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  1. #1
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    Duke Football 2014 Recruiting Thread

    We had one of these for 2013, and we're off to a nice start (3 very nice OL signings in the last two weeks), so I thought it might be a good time of year to get this going. So far - with Rivals rating and other offers to this point:

    6'4 210 OLB Zavier Carmichael - 5.5 3-star - Vanderbilt

    6'5 295 OT Trip McNeil - 5.6 3-star - UNC, UVA, NSCU, WFU, ECU, close to one from Clemson.

    6'6 260 OT Kameron Schroeder - 5.5 3-star - Nevado, Hawaii, Harvard, Idaho

    6'6 320 (!) OG Jake Sanders - 5.5 3-star - Kansas State, Cincinatti, Cal, Miss. St., ECU, UCF, was in communication with FSU, Bama, etc.

    Sanders and McNeil look like big-time studs, and Schroeder supposedly has a fair amount of Pac-12 interest despite a relatively unimpressive offer list thus far. Carmichael was a very early commit (a year or so ago), and would likely have a better offer list otherwise.

    Great start to the class - 2013 was about halfway split between 2/3-stars, so beating out SEC, ACC, Big 12, Pac-12, etc. for four 3-stars to start things off is a very encouraging sign.

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    Thanks for starting this list. You said "signings", but aren't these just verbals? Signing Day is a long ways off!
    Ozzie, your paradigm of optimism!

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    Good start, but we need some defensive lineman to get to the next level. GoDuke!

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    Quote Originally Posted by OZZIE4DUKE View Post
    Thanks for starting this list. You said "signings", but aren't these just verbals? Signing Day is a long ways off!
    Yup, my bad.

    As for DL, we don't have room for too many - our roster is packed with them already. A lot of them are still young though, so hopefully we'll see improvement in the ones we already have.

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    Alonzo Saxton, a 5'11" cornerback out of Ohio has verballed to Duke. He has multiple BCS offers including Wisconsin and West Virginia. Recruiting is picking up momentum.
    Bob Green

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    Quote Originally Posted by Greg_Newton View Post
    As for DL, we don't have room for too many - our roster is packed with them already. A lot of them are still young though, so hopefully we'll see improvement in the ones we already have.
    Our roster is packed with them, but a whole lot of them are juniors and seniors. Best to land a couple to get them a red-shirt year before they need to contribute.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bob Green View Post
    Alonzo Saxton, a 5'11" cornerback out of Ohio has verballed to Duke. He has multiple BCS offers including Wisconsin and West Virginia. Recruiting is picking up momentum.
    We're seeing improvement in which schools we're competing with for recruits as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bob Green View Post
    Alonzo Saxton, a 5'11" cornerback out of Ohio has verballed to Duke. He has multiple BCS offers including Wisconsin and West Virginia. Recruiting is picking up momentum.
    Wow - this kid had a lot of D1 offers, including 5 from the Big10 already (IL, IN, NW, Purdue, Wisc.), plus UK, Cincy, Navy, WV, and interest from OSU and Michigan. Not bad company to be keeping Duke!
    FYI - Alonzo Saxton is listed by Scout as the 39th best CB in the 2014 HS class follows:
    Ht: 5-11 Wt: 175 40: 4.58
    Position: CB
    Year: Class of 2014
    High School: Bishop Hartley HS
    (Columbus, OH)

    http://duke.scout.com/a.z?s=167&p=8&c=1&nid=5424429

    No doubt that this class, so far, is looking clearly "above-average" for Duke FB. Due to the current numbers on scholarship and limited departures expected after next season, this will be a smaller-than-normal class -- could be as few as about a dozen, though realistically there should be a few other departures for various reasons.

    I'd expect at least two DL's and probably 2-3 more defensive backfield types -- those are perceived as maybe the two biggest areas of need for this class to fill. Though we do seem to be on the list for some big-time RB's, QB's (Cut seems to sign at least one QB a year), TE's, and WR's. May not be done at OL either - a spot quickly turning into an area of real strength for Duke.
    Last edited by -bdbd; 04-18-2013 at 12:15 PM.

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    Tinashe Bere the #29 ranked MLB in the nation has verbally committed to Duke. He is a 3-Star from Cincinnati who also had offers from Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and Purdue.
    Bob Green

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    Awesome! This class is really shaping up nicely and filling areas of need.
    "This is the best of all possible worlds."
    Dr. Pangloss - Candide

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    Now, if Duke could just get a couple of stud DT's.

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    Saxton just won defensive MVP of a Rivals combine. That's especially notable because he beat out three four-star DB recruits to win the award, and it wasn't because the four-stars had an off day.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Devil in the Blue Dress View Post
    We're seeing improvement in which schools we're competing with for recruits as well.
    Quote Originally Posted by -bdbd View Post
    Wow - this kid had a lot of D1 offers, including 5 from the Big10 already (IL, IN, NW, Purdue, Wisc.), plus UK, Cincy, Navy, WV, and interest from OSU and Michigan. Not bad company to be keeping Duke!

    No doubt that this class, so far, is looking clearly "above-average" for Duke FB.
    Quote Originally Posted by chrishoke View Post
    Awesome! This class is really shaping up nicely and filling areas of need.
    Seems like Coach Cut's continuous improvement and now having a recent bowl trip has given FB recruiting a boost. Good stuff.

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    More on Alonzo Saxton

    Alonzo Saxton is Duke's 5th commit

    Nice piece from Blue Devil Lair on this recent DB commit.

    Seems like just the type of player and young man Coach Cut is looking for to continue to build.

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    The quality of commits seems to be trending upwards, and we are now beating out some other quality BCS teams for talent that before we'd have to find under the radar.

    I've read some of the interviews from the commits and more than one has mentioned Duke's up-and-coming status and getting to the Belk Bowl as big factors in their decisions.

    Would be great to get another quality DB or two.

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    Three more verbals

    Football recruiting is on a roll today with three verbal committments:

    C Zach Harmon (Toledo, OH)
    WR Chris Taylor (Coconut Creek, FL)
    RB Kerrion Moore (Gastonia, NC)
    Bob Green

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bob Green View Post
    Football recruiting is on a roll today with three verbal committments:

    C Zach Harmon (Toledo, OH)
    WR Chris Taylor (Coconut Creek, FL)
    RB Kerrion Moore (Gastonia, NC)
    All three unranked by the services. :-/ Was hoping we were starting a trend.
    <devildeac> anyone playing drinking games by now?
    7:49:36<Wander> drink every qb run?
    7:49:38<loran16> umm, drink every time asack rushes?
    7:49:38<wolfybeard> @devildeac: drink when Asack runs a keeper
    7:49:39 PM<CB&B> any time zack runs, drink

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    Quote Originally Posted by loran16 View Post
    All three unranked by the services. :-/ Was hoping we were starting a trend.
    Chris Taylor, the WR from Florida, is ranked 3-stars by 247 Sports.

    247 Sports is growing, looking to provide info for hungry recruit-niks and compete with Scout and Rivals. 247 Sports recently hooked up with CBS Sports to be their provider of recruiting news.

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    Quote Originally Posted by loran16 View Post
    All three unranked by the services. :-/ Was hoping we were starting a trend.
    Per Twitter and Adam Rowe, Harmon will be a 247 Sports 3 star when rankings come out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by roywhite View Post
    Chris Taylor, the WR from Florida, is ranked 3-stars by 247 Sports.

    247 Sports is growing, looking to provide info for hungry recruit-niks and compete with Scout and Rivals. 247 Sports recently hooked up with CBS Sports to be their provider of recruiting news.
    Let me rephrase then, all three are not even close to consensus 3 stars - which is generally the lowest ranking in which prospects get rankings.

    They could wind up as studs, but that's not really a sign of improved recruiting.
    <devildeac> anyone playing drinking games by now?
    7:49:36<Wander> drink every qb run?
    7:49:38<loran16> umm, drink every time asack rushes?
    7:49:38<wolfybeard> @devildeac: drink when Asack runs a keeper
    7:49:39 PM<CB&B> any time zack runs, drink

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