Blue & Gold Posted August 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2018 Received a verbal from another cornerback Jesus Santiago, 5-11, 170 (4.45 40) of Palm Beach Central HS in West Palm Beach, FL Also had offers from Appalachian State and Air Force. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 4 hours ago, Blue & Gold said: Received a verbal from another cornerback Jesus Santiago, 5-11, 170 (4.45 40) of Palm Beach Central HS in West Palm Beach, FL Also had offers from Appalachian State and Air Force. Also FAU per his twitter. Dude looks like a baller. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zvillezip Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 The recruiting certainly seems to have improved a lot. Kudos to the staff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzx Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 5 hours ago, LZIp said: Also FAU per his twitter. Dude looks like a baller. DT Janil Brown, a 2019 Akron commit and a teammate of Jesus Santiago at Palm Beach Central, is mentioned in this preseason article and makes some comments in the accompanying video 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 I can't recall an Akron recruiting class as well balanced as this one with virtually all positions covered. What's our star count? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted August 6, 2018 Report Share Posted August 6, 2018 Updated: 2019 commits: Kobe Hilton, OT/DT, 6-4, 260, Farrell HS, Farrell, PA - Akron, Ball St, Buffalo, Miami (OH), Toledo, WMU Tyler Connolly, OL, 6-5, 285, Marysville HS, Marysville, OH - Akron Janil Brown, DT, 6-3, 300, Palm Beach Central HS, Wellington, FL -Akron Jalen Bell, DT, 6-0, 285, Martin Luther King HS, Detroit, MI - Akron Sonny Ray Jones, Jr., RB, 5-11, 185, Ravenna HS, Ravenna, OH - Akron Quan Easterling, TE, 6-2, 235, Archbishop Hoban HS, Akron, OH - Akron, Toledo Jaison Williams, OL, 6-2, 330, Trotwood Madison HS, Trotwood, OH - Akron Jarred Uran, LB, 6-2, 195, LaSalle HS, Cincinnati, OH - Akron, Ball St, BG, EMU, Kent St, Mass, NMSU, NDSU, Ohio. Max Wynn, LB, 6-2, 210, Centerville HS, Centerville OH - Akron, Ball St, Buffalo, CMU, Cinci, EMU, Kent St, Miami (OH), Ohio, Syracuse, Toledo, WMU Kyre Williams, DB, Akron East, Akron, OH - Akron, Buffalo, EMU, Toledo Deearius Reese, DL, Akron East, Akron, OH - Akron, EMU, Kent St, Toledo Tyler Riddell, QB, Chamberlain, Tampa, FL - Akron, Southern Miss Chris McDonald, Jr., CB, Southridge, Miami, FL - Akron, Southern Miss, App State, Arkansas State, BG, Buffalo, FAU, Georgia State, Marshall, Mass, NC State, Temple, Toledo, UAB, UNLV, USF Will King, DE, New Albany, New Albany, OH - Akron Jesus Santiago, CB, Palm Beach Central, West Palm Beach, FL - Akron, App State, Air Force, FAU Currently have 15 commits in addition to up to 5 apparent non-qualifers this year for next year's class. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valpo Zip Posted August 7, 2018 Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 This class is very impressive. When was the last time we beat Toledo for 6 recruits? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted August 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 20 hours ago, LZIp said: Updated: 2019 commits: Kobe Hilton, OT/DT, 6-4, 260, Farrell HS, Farrell, PA - Akron, Ball St, Buffalo, Miami (OH), Toledo, WMU Tyler Connolly, OL, 6-5, 285, Marysville HS, Marysville, OH - Akron Janil Brown, DT, 6-3, 300, Palm Beach Central HS, Wellington, FL -Akron Jalen Bell, DT, 6-0, 285, Martin Luther King HS, Detroit, MI - Akron Sonny Ray Jones, Jr., RB, 5-11, 185, Ravenna HS, Ravenna, OH - Akron Quan Easterling, TE, 6-2, 235, Archbishop Hoban HS, Akron, OH - Akron, Toledo Jaison Williams, OL, 6-2, 330, Trotwood Madison HS, Trotwood, OH - Akron Jarred Uran, LB, 6-2, 195, LaSalle HS, Cincinnati, OH - Akron, Ball St, BG, EMU, Kent St, Mass, NMSU, NDSU, Ohio. Max Wynn, LB, 6-2, 210, Centerville HS, Centerville OH - Akron, Ball St, Buffalo, CMU, Cinci, EMU, Kent St, Miami (OH), Ohio, Syracuse, Toledo, WMU Kyre Williams, DB, Akron East, Akron, OH - Akron, Buffalo, EMU, Toledo Deearius Reese, DL, Akron East, Akron, OH - Akron, EMU, Kent St, Toledo Tyler Riddell, QB, Chamberlain, Tampa, FL - Akron, Southern Miss Chris McDonald, Jr., CB, Southridge, Miami, FL - Akron, Southern Miss, App State, Arkansas State, BG, Buffalo, FAU, Georgia State, Marshall, Mass, NC State, Temple, Toledo, UAB, UNLV, USF Will King, DE, New Albany, New Albany, OH - Akron Jesus Santiago, CB, Palm Beach Central, West Palm Beach, FL - Akron, App State, Air Force, FAU Currently have 15 commits in addition to up to 5 apparent non-qualifers this year for next year's class. LZip, thank you for compiling this scholarship offer information. Just an FYI for everyone, I've been continually updating the first post in this thread with current information so our entire recruiting class is listed in Post #1. @LZIp, I hadn't included the players' other scholarship offers, but I'll add that information now. I'm not trying to steal your thunder! Hopefully it will just be easier to find the information if I include it in Post #1. So thank you for putting this information together, brother! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted August 7, 2018 Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 56 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said: LZip, thank you for compiling this scholarship offer information. Just an FYI for everyone, I've been continually updating the first post in this thread with current information so our entire recruiting class is listed in Post #1. @LZIp, I hadn't included the players' other scholarship offers, but I'll add that information now. I'm not trying to steal your thunder! Hopefully it will just be easier to find the information if I include it in Post #1. So thank you for putting this information together, brother! All yours buddy. Your breakdown is more informative than mine, so I'll let you own that. I'll just keep you in line 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted August 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 Just updated Post #1 to include Walter Brady & Cameron Lyons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted August 12, 2018 Report Share Posted August 12, 2018 On 12/17/2016 at 4:11 PM, Blue & Gold said: 2019 commits: Kobe Hilton, OT/DT, 6-4, 275, Farrell HS, Farrell, PA (Akron, Ball St., Buffalo, Miami (OH), Toledo, WMU) Tyler Connolly, OL, 6-5, 285, Marysville HS, Marysville, OH (Akron) Janil Brown, DT, 6-3, 300, Palm Beach Central HS, Wellington, FL (Akron) Jalen Bell, DT, 6-0, 285, Martin Luther King HS, Detroit, MI (Akron) Sonny Ray Jones, Jr., RB, 5-11, 185, Ravenna HS, Ravenna, OH (Akron) Quan Easterling, TE, 6-2, 235, Archbishop Hoban HS, Akron, OH (Akron, Toledo) Jaison Williams, OL, 6-2, 330, Trotwood Madison HS, Trotwood, OH (Akron) Jarred Uran, LB, 6-2, 195, LaSalle HS, Cincinnati, OH (Akron, Ball St., BG, EMU, Kent St., UMass, NMSU, NDSU, Ohio) Max Wynn, LB, 6-3, 210, Centerville HS, Centerville OH (Akron, Ball St., Buffalo, CMU, Cinci, EMU, Kent St., Miami (OH), Ohio, Syracuse, Toledo, WMU) Kyre Williams, DB, 5-9, 180, East HS, Akron, OH (Akron, Buffalo, EMU, Toledo) Deearius Reese, DT, 6-2, 280, East HS, Akron, OH (Akron, EMU, Kent St., Toledo) Tyler Riddell, QB, 6-1, 173, Chamberlain HS, Tampa, FL (Akron, Southern Miss) Chris McDonald, CB, 5-10, 170, Southridge HS, Miami, FL (Akron, Southern Miss, App State, Arkansas St., BG, Buffalo, FAU, Georgia St., Marshall, UMass, NC State, Temple, Toledo, UAB, UNLV, USF) Will King, DE, 6-6, 220, New Albany HS, New Albany, OH (Akron) Jesus Santiago, CB, 5-11, 170, Palm Beach Central HS, West Palm Beach, FL (Akron, App State, Air Force, FAU) Non-Qualifiers from 2018 counting toward 2019 class: Timothy Scippio, WR, 6-2, 195, Coconut Creek HS, Coconut Creek, FL Adetutu Daranijo, S, 5-10, 190, 3-star, St. Thomas Aquinas HS, Fort Lauderdale, FL Shedro Louis, WR, 5-8, 160, Immokalee HS, Immokalee, FL Treon Sibley, WR, 6-0, 185, Coventry HS, Akron, OH Transfers: Jonah Morris, WR, 6-4, 208, Indiana / Archbishop Hoban HS, Akron, OH Walter Brady, DE, 6-3, 265, MTSU / Mizz Former Walk-On: Cameron Lyons, LS, 6-1, 235, Morgantown HS, Morgantown, WV Breakdown: This brings the '18 class to 22 players, broken down as such: 15 high school seniors 4 non-qualifiers from last season (WR Treon Sibley, WR Timothy Scippio, WR Shedro Louis, & S Adetutu Daranijo) 2 transfers (DE Walter Brady, WR Jonah Morris - both of whom are eligible to play this season) 1 former walk-on who's earned a full-ride (Cameron Lyons) Position Breakdown: Offense: OL: 3 (Kobe Hilton, Tyler Connolly, Jaison Williams) TE: 1 (Quan Easterling) RB: 1 (Sonny Ray Jones, Jr.) WR: 4 (Treon Sibley, Timothy Scippio, Shedro Louis, Jonah Morris) QB: 1 (Tyler Riddell) Defense: DT: 3 (Janil Brown, Jalen Bell, Deearius Reese) DE: 2 (Will King, Walter Brady) LB: 2 (Jarred Uran, Max Wynn) DB: 4 (Kyre Williams, Chris McDonald, Adetutu Daranijo, Jesus Santiago) Special Teams: LS: 1 (Cameron Lyons) OK, I'm confused. Seems like the 2 transfers who can play this year and the walk-on turned scholarship player should be a part of the 2018 class, but it seems like the rest of them should be in the 2019 class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted August 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2018 13 hours ago, Zipmeister said: OK, I'm confused. Seems like the 2 transfers who can play this year and the walk-on turned scholarship player should be a part of the 2018 class, but it seems like the rest of them should be in the 2019 class. You're spot on, 'Meister. I included those players because they'll be taking 3 scholarships that weren't given out last year & could have potentially gone to incoming high school seniors. But those three players certainly won't be included in the Signing Day press release in February (or whenever they do that now). So my post is definitely off. I'll correct it. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 Kicking target Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted August 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Captain Kangaroo said: Kicking target Thank God. Good grief. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsoutsider Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 (edited) Here is Coe's Kohl's profile: https://kohlskicking.com/national-player-ratings/kickers/2019 A #21 ranking by Kohl's at this point in his career is a very good rating. Edited August 21, 2018 by zipsoutsider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted August 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 ABJ/Michael Beaven: East seniors Deearius Reese & Kyre Williams set sights on more postseason success before heading to University of Akron 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted August 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 ABJ/Michael Beaven: Sonny Ray Jones II carves his own path, but could lead Ravenna reunion with father Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted August 23, 2018 Report Share Posted August 23, 2018 Windham's Phillip Maiorca From a small school, and small-sized. Probably a long shot to be a Zip, but he's on the radar. Article #1 Article #2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJGood Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 22 hours ago, Captain Kangaroo said: Windham's Phillip Maiorca From a small school, and small-sized. Probably a long shot to be a Zip, but he's on the radar. Article #1 Article #2 I think the Zips would do well to have a guy or two like this in their program. he seems like an extremely hard worker and that effort, even if he never sees the field or plays late in lopsided games, can certainly push those ahead of him on the depth chart. It sounds like his biggest hinderance is size and if he was to be a running back sometimes those little guys are what is needed to slip between those big uglies undetected. Plus being from Windham his being on the team would probably bring a good handful of fans from that community to a lot of games. Local connections, especially to local communities that support local teams well, are important when attendance is struggling. I am obviously no expert on this type of thing but I like to see hard workers get a chance and I think sometimes when choosing well taking a flyer on someone can provide great dividends. Who knows how it would work out if he ended up a Zip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Zip Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 On 8/22/2018 at 6:26 AM, Blue & Gold said: ABJ/Michael Beaven: East seniors Deearius Reese & Kyre Williams set sights on more postseason success before heading to University of Akron Kyre Williams with some nice touch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted August 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 This was recently tweeted by Janil Brown Don't know if we've cooled on him or if he's cooled on us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJGood Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 I saw Will King play Friday night. He stands out on the high school football field due to his height. He seems really quick and athletic. he could probably use some filling out as he just seemed to have somewhat thin, albeit tall, frame. In the game I attended he didn't make a ton of plays on the ball carrier but the opponent was clearly not running plays in his direction. When he did get a chance to make a play, though, he always successfully did so. King did, however, pick up one personal foul for continuing a tackle that started in bounds but ended up clearly out of bounds. He just didn't disengage soon enough. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted September 11, 2018 Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 You gots some updating to do, B&G. DBU of the MAC? https://247sports.com/Recruitment/Christopher-Hill-114954/RecruitInterests/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted September 11, 2018 Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 Wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted September 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 On 9/11/2018 at 7:23 PM, LZIp said: You gots some updating to do, B&G. DBU of the MAC? https://247sports.com/Recruitment/Christopher-Hill-114954/RecruitInterests/ Post #1 updated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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