2010 Football Scholarship Offers:
Bold = Commit

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QB
*** Tyler Brosius (Tuscola HS) Waynesville, NC 6-3/232

RB
**** Mustafa Greene (Irmo HS) Columbia, SC 6-0/200
*** Tobais Palmer (Georgia Military) Milledgeville, GA 5-10/165 via (Northwood HS) Pittsboro, NC
*** James White (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) Fort Lauderdale, FL 5-11/190/4.50
*** James Holland (East Lee County HS) Lehigh Acres, FL 5-10/190/4.55

FB
**** Zach Zwinak (Linganore HS) Frederick, MD 6-2/225/4.50
*** Logan Winkles (Upson-Lee HS) Thomaston, GA 6-1/245/4.70

WR
**** Tony Creecy (Southern HS) Durham, NC 6-0/190

TE
No Offers

OT
***** Robert Crisp (Athens Drive HS) Raleigh, NC 6-8/290
**** Matt James (St. Xavier HS) Cincinnati, OH 6-7/260
**** Robby Havenstein (Linganore HS) Frederick, MD 6-7/340
**** Skyler Schofner (Big Walnut HS) Sunbury, OH 6-6/281/5.17
*** Jack Deboef (State College Area HS) State College, PA 6-7/265
*** Max Garcia (Norcross HS) Norcross, GA 6-4.5/265

OG
No Offers

C
*** Torian Box (North Clayton HS) College Park, GA 6-3/294/5.31

DT
**** Fre'Shad Hunter (Cary HS) Cary, NC 6-3/250
*** Thomas Teal (Marlboro County HS) Bennettsville, SC 6-1.5/330/5.50
*** Ethan Farmer (South Columbus HS) Tabor City, NC 6-2/257/4.98
*** Michael Thornton (Stephenson HS) Stone Mountain, GA 6-1/275
*** Marty Everett (Butler County (KS)) El Dorado, KS 6-4/295
*** Brandon King (Stockbridge HS) Stockbridge, GA 6-4/270
*** Bjoern Werner (Salisbury School) Salisbury, CT 6-4/270/4.70
* Jerome Davis (Buford HS) Buford, GA 6-2/255
* Eric Young (Hillside HS) Durham, NC 6-2.5/360/5.72 Note:currently noncommitable offer

DE
***** J.R. Ferguson (St. John's at Prospect Hall) Frederick, MD 6-4/255
*** Kendrick Frazier (Denmark Olar HS) Denmark, SC 6-1/241/4.60

MLB
**** Justin Parker (Beaufort HS) Beaufort, SC 6-2/210
* Terrell Hartsfield (Hargrave Military Academy) Chatham, VA 6-3/215

OLB
**** Christian McCain (Page HS) Greensboro, NC 6-5.5/196/4.75
**** Christian Jones (Lake Howell HS) Winter Park, FL 6-4/215/4.70
**** Travis Williams (Lake Taylor HS) Norfolk, VA 6-2.5/200/4.60
*** Troy Gloster (Our Lady Good Counsel HS) Olney, MD 6-0/215/4.60 West Virginia
* Jeremy Grable (Milton HS) Alpharetta, GA 6-0/215

S
**** Keenan Allen (Northern Guilford) Greensboro, NC 6-3/195
**** David Amerson (Dudley HS) Greensboro, NC 6-2/180
*** D.J. Green (Westside HS) Macon, GA 6-4/202/4.77
*** P.J. Clyburn (West Iredell HS) Statesville, NC 6-1/205
*** Dontae Johnson (The Pennington School) Pennington, NJ 6-3/185/4.50
*** Ed Reynolds (Woodberry Forest School) Woodberry Forest, VA 6-2/191/4.51
** Pete Singer (Athens Drive HS) Raleigh, NC 5-11/175/4.50

CB
**** Johnavon Fulton (Manning HS) Manning, SC 6-0/180/4.50

K,P
No Offers


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Scholarships Count
14 Scholarships Available (Note: Just using the # of Seniors for now)
-10 2010 Commits
+4 Transferred/Left Program (Cunningham, Ellis, Simmons, Roberts)
-1 Michael Lemon
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7 Scholarships Remaining

Recruiting Breakdown
OFFENSE
QB - 1
Backfield - 2
Receivers - 1
Linemen - 2
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Total Offense - 6

DEFENSE
Linemen - 2
Linebackers - 0
Secondary - 2
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Total Defense - 4

SPECIAL TEAMS
Kickers - 0

Geographical Diversity
Georgia - 3
North Carolina - 6
South Carolina - 1

Star Count (highest of the two sites)
5* - 1
4* - 2
3* - 6
2* - 1
1* - 0
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Average Stars - 3.3

10/3/2009 1:15:41 AM

Crisp was a monster last night on the field, definitely a man among boys, Singer had some nice hits and isn't very big but definitely has good reaction and foot speed.

10/3/2009 11:40:31 AM

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"i thin TOB has a proven track record and system of offering QBs plus, if he commits to us he will at least 3rd on the depth chart even after redshirting a year"

so you are assuming russell stays his sr yr?

10/3/2009 12:03:13 PM

brosius' offer list = vanilla.

10/3/2009 12:05:26 PM

dgspencer do you think Singer is better fit as a CB on the college level even though he's listed as a safety on the recruiting sites? I know he runs the 40 in 4.5 which isn't bad at all.

10/3/2009 12:09:29 PM

Quote :

"He's definitely going to be redshirted"

Yeah def for year one. Wasn't RW a low end 3* QB coming out of HS too?

10/3/2009 12:30:50 PM

RW was a 2*

10/3/2009 12:38:55 PM

Quote :

"brosius' offer list = vanilla."

and?

unless you are calling for a new coaching staff, the only offer that should matter is NC State's.


^^let's not play that game

10/3/2009 1:07:02 PM

Besides Russell Wilson being only a 2* his only other offer was from Duke. Brosius had offers from 3 BCS schools in UVA, Pitt, and Maryland, as well as an offer from another FBS school in UCF. Now I'm not saying Brosius will be as good as Russell Wilson, but let's let the kid get into school and actually play a down before we trash him and his offer list.

10/3/2009 1:14:59 PM

exactly. we dont need to start doing this "well russell was 2* and Phil was 3*, so this kid could be the next russell or phil!" the only rating that should really better is whether or not our coaches felt the kid was good enough to merit a scholarship offer. I mean, we werent even planning to offer a QB this year, but clearly this kid showed something that made our coaches think it was worthwhile to change things up.

10/3/2009 1:21:41 PM

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"so you are assuming russell stays his sr yr?"

not at all but there will still be 2 QBs ahead of him with Glennon and Proctor

10/3/2009 1:27:53 PM

http://insider.espn.go.com/ncf/recruiting/tracker/prospects?pos=QB&season=2010&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fncf%2frecruiting%2ftracker%2fprospects%3fpos%3dQB%26season%3d2010

While Brosius's offer list isn't all that impressive, just look at the QB ratings on ESPN for the top 50 (Brosius is #4y). The top prospect is graded as an 83, while Brosius is a 77. That tells me that the difference between prospects is rather small, if not razor thin.

Brosius strikes me as a good pickup b/c his main weakness appears to be discipline and mechanics. He'll get a strong dose of training in both of those at NC State. If TOB liked him enough to make an offer then it stands to reason that he believes Brosius is "coachable" (i.e. he's got the right mind-set to correct those discipline and mechanical errors with good coaching). We'll see how it pans out of course. QB's are always the toughest players to judge before they actually get some PT.

Either way, kudos for TOB and his staff bringing in another solid QB prospect

10/3/2009 1:36:43 PM

i wouldnt ever use espns recruiting rankings. their guys probably know less about recruits than wph

with that said in brosius' videos it looks like he has the arm and ability to stand in the pocket and take a hit. hopefully tob and bible can coach the rest up b/c its hard to tell how much ability he needs when half his passes are 40 yard bombs to 5'5 white guys

10/3/2009 1:43:16 PM

Quote :

"i wouldnt ever use espns recruiting rankings."

10/3/2009 1:55:35 PM

Dontae Johnson commits!!

10/4/2009 8:15:40 PM

I wonder how this will affect Amerson's decision. I would assume this makes ND more appealing since we have 3 safeties committed vs. their 1.

10/4/2009 11:09:04 PM

Green will probably play OLB. Johnson will be a S, Amerson will be S or CB. I don't think he'll be worried.

10/4/2009 11:12:48 PM

All Amerson needs to do is watch yesterdays game...no need to worry about our depth chart

10/4/2009 11:28:57 PM

Singer to me doesn't have the size to play safety at the college level. I'd put him at cornerback instead.

Johnson can play either WR or S. Amerson can play either S or CB. And Green can probably bulk up to be an OLB.

10/5/2009 1:58:09 AM

Hahaha I read his name as Donate Johnson

That would be some funny shit

10/5/2009 3:23:20 PM

lol. Singer might be a career special teamer.

10/5/2009 10:39:57 PM

yeah, i don't really think its time to start slotting Singer into the secondary

we all know why he has a scholarship

and who knows if he makes it here or not

10/6/2009 12:01:36 AM

^^^

hahahahahah
ahahaha

10/6/2009 12:12:42 AM

I'm really happy about the commitment from Johnson. We won't have to worry about him qualifying, he's got good size, and is supposedly a high character kid. His offer list is legit and he had some other high profile schools interested too. I mean I know we didn't exactly beat out a 5* type program, but the fact that we were able to pull a guy out of a state that's a decent amount away all while going up against programs similar to ours is a great sign. Recruiting success for us will be to lock down the state every year and get some quality national recruits. Now if Amerson will just commit I'll feel much better about our future at safety.

Schools Interested (known offers in italics)
North Carolina State
Connecticut
Louisville
Maryland
Michigan State
Minnesota
Stanford
Syracuse
Vanderbilt
Virginia
West Virginia
Ohio State
Penn State
Pittsburgh
Virginia Tech

10/6/2009 12:42:50 AM

With the commitment of Johnson we have moved into Rivals Top 25 recruiting class rankings as of now. We're sitting pretty at the #24 spot. We are 4th in the ACC after VT (14), Clemson (16), and Miami (21). If Amerson commits then we'd get a pretty big boost since he's a 4* on their site. FWIW we are #31 on Scout and 6th in the ACC after Miami (20), Clemson (22), VT (25), FSU (29), and GT (30).

10/6/2009 1:23:13 AM

it's too bad the staff is almost out of scholarships

a full year (26-27 commits) and this class would be looking at borderline top 20

10/6/2009 1:32:01 AM

We have 4 scholarships left according to toddl's table on PP. Say one goes to Amerson and one goes to Eric Young if he gets his academics in order, that leaves us 2 more. I say we take a RB and a LB. Now we could have more spots if someone leaves the program or someone doesn't qualify. Attrition is unfortunately a reality of college football.

10/6/2009 1:44:57 AM

^ it seems safe to assume that their will be some of both (attrition and non-qualifiers). I think we will probably sign a few extras. I'd love to get Amerson though. Interesting thought though, if Charlie Weis doesn't start looking better (they've squeaked by the last two weeks), he might be on an even hotter seat when it comes time to sign, and the kids who had us and ND neck and neck, like Kendall Moore and Shembo, might come back. All big "ifs" of course.

10/6/2009 1:56:01 AM

weis getting canned might be a positive for some nd recruits

10/6/2009 2:56:35 AM

Quote :

"dgspencer do you think Singer is better fit as a CB on the college level even though he's listed as a safety on the recruiting sites? I know he runs the 40 in 4.5 which isn't bad at all."

definitely doesn't have the footspeed for a corner, but I could see him being a solid rover if he put on some size... not sure if there's really a place for that in Archer's defense but either way, he's going to have to put some weight on. He had one nice return on a kickoff but that wasen't very telling... both teams looked terrible.

10/6/2009 2:55:24 PM

I think if we can get Amerson, a DT, OL(preferably guard), and a LB/TE, I think we'll be set.

But with a few players with academics in question, I wouldn't be surprised to see us looking at other players.

Also B. Underwood is no longer listed as a commit because he is not expected to have the grades to make it into State this year. Hopefully he can get them up and be put back on the commitment list, would love to have him back in the fold.

10/7/2009 9:19:52 AM

I'm a fan of getting guys like Dontae Johnson. Mature, good attitude, and an aptitude for discipline and learning (3.5 GPA).

10/7/2009 2:44:33 PM

Son of a bitch! Notre Dame leads for Amerson right now. TOB & Co. better get Amerson here this weekend. I don't care if some booster has to pick him up in their tailgating bus on the way to the game, this cat better not end up going to ND after we've lead for so long. I'm tired of losing top talent to these god damn programs that like to cherry pick our state! Especially when it's Fat Ass! I can't stand that pompous clown.

10/7/2009 11:10:06 PM

I get what you are saying but it goes both ways. We just took one of the best safeties from New Jersey in Johnson. I don't know many people who expected that before it happened. On PP at least it appeared as a surprise.

10/8/2009 2:57:48 AM

So we need Notre Dame to lose even more? I already pull against those fuckers every week. They started the year ranked for God's sake and I dare say we and about any team in the ACC minus Duke and UVA could take them. If Weis gets fired, does it help or hurt, that is a good question.

10/8/2009 3:40:08 AM

We definitely want Notre Dame to start a downward spiral. Immediately.

10/8/2009 8:34:32 AM

i have a feeling ND leads for Amerson because his family has finally gotten to him in regards to their wishes

he would have committed a while back if not for his family wanting him to make sure he explored all his options

10/8/2009 10:01:17 AM

http://web.bluegoldonline.com/?p=395

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" Prior to Greensboro (N.C.) Dudley safety David Amerson’s official visit for the Michigan State weekend Sept. 18-20, he appeared to be on the verge of giving his pledge to North Carolina State. According to the positive reports coming out of the weekend, the Wolfpack has a strong competitor on its hands in the Irish. “I enjoyed it a lot,” the 6-1, 177-pound recruit said of his visit. “I liked a lot about their coaches as people and the atmosphere as a whole. It’s very close right now. It’s between NC State and Notre Dame.” The other programs that complete Amerson’s top list of schools are Clemson and Virginia Tech. In an effort to make an accurate comparison, he’s likely take official visits to the remaining programs as well. “I probably will take one to Clemson, Virginia Tech and probably one to NC State,” he said. “I’m not sure about the last one.” He was scheduled to visit North Carolina for its matchup against Miami Nov. 14, but it’s unclear whether that trip will occur since UNC is outside of his top four. As a junior, the Rivals.com four-star prospect and No. 21 safety nationally recorded 60 tackles and nine interceptions. He carries a 3.5 core GPA. Amerson was hosted by fellow North Carolina native and Irish sophomore cornerback Robert Blanton, who is known for his infectious personality. In addition to his host, he also started to build a relationship with Hazlet, N.J., wide receiver commitment Bennett Jackson. Notre Dame’s fifth verbal trekked back to South Bend to take in the game and the full weekend experience, and he also served as a recruiter. “I think it went really well,” Jackson told BlueandGold.com of the impression he got from Amerson during the official visit. “I feel like he liked it a lot, and Notre Dame could be up there. I could see him coming here.” When factoring in his comfort level on campus, his impression of the coaches and his fit with the defensive scheme, Amerson could also envision himself at Notre Dame. But the Irish will have to wait to see whether or not he decides to pull the trigger in their favor. “Probably after I’ll take all my officials,” he said of his timeline. “I’ll definitely know by then.”"

no clear cut leader for Amerson yet...but its close. I feel that once he comes here for a visit things will be great for us once again. this is his FIRST OV so you know how kids are starstruck....if his visit to South Bend could have only been in Nov.

10/8/2009 3:56:33 PM

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"I don't know many people who expected that before it happened. On PP at least it appeared as a surprise."

What I was told by various PP posters "in the know" it wasn't a surprise and it looked like he would commit a while back.

10/9/2009 6:21:21 AM

Javon Walker's career officially over. Needs another knee surgery (3rd in 2 years), will go on medical redshirt.

10/12/2009 3:39:36 PM

I take it then that will open up another scholarship?

10/12/2009 3:40:06 PM

I walked past Logan Winkles and Tony Creecy at the game Saturday. That's all I got.

10/12/2009 3:53:40 PM

My pack pride subscription just ended yesterday, steve just posted something about stephen Rivers, can anyone tell me if it is anything good.

10/13/2009 9:01:40 AM

Basically stating that he's going to be a national level recruit and as it currently stands, it's a longshot for him to come to State.

10/13/2009 9:12:09 AM

thanks

10/13/2009 10:36:46 AM

supposedly he just got an offer from Tenn.

10/13/2009 11:18:09 AM

Recruits the Duke game was a once this decade type thing, O'brien will right the ship along with our kick ass class coming in for 2010...so hopefully the recruits at the game realized that this isnt the way things are headed...???

10/13/2009 5:08:35 PM

^what an articulate and compelling plea

10/13/2009 5:36:36 PM

bump

is it looking like Jadaveon Clowney is interested in us, kid looks like a great prospect

10/21/2009 6:45:26 PM

^ Likely the #1 or 2 prospect in SC. Kid loves Little Carolina though.

10/21/2009 7:04:25 PM