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Recruiting is a 12 month 365 days per year journey and Coach T’s Recruiting Corner will give you insight into New York’s prospects has they go through the recruiting process. We’ll discuss offers, commitments, visits and all from upperclassmen to…
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Continue ReadingRecruiting is a 12 month 365 days per year journey and Coach T’s Recruiting Corner will give you insight into New York’s prospects has they go through the recruiting process. We’ll discuss offers, commitments, visits and all from upperclassmen to underclassmen. Need to relay recruiting information find me on Twitter @CoachTolbert315. Starting off Coach T’s Recruiting corner we have some prospects who are currently impressing college coaches with their length, size, power and speed and are racking up offers this cold and chilly winter in the Empire State.
Korey Duff Jr. – WR (St. Anthony’s H.S)
The class of 2024 WR had a impressive past several weeks picking up offer from UCONN (1/27/22), West Virginia (1/24/22), Pittsburgh (1/21/22), and Rutgers (1/19/22). With his great size (6’5″ 195lbs) and equally impressive 2021 campaign expect KJ to be a national prospect. KJ Does a great job high pointing passes and using his frame and catch radius to consistently pull down 50/50 balls from defenders. Shows nice soft hands and the ability to pick up YAC. One of the top players in all of New York for the 2024 class and a name you should become familiar with.
Jean Louis III Jean Louis III 5'11" | 170 lbs | WR Canarsie | 2023 State NY – WR (Canarsie)
The 5’11″ 170lb dynamic playmaker out of Brooklyn’s Canarsie High School has had quite the January and February 2022 so far. The class of 2023 WR has seen his recruitment hit an uptick with offers from Stony Brook on (2/11/22) after picking an offer up from UMASS the day before (2/10/22). And it doesn’t stop there for Louis III, Central Michigan offered him on (2/9/22), Akron offered on (2/1/22) and that was preceded by Bowling Green offering on (1/26/22).
Jeremiah Colclough Jeremiah Colclough 5'9" | 175 lbs | ATH Erasmus Hall | 2023 State NY – ATH (Eramus Hall)
Colclough has had an impressive January and February. Jeremiah earned DB MVP honors at the SPEC Elite Camp in West Lake, Louisiana on January 29th. Kid is the real deal and very solid and well distributed frame that exudes explosiveness, cat quick fast twitch ability, linear speed, vertical speed and closing speed this Eramus Hall Safety/RB is a National Prospect who will see his stock rise up even more over the next few months. Recently picked up offers from Bowling Green University on February 8th and a offer from Stony Brook University on February 11th.
Caden Brown Caden Brown 6'4" | 215 lbs | LB Erasmus Hall | 2024 State NY – DE (Erasmus Hall)
The 6’4″ 215lb class of 2024 prospect continues to add to his impressive list of offers since the turn of the new year. On January 24 Greg Schiano and Rutgers University extended a scholarship offer to the 2024 Erasmus Hall standout. The very next day Brown picked up a pair of in state offers from Syracuse University and University at Buffalo. West Virginia offered Caden on January 26th and Brown picked up a University of Nebraska offer along with one of his teammates. Caden Brown Caden Brown 6'4" | 215 lbs | LB Erasmus Hall | 2024 State NY already possess the requisite size to be among the top 300 national prospects along with the the athletic ability, skills and now offers you look for with a top 300 national prospect in his class. Expect to see his offer number rise significantly by the end of the NCAA spring evaluation period.
Aaris Bethea Aaris Bethea 6'2" | 260 lbs | DL Erasmus Hall | 2024 State NY – DT (Erasmus Hall)
The 2024 6’4” 250lb DT is starting to be a big deal on the recruiting trail and is another National prospect from Erasmus Hall. Prior to helping Erasmus Hall to a 2021 PSAL Championship along with his aforementioned teammates. Bethea was a FBU Freshman All-American. Bethea has rare tools that you don’t find in a sophomore DT. So much so that back in early February Bethea won overall MVP/Alpha Dog for Defensive lineman at NextGen’s Mega VI and Trench King Challenge at the Star in Frisco,TX. Bethea has picked up offers from Rutgers (1/24/22), and a pair of in state offer from Syracuse (1/25/22) and Buffal (1/25/22), West Virginia (1/26/22) and Nebraska (2/11/22).
Dillan Fontus Dillan Fontus 6'5" | 260 lbs | DL Canarsie | 2023 State NY – DE (Canarsie)
An absolute stud on the defensive line for Canarsie (Brooklyn) and a stud on the recruiting front as well. Fontus passes the eye test with flying colors and has the athletic ability and quick first step you like to see in a national DE prospect which Fontus is. Since early January Dillan’s recruitment has seen an uptick. On January 5th UMass offered and in the month of February Fontus has received offers from the likes of Illinois, Kansas, Stony Brook and Nebraska. And that’s on top of his previous offers from West Virginia, Ole Miss, Boston College, Buffalo, UCONN, Arizona, Missouri, Temple, Syracuse, FAU, Pitt and Rutgers.
Josiah Brown
Josiah
Brown
5'11" | 175 lbs | WR
Malverne | 2024
State
NY
– WR (Holy Trinity)
Brown, a 6’0” 170lb speedster in the class of 2024 has had one amazing winter with indoor track and his college football recruiting. Brown leads the nation for the class of 2024 in the 55m with a 6.42. On top of that in January alone Brown picked up offers from Rutgers (1/13/22), Pitt(1/21/22), and West Virginia (1/26/22). Expect Brown to be a household name in New York and a certified national recruit over the next two years.
Dylan Braithwaite Dylan Braithwaite 5'10" | 175 lbs | WR Holy Trinity | 2023 State NY – WR (Holy Trinity)
Braithwaite, is another burner that Holy Trinity has in their WR room. The 5’10” 175lb junior (2023), has run 6.43 in the 55m this indoor track season and along with teammate Josiah Brown Josiah Brown 5'11" | 175 lbs | WR Malverne | 2024 State NY they make up half of Holy Trinity’s school record holders and CHSAA State Champs in the 4×200. A big play waiting to happen on film has finally picked up his first D1 offer from Army on February 24. Braithwaite, also ran the fastest 40 yard dash at the NXGN Orlando Regional back in January clocking a blazing 4.47. I believe his recruitment is about to blow up this spring and I’ll be watching.