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Class of 2019: updated as of 6/26/19

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Everything you need to know about the Class of 2019! All updates and news regarding class of 2019.

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Class of 2011 | Class of 2009

Rankings:
247Sports: 247Sports 400 | Commits | 4/6/17
Rivals: Rivals 250 | Commits
Scout: Scout 300 | Commits
ESPN: ESPN 250 | Commits

Commits:
TE: Larry Hodges - 1/20/18
DE: Cameron Williams - 1/20/18
WR: Jeremiah Payton - 1/20/18
LB: Anthony Solomon – 4/4/18 (Cane Legacy)
LB: Avery Huff - 5/7/18
S: Keontra Smith - 5/13/18
CB: Te'Cory Couch - 6/17/18
DE: Jahfari Harvey - 6/20/18
DT: Jalar Holley - 7/29/18
DT: Jason Blissett - 9/14/18
OC: Jakai Clark - 12/10/18
P: Louis Hedley - 11/4/18 (JC)
OL: Zion Nelson - 12/13/18
LB: Samuel Brooks Jr. – 3/3/18 (Cane Legacy) (Decommited 12/12/18) (Recommited 12/15/18)
OT: Tommy Kennedy - 12/18/18 (Grad Transfer from Butler)
RB: Asa Martin - 12/19/18 (Transfer from Auburn)
OT: Adam ElGammal - 12/20/18
S: Bubba Bolden - 1/9/19 (Transfer from USC)
WR: K.J. Osborn - 1/10/19 (Grad Transfer from Buffalo)
QB: Tate Martell - 1/16/19 (Transfer from OSU)
DT Chigozie Nnoruka - 1/22/19 (Grad Transfer from UCLA)
QB: Peyton Matocha - 1/26/19

FB: Zac Smith* - 10/21/17 (247 | hudl | Twitter)
LS: Mason Napper* - 02/21/18
QB: Carson Proctor* - 1/18/19 (JC Transfer)


Decommits:
CB: Akeem Dent - 7/16/16 (decommitted 3/27/17) - FSU
DL: Derick Hunter - 6/8/17 | 11/16/17 Texas A&M
LB: Diamante Howard - 9/1/16 (247) (Cane Legacy) FIU
WR: Brieon Fuller - 5/24/17 (247 | hudl | ESPN | Rivals | Scout | Twitter) (Cane Legacy)
OL: Brandon Cunningham - 7/22/17 (247) - Miss State
LB: Jesiah Pierre - 6/23/16 Florida
DT: Renato Brown - 9/12/17
DT: Denzel Daxon - 10/21/17 (Decommited 8/6/18)
RB: Marcus Crowley - 12/6/17 (247 | ESPN | Rivals | hudl | Twitter) (Decommited 11/4/18) OSU
DB: Cornelius Nunn Jr. - 10/17/18 (Decommited 11/5/18) Syracuse
CB: Damarius Good - 5/30/18 (Decommited 11/11/18) UCF
OL: Kingsley Eguakun - 1/12/18 (Decommited 12/2/18) Florida
OL: Michael Tarquin - 4/21/18 (Decommited 12/3/18) Florida
CB: Jarvis Brownlee - 6/7/18 (Decommited 12/13/18) FSU
DL: Jason Munoz - 6/2/18 (Decommited 1/28/19) Syracuse

*=Offered

Commitment Timeline:
06/23/16 Jesiah Pierre Commits - NR
07/16/16 Akeem Dent Commits - NR
09/01/16 Diamante Howard Commits - NR
03/27/17 Akeem Dent Decommits - 5 Star (Class #9)
05/24/17 Brieon Fuller Commits - 4 Star (197) (Class #8)
06/28/17 Derick Hunter Jr. Commits - 4 Star (165), (Class #6)
07/22/17 Brandon Cunningham Commits - 4 Star (249), (Class #5)
09/12/17 Renato Brown Commits - 3 Star (549), (Class #5)
10/21/17 Denzel Daxon Commits - NR, (Class #5)
10/21/17 Zac Smith* Commits - NR (Class #5)
06/28/17 Derick Hunter Jr. Decommits - 4 Star (162), (Class #8)
12/06/17 Marcus Crowley Commits - NR (Class #8)
01/12/18 Kingsley Eguakun commits - NR (Class #6)
01/20/18 Larry Hodges Commits - 3 Star (448), (Class #2 )
01/20/18 Cameron Williams Commits - 3 Star (399), (Class #2 )
02/20/18 Jeremiah Payton Commits - 4 Star (87), (Class #1)
02/21/18 Mason Napper* Commits - NR, (Class #1)
03/03/18 Samuel Brooks Jr. Commits – 3 Star (Class #1)
03/24/16 Diamante Howard Decommits - 3 Star (Class #2)
04/02/17 Brieon Fuller Decommits - 4 Star (216) (Class #2 )
04/04/18 Anthony Solomon Commits - 4 Star (175), (Class #2)
04/13/18 Brandon Cunningham Decommits - 3 Star (392) (Class #4)
04/21/18 Michael Tarquin Commits - 4 Star (275), (Class #7)
05/07/18 Avery Huff Commits - 4 Star (321), (Class #7)
05/13/18 Keontra Smith Commits - 4 Star (220), (Class #4)
05/18/18 Jesiah Pierre Decommits - 3 Star (606), (Class #6)
05/21/18 Renato Brown Decommits - 3 Star (546), (Class #11)
05/30/18 Damarius Good Commits - 3 Star (676), (Class #9)
06/02/18 Jason Munoz Commits - 3 Star (708), (Class #7)
06/07/18 Jarvis Brownlee Commits - 3 Star (935), (Class #5)
06/17/18 Te'Cory Couch Commits - 4 Star (204), (Class #8)
06/20/18 Jahfari Harvey Commits - 3 Star (652), (Class #7)
07/29/18 Jalar Holley Commits - 3 Star (828), (Class #18)
08/06/18 Denzel Daxon Decommits - 3 Star (593), (Class #19)
09/14/18 Jason Blissett Commits - 3 Star (551), (Class #18)
10/17/18 Cornelius Nunn Jr. Commits - 3 Star (499), (Class #18)
12/06/17 Marcus Crowley Decommits - 573 (Class #20)
12/05/18 Louis Hedley Commits - NR (Class #20)
11/05/18 Cornelius Nunn Jr. Decommits - 3 Star (499), (Class #22)
11/11/18 Damarius Good Decommits - 3 Star (710), (Class #24)
12/02/18: Kingsley Eguakun Decommited - 3 Star (788), (Class #26)
12/02/18 Michael Tarquin Decommited - 4 Star (284), (Class #29)
12/10/18 Jakai Clark Commits - 3 Star (1457), (Class #29)
12/12/18 Samuel Brooks Jr. Decommits – 3 Star (Class #29)
12/13/18 Jarvis Brownlee Decommits - 3 Star (935), (Class #32)
12/13/18 Zion Nelson Commits - 2 Star (3125) (Class #32)
12/15/18 Samuel Brooks Jr. Recommits – 3 Star (725) (Class #34)
12/18/18 Tommy Kennedy Commits - NR (2015) (Grad Transfer from Butler)
12/19/18 Asa Martin Commits - 4 Star (2018) (Transfer from Auburn)
12/20/18 Adam ElGammal Commits - 3 Star (1497) (Class #33)
01/09/19 Bubba Bolden Commits - 4 Star (2017) (Transfer from USC)
01/10/19 K.J. Osborn - 2 Star( 2015) (Grad Transfer from Buffalo)
01/16/19 Tate Martell Commits - 4 Star (2017) (Transfer from OSU)
01/18/19 Carson Proctor* – to Walk-On at UM (JC Transfer)
01/21/19 Chigozie Nnoruka Commits - NR (2015) (Grad Transfer from UCLA)
01/26/19 Peyton Matocha Commits - 3* (1672) (Class #32)
01/28/19 Jason Munoz Decommits - 3 Star (841), (Class #36)

* = Walk-on
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Great work! Thank you for your efforts! I greatly appreciate it.
 
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9 out of 23 is not a terrible hit rate.

It’s not great, but not terrible for a class.

The issue I have is that the majority of the 14 busts are 4-star players. Can’t win like that long term.
 
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You can put an X on Tommy Kennedy (while removing Matocha’s).

@Ghandi, what is considered a “good” hit rate? I can’t imagine that a class where less than half of the recruits are in the two deep by the time they are upperclassmen is good, but honestly asking.

Wonder what the upper echelon teams have especially with transfer portal nowadays.
 
I've been looking though these classes form 16 to 20 and good God, easily will go down as one of the worst bunch of evaluators in the programs history.
 
canes1996 said:
You can put an X on Tommy Kennedy (while removing Matocha’s).

@Ghandi, what is considered a “good” hit rate? I can’t imagine that a class where less than half of the recruits are in the two deep by the time they are upperclassmen is good, but honestly asking.

Wonder what the upper echelon teams have especially with transfer portal nowadays.
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For me, you need to have 50% (12-13 kids) of your recruiting class making meaningful on-field contributions for your team by their Junior year.

Thats three summers, three springs heading into the fall of your Junior year.

Some of those guys didn’t even get out from under the bench, much less off of it.

The 9 that they did get contributions from where high end college players. Except Huff; he sucks.
 
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Ghandi said:
For me, you need to have 50% (12-13 kids) of your recruiting class making meaningful on-field contributions for your team by their Junior year.

Thats three summers, three springs heading into the fall of your Junior year.

Some of those guys didn’t even get out from under the bench, much less off of it.

The 9 that they did get contributions from where high end college players. Except Huff; he sucks.
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That formula isn't going to work for programs that want to win big consistently.
 
imurcane said:
That formula isn't going to work for programs that want to win big consistently.
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9 kids from your Jr and Sr class is 18 kids. That’s 80% of the starters on the field at any given point. You supplement with talented FR, RFr, and Sophomores who can contribute. That gives you roughly 32-34 kids who you can trust and roll out there.

Are you saying that’s just not deep enough to compete at the highest level?
 
Ghandi said:
9 kids from your Jr and Sr class is 18 kids. That’s 80% of the starters on the field at any given point. You supplement with talented FR, RFr, and Sophomores who can contribute. That gives you roughly 32-34 kids who you can trust and roll out there.

Are you saying that’s just not deep enough to compete at the highest level?
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Exactly! Thinking about a 2 deep on offense and defense along with a few specialists! But I would add that with the portal aka free agency kids are moving around with a little more fluidity.
 
Ghandi said:
9 out of 23 is not a terrible hit rate.

It’s not great, but not terrible for a class.

The issue I have is that the majority of the 14 busts are 4-star players. Can’t win like that long term.
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Attrition: It's actually 10 out of 25... the problem is none of 10 contributed at all!!! They didn't transfer out due to lack of playing time, they didn't play.

Portal: Also Osborn, Phillips, Hill, Nnoruka, Bolden (injury) only contributed 1 year. Kennedy was there for a year as well but his contributions are debatable.

That leaves you with only 8 players in the entire class with multiples years to develop and play. 2 (Matocha, Huff) of whom has yet to play much going into year 4.

Ironically the best players from the class were the lowest ranked: Zion (1429), Headley (425 JC), Clark (1518)
 
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