'20 NV TE Darnell Washington (UGA commit)

[31VFL]

He just got another FutureCast to UGA from a Midwest Rivals guy to go with Simmons.

 

[Sleegro]

I think the real take away is that the SEC has a bunch of lame coaches to go to Vegas with.

It would be Kiffin and nobody else on that list. hahaha

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

This dude has been with Nieds for basically an entire week leading of to signing day. Vol

 

[wuwh_08]

Chad Simmons says UGA

 

[kemotoe]

This dude has been with Nieds for basically an entire week leading of to signing day. Vol

Don’t do it to yourself Bass.

 

[Orangeburst]

This dude has been with Nieds for basically an entire week leading of to signing day. Vol

This. Last weekend and 6 trips in total. Vol.

 

[VFL10]

Don’t do it to yourself Bass.

Follow the visits. All Orange.

 

[SLICKYINC]

 

[unfrozencvmanvol]

This. Last weekend and 6 trips in total. Vol.

Y'all know he's been to UGA 5 or 6 times too. I'm still thinking we get him. AV was right about us getting the last visit, so I'm inclined to go with him on this one until proven otherwise, but the quantity of visits is basically a wash.

 

[Dooby15]

Kind of has a Crouch and Toto feel to it. People just throw stuff at the wall to see if anything sticks.

 

[landscapingvol]

It is what it is. This program is gonna have to take some under the radar players and beat teams they aren't supposed to.

There are only a handful of 5* players each year, UT doesn't need 5* players to be great. They need to develop the talent they already have and continue to develop the ones that will be coming in. If you look at the most productive players on this year's roster, many of them were not highly recruited: Marquez Calloway, Middleton, and Palmer. Then you have players who were heavily recruited who have performed well: Thompson, Jennings, Taylor, Henry T, and the two tackles. Two of UT's most important players are 5* players, the vast majority are 3 and 4* recruits. UT is going to have to beat our rivals occasionally if we are going to consistently land heavily recruited players.

 

[smokeyz1]

Recruits definitely do that but I would like to think a coach wouldn't encourage that because it can come back to bite you in the butt when other teams do it. I wouldn't believe everything you read

CJP's staff keeps recruiting info under wraps. VQ and 247 have trouble getting reliable info from TN coaches. There were even rumors last year that TN coaches leaked wrong info to recruiting guys to throw other teams off when the info was reported. VQ and 247 have to depend on people around the recruit and other teams coaches leaking recruit info.

This is how everyone thought Henry T was between Bama and Washington last year. Is was signing day before the other teams realized it was going to be TN. All this time Washington and Bama were negative recruiting each other instead of TN.

We have also seen where other coaches follow CJPs coat tails and offer under the radar recruits after he does. Another reason TN coaches aren't leaking anything to the local or national recruiting guys.

 

[BleedorangeinGA]

He just got another FutureCast to UGA from a Midwest Rivals guy to go with Simmons.

I feel like I've just found out I've been drinking Colombian Decaffeinated Coffee Crystals instead of real coffee.

 

[tatervol]

There are only a handful of 5* players each year, UT doesn't need 5* players to be great. They need to develop the talent they already have and continue to develop the ones that will be coming in. If you look at the most productive players on this year's roster, many of them were not highly recruited: Marquez Calloway, Middleton, and Palmer. Then you have players who were heavily recruited who have performed well: Thompson, Jennings, Taylor, Henry T, and the two tackles. Two of UT's most important players are 5* players, the vast majority are 3 and 4* recruits. UT is going to have to beat our rivals occasionally if we are going to consistently land heavily recruited players.

Marquez Callaway was a top 100 recruit

 

[RockyTop411]

@Orange defense any update from the Memphi5 here?

 

[tn4elvis]

@Orange defense any update from the Memphi5 here?

You must have missed his morning updates in every thread.

 

[TrippieRedd]

This dude has been with Nieds for basically an entire week leading of to signing day. Vol

Wish I had your confidence bud

 

[Orange defense]

@Orange defense any update from the Memphi5 here?

Everything is good with them...

 

[RockyTop411]

Everything is good with them...

Thanks! Will go look for the update from the AM.

 

[landscapingvol]

Marquez Callaway was a top 100 recruit

my bad on him but my point still stands, UT can win without a ton of 5* talent if they develop the talent on the roster

 

[wellsea180]

this is why I/we don’t like to give opinions...

I never said he was for sure coming here. I said I felt like TN was the favorite. I just have a tough time seeing Niedermeyer put this much time into this one to finish 2nd. Maybe it happens.

Austin Price

 

[wellsea180]

DEFINITELY not someone I truly cover, so I am not near as tuned into Washington's recruitment as I am to other's in my region.

With that said, I have heard things from people that I trust that UGA is in the top spot heading into Wednesday. I put in about 10 FutureCasts last night from guys outside my region based on things I have heard, but this is not something I KNOW or am 100% on by any means.

Again, this is A LOT different than me putting a FutureCast in for a kid I personally know and cover.

Chad Simmons

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Simmons doesn’t know. That’s the key here

 

[bignewt]

wait I thought dude was signing but not announcing till the All Star game?

 

[kemotoe]

wait I thought dude was signing but not announcing till the All Star game?

It will leak out. When UT or UGA doesn’t get the news on Wednesday. At the very least some new offers or commits will happen based on DW’s decision. The average fan may not know until the All Star game, but the diehards like the people on here will know pretty quickly.