2018 FB Recruit Wishlist - May Update

So it wasn't quite the month that we were all hoping for recruiting wise with the close of Spring practice, there were a decent number of names from the last list that committed elsewhere (Jamal Elliot, Dyami Brown, Antwan Reed, Jamarcus Chatman, Payton Wilson) and we didn't quite have the rush of commits we would have hoped for, but we did get a re-commit from DeJuan Ellis after a brief de-committment, and recently added WR Darryle Simmons who is actually our highest rated recruit of the class so far, so not all is lost. I'm wondering if a lot of recruits may be in a wait and see mode to see if the Fuente-Foster union is as amazing as we all hope, or if last year was more of a fluke. That would just put that much more emphasis on winning game sin the Fall, which is what we all want anyway. And if we do have another impressive season next year it would be fun to go after some flips before signing day (looking at you, Payton and Dyami).

Below is a list of recruits that we seem to be in the running for (warm/CBs on 247, recent visitors, articles, etc.). The wishlist is a combination of who I predict we could possibly land as well as a little wishful thinking (Ohonba, Gervin, Thompson, etc) but still trying to address our needs in this class. Feel free to debate, question, advise.

Current Commits:
Darryle Simmons.....WR.....3.....0.8833
DeJuan Ellis................ATH....3.....0.8796
Chamarri Conner.....S..........3.....0.8789
Quincy Patterson....QB......3......0.8708
Bryce Thompson....ATH....3......0.8591
Nasir Peoples............S..........3......0.8428
Joe Kane......................DT.......3......0.8414

Wishlist:
Ronnie Walker..................RB..............4......0.8948......UVA recruit, 4/1 visit
Trent Pennix....................ATH/RB....3.......0.8444.......in the lead, 4/1 visit
Tre Turner..........................ATH............4.......0.9303.......6'4", 4/11 visit, CB leader
Dillon Spalding.................WR............4.......0.8957.......6'2", 4/1 visit, CB leader
James Mitchell................WR/TE.....3......0.8714........6'4", 4/8 visit, CB leader
Kyle Pitts..............................TE...............4......0.8937.......6'5", 4/1 visit, CB leader
James Ohonba................OT...............4......0.8957.......GA
Aidan Rafferty..................OT...............3.......0.8639......DC, CB leader
TJ Bradley...........................OT...........UR.............................JUCO, 6'8" 290
John Harris........................OG..............3.......0.8366......GA, 4/7 visit, CB leader
Eli Adams............................DE...............3.......0.8333......3/25 visit
Alim McNeill.......................DT..............4.......0.9154........6'3" 270
Cam Goode........................DT..............3.......0.8422.......DC, 5'11" 322, 4/1 visit
Dax Hollifield......................ILB.............4.......0.9472.......from NC
Keshon Artis.......................ILB.............3.......0.8691........757
Alan Tisdale........................OLB...........4.......0.9025......leader as of 3/25
Kalon Gervin.......................CB..............4.......0.9192.......ND de-committ
Nate Thompson..............CB..............3.......0.8711...........6'2", Duke in lead as of 3/25
DJ Crossen.........................CB..............3.......0.8696......6'2", 4/12 visit, CB leader

Others to Watch:
Mychale Salahuddin...............RB................3.....0.8868.....USC lean
Jalynn Sykes................................RB................3.....0.8563.....in top 4
Malcolm Davidson...................RB................3.....0.8368.....in top 3, 4.44 40
Daniel George.............................WR..............4.....0.9186......PSU lean
Darryl Jones.................................WR..............4.....0.8964.....757
Shaquon Anderson-Butts...WR..............4.....0.8838.....PSU lean
Armani Chatman.......................WR..............3......0.8850....757
Nigel Fitzgerald..........................WR/TE......3.....0.8066....not yet offered, 6'5" 210
Tyree Henry..................................WR/TE...UR.........................6'5" 225, 4/1 visit
Herman McCray........................TE.............UR..........................6'2" 230
Rasheed Walker.........................OT................4.....0.9363.....MD/PSU lean, in top 6
Jordan McFadden....................OT............UR..........................in top 12
Chase Brown...............................OT............UR..........................JUCO, 6'5" 315
Jake Kradel...................................OG...............3.....0.8388......in top 7
KJ Henry.........................................DE................5.....0.9880.....in top 10
John Morgan...............................DE................3....0.8527......PSU lean
Derrick Eason.....................DE/DT................3....0.8333......757
Rick Sandidge.............................DT................4....0.9431.......USCe lean
Charles Johnson.......................DT................3....0.8778.......not yet offered (grades)
Dante Stills...................................DT................4....0.9056......WV, in top 6
Jalen Alexander.........................DT................3....0.8127.........757
Nadir Thompson.......................CB................3....0.8529.......NC State de-committ, in top 3
Donte Burton..............................CB................3....0.8455.......de-committed from UNC 4/13, 4/1 visit
Rayshad Williams......................CB................3....0.8422.......6'4", in top 2 (Tenn), 4/8 visit
Telly Plummer.............................CB.................3....0.8066
Tyrese Ross....................................S..................3....0.8416
Raymond Boone.....................ATH............UR

If we keep all of our current commits and land all of the recruits on the wishlist, that would be a class of 26 players with an overall composite score of 0.8780.

I am also keeping a list of kids who I am hopeful that we can flip, but for this list I kept it to uncommitted recruits. Happy Monday and happy TKPing!