Recruiting, 2013

[Appfrom05]

Dorman defensive back Brandon Pinckney has narrowed his college choices to Wofford, Furman and Appalachian State, he said Wednesday.
He will take official visits to all three schools next month.

http://preps.goupstate.com/news/article ... undecided/

[JTApps1]

Judging by the caliber of players we are in the mix for I would say it is all but a done deal that we have an FBS invite coming. Almost everyone of these players has offers from FBS schools, and a decent number have offers from BCS level schools. Exciting times on the recruiting trail!

[AppGrad78]

Dorman defensive back Brandon Pinckney has narrowed his college choices to Wofford, Furman and Appalachian State, he said Wednesday.
He will take official visits to all three schools next month.

http://preps.goupstate.com/news/article ... undecided/

Thanks, Hans. Paging Drew Bailey ...

Here are Pinckney's highlights:

[AppGrad78]

For those who haven't seen it in a while, here's the updated master list from the first post in this thread.


WR Terez Cowan (5-11, 185) of Decatur High School in Decatur, Ga. ... committed to Appalachian State
DB Perez Cowan (5-11, 185) of Decatur High School in Decatur, Ga. ... committed to Appalachian State
RB Marcus Cox (5-10, 185) of Dacula High School in Dacula, Ga. ... committed to Appalachian State (last updated Oct. 25, 2012)
RB Eric Davidson (5-7, 200) of Western Guilford High School in Greensboro ... transferring from Utah to Appalachian State (posted Dec. 5, 2012)
LB/DB Rashaad "Boomer" Townes (6-2, 200) of Howard High School in Macon, Ga. ... committed to Appalachian State (posted Dec. 6, 2012)
DB Anthony Covington (5-11, 185) of Mallard Creek High School in Charlotte ... committed to Appalachian State (posted Dec. 8, 2012)


QB Shane McCarley (6-1, 200) of Manvel, Texas ... committed to Old Dominion
LB Darren Hambrick (6-2, 220) of Hernando High School in Dade City, Fla. ... committed to Missouri
DE Tevin Jones (6-4, 245) of Luella High School in Locus Grove, Ga. ... committed to Georgia State (posted Oct. 9, 2012)
OL Connor Trent (6-5, 300) of Volunteer High School in Church Hill, Tenn. ... committed to Middle Tennessee State (posted Oct. 12, 2012)
RB Marcus Clark (5-7, 185) of North Florida Christian in Tallahassee, Fla. ... committed to Florida International (posted Nov. 1, 2012)
ATH Tshumbi Johnson (5-11, 185) of Immokalee High School in Immokalee, Fla. ... committed to Cincinnati (posted Oct. 17, 2012, last updated Nov. 2, 2012)
TE/OL Kendall Vickers (6-3, 225) of Havelock High School in Havelock ... committed to South Carolina (last updated Nov. 15, 2012)
RB Kalif Phillips (5-10, 185) of A.L. Brown High School in Kannapolis ... committed to Charlotte (last updated Dec. 5, 2012)
OL Dallas Hinkhouse (6-5, 265) of Iowa Western Community College by way of Valley High School in West Des Moines, Iowa ... committed to Illinois (posted Oct. 9, 2012, last updated Dec. 10, 2012)
RB Don Jackson (5-10, 205) of Iowa Western Community College by way of Laguna Creek High School in Elk Grove, Calif. ... committed to Nevada (posted Oct. 8, 2012, last updated Dec. 11, 2012)
OLB Aaron Plantt (6-1, 200) of Hallandale High School in Hallandale, Fla. ... committed to Marshall (originally posted Oct. 28, 2012, last updated Dec. 12, 2012)


DE Matt Foster (6-3, 215) of Cook High School in Adel, Ga.
DB Dravious Wright (5-10, 188) of Vero Beach, Fla.
ATH Tyrail Hawkins (5-11, 180) of Hernando High School in Dade City, Fla.
RB/LB O’Mar Hawkins of Hernando High School in Dade City, Fla.
LB Robert Hill Bronson of Hernando High School in Dade City, Fla.
RB David Gaydosz (5-11, 195) of Winfield, W.Va.
RB Josh Joyner (5-10, 185) of Hunt High School in Wilson
DB Ralph Stovall (6-1, 168) of Highland Springs High School in Highland Springs, Va.
TE/DE Sheldon Fleming (6-4, 245) of East Lee County High School in Lehigh Acres, Fla.
RB Martin Stafford (5-9, 183) of Jonesboro High School in Jonesboro, Ark.
WR Rodney Morris (6-3, 212) of Alpharetta High School in Alpharetta, Ga.
OL Will Robertson (6-4, 270) of North Rowan High School in Spencer
LB Jalen Forrest (6-1, 215) of East Forsyth High School in Kernersville
TE Zach Riggs (6-5, 245) of Mann High School in Greenville, S.C.
QB Quay Boyd (6-5, 210) of Lafayette High School in Lafayette, Ala.
WR Trent Bostick (6-1, 187) of Richmond Senior High School in Rockingham
RB John Brown (5-10, 187) of Jordan High School in Durham
OL Brian Stryffler (n/a) of Lee County High School in Sanford
TE Dustin Bowens (6-5, 235) of Flagler Palm Coast (Fla.)
DB A.J. Copeland (5-10, 174) of Havelock High School in Havelock
ATH Josh Nobles (5-11, 170) of Landmark Christian in Atlanta (last updated Nov. 7, 2012)
DB Ryan Carter (5-10, 175) of Grayson High School in Loganville, Ga.
OL Lucas Holder (6-5, 265) of Carroll County High School in Hillsville, Va.
TE/DE Dustin Bowens (6-4, 235) of Palm Coast High School in Flagler, Fla.
QB Tyler Roberson (6-2, 205) of Augusta Christian in Augusta, Ga.
RB Ahmad Mitchell (5-6, 168) of Salem High School in Conyers, Ga.
RB Ken McDowell (5-8, 185) of Gray's Creek High School in Hope Mills
LB Denzel "D.J." Ward (5-11, 223) of Virginia Tech via Northeastern High School in Elizabeth City
DE Andrew Mayton (6-3, 230) of North Davidson High School in Welcome
DE Kenneth Melton (6-4, 220) of Northeastern High School in Elizabeth City
WR Demetrius Oliver (6-2, 200) of Ashbrook High School in Gastonia (posted Oct. 10, 2012)
DL David "D.J." Jones (6-2, 291) of Wren High School in Piedmont, S.C. (posted Oct. 11, 2012)
QB Brad Butler (6-2, 202) of Darlington High School in Rome, Ga. (posted Oct. 12, 2012)
QB Brandon Goodson (6-0, 180) of Dacula High School in Dacula, Ga. (posted Oct. 12, 2012)
WR/TE Rontavius McClure (6-6, 215) of Northwestern High School in Rock Hill, S.C. (posted Oct. 13, 2012)
K/P Will Johnson (5-11, 160) of High Point Central High School in High Point (posted Oct. 14, 2012)
RB Matt Breida (5-10, 170) of Nature Coast Tech in Brooksville, Fla. (posted Oct. 18, 2012)
RB Torry Clayton (5-10, 200) of West Virginia University by way of South Dade High School in Homestead, Fla. (posted Oct. 19, 2012)
QB Garrett Young (6-2, 180) of East Lincoln HIgh School in Catawba Springs Township (posted Oct. 19, 2012)
WR Trey Gattison (6-0, 175) of Hartsville High School in Hartsville, S.C. (posted Oct. 25, 2012)
P/K Manning Burton (6-2, 160) of Shelby High School in Shelby (posted Oct. 27, 2012)
RB/KR Darius Hammond (5-9, 185) of Strom Thurmond High School in Johnston, S.C. (posted Oct. 30, 2012)
QB Ross Jeffries (6-1, 185) of Myers Park High School in Charlotte (posted Nov. 2, 2012)
QB Bryan Bailey (6-1, 170) of Woodruff High School in Woodruff, S.C. (posted Nov. 6, 2012)
WR Keinan Lewis (6-0, 185) of Belton-Honea Path High School in Honea Path, S.C. (posted Nov. 7, 2012)
OL Parker McKeithan (6-4, 295) of Salisbury High School in Salisbury (posted Nov. 8, 2012)
DB Shane Samuels (5-8, 160) of Byrnes High School in Duncan, S.C. (posted Nov. 8, 2012)
LB/DB Michael Wamer (6-3, 205) of Woodland High School in Dorchester, S.C. (posted Nov. 9, 2012)
WR Daryl "D.J." Wilson (6-2, 180) of Hendersonville High School in Hendersonville (posted Nov. 9, 2012)
RB Jo-Nathan Alford (5-10, 185) of Glynn Academy in Brunswick, Ga. (posted Nov. 10, 2012)
QB Vincent Jefferies (6-1, 166) of Garner High School in Garner (posted Nov. 24, 2012)
OL Royus Amos (6-5, 250) of Deerfield Beach High School in Deerfield Beach, Fla. (posted Nov. 29, 2012)
DB Jordan Quebe (6-0, 170) of Cape Coral High School in Cape Coral, Fla. (posted Nov. 30, 2012)
DB/WR Dante Jones (5-11, 170) of Southeast Raleigh High School in Raleigh (posted Dec. 7, 2012)
LB/DE/TE/OL Solomon Jackson (6-2, 235) of Tucker High School in Tucker, Ga. (posted Oct. 21, 2012, last updated Dec. 10, 2012)
DB Chocolate Wilson (5-9. 160) of Myrtle Beach High School in Myrtle Beach, S.C. (posted Dec. 12, 2012)
LB George Vinson (6-0, 205) of Damascus High School in Damascus, Md. (posted Dec. 12, 2012)
DL Jalen Stevens (6-4, 218) of Goose Creek High School in Goose Creek, S.C. (posted Dec. 13, 2012)
DB Brandon Pinckney (6-0, 170) of Dorman High School in Spartanburg, S.C. (posted Dec. 13, 2012)

[appst89]

Thank you for doing this! Awesome list.

[GlassOnion]

Im glad as hell to be going after these talented guys, but I'll sure be relieved when we start nailing down some commitments from these other 3 star guys to go along with the level of Covington and Cox. We've really upped the talent pool the past few years, its going to pay off real soon!

[AppGrad78]

Rivals.com has news of a sixth commitment: DB/WR Dante Jones (5-11, 170) of Southeast Raleigh High School in Raleigh. Appears to be pegged for the slot receiver position. Middle Tennessee was his other favorite, with interest from Duke.

Highlights:

Combine and camp video:

[GlassOnion]

Last Saturday, Satterfield told the press conf. Appalachian had 5 commits.

Covington
Cox
Townes
Jones

are all confirmed, and all committed before last Saturday's press conf.

So whats the deal with the Cowan twins?

[firemoose]

Last Saturday, Satterfield told the press conf. Appalachian had 5 commits.

Covington
Cox
Townes
Jones

are all confirmed, and all committed before last Saturday's press conf.

So whats the deal with the Cowan twins?

78 can probably shed some more light on them but the last I read Perez was talking about going to WCU because they were talking about starting him as a freshman but Terez still had (and still has) App pics in the background of his Twitter account and his pic is him wearing an App shirt. Doubt they split up and looks like Western is trying to get them there.

[AppGrad78]

Last Saturday, Satterfield told the press conf. Appalachian had 5 commits.

Covington
Cox
Townes
Jones

are all confirmed, and all committed before last Saturday's press conf.

So whats the deal with the Cowan twins?

I wish I knew. Firemoose seems to have more current information on them than I do. I have left them in the database, but could easily be persuaded to move them out.

[GlassOnion]

Cant say Im broken up over it, I know there is at least 1 more 3 star WR that is close to ending up in Boone!

[AppGrad78]

BlueRidgeNow.com says LS Chase McIntyre (6-2, 205) of West Henderson High School in Hendersonville has accepted a preferred walk-on invitation to Appalachian State.

http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/HT/ ... achian-St-

Highlights:

[JMappfan5]

[quote="AppGrad78"]BlueRidgeNow.com says LS Chase McIntyre (6-2, 205) of West Henderson High School in Hendersonville has accepted a preferred walk-on invitation to Appalachian State.

I like the emphasis that SS is placing on our Special Teams! This kid can snap!!!

[SpeedkingATL]

It doesn't appear that the Apps signed any JUCOs this year. Not sure if that's good or bad.

[JMappfan5]

It doesn't appear that the Apps signed any JUCOs this year. Not sure if that's good or bad.

I only like JUCOs to "fill-in the gaps" and not to build a program around. I am a little surprised that we did not sign a JUCO DL/LB.

[ASUGoose]

Just saw this on ESPN:

Three-star wide receiver Dante Jones (Raleigh, N.C./Southeast) committed this week to sign with Appalachian State of the Football Championship Subdivision, multiple sources report.

Duke is his only other scholarship offer, but programs such as Connecticut, East Carolina, Kentucky, Maryland, Middle Tennessee, North Carolina State and Wake Forest showed interest.

This spring, Jones registered an electronically timed 4.81 40-yard dash, 4.07 20-yard shuttle, 33.4-inch vertical and 94.98 SPARQ at a Nike Combine.

The 5-foot-11, 172-pound Jones is commitment No. 3 for Appalachian State.

[ASU-FTW]

^ Jeez. Let's hope that his 40 time wasn't accurate. I bet there are some offensive linemen who could run a 4.8...

[ASUGoose]

It shows him running a 4.66 40 time on Moutaineer Illustrated.

[hapapp]

He is not known for his speed but rather his route running ability.

[mtnjax]

^ Jeez. Let's hope that his 40 time wasn't accurate. I bet there are some offensive linemen who could run a 4.8...

I wouldn't put too much stock in a 40 time. Anymore, it's all about technique. If you have good technique, you can run a fast 40 time at a combine

He looks plenty fast enough on his highlight tape. If he runs routes as good as he is supposed to be, he'll be an effective if not dangerous weapon in App's offense