This is an updated elite offers list for Stanford football signees over the last ten years,
For purposes of this list, an elite offer is one from Alabama, LSU, Georgia, Florida, Florida State. Ohio State, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Texas, Oregon, or USC.
Bold indicates a player with three or more of these offers.
2008
QB Andrew Luck (Alabama, LSU, FSU)
1/3 (first number: number of signees with more than one eilte offer; second number is total number of those offers for those signees)
2009
LB Shayne Skov (USC, others not disclosed)
WR Jamal-Rashad Patterson (Alabama, Michigan)
RB Tyler Gaffney (USC, Notre Dame)
DB Drew Carrington (Notre Dame, Oregon)
4/9
2010
DE Henry Anderson (Florida State, Michigan, Oregon)
OL David Yankey (Florida, Georgia)
2/5
2011
LB James Vaughters (Alabama, Ohio State, USC, FSU, Notre Dame, Georgia)
DB Wayne Lyons (Alabama, USC, Notre Dame, FSU, Michigan)
2/11
Four year total: Nine players, 28 elite offers (Avg 2.25 players, seven total elite offers per class)
2012
LB Noor Davis (Alabama, Ohio State, USC, LSU, Notre Dame, Georgia, FSU)
OL Andrus Peat (Alabama, Texas, USC, Oregon, Notre Dame, FSU, Michigan)
DL Jordan Watkins (Alabama, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Georgia, LSU, FSU)
OL Kyle Murphy (Alabama, USC, Oregon, Notre Dame, Michigan)
OL Josh Garnett (USC, Oregon, Notre Dame, Michigan)
RB Barry Sanders (Alabama, FSU, Notre Dame)
OL Nick Davidson (Ohio State, Oregon, Michigan)
DL Aziz Shittu (USC, Michigan)
8/37
A leap year. Out of nowhere.
2013
LB Peter Kalambayi (Ohio State, Oregon, Michigan)
TE Greg Taboada (Alabama, FSU, Oregon)
TE Austin Hooper (Notre Dame, Oregon)
3/8
Tiny class with some quality.
2014
DE Solomon Thomas (Alabama, Ohio State, Texas, Notre Dame)
RB Christian McCaffrey (Alabama, Ohio State, Oregon, Notre Dame, Michigan)
DB Brandon Simmons (Ohio State, USC, Michigan, LSU)
QB Keller Chryst (USC, others not disclosed)
OT Casey Tucker (USC, Michigan, Notre Dame)
TE Dalton Schultz (USC, Notre Dame)
DB Terrence Alexander (Ohio State, Notre Dame)
OG Nick Wilson (Florida, Florida State)
LB Joey Alfieri (USC, Oregon)
LB Bobby Okereke (USC, Oregon)
DB Frank Buncom (Notre Dame, Oklahoma)
11/31
Rebound. And five of these eight made major contributions in their second year in campis.
2015
RB Bryce Love (Ohio State, Georgia)
FS Justin Reid (LSU, Notre Dame)
DE Dylan Jackson (Alabama, LSU)
SS Ben Edwards (Ohio State, Notre Dame)
RB Cameron Scarlett (Oregon, Notre Dame)
5/10
An apparent retreat, yet looks like an excellent class.
Four year total: 27 players, 86 elite offers (Average: 6.75 players, 21.5 elite offers per class)
2016
LB Curtis Robinson (Ohio State, USC, Oregon, Michigan, Notre Dame
TE Kaden Smith (Alabama, Texas, LSU, Georgia, Michigan)
SS Andrew Pryts (Alabama, Ohio State, Michigan, Notre Dame)
DT Mike Williams (Ohio State, Michigan, Texas, Oklahoma)
OL Devery Hamilton (Ohio State, LSU, Michigan)
CB Obi Eboh (Texas, Ohio State, Oklahoma)
QB K.J. Costello (Alabama, USC, Michigan)
OT Clark Yarbrough (LSU, Michigan)
8/28
And a rebound again.
2017
Committed:
QB Davis Mills (Alabama, Florida State, USC, Michigan, Georgia
TE Colby Parkinson (USC, Michigan, Georgia)
RB Sione Heimuli-Lund (LSU, Michigan)
S Stuart Head (Alabama, Notre Dame)
Quite a start.
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Possibles:
OT Walker Little (Alabama, Oklahoma, Michigan, Florida)
OT Foster Sarrell (Alabama, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, USC, Michigan, Oregon)
OG Wyatt Davis (Alabama, LSU, Oklahoma, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Notre Dame, USC, Oregon)
WR Tarik Black (Alabama, Michigan, Notre Dame)
WR Osiris St. Brown (USC, Michigan, Notre Dame) WR Paulson Adebo (Oklahoma, USC, Notre Dame, Texas, Georgia)
RB Salmon Ahmed (USC, Notre Dame, Oregon)
DT Dylan Wade-Perry (Alabama, Ohio State, Florida State, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Michigan
DE Ryan Johnson (Alabama, Florida State, Oklahoma, LSU, USC, Georgia, Notre Dame)
LB Kenney Britt (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Michigan)
CB Darnay Holmes (Alabama, Ohio State, Florida State, Oklahoma, USC, Michigan, Oregon)
DB Elijah Molden (USC, Oregon)
DB Chaz Ah You (Oregon, Notre Dame)
Seems a good bet to be one of the three best classes of the new era, perhaps equaling the best-ever--by this measure-- 2012 class.
For purposes of this list, an elite offer is one from Alabama, LSU, Georgia, Florida, Florida State. Ohio State, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Texas, Oregon, or USC.
Bold indicates a player with three or more of these offers.
2008
QB Andrew Luck (Alabama, LSU, FSU)
1/3 (first number: number of signees with more than one eilte offer; second number is total number of those offers for those signees)
2009
LB Shayne Skov (USC, others not disclosed)
WR Jamal-Rashad Patterson (Alabama, Michigan)
RB Tyler Gaffney (USC, Notre Dame)
DB Drew Carrington (Notre Dame, Oregon)
4/9
2010
DE Henry Anderson (Florida State, Michigan, Oregon)
OL David Yankey (Florida, Georgia)
2/5
2011
LB James Vaughters (Alabama, Ohio State, USC, FSU, Notre Dame, Georgia)
DB Wayne Lyons (Alabama, USC, Notre Dame, FSU, Michigan)
2/11
Four year total: Nine players, 28 elite offers (Avg 2.25 players, seven total elite offers per class)
2012
LB Noor Davis (Alabama, Ohio State, USC, LSU, Notre Dame, Georgia, FSU)
OL Andrus Peat (Alabama, Texas, USC, Oregon, Notre Dame, FSU, Michigan)
DL Jordan Watkins (Alabama, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Georgia, LSU, FSU)
OL Kyle Murphy (Alabama, USC, Oregon, Notre Dame, Michigan)
OL Josh Garnett (USC, Oregon, Notre Dame, Michigan)
RB Barry Sanders (Alabama, FSU, Notre Dame)
OL Nick Davidson (Ohio State, Oregon, Michigan)
DL Aziz Shittu (USC, Michigan)
8/37
A leap year. Out of nowhere.
2013
LB Peter Kalambayi (Ohio State, Oregon, Michigan)
TE Greg Taboada (Alabama, FSU, Oregon)
TE Austin Hooper (Notre Dame, Oregon)
3/8
Tiny class with some quality.
2014
DE Solomon Thomas (Alabama, Ohio State, Texas, Notre Dame)
RB Christian McCaffrey (Alabama, Ohio State, Oregon, Notre Dame, Michigan)
DB Brandon Simmons (Ohio State, USC, Michigan, LSU)
QB Keller Chryst (USC, others not disclosed)
OT Casey Tucker (USC, Michigan, Notre Dame)
TE Dalton Schultz (USC, Notre Dame)
DB Terrence Alexander (Ohio State, Notre Dame)
OG Nick Wilson (Florida, Florida State)
LB Joey Alfieri (USC, Oregon)
LB Bobby Okereke (USC, Oregon)
DB Frank Buncom (Notre Dame, Oklahoma)
11/31
Rebound. And five of these eight made major contributions in their second year in campis.
2015
RB Bryce Love (Ohio State, Georgia)
FS Justin Reid (LSU, Notre Dame)
DE Dylan Jackson (Alabama, LSU)
SS Ben Edwards (Ohio State, Notre Dame)
RB Cameron Scarlett (Oregon, Notre Dame)
5/10
An apparent retreat, yet looks like an excellent class.
Four year total: 27 players, 86 elite offers (Average: 6.75 players, 21.5 elite offers per class)
2016
LB Curtis Robinson (Ohio State, USC, Oregon, Michigan, Notre Dame
TE Kaden Smith (Alabama, Texas, LSU, Georgia, Michigan)
SS Andrew Pryts (Alabama, Ohio State, Michigan, Notre Dame)
DT Mike Williams (Ohio State, Michigan, Texas, Oklahoma)
OL Devery Hamilton (Ohio State, LSU, Michigan)
CB Obi Eboh (Texas, Ohio State, Oklahoma)
QB K.J. Costello (Alabama, USC, Michigan)
OT Clark Yarbrough (LSU, Michigan)
8/28
And a rebound again.
2017
Committed:
QB Davis Mills (Alabama, Florida State, USC, Michigan, Georgia
TE Colby Parkinson (USC, Michigan, Georgia)
RB Sione Heimuli-Lund (LSU, Michigan)
S Stuart Head (Alabama, Notre Dame)
Quite a start.
—
Possibles:
OT Walker Little (Alabama, Oklahoma, Michigan, Florida)
OT Foster Sarrell (Alabama, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, USC, Michigan, Oregon)
OG Wyatt Davis (Alabama, LSU, Oklahoma, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Notre Dame, USC, Oregon)
WR Tarik Black (Alabama, Michigan, Notre Dame)
WR Osiris St. Brown (USC, Michigan, Notre Dame) WR Paulson Adebo (Oklahoma, USC, Notre Dame, Texas, Georgia)
RB Salmon Ahmed (USC, Notre Dame, Oregon)
DT Dylan Wade-Perry (Alabama, Ohio State, Florida State, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Michigan
DE Ryan Johnson (Alabama, Florida State, Oklahoma, LSU, USC, Georgia, Notre Dame)
LB Kenney Britt (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Michigan)
CB Darnay Holmes (Alabama, Ohio State, Florida State, Oklahoma, USC, Michigan, Oregon)
DB Elijah Molden (USC, Oregon)
DB Chaz Ah You (Oregon, Notre Dame)
Seems a good bet to be one of the three best classes of the new era, perhaps equaling the best-ever--by this measure-- 2012 class.
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