Originally posted by Technician:
Before anyone else expresses worry over recruiting, here's some good news I've gleaned through various Internet sources; these are kids we have been named leaders for or are heavily involved with early on:
1) CB/WR Ryan Gilliam 5-10 172 4.4 The Insider's #9 CB nationally. 4 stars. Tech and Illinois are frontrunners.
2) TB Tashard Choice 6-1 200 4.4 Tech leads. I have seen him play, and he is a quality prospect. Good news is his HS offense allows him to catch passes too, and from what I saw his hands were good. 3-star prospect ranked #52 nationally by Insiders. I believe that is about where Will Glover was ranked??
3) S Vince Beamer 6-2 185 4.45 Tech and Michigan State are frontrunners. Sounds like a good athlete at a position where we are thin.
4) DB/WR Joey Sturdivant 6-3 185 4.5 Tech leads. From Parkview HS. Reminds me of Jeremy Muyres.
5) CB DeRae Allen 5-11 175 4.4 Son of former Tech player. Those numbers are from a Nike Camp so the speed is legit.
Others we are heavily involved with:
LB Kory Gedin 6-3 235 4.6. UNC and Tech lead. 1180 on SAT.
S LaRon Landry 6-2 185 4.4. Very highly regarded. Brother of Dawan. Tech is on the radar screen, but so are a few others.
OL Kenyon Buford 6-6.5 367 5.5. Nike Camp numbers so YES HE IS THAT BIG. Ohio St. leads, but has expressed serious interest in Tech. We've offered. IF UT offers, they'd lead.
ATH William Gay 6-0 165 4.4. Tech among early leaders. Says he has run 4.35 before. Likes our playing opportunity at DB. 850 SAT.
QB Al Pena 6-3.5 200 4.55. Nike Camp numbers so they're legit. Came out of nowhere to impress this summer. Likes Okla. St. because they've offered. Maybe we're waiting on him to camp with us? 990 SAT.
DT Ryan Watson 6-3 270 *4.7*! Now this is the kind of stud we need. Sounds like another Greg Gathers. From New Orleans area. Likes us along with LSU, Colorado and others.
There are others we're involved with, but those are the ones off the top of my head. So you see, there may be no reason to panic at all, my friends, come Signing Day. If we signed just HALF these guys I listed, we'd have a class right now 'ranked' as high as those we had under O'Leary with some tremendous athletes to boot. BTW, it looks like we are not even fooling with people who don't look they'll qualify, so you can bet all these guys are pretty good to make the grades.
