Recruiting
2009 ... WAC
Ranking the WAC classes
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Boise State
| Fresno
State | Hawaii
| Idaho
| Louisiana Tech
Nevada
| New
Mexico St |
San Jose
State | Utah State
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CFN Recruiting 2009
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2008
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1. Hawaii
CFN’s 2008
Conference Recruiting Rank: 4
The class is heavy on ...
JUCO, JUCO, JUCO. Overall, the
offense got the biggest boost with
three quarterback prospects,
including two good ones in Cayman
Shutter and Corey Nielsen, and
several backs and receivers, but
it’s the junior college haul that
should make the most noise. Head
coach Greg McMackin brought in ten
ready-made players with the most
help coming for the defensive line
with tackles David Hofoka and Zach
Masch.
The player who'll someday be a
really big deal ... LB Chad
Lopati
The player you might care about
this year ... RB Alex Green
What it all means to the real
world of college football ...
Hawaii did a good job of keeping
most of the in-state talent at home
while doing a fantastic job of
mining the JUCO ranks for depth and
hole patching. Considering the lines
lose several starters and the
secondary is undergoing a wholesale
change, the team needed bodies for
right now. Overall, this class
showed that the program can go back
to business as usual when it comes
to recruiting after the one year
down period after June Jones left.
2. Boise State
CFN’s 2008 Conference
Recruiting Rank: 2
The class is heavy on ...
Linebacker. While the Broncos were
able to come up with a little
something for several spots, the
stars are at linebacker where John
Michael Davis and Allen Mooney were
two tremendous gets, while Gabe
Linehan should be excellent with a
little time in the weight room. This
is the Boise State 2013 starting
linebacking corps. Two good
quarterbacks, Joe Southwick and
Mikey Tamburo, were also signed to
develop until Kellen Moore is done.
The player who'll someday be a
really big deal ... LB John
Michael Davis
The player you might care about
this year ... S Winston Vinable
What it all means to the real
world of college football ...
Boise State is getting more and more
players that normally wouldn’t have
thought twice about playing in the
WAC. Now the reputation is growing
that the Broncos don’t just win, but
they also send top players off to
the NFL. No, USC and the big boys in
the Pac 10 didn’t lose out on a ton
of players to Chris Petersen and his
staff, but LB John Michael Davis,
who was courted by several Pac 10
schools, and Seattle RB Allen Mooney
are BCS league caliber starters.
3.
Louisiana Tech CFN’s 2008 Conference
Recruiting Rank: 5
The class is heavy on ... Running back and receiver. Head coach
Derek Dooley went hard on the offense, and while he didn’t pick up any
sure-thing stars, he got a lot of prospects. If you’re a strength in
numbers fan when it comes to recruiting, then you’ll like all the
options the Bulldogs have to choose from over the next few years with a
few smallish but speedy backs like Lyle Fitte and Tyrone Duplessis. Big
receivers like C.J. Broadus and Jaccari Jackson should be interesting to
keep an eye out for as they develop.
The player who'll someday be a really big deal ... LB Rufus
Porter
The player you might care about this year ... CB Olajuwan Paige
What it all means to the real world of college football ... With
Texas and Louisiana to recruit from, the program has always been able to
get the guys who didn’t seem to fit in the Big 12 or SEC, but Dooley was
able to get a big class, the third in a row for the program and he
should have several options to play around with. The last two years were
all about the defense, and this year was about the offense, so the
Bulldogs should be relatively complete for a few years. Next year they
can go hard after quality over quantity.
4. Fresno State CFN’s
2008 Conference Recruiting Rank: 1
The class is heavy on ... Linebacker. Headlined by local product,
Travis Brown, the linebackers were clearly the stars of this class,
followed closely by the defensive ends. Pat Su’a and Daniel Salinas move
like safeties, while Nat Harrison should be a good one after a little
bulking up. On the defensive front, JUCO transfer Donnie Pritchett will
be plugged in right away in the rotation, but Nikko Motta could
eventually turn out to be better.
The player who'll someday be a really big deal ... QB Derek Carr
The player you might care about this year ... DE Donnie Pritchett
What it all means to the real world of college football ... After
coming up with the WAC’s best recruiting classes over the last two
years, this year is a slight step back … but not a big one. Just enough
big recruiting names, like Brown and QB Derek Carr, the younger brother
of former FSU star, David, are coming in to provide some potential
top-shelf starters, but there weren’t a lot of holes needing to be
filled. This is a class for a few years from now.
5. Utah State
CFN’s 2008 Conference Recruiting Rank: 8
The class is heavy on ... JUCO. New head coach Gary Andersen is
looking to make an impact early on, and he needed more bodies to do it.
While the incoming junior college players will mostly be used for depth,
the program needed players to push for spots and to provide more
competition. OT Christian Browne-Frazier and LB Reuben Willis will do
that.
The player who'll someday be a really big deal ... QB Jeff
Manning
The player you might care about this year ... LB Reuben Willis
What it all means to the real world of college football ...
Considering Andersen was a defensive coach at Utah, improving the
defensive front seven would seem to be a priority, but there wasn’t
enough time to go hard after too many top WAC prospects. The recent
problems at Utah State certainly didn’t help matters. However, after a
lousy recruiting class last year that relied more on bringing in warm
bodies than it was on getting stars, Andersen’s first task will be to
develop the players already on campus.
6. San Jose State
CFN’s 2008 Conference Recruiting Rank: 9
The class is heavy on ... 2010. With one of the smallest
recruiting classes in the country, next year will be all about bringing
in the bodies. There might not be many players coming in from this
class, but there are some good ones with JUCO transfer Lamon Muldrow
ready to be one of the main running backs right away, while the
pitch-catch combination of Dasmen Stewart to James Orth looking to be
rolling in a few years.
The player who'll someday be a really big deal ... DT Anthony
Larceval
The player you might care about this year ... RB Lamon Muldrow
What it all means to the real world of college football ... The
program is relying on a terrific 2007 recruiting class to pay off this
year, and it’ll need to come through big over the next few seasons to
restock the shelves. This year’s class is light, as was last year’s,
with the offensive line almost certain to be the main focus. San Jose
State has never been afraid to take the JUCO route, and that might have
to be the way Dick Tomey and has staff has to go.
7. Nevada
CFN’s 2008 Conference Recruiting Rank: 6
The class is heavy on ... Quarterbacks. With Colin Kaepernick set
to be the franchise for the next few years, Nevada’s two new passers,
Mason Magelby and David Fales, will get plenty of time to develop.
However, JUCO transfer Maurice Patterson is a good-looking receiver
who’ll get Kaepernick throwing to him this year.
The player who'll someday be a really big deal ... LB Sam Foster
The player you might care about this year ... WR Maurice
Patterson
What it all means to the real world of college football ... After
building up the lines over the last few years, Nevada didn’t need a
whole bunch this recruiting season. This is such a small class that it
could be a total wash if Patterson doesn’t come through or if the
quarterbacks don’t shine by 2011. Next year’s class will have to bring
in the bulk to build for a future head coach; Chris Ault isn’t will
likely retire before the 2010 class graduates.
8. Idaho
CFN’s 2008 Conference Recruiting Rank: 3
The class is heavy on ... Variety. What do you get for the team
that needs everything? The class is spread out over all the positions
with enough JUCO players here and there to provide a few more options,
while the top position might be linebacker with Jared Heston and Conrad
Scheidt arguably the team’s best recruits. The junior college players
help boost this class, only because the team needs players. CB Kevin
Williams and WR Michael Lindsey will almost certainly play right away.
The player who'll someday be a really big deal ... LB Conrad
Scheidt
The player you might care about this year ... WR Michael Lindsey
What it all means to the real world of college football ... If
nothing else, head coach Robb Akey is doing a decent job recruiting.
Will any of it translate into on-field success any time soon? Last
year’s class was considered among the WAC’s best, but it didn’t matter
right away. This year’s class is good enough to provide help all across
the board, so the last two hauls have to start yielding results.
9. New Mexico
State CFN’s 2008 Conference Recruiting Rank:
7
The class is heavy on ... Defensive tackle. New head coach
DeWayne Walker is a defensive coach by trade and he wanted to start off
his era by improving the interior of the defense … now. Three JUCO
transfers are coming in, John Finau, D’Juan Yates, and Vincent Federico,
and they’re all expected to make an impact. Walker was also able to get
two JUCO receivers, William Bullock and Marcus Allen, who would’ve been
big-time producers in the Hal Mumme era.
The player who'll someday be a really big deal ... QB Tanner Rust
The player you might care about this year ... DT John Finau
What it all means to the real world of college football ... How
did New Mexico State ever get a tremendous coaching prospect like
Walker, who was up for several bigger jobs over the last two years? He
had no time whatsoever to do much this recruiting season, but he has a
big class of players coming in which puts NMSU slightly ahead of some of
the other WAC teams. Hal Mumme went heavy on the junior college players
in an attempt to win last year, and it didn’t work. This class has a bit
more of an eye on the future.