Martis

4

OG

Run Blocking

6'2"

294

Brewer

Somerville

AL

C+

SDSU

628

3C

42

Ty

Liddi

3

OG

Pass Blocking

6'3"

291

Jasper

Jasper

TX

B+

SDSU

485

3C

41

C.J.

Pinto

3

OLB

Pass Rush

6'4"

245

Carmel

Carmel

CA

B

SDSU

384

3C

39

Wendell

Tellez

3

OT

Run Blocking

6'2"

298

Upper Arlington

Columbus

OH

C+

SDSU

1008

3C

43

Braxton

Ellis

3

OT

Pass Blocking

6'3"

283

West Valley

Cottonwood

CA

A-

SDSU

1306

3C

41

Dylan

Smith

3

OT

Pass Blocking

6'4"

288

Cold Spring Harbor

Cold Spring Harbor

NY

B

SDSU

161

4C

41

Jeff

Jones

4

QB

Pocket

6'5"

233

Houston County

Warner Robins

GA

C

SDSU

852

3C

44

Nyheim

Rodriguez

3

QB

Balanced

6'1"

211

Granite Hills

Porterville

CA

A

SDSU

672

3C

42

Daniel

Davis

3

RB

Power

6'0"

223

Millbrook

Raleigh

NC

B+

SDSU

1011

3C

42

John

Kirven

3

RB

Speed

5'11"

192

Cottage Hill Christian Academy

Mobile

AL

B+

SDSU

1316

3C

40

Richie

Blash

3

SS

Run Stopper

6'0"

207

St. Paul

Santa Fe Springs

CA

B-

SDSU

162

4C

42

Andrew

Speaks

4

TE

Vertical Threat

6'3"

226

Richard Montgomery

Rockville

MD

C+

SDSU

151

4C

41

Alex

Long

4

WR

Possesion

6'2"

192

Wilson

Washington

DC

C

SDSU

367

3C

44

Taj

Jerome

3

WR

Possesion

6'2"

188

Rogers

Spokane

WA

A

SDSU

792

3C

42

Scott

Davis

3

WR

Red Zone Threat

6'2"

213

Garfield

Los Angeles

CA

B+

 

Below is a breakdown position-by-position of (from L-R) their current roster, what they did on the trail, and the grade I gave them in recruiting that position.

 

Position	Current position grade	Current status	Recruiting status	Crooting Grade
C	C+	Have a B overall 3 star as a rising junior, but only a 2 star behind him	Picked up a B potential 3 star which should work out to an above average player agter a bit of time in the program	C+
CB	B-	Nabbed a 4 star B overall in their last cycle, but surrounding him are all C overalls	Got a very good pair of B overall 4 stars: even better is matching the man coverage scheme and adding in a ballhawk. Great signees here	B+
DE	C-	At this moment, they only have C overalls, and nobody better than a C potential 3 star. Not bright sign for the future	Added another pair of 4s at this position, C overalls with ok potential. Still a massive upgrade and frnakly these guys should be playing a lot from day 1	B+
DT	C	They have a good rising senior, but not a lot below him aside from a few project guys who have yet to pan out	Added another project guy: A overall 2 star. I don't think he's likely to see the field until senior year if that	C-
FB	C	Very average, nobody on the roster right now stands out in any way	Didn't sign anyone	C-
FS	C-	Nothing impressive here either, a rising junior could be serviceable for these next 2 years	Signed another 2 star project, but with only B- potential here. Not impressed	D+
ILB	C	A mediocre 3 as a freshman and an A potential 2 star sophomore could be ok, but not special imo	Signed a pair of 3 stars: C+ and B+ potential. Definitely an upgrade over the current room	C+
K	C	1 kicker on roster: a rising senior who could be pretty ok	Signed an average 3 star to potentially take over next season	C
OG	C	Got an A- potential 3 star last cycle which was good, and a few average 2 stars so a reasonable outlook	Added a B overall 4 star and B+ potential 3 star which both bump up the position room significantly	B-
OLB	C	Got an A potential 3 star last cycle as a future building block	Signed a B potential 3 star to pair with him. Keeps this room ok	C
OT	B+	Really good room here. Rising junior A potential 4 star is one star, and last cycle signed a B- potential B overall 4 star to go with him	With the big stars the last 2 cycle, SDSU spent this year signing a trio of 3 stars: C+, B, A- potential to try and grow on the bench for their junior/senior years	C+
P	C	Meh, an extremely average 3 star is the only serviceable option on the roster	Didn't sign anyone	C-
QB	B-	Great returning starter in Hung-Chih Anderson, but behind him i don't see a lot of future starters, no B's on the roster currently	Signed a top-200 QB, 4 star jeff Jones from Warner Robins, GA who almost certainly represents their future starter, along with an A potential 3 star local kid from California to compete with him	B-
RB	B-	A good 4 star sophomore this year surrounded by a fair number of 3 star depth guys	Added another pair of 3 stars with B+ potential who could turn into a nice power/speed combo down the line	C+
SS	B	Signed a good 4 star last cycle	Added an above-average 3 star who will likely be depth	C
TE	B-	Another good 4 star sophomore here as a vertical threat	Added a second 4 star vertical threat to grow and take over that role	B-
WR	B-	A 3 star A potential B overall sophomore is their best underclassmen, along with freshman B overall 4 star burner.	Added 3 players: a 4 star C overall, and two 3 stars: A and B+ potential who could turn into very productive players	B

 

 

This was a 10th rated class so it will likely pan out very well, but when looking, it is in the vein of highly competant rather than "wow". The CB and DE classes are home runs for sure, and they didn't sign very many duds. Their current roster made the playoffs, so it's not like it's easy to get a big upgrade, but a signing class with a log of 3 star B+ potential level players is geared for a big performance 2-3 years from now rather than immediately.

 

 

:navy:

United State Naval Academy

American Athletic Conference

2021: 5-7 (4-4)

 

Recruiting Class Basics:

Navy signed 1 5-star, 3 4-stars, 16 3-stars and 5 2-stars. They signed 10 players with B or higher potentials. Their total class score was 1008 and they finished 20th in the country.

 

Recruiting Grade: C

 

Signees are below:

School

ID

Base

Guess

Name

Name

Stars

Pos

Archetype

Height

Weight

School

City

State

Potent.

NAVY

1099

3C

40

Ryder

Francisco

3

C

Balanced

6'3"

286

New Milford

New Milford

NJ

B-

NAVY

257

4B

49

Josh

Beebe

4

CB

Man Coverage

5'11"

185

Gateway Regional

Woodbury Heights

NJ

C+

NAVY

555

3C

40

Michael

Jansen

3

CB

Zone Coverage

5'11"

183

Perry

Perry

GA

B-

NAVY

1324

3C

40

Clint

Cheridor

3

DE

Run Stopper

6'2"

289

Wyoming

Cincinnati

OH

B-

NAVY

774

3C

40

David

Feliciano

3

DT

Balanced

6'0"

298

Colquitt County

Norman Park

GA

B-

NAVY

1580

2C

35

Trevor

Ellison

2

FB

Balanced

5'11"

233

San Clemente

San Clemente

CA

C+

NAVY

2140

2C

34

Matt

Biddle

2

FS

Zone Coverage

5'11"

196

Paul VI

Fairfax

VA

C

NAVY

779

3C

38

Spencer

Johnson

3

ILB

Coverage

6'2"

229

Cache

Cache

OK

C

NAVY

969

3C

39

Vyncint

Travis

3

K

Balanced

5'10"

187

Union County

Blairsville

GA

C+

NAVY

357

4B

48

Sheldon

Palepoi

4

OG

Balanced

6'4"

299

Columbus

Miami

FL

C

NAVY

1357

2C

37

Heath

Kiermaier

2

OG

Pass Blocking

6'2"

288

Knoxville Catholic

Knoxville

TN

B

NAVY

573

3C

41

Andrew

Neasman

3

OLB

Run Stopper

6'3"

257

Jones

Jones

OK

B

NAVY

912

3C

41

Darnell

Nzeocha

3

OLB

Pass Rush

6'2"

242

Fremd

Palatine

IL

B

NAVY

1128

3C

39

Kadeem

Hoomanawanui

3

OLB

Pass Rush

6'4"

252

Williamstown

Williamstown

NJ

C+

NAVY

374

3C

38

Travis

Martin-Oguike

3

OT

Pass Blocking

6'3"

276

Dundalk

Baltimore

MD

C

NAVY

1738

2D

36

Eddie

McManis

2

OT

Pass Blocking

6'4"

285

Easton

Easton

PA

A

NAVY

646

3C

39

Corey

Gabbert

3

QB

Balanced

6'2"

213

Peninsula

Gig Harbor

WA

C+

NAVY

931

3C

42

Ben

Hamm

3

RB

Speed

5'10"

193

Weequahic

Newark

NJ

B+

NAVY

2250

2D

34

Carlton

Conley

2

RB

Balanced

5'11"

214

Ridge

Basking Ridge

NJ

B+

NAVY

2899

5B

55

Roko

Souza

5

SS

Zone Coverage

6'3"

213

Northwest High School

Germantown

MD

B+

NAVY

857

3C

41

Ruben

Cosart

3

TE

Receiving

6'5"

243

Canadian

Canadian

TX

B

NAVY

358

4C

42

Sam

Jones

4

WR

Possesion

6'3"

196

Episcopal

Alexandria

MD

C+

NAVY

627

3C

41

Willi

Jessop

3

WR

Possesion

6'2"

196

Paulsboro

Paulsboro

NJ

B

NAVY

1205

3C

41

Joshua

Smith

3

WR

Red Zone Threat

6'1"

227

Louisa County

Mineral

VA

B

NAVY

1267

3C

38

Jorge

Liriano

3

WR

Route Runner

5'10"

186

Quince Orchard

Gaithersburg

MD

C

 

Below is a breakdown position-by-position of (from L-R) their current roster, what they did on the trail, and the grade I gave them in recruiting that position.

 

Position	Current position grade	Current status	Recruiting status	Crooting Grade
C	D+	The only underclassmen are a pair of eh 2 stars	Signed a 3 star B- potential who will probably start after Brett graduates next year	C
CB	B-	A very good 4 star B- potential sophomore is the best player in this room, and they have a competent freshman as well.	Signed a good 4 star B overall, along with a B- potential 3 star, so this room looks like a good class. One negative though is that the 4 star is Man Coverage while the rest of the roster are zone guys	C+
DE	C+	Got an average 4 star last cycle and an A+ 2 star to develop, this room is ok as it stands	Signed a 3 star B- player who will likely be a depth piece and eventual role player	C
DT	C	Only 2 underclassmen on roster: a B+ 3 star freshman and mediocre 2 star sophomore	Added another B- 3 star to form a solid group there	C
FB	D+	A pair of 2 stars on roster are all	Added another very average 2 star	D
FS	D	Oof, 3 players on the roster ALL 2 star C overalls	Another 2 star C overall? I think they could have gotten somebody else better	D
ILB	C	3 stars each of the last 2 classes make up an ok core	Signed an average 3 star who should fit in with the room	C
K	C+	A trio of 3 stars is a better room than most schools have	Added a 4th kicker who fits right in	C
OG	C	Pretty good 3 star Sophomore, and ok 3 star freshman	Added a 4 star B overall signee and a 2 star B potential	B
OLB	B-	Got a great high level 4 star last year, but not much beyond that	This cycle went for a trio of 3 stars with B potential who make for a pretty good future	B-
OT	B	4 stars each of the last 3 cycles make this one of the best rooms on the team	Broke the cycle by signing only a 3 star C potential and 2 star A potential. A little bit of a downgrade	C
P	D	A rough 2 star is the only guy on the roster right now	Didn't sign any	D-
QB	C	Best bet currently looks like last years A potential signee: Field general Odell Nelson	Signed an average 3 star guy who will probably be depth.	C
RB	C	Signed a 3 star A potential guy last year	Added another 3 star this cycle: a B+ potential speed guy, along with a B+ 2 star	C
SS	C	Above average 3 star guys the last 2 cycles here	Whew, 5 star Roko Souza is the gem of this class, a top-5 overall guy in the country will be an instant impact starter. Very, very good signee	A+
TE	C	another average position group with a lot of Cs and 3s	Signed a 3 star receiving option with B potential	C+
WR	C-	They had a good junior group, but their last 2 classes haven't panned out so far	4 guys in this class is a lot. A 4 star at the top of the list, along with a B, B, C potential 3 stars. The WR class should be extremely set for the future	B-

 

 

This is a 20th ranked class, but I am not impressed with it that much. It seems like just about every position group mirrored the current talent on roster, so the bad current groups didn't get a necessary upgrade while the good groups got players who might not see the field much even though they're also good. Roko Souza was a big win, and they got a couple other good players, but on the whole the roster stayed about the same talent level

 

:ucla:

University of California, Los Angeles

Pac-12 Conference

2021: 6-7 (5-4)

 

Recruiting Class Basics:

UCLA signed 2 5-stars, 6 4-stars and 17 3-stars. They signed 0 players with B or higher potentials. Their total class score was 997 and they finished 30th in the country.

 

Recruiting Grade: B+

 

Signees are below:

School

ID

Base

Guess

Name

Name

Stars

Pos

Archetype

Height

Weight

School

City

State

Potent.

UCLA

429

3C

39

Jalen

Sudfeld

3

CB

Ball Hawk

5'10"

181

Chillicothe

Chillicothe

OH

C+

UCLA

618

3C

37

Rashaan

Gentry

3

CB

Zone Coverage

5'10"

183

Kennett

Kennett

MO

C-

UCLA

2

5B

53

Jarvis

Mauro

5

DE

Speed Rusher

6'6"

243

California

San Ramon

CA

B-

UCLA

414

3C

39

Al-Quadin

Baker

3

DT

Nose Tackle

6'2"

314

Placer

Auburn

CA

C+

UCLA

587

3C

38

John

Cole

3

DT

Pass Rusher

6'2"

282

Memorial Day

Savannah

GA

C

UCLA

617

3C

39

Kyler

Crawford

3

DT

Balanced

6'3"

291

Jefferson County

Monticello

FL

C+

UCLA

387

3C

36

Tim

Alvarez

3

FB

Blocking

6'0"

240

Blount

Eight Mile

AL

D+

UCLA

3

5B

51

Brad

Crow

5

FS

Ball Hawk

6'0"

194

Downey

Modesto

CA

C

UCLA

729

3C

39

Quincy

Read

3

ILB

Field General

6'0"

234

Northgate

Newnan

GA

C+

UCLA

371

3C

38

Derwin

Olumba

3

OG

Pass Blocking

6'4"

290

Ronald Reagan

Pfafftown

NC

C

UCLA

43

4C

42

Mike

Blackley

4

OLB

Pass Rush

6'4"

251

Los Oso

Rancho Cucamonga

CA

C+

UCLA

176

4C

39

Paul

Garcia

4

OLB

Coverage

6'1"

232

Racine Lutheran

Racine

WI

D+

UCLA

424

3C

39

Tyler

Cunniff

3

OLB

Speed

6'2"

226

Mount Paran Christian

Kennesaw

GA

C+

UCLA

676

3C

38

Tyler

Settle

3

OT

Pass Blocking

6'2"

279

Lorena

Lorena

TX

C

UCLA

680

3C

38

Jarrad

Reaves

3

OT

Pass Blocking

6'4"

292

Bloomingdale

Valrico

FL

C

UCLA

651

3C

39

Nate

Hernandez

3

P

Power

6'1"

186

Bleckley County

Cochran

GA

C+

UCLA

177

4C

39

A.J.

Piscotty

4

QB

Scrambler

6'1"

230

Watkins Mill

Gaithersburg

MD

D+

UCLA

405

3C

38

Eric

Lewis

3

QB

Scrambler

5'11"

235

Neumann

Naples

FL

C

UCLA

116

4C

42

Duke

Nido

4

RB

Balanced

5'11"

209

Helix

La Mesa

CA

C+

UCLA

203

4C

38

Armani

Franco

4

RB

Power

6'0"

241

Dorman

Roebuck

SC

D

UCLA

567

3C

37

Rougned

Porter

3

RB

Power

6'0"

220

San Angelo Central

San Angelo

TX

C-

UCLA

704

3C

38

Jonathan

De La Rosa

3

RB

Speed

5'9"

202

Bedford North Lawrence

Bedford

IN

C

UCLA

668

3C

39

Jordan

Arroyo

3

TE

Vertical Threat

6'4"

226

C.H. Yoe

Cameron

TX

C+

UCLA

296

4C

43

Davond

Tate

4

WR

Possesion

6'1"

185

Sierra Canyon

Chatsworth

CA

B-

UCLA

825

3C

39

Tony

Zettel

3

WR

Route Runner

5'10"

180

Torrey Pines

San Diego

CA

C+

 

Below is a breakdown position-by-position of (from L-R) their current roster, what they did on the trail, and the grade I gave them in recruiting that position.

 

Position	Current position grade	Current status	Recruiting status	Crooting Grade
C	C+	A pretty good 3 star sophomore on the roster	Didn't sign any	D+
CB	C	Some average guys here, with a solid sophomore as the best future starter	Signed a pair of average 3 stars to be solid depth.	C
DE	C+	Lots of above average 3 stars here along with a sophomore 4 star	Signed one of their two top-5 recruits here: Speed rusher Jarvis who's a 5 star B overall and B- potential. Very very good player here	A+
DT	C	Just a pair of average 3 star guys the last 2 cycles	Signed three 3 star guys with C/C+ potentials here	C
FB	D+	Three 2 stars here who aren't so good	Added a 3 star which on paper is an upgrade, but the D+ potential isn't so hot	C-
FS	C-	A 3 star C guy last cycle is their future right now which is... ok?	And their other star signee: Brad Crow, ball hawk from Modesto who is a B overall, C potential	A+
ILB	C+	A good 4 star last year and a few other high potential sleepers around him	Signed an average 3 star who will be depth	C-
K	D+	A pair of 2 stars on roster currently	Didn't sign any	D+
OG	D+	Nothing above a C out of the underclassmen	Added another C potential 3 star	C-
OLB	C	An average 4 star freshman is the only good player coming up for the Bruins	Signed a pair of 4 stars which is great, solidifies this room as good in the future. Also a 3 star depth piece	B
OT	C	A lot of 3 star C potentials	Grabbed another pair of that style to keep some good depth	C
P	D+	One guy: a C potential 2 star	Signed a 3 star C+ so that's a good upgrade	C+
QB	B+	Hiram Maronde is the guy. 5 star sophomore scrambler B- potential	Signed 2 guys, a 3 star C from Florida and a 4 star scrambler D+ guy out of Maryland. Hopefully one pans out after Hiram graduates	B-
RB	B	Their other sophomore skill guy: RB Fernando Parker is a 4 star B overall	Added 2 4-stars and two 3-stars, all with middling potentials	B
SS	C	A pair of 3 star C guys the last two cycles	Didn't sign any	C-
TE	A+	Last cycle got a 5 star A- potential, one of the best freshmen in the nation, vertical threat Taylor Allen	Signed a C+ potential 3 star guy	C
WR	B-	Got a B+ 4 star last cycle and a bunch of B overall 3 stars	Signed a 4 star B- potential and a C+ potential 3 star guy	B-

 

 

I think this is one class that is much better than their rating suggests. I think my scoring is a little down on low potential guys. I think they have A LOT of impact players, even if they don't have any real high potentials in this class. I think they've done a good job even outside of the two phenomenal 5 stars who are high-impact players

 

 

Team	Recruiting Rank	Recruiting Class Grade
University of Georgia (UGA)	26th	B-
University of Houston (Houston)	5th	A-
University of Virginia (Virginia)	13th	B
Louisiana State University (LSU)	18th	B
Washington State University (Washington State)	42nd	C-
University of New Mexico (UNM)	45th	C
Pennsylvania State University (Penn State)	4th	B+
University of North Texas (UNT)	19th	C+
Baylor University (Baylor)	11th	B-
Bowling Green State University (BGSU)	3rd	A-
University of Michigan (Michigan)	14th	C+
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)	6th	A-
University of Tulsa (Tulsa)	17th	C+
University of Arkansas (Arkansas)	37th	C+
University of Missouri (Missouri)	8th	B+
Texas A&M University (TAMU)	2nd	A-
University of Tennessee (Brandon Savage)	1st	A
University of Kentucky (UKEN)	9th	B+
Purdue University (Purdue)	23rd	C
Western Michigan University (WMU)	33rd	C-
Utah State University (Utah State)	35th	C+
Southern Methodist University (SMU)	34th	C+
Ball State University (BALL)	39th	C
University of Minnesota (Minnesota)	36th	B-
University of Nebraska (Nebraska)	12th	A-
University of Utah (Utah)	41st	C
San Diego State University (SDSU)	10th	B+
United States Naval Academy (NAVY)	20th	C
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)	30th	B+
Stanford University (STAN)
University of California (CAL)
Oklahoma State University (OKST)
Ohio State University (OSU)

Edited January 19, 2022 by tsweezy

[kwheele]

Any chance you can do OKST?

[tsweezy]

Yep, should be coming out in a batch 10