Predicting the Recruiting Class of 2016

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This has probably already been done, but I figured I would give it a go as well. 21 total recruits with a 247Sports score of 245, which is good enough for somewhere between 12-15. Tell me what you think or if you'd add/remove some guys from this list.

QB Jarrett Guarantano 4* (likely 5* by NSD)
S Nigel Warrior 4*
CB Marquill Osborne 4*
CB Donte Vaughn 4*
RB BJ Emmons 4*
LB Daniel Bituli 4*
CB Jojuan Williams 4*
WR Freddie Swain 4*
DL Emmit Gooden 4*
OL Ryan Johnson 3/4*
OL Brodarious Hamm 4*
DE Chidi Okonya 3/4*
TE Devante Brooks 3/4*
WR Jeff George 3/4*
TE Austin Pope 3*
WR Johnny Huntley 3*
DL/OL Jeremy Darvin 3*
LB Emanuel Bridges 3*
ATH TaDarryl Marshall 3*
WR Corey Henderson 3*
ATH Dorian Banks 3*

Would really love to land the following guys, but it likely will not happen...

RB Kareem Walker 5*
ATH Mecole Hardman 4*
WR Diondre Overton 4*
OL Landson Dickerson 4*
WR Mykel Jones 4*
 
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Good work. Do you mind running that through the 247 class calculator and compare the point total to years past to see where that 2016 class would generally rank at the end of the day?

I'm guessing top 15. We should get back into the top 10 in 2017.

TIA, Brodarius.
 
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QB Jarrett Guarantano
RB BJ Emmons
RB Elijah Holyfield
WR Jeff George
WR TaDarryl Marshal
WR Kyle Davis
WR Freddie Swain
WR Corey Henderson
TE Devante Brooks
TE Austin Pope
OL Ryan Johnson
OL Brodarious Hamm
OL Landon Dickerson
DE Chidi Okonya
DE Emmit Gooden ( Sign & Place for JUCO)
DE Janarius Robinson
DT Alexis Johnson
LB Daniel Bituli
CB Marquil Osborne
CB Donte Vaughn
S JoeJuan Williams
S Nigel Warrior

This list will change especially at WR.
We are after a lot of big names.
I could see us getting
Mecole Hardman
Marquez Callaway
Mykel Jones
Rontavious Groves
Deondre Overton
 
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QB Jarrett Guarantano
RB BJ Emmons
RB Elijah Holyfield
WR Jeff George
WR TaDarryl Marshal
WR Kyle Davis
WR Freddie Swain
WR Corey Henderson
TE Devante Brooks
TE Austin Pope
OL Ryan Johnson
OL Brodarious Hamm
OL Landon Dickerson
DE Chidi Okonya
DE Emmit Gooden ( Sign & Place for JUCO)
DE Janarius Robinson
DT Alexis Johnson
LB Daniel Bituli
CB Marquil Osborne
CB Donte Vaughn
S JoeJuan Williams
S Nigel Warrior

This list will change especially at WR.
We are after a lot of big names.
I could see us getting
Mecole Hardman
Marquez Callaway
Mykel Jones
Rontavious Groves
Deondre Overton

If we sign the above class I would be ecstatic!
 
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QB Jarrett Guarantano
RB BJ Emmons
RB Elijah Holyfield
WR Jeff George
WR TaDarryl Marshal
WR Kyle Davis
WR Freddie Swain
WR Corey Henderson
TE Devante Brooks
TE Austin Pope
OL Ryan Johnson
OL Brodarious Hamm
OL Landon Dickerson
DE Chidi Okonya
DE Emmit Gooden ( Sign & Place for JUCO)
DE Janarius Robinson
DT Alexis Johnson
LB Daniel Bituli
CB Marquil Osborne
CB Donte Vaughn
S JoeJuan Williams
S Nigel Warrior

This class would be great. I don't think we take 5 WRs, only 4. I think we take 4 OL with Mathews being the final one. Not sure that 1 LB is enough, but the numbers are super tight. I didn't realize that Gooden had academic issues.
 
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This class would be great. I don't think we take 5 WRs, only 4. I think we take 4 OL with Mathews being the final one. Not sure that 1 LB is enough, but the numbers are super tight. I didn't realize that Gooden had academic issues.


Also, need at least two DTs every cycle
 
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Practically a probable prognostication.

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With a good season (8+ wins)
QB - Guarantano
RB - BJ Emmons
RB - Kareem Walker
WR - George
WR - Henderson
WR - Kyle Davis
WR - Donnie Corley
TE - Brooks/Pope - Could see both if one agrees to blueshirt
OL - Johnson
OL - Hamm
OL - Landon Dickerson
OL - Bryce Matthews

DE - Okonya
DE - Janarius Robinson
DE - Josh Brown
DE - Emmitt Gooden
LB - Daniel Bituli
DB - Osborne
DB - Marshall
DB - Nigel Warrior
DB - JoeJuan Williams
DB - Nigel Knott

Close calls on: Hardman, Gary, Overton, Holyfield, Callaway, Groves, Vaugn

A lot of these dudes seem like pipe dreams, but I really thought Shy Tuttle was a pipe dream last year at this time. I'm beginning to think that with Butch Jones, there are no pipe dreams.
 
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Good work. Do you mind running that through the 247 class calculator and compare the point total to years past to see where that 2016 class would generally rank at the end of the day?

I'm guessing top 15. We should get back into the top 10 in 2017.

TIA, Brodarius.

It would have had us at 14th last season on 247.
 
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I think all these lists contain too many players. I've heard from a few different sources, including from Coach Thig during his interview with Doug Mathews a few weeks ago, that they only expect to sign 17-18 players this cycle.
 
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I'll bite:

QB - Jarrett Guarantano
RB - BJ Emmons
WR - Jeff George
WR - Corey Henderson
WR - Freddie Swain
TE - Devante Brooks
OL - Ryan Johnson
OL - Brodarious Hamm
OL - Landon Dickerson
OL - Bryce Matthews

DE - Chidi Okonya
DE - Janarius Robinson
LB - Josh Brown
LB - Daniel Bituli
DB - Marquil Osborne
DB - Donte Vaughn
DB - TaDarryl Marshall
DB - Nigel Warrior
DB - JoeJuan Williams

It's missing a couple DTs, a RB, and a WR, but I don't know where to put those kids. Seems that there will be more attrition this season, but I can't see us taking more than 19.
 
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We just need another top 10 class this year to keep the MO JO up heading in to the 17 recruiting class, which will be the year to see if we are contenders or pretenders.
 
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OFFENSE
QB (1) — Jarrett Guarantano
RB (1) — B.J. Emmons
TE (1) — Austin Pope
OL (3) — Landon Dickerson, Brodarious Hamm, Ryan Johnson
WR (3) — Jeff George, Corey Henderson, Diondre Overton

DEFENSE
DT (2) — Derrick Brown, Alexis Johnson
DE (2) — Chidi Okonya, Koron Crump
LB (1) — Daniel Bituli
S (2) — Chanse Sylvie, Nigel Warrior
CB (2) — Nigel Knott, Marquill Osborne
 
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OFFENSE
QB (1) — Jarrett Guarantano
RB (1) — B.J. Emmons
TE (1) — Austin Pope
OL (3) — Landon Dickerson, Brodarious Hamm, Ryan Johnson
WR (3) — Jeff George, Corey Henderson, Diondre Overton

DEFENSE
DT (2) — Derrick Brown, Alexis Johnson
DE (2) — Chidi Okonya, Koron Crump
LB (1) — Daniel Bituli
S (2) — Chanse Sylvie, Nigel Warrior
CB (2) — Nigel Knott, Marquill Osborne

Hmmm... not bad
 
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OFFENSE
QB (1) — Jarrett Guarantano
RB (1) — B.J. Emmons
TE (1) — Austin Pope
OL (3) — Landon Dickerson, Brodarious Hamm, Ryan Johnson
WR (3) — Jeff George, Corey Henderson, Diondre Overton

DEFENSE
DT (2) — Derrick Brown, Alexis Johnson
DE (2) — Chidi Okonya, Koron Crump
LB (1) — Daniel Bituli
S (2) — Chanse Sylvie, Nigel Warrior
CB (2) — Nigel Knott, Marquill Osborne
No Marshall and no Brooks?

Also having Knott and Brown?

😳😳😳
 
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I think all these lists contain too many players. I've heard from a few different sources, including from Coach Thig during his interview with Doug Mathews a few weeks ago, that they only expect to sign 17-18 players this cycle.

I'd be willing to bet we end up taking over 20. This time last year everyone was saying we would take a smaller class; we took 30. Nationwide, the trend is that 25-30% of signees don't make it to their 2nd year with the school that signs them. The attrition we had last year was right in line with that. If the trend hold true, it will happen again. I know people don't want to hear it, but, in all likelihood, 7 or 8 of the 2015 signees will not be around this time next year. Plus, there is good chance we have a couple of guys leave early for the NFL.
 
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I have a feeling that we'll end Up signing a RB (in addition to someone like Emmons or Walker) that is not on our radar at all right now

Edit: everyone (our staff included) has said we need 2 RBs this class. I expect us to sign two RBs come signing day. Who say John Kelly coming at this time last year?
 
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