The 2012 Recruiting Thread

[draftguru151]

Miami CB Donaldven Manning commits to Virginia Tech.

[keylime_5]

Originally Posted by Sniper

I completely agree. To me, Ball is a high 3*, low 4* type. Not a bad back, but you guys have a better back with Dunn. I'm a little surprised that they took Ball's verbal without waiting longer for Shell.

Ball was/is the #1 RB on Ohio State's board for 2012. Dunn and Shell were behind him, but both were offered.

He can make some pretty good cuts at full speed and has excellent size and power for being as fast as he is. The only thing he lacks is that top end breakaway speed. People kinda forget about Ball since he missed most of his junior year with injury and Dunn had a monster year at his new school Canton Glenoak and was in the top 3 for Mr. Football voting, but most people considered him the top player in the state after his sophomore year.

[ToldLikeItIs]

Let's talk about Dan Voltz

[Complex]

Is Deion Sanders Jr ranked?

[dannyz]

What do you guys think about Kwon Alexander? Great closing Speed.

[bearsfan_51]

Originally Posted by ToldLikeItIs

Andre McDonald, Jordan Westerkamp, Amara Darboh, Durron Neal

WRS everywhere

Andre McDonald commits to Minnesota.


Sucka.

[Duffman57]

What does everyone think of Taylor McNamara? I've seen him play more than a lot of times, and i think he could be really good at some point. He's one of the hardest workers ive seen in HS.

[ToldLikeItIs]

That won't last.

[critesy]

alabama is fulll of talent this year. some top people auburn is going after..

rb - tj yeldon from AL
de - jordan jenkins and quinteze williams from GA
lb - kwon alexander from AL
qb - zeke pike from KY

[CashmoneyDrew]

Originally Posted by critesy

alabama is fulll of talent this year. some top people auburn is going after..

rb - tj yeldon from AL
de - jordan jenkins and quinteze williams from GA
lb - kwon alexander from AL
qb - zeke pike from AL

Zeke Pike is from Kentucky.

[critesy]

Originally Posted by CashmoneyDrew

Zeke Pike is from Kentucky.

that is correct. i knew that too dont know why i put AL.

[jballa838]

Jeff Lindquist might end up the #1 QB on the west coast. Come on Sark!!! The fence!!

[Hines]

Arizona QB Connor Brewer commits to Texas. This is the second straight year that Texas has taken the best kid in Arizona. Let's see if Brown can keep this kid this time, instead of losing him like Westerman.

[bearsfan_51]

Originally Posted by ToldLikeItIs

That won't last.

Yes it will. And if it doesn't, he won't go to Iowa. No interest at all in going there.

Iowa almost never gets top players in Minnesota, Broderick Binns being the only real exception.

[ToldLikeItIs]

No, it won't.

[iowatreat54]

Originally Posted by bearsfan_51

Yes it will. And if it doesn't, he won't go to Iowa. No interest at all in going there.

Iowa almost never gets top players in Minnesota, Broderick Binns being the only real exception.

Neither does Minnesota.

ZING

Seriously though, I don't know much about 2012 prospects except that I really want Diamond, Westerkamp, Voltz, and Valentine out of Illinois. Oh, and Tommy Schutt.

I know Diamond and Valentine are already getting some big time looks. Hopefully having Coe (Edwardsville) will help with Valentine, and Walsh (Glenbard West) will help with Schutt. But I expect the state of Illinois to be very generous to Iowa yet again this year.

[Hines]

Originally Posted by iowatreat54

Neither does Minnesota.

ZING

Seriously though, I don't know much about 2012 prospects except that I really want Diamond, Westerkamp, Voltz, and Valentine out of Illinois. Oh, and Tommy Schutt.

I know Diamond and Valentine are already getting some big time looks. Hopefully having Coe (Edwardsville) will help with Valentine, and Walsh (Glenbard West) will help with Schutt. But I expect the state of Illinois to be very generous to Iowa yet again this year.

Schutt is a HUGE PSU fan. Granted it might not mean much, but I feel as if PSU gets on him early and shows him love(I don't see why they wouldn't), then he could commit early to PSU.

[BPhilb]

Originally Posted by iowatreat54

Neither does Minnesota.

ZING

Seriously though, I don't know much about 2012 prospects except that I really want Diamond, Westerkamp, Voltz, and Valentine out of Illinois. Oh, and Tommy Schutt.

I know Diamond and Valentine are already getting some big time looks. Hopefully having Coe (Edwardsville) will help with Valentine, and Walsh (Glenbard West) will help with Schutt. But I expect the state of Illinois to be very generous to Iowa yet again this year.

Valentine appears to be a stud. We are on him here at Mizzou and he appears to be top target this year. From what I have read it sounds like he wants to stay fairly close to home, but who knows if that will change is he looks around more. Someone is going to get a good one with this kid.

[djp]

Originally Posted by draftguru151

Miami CB Donaldven Manning commits to Virginia Tech.

Donaldven? Am I reading that correctly? Man, black people have some crazy names.

[MassNole]

The only comparison I have seen for Zeke Pike is Chris Rix and not in a positive manner.

[scottyboy]

i want to get into recruiting for realz guiz. I started to big time come the whole Savon Huggins thing and it reminded me how awesome recruiting is to follow. Using that link posted of the top 150, I looked into 3 guys from NJ/NY.
4* ATH DJ Singleton seems to be a guy we can get, it says 4* safety Elijah Shumate is good friends with QB Gary Nova who committed to RU this year, and it says Wayne Morgan (CB) is between really Penn St. and Miami, but USC and Rutgers are still very much in the mix.

any good sites where I can really get into the whole recruiting buzz and ****?

[draftguru151]

Shumate is getting offers from all over, sounds really interested in South Carolina, gonna be hard for Rutgers to keep him in state.

[scottyboy]

Originally Posted by draftguru151

Shumate is getting offers from all over, sounds really interested in South Carolina, gonna be hard for Rutgers to keep him in state.

dammit!
but I hae read he's good friends with Gary Nova, which could be Rutgers best shot, especially if Nova wins the starting job this year.
We're going to need a really good season this year to start keeping the top talent in state.

what's the word on guys down in Florida? any liking RU? since Rutgers seems to get just as many Florida guys as we do NJ/NY guys

[Giantsfan1080]

Rivals is the better Rutgers recruiting site to follow.

[draftguru151]

AJ Leggett back to Miami. This should be fun.

DB class of Leggett, Howard, Willie Bailey and Deon Bush sounds decent.