2013 Recruiting Class - names of note or my recall, with rating:
Antonio Allen
4 star
got hurt, then embarrassed himself, his family and IU
Darius Latham
4 star
Helped a little
Tossed off the team
Has had an NFL cup of coffee
Rashard Fant
4 star
stud - led the league in stuff
well spoken fine young man
Got a shot at the NFL - will be a success at anyting
David Kenney
4 star
got chased too
Danny Friend
3 star
season-ending injuries Year 2 and 3
team kid - moved to OL as senior
Laray Smith
played 2, went to Delaware
Marcus Oliver
3 star
stud
Noel Padmore
suspended in 2016 and 2017
Isaac Griffith
3 star
damn near died
got arrested
got hurt
never got his career rolling here
Chase Dutra
3 star
tough kid - contributed a lot - HM All Big Ten
T.J. Simmons
big LB body
injuries ended his career
Team guy who stayed and coached
Clyde Newton
3 star
moved around LB/RB
Nate Hoff
2 star
Still helping
2014 class:
Tim Gardner
4 star
scapegoated by OSU
played 2 here - got tossed
Dominique Booth
4 star
injured
claimed both that IU let him play after concussions and then would not let him play because of concussions
Simmie Cobbs
3 star
had highlight catches and also dropped wide open TD's
knee injury - IMO - confirms MY personal thoughts about knee injuries - healing and 100% takes longer than 1 year - 1st year back is for more healing, timing and ALWAYS take another year if you have it to see max performance and get max improvement if you want to play NFL
Hope he sticks BIG and proves me wrong. I think he will play a while, but not be a stud.
Donovan Clark
3 star
back injury - one of the ones that caused Wilson his troubles
not medically cleared
left and switched to baseball
Will Dawkins
3 star
played only 2 in high school
WR/DB - we picked DB
redshirt and 1 season - transferred to UAB
Greg Gooch
3 star
very very solid for us
needs speed and size to make a roster now
Tegray Scales
3 star
stud from the jump
will stick in the league for a while
Tommy Mister
3 star
lots of press clippings
redshirted, then hurt in Spring and left for Northern Illinois
stayed a backup RB
J-Shun Harris
3 star
his knees hate him
great kid - still trying
Jordan Fuchs
3 star
injury, then suspended
Delroy Baker
3 star despite had to sit out in hs due to transfer
still swinging for us
Devine Redding
3 star
for his body and speed, he had an incredible impact
early go - prolly shoulda stayed for his 4th year
called "solid and reliable" by KC Chiefs reporter
may still get another NFL shot
Alexander Diamont
3 star
more guts than glory
Exhibit A of the "Wilson can't make up his mind" problem
Unless you have 130 scholarships, Zander and Sudfeld do not belong on the same offense
Dameon Willis
3 star
journeyman LB
played behind some talent and was a team guy
DeAndre Herron
3 star
sigh - needed a boot in his butt when he was about 16
Nick Carovillano
bad ending all around
Tony Fields
3 star
solid career
Michael Barwick
3 star
still plugging
Coray Keel
2 star
injured and another guy Wilson was mean to
Zeke Walker
another journeyman
left after this year
Kiante Walton
still playing
Derrian Meminger
didn't want to wait
Alcorn State
Wes Martin
now a leader
Chris Covington
fought HARD and made himself a player
Robert McCray
solid
Danny Cameron
I wanted a better story for Cam's kid.
Class of 15 - no 4 stars
too many to discuss all
here's a few notes
Camion Patrick
sigh
Jonathan Crawford
stud
Mike Majette
has a lst chance to SHINE
Devonte Williams
wish he had stayed, but I get it - its a long line
Nick Westbrook
ready to blow up
hope he plays it out
Omari Stringer
gone 4
Reakwon Jones
His time has arrived
Jacob Robinson
stud
Brandon Knight
watch list
Isaac James
watch list
Simon Stepaniak
journeyman PLUS
may 'slode
Tyler Green
gone
Andre Brown - 2 star
gonna be a part of a record unit
Donavan Hale - 2 star
on track for NFL
2016/2017 studs/conributors (so far)
Riggins - 3 star
Stover - 3
Bryant - 3
Nworah - 3
Johnson - 3
Cronk - 3
Gest - 3
Ian Thomas - NFL - 2
Stallings - 2
Ball - 2
Ramsey - 2
Others gone:
Mack - 3
Enis - 3
Thompson - 3
Morris - 3
Benker - 2
Natee - 2
The star story?
Don't bet on 4's or against 2's
Recruit from coaches you trust
Kids are either gonna stay or leave - don't worry about it
Your players stay - your team guys stay - your guys who want more o, and you should help them if they aren't punks.
Our story hasn't changed.
Wilson was building us up, but was an asshole who outlived his personality because of his ceiling.
Allen saved Wilson's last recruiting class, and improved the defense two years in a row.
Allen hired an OC he believes in, who hired some coaches who are recruiting well.
We played a pocket guy AND a spread guy last year, stayed competitive, but blew the Maryland game
We gotta replace some LB studs, and improve OL play.
We have a back 4-5 that could be as good as any of us have ever seen
We have a nice RB stable.
We have a vice WR stable.
Looks like we have decided on dual threat QB's so we need one to explode on the scene - and I don't care which. First exploder starts.
Sundays.
Antonio Allen
4 star
got hurt, then embarrassed himself, his family and IU
Darius Latham
4 star
Helped a little
Tossed off the team
Has had an NFL cup of coffee
Rashard Fant
4 star
stud - led the league in stuff
well spoken fine young man
Got a shot at the NFL - will be a success at anyting
David Kenney
4 star
got chased too
Danny Friend
3 star
season-ending injuries Year 2 and 3
team kid - moved to OL as senior
Laray Smith
played 2, went to Delaware
Marcus Oliver
3 star
stud
Noel Padmore
suspended in 2016 and 2017
Isaac Griffith
3 star
damn near died
got arrested
got hurt
never got his career rolling here
Chase Dutra
3 star
tough kid - contributed a lot - HM All Big Ten
T.J. Simmons
big LB body
injuries ended his career
Team guy who stayed and coached
Clyde Newton
3 star
moved around LB/RB
Nate Hoff
2 star
Still helping
2014 class:
Tim Gardner
4 star
scapegoated by OSU
played 2 here - got tossed
Dominique Booth
4 star
injured
claimed both that IU let him play after concussions and then would not let him play because of concussions
Simmie Cobbs
3 star
had highlight catches and also dropped wide open TD's
knee injury - IMO - confirms MY personal thoughts about knee injuries - healing and 100% takes longer than 1 year - 1st year back is for more healing, timing and ALWAYS take another year if you have it to see max performance and get max improvement if you want to play NFL
Hope he sticks BIG and proves me wrong. I think he will play a while, but not be a stud.
Donovan Clark
3 star
back injury - one of the ones that caused Wilson his troubles
not medically cleared
left and switched to baseball
Will Dawkins
3 star
played only 2 in high school
WR/DB - we picked DB
redshirt and 1 season - transferred to UAB
Greg Gooch
3 star
very very solid for us
needs speed and size to make a roster now
Tegray Scales
3 star
stud from the jump
will stick in the league for a while
Tommy Mister
3 star
lots of press clippings
redshirted, then hurt in Spring and left for Northern Illinois
stayed a backup RB
J-Shun Harris
3 star
his knees hate him
great kid - still trying
Jordan Fuchs
3 star
injury, then suspended
Delroy Baker
3 star despite had to sit out in hs due to transfer
still swinging for us
Devine Redding
3 star
for his body and speed, he had an incredible impact
early go - prolly shoulda stayed for his 4th year
called "solid and reliable" by KC Chiefs reporter
may still get another NFL shot
Alexander Diamont
3 star
more guts than glory
Exhibit A of the "Wilson can't make up his mind" problem
Unless you have 130 scholarships, Zander and Sudfeld do not belong on the same offense
Dameon Willis
3 star
journeyman LB
played behind some talent and was a team guy
DeAndre Herron
3 star
sigh - needed a boot in his butt when he was about 16
Nick Carovillano
bad ending all around
Tony Fields
3 star
solid career
Michael Barwick
3 star
still plugging
Coray Keel
2 star
injured and another guy Wilson was mean to
Zeke Walker
another journeyman
left after this year
Kiante Walton
still playing
Derrian Meminger
didn't want to wait
Alcorn State
Wes Martin
now a leader
Chris Covington
fought HARD and made himself a player
Robert McCray
solid
Danny Cameron
I wanted a better story for Cam's kid.
Class of 15 - no 4 stars
too many to discuss all
here's a few notes
Camion Patrick
sigh
Jonathan Crawford
stud
Mike Majette
has a lst chance to SHINE
Devonte Williams
wish he had stayed, but I get it - its a long line
Nick Westbrook
ready to blow up
hope he plays it out
Omari Stringer
gone 4
Reakwon Jones
His time has arrived
Jacob Robinson
stud
Brandon Knight
watch list
Isaac James
watch list
Simon Stepaniak
journeyman PLUS
may 'slode
Tyler Green
gone
Andre Brown - 2 star
gonna be a part of a record unit
Donavan Hale - 2 star
on track for NFL
2016/2017 studs/conributors (so far)
Riggins - 3 star
Stover - 3
Bryant - 3
Nworah - 3
Johnson - 3
Cronk - 3
Gest - 3
Ian Thomas - NFL - 2
Stallings - 2
Ball - 2
Ramsey - 2
Others gone:
Mack - 3
Enis - 3
Thompson - 3
Morris - 3
Benker - 2
Natee - 2
The star story?
Don't bet on 4's or against 2's
Recruit from coaches you trust
Kids are either gonna stay or leave - don't worry about it
Your players stay - your team guys stay - your guys who want more o, and you should help them if they aren't punks.
Our story hasn't changed.
Wilson was building us up, but was an asshole who outlived his personality because of his ceiling.
Allen saved Wilson's last recruiting class, and improved the defense two years in a row.
Allen hired an OC he believes in, who hired some coaches who are recruiting well.
We played a pocket guy AND a spread guy last year, stayed competitive, but blew the Maryland game
We gotta replace some LB studs, and improve OL play.
We have a back 4-5 that could be as good as any of us have ever seen
We have a nice RB stable.
We have a vice WR stable.
Looks like we have decided on dual threat QB's so we need one to explode on the scene - and I don't care which. First exploder starts.
Sundays.