With a couple of recent commits and the Spring game behind I thought I would update and share my list. This is somewhere between a prediction and a realistic best case scenario. From the people at 247 it sounds like this will be a pretty small class. My last post had 22 names, but it sounds like it may be even smaller than that so I whittled it down to 18 for this one. As always, this is a reminder that this list is #sauceless, this is just based on what I gather from reading a few different VT sites like TKP, 247, TSL, etc. I'll share some more thoughts at the bottom.
Wishlist/Prediction:
Name | Position | Stars | Composite Score | Notes |
Devyn Ford | RB | 4 | 0.9655 | Warm, 4/14 OV, decides 5/18 |
Jordan Houston | RB/ATH | 3 | 0.8577 | Warm, 4/14 visit |
Isaiah Hazel | WR | 4 | 0.9143 | Warm, in top 4 |
Tayvion Robinson | WR | 4 | 0.8902 | Favorite, 757, 1/14 visit |
Elijah Bowick | WR | 3 | 0.8688 | Committed |
Nick Gallo | TE | 3 | 0.8638 | Hokie Brother |
Quinn Carroll | OT | 4 | 0.9685 | Hokie Brother, in top 6 |
Bryan Hudson | OG | 4 | 0.9184 | Committed |
Riley Simonds | OG | 3 | 0.8839 | Buford, GA, 3/17 visit |
Jesse Hanson | OG | 3 | 0.8749 | Committed |
Tre'Mon Morris-Brash | DE | 4 | 0.9015 | Goode's HS |
Joshua Harris | DT | 4 | 0.9169 | NC, Jan visit |
Adarious Jones | DT | 3 | 0.8739 | 757, Bishop Sullivan, 3/24 visit |
Brandon Smith | OLB | 4 | 0.9881 | Warm, 3/17 visit |
Nyquee Hawkins | CB | 4 | 0.9065 | Committed |
Mike Sainristil | CB | 3 | 0.8577 | Committed |
Khalid Martin | S | 3 | 0.8778 | Warm, in top 4, 4/14 visit |
Jahad Carter | WR/DB | 3 | 0.8577 | Committed |
Watchlist:
Name | Position | Stars | Composite Score | Notes |
Traevon Kenion | WR | 4 | 0.9236 | Warm, 6'4" |
Jacoby Pinckney | WR | 3 | 0.8827 | Warmer, 6'3" |
Cam Hart | WR | 3 | 0.8556 | 6' 3", MD |
CJ Johnson | WR | 3 | 0.8377 | Warm, Top 3 |
Darnell Wright | OT | 5 | 0.9879 | Warm, 2/2 visit |
Donavan Beaver | OT | 3 | 0.8577 | VA, multiple visits |
Jakai Moore | OG | 3 | 0.8678 | Warm, 1/14 visit |
Savion Jackson | DE | 4 | 0.9785 | 2/2 visit, top 3 |
Hakeem Beamon | DT | 4 | 0.9001 | NC |
Ben Smiley | DT | 4 | 0.895 | 757, Indian River, 9/30 visit |
Logan Cash | DT | 3 | 0.87 | Not Yet Offered |
Mario Kendricks | DT | 3 | 0.8527 | FL |
Jaden McKenzie | DT | 3 | 0.8516 | Not Yet Offered, Kane HS teammate |
Gio Paez | DT | 3 | 0.8466 | Not Yet Offered |
Jayree Hardy | DT | Not Yet Offered | ||
Traveon Freshwater | ILB | 4 | 0.8936 | Warm, in top 5 |
Jaylon Scott | OLB | 3 | 0.8556 | Not Yet Offered, Dax HS teammate |
Dean Ferguson | OLB | 3 | 0.8416 | Warm |
Tayvion Land | CB | 4 | 0.9237 | 757 |
Semar Melvin | CB | 3 | 0.8699 | Warm, in top 2 |
Myles Bell | CB | 3 | 0.8427 | Warm |
Anthony Harris | S | 4 | 0.9354 | Warm, 1/14 visit |
Nick Cross | S | 4 | 0.9275 | Dematha, MD |
DeMarcco Hellams | ATH | 4 | 0.9674 | Warm |
Cam'Ron Kelly | ATH | 4 | 0.9408 | Warm, Artis teammate |
JR Walker | ATH/S | 4 | 0.9054 | NC |
-With such as small class, it's going to be really hard to break into the top 20, which is what I had been hoping for in year 3 of Fuente's tenure. Instead, this year I'll be focusing on the overall composite score for the class. Each year since Fuente arrived in 2016, the recruiting composite scores have increased, and I'm looking for that to continue. Here's a look:
2016 - .8485 (21 enrollees) *This was the transition year
2017 - .8613 (26 enrollees)
2018 - .8746 (26 enrollees/LOI)
I am hoping that this years composite can continue the positive trend and we can land a class with at least a .8850 composite score. Whatever the ranking, I would consider that a success. If we land all the guys in the first table that would be a composite score of .8992.
-From the Prediction list the top 5 least likely to actually commit in my mind are:
1. Joshua Harris - haven't heard much about him, he's more of a place holder for another DT other than Adarious, but it would be awesome to land him.
2. Tre'Mon Morris Brash - Similar to Harris, I hope we take at least one DE, but I'm not super confident in landing Savion Jackson, and Brash is teammates with Goode. Haven't heard a lot about him, but he's seems like the next most likely DE we have a shot with.
3. Brandon Smith - Seems like it's between PSU and VT, but I have a feeling we finish in 2nd place. If you ain't first, you're last. If we don't land him I wonder if we take a LB in this class. Dean Ferguson might be the next most likely.
4. Quinn Carroll - Sounds like his OV went really well, but as well as Vice has done in this cycle it's still hard for me to believe we can land a top 50 OT. Here's hoping the brother connection pans out!
Most important positions in my mind:
1. RB - we need to land Ford. Period. Landing Houston as a RB/ATH would be a great compliment.
2. DT - I like Adarious and hope that works out. Not sure who else we really have a shot with. There are some on the watch list that I included and really like such as Mario Kendricks, Gio Paez, and Jayree Hardy. I also like Logan Cash, but worry he might not be able to add enough weight and keep his explosiveness.
3. OL - Vice is killing it. Even if we miss on Carroll, I really like Donavan Beaver, who I think we have a decent shot with. And Simonds worries me a little that he hasn't decided yet, everything I read says that if he decided today he would be a Hokie, but he may end up waiting. Hopefully he pulls the trigger.
Would love to hear people's thoughts and predictions. Happy Monday!
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