Reclassifications: A Long Term Analysis

[JHallCanes]

I'm warming up to this idea. I was very surprised when I finished tallying up the number of flips (eight) this cycle. Didn't expect that to be such a large percentage of the class.

All good man! Part of my thinking is flips create extra hype. Nothing better than taking someone from a rival and nothing stings more than losing one we thought we had

So would be curious to see if the drama was warranted down the road

 

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Kevyn “Kerm” Humes added to the OP. He's visited a couple times.

 

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In the portal after an All American true FR year

 

[zeeblet01]

In the portal after an All American true FR year

His girl probably broke up with him

 

[GojiraCane]

Reclassification Performance First Year:

Lebbeus Overton:

Quinn Ewers
No stats for 2021

Antione Jackson

 

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Back in the portal for a second time. Added a new column to the OP to track the number of portal entries

 

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He probably would've been a priority recruit had he not reclassified.

 

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Hopefully, we're trying to flip him.

 

[Odin]

Hopefully, we're trying to flip him.

So he just flipped to a ream that he knows is about to fire their coach and most of his staff,make this **** make sense.

 

[lindend]

So he just flipped to a ream that he knows is about to fire their coach and most of his staff,make this **** make sense.

No, this is an old commitment. I just noticed that he also officially reclassified.

 

[lindend]

Huge reclassification

 

[Memnon]

Kevyn “Kerm” Humes added to the OP. He's visited a couple times.

Totally missed this reclassification.

I bet SFA's entire team could reclassify, most of their kids are already 22 years old by their Junior year.

 

[One9]

The general consensus on CIS is that kids that reclassify often either are busts or don't live up to the hype. However, not a lot of hard evidence. After seeing a post from @Ghandi , @Gi0logy suggested that we create a thread to track this long term and see if the CIS hypothesis can be verified. Please post names of kids that have reclassified and we'll add them to the OP. Also, let me know if we should add any additional data to the table.

It could be that the skill position players can reclassify and live up to expectations while the big uglies need the time to mature. We'll see.

Recruit	Position	Age	Rating before	Rating After	Class	Original Class	NLI	School	Portal entries	Portal School	Consensus
Malachi Toney	WR	17	4*	TBD	25	26		Miami
Demetres Samuel Jr	CB		4*	4*	25	26		Gators
Armondo Blount	DT		5*	5*	24	25	Miami	Miami			Already getting PT his freshman year
Amaree Williams	DE		4*	?	24	25	FSU	FSU			UM likely would have made him a priority if he remained in the 25 class.
Ryan "Hollywood" Williams	WR		5*	?	24	25	Bama	Bama
Davon Mitchell	TE		5*	4*	24	25	Oklahoma	Oklahoma
Kevyn “Kerm” Humes	CB		4*		24
TJ Capers	DE/LB		5*	4*	23	24	Louisville	Louisville			Reclassified very late in the cycle (July) after an ACL. Much negativity on CIS about him being tweener
Austin Jackson	QB		4*	3*	23	25	Ole Miss	Ole Miss			Apparently old for his class and would've aged out. Had credits to graduate. Reclassified two years! Committed to the Gators then flipped to Ole Miss.
Antoine Jackson	CB		5*	4*	23	24	Miami	ECU			Very good FR year. 2024: in the portal
Desmond Ricks	CB		5*		23		Bama	Bama
Donnel Harris	DE		5*	4*	20		A&M	A&M			Disappointing career and medically retired. Was a lot older than HS competition and undersized for college.
Tony Grimes	CB		5*	4*	20	20	UNC	UNC	2	A&M	Contributed as a FR, started at UNC for a couple of years. Has not lived up to 5* potential. Many on CIS labeled him a bust. 2023: in the portal 2024: in the portal
Mark Walton	RB		4*	4*	15	15	Miami	Miami			Very productive college career. Some legal issues in college and serious legal woes after being drafted by the NFL.

Austin Simmons* for Ole Miss

& one i forgot to post, 2025 CB Tarrion Grant reclassed & signed to 2024 in May.

 

[lindend]

Its extraordinarily early, but its safe to say Mr. Ryan "Hollywood" Williams won't fall into the reclassification bust category. On the contrary, may already be headed towards stardom and a poster child for the potential of certain recruits reclassifying.

 

[CaneBear0207]

Its extraordinarily early, but its safe to say Mr. Ryan "Hollywood" Williams won't fall into the reclassification bust category. On the contrary, may already be headed towards stardom and a poster child for the potential of certain recruits reclassifying.

Ryan Williams is the mother ******* truth.

 

[One9]

 

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Are we recruiting him?

 

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Jahkeem "Thanos" Stewart finally makes the reclassification official.

 

[lindend]

Looks like Jaelen "Seatbelt" Waters is considering reclassifying

2026 Post in thread 'Jaelen “Seatbelt” Waters'

Oct 10, 2024

Geo mentioned in his massive recruiting write up today that he's thinking about reclassifying

• An important note regarding four-star cornerback Jaelen Waters (Florida commit) is that he is considering reclassifying from 2026 to 2025. I mentioned that last week here:
  
  - it is an interesting situation considering the number of defensive backs that Miami has committed and those still on their target board for the class of 2025. I'm not entirely sure where he would fit in terms of their plans yet. However, Miami is actively recruiting three of his teammates...

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