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Topic: Project Boredom: Pennsylvania Class of 2016

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MaximumSam

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Project Boredom: Pennsylvania Class of 2016
« on: July 18, 2020, 07:52:58 AM »
1. Miles Sanders, 5 star RB (21) - Penn State.  Sanders was one of those guys who caught with a bit of unfortunate timing.  He sat for two years behind Saquon Barkley before having a good if not great year in 2018.  Still, his talent was obvious enough to get drafted in the second round by the Eagles and he set some rookie records for them last year.

2. Michael Menet, 4 star OG (28) - Penn State: Another hit for the Nits, Menet has started at center for two years and returns as a senior to do it again.  He is part of what should be a really good offensive line.

3. Naseir Upshur, 4 star TE (149) - Florida State: Upshur decided to head south instead of to other suitor Michigan, but it has not been smooth.  He only appeared in a handful of games before deciding to transfer in 2018.  He ended up at West Chester University in Pennsylvania but has yet to play. Then in June he got shot and was in critical condition but pulled through.

4. Damar Hamlin, 4 star CB (151) - Pitt: A nice get for the Panthers, Hamlin has been a big part of Pitt's stingy defense.  He also got some good news from the NCAA - he walked with the seniors this year, but the NCAA granted him another year of eligibility because he only played three games his freshman season before an injury.  So he gets to run it back this year.

5. Karamo Dioubate, 4 star DT (174) - Temple: I don't know the story of how this guy, who was originally committed to Penn State, ended up at Temple.  As far as I can tell he's had a pretty average career for the Owls and graduated this past year.

6. Brandon McIlwain, 4 star QB (175) - South Carolina: This dul-threat QB went south, played a bit his freshman season, then decided to transfer to Cal.  He actually is a baseball prospect and was drafted by the Marlins in 2019 but elected not to play for them.  He ended up not drafted this year in the MLB's shortened draft but signed a contract with the Mets.

7. Connor McGovern, 4 star OC (255) - Penn State: A pretty good get for PSU, he startyed almost immediately as a freshman, and started at guard and center his whole career.  In 2019 he skipped out his final year of eligibility to get drafted in the third round by the Cowboys, though he missed his rookie year with injury.

8. Cary Angeline, 4 star TE (267) - USC: This guy decided to head out west, though not for long.  After redshirting and gthen playing in two games, he decided to head back east and transferred to NC State.  He had a healthy 25 catches and 5 TDs last season and figures to be one of the better tight ends in the ACC this year.

9. Andrew Pryts, 4 star S (320) - Stanford: Another defection to the west, though this one stuck.  He dropped down to inside linebacker and led the team in tackles last year.  He looked at transferring for his senior season but instead will finish out his career at Stanford.

10. Khaleke Hudson, 3 star S (386) - Michigan: You guys have probably heard of this guy.  He played extensively at Michigan and started his last three years.  This year, he got drafted by the Redskins in the fifth round.
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Re: Project Boredom: Pennsylvania Class of 2016
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2020, 11:59:42 AM »
Recruiting prospects are like ants; each individually a magnificent manifestation of God's creation, but man there are a lot of them. 
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Re: Project Boredom: Pennsylvania Class of 2016
« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2020, 12:08:35 PM »
Looks like 2 of 6 did well, one more did reasonably well.

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Re: Project Boredom: Pennsylvania Class of 2016
« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2020, 12:32:04 PM »
Looks like 2 of 6 did well, one more did reasonably well.
The reasonably well is a weird one. Like, he did actually well, but that 5-star ranking is an albatross. 

The QB was, bleh. It was also funny because he threw for less than 1,750 yards as a HS senior (on an OK number of attempts) but got a lot of hype regardless. 

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Re: Project Boredom: Pennsylvania Class of 2016
« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2020, 07:58:31 AM »
Actually a somewhat stable group compared to the last two I did

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Re: Project Boredom: Pennsylvania Class of 2016
« Reply #5 on: July 19, 2020, 08:12:44 AM »
I took a quick look at Georgia, 3 five stars that year, they all did reasonably well.

https://247sports.com/Season/2016-Football/CompositeRecruitRankings/?InstitutionGroup=highschool&State=GA

Derrick Brown was a first round pick and AA at Auburn.  Mecole Hardman had a solid career at UGA and is in he NFL.  Demetris Robinson started at Cal and transferred to UGA and has yet to really shine but hasn't washed out.

They had 24 four star players, some of the names I recognize like Holyfield.

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Re: Project Boredom: Pennsylvania Class of 2016
« Reply #6 on: July 19, 2020, 10:26:27 AM »
MSU got a couple guys out of the prior two PA classes, and was generally involved.  But man, not so much in 2016.  Sanders was the only one of these guys I recall them being at all in on, I think they were in his final 3.  I don't even remember them recruiting any of the other guys.

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Re: Project Boredom: Pennsylvania Class of 2016
« Reply #7 on: July 19, 2020, 10:46:04 AM »
no PA guys in the Huskers 2016 class
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Re: Project Boredom: Pennsylvania Class of 2016
« Reply #8 on: July 19, 2020, 02:20:40 PM »
Khaleke was a heckuva player. Just didn't really get too much better after that phenomenal first year starting. Thought he could take it up another level and become an elite player, but he just stayed very good. Never got to the elite status. Really good player though.

 

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