Holy Falcon Saturday...I have to be more careful not to fall behind on these verbals, because Eddie and the team are landing commits like crazy. Recruiting at BG is a real test of scouting, and time will tell our ability to identify and develop talent and character. Much credit to @thetalontribune for his dogged work keeping track of not only commits but also offers and OVs.
Let's look at the players.
Theo Andall, OG
The first guy to note is Theo Andall. He is going to be immediately eligible (as in for '26) and is from London, England. He's 6'3" and 290 pounds and came to football through the NFL Academy. He is credited on line for a "meteoric" rise last season.
FWIW, we had offers to a couple of other foreign players as well.
Gunnar Gillentine, P
I'm calling it now, the most accurately named recruit we have ever had. He is either the #1 or #2 punter in the country. He's from Petal, MS. He committed to Mississippi State at one point, but then de-committed.
You don't always get as much data on punters, certainly from games. There is some info from Kohl's, the kicking school.
With an impressive performance at the 2026 Kohl's National Underclassman Challenge, Gunnar Gillentine continues to be one of the top punters in the country for the 2027 class. He won the punt competition day 2 and scored 114.12 points in the overall combined punt charts. He is technically sound and has excellent quickness with his operation. Gillentine punted at Kohl’s National Scholarship Camp in July of 2025. He scored 112.92 points in punting over three sessions. He also won the punt competition held at the end of camp in front of 1,000 people. He is one of the best punters we have seen in the last five years! Gillentine had a dominant performance at the 2025 Texas Spring Showcase. His hand to toes were in the 1.2-1.3 second range. He is compact with his steps and creates excellent consistency with his contact. He moves well in the roll-out portion of punting and scored 18 points. His overall score for punts at camp was 117.96 points. He loves to punt and is Power 4 punter right now.
Ben Hale, OT
Ben Hale committed last week. He's an OT from Nashville, weighing in at 6'5" and 300 pounds. He had D1 offers from UB, Middle TN, Army, Air Force, Troy, Georgia State, Arkansas State, Navy and UNLV...and 9 FBS offers. His school won a state-title.
Tyler Carpenter. LB
6'2" and 212 pounds, he's a flip after decommitting from Ohio. He also had offers from Toledo and Kent. He's from Trotwood-Madison, and
Christian Mollino, CB
is another highly-recruited player. One of three players who have committed from Sumner HS in Riverview, FL, he had P4 offers from Pittsburgh, Louisville, and USF and G6 offers from Army, UB, FIU, FAU, Georgia Southern, along with 4 FCS offers.
Terrell Karim, Jr., ATH
Coming from Akron East, Karim had only one offer--from KSU. He's 6'3", 195 lbs and played WR, TE, DE and LB. He was all-Ohio HM, and has 31 catches for 503 on one side of the ball and 42 tackles and 10 sacks on the other.
Dai'saun Blanchard, EDGE
He's from Westinghouse HS in Pittsburgh, and lists himself as a top pass rusher in WPIAL. He also had offers from Akron, Ohio,Youngstown State, Monmouth, Richmond, UIW, He's fast, offering a 4.4/40 and had 19 sacks in his junior season, but 38 TFLs. He was first-team all-city.
Ace Luther, TE
He's from Palmetto, FL, 6'4" and 215 pounds. Also highly recruited, with offers from Memphis, Sac State, EMU, Kent, Toledo and six FCS schools. He has a strong, muscular frame and there is a lot of talk online bout his contested catch ability.
Knud Davis, DL
From Longwood, FL, He's 6'3" and 260 lbs. He had offers from Marshall, Coastal Carolina, FAU, Georgia Southern, UMass, Liberty, and 4 non-FBS programs.
Jace Boyd, EDGE
He is a 6'4", 240-pound EDGE from Alcoa, TN. BG was his only FBS offer, along with 2 FCS offers. He is listed as a rising star in his part of Tennessee.
Wesley Summersett, LB/S
He's from South Adams HS, in Bane IN. He's 6'2" and 200. He played TE/WR and defense in his junior year, but apparently BG projects him to be a defender. Offensively last fall Summersett tallied 80 receptions for 1,562 yards and 16 touchdowns. Defensively, Summersett had 65 tackles as a junior with 1 pick six and 3 forced fumbles. He had offers from the real Miami, Colgate and Dartmouth.
Jean Pierre Furtado, DL
Quite possibly the top recruit of the class right now. He's 6'2" and 290 and rated a 3-star on 247 with one more year in HS. He's from Lake Minneola, FL. He had offers from Duke, Iowa State, Louisville, Ole Miss, Wake Forest, WVU, UB, Charlotte, EMU, FAU, Georgia Southern, Liberty, MT State, UConn, UMass and 2 FCS schools.
Drew Kryscynski, IOL
He's 6'4 and 285 from Marysville, MI. His other offers were from SEMO and Army. There are also D2 offers. He was first-team all-region and all-conference.
And for now, that is it. We enter a dead period now that more or less lasts until Fall camp starts. That's 22 commits already...I'll have a little more analysis and observations soon. In the meantime, I think we're on the right track.
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