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How many elite players do we currently have committed? Not to be a knock on players. Just with all this lack of talent talk Im interested to know the consensus on the perception of the talent we have coming in. How many of these guys are elite?

Im not a crootin expert but I think of Chad Thomas as the only elite we have committed maybe Yearby?

What say U?

Anthony Moten DT 6"4" 265
Brad Kaaya QB 6'4" 210
Brandon Powell RB 5'10" 171
Braxton Berrios WR 5'9 185
Calvin Heurtelou DT 6'3 305
Chad Thomas DE 6'4" 225
Chris Herndon TE 6'4 230
Courtel Jenkins DT 6'1 300
Darrell Langham WR 6'5" 190
Darrion Owens OLB 6'4 222
Demetrius Jackson DE 6'5 230
Derrick Griffin WR 6'6" 215
Joseph Yearby RB 5'9" 190
Juwon Young OLB 6'2 230
Kc McDermott OT 6'6" 285
Kiy Hester S 6'0 200
Malik Rosier QB 6'2" 205
Marques Gayot S 6'1 203
Michael Smith OLB 6'2 210
Michael Wyche DT 6'4 330
Nick Linder C 6'2" 275
Nigel Bethel CB 5'9" 173
Reilly Gibbons OT 6'6" 294
Ryan Mayes CB 6'2" 180
Terry McCray OLB 6'2 215
Travonte Valentine DT 6'3 286
Trayone Gray ATH 6'2 200
Trent Harris DE 6'2 226
Trevor Darling OT 6'5" 315
Tyre Brady WR 6'3" 180
 

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Personally, I would say Chad Thomas, McDermott, Valentine, Darling, Griffin (if he gets in). Then, a couple of other guys on the bubble, Kaaya (for his position he's right there) and Berrios (I would take him over any slot guy), Yearby is right there too.
 
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Griffin, Chad, Darling, Yearby, Valentine.

I was 50/50 on Kayaa and Berrios.
 
Thomas, Valentine, KC and Darling. JC would be one. A bunch including Yearby are on the bubble.
 
Yearby is most definitely elite.

Kid led Dade in rushing last 2 years right?

5 or 4 star RB depending in the service.

Chose Miami over FSU. He's elite with some of the best feet you'll see.

Chad, KC, Darling, Yearby, Valentine, Kaaya, and Powell IMO.

If Powell is elite at returning only, he can still be elite. If he moves to cb he can be elite there too with his quickness and burst and explosion. He was Broward POY.

Kaaya has offers from Miami, USC, UCLA, and Stanford.

That's elite for a QB, he was elite 11, and he led his team to a state title.
 
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Thomas, Darling, McDermott, Yearby, Valentine, Powell, Hester. I really like Langham too, think he could develop into an elite WR.
 
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Cook led dade and broward this year, with a hair under 2k yards as part time rb, also had 35 tds. Not sure who led last year. Yearby did have a monster sophmore season.

From what was posted on here, we have elite players, elite players at miami would be a luxury
 
There is potential for a handful of elite players in this class but can they be groomed over the next 3-4 years is the question. The jury is still out whether this staff is capable of that.
 
CaneCounty,
If you'd like a little perspective, take a look at our current roster and how they were recruited and rated when they were seniors in HS:


Metric
5-star = every major program went after him and continued to even after he committed
4-star = high end BCS offers (recruited by schools from all over)
3-star = mid level BCS offers (not a national recruit)
2-star = no other BCS offers

* Current commits in bold font



QB:
Stephen Morris, SR, 3-star
Ryan Williams, SR, 2-star
Gray Crow, R-FR, 2-star
Kevin Olsen, FR, 4-star
Brad Kaaya, 3-starMalik Rosier, 2-star
RB:
Eduardo Clements, SR, 4-starDallas Crawford, SO, 3-star
Duke Johnson, SO, 5-star
Gus Edwards, FR, 3-starJoseph Yearby, 4-star
Brandon Powell, 3-star

FB:
Maurice Hagens, SR, 3-starWalter Tucker, FR, 2-star
WR:
Allen Hurns, SR, 3-star
Phil Dorsett, JR, 3-star
Rashawn Scott, JR, 3-star
Herb Waters, SO, 3-star
Malcolm Lewis, SO, 3-star
D'Mauri Jones, R-Fr, 3-star
Stacy Coley, FR, 4-starBraxton Berrios, 4-starDarrell Langham, 3-star
Trayone Gray, 3-starTyre Brady, 3-star

TE:
Asante Cleveland, SR, 3-star
Clive Walford, JR, 3-star
Beau Sandland, JR, 4-starJake O'Donnell, R-Fr, 3-star
Standish Dobard, FR, 4-starRyheem Lockley, 3-starChris Herndon, 3-star

OL:
Jared Wheeler, SR, 3-star
Seantrel Henderson, SR, 5-star
Brandon Linder, SR, 5-star
Malcolm Bunche, JR, 3-star
Shane McDermott, JR, 3-star
Jon Feliciano, JR, 3-star
Hunter Wells, SO, 2-star
Ereck Flowers, SO, 4-star
Taylor Gadbois, R-Fr, 3-star
Danny Isidora, R-Fr, 3-starAlex Gall, FR, 3-starHunter Knighton, FR, 3-starSunny Odogwu, FR, 3-starKc McDermott, 5-starReilly Gibbons, 4-starTrevor Darling, 4-star
Nick Linder, 3-star
DE:Shayon Green, SR, 3-starDavid Gilbert, SR, 3-star
David Perry, JR, 3-star
Anthony Chickillo, JR, 4-star
Ufomba Kamalu, JR, 3-star
Jelani Hamilton, SO, 4-star
Tyriq McCord, SO, 4-star
Dwayne Hoilett, R-Fr, 3-star
Alquadin Muhammad, 4-starChad Thomas, 5-starTrent Harris, 4-starDemetrius Jackson, 3-star

DT:
Curtis Porter, SR, 3-star
Luther Robinson, SR, 3-starJustin Renfrow, SR, 3-star
Olsen Pierre, JR, 2-star
Corey King, SO, 2-star
Earl Moore, SO, 3-star
Travonte Valentine, 4-starAnthony Moten, 4-starCalvin Heurtelou, 3-star
Mike Wyche, 3-star
Courtel Jenkins, 3-star
LB:
Jimmy Gaines, SR, 2-starTyrone Cornileus, SR, 3-star
Kelvin Cain, SR, 2-star
Denzel Perryman, JR, 4-star
Thurston Armbrister, JR, 2-star
Raphael Kirby, SO, 4-star
Jawand Blue, R-Fr, 3-starAlex Figueroa, FR, 3-starJermaine Grace, FR, 3-starMichael Smith, 3-starDarrion Owens, 3-star
Juwon Young, 3-starTerry McCray, 3-star

CB:
Ladarius Gunter, JR, 3-star
Tracy Howard, SO, 5-star
Antonio Crawford, SO, 3-star
Larry Hope, R-FR, 3-star
Nate Dortch, R-FR, 3-starArtie Burns, FR, 4-starCornelius Elder, FR, 4-starRay Lewis, FR, 2-star
Nigel Bethel, 4-starDennis Turner, 3-star

S:
A.J. Highsmith, SR, 3-star
Kacey Rodgers, SR, 3-star
Deon Bush, SO, 4-star
Rayshawn Jenkins, SO, 3-starJamal Carter, FR, 4-starKiy Hester, 3-starRyan Mayes, 3-star
Marques Gayot, 3-star

PK:
Matt Goudis, SO, 3-star

P:Pat O'Donnell, SR, 3-​
 
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Yea we do need some more elite difference makers out there on the field. These past few years we only got a few with the whole NCAA thing going on and being down we got a few such a duke, Coley, flowers, guys like that just put a touchdown on the board by lining up. And defense we got a few like Bush, McCord, AQM, Howard, but that's only a handful and all underclassman. Everything takes time and this class does seem special with alot of big time Miami talents like yearby, Griffin, Chad, Valentine, Kc, kaaya, everything takes time you could tell our problem was depth this year starting out good and falling out late season and this class brings some more depth and talented depth
 
Everyone has the potential to be.....that's what is great about recruiting and the NFL draft. You just never know!
 
SFbayCane said:
CaneCounty,
If you'd like a little perspective, take a look at our current roster and how they were recruited and rated when they were seniors in HS:


Metric
5-star = every major program went after him and continued to even after he committed
4-star = high end BCS offers (recruited by schools from all over)
3-star = mid level BCS offers (not a national recruit)
2-star = no other BCS offers

* Current commits in bold font



QB:
Stephen Morris, SR, 3-star
Ryan Williams, SR, 2-star
Gray Crow, R-FR, 2-star
Kevin Olsen, FR, 4-star
Brad Kaaya, 3-starMalik Rosier, 2-star
RB:
Eduardo Clements, SR, 4-starDallas Crawford, SO, 3-star
Duke Johnson, SO, 5-star
Gus Edwards, FR, 3-starJoseph Yearby, 4-star
Brandon Powell, 3-star

FB:
Maurice Hagens, SR, 3-starWalter Tucker, FR, 2-star
WR:
Allen Hurns, SR, 3-star
Phil Dorsett, JR, 3-star
Rashawn Scott, JR, 3-star
Herb Waters, SO, 3-star
Malcolm Lewis, SO, 3-star
D'Mauri Jones, R-Fr, 3-star
Stacy Coley, FR, 4-starBraxton Berrios, 4-starDarrell Langham, 3-star
Trayone Gray, 3-starTyre Brady, 3-star

TE:
Asante Cleveland, SR, 3-star
Clive Walford, JR, 3-star
Beau Sandland, JR, 4-starJake O'Donnell, R-Fr, 3-star
Standish Dobard, FR, 4-starRyheem Lockley, 3-starChris Herndon, 3-star

OL:
Jared Wheeler, SR, 3-star
Seantrel Henderson, SR, 5-star
Brandon Linder, SR, 5-star
Malcolm Bunche, JR, 3-star
Shane McDermott, JR, 3-star
Jon Feliciano, JR, 3-star
Hunter Wells, SO, 2-star
Ereck Flowers, SO, 4-star
Taylor Gadbois, R-Fr, 3-star
Danny Isidora, R-Fr, 3-starAlex Gall, FR, 3-starHunter Knighton, FR, 3-starSunny Odogwu, FR, 3-starKc McDermott, 5-starReilly Gibbons, 4-starTrevor Darling, 4-star
Nick Linder, 3-star
DE:Shayon Green, SR, 3-starDavid Gilbert, SR, 3-star
David Perry, JR, 3-star
Anthony Chickillo, JR, 4-star
Ufomba Kamalu, JR, 3-star
Jelani Hamilton, SO, 4-star
Tyriq McCord, SO, 4-star
Dwayne Hoilett, R-Fr, 3-star
Alquadin Muhammad, 4-starChad Thomas, 5-starTrent Harris, 4-starDemetrius Jackson, 3-star

DT:
Curtis Porter, SR, 3-star
Luther Robinson, SR, 3-starJustin Renfrow, SR, 3-star
Olsen Pierre, JR, 2-star
Corey King, SO, 2-star
Earl Moore, SO, 3-star
Travonte Valentine, 4-starAnthony Moten, 4-starCalvin Heurtelou, 3-star
Mike Wyche, 3-star
Courtel Jenkins, 3-star
LB:
Jimmy Gaines, SR, 2-starTyrone Cornileus, SR, 3-star
Kelvin Cain, SR, 2-star
Denzel Perryman, JR, 4-star
Thurston Armbrister, JR, 2-star
Raphael Kirby, SO, 4-star
Jawand Blue, R-Fr, 3-starAlex Figueroa, FR, 3-starJermaine Grace, FR, 3-starMichael Smith, 3-starDarrion Owens, 3-star
Juwon Young, 3-starTerry McCray, 3-star

CB:
Ladarius Gunter, JR, 3-star
Tracy Howard, SO, 5-star
Antonio Crawford, SO, 3-star
Larry Hope, R-FR, 3-star
Nate Dortch, R-FR, 3-starArtie Burns, FR, 4-starCornelius Elder, FR, 4-starRay Lewis, FR, 2-star
Nigel Bethel, 4-starDennis Turner, 3-star

S:
A.J. Highsmith, SR, 3-star
Kacey Rodgers, SR, 3-star
Deon Bush, SO, 4-star
Rayshawn Jenkins, SO, 3-starJamal Carter, FR, 4-starKiy Hester, 3-starRyan Mayes, 3-star
Marques Gayot, 3-star

PK:
Matt Goudis, SO, 3-star

P:Pat O'Donnell, SR, 3-​
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What service is that? Some of those star rankings seems low....I know Kaaya and Hester are 4star on ESPN, and I remember reading Djackson got a 4th star. Those are off the top of my head.
 
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I say Cthomas, TValentine, DGriffin, JYearby are elite. Doesn't knock some of the other guys cuz we got some GREAT talent coming in if we can hold on to everyone. Those 4 guys will be in our two deep as soon as they step foot on Greentree.

I do think that DJackson and DOwens will end up being elite if developed right. But we all know how iffy our development program is at this point. Smh.
 
gacaneaddict said:
Yearby is most definitely elite.

Kid led Dade in rushing last 2 years right?

5 or 4 star RB depending in the service.

Chose Miami over FSU. He's elite with some of the best feet you'll see.

Chad, KC, Darling, Yearby, Valentine, Kaaya, and Powell IMO.

If Powell is elite at returning only, he can still be elite. If he moves to cb he can be elite there too with his quickness and burst and explosion. He was Broward POY.

Kaaya has offers from Miami, USC, UCLA, and Stanford.

That's elite for a QB, he was elite 11, and he led his team to a state title.
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Size is what keeps Yearby a tad below the elite level. Still a great prospect though. Sometimes people get elite prospect and elite HS player confused. Charlie Jones also led Dade in rushing two years in a row, but he was just an average prospect. I did forget to mention Griffin if he qualifies. The rest of your post, you are kinda reaching there buddy. Both Kaaya and Powell are very very good but I just dont see elite whatsoever. Kaaya is closer to elite than Powell IMHO. And when I say that Kaaya and Powell arent elite I say that as prospects, they may very well end up elite players. Also dont confuse not being elite as not being worthy of playing and making an impact at the highest level. I just strongly feel the word elite is being thrown around too loosely here.....

Dont take this the wrong way but posts like this are exactly what leads to the crazy meltdowns on this board. Posters consistently overrate our players and then are dumbfounded when they cant reach the astronomical expectations we have set for them. For instance as of right now I only see 2 maybe 3 elite players on our team. Duke, Coley, and if you consider Flowers elite I wouldnt be mad at you. Earlier this year people were talking about Dorsett being elite and leaving early......
 
Big Al,
Those are scout.com rankings and it has not been updated in a few months. SO its not totally accurate but its a good starting point for the discussion as it relates to how our current roster was recruited.

Credit to Mike Bakas at scout.com for initially compiling the info.
 
You sound dumb when you say yearby isn't elite but Duke is. They have about the same size coming out of high school. TBH yearby is bigger
 
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