Biggest Recruiting Misses?

[Canes Legacy]

On our Youtube show last night, one of the viewers suggested we rank the biggest recruiting misses and we thought why the **** not. Any why not get the board involved?

We're going to define "miss" as guys we wanted but couldn't land in the end. This could mean we got on them late, slow played them, or just got flat out beat. This isn't for guys we never offered or didn't want (ie, Tutu Atwell). We'll give the timetable of 2002 and on (Rivals era).

Who are some names that come to mind as guys that got away and it really hurt our program?

 

[Gooner#44]

On our Youtube show last night, one of the viewers suggested we rank the biggest recruiting misses and we thought why the **** not. Any why not get the board involved?

We're going to define "miss" as guys we wanted but couldn't land in the end. This could mean we got on them late, slow played them, or just got flat out beat. This isn't for guys we never offered or didn't want (ie, Tutu Atwell). We'll give the timetable of 2002 and on (Rivals era).

Who are some names that come to mind as guys that got away and it really hurt our program?

This will be long, long list. Start with STA kids, then kids Bama and Ohio State poached.

 

[Canes Legacy]

This will be long, long list. Start with STA kids, then kids Bama and Ohio State poached.

We actually joked on the show last night we may need a separate list just for Bama.

 

[Atom Atlas]

Most recently I'll go with Jason Marshall.... Obviously we don't know how bad it will hurt our program as of yet but we really could have used a DB of his caliber considering how bad our secondary needs help....

 

[Ziggy]

For me it's the local stars who potentially could have put us over the top and back on track. Teddy Bridgewater, Amari Cooper, Jerry Jeudy, Sony Michel. I think the first 3 really could have opened up eyes locally for 5 star kids.

 

[ScharfCane]

For me it's the local stars who potentially could have put us over the top and back on track. Teddy Bridgewater, Amari Cooper, Jerry Jeudy, Sony Michel. I think the first 3 really could have opened up eyes locally for 5 star kids.

and Lamar Jackson

 

[Gooner#44]

As long as this type of thing continues, there will be too many to list:

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[theibisrules]

Amari Cooper was a big miss.

 

[theibisrules]

I was starting to think Josh Jobe was a big loss...but he ain't that good so there goes that.

 

[BostonCanes47]

Evan Neal stung. Whole family are canes fans.

Same with Justin flowe, who I think we had until we crapped the bed against duke, FIU, and Louisiana tech.

 

[Gi0logy]

I was starting to think Josh Jobe was a big loss...but he ain't that good so there goes that.

I understand mock drafts are mock drafts but there is a general consensus that Jobe is a 1st round pick. I get that there's this bias towards him being crap because he didn't come here but to say he ain't good...idk man.

You may be right and he gets exposed this year but the likelihood is he's a pretty decent prospect and would be incredibly hyped by Canes fans if he was an actual Cane.

 

[AUcane]

Some older ones included (did not look at last few years) we had a legit chance at that would have been good here imo:

Dee Webb
Patrick Johnson
Antone Smith
Dee Morley
Fred Rouse
Preston Parker
Armando Allen
Devonta Freeman
Teddy Bridgewater
Ryan Shazier
Eli Rogers
Amari Cooper
Matthew Thomas
Alex Collins
Denver Kirkland
Travis Rudolph
Sony
Dalvin
Isiah McKenzie
Ridley/SBB
Dexter Williams
Carlton Davis
Antonio Calloway
Brian Burns
Bonnitto

 

[CaliforniaCanes]

I remember being so bummed when Tyrique picked Georgia.... I am hoping he starts a trend.

 

[Goulds Cane]

Recently? Any elite QB, OL, LB, CB that spurned us.

 

[SayWhat]

Good list above..

Add Ricky Jean Francois to it.

Patrick Peterson (later changed his name to Johnson) was the biggest local loss to me. That one really bummed me out.

Also, we really were in it for Adrian Peterson. We all know what he became, but I still remember people downplaying his game as a hedge in case he didn't come. Saying he ran too high, etc.

 

[Go Canes!!]

They aren’t misses if we recruit them and they don’t want to come.

 

[ChinstrapCane]

Jeudy
Campbell
Surtain
DeVonta Smith

 

[305407cane]

Amari Cooper is the biggest one because he started an entire culture of elite south Florida wide receivers going to bama and being first rounders. Ridley jeudy and now brooks. Just my opinion but I think that miss has the biggest impact long term

 

[BloodEunsOrangeAndGreen]

BJ Henderson and Whoopi(Anthony McFarland) who went to Maryland immediately come to mind.

 

[DMoney]

Dalvin Cook. He was the reason FSU beat its in-state rivals for three straight seasons.