01-29-2013, 12:26 PM
Let's bump this both because it's more relevant now, and to get our mind off the bummer finish to '13. Here's the state of play as far as I can see in regards to offers (culled from Rivals and 247. We'll use a naive approach and simply list whomever says they've got an offer, though of course that may not be true):
QB (1):
Keller Chryst (Five star on 247; Four-star on Scout, Rivals; watchlist on ESPN)
RB (9)
Christian McCaffrey (Four star on Rivals, 247; four-star on Scout; four-star on ESPN): [b]Committed to Stanford[/b]
Jalen Hurd (Five star on 247; four star on Rivals, Scout; watchlist on ESPN): Committed to Tennessee
Elijah Hood (Five star on Rivals; four star on 247, Scout; watchlist on ESPN): Committed to N.D.
Jonathan Hilliman (Three star on 247, Scout; unrated on Rivals, ESPN)
Royce Freeman (Four star on 247, Rivals; three star on Scout; unrated ESPN)
Nick Chubb (Four stars all around)
Auston Anderson (high three star on 247): Committed to Northwestern
Adam Choice (four star on Rivals, 247, Scout)
Jonathan Vickers (Four star on ESPN, three-stars on the rest)
FB (1)
Daniel Marx (unrated): Committed to Stanford
WR (7):
Austin Roberts (Four star on Rivals, high three-star on 247, not rated by Scout, watchlist on ESPN)
Chris Godwin (Four star on Rivals, 247, Scout; watchlist by ESPN): Committed to Penn State
Allen Lazard (Four star on Rivals, 247, Scout; watchlisted by ESPN): committed to Iowa State
Trevon Lee (Four star on 247, three star on Scout; unranked on Rivals, ESPN)
Josh Malone (Four star on 247, Scout, Rivals; watchlist on ESPN)
Corey Holmes (Four star on 247, Rivals, Scout; watchlist on ESPN)
Trevion Thompson (Four stars all around)
TE (2):
Dalton Schultz (Four star on Scout, Rivals; high-three star on 247; watchlist on ESPN)
Garrett Dickerson (Four star by Scout, Rivals, 247; watchlist on ESPN)
OL (9):
Braden Smith (Five star on 247, Scout; Four star on Rivals; watchlist on ESPN)
Bentley Spain (Four star on 247, Scout, Rivals; watchlist on ESPN)
Mason Cole (Four star on 247, Scout, Rivals; watchlist on ESPN): Committed to Michigan
Quenton Nelson (Four star on Rivals, three star on 247, unrated on Scout, watchlist on ESPN): Committed to N.D.
Alex Bars (Four star on Rivals, 247, three star on Scout, watchlist on ESPN): Committed to N.D.
Casey Tucker (Four star on 247, Scout, Rivals; watchlist on ESPN):
Ross Pierschbacher (Four star on Rivals, 247, Scout; watchlist on ESPN): Committed to Iowa
Sam Mustipher (Four star on Rivals, 247, Scout; watchlist on ESPN): Committed to N.D.
Alex Dalton (three star): Committed to Oklahoma
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DL ( 8 )
DaShawn Hand (consensus #1 player in U.S.)
Solomon Thomas (Four star on 247, Scout, Rivals; watchlist on ESPN): Texan w/ Texas offer.
Nifae Lealao (Four star on 247, Scout, Rivals; watchlist on ESPN): Stanford leads.
Bryan Mone (Four star on 247, Scout, Rivals; watchlist on ESPN): Committed to Michigan
Malik McDowell (Four star on 247, Scout, Rivals; watchlist on ESPN)
Dontavius Russell (Four star for all): Committed to Georgia
Andrew Brown (four star for all)
Andrew Trumbetti (four stars on 247, Scout): Committed to N.D.
LB (14):
Michael Ferns (Four star on 247, Scout, Rivals; watchlist on ESPN): committed to Michigan
Jamadre Cobb (Four star on 247, Scout, Rivals; watchlist on ESPN)
Raekwon McMillan (ENTER THE 36 CHAMBBBERRRRSSSSSSS): Ohio State supposedly leads
Vincent Jackson (three star on 247; unrated by everyone else)
Lorenzo Carter (5 star on 247, Rivals; 3 star on Scout; watchlist on ESPN): most sites list him as a DE but I'd guess an OLB in our system.
Keshun Freeman (unrated)
Kirk Tucker (unrated)
Andrew Beck (4 star on 247; unrated everywhere else): Damn you Texas.
Sam Hubbard (4 star on Scout, unrated everywhere else): Committed to Ohio State
Tay Evans (Three star on 247, unrated everywhere else)
Joey Alfieri (Four star on 247, Rivals; three star on Scout; unrated on ESPN)
Richard Yeargin III (four star on 247, Scout, ESPN; three star on Rivals)
Chase Winovich (three stars all around)
Dwight Williams (highly-ranked)
DBs (18):
Jabrill Peppers (self-evident)
Nick Watkins (Four star on 247, Scout, Rivals; watchlist on ESPN)
Todd Kelly (Four star on Rivals, 247; three star on Scout; watchlist on ESPN): Committed to Tennessee
Laurence Jones (Five star on Scout; four star on Rivals, 247; watchlist on ESPN)
Quincy Wilson (Four star on Rivals; three star on Scout, 247)
Nick Glass (Four star on 247, Scout, Rivals; watchlist on ESPN): Committed to Georgia
Terrence Alexander (unrated thus far)
Brandon Simmons (Four star on 247, Scout, Rivals; four-star on ESPN): Committed to Stanford
Montae Nicholson (Four star on 247, Rivals; three star on Scout; watchlist on ESPN)
Alameen Murphy (Unrated): looks like we're his second offer (first is UNC).
C.J. Hampton (high three star on 247, Scout; unrated on Rivals, ESPN): Committed to Ole Miss
D'Andre Payne (four star on Rivals, three-star on Scout, unrated on 247, ESPN): Committed to Tennessee
John Bonney (Four star on 247, Scout; unrated on Rivals, ESPN)
Jamal Adams (Four stars all around)
Marcus Allen (Four star on 247; unrated elsewhere)
Davion Hall (Four stars all around)
Adarius Pickett (four stars all around)
Payton Hendrix (Two stars on Rivals; unrated elsewhere)
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ATH (5):
Jalen Brown (Four star on 247, Scout, Rivals; watchlist on ESPN): unclear whether S or WR.
Kendall Randolph (Four star on Rivals; three star on 247, Scout; watchlist on ESPN)
Devante Downs (Four star on 247, Rivals; three star on Scout; unlisted by ESPN)
Stanton Truitt (three star on 247, Scout; unrated by everyone else)
Matt Nelson (unrated)
Commits:
Brandon Fanaika (back from mission)
Brandon Simmons
Christian McCaffrey
Daniel Marx
Open Spots (speculative; math may be wrong and/or may not know full scholarship details of roster)
3 banked scholarships from 2013.
14 expiring eligibility next year
7 possibilities for uninvited 5th year (Nelson, Bonnell, Seale, Dudchock, Hemschoot, Underwood, Plantaric -- though of course this is premature and is using broad criteria. Essentially, if you aren't a returning starter you're on this list.)
4 possibilities for leaving early (Yankey, Reynolds, H. Anderson, Richards)
On high end, then, you've got 28 potential open scholarships just as a guess based on known information (obviously transfers, medical retirements, other stuff may come into play). It seems reasonable to assume not all of these will materialize, then. Maybe 23 or 24 incoming players, to approximate.
QB (1):
Keller Chryst (Five star on 247; Four-star on Scout, Rivals; watchlist on ESPN)
RB (9)
Christian McCaffrey (Four star on Rivals, 247; four-star on Scout; four-star on ESPN): [b]Committed to Stanford[/b]
Jalen Hurd (Five star on 247; four star on Rivals, Scout; watchlist on ESPN): Committed to Tennessee
Elijah Hood (Five star on Rivals; four star on 247, Scout; watchlist on ESPN): Committed to N.D.
Jonathan Hilliman (Three star on 247, Scout; unrated on Rivals, ESPN)
Royce Freeman (Four star on 247, Rivals; three star on Scout; unrated ESPN)
Nick Chubb (Four stars all around)
Auston Anderson (high three star on 247): Committed to Northwestern
Adam Choice (four star on Rivals, 247, Scout)
Jonathan Vickers (Four star on ESPN, three-stars on the rest)
FB (1)
Daniel Marx (unrated): Committed to Stanford
WR (7):
Austin Roberts (Four star on Rivals, high three-star on 247, not rated by Scout, watchlist on ESPN)
Chris Godwin (Four star on Rivals, 247, Scout; watchlist by ESPN): Committed to Penn State
Allen Lazard (Four star on Rivals, 247, Scout; watchlisted by ESPN): committed to Iowa State
Trevon Lee (Four star on 247, three star on Scout; unranked on Rivals, ESPN)
Josh Malone (Four star on 247, Scout, Rivals; watchlist on ESPN)
Corey Holmes (Four star on 247, Rivals, Scout; watchlist on ESPN)
Trevion Thompson (Four stars all around)
TE (2):
Dalton Schultz (Four star on Scout, Rivals; high-three star on 247; watchlist on ESPN)
Garrett Dickerson (Four star by Scout, Rivals, 247; watchlist on ESPN)
OL (9):
Braden Smith (Five star on 247, Scout; Four star on Rivals; watchlist on ESPN)
Bentley Spain (Four star on 247, Scout, Rivals; watchlist on ESPN)
Mason Cole (Four star on 247, Scout, Rivals; watchlist on ESPN): Committed to Michigan
Quenton Nelson (Four star on Rivals, three star on 247, unrated on Scout, watchlist on ESPN): Committed to N.D.
Alex Bars (Four star on Rivals, 247, three star on Scout, watchlist on ESPN): Committed to N.D.
Casey Tucker (Four star on 247, Scout, Rivals; watchlist on ESPN):
Ross Pierschbacher (Four star on Rivals, 247, Scout; watchlist on ESPN): Committed to Iowa
Sam Mustipher (Four star on Rivals, 247, Scout; watchlist on ESPN): Committed to N.D.
Alex Dalton (three star): Committed to Oklahoma
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DL ( 8 )
DaShawn Hand (consensus #1 player in U.S.)
Solomon Thomas (Four star on 247, Scout, Rivals; watchlist on ESPN): Texan w/ Texas offer.
Nifae Lealao (Four star on 247, Scout, Rivals; watchlist on ESPN): Stanford leads.
Bryan Mone (Four star on 247, Scout, Rivals; watchlist on ESPN): Committed to Michigan
Malik McDowell (Four star on 247, Scout, Rivals; watchlist on ESPN)
Dontavius Russell (Four star for all): Committed to Georgia
Andrew Brown (four star for all)
Andrew Trumbetti (four stars on 247, Scout): Committed to N.D.
LB (14):
Michael Ferns (Four star on 247, Scout, Rivals; watchlist on ESPN): committed to Michigan
Jamadre Cobb (Four star on 247, Scout, Rivals; watchlist on ESPN)
Raekwon McMillan (ENTER THE 36 CHAMBBBERRRRSSSSSSS): Ohio State supposedly leads
Vincent Jackson (three star on 247; unrated by everyone else)
Lorenzo Carter (5 star on 247, Rivals; 3 star on Scout; watchlist on ESPN): most sites list him as a DE but I'd guess an OLB in our system.
Keshun Freeman (unrated)
Kirk Tucker (unrated)
Andrew Beck (4 star on 247; unrated everywhere else): Damn you Texas.
Sam Hubbard (4 star on Scout, unrated everywhere else): Committed to Ohio State
Tay Evans (Three star on 247, unrated everywhere else)
Joey Alfieri (Four star on 247, Rivals; three star on Scout; unrated on ESPN)
Richard Yeargin III (four star on 247, Scout, ESPN; three star on Rivals)
Chase Winovich (three stars all around)
Dwight Williams (highly-ranked)
DBs (18):
Jabrill Peppers (self-evident)
Nick Watkins (Four star on 247, Scout, Rivals; watchlist on ESPN)
Todd Kelly (Four star on Rivals, 247; three star on Scout; watchlist on ESPN): Committed to Tennessee
Laurence Jones (Five star on Scout; four star on Rivals, 247; watchlist on ESPN)
Quincy Wilson (Four star on Rivals; three star on Scout, 247)
Nick Glass (Four star on 247, Scout, Rivals; watchlist on ESPN): Committed to Georgia
Terrence Alexander (unrated thus far)
Brandon Simmons (Four star on 247, Scout, Rivals; four-star on ESPN): Committed to Stanford
Montae Nicholson (Four star on 247, Rivals; three star on Scout; watchlist on ESPN)
Alameen Murphy (Unrated): looks like we're his second offer (first is UNC).
C.J. Hampton (high three star on 247, Scout; unrated on Rivals, ESPN): Committed to Ole Miss
D'Andre Payne (four star on Rivals, three-star on Scout, unrated on 247, ESPN): Committed to Tennessee
John Bonney (Four star on 247, Scout; unrated on Rivals, ESPN)
Jamal Adams (Four stars all around)
Marcus Allen (Four star on 247; unrated elsewhere)
Davion Hall (Four stars all around)
Adarius Pickett (four stars all around)
Payton Hendrix (Two stars on Rivals; unrated elsewhere)
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ATH (5):
Jalen Brown (Four star on 247, Scout, Rivals; watchlist on ESPN): unclear whether S or WR.
Kendall Randolph (Four star on Rivals; three star on 247, Scout; watchlist on ESPN)
Devante Downs (Four star on 247, Rivals; three star on Scout; unlisted by ESPN)
Stanton Truitt (three star on 247, Scout; unrated by everyone else)
Matt Nelson (unrated)
Commits:
Brandon Fanaika (back from mission)
Brandon Simmons
Christian McCaffrey
Daniel Marx
Open Spots (speculative; math may be wrong and/or may not know full scholarship details of roster)
3 banked scholarships from 2013.
14 expiring eligibility next year
7 possibilities for uninvited 5th year (Nelson, Bonnell, Seale, Dudchock, Hemschoot, Underwood, Plantaric -- though of course this is premature and is using broad criteria. Essentially, if you aren't a returning starter you're on this list.)
4 possibilities for leaving early (Yankey, Reynolds, H. Anderson, Richards)
On high end, then, you've got 28 potential open scholarships just as a guess based on known information (obviously transfers, medical retirements, other stuff may come into play). It seems reasonable to assume not all of these will materialize, then. Maybe 23 or 24 incoming players, to approximate.


