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Recruiting the Class of 2016
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May 12th
CU one of only two Power-Five schools without a verbal commitment
Colorado is one of only two Power-Five schools without a verbal commitment from the Class of 2016. Out of the 65 teams in the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, SEC and Pac-12 (and Notre Dame), only Colorado from the Pac-12 and Iowa State from the Big 12 are without a commitment for next February.
But it’s not for lack of trying. In the fifth week of the spring recruiting period, CU coaches are spread throughout the nation, with seven coaches on the road this week.
Where are the Buff coaches? According to the CU twitter feed, safeties coach Joe Tumpkin is in Miami, defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt is in Tampa, special teams coordinator Toby Neinas is in San Antonio, wide receivers coach (and recruiting coordinator) Troy Walters is in San Diego, running backs/ tight ends coach Klayton Adams is in Northern California, while cornerbacks coach Charles Clark and offensive line coach Gary Bernardi are in Southern California.
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As to the recruiting classes from remainder of the Pac-12 …
According to Rivals, a total of 59 players have given their verbal commitments to schools in the Pac-12. Two of the 59, defensive end Breland Brandt from Los Angeles (UCLA) and linebacker Daelin Hayes from Ann Arbor, Michigan (USC) are the only five-star players to commit to the conference. Of the remaining 57 players, 21 are considered four star commits; 28 are three-stars; and eight players are ranked as two-star prospects or are unrated (including two of Utah’s five commits and four of Oregon State’s five commits).
Here is a breakdown of the Pac-12, including Rivals’ national rankings:
No. 7 … UCLA … ten commits … one five-star … five-four star … three three-star
No. 11 … USC … seven commits … one five-star … four four-star … two three-star
No. 17 … Oregon … seven commits … three four-star … four three-star
No. 19 … Stanford … six commits … four four-star … two three-star
No. 28 … Cal … six commits … two four-star … four three-star
No. 37 … Arizona … five commits … one four-star … four three-star
No. 46 … Washington … three commits … two four-star … one three-star
No. 48 … Utah … five commits … three three-star
No. 54 … Arizona State … three commits … three three-star
No. 57 … Oregon State … five commits … one three-star
No. 68 … Washington State … two commits … one three-star
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April 14th
CU now the only school in the Pac-12 without a recruit for the Class of 2016
As Spring football begins to wind down in the Pac-12 and across the nation, even more attention will be paid to the competition for prospects from the Recruiting Class of 2016.
According to Rivals, a total of 41 players have given their verbal commitments to schools in the Pac-12. Two of the 41, defensive end Breland Brandt from Los Angeles (UCLA) and linebacker Daelin Hayes from Ann Arbor, Michigan (USC) are the only five-star players to commit to the conference. Thirteen of the remaining 39 players are considered four star commits; 21 are three-stars; and five players are ranked as two-star prospects or are unrated (including two of Utah’s five commits).
With Washington State picking up its first commitment of the recruiting season, Colorado is now the only team in the Pac-12 without at least one commitment from the Class of 2016.
Here is a breakdown of the Pac-12, including Rivals’ national rankings:
No. 10 … UCLA … six commits … one five-star … three-four star … one three-star
No. 13 … Oregon … seven commits … three four-star … four three-star
No. 22 … Stanford … four commits … three four-star … one three-star
No. 26 … USC … three commits … one five-star … two four-star
No. 37 … Cal … five commits … one four-star … three three-star
No. 38 … Arizona … four commits … four three-star
No. 41 … Utah … five commits … two three-star
No. 47 … Washington … two commits … one four-star … one three-star
No. 54 … Arizona State … two commits … two three-star
No. t-60 … Oregon State … two commits … one three-star
No. t-60 … Washington State … one commit … one three-star
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April 1st
Colorado picks up long-snapper of the future
… Not exactly a four-star pickup, but Colorado has produced a string of long-term long-snappers, so this is a useful get for the future …
From the Daily Camera … J.T. Bale played high school football for a program coached by a former Colorado Buffalo. Now he will get to wear the same college logo his coach did. Rivals bio
Bale, a senior at La Mirada High School in La Mirada, Calif., has accepted an offer from coach Mike MacIntyre to join the CU program as a preferred walk-on at long snapper this summer, Rivals.com reported. Bale played for former CU coach Mike Moschetti in high school.
Bale will likely redshirt in 2015 while senior Wyatt Tucker Smith handles the long-snapping duties and then Bale can take over in 2016 with a chance to become another four-year starter at longsnapper. Greg Pace, Justin Drescher and Ryan Iverson all have filled the role for four consecutive years in Boulder in the recent past.
Here is a YouTube video of Bale in action:
March 26th
Slow recruiting start not uncommon for Mac & Co.
Colorado fans know that the Recruiting Class of 2016 will be very small. The Buffs only have nine scholarship seniors, and, even with normal attrition, the Class is likely to stay under 15 come Signing Day, February 3, 2016.
That being said, there has been very little movement concerning CU recruits. The Buffs did host a number of juniors during Spring practices and the Spring Game, but no commitments were forthcoming.
Colorado is one of only two schools in the Pac-12 without a verbal commitment for the Class of 2016 (Washington State being the other). Arizona State has one commit to date, with the other ten schools each collecting at least two commits (UCLA leads with six).
Cause for concern?
Not really.
As noted, the CU coaching staff has very little room to maneuver when it comes to this Class, so some selectively is mandatory. Plus, when it comes to timing, the Buffs are not all that far behind previous Classes.
Through the end of March last year, Colorado had only one verbal commitment, that being linebacker N.J. Falo.
The first verbal commit to Colorado from the Class of 2014 didn’t come until May 24th, when offensive lineman Isaac Miller committed.
The Class of 2013? Only Phillip Lindsay, who gave his commitment on March 23rd, had joined on with the Buffs prior to the end of March.
While we’ll use this heading to check up on CU recruits throughout the fall and into the new year, we can at least kickoff this banner with news about the competition.
According to Rivals, a total of 31 players have given their verbal commitments to schools in the Pac-12. Two of the 31, defensive end Breland Brandt from Los Angeles (UCLA) and linebacker Daelin Hayes from Ann Arbor, Michigan (USC) are the only five-star players to commit to the conference. Eleven of the remaining 29 players are considered four star commits; 14 are three-stars; and four players are ranked as two-star prospects or are unrated (including two of Utah’s four commits).
Here is a breakdown of the Pac-12, including Rivals’ national rankings:
No. 9 … UCLA … six commits … one five-star … three-four star … one three-star
No. 19 … Oregon … five commits … three four-star … two three-star
No. 21 … USC … three commits … one five-star … two four-star
No. 30 … Arizona … four commits … four three-star
No. 36 … Stanford … two commits … one four-star … one three-star
No. 41 … Washington … two commits … one four-star … one three-star
No. 42 … Utah … four commits … two three-star
No. 44 … Cal … two commits … one four-star … one three-star
No. 56 … Oregon State … two commits … one three-star
No. 61 … Arizona State … one commit … one three-star
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Only USC can put together a Class with only 12-15 members and still be nationally ranked, so charting CU and the national rankings this year will be a lost cause. Hopefully, the Buffs will be able to pick up some quality recruits this fall to make up for the lack of quantity in the Class.
The CU Class of 2017 will be a full Class, with at least 25 signees … Here’s hoping the Buffs’ progress on the field this fall will help attract not only a full Class, but a nationally competitive one as well.
2 Replies to “Recruiting the Class of 2016”
I understand the well-established recruiting channels that Lumpkin and Leavitt have in talent-rich Florida. However, I would much prefer to see them developing relationships in Texas and Cali. The farther from home the recruit is, the less likely he will stay committed, or go on to graduate if he actually does enroll. Yes, there are examples where this has worked out well, but I just believe the success rate of getting and keeping kids closer to home will bear out. Unless you are a National Power it’s just not going to work.
just a long as they can draw in good recruits that will compete and make the team better is all that counts .not worryed about a high ranking class just a solid class of football players . here is where we will see how well the coaches do the recruiting for the future.
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