Thanks to Twitter announcements on National Signing Day, we now know of two more commits to Columbia for the fall.
The first is 6-4, 242 pound DE Mitchell Shinskie from Colonial Forge HS in Stafford, VA. Shinskie was a 1st team all state player in Virginia. He decommitted from William & Mary and had offers from Army and some other Ivies.
Shinskie will be the first Colonial Forge grad to come to Columbia Football.
You can see a quick interview with Shinskie here.
The second new commit we first learned about yesterday is 6-1, 186 pound LB/RB Cameron Brown from Castro Valley HS in Castro Valley, CA.
Brown will be the first Castro Valley grad to come to Columbia Football.
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Signing Day brought a lot more media attention to many of our commits.
Here's an interview and profile of WR commit Mozes Mooney.
RB commit John Harris is profiled here.
Our list of reported commits for 2018 is up to 38:
1) Paul Akere DL 6-4 210 lbs. Hebron HS Carrollton, TX
2) John Alyn DE 6-2 225 lbs. American Heritage HS Plantation, FL
3) Cameron Brown LB/RB 6-1, 186 lbs. Castro Valley HS Castro Valley, CA
4) Inho Choi DB 6-1 175 lbs. Holy Names HS Windsor, Ontario/Deerfield Academy
5) Jordan Colbert DB 6-2 185 lbs. Gonzaga College HS Washington, D.C.
6) Cam Dillon LB 6-2 219 lbs. Findlay HS Findlay, OH
7) Michael Fluegel RB/CB 6-1 180 lbs. Clarkston HS Clarkston, MI
8) John Foreback QB 6-1 215 lbs. Morristown-Hamblen West HS Morristown, TN
9) John Harris RB/DE 6-2 205 lbs. Bishop Diego HS Santa Barbara, CA
10) Devin Hart LB 6-1 212 lbs. McEachem HS Powder Springs, GA
11) Jackson Heath TE 6-5 220 lbs. Blue Valley Northwest HS Overland Park, KS
12) Sam Hill OL/DL 6-5 245 lbs. Chittenango HS Chittenango, NY
13) Marquis Hubbard S/LB 5-11 190 lbs. Kinkaid HS Houston, TX
14) Trajen Johnson WR 6-2 185 lbs. Pulaski Academy Little Rock, AR
15) Dante Landolfi LB 6-2 220 lbs. Upper Arlington HS Columbus, OH
16) Derric Lee DB 6-0 168 lbs. Waubonsie Valley HS Aurora, IL
17) Parker Lefton LS 6-1 240 lbs. King's Ridge Christian HS Alpharetta, GA
18) Ty Lenhart QB 6-3 203 lbs. DeMatha HS, Hyattsville, MD
19) Evan Loesel DL 6-3 252 lbs. Cardinal Gibbons HS Fort Lauderdale, FL
20) Fara'Ad McCombs DB 6-0 178 lbs. St. Joseph's HS Montvale, NJ
21) Dante Miller RB 5-11 185 lbs. Richmond HS Rockingham, HS
22) Zach Minch OL/DL 6-4 280 lbs. Manchester Central HS Manchester, NH and Loomis Chaffee School (PG Year)
23) Mozes Mooney WR 6-1 175 lbs. Bishop's School La Jolla, CA
24) Drake Morey DL 6-5 250 lbs. Ashland HS Ashland, OR
25) Jake Motz OL 6-5 293 lbs. Pope John Paul II HS Hendersonville, TN
26) Stewart Newblatt OL/DL 6-4 255 lbs. Clarkston HS Clarkston, MI
27) Chris Park WR 5-11 175 lbs. Junipero Serra HS San Mateo, CA
28) Keaton Prevette LS 6-0, 225 lbs. Charlotte Country Day Charlotte, NC
29) Brandon Radice TE 6-4, 205 lbs. Ridge HS Basking Ridge, NJ
30) Ryan Rhoden DB 6-2 170 lbs. St. Thomas Aquinas HS, Fort Lauderdale, FL
31) Mikey Roussos WR 6-1 180 lbs. River Ridge HS New Port Richey, FL
31) Mikey Roussos WR 6-1 180 lbs. River Ridge HS New Port Richey, FL
32) Mitchell Shinskie DE/TE 6-4 242 lbs. Colonial Forge HS, Stafford, VA
33) Joshua Smythe-Macaulay LB 6-3 193 lbs. Bowie HS, Austin, TX
34) Mitchell Sturgill DB 6-1, 185 lbs Bellevue HS Bellevue, WA
35) Watson Tansil LB 6-3, 215 lbs. Franklin Road Academy Nashville, TN
33) Joshua Smythe-Macaulay LB 6-3 193 lbs. Bowie HS, Austin, TX
34) Mitchell Sturgill DB 6-1, 185 lbs Bellevue HS Bellevue, WA
35) Watson Tansil LB 6-3, 215 lbs. Franklin Road Academy Nashville, TN
36) Xavier Thibault DE 6-5 241 lbs. Williston Northampton School Easthampton, MA
37) Tyler Worrell 6-3 273 lbs. Cinco Ranch HS Katy, TX
38) Ryan Young RB 5-10 200 lbs. Wheaton Warrenville South HS Wheaton, IL
15 comments:
Jake, did we get more acceptances than we anticipated? I ask because of the rolling 4 year average of 120 football recruits. Between this incoming class and the last two classes, I count 110, leaving 10 slots for next year.
38 frosh is a BIG class (and talented too) to add to the excellent mix of players who are already in CU BLUE. I can't wait until we find out the leading QB candidates are in the spring game and then scrimmage someone in September with the new talent on board. Are you sure that we are talking about Columbia Football?
According to INSIDENOVA, Mitchell Shinskie was chosen 1st Team Virginia All-State 6A Defensive Lineman.
Shinskie mentioned that one of the reasons he chose Columbia, in addition to the excellent coaching staff, was because
it was a "program on the upswing."
He then cited our improving record. Further evidence we've turned the corner and will be competitive for the foreseeable future. Oh joy !!
Re: John Bishop, RB, Bishop Diego, Santa Barbara, CA.
John was chosen California 1st Team, All-State (medium-sized schools) by Cal-Hi Sports.
Further, John carries a 4.52 GPA taking a course load filled with AP classes. He has received all A's during his four-year high school career.
I am not sure I am yet emotionally prepared for all this winning!
As avid a fan and supporter as I am, I caution against being overly optimistic. True, these kids all sound really good, but the question I have asked here several times already is beginning to be answered: how do we stack up against the rest of the league?
The answer is not that promising. According to Hero Sports top 25 FCS recruits, Princeton has destroyed everyone in terms of top-level recruits, including one of the top QBs in the country. He is the top FCS recruit so far..
https://herosports.com/fcs/football-recruiting-top-25-fcs-recruits-brevin-white-ajaj
Additionally, Princeton has 3 others in the top 25, Harvard has 1 and Penn and Yale each have two! We have none.
Now, these aren't the only reporting/rating guys out there, and Bagnoli hasn't worked his magic yet, but don't put on the Pollyanna glasses too soon. We did good, sure, but a lot of others did great. Prepare for that.
Chen, get ready. It's happening.
I think Big Dawg hits the mark. We have a good class, but others Ivies do too. I'm suspicious about rating commits at this point when there's no shared reference point. We'll only have that when when the seasons rolls around again.
...but whether we have the top 5, 10 or 15 class....from what I can see my money is on Bagnolis deep and skilled coaching staff to do more with them than any other coaching staff in our league
Incoming RB from Bishop Diego HS in Santa Barbara, CA, is John Harris not John Bishop (Tod Hawks above). Profiles in local press
indicate solid player and character. Has played DB too. Agree with Dawg and others not to count too much on HS stats,
rating predictions etc. Everyone has some good recruits. Our group may not have top talent but enough to grow into a genuine contender.
That's the coach's' job, to mold a quality team from a promising, large talent pool. I think we have the man for that job.
Classes are rated by most so-called experts and rating agencies by counting the number of two and three star recruits. The current Sophs were on that basis rated as a top five class nationally.
Sorry, Chick. John Harris from Bishop Diego is right.
I think Chen is right. Columbia recruits an outstanding class, but Bagnoli is the difference-maker.
He is, far and away, simply the best coach in the league.
According to USA Today, Derric Lee was chosen Illinois All-State 2nd Team DB.
Al has said that his recruiting goals are getting good athletes and creating competition up and down the roster. If a good QB emerges we will be one of the best teams is the league. That is the Bagnoli factor. The man is flat out a brilliant coach.
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