Updates
Added Sam Jones and John Ware (barring qualification) to scholarship count
Duane Chislom to South Carolina
LeRon Furr to Oklahoma State

2009 Football Scholarship Offers:
Bold = Commit

QB
*** Everett Proctor (Jack Britt) Fayetteville, NC 6-2/200

RB
*** James Washington (Boone HS) Orlando, FL 6-0/180/4.40
*** Morgan Alexander (Cartersville HS) Cartersville, GA 5-10.5/160/4.47
*** Greg Pratt (Naples HS) Naples, FL 5-9/165/4.40
*** Rolandan Finch (St. Xavier HS) Louisville, KY 5-10/200/4.50
*** Travis Small (Cheraw HS) Cheraw, SC 5-10.5/184/4.50
** William Pratcher (Cedar Grove HS) Ellenwood, GA 5-10/180

FB
No offers

WR
*** Quintin Payton (T L Hanna HS) Anderson, SC 6-4/190
*** Bryan Underwood (Cleveland Heights HS) University Hts, OH 5-8.5/162/4.62
**** Justin Brown (Concord HS) Wilmington, DE 6-3.5/210/4.48
*** Kinsman Thomas (Marlboro County HS) Bennettsville, SC 6-3/210/4.59
*** Carvin Powell (Great Bridge HS) Chesapeake, VA 6-2.5/198/4.50
**** Jheranie Boyd (Ashbrook HS) Gastonia, NC 6-3/185/4.45 UNC

TE
** Anthony Talbert (Winton Woods HS) Cincinnati, OH 6-4/225
*** Asa Watson (Rock Hill HS) Rock Hill, SC 6-4/200

OT
***** Xavier Nixon (Jack Britt) Fayetteville, NC 6-6/285
***** Marcus Hall (Glenville HS) Cleveland, OH 6-5/293/5.35
**** Travis Bond (Bertie HS) Windsor, NC 6-6/330
*** Kadeem Custis (St. John Neumann HS) Philadelphia, PA 6-5/270/5.00
*** Andrew Tiller (Nassau) Garden City, NY 6-6/320/5.00
*** Duran Christophe (Woodstock HS) Woodstock, GA 6-5.5/257/5.59

OG
*** Denzelle Good (Gaffney Senior HS) Gaffney, SC 6-4/295
**** Quinton Washington (Timberland HS) Saint Stephen, SC 6-4/322
* Gus Handler (Barrington HS) Barrington, IL 6-3/265

C
No Offers

DT
*** Brian Slay (Stone Bridge HS) Ashburn, VA 6-3/275
*** Tyson Chandler (North Plainfield HS) North Plainfield, NJ 6-6/315
*** Nathan Mageo (New Mexico Military) Roswell, NM 6-4/280/4.96
**** Edwin Herbert (CC of San Francisco) San Francisco, CA 6-3.5/295
*** Frankie Davis (East Ridge HS) Clermont, FL 6-3/270
*** Deion Roberson (Tucker HS) Tucker, GA 6-2/275
*** Raynard Randolph (Gwynn Park HS) Brandywine, MD 6-3/295
*** Akeem Spence (Ft. Walton Beach HS) Fort Walton Beach, FL 6-1/290
* Conor O'Neal (Newsome HS) Lithia, FL 6-3/300

DE
*** Ricky Dowdy (High Point Central HS) High Point, NC 6-3/225
*** Sylvester Crawford (Victory Christian Center Sch.) Charlotte, NC 6-5/215
** Darryl Cato-Bishop (Lawrence Academy) Groton, MA 6-4/230
**** Jason Ankrah (Quince Orchard HS) Gaithersburg, MD 6-4/240/4.79
**** Leon Mackey (Hargrave Military Academy) Chatham, VA 6-5/260
*** Julius Forte (Boca Ciega HS) Gulfport, FL 6-2/221/4.66
*** Izaan Cross (Flowery Branch HS) Flowery Branch, GA 6-4/250
*** Clinton Simpkins (Chancellor HS) Fredericksburg, VA 6-3/215/4.60
*** Bernardo Nunez (Hoboken HS) Hoboken, NJ 6-2/220/4.70
** Brian Jordan (Great Bridge HS) Chesapeake, VA 6-4/207
** Luke Sager (Niceville Senior HS) Niceville, FL 6-4/240
** Josh Jackson (Gainesville HS) Gainesville, GA 6-1/242/5.00
**** Duane Chisolm (Beaufort HS) Beaufort, SC 6-2/250 South Carolina

MLB
*** Ryan Cheek (Lancaster HS) Lancaster, OH 6-0.5/232/4.51
** Julian Burnett (Westside HS) Macon, GA 5-9.5/222/4.66
**** Hawatha Bell (David W Butler HS) Matthews, NC 6-0/225 UNC

SLB
*** Luke Kuechly (St. Xavier HS) Cincinnati, OH 6-3/205
*** Antwon Higgs (Pompano Beach HS Institute) Pompano Beach, FL 6-2/243/4.94
*** LeRon Furr (Carver HS) Columbus, GA 6-3/213 Oklahoma State

WLB
**** Jamil Merrell (Paul M. Hodgson Vocational Tec) Newark, DE 6-4/210/4.60
*** Robert Nelson (Stone Mountain HS) Stone Mountain, GA 6-0/205

S
*** Hans Rice (Eufaula HS) Eufaula, AL 6-3/195/4.5
**** Jonathan Meeks (Hargrave Military Academy) Chatham, VA 6-2/185
** Boogie McCray (Lake Taylor HS) Norfolk, VA 6-2/210
* Jarrell Harrison (CC of San Francisco) San Francisco, CA 6-2/210/4.55
* Brandan Bishop (Boca Raton HS) Boca Raton, FL 6-1/197/4.66
* Donald Coleman (The Hun School) Princeton, NJ 6-0/207/4.46
**** David Batts (El Camino) Torrance, CA 6-2/200/4.50 Nevada

CB
*** Dean Haynes (Northwest Whitfield County HS) Tunnel Hill, GA 6-0/200
*** Jarvis Byrd (Pahokee HS) Pahokee, FL 5-10/170/4.65
** Rashard Smith (Dublin HS) Dublin, GA 5-10/175
*** Dale Peterman (Ursuline HS) Youngstown, OH 5-11/176/4.67
*** Jairus Jones (Wharton HS) Tampa, FL 6-1/205/4.60
** Keith Reaser (Miami Killian HS) Miami, FL 5-10/-/4.44
**** Terry Shankle (South Stanly HS) Norwood, NC 6-0/180 UNC
**** Travis Hawkins (Quince Orchard HS) Gaithersburg, MD 5-11/185/4.42 Maryland

K,P
** Chris Ward (Starrs Mill HS) Fayetteville, GA 6-1/170


------------------------------------------STATISTICS------------------------------------------


Scholarships Count
16 Available for 2009
-19 2009 Commits
-2 Rejoining Team (Sam Jones and John Ware if he requalifies)
+3 Class of 2008 who didn't qualify (Palmer, Everett, Mangram)
+6 Transfer or Left Team (Jaradat, Locust, Golder, Burke, T. Barnes, Linney)
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4 Scholarships Remaining

Recruiting Breakdown
OFFENSE
QB - 1
Backfield - 2
Receivers - 3
Linemen - 1
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Total Offense - 7

DEFENSE
Linemen - 6
Linebackers - 1
Secondary - 4
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Total Defense - 11

SPECIAL TEAMS
Kickers - 1

Geographical Diversity
Alabama - 1
Florida - 2
Georgia - 4
Massachusetts - 1
New Jersey - 1
New Mexico - 1
North Carolina - 3
South Carolina - 2
Ohio - 3
Virginia - 1

Star Count (highest of the two sites)
5* - 0
4* - 0
3* - 15
2* - 4
1* - 0
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Average Stars - 2.79

12/7/2008 11:07:34 PM

Do Jones and Ware count as this class or last?

12/8/2008 12:53:03 AM

jones is enrolling in january which counts as a scholarship from last year's class

if ware gets his grades in order, he'll be put back on scholarship

both these scholarships change the total count, so while we started with 16 these two would be taken from the amount available.

12/8/2008 1:08:31 AM

Palmer and Mangram are now coming in 2010 if they maintain their commitments. I dunno about Everett.

12/8/2008 6:22:04 AM

keep in mind that we'll definitely take more than four more recruits or possibly more than 25 because some attrition is always assumed.

12/8/2008 9:05:09 AM

Are Mageo and Washington also January enrollees?

12/8/2008 2:06:32 PM

I think that's what I've heard

12/8/2008 4:32:16 PM

PP says we are recruiting 2010 QB Brandon Hill from Audubon, NJ. He goes to the same high school that Joe Flacco went to. Rivals says that Rutgers has already offered.

Pro-style quarterback
Audubon (NJ) Audubon
Ht: 6-foot-5
Wt: 218 lbs

Schools Interested
Duke
Maryland
N.C. State
Oregon
Rutgers
Temple
UCLA
Wake Forest




http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/high_school/20080917_Audubon_s_Hill_keeping_QB_legacy_alive.html

Audubon's Hill keeping QB legacy alive

Junior Brandon Hill has a presence as he walks around Audubon. Hill understands he is looked at a little differently, which isn't bad when you are continuing a legacy of excellence.

While it might be hyperbole to call Audubon a factory for quarterbacks, the Green Wave have enjoyed a recent history that is the envy of the Colonial Conference - and beyond.

Teams often are known for excellence at certain positions. Penn State is known as Linebacker U. Southern Cal churns out top-flight tailbacks.

Now it's Audubon with quarterbacks, going back to Joe Flacco.

You might have seen Flacco, an all-Colonial Conference quarterback in 2001 and 2002, scamper for a 38-yard touchdown in his NFL debut Sept. 7 for the Baltimore Ravens.

In 2004, Dan Jakubowski earned all-conference honors as an Audubon quarterback. Then came Steve Rizzo, who got a scholarship to Colgate. He was a three-time all-conference selection from 2005 through last season.

Now, the 6-foot-5, 210-pound Hill steps into the quarterback tradition, hoping to gain a foothold like his predecessors.

He has the size and an arm that has drawn comparisons to Flacco.

Hill's completing 12 of 14 passes for 196 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions in Saturday's opening 28-0 win against Overbrook won't do much to stop the hype.

To keep him grounded, Hill's coaches teased about his two incompletions.

"It's definitely an honor to play quarterback at Audubon," Hill said. "Right now, things are in my hands, and it's a great feeling."

That doesn't mean he is without pressure.

"He never said anything, but I think he felt some pressure and wanted to do so well because of the legacy that exists here," Audubon coach Ralph Schiavo said. "In the first game, we didn't want him to do too much, put too much pressure on him."

Hill said he learned so much from Rizzo, and he loves playing in the spread offense of Schiavo, a former Cherokee receiver who knows how much fun the pitch-and-catch game can be.

Hill said that he gets stares when walking around town, understanding that the whispers likely are suggesting he is the kid next in line.

"Being a quarterback here in Audubon, you have to handle the pressure," Hill said. "But who wouldn't want to be in this situation?"

Hill said that even before his opening game he was offered a football scholarship by Rutgers. He had attended a camp at the school, and the coaches got to see him in action.

There could be a few more offers before his high school career ends.

Hill also will benefit from another position of strength at Audubon - wide receiver. Senior Matt Roldan is among the best in South Jersey.

"You couldn't ask for a better group of teammates," Hill said.

Recently, Schiavo was presented with a framed Baltimore Ravens jersey delivered to the school from Flacco. Inscribed on the jersey was, "Thanks Coach Schiavo."

It was an example of a big-time athlete not forgetting his roots. Schiavo was touched by the gesture.

Hill thought it was classy and cool. Probably in the back of his mind, he would like to send Schiavo a jersey one day.

Hill isn't trying to be the next Flacco or even the next Rizzo. Being plain old Brandon Hill is good enough for him. It appears good enough to keep the impressive quarterback tradition going strong at Audubon.

[Edited on December 8, 2008 at 4:55 PM. Reason : ]

12/8/2008 4:46:27 PM

Brandan Bishop Commits!

[Edited on December 10, 2008 at 11:48 AM. Reason : first name]

12/10/2008 11:48:17 AM

sweet!

12/10/2008 11:51:14 AM

Audubon is a cool name for a high school.

12/10/2008 12:10:11 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvCK5tiNjUs

12/10/2008 12:11:53 PM

Nothing against the kids, but on paper this has been a very weak recruiting class. We are being out-recruited by 9 of the other ACC schools. Only Clemson and BC are behind us and that is because they have taken 8 and 7 recruits respectively to this point. Once they pick it up, there is a good chance they will surpass us as well.

I guess my point is I really hope TOB is the guru of talent evaluation everyone is claiming. I hope these kids are just under evaluated. Otherwise we could be in for a bunch of 6-6 seasons down the road.

12/10/2008 12:23:12 PM

I'm going to call his cell phone

[Edited on December 10, 2008 at 12:32 PM. Reason : pussed out and texted him, i'll see if he replies]

12/10/2008 12:24:16 PM

I wouldn't say that one recruiting class makes or breaks a program. If we have as good of a year next year as I'm anticipating then recruiting should pick back up. I can't blame guys for getting turned off to a team that started the year at 2-6 with some blowout losses.

12/10/2008 12:27:23 PM

Yeah that is true, GT barely cracked the top 50 (#49) in 2006 and they have an awesome team now.

12/10/2008 12:37:53 PM

YES, HE REPLIED!

"thanks bro"

12/10/2008 12:41:59 PM

it appears that some of our recruits (like bishop) were never evaluated by scouts or rivals

12/10/2008 12:55:44 PM

who did you send a text to?

[Edited on December 10, 2008 at 1:08 PM. Reason : o]

12/10/2008 1:01:45 PM

brandan bishop

12/10/2008 1:02:55 PM

lol, that made me laugh. just for the fact you said "YES" to a 17 year old replying to your text message. keep up the good work aph, you're the man.


[Edited on December 10, 2008 at 1:05 PM. Reason : to not so]

12/10/2008 1:05:00 PM

hey, it made my day.

12/10/2008 1:09:19 PM

Rivals has Bishop as a 3-star S, Scout obviously hasn't scouted him yet.

And I think Byrd is a good example of TOB's skills in finding gems.

We find him, become his first major offer, we land him.
Within the next 2 weeks, Wake Forest offers him and convinces him to come visit.
Now FSU has offered and want him to visit.

We found him, in a school that Wake has ties to and in Florida so should have been seen by FSU, and now all of a sudden they're all over him.

Yeah, we may have a class of 2 and 3 star guys, but we're getting the types of players we need. Guys who are gonna work hard and hopefully buy into our system.

12/10/2008 2:05:26 PM

Bishop just looks like a football player. He has great instincts. If he puts on about ten more pounds and maintains his present speed, he could be hell on wheels at safety.

12/10/2008 2:40:12 PM

Quote :

"Rivals has Bishop as a 3-star S"

Bishop is a 2* on rivals

12/10/2008 2:54:31 PM

Quote :

"but we're getting the types of players we need. Guys who are gonna work hard and hopefully buy into our system."

I hope that translates into W's though.

12/10/2008 2:58:33 PM

Bishop is a pretty good pickup. He was recently upgraded from a 1* prospect on Scout to a 3* prospect and the 75th best safety nationally. Kudos go out to Jimmie Sutton for bringing him to the attention of the coaches.

Schools Interested (offers in italics)
N.C. State
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Central Michigan
Florida International
Western Michigan
Air Force
UNLV
Syracuse

ESPN Evaluation

Quote :

"Brandon Bishop is a very reliable defensive back. He has good size and is quicker than fast. He is an active and instinctive safety that reacts instantly to the run or pass. Displays a quick break on the football and takes good angles to make the interception or knock down the pass. Demonstrates the talents to be an outstanding centerfielder in three deep zone defense. Possesses soft hands but needs to learn how to high point the football; often times waits for it to come down. Takes proper run support angles to the football and maintains leverage on the ball carrier while making physical tackles. Makes solid chest up tackles in the openfield and rarely gets out of position. Shows versatility on special teams as a punt and field goal blocker. Bishop is a smart and solid defensive back that shows ability and field smarts."

[Edited on December 10, 2008 at 7:33 PM. Reason : ]

12/10/2008 7:33:18 PM

maybe he can teach deandre how to make chest up tackles

12/10/2008 7:50:45 PM

I think we have a good shot at keeping Jarvis Byrd. He said his dad is kind of a Wolfpack fan anyways and always liked watching us play. Hopefully his dad steers him toward us and Jarvis remembers who out of the big boys came to him first.

12/10/2008 8:17:43 PM

that block he threw in the highlight video makes me rather happy

12/10/2008 9:15:28 PM

I missed this but why was Byrd considering reneging on his verbal?

12/10/2008 9:18:03 PM

there's no evidence he has. What they're talking about is that since he verbaled to us, both WFU and FSU have started recruiting him.

12/10/2008 9:29:12 PM

Well he's still verbaled to us right now, but WF and FSU have come in after seeing TOB land him. He visited Wake not too long ago and FSU has just offered him. Wake's Alphonso Smith, who attended Pahokee, is Byrd's cousin, and Demir Boldin also attended Pahokee. The school has sent players to FSU before. Antone Smith and ex-FSU star Anquan Boldin went to Pahokee.

Alphonso Smith though encouraged Jarvis to go ahead and commit to NC State if he knew that's where he wanted to go and not worry about being overlooked by other schools.

I personally think we have a good chance at keeping Byrd, but it will be tough to keep the other schools at bay b/c Byrd is a shutdown cover corner. I think it's a testament to TOB and his staff of great talent evaluators that once he committed to State other BCS schools had to check him out.

12/10/2008 9:29:54 PM

I've watched his video, and the guy seems to be exactly what you want out of a CB. Fluid, quick, great in the open field. Hopefully we hang onto him.

[Edited on December 10, 2008 at 9:33 PM. Reason : ]

12/10/2008 9:31:38 PM

Quote :

"Safety Brandan Bishop of Boca Raton (Fla.) High committed to N.C. State on Wednesday. Bishop said he visited N.C. State for its regular season-ending, bowl-clinching defeat of Miami on Nov. 29. He committed to the Wolfpack after visiting West Virginia last weekend. He is 6-foot-2 and 200 pounds and made 108 tackles with five interceptions as a senior. He also made 45 catches for 600 yards and eight touchdowns."

ACC Now

12/10/2008 10:07:33 PM

Bishop's senior year youtube video is insane. He's a different player from the junior film on PP. He runs fast, hits hard, finishes tackles, and he can catch as a DB and WR.

12/10/2008 10:13:18 PM

just the first hit on the youtube video is nasty enough to warrant a scholly

12/10/2008 10:58:11 PM

yeah, his senior year highlights are pretty impressive. Hes already jumped up to a 3* and the #75 S in the nation according to Scout.

12/10/2008 10:59:46 PM

the kid is awesome on special teams

12/10/2008 11:07:53 PM

Quote :

" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvCK5tiNjUs "

Yeah, i'm that guy.

Keep looking for the yellow arrow.



(somebody put a lot of time into this clip, cheesy music and all)

[Edited on December 10, 2008 at 11:08 PM. Reason : ]

12/10/2008 11:08:00 PM

^ that music reminds me of Conan (the barbarian not the talk show host)

12/10/2008 11:13:30 PM

Well some of the songs are from NFL Films, specifically Sam Spence.

But yeah the Conan the Barbarian/Destroyer movies have some good instrumentals. Also the score from Highlander is pretty good.

[Edited on December 10, 2008 at 11:23 PM. Reason : ]

12/10/2008 11:21:48 PM

Who was the VT decommit that is on Wolfpacker front page?

12/11/2008 5:08:53 PM

Tyrell Edwards

12/11/2008 5:21:13 PM

Glad I checked out the youtube video, nice hits, hard pass rushing, pretty much balls-to-the-wall playing style. I like it.

^^^You know Highlander got an Academy Award for Best Movie Ever Made, right?

[Edited on December 11, 2008 at 5:23 PM. Reason : I watched the Highlander movie, Ricky Bobby... IT WAS SHIT!]

12/11/2008 5:22:10 PM

So after having offered Donald Coleman around 16 or so days ago, Minnesota and Iowa have now offered. TOB and Co.'s reputation for finding hidden gems continues to follow them. I heard that Ty Willingham after having lost to TOB a couple of years in a row told someone on his coaching staff to just offer whoever BC offers.

12/11/2008 9:50:47 PM

bump

12/12/2008 1:03:56 PM

bump

12/12/2008 1:04:28 PM

bump

12/12/2008 1:04:52 PM

bump

12/12/2008 1:05:29 PM