Thursday, January 28, 2010

Countdown to Signing Day…6

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Six days left. Gonna try to have as much recruiting stuff up as possible the next few days and will be blogging live from Butts-Mehre a week from today. But, for today…thought we’d look at where we stand going into the last week. Namely, who’s committed.

And by committed I mean in the new age D-1 prospect way, of course.

Defensive Commits

Baker, Demetre
OLB
 6’0”
 200
 Orange Park (FL)
Burrows, Brandon
 DE
 6’3”
 235
 Walton
Deas, Marc
 S
 6’0”
 180
 Osceola (FL)
Rogers, Deon
 OLB
 6’2”
 190
 Treasure Coast (FL)
Fields, Jalen
 DE
 6’5”
 251
 Dalton
Hamilton, Jakar *
 S
 6’1”
 198
 Georgia Military
Morant, Dexter
 DE
 6’6”
 230
 Manning (SC)
Ogletree, Alec
 S
 6’3”
 212
 Newnan
Ogletree, Zander
 MLB
 5’9”
 202
 Newnan
Owens, Derek
 CB
 6’1”
 175
 Andrew Jackson (FL)
Robey, Nickell
 CB
 5’7”
 165
 Frostproof (FL)
Smith, Garrison
 DT
 6’3”
 255
 Douglass
Stripling, TJ
 DE
 6’6”
 215
 SW Dekalb

Offensive Commits

Benedict, Brent
 OL
 6’6”
 290
 The Bolles School (FL)
Bennett, Michael
 WR
 6’3”
 185
 Alpharetta
Houston, Kholton *
 OL
 6’5”
 270
 Buford
Malcome, Ken
 RB
 6’0”
 215
 SW Dekalb
Mason, Hutson
 QB
 6’3”
 200
 Lassiter
Rogers, Da’Rick
 WR
 6’2”
 197
 Calhoun
*early enrollees

Some somewhat random defensive thoughts:
  • Definitely a defensive heavy lineup, but we lost more on that side of the ball as well.
  • I like the number of front seven commits we have, 7 of 19 so far. Eight of 19 if you include Alec Ogletree, who should eventually see some time that close to the line of scrimmage. Zander Ogletree
  • In fact, Alec seems the type of player that will create his own position…I hope.
  • Speaking of the Ogletrees, it seems Zander will get his first look at FB.
  • With a new coaching eager to use abled bodies, having some young aggressive talent will be a good thing.
  • Given the change in base scheme, DEs and OLBs are as interchangeable as brands of alkaline batteries.
  • The secondary commits don’t jump out at you, other than Ogletree of course.
  • Robey has been in the news a lot. I think it comes down to West Va and UGA, but he’s set to ride in KiffyBaby’s limo this weekend.
  • If he drops us, not a big loss (pun intended). Here’s what Mackie did, playing off of a PWD tweet.
Some somewhat random offensive thoughts:
  • Lots of people would like to see more linemen, and I usually number myself among them. But (correct me if I’m wrong)…we only lost Vance from last season’s roster.
  • And the two we have in Houston and Benedict will be great players. Both are smart and hardnosed.
  • Da’Rick becomes an important signee. If he chooses Rocky Flop over Athens in the final hour, this class drops.
  • And while dropping in the much too publicized recruiting rankings is something that I don’t concern myself with…Rogers would be an immediate playmaker at receiver.
  • I watched Malcome play once this year and was impressed. Losing Mack Brown to gayturdsville and Lattimore to whoever the hell he chooses doesn’t bother me so much.
Like I always say, if they don’t wanna be a Dawg…I don’t want em ‘tween the hedges.

What are your thoughts?
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2 comments:

dean said...

I wouldn't mind getting one more OL-men. If my memory serves (and it doesn't very much anymore) didn't Benedict blow out one of his knees? He may turn out to be a productive player but I'd feel a little bit better if we got another one in case the knee doesn't heal properly. Other than that I think we're addressing our needs with quality players.

I don't put a lot stock in the recruiting rankings but it's crazy to have a top 5 class but have the 3rd best class in the conference. Such is life in the SEC.

January 28, 2010 at 7:27 AM
Sports Dawg said...

Yea, at Georgia we've learned over the past several years we can't recruit too many OLs. How many kids can we sign this year anyway?

January 28, 2010 at 7:59 AM

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