Recruiting Report Pt. XII
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The best recruiting report yet – I anticipated a big group here because of the show-day workouts that happened at Iona Prep, Cardinal Hayes, and Archbishop Stepinac but plenty of other prospects continued to shine this past week with a…
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Continue ReadingThe best recruiting report yet – I anticipated a big group here because of the show-day workouts that happened at Iona Prep, Cardinal Hayes, and Archbishop Stepinac but plenty of other prospects continued to shine this past week with a ton of player picking up their first offers and a ton more picking up some more steam in their recruitment.
We also approach official visit season for our top prospects so I will sprinkle in some notes on the tops guys taking visits.
Gatchalian one of the top WR prospects on Long Island picked up his first offer from Saint Anselm. Gatchalian is a prospect I have seen at a couple of camps and his camp performance always matches his impressive game tape.
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Colin Maher Colin Maher 6’6″ | 300 lbs | OL St. Dominic | 2025 State NY a big OL prospect out of St. Dominic picked up his first offer from Saint Anselm and the 6’6 300lb is one of the bigger OL recruits in the entire state.
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Alec Anderson Alec Anderson 6’4″ | 175 lbs | WR Plainedge | 2025 State NY a long-lean WR prospect out of Plainedge picked up his first offer from Saint Anselm and his ability to stretch the field and make contested catches make him an interesting prospect at the next level.
Kadear Dembele Kadear Dembele 6’3″ | 295 lbs | DL West Haven | 2025 New E had solid results from his show day with UMass and Kent State offering the Stepinac DL. Dembele will be a sought after prospect by a couple notable FBS schools and continues to add to his offer sheet after an impressive Junior season.
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Pedreros continues to be hot through spring visits as he picked up a trio of FCS offers this past week coming from Fordham, Bryant, and Monmouth to add to his long list of FCS and FBS opportunities.
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Gabriel George Gabriel George 6’5″ | 250 lbs | DL Iona Prep | 2025 State NY may be the most physically imposing defensive lineman schools would see coming through New York and the Iona Prep DE had one of the most successful show days with offers from Rhode Island, Georgetown, and UConn coming from his performance.
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Lozin was a part of the Iona Prep defensive line group from last season that could end up with 3+ FBS football players and the youngest of the group Lozin picked up his first offers from Temple and UConn after a strong showing at the Iona Prep showday. At 6’4 290 Lozin is the ideal interior defensive lineman and his 6’8 wingspan stands out as a trait that big northeast schools will covet.
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Heslop whose length and athleticism is bound to stand out in workouts picked up an offer from Rhode Island but also was reoffered by the new staff at Stony Brook. Heslop is one of the top returning CB prospects in New York and the NYCHSFL.
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Johnson out of Iona Prep was bound to be a name of interest at the Iona Prep showday as he also is a dominant track athlete and sprinter. The CB prospect picked up an offer from Rhode Island and is one of the most athletic defensive back prospects in the entire state.
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Denzil Williams picked up an offer from Kent State after his performance at the Stepinac show-day although I am not sure how involved Kent State will be as Williams already has official visits set up to Boston College, James Madison, and Pittsburgh. Now up to 16 division 1 offers Williams has had a huge spring after some offers earlier in his career from UConn and UNLV.
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Marquan Saddler who was on our offer report last week picked up an offer from Sacred Heart. Saddler who has offers from FBS and FCS schools looks like he is becoming a top target for some FCS programs in the northeast.
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Quante Gillians Quante Gillians 6’4″ | 250 lbs | DL Aquinas | 2025 State NY picked up another FBS offer this week and it comes from UConn. Gillians has had a very strong spring the TE/DE prospect already has official visits scheduled to Michigan State and West Virginia.
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Jones picks up another offer from Air Force after the Cardinal Hayes showcase and the WR prospect continues to bring in offers from academies and very high academic institutions.
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There is not a player out there who benefitted from the Cardinal Hayes showday more than their star QB Rich Belin Rich Belin 6’0″ | 185 lbs | QB Cardinal Hayes | 2025 State NY . Belin posted offers from Buffalo, Rhode Island, Stony Brook, Kent State, and New Hampshire and will have a busy June on visits to FBS/FCS and IVY league schools.
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Mann one of the top OT prospects in New York state and the entire northeast continued a strong recruitment picking up offers from Rhode Island, Kent State, and Pitt after a strong show day at Cardinal Hayes.
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Belin had a strong show-day performance which saw him pick up offers from Rhode Island and Kent State. Both schools likely won’t be a factor as Belin has narrowed down his decision to five schools and has posted scheduled Official visits to Virginia, Duke, and Syracuse.
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Jayden Locke Jayden Locke 5’8″ | 155 lbs | DB Erasmus Hall | 2025 State NY who has had an impressive spring at camps picked up an offer from Coffeyville CC and was a solid performer in the Rising Stars Bowl.
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Richard Paul Richard Paul 5’10” | 160 lbs | ATH Erasmus Hall | 2025 State NY who will be new at Erasmus Hall picked up an offer from Coffeyville CC one of the top JUCO programs in Kansas.
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Derrion Battle Derrion Battle 5’10” | 180 lbs | RB Aquinas | 2025 State NY who is a part of a talented group of RBs coming out of Rochester this season picked up an offer from Gannon. The main producer offensively for Aquinas Battle can be a 3-down back at the next level.
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Dowling who has been a consistent starter for a strong St. Anthony’s offensive line picked up his first offer from Saint Anselm. Dowling is one of the top center prospects in the state and plays against some of the toughest competition of any offensive lineman in the state.
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Richardson has a special build with length to his game that you can’t teach. The defensive back prospect out of Canisius picked up his first offer from Edinboro this past week.
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Kyler one of my favorite OL prospects in Buffalo picked up his first offer from Edinboro. The OT from Salamanca has a huge frame at 6’6 285lbs and moves like he is 20-30lbs lighter than that.
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Ernst a long rangy cornerback prospect from Aquinas in Rochester picked up his first offer from Gannon after a strong showing at the camp Gannon held in Buffalo.
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Wiley V a big OL prospect out of Canisius picked up his first offer from Edinboro and is one of the top returning OL in the Monsignor Martin League.
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Overton a TE/LB prospect out of Arlington picked up his first offer from the University of New England and the 6’2 230lb two-way player is a name to watch this upcoming fall in terms of a prospect who can take a big step forward in his game.
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Wilbon out of Kenmore East picks up his first offer from Hilbert. Wilbon a talented 3-sport athlete who runs a 10.9 100m in track is a very athletic two-way prospect for Kenmore East.
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Calabrese out of Canandaigua is a talented two-way line prospect and he picked up his first offer from Franklin & Marshall. With the ability to play 4+ positions across both lines, he is a player whose positional versatility can be highly valued at the next level.