First recruit Chase Randall DE Tucson AZ
Randall is 2021* maybe a mid year guy like Cleaver
Quote from: IndyValpo on August 01, 2021, 04:42:09 PM
First recruit Chase Randall DE Tucson AZ
It continues to amaze me the national draw that Valpo possesses. Many of these players study engineering. Right now the roster has players from 27 states including Alaska, Washington and Maine! That is flipping amazing!
is the Beaver still on the team?
Quote from: usc4valpo on August 04, 2021, 09:59:19 AM
is the Beaver still on the team?
Sure looks that way!
https://www.valpoathletics.com/football/roster/2021-22/12100/jacob-cleaver/
Chase Randall reclassified to 2022 but will be IFS I believe. Can count for next season
New Commit: Rahmir Garner 6'2 250 OL East Orange Campus , NJ
Other offers: N/A (Temple Visit)
Team Natl rank: 2929
Commits:
DT-Chase Randall
OL- Rahmir Garner
New Commit: Mario Lozano 6'1 265 IOL , Hobbs HS New Mexico
Other offers: N/A
Team Natl rank: 4102
Commits:
DT-Chase Randall
OL- Rahmir Garner
OL-Mario Lozano
New Commit: Ebon Person OLB/DB 6'3 200 Homestead HS
Other Offers: Graceland, Indiana Wesleyan, Anderson, Saint Francis, Arizona Christian, Arkansas Baptist, Carthage
Team Natl rank: 800
Commits:
OL-Rahmir Garner
OL-Mario Lozano
DL-Chase Randall
LB-Ebon Person
New Commit: Sean Kindard CB 6'1 165 Brother Rice HS , Ill
Other Offers: North Park, Rockford
Team Natl rank: 255
Commits:
OL-Rahmir Garner
OL-Mario Lozano
DL-Chase Randall
LB-Ebon Person
CB-Sean Kinard
What amazes
Quote from: vu72 on August 01, 2021, 05:06:41 PMQuote from: IndyValpo on August 01, 2021, 04:42:09 PMFirst recruit Chase Randall DE Tucson AZ
It continues to amaze me the national draw that Valpo possesses. Many of these players study engineering. Right now the roster has players from 27 states including Alaska, Washington and Maine! That is flipping amazing!
What amazes me is you people actually track this. Valpo is a joke. The football program is a joke. You know it. We all know it. So find a hobby.
valpo04 edit: Ok, time for a break.
New recruit: EJ Locke 6'4 200 WR Oak Park River Forest , Illinois
Other Offers: Roosevelt, Wisconsin Whitewater
Team National Rank: 2321
Side note: Sean Kinard decommitted and will be attending Northern Illinois
New Commit: Jae Acker 6'1 172 WR Braswell HS , Texas
Team National Rank: 210
Other Offers: N/A
New Commit: OT Mason Smith 6'4 290
Martin County HS , Florida
Other Offers: Saint Thomas (FL), Friends, Keizer
Team National Rank: 1382
New Commit: Jake Paulline 6'1 290 DT, Metea Valley HS
Other Offers: Carthage
HS Natl Rank: 2502
New Commit: Anthony Hightower 5'10 175 WR Boardman HS, Ohio
Other Offers: Eastern Kentucky, Drake, Capital U, Culver Stockton, Anderson U, Mount Union
HS National Rank: 1954
Great grab for the staff beating out EKU and Drake
New Commit: Devin Yeatz 6'2 205 TE Hampshire HS , Ill.
Other Offers: Drake
High School National Rank: 1993
Two wins in a day over Drake!
Winning brings recruits
Quote from: valpofb16 on December 14, 2021, 02:58:07 PMNew Commit: Anthony Hightower 5'10 175 WR Boardman HS, Ohio Other Offers: Eastern Kentucky, Drake, Capital U, Culver Stockton, Anderson U, Mount Union HS National Rank: 1954 Great grab for the staff beating out EKU and Drake
I would also throw Mount Union in there.
Quote from: valpofb16 on December 14, 2021, 06:36:15 PM
New Commit: Devin Yeatz 6'2 205 TE Hampshire HS , Ill.
Other Offers: Drake
High School National Rank: 1993
Two wins in a day over Drake!
Not only does this kid have good size, his recruiting profile says he holds the school record for the 200 meter dash. Size and speed! Good get!
New Commit: Alton McCullum 6'0 195 WR/DB De La Salles HS , Michigan
Other Offers: Ave Maria, John Carroll, Lawrence Tech, Capital U, Alma, Albion, Olivet, Saint Norbert
High School National Rank: 199
Looks like the schools the staff is recruiting has improved as a whole
Quote from: vu72 on December 15, 2021, 11:24:50 AMQuote from: valpofb16 on December 14, 2021, 06:36:15 PMNew Commit: Devin Yeatz 6'2 205 TE Hampshire HS , Ill. Other Offers: Drake High School National Rank: 1993 Two wins in a day over Drake!
Not only does this kid have good size, his recruiting profile says he holds the school record for the 200 meter dash. Size and speed! Good get!
Tempering expectations with the fact that his track performances are relatively pedestrian and there have been guys at Valpo over the last 5-7 years who were much faster on the track and football field.
New Commit: Dionte Dandridge 5'10 170 DB De La Salles HS , Michigan
Other Offers: Air Force, Butler , Bethany, Taylor, Graceland, Mount Union
High School National Rank: 199
Beat out Air Force, Mount Union, and Butler quite impressive
Quote from: JD24 on December 15, 2021, 12:59:36 PM
Quote from: vu72 on December 15, 2021, 11:24:50 AMQuote from: valpofb16 on December 14, 2021, 06:36:15 PMNew Commit: Devin Yeatz 6'2 205 TE Hampshire HS , Ill. Other Offers: Drake High School National Rank: 1993 Two wins in a day over Drake!
Not only does this kid have good size, his recruiting profile says he holds the school record for the 200 meter dash. Size and speed! Good get!
Tempering expectations with the fact that his track performances are relatively pedestrian and there have been guys at Valpo over the last 5-7 years who were much faster on the track and football field.
But were those guys 6'2, 205#?
Quote from: vu72 on December 15, 2021, 03:36:45 PMQuote from: JD24 on December 15, 2021, 12:59:36 PMQuote from: vu72 on December 15, 2021, 11:24:50 AMQuote from: valpofb16 on December 14, 2021, 06:36:15 PMNew Commit: Devin Yeatz 6'2 205 TE Hampshire HS , Ill. Other Offers: Drake High School National Rank: 1993 Two wins in a day over Drake!
Not only does this kid have good size, his recruiting profile says he holds the school record for the 200 meter dash. Size and speed! Good get!
Tempering expectations with the fact that his track performances are relatively pedestrian and there have been guys at Valpo over the last 5-7 years who were much faster on the track and football field.
But were those guys 6'2, 205#?
Valpo's probably had LBers as fast as this guy. He's really not all that fast based on his 200m time for a HSer.
New Commit: Justin Jurmu 6'1 205 WR/ DB Marquette HS Mich
Other Offers: Lawrence Tech, Hillsdale (PWO), Olivet College, Concordia
HS Natl Rank:4088
New Commit: Connor Dickson 6' 185 WR/DB Libertyville HS, ILL
Other Offers: Drake (?)
High School National Rank: 2719
New Commit- Jon Henderson WR/DB 6ft 175 Nordonia HS , OH
Other Offers: John Carroll, Lake Erie, Wheeling
HS national rank: 849
We had several commits prior to early signing that were not announced. Are they still on board?
Sean Kindard went to Northern Illinois
Diontae Daindridge decomitted
Anthony Hightower, Ebon Person, Ramir Garner, Mario Lozano all still have their initial commitment post.
We are a bit light in numbers this time of year for sure
New Commit: Bryce Koteles 6'2 295 Utica HS , Michigan
Other Offers: Adrian, Laurence Tech, Heidelberg
HS team National Rank: 4382
HS teammate of Kurt Kessen who has done well
New Commit: Matthew Cotterman 6'4 225 OLB Valley View HS Ohio
Other Offers: N/A
HS Team Nat'l Rank: 3443
New Commit: Matthew Francisco 6'3 230 DE Bolingbrook HS, Illinois
Other Offers: Lawrence Tech, Carthage, Saint Ambrose, North Park, Wisconsin Plattville, Rose-Hulman
HS National Rank: 685
New Commit: Max Carter 6'5 230 TE Adolfo Camarillo HS California
Other Offers: Nevada (PWO), Western Colorado, Black Hills State , Whittier, California Lutheran , Benedictine College
High School Natl Rank: 2718
New Commit: Wade Abrams 6'0 200 Cary-Grove HS Ill
Other Offers: Saint Olaf, Saint Ambrose
HS National Rank: 187
Abrams apparently recruited as a LBer.
The TE looked intriguing.
We got the QB for this class
New Commit: Cam Harbaugh 6'1 205 QB Hempfield HS, PA
Other Offers: Butler (W!)
High School Team National Rank: 1521
Harbaugh?
New Commit: Nikola Paic 6'3 295 OL Crown Point HS, Indiana
Other Offers: Butler (W!)
High School National Rank: 1326
New Commit: Brendan Freiermuth 6'2 210 LB Hastings HS, Minn
Other Offers:
Visits: Saint Thomas
Team High School National Rank: 2686
New Commit: Owen Cherry 6'1 200 DB Lockport HS Illinois
Other Offers: Quincy , Carthage, SMSU
High School National Rank:159
Have the class at about 22 tomorrow
WR/DB: Hightower
QB: Harbaugh
WR: Locke
WR: Acker
WR/DB: Jurmu
WR/DB: Dickson
TE: Carter
TE: Yearz
OL: Lozano
OL: Smith
OL: Paic
OL: Kotoles
DL: Garner
DL: Paulline
DL: Francisco
LB: Freiermuth
LB: Abrams
LB: Person
LB: Cotterman
WR/ DB: McCollum
DB: Cherry
DB: Henderson
Puts roster between 95-98 depending how transfer season go. Expect some portal kids as usual and last minute guys
Looks like Valpo got QB Rowan Keefe from IL. Drake and Grand Valley were on him as well.
JD beat me to it. Overall one of the better class in my 11 years with program. Several PFL wins over Butler, Drake, Dayton
Linebacker and RB were a bit thin but think we got quality there. Could be xfer portal spot. OL/DL a couple studs especially on defensive side (Divic/Harden)
Had 2 guys pass up FBS opportunities (Hightower/Carter), got bigger and faster at WR/DB. Two QB PFL Wins.
Biggest recruit of day was getting Kohlton Sherman back, him and Chilton will be best safety duo in league day1
Hopefully we can leverage Washington's success to get a transfer.
No K or P which is a surprise.
Person signed with a JC.
Some good recruiting wins against pioneer schools butler (4) drake (3)
Does anyone have any idea how many player committed to other pioneer schools that had offers from Valpo?
Latest twitter announcement of receiver Grady Hickey out of AZ. I don't know the ins and outs of Arizona football but this kid was nothing short of prolific. Over 100 receptions and 1400 yards plus another 300 yards rushing. Slot guy based on size.
Very highly ranked team in the state as well.
Class just got a Linebacker over Central Michigan. On Paper this is best Valpo class ever and rivals that of a San Diego.
Got to play the games and see how it all unfolds
We have been busy:
Alex Goworowski LB Chicago, IL
Aaron Larkins, Jr RB Plainfield, IL
Matt Molnar DE Lakewood, OH
Akim Abdur-Rahim ATH Indianapolis, IN
32 announced today in addition to the 6, 38/110 will be true freshman. Based on deductive reasoning and numbers Retention wasn't as good as the past few years.
Wonder who all is gone
Ryan Mann is an FBS transfer from Northern Illinois at RB. Played LB at NIU.
Quote from: valpofb16 on February 21, 2022, 11:55:29 AM
32 announced today in addition to the 6, 38/110 will be true freshman. Based on deductive reasoning and numbers Retention wasn't as good as the past few years.
Wonder who all is gone
They said 32 but the list was actually 34 the last two in at semester.
I have no idea whether or not these guys can play but at least they have size! Particularly at LB, I see 6'3" 225#, 6'3" 220#, 6'2"220#, 6'2" 215#. Those are big kids, particularly just coming out of high school!
In today's game, they may be too big unless they can run in which the next question is what are they doing at Valpo? I'd guess that with at least some of them, the numbers are inflated or they will end up on the DL.
Last two Mike linebackers in Fox's system were Turner at 240 , and Peifer at 230.
Think it calls for an old school thumper in the middle
http://www.valpoathletics.com/football/news/2021-22/21101/will-fleming-named-valpo-offensive-coordinator/