Football Recruiting Update – August 25, 2017

Recent commits: 2019 LS Drew Little

Targets Committed Elsewhere: DE Jarrett Jackson committed to Louisville and is now off of our board. P Paxton Brooks committed to Tennessee and is now off of our board.

Targets Left:

4* DE/DT Alim McNeill – Reportedly deciding by September 9th

4* OG Jovaughn Gwyn – Reportedly deciding in September

4* DT Jordan Davis

3* DT Elijah Brown

3* DE Joseph Boletepeli – Reportedly deciding in September

4* LB Keshon Artis

3* LB Eriq Gilyard

3* LB Calvin Hart – Reportedly deciding in September

3* CB/S Kendall Williamson

3* DE Dennis Briggs (has been officially offered now)

3* DE Jason Mercier

3* DT Jalen Alexander

3* DE/DT Jordan Redmond

3* OT Kahric Belle

3* TE/ATH Messiah Swinson

3* WR Tra’von King

3* WR Jeshaun Jones

3* WR Joseph Wilkins Jr.

Cut Lists:

Target 3* CB/S Kendall Williamson has released his top 4 schools list. We made the cut along with Georgia Tech, Stanford, and Wake Forest. At this point, I don’t see Wake Forest landing him (unless something majorly changes).

2017 Season Performance Updates:

Commits RB Ricky Person, K Chris Dunn, WR Devin Carter, OL Gabriel Gonzalez, RB Trent Pennix, DB Tyler Williams, S Malik Dunlap, and Targets DE Alim McNeill, OG Jo’Vaughn Gwyn, and DE Joseph Boletepeli all played this week to start the season.

Most Florida, Virginia, and NJ area schools start season action on 8/25 or later.

Breakdown of this week’s game performances:

RB Ricky Person – 20 carries for 182 yards with 4 TDs, 1 catch for 22 yards . Was reportedly done after the first half. Heritage won 43-0. He had TD runs of 8 yards twice and a TD run of 49 yards.

K Chris Dunn – Hit a 41 yard field goal and missed a 49 yard field goal with 8 minutes left to go in the game. North Davidson lost 20-16.

WR Devin Carter –  Scored at least one touchdown on an end around. It was a 25 yard run. Clayton beat Garner 35-14.

ATH Tyler Williams – Caught 6 passes for 60 yards but Southeast Raleigh lost to West Carteret 47-14.

OT Gabriel Gonzalez – Helped Eastern Alamance rack up 257 rushing yards in a 58-16 win over Graham High.

Other interesting notes: Target DT Jordan Davis, who plays at Mallard Creek, did not play defense at all in Friday’s game. Instead, he played Left Tackle. Some sites are thinking that due to his size and length, he might project better at OT instead of at DT.

Extra Scholarship Available:

FR WR Antoine Thompson has decided to leave the program, reportedly as a result of another knee injury. Therefore, the 2018 class has an additional scholarship available.

Spots Available and Positions of Need:

3 Defensive Line positions, 2 Linebackers, 1 OT, 1 best available

Projections:

Here’s my current projection of how things pan out for each of our remaining targets:

4* DE/DT Alim McNeill – NC STATE

4* OG Jovaughn Gwyn – NC STATE

4* DT Jordan Davis – MIAMI

3* DT Elijah Brown – DUKE

3* DE Joseph Boletepeli – NC STATE

4* LB Keshon Artis – VIRGINIA TECH

3* LB Eriq Gilyard – KENTUCKY

3* LB Calvin Hart – NC STATE

3* CB/S Kendall Williamson – STANFORD

3* DE Dennis Briggs – MIAMI

3* DE Jason Mercier – PITTSBURGH

3* DT Jalen Alexander – MARYLAND

3* DE/DT Jordan Redmond – WISCONSIN

3* OT Kahric Belle – NC STATE

3* TE Messiah Swinson – BOSTON COLLEGE

3* WR Tra’von King – NC STATE (If we pick up another WR)

3* WR Jeshaun Jones – TENNESSEE

3* WR Joseph Wilkins Jr. – KENTUCKY