2009 Recruiting Barometer

[GoRU]

Here's a guess as to how things are looking as of June. We don't have many ships left...

Verbals

1. S Mohamed Sanu
2. OT Jamal Wilson
3. QB Tom Savage
4. DE Andre Civil
5. TE Paul Carrezola
6. DE Michael Larrow
7. DT Jordan Hill
8. LB Steve Beauharnais
9. WR Mark Harrison
10. WR/RB Aaron Hayward
11. DB Duron Harmon
12. FB Robert Joseph
13. TE Malcolm Bush
14. LB/S Gerald Hodges
15. CB Logan Ryan
16. WR Shawney Kersey
17. CB Abdul Smith
18. S Terrance Taylor
19. C David Osei
20. OT Malcolm Bunche

Rutgers leads

OT Oday Aboushi - Big names (UM, ND, etc...) still looking at him. Visiting again soon. Will probably decide in the next few months.
LB Glenn Carson - Rutgers/PSU. Not sure when he'll decide, but recently visited again.
DT Antwan Lowery - Pushed back timetable, dropped Miami.
C Mark Brazinski - Us or UPenn.

Decent chance

OL/DT Isaac Holmes - No change since the last update, MD probably leads.
DE Bernardo Nunez - MD pushing hard, we may be out of room.
OL Khalil Wilkes - SPP factor tempered by him being a legacy. Visited recently and will again. Pushed back his timetable, won't decide for a while. Top 3 with Stanford and Wake.
ATH Jamal Merrell
DE Jamil Merrell - Top 3 for both, I don't think we'll get them though.
RB Lamar Miller - Grades.

Low Chance

RB Tavon Austin
RB De'Antwan Williams - Wants to go out of state, but not here.
WR Dontae Aycock
WR Stedman Bailey
WR Justin Brown - Mentioning us, but likely off to PSU.
TE Gabe Holmes - Package deal at USF with a teammate.
OL/DL Anthony LaLota - ND?
LB Devon Butler - He's a ghost.
LB Ka'Lial Glaud - Plan B LB
LB Daniel Mack - WVU all over him.
S Darren Myles - Mentioning RU now, but I still can't fathom pulling him.

No chance

RB Jaamal Berry
RB Lonnie Pryor
ATH Terrell Williams
WR Braxton Lane
WR Denard Robinson - Dropped us.
WR Anthony Williams - Dropped us.
WR Jamal Patterson
WR Lamar Scruggs
WR Rantavious Wooten - Dropped us.
TE Orson Charles - Token offer, not getting him.
OT Shauntez Bruce
OT Xavier Nixon
OT Brennan Williams. Eliminated us.
OG Jared Wheeler
DE Jason Ankrah - Most likely of the big MD guys to stay home.
DE Dyron Dye
DE Ryne Giddins
DT Corey Gaines - Not in top 3.
DT Raynard Randolph - MD/PSU.
LB Jelani Jenkins
CB Travis Hawkins
CB Jayron Hosley - Dropped us.
CB Branden Smith
CB Nyshier Oliver - ND?
S Stephon Gilmore
S Mywan Jackson

[GoRU]

With Hill's verbal, I'm very curious as to where all the linemen verbals will end up playing. There have been some mixed signals as to Miami's true interest in Lowery; obviously you have to hold open a space for a player like that if he's interested.

If you would have told me we were picking up a lineman this week, i would have definitely guessed Brazinski. Can't wait until he announces at 1:30 on Tues.

[GoRU]

Verbal number one from this weekend is in. More might be coming.

edit: I thought it'd be Bush, before Harrison at least.

[GoRU]

Several changes:

Logan Ryan is now officially committed.

Upgraded Glenn Carson. He is down to his final three, and we're out in front.

Added Nick Cattolico.

Don't really believe we have a chance at E.J. Banks, but upgraded him based on his comments.

[Okpokalypse]

Do you know if Holmes is projected as an OT or DT at this point? I'd love his size and athleticism at DT in the next few years. It'd really upgrade what I feel is one of our weaker (due to being undersized) units.

[GoRU]

My guess is DT. We have many more candidates on the OL for one thing.

[JCB-RU]

Holmes is DT all the way.

[GoRU]

I downgraded Holmes and Cattolico.

[GoRU]

I made a couple of smaller updates.