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Even with the 2-year Mormon mission, McKee (#3 QB) is a great get over 30 other schools. 
As starting QB for Corona Centennial (always in Calif state playoff mix) that is like a JUCO transfer; you face other 4star players.
We have Costello and Mills lined up, so better that McKee arrives in 2020.  Fine.  We have NFL caliber QB potential through 2023.

Looks like:  WASH or U$C, then OREG and UCLA, and Stanford #5 in rankings, but we are getting some of the players we need, like T.Booker at DE.
Hollifield at LB is a clear miss, but his posts sound like he wanted to stay within driving distance of home (Family, classmates... girlfriend?).
But perhaps Jacob Mangum-Farrar, as a quick study, is the next Okereke.  Anderson seems high on him. 

Last year was a BIG class, so perhaps Shaw has fewer spots.

No.  The 2017 class also had 14 in it.  The difference is that class was ranked #19 - with 10 4 & 5 star prospects - and the 2018 one is ranked #76 - with just four 4 star prospects - according to Rivals rankings.  If you put any stock in recruiting rankings, this is a very large downgrade of a class from 2017, with the same number of signees.
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Makes you wonder this year...was it slacking in recruiting by coaches....lack of athletes available...or too many we let slip away? hmm

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[quote author=ADPATERSON link=topic=18696.msg223344#msg223344 date=1518023630]
Even with the 2-year Mormon mission, McKee (#3 QB) is a great get over 30 other schools. 
As starting QB for Corona Centennial (always in Calif state playoff mix) that is like a JUCO transfer; you face other 4star players.
We have Costello and Mills lined up, so better that McKee arrives in 2020.  Fine.  We have NFL caliber QB potential through 2023.

Looks like:  WASH or U$C, then OREG and UCLA, and Stanford #5 in rankings, but we are getting some of the players we need, like T.Booker at DE.
Hollifield at LB is a clear miss, but his posts sound like he wanted to stay within driving distance of home (Family, classmates... girlfriend?).
But perhaps Jacob Mangum-Farrar, as a quick study, is the next Okereke.  Anderson seems high on him. 

Last year was a BIG class, so perhaps Shaw has fewer spots.

No.  The 2017 class also had 14 in it.  The difference is that class was ranked #19 - with 10 4 & 5 star prospects - and the 2018 one is ranked #76 - with just four 4 star prospects - according to Rivals rankings.  If you put any stock in recruiting rankings, this is a very large downgrade of a class from 2017, with the same number of signees.
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Makes you wonder this year...was it slacking in recruiting by coaches....lack of athletes available...or too many we let slip away? hmm