For purposes of assessing recruits, I am more interested in the opinions of college coaches than those of recruiting followers. Did Bama, Ohio State, Meyer, or some other picky program offer the guy? Did more than one of them?
Since 2008, these recruits with at least two reported elite offers committed to us.
(I defined elite as Alabama, LSU, Georgia, Notre Dame, USC, Oregon, Florida, Florida State, Michigan, Ohio State, Oklahoma, and Texas).
2008 (0):
None
2009 (3):
LB Shayne Skov (USC, others not disclosed)
WR Jamal-Rashad Patterson (Michigan, Florida, Alabama)
RB Tyler Gaffney (USC, Notre Dame)
2010 (2):
Henry Anderson (Florida State, Michigan, Oregon)
David Yankey (Florida, Georgia)
2011 (2):
LB James Vaughters (USC, Notre Dame, Alabama, Ohio State, Georgia, Florida, Florida State)
DB Wayne Lyons (USC, Notre Dame, Michigan, Alabama, Florida, Florida State)
2012 (8):
LB Noor Davis (USC, Notre Dame, Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Florida, FSU, Ohio State, Oklahoma);
DL Jordan Watkins (Notre Dame, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, LSU, FSU, Ohio State, Oklahoma);
OL Kyle Murphy (USC, Oregon, Notre Dame, Michigan, Alabama, Florida. Oklahoma);
OL Andrus Peat (USC, Oregon, Notre Dame, Michigan, Alabama, Florida, FSU, Texas);
OL Josh Garnett (USC, Oregon, Notre Dame, Michigan, Oklahoma);
OL Nick Davidson (Oregon, Michigan, Ohio State);
DL Aziz Shittu (USC, Michigan, Florida)
RB Barry Sanders (Alabama, Florida State, Notre Dame)
2013 (1):
LB Peter Kalambayi (Oregon, Michigan, Florida, Ohio State, Oklahoma)
2014 (8):
DB Brandon Simmons (USC, Michigan, Ohio State, Oklahoma, LSU)
RB Christian McCaffrey (Oregon, Notre Dame, Michigan, Alabama, Ohio State)
DE Solomon Thomas (Alabama, Ohio State, Texas, Oklahoma, Notre Dame)
TE Dalton Schultz (USC, Florida, Oklahoma, Notre Dame)
OT Casey Tucker (USC, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oklahoma)
LB Joey Alfieri (Oregon, USC)
LB Bobby Okereke (Oregon, USC)
QB Keller Chryst (USC, others not disclosed)
2015 (7):
RB Bryce Love (Ohio State, Florida, Georgia)
S Justin Reid (LSU, Oklahoma, Notre Dame)
DE Dylan Jackson (Alabama, LSU)
CB Frank Buncom (Notre Dame, Oklahoma)
S Ben Edwards (Ohio State, Notre Dame)
OG Nick Wilson (Florida State, Florida)
RB Cameron Scarlett (Oregon, Notre Dame)
This post was edited on 2/3 4:35 PM by hulk
Since 2008, these recruits with at least two reported elite offers committed to us.
(I defined elite as Alabama, LSU, Georgia, Notre Dame, USC, Oregon, Florida, Florida State, Michigan, Ohio State, Oklahoma, and Texas).
2008 (0):
None
2009 (3):
LB Shayne Skov (USC, others not disclosed)
WR Jamal-Rashad Patterson (Michigan, Florida, Alabama)
RB Tyler Gaffney (USC, Notre Dame)
2010 (2):
Henry Anderson (Florida State, Michigan, Oregon)
David Yankey (Florida, Georgia)
2011 (2):
LB James Vaughters (USC, Notre Dame, Alabama, Ohio State, Georgia, Florida, Florida State)
DB Wayne Lyons (USC, Notre Dame, Michigan, Alabama, Florida, Florida State)
2012 (8):
LB Noor Davis (USC, Notre Dame, Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Florida, FSU, Ohio State, Oklahoma);
DL Jordan Watkins (Notre Dame, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, LSU, FSU, Ohio State, Oklahoma);
OL Kyle Murphy (USC, Oregon, Notre Dame, Michigan, Alabama, Florida. Oklahoma);
OL Andrus Peat (USC, Oregon, Notre Dame, Michigan, Alabama, Florida, FSU, Texas);
OL Josh Garnett (USC, Oregon, Notre Dame, Michigan, Oklahoma);
OL Nick Davidson (Oregon, Michigan, Ohio State);
DL Aziz Shittu (USC, Michigan, Florida)
RB Barry Sanders (Alabama, Florida State, Notre Dame)
2013 (1):
LB Peter Kalambayi (Oregon, Michigan, Florida, Ohio State, Oklahoma)
2014 (8):
DB Brandon Simmons (USC, Michigan, Ohio State, Oklahoma, LSU)
RB Christian McCaffrey (Oregon, Notre Dame, Michigan, Alabama, Ohio State)
DE Solomon Thomas (Alabama, Ohio State, Texas, Oklahoma, Notre Dame)
TE Dalton Schultz (USC, Florida, Oklahoma, Notre Dame)
OT Casey Tucker (USC, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oklahoma)
LB Joey Alfieri (Oregon, USC)
LB Bobby Okereke (Oregon, USC)
QB Keller Chryst (USC, others not disclosed)
2015 (7):
RB Bryce Love (Ohio State, Florida, Georgia)
S Justin Reid (LSU, Oklahoma, Notre Dame)
DE Dylan Jackson (Alabama, LSU)
CB Frank Buncom (Notre Dame, Oklahoma)
S Ben Edwards (Ohio State, Notre Dame)
OG Nick Wilson (Florida State, Florida)
RB Cameron Scarlett (Oregon, Notre Dame)
This post was edited on 2/3 4:35 PM by hulk
