Recruiting, 2013

[moonshine]

Did some digging and the staff may have landed the 3-star DL player that was suppose to be apart of the 2010 class. By my count, 9 of the 16 2010 recruits are no longer on the team with only 4 graduating if I'm not mistaken. Add another 2 players from the class to miss a season not due to injury and 1 with an illness/injury.

[AppGrad78]

Rivals.com has news that 2010 Appalachian State signee DE Brandon Hunter (6-4, 250) of Chapel Hill by way of Hargrave Military Academy has enrolled in classes at ASU.

[AppState89]

Rivals.com has news that 2010 Appalachian State signee DE Brandon Hunter (6-4, 250) of Chapel Hill by way of Hargrave Military Academy has enrolled in classes at ASU.

That is a nice size DE...

[SpeedkingATL]

Rivals.com has news that 2010 Appalachian State signee DE Brandon Hunter (6-4, 250) of Chapel Hill by way of Hargrave Military Academy has enrolled in classes at ASU.

That is a nice size DE...

He's projected to play OL for App. He played both OL and DL in HS.

[AppState89]

Rivals.com has news that 2010 Appalachian State signee DE Brandon Hunter (6-4, 250) of Chapel Hill by way of Hargrave Military Academy has enrolled in classes at ASU.

That is a nice size DE...

He's projected to play OL for App. He played both OL and DL in HS.

Now, if they can put about 40lbs on him...still will be good for the spreed....big guy who probably can run pretty well

[BUTCH1991]

If you have a Rivals membership, you really need to read this guys story. He and his family have been through h e double hockey sticks. I hope he is able to take advantage of this opportunity and get his degree. The young man deserves a break.

[firemoose]

If you have a Rivals membership, you really need to read this guys story. He and his family have been through h e double hockey sticks. I hope he is able to take advantage of this opportunity and get his degree. The young man deserves a break.

I agree. Read the story and even if he doesn't play a down for us I want to see this kid get his degree. He is a case study in perseverance. And I like seeing that no one on the former or current staff gave up on him either. Speaks to the kind of man he is and what they saw in him. I've lost both parents to long illnesses, my mother when I was 16-17 and my father last year. Brandon in still going through his family problems and has finally been able to fulfill his dream of attending App. With everything he's been through I just feel he's going to succeed no matter what he does. Thoughts and prayers are with him and his family.

[firemoose]

I was taking a look at the list of the recruits that haven't committed to us or another school and was interested to see how many of each position there was interest in. So I decided to copy the list to Word and rearrange it by position. I asked our resident recruitment guru, Mr. 78, if I could post it and received his blessing. It makes for an interesting read and I thought some of you might enjoy it. One note. If there is an * beside a name it means a kid was listed at more than one position and I listed them in each position group. Enjoy and I'll try and keep it updated also. One other note. These are only players that haven't committed to us or someone else. 78' has the master list showing all the players.

QB Quay Boyd (6-5, 210) of Lafayette High School in Lafayette, Ala.
QB Tyler Roberson (6-2, 205) of Augusta Christian in Augusta, Ga.
QB Brandon Goodson (6-0, 180) of Dacula High School in Dacula, Ga. (posted Oct. 12, 2012)
QB Garrett Young (6-2, 180) of East Lincoln HIgh School in Catawba Springs Township (posted Oct. 19, 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)
QB Vincent Jefferies (6-1, 166) of Garner High School in Garner (posted Nov. 24, 2012)

ATH Tyrail Hawkins (5-11, 180) of Hernando High School in Dade City, Fla.
ATH Josh Nobles (5-11, 170) of Landmark Christian in Atlanta (last updated Nov. 7, 2012)
ATH Tshumbi Johnson (5-11, 185) of Immokalee High School in Immokalee, Fla.... (posted Oct. 17, 2012, last updated Dec 15, 2012)
ATH Deondre Singleton - Lawrenceville, Georgia - Archer - 6'0" 175 - 2 stars
ATH Lee Wright (6-0, 195) of York Comprehensive High School, McConnells, S.C. (posted Jan. 13, 2013)

*RB/LB O’Mar Hawkins 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
RB Martin Stafford (5-9, 183) of Jonesboro High School in Jonesboro, Ark.
RB John Brown (5-10, 187) of Jordan High School in Durham
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
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)
RB/KR Darius Hammond (5-9, 185) of Strom Thurmond High School in Johnston, S.C. (posted Oct. 30, 2012)
RB Jo-Nathan Alford (5-10, 185) of Glynn Academy in Brunswick, Ga. (posted Nov. 10, 2012)

WR Rodney Morris (6-3, 212) of Alpharetta High School in Alpharetta, Ga.
WR Trent Bostick (6-1, 187) of Richmond Senior High School in Rockingham
WR Demetrius Oliver (6-2, 200) of Ashbrook High School in Gastonia (posted Oct. 10, 2012)
*WR/TE Rontavius McClure (6-6, 215) of Northwestern High School in Rock Hill, S.C. (posted Oct. 13, 2012)
WR Trey Gattison (6-0, 175) of Hartsville High School in Hartsville, S.C. (posted Oct. 25, 2012)
WR Keinan Lewis (6-0, 185) of Belton-Honea Path High School in Honea Path, S.C. (posted Nov. 7, 2012)
WR Daryl "D.J." Wilson (6-2, 180) of Hendersonville High School in Hendersonville (posted Nov. 9, 2012)
*DB/WR Will Buckley (5-10, 180) of East Chapel Hill High School in Chapel Hill (posted, Jan. 11, 2013)

TE Zach Riggs (6-5, 245) of Mann High School in Greenville, S.C. (updated Jan. 6, 2013)
*TE/DE Sheldon Fleming (6-4, 245) of East Lee County High School in Lehigh Acres, Fla.
*TE/DE Dustin Bowens (6-4, 235) of Palm Coast High School in Flagler, Fla.
*LB/DE/TE Solomon Jackson (6-2, 235) of Tucker High School in Tucker, Ga. (posted Oct. 21, 2012, last updated Dec. 10, 2012)
*WR/TE Rontavius McClure (6-6, 215) of Northwestern High School in Rock Hill, S.C. (posted Oct. 13, 2012)


OL Will Robertson (6-4, 270) of North Rowan High School in Spencer
OL Brian Stryffler (n/a) of Lee County High School in Sanford
OL Lucas Holder (6-5, 265) of Carroll County High School in Hillsville, Va.
OL Parker McKeithan (6-4, 295) of Salisbury High School in Salisbury (posted Nov. 8, 2012)
OL Royus Amos (6-5, 250) of Deerfield Beach High School in Deerfield Beach, Fla. (posted Nov. 29, 2012)

DE Matt Foster (6-3, 215) of Cook High School in Adel, Ga.
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
*TE/DE Sheldon Fleming (6-4, 245) of East Lee County High School in Lehigh Acres, Fla.
*TE/DE Dustin Bowens (6-4, 235) of Palm Coast High School in Flagler, Fla.
*LB/DE/TE Solomon Jackson (6-2, 235) of Tucker High School in Tucker, Ga. (posted Oct. 21, 2012, last updated Dec. 10, 2012)
DL Jalen Stevens (6-4, 218) of Goose Creek High School in Goose Creek, S.C. (posted Dec. 13, 2012)
DL David "D.J." Jones (6-2, 291) of Wren High School in Piedmont, S.C. (posted Oct. 11, 2012, last updated Jan. 2, 2012)

LB Robert Hill Bronson of Hernando High School in Dade City, Fla.
LB Denzel "D.J." Ward (5-11, 223) of Virginia Tech via Northeastern High School in Elizabeth City
LB Jalen Forrest (6-1, 215) of East Forsyth High School in Kernersville
*LB/DE/TE Solomon Jackson (6-2, 235) of Tucker High School in Tucker, Ga. (posted Oct. 21, 2012, last updated Dec. 10, 2012)
*LB/DB Michael Wamer (6-3, 205) of Woodland High School in Dorchester, S.C. (posted Nov. 9, 2012)
*RB/LB O’Mar Hawkins of Hernando High School in Dade City, Fla.


DB Dravious Wright (5-10, 188) of Vero Beach, Fla.
DB Ralph Stovall (6-1, 168) of Highland Springs High School in Highland Springs, Va.
DB Ryan Carter (5-10, 175) of Grayson High School in Loganville, Ga.
DB Shane Samuels (5-8, 160) of Byrnes High School in Duncan, S.C. (posted Nov. 8, 2012)
DB Jordan Quebe (6-0, 170) of Cape Coral High School in Cape Coral, Fla. (posted Nov. 30, 2012)
DB Chocolate Wilson (5-9. 160) of Myrtle Beach High School in Myrtle Beach, S.C. (posted Dec. 12, 2012)
DB Brandon Pinckney (6-0, 170) of Dorman High School in Spartanburg, S.C. (posted Dec. 13, 2012)
DB Jordan Howard (5-10, 175) of Ventura Community College in Ventura, Calif. via Pensacola, Fla. (posted Jan. 2, 2013)
*DB/WR Will Buckley (5-10, 180) of East Chapel Hill High School in Chapel Hill (posted, Jan. 11, 2013)
*LB/DB Michael Wamer (6-3, 205) of Woodland High School in Dorchester, S.C. (posted Nov. 9, 2012)


K/P Will Johnson (5-11, 160) of High Point Central High School in High Point (posted Oct. 14, 2012)
P/K Manning Burton (6-2, 160) of Shelby High School in Shelby (posted Oct. 27, 2012)

*Repeat due to several positions played

Here are a few more players holding offers from App pulled from another site (thank you Kgfish). I wanted to keep them separate from 78’s listing (unless they are already there) but will pull them off as they make their commitments.

QB Michael Julian - Hilton Head, South Carolina - Hilton Head - 6'5" 190 - 2 stars (know there is no chance but until he announces might as well leave him on)

ATH Marcus Clark - Tallahassee, Florida - North Florida Christian - 5'7" 185 - 2 stars

RB Fernando Van Hook - Senatobia, Mississippi - Magnolia Heights - 5'10" 182 2 stars

WR Jamerson Blount - Tallahassee, Florida - Lincoln - 6'1" 175 - 2 stars
WR Evan Gates - Davidson, North Carolina - Davidson Day - 6'0" 193 - 2 stars
WR Myles Gaines - Tallahassee, Florida - Lincoln - 5'10" 170 - 2 stars

OL Hunter Brininger - Pawleys Island, South Carolina - Waccamaw - 6'4" 270

DE Marcus Dallas Jr. - Reedley, California - Reedley C.C. - 6'4" 245 - 2 stars
DE Eric Mayes - Sarasota, Florida - Booker - 6'4" 240 - 3 stars
DT Jerrol Mobley - Hialeah, Florida - Hialeah - 6'2" 318 - 3 stars

K Bentlee Critcher - South Daytona, Florida - Warner Christian Academy - 6'0" 175

[AppGrad78]

The Greenville News offers a recruiting update on TE/OL Zach Riggs (6-5, 248) of Mann HIgh School in Greenville, S.C.

http://data.greenvilleonline.com/blogs/ ... oins-race/

[Rekdiver]

Zach

You can get to the NFL as a lineman without unnecessary bruising if you come to ASU...and you will redshirt a year. Talk to Daniel Kilgore of the San Fran 49ers! There is no need to go to a meat factory like Clemson!

[appgrad]

Rivals.com has news that 2010 Appalachian State signee DE Brandon Hunter (6-4, 250) of Chapel Hill by way of Hargrave Military Academy has enrolled in classes at ASU.

That is a nice size DE...

He's projected to play OL for App. He played both OL and DL in HS.

Now, if they can put about 40lbs on him...still will be good for the spreed....big guy who probably can run pretty well

According to Brian's story on Rivals, he's up to 275...and will be 3 years more mature, with 3 left to play! Not a bad situation for us - mentally and physically mature. We'll have a full grown man of 24-25 by the time he's done!

[AppGrad78]

Per Twitter, DB/WR Will Buckley (5-10, 180) of East Chapel Hill High School in Chapel Hill says he is excited about his visit to Appalachian State this weekend.

[Kgfish]

Rivals.com has news that 2010 Appalachian State signee DE Brandon Hunter (6-4, 250) of Chapel Hill by way of Hargrave Military Academy has enrolled in classes at ASU.

That is a nice size DE...

He's projected to play OL for App. He played both OL and DL in HS.

Now, if they can put about 40lbs on him...still will be good for the spreed....big guy who probably can run pretty well

According to Brian's story on Rivals, he's up to 275...and will be 3 years more mature, with 3 left to play! Not a bad situation for us - mentally and physically mature. We'll have a full grown man of 24-25 by the time he's done!

The 275 lb figure is from his last year at prep school. No current weight on him. He currently has 2 years to play but is working with the NCAA to gain a third year. I really like how he persevered through the tough situations thrown at him during his young life. Even if he doesn't completely get back to his previous level Brandon will be an extremely good influence on the younger players.

[Kgfish]

I was taking a look at the list of the recruits that haven't committed to us or another school and was interested to see how many of each position there was interest in. So I decided to copy the list to Word and rearrange it by position. I asked our resident recruitment guru, Mr. 78, if I could post it and received his blessing. It makes for an interesting read and I thought some of you might enjoy it. One note. If there is an * beside a name it means a kid was listed at more than one position and I listed them in each position group. Enjoy and I'll try and keep it updated also.

QB Quay Boyd (6-5, 210) of Lafayette High School in Lafayette, Ala.
QB Tyler Roberson (6-2, 205) of Augusta Christian in Augusta, Ga.
QB Brandon Goodson (6-0, 180) of Dacula High School in Dacula, Ga. (posted Oct. 12, 2012)
QB Garrett Young (6-2, 180) of East Lincoln HIgh School in Catawba Springs Township (posted Oct. 19, 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)
QB Vincent Jefferies (6-1, 166) of Garner High School in Garner (posted Nov. 24, 2012)

ATH Tyrail Hawkins (5-11, 180) of Hernando High School in Dade City, Fla.
ATH Josh Nobles (5-11, 170) of Landmark Christian in Atlanta (last updated Nov. 7, 2012)
ATH Tshumbi Johnson (5-11, 185) of Immokalee High School in Immokalee, Fla.... (posted Oct. 17, 2012, last updated Dec 15, 2012)

*RB/LB O’Mar Hawkins 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
RB Martin Stafford (5-9, 183) of Jonesboro High School in Jonesboro, Ark.
RB John Brown (5-10, 187) of Jordan High School in Durham
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
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)
RB/KR Darius Hammond (5-9, 185) of Strom Thurmond High School in Johnston, S.C. (posted Oct. 30, 2012)
RB Jo-Nathan Alford (5-10, 185) of Glynn Academy in Brunswick, Ga. (posted Nov. 10, 2012)

WR Rodney Morris (6-3, 212) of Alpharetta High School in Alpharetta, Ga.
WR Trent Bostick (6-1, 187) of Richmond Senior High School in Rockingham
WR Demetrius Oliver (6-2, 200) of Ashbrook High School in Gastonia (posted Oct. 10, 2012)
*WR/TE Rontavius McClure (6-6, 215) of Northwestern High School in Rock Hill, S.C. (posted Oct. 13, 2012)
WR Trey Gattison (6-0, 175) of Hartsville High School in Hartsville, S.C. (posted Oct. 25, 2012)
WR Keinan Lewis (6-0, 185) of Belton-Honea Path High School in Honea Path, S.C. (posted Nov. 7, 2012)
WR Daryl "D.J." Wilson (6-2, 180) of Hendersonville High School in Hendersonville (posted Nov. 9, 2012)
*DB/WR Will Buckley (5-10, 180) of East Chapel Hill High School in Chapel Hill (posted, Jan. 11, 2013)

TE Zach Riggs (6-5, 245) of Mann High School in Greenville, S.C. (updated Jan. 6, 2013)
*TE/DE Sheldon Fleming (6-4, 245) of East Lee County High School in Lehigh Acres, Fla.
*TE/DE Dustin Bowens (6-4, 235) of Palm Coast High School in Flagler, Fla.
*LB/DE/TE Solomon Jackson (6-2, 235) of Tucker High School in Tucker, Ga. (posted Oct. 21, 2012, last updated Dec. 10, 2012)
*WR/TE Rontavius McClure (6-6, 215) of Northwestern High School in Rock Hill, S.C. (posted Oct. 13, 2012)


OL Will Robertson (6-4, 270) of North Rowan High School in Spencer
OL Brian Stryffler (n/a) of Lee County High School in Sanford
OL Lucas Holder (6-5, 265) of Carroll County High School in Hillsville, Va.
OL Parker McKeithan (6-4, 295) of Salisbury High School in Salisbury (posted Nov. 8, 2012)
OL Royus Amos (6-5, 250) of Deerfield Beach High School in Deerfield Beach, Fla. (posted Nov. 29, 2012)
OL Parker Collins (6-3, 285) of North Augusta High School in North Augusta, Ga. (posted Jan. 4, 2013)
*DE/OL Beau Nunn (6-4, 260) York Comprehensive High School, McConnells, S.C. (posted Dec. 31, 2012)


DE Matt Foster (6-3, 215) of Cook High School in Adel, Ga.
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
*TE/DE Sheldon Fleming (6-4, 245) of East Lee County High School in Lehigh Acres, Fla.
*TE/DE Dustin Bowens (6-4, 235) of Palm Coast High School in Flagler, Fla.
*LB/DE/TE Solomon Jackson (6-2, 235) of Tucker High School in Tucker, Ga. (posted Oct. 21, 2012, last updated Dec. 10, 2012)
*DE/OL Beau Nunn (6-4, 260) York Comprehensive High School, McConnells, S.C. (posted Dec. 31, 2012)
DL Jalen Stevens (6-4, 218) of Goose Creek High School in Goose Creek, S.C. (posted Dec. 13, 2012)
DL David "D.J." Jones (6-2, 291) of Wren High School in Piedmont, S.C. (posted Oct. 11, 2012, last updated Jan. 2, 2012)

LB Robert Hill Bronson of Hernando High School in Dade City, Fla.
LB Denzel "D.J." Ward (5-11, 223) of Virginia Tech via Northeastern High School in Elizabeth City
LB Jalen Forrest (6-1, 215) of East Forsyth High School in Kernersville
*LB/DE/TE Solomon Jackson (6-2, 235) of Tucker High School in Tucker, Ga. (posted Oct. 21, 2012, last updated Dec. 10, 2012)
*LB/DB Michael Wamer (6-3, 205) of Woodland High School in Dorchester, S.C. (posted Nov. 9, 2012)
*RB/LB O’Mar Hawkins of Hernando High School in Dade City, Fla.


DB Dravious Wright (5-10, 188) of Vero Beach, Fla.
DB Ralph Stovall (6-1, 168) of Highland Springs High School in Highland Springs, Va.
DB Ryan Carter (5-10, 175) of Grayson High School in Loganville, Ga.
DB Shane Samuels (5-8, 160) of Byrnes High School in Duncan, S.C. (posted Nov. 8, 2012)
DB Jordan Quebe (6-0, 170) of Cape Coral High School in Cape Coral, Fla. (posted Nov. 30, 2012)
DB Chocolate Wilson (5-9. 160) of Myrtle Beach High School in Myrtle Beach, S.C. (posted Dec. 12, 2012)
DB Brandon Pinckney (6-0, 170) of Dorman High School in Spartanburg, S.C. (posted Dec. 13, 2012)
DB Jordan Howard (5-10, 175) of Ventura Community College in Ventura, Calif. via Pensacola, Fla. (posted Jan. 2, 2013)
*DB/WR Will Buckley (5-10, 180) of East Chapel Hill High School in Chapel Hill (posted, Jan. 11, 2013)

K/P Will Johnson (5-11, 160) of High Point Central High School in High Point (posted Oct. 14, 2012)
P/K Manning Burton (6-2, 160) of Shelby High School in Shelby (posted Oct. 27, 2012)

*Repeat due to several positions played

Found these guys on a Fla HS web site having offers from ASU but not yet committed anywhere. Eight of these guys are from Florida and it appears Mark Ivey's contacts are paying off. Sorry if there is any redundancy from previous lists.

QB Michael Julian - Hilton Head, South Carolina - Hilton Head - 6'5" 190 - 2 stars
DE Marcus Dallas Jr. - Reedley, California - Reedley C.C. - 6'4" 245 - 2 stars
ATH Deondre Singleton - Lawrenceville, Georgia - Archer - 6'0" 175 - 2 stars
WR Jamerson Blount - Tallahassee, Florida - Lincoln - 6'1" 175 - 2 stars
ATH Marcus Clark - Tallahassee, Florida - North Florida Christian - 5'7" 185 - 2 stars
RB Fernando Van Hook - Senatobia, Mississippi - Magnolia Heights - 5'10" 182 2 stars
LB Kennan Gilchrist - Abbeville, South Carolina - Abbeville - 6'2" 200 - 2 stars
DB Michael Wamer - Dorchester, South Carolina - Woodland - 6'3" 202 - 2 stars
WR Evan Gates - Davidson, North Carolina - Davidson Day - 6'0" 193 - 2 stars
DT Jerrol Mobley - Hialeah, Florida - Hialeah - 6'2" 318 - 3 stars
OL Hunter Brininger - Pawleys Island, South Carolina - Waccamaw - 6'4" 270
DE Eric Mayes - Sarasota, Florida - Booker - 6'4" 240 - 3 stars
WR Myles Gaines - Tallahassee, Florida - Lincoln - 5'10" 170 - 2 stars
DB Dravious Wright - Vero Beach, Florida - Vero Beach - 5'10" 188 - 2 stars
LB Lincoln Stewart - Deland, Florida - Deland - 5'11" 223 - 2 stars
K Bentlee Critcher - South Daytona, Florida - Warner Christian Academy - 6'0" 175
WR Rodney Morris - Norcross, Georgia - Wesleyan - 6'3" 212

[AppGrad78]

Yeah, this looks like a large chunk of the names on our Rivals site. I won't repost names that are already on RIvals, Scout or ESPN unless there is something new to add, but thanks for passing these names along.

[ASUPATCH]

I would take QB Julian off an any list for App. With all the BCS attention this kid has.....if we landed him I would attempt a backflip and put down money in Vegas on us beating Michigan in 2014.

[appgrad]

The 275 lb figure is from his last year at prep school. No current weight on him. He currently has 2 years to play but is working with the NCAA to gain a third year. I really like how he persevered through the tough situations thrown at him during his young life. Even if he doesn't completely get back to his previous level Brandon will be an extremely good influence on the younger players.

Agree. Yeah - I forget that your 5 year "clock" starts the moment you play your first college game. Hopefully his personal hardships, and being out of school altogether, will help his case for getting what amounts to a sixth year.

[moehler]

top priority for SS is to find atleast 1, hopefully 2, qbs in this recruiting class. Right now, we do not have a backup qb that can run the offfense even close to the same level as JJ.

[AppGrad78]

top priority for SS is to find atleast 1, hopefully 2, qbs in this recruiting class. Right now, we do not have a backup qb that can run the offfense even close to the same level as JJ.

We need quality quarterbacks coming through the pipeline every year, no doubt. But I was pleasantly surprised with the improvement Kalik Barnes and Kameron Bryant showed during the August scrimmage. No, they weren't ready to challenge Jamal for the No. 1 spot. But if they continue to improve at the same pace, I wouldn't rule either one out of our future plans.

[firemoose]

top priority for SS is to find atleast 1, hopefully 2, qbs in this recruiting class. Right now, we do not have a backup qb that can run the offfense even close to the same level as JJ.

I agree with '78. And JJ isn't exactly Scott's prefered type of QB. We all know he prefers a run every down threat QB. JJ is more along the lines of a Newton type. Pass first, pass second, then run. Don't get me wrong. I think the world of JJ and he will be our QB next season but, even with KB1 and KB2, I know SS is trying to find at least one or two more to get into the pipeline. They tend to get beaten up a bit when he is able to open up the full playbook.