Tuesday, December 15, 2020

National Signing Day is Tomorrow


So tomorrow is the big day--bigger, in fact, than any game we played this year.  The first national signing day is tomorrow.

To keep track, follow BG football on twitter.  When it is all done, every coach in America will hold a presser to proclaim the quality of his class...and I'll have a post to take a look at what transpired.

Coach has said before that we expect a full class, which would be 25 guys.  Through various means, I have us with 20 commits.  Sometimes we get one no one has heard of and sometimes a guy will go elsewhere at the last minute.

247 has 19, including Jacory Jordan, who as far as anyone knows has de-committed, making it 18.  They do not have McKinstry and Zimmerly...which could be a lot of things, including someone being a PWO or 247 just not having all the guys listed.

And sometimes, you get a guy because you see something no one else does or you are in the right place at the right time.  We won't know for sure for three-four years.

Anyway, the list to the right has 20 guys. 

Like with everyone, there's a love-hate relationship.  They are a data point...and the most immediate one but far from the most meaningful.  Still, you can't help looking.  

This class is ranked #8 right now.  UT, UB, Miami, NIU, CMU, WMU and BSU are ahead of BG.

The 2017 class, for example, ranked #2 in the MAC at the time.  Datrin Guyton, Jarret Doege, Matt Wilcox, Joshua Croslen, Travis Koontz, Jamari Rouse, Tyree Jackson, Caylon May were all 3-star names on that list.  

Also, to be fair, was Andrew Clair (3), All-MAC Quinton Morris (3) and Kholbe Coleman (All-MAC, 2 stars).

BG has 12 3-star players out of 18 (on 247), which is pretty good.  However, there are only 2 2-star players.  I'd expect some of our no-star players to get upgraded once time goes on, but for now that's what it shows.

As for positions:

  • 5 of these guys are WR.
  • 2 are LB
  • 3 are OL (expecting 5)
  • 4 are DL (expecting 5)
  • 1 TE
  • 1 RB
  • 1 all-purpose back
  • 3 DBs

 Notably, no QB.  Loeffler has said that BG will take a QB in this class.  (There is still February to go).  and I'd expect 3 more lineman.

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