2019 Recruiting List

[BTownJack]

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The rule of thumb I've always heard is: 1/3 starters/major contributors; 1/3 contribute, but might not start; 1/3 disappear (injuries, grades, other issues, etc.)

This is probably pretty accurate if you went back and did some research. It is minimizing the 1/3 disappear category and turning them into one of the other two groups that sets good programs from great.

[JACKGUYII]

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Sounds like on the FCS level SDSU and UNI are still in the running for Hull. Still looking at Princeton. Wisconsin and Northwestern on FBS level. Sounds like they are currently offering PWO.

[bigticket1]

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Sounds like on the FCS level SDSU and UNI are still in the running for Hull. Still looking at Princeton. Wisconsin and Northwestern on FBS level. Sounds like they are currently offering PWO.

Probably going to have to play the waiting game until February on him.

[Hip2daHop]

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Probably going to have to play the waiting game until February on him.

Maybe additional FBS transfers floating too

[JACKGUYII]

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Really like the solid foundation of the committed class today. In a good position to grab the few areas of need. Some great talent still out there looking for a home!

[Nidaros]

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Shocking news Zeb Nolan signed with NDSU yesterday. The Fargo Forum says he has already moved in and will enroll for spring ball.

[WestSideRabbit]

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This is probably pretty accurate if you went back and did some research. It is minimizing the 1/3 disappear category and turning them into one of the other two groups that sets good programs from great.

Interesting discussion. I went back and pulled the list of the 2016 class, who will be redshirt juniors or seniors next season.

Athlete - Pete Menage, Injury Retirement
QB - Alec Cromer***, Cut and transferred to UNL as a punter in sp18.
QB - Kanin Nelson, Potential 2019 starting QB
RB - Tolu Ogunrinde, Switched to defensive end, rotation player/pass rush specialist
RB/LB CJ Roths, Cut in sp18.
WR - Jacob Brown***, In line to be a three year starter. Played as a true freshman
WR/DB - Patrick Burmeister, Cut, transferred to Minot St.
WR - Paddy Devlin, Cut, transferred to SMSU in sp18
WR - Cade Johnson, In line to be a 4 year starter and potential 4 year All-American
WR - Monte' McGary, Transfered to IWCC after 2 years
OC - Jack Domandle, Didn't attend until s17. Rotation player who has made a couple starts
OG - Wesley Genant, In line to be a 3 year starter.
OG - Hunter Hanley, quit following f16
OT - Mike Dobrenski, quit following f17
TE - Braydon Allen, transerred following f16. Playing basketball somewhere.
DE/TE - Austin Barrett, Injury retired f18.
DE/LB - Clarence Smith, Never attended
DT - Thomas Stacker, Rotation player at DT.
DT - Elijah Wilson, Rotation player at DE.
LB - Logan Backhaus, In line to be a 4 year starter
LB/RB - Blair Mulholland**, Special teams player
LB - Kaden Roy, Transfer after F16.
LB - Preston Tetzlaff, Special teams dynamo
LB - Kyle Tuttle, Still on roster. Significant knee injury in f17.
DB - Jarek Berg, Special teams player will compete to start in F19.
DB - Donald Gardner, Special teams dynamo will compete to start in F19.
DB - Marshon Harris, Starter for 1.5 seasons.
DB - Joshua Manchigiah***, Starter at safety
Safety/RB - Justin Maratik, Quit, don't remember when
Long Snapper - Bradley Sorenson, In line to be a 4 year starter

So I divided this out in to four areas: 1. Stars, 2. Starters, 3. Contributors, 4. Disappear
Stars and Starters is subjective but this is my opinion.
This class has 3 Stars: Cade Johnson, Wes Genant, and Logan Backhaus
5 additional starters
9 Contributors
13 No longer rostered (2 injury retirements, 4 cut, 3 quit, 3 transferred, 1 never attended)

Next post will have the 2015 class.

[BTownJack]

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Great work here. Probably would be helpful to make a distinction on if they started off as a scholarship player or not. I'm willing to bet a large majority of the "disappeared" category started out as PWOs.

[WestSideRabbit]

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This is probably pretty accurate if you went back and did some research. It is minimizing the 1/3 disappear category and turning them into one of the other two groups that sets good programs from great.

Class of 2015 Info.
QB - Taryn Christion**, Best QB in SDSU's history
RB - Sam Zenner, Quit f16. Runs track for SDSU.
FB - Luke Sellers, Will be a 2 year starter
WR - Adam Anderson, Will be a 2 year starter, 4 year contributer All-MVFC Honorable Mention
WR - Marquise Lewis, 2 year starter but injury retired.
WR - Alex Wilde, 6'4" 205, Quit F18
TE - Sam Steckman, Quit F18
OG - Jared DeVoe, Transferred
OL - Matt Clark**, Suspended/Quit
OL - Jake Ford, Transferred
DL - Ryan Earith, 4 year starter
DL - Blake Whitsell, Injury retirement
LB - Jake Harms, Injury retirement
LB - Christian Rozeboom, Will be a 4 year starter and All-American
LB - Austin Smenda, Will be a 3 year starter
LB/RB - Jessup Workman, Injury retirement
DB - Zy Mosley - Rotation player. Could start in 2019.
DB - Shakial Taylor, Quit following freshman season. Transfer to AZ CC then to Kansas where he was a 2 year starter
Safety - Brandon Thomas, Cut Sp18
Safety - Lorenzo Williams, in safety rotation, speical teams player
K/P - Brady Hale, 4 year starter
K - Chase Vinatieri**, Will be a 4 year starter

Preferred Walk-On (17)

FB - Michael Daniel***, Part-time starter, goal line specialist
FB - Turner Blasius, Special teams, backup FB
FB - Nick Jensen, Quit
RB - Clark Wieneke, Cut Sp18
WR - Dayton Bird, Quit F16
WR - Gavin Rudoll, Never rostered
TE - Kallan Hart, Starter in 2018
OL - Spencer Hildahl, Starter in 2017, rotation player in 18 and likely 19.
OL - Anthony Thene, Transfer
DE - Zach Dorgan, rotation player
DE - Matt Fitzgerald, Quit
LB - Gunnar Grimsrud, Quit
LB - Zach Robertson, Quit
LB - Rayce Willett, Quit
DB - Blake Bubak, Never rostered
DB - Lance Eide, Special teams player
DB - Will Whiton, Injury retired

So by my count this class has:
Stars: 6, TC, Adam Anderson, Ryan Earith, Cristian Rozeboom, Brady Hale, Chase Vinatieri
Additional Starters: 6
Contributors: 4
No long rostered: 23 (5 injury retirement, 2 cut, 10 quit, 4 transfer, 2 never attended)

The number of injuries in this class is staggering and this class had a huge walk on group which is why they are walk-ons. 11 of the 17 walk-ons are not here.

Interesting question so thanks for posing it.

[SlapJack]

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For guys that were contributors and then left for some reason, I have a tough time saying that they "disappeared". See: Lewis, Harms, Whitsell, Workman, Taylor, and Clark.

I really feel for guys who left due to injury, and it is tough to say the just disappeared with no contribution. Even for Taylor or Clark, they contributed for the 1-2 years that they were here, and they didn't hold down a scholarship for when they weren't contributing.

I'm mincing words with you, but I think it is an important distinction.

[WestSideRabbit]

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For guys that were contributors and then left for some reason, I have a tough time saying that they "disappeared". See: Lewis, Harms, Whitsell, Workman, Taylor, and Clark.

I really feel for guys who left due to injury, and it is tough to say the just disappeared with no contribution. Even for Taylor or Clark, they contributed for the 1-2 years that they were here, and they didn't hold down a scholarship for when they weren't contributing.

I'm mincing words with you, but I think it is an important distinction.

Absolutely. I tried to give their reason for no longer being rostered behind their name, at least to the best of my ability. Maybe instead of disappeared I could just say "No longer rostered"

[slosho]

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Class of 2015 Info.
QB - Taryn Christion**, Best QB in SDSU's history
RB - Sam Zenner, Quit f16. Runs track for SDSU.
FB - Luke Sellers, Will be a 2 year starter
WR - Adam Anderson, Will be a 2 year starter, 4 year contributer All-MVFC Honorable Mention
WR - Marquise Lewis, 2 year starter but injury retired.
WR - Alex Wilde, 6'4" 205, Quit F18
TE - Sam Steckman, Quit F18
OG - Jared DeVoe, Transferred
OL - Matt Clark**, Suspended/Quit
OL - Jake Ford, Transferred
DL - Ryan Earith, 4 year starter
DL - Blake Whitsell, Injury retirement
LB - Jake Harms, Injury retirement
LB - Christian Rozeboom, Will be a 4 year starter and All-American
LB - Austin Smenda, Will be a 3 year starter
LB/RB - Jessup Workman, Injury retirement
DB - Zy Mosley - Rotation player. Could start in 2019.
DB - Shakial Taylor, Quit following freshman season. Transfer to AZ CC then to Kansas where he was a 2 year starter
Safety - Brandon Thomas, Cut Sp18
Safety - Lorenzo Williams, in safety rotation, speical teams player
K/P - Brady Hale, 4 year starter
K - Chase Vinatieri**, Will be a 4 year starter

Preferred Walk-On (17)

FB - Michael Daniel***, Part-time starter, goal line specialist
FB - Turner Blasius, Special teams, backup FB
FB - Nick Jensen, Quit
RB - Clark Wieneke, Cut Sp18
WR - Dayton Bird, Quit F16
WR - Gavin Rudoll, Never rostered
TE - Kallan Hart, Starter in 2018
OL - Spencer Hildahl, Starter in 2017, rotation player in 18 and likely 19.
OL - Anthony Thene, quit
DE - Zach Dorgan, rotation player
DE - Matt Fitzgerald, Quit
LB - Gunnar Grimsrud, Quit
LB - Zach Robertson, Quit
LB - Rayce Willett, Quit
DB - Blake Bubak, Never rostered
DB - Lance Eide, Special teams player
DB - Will Whiton, Injury retired

So by my count this class has:
Stars: 6, TC, Adam Anderson, Ryan Earith, Cristian Rozeboom, Brady Hale, Chase Vinatieri
Additional Starters: 6
Contributors: 4
Disappear: 23

The number of injuries in this class is staggering and this class had a huge walk on group which is why they are walk-ons. 11 of the 17 walk-ons are not here.

Interesting question so thanks for posing it.

Wonder how the green machine compares.

[BTownJack]

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Wonder how the green machine compares.

We probably don't want to know. 23 disappears in one recruiting class is nearly mind boggling! Wowzers....

I will say this though. If the guys that quit/injured/cut that were on scholarship, that just opens up the scholly to the next "star". At least, that is what you hope anyways!

[WestSideRabbit]

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Class of 2017. Will be Juniors or Sophomores next season.

ATH - Mitch Van Beek, Never rostered
ATH/DB - Alex Schiefelbein, Cut Sp18
QB - Ethan Bullock**, 6'4" 200, Transferred F18
QB/WR - Chase Templeman, Quit/Cut Sp18
RB - Deyon Campbell**, WR Depth has battled injuries
RB - Pierre Strong**, HERO Sports All-Freshman team
RB - C J Wilson, Arrived spring 2018, was in line to be the featured back before getting hurt.
WR - Jake Aanderud, WR Depth
WR - Isaiah Hill**, WR Depth but emerged as a playmaker in 2018 playoffs
WR - Michael Wandmaker, WR Depth and special teams players
TE - Arthur Egan, TE depth
TE/DE - Caleb Schauf, TE depth
TE- Skler Cavanaugh, Played as a true freshman but played sparingly in 2019, TE depth.
C - Wyatt Ewing, Quit Sp18
C/DE - Aron Johnson, Started 1 game this season at UNI. Swing tackle.
OG/C - Austin Boen, Battled injuries, interior OL depth
OG - Colton Cook, Cut Sp18
OG/DT - Eddie Miller, played as true freshman, 2018 opening day starter, likely will start at LG in 2019
OG/DT - Brendan Rotert, Never rostered
OT - Jonathan Gruetzmacher**, OL depth, played a little at RT in 2018
OT/DT - Eagan Lickiss, Played as true freshman and started most of 2018 at RG
OT - Austin Lohsandt, Quit sp18
OT - Jason Titus, Depth at OL also throws for Track and Field
DE - Daniel Callender***, Transferred to Arizona Western CC
DE/LB - Reece Winkleman**, Depth and rotation at DE
DT - Krockett Krolikowski, HERO Sports All-Freshman team
DT/G - Dominic Simpson, Never rostered. Enrolled at IWCC but never played
DT/G - Xavier Ward, Played as true freshman, started as sophomore
LB - Levi Brown**, Special Teams and depth in 2018.
LB - Rashie Hodge** - Never rostered. Attended Glendale CC for two years
LB/SS - Tylen Small, Depth at safety
LB/RB - Seven Wilson**, Played as a true freshman, significant snaps in 2018, in line to start final two seasons
LB - Noah Urbanek**, Played as a true freshman, Injury retired in SP18.
DB/WR - Tyler DeMartra, Special teams player in 2018
DB - Adam Heien, Never Rostered
DB - Malik Lofton**, Cornerback depth
Safety - Alex Wickersham, Spent some time on the roster between LB and Safety. Not currently listed. Cut?
P/LB - Ben Dinkel, Likely the punter in 2019. 3 years of eligibility remain
K/P - Jake Wolfe, Kicking backup. May start in 2020.

This is already an interesting class, and plenty can change in the next year or two but here is where it stands in my opinion...
Stars: 2, Strong and Krolikowski
Starters: 5
Contributors: 18
No longer rostered: 14 (2 Transfer, 4 cut, 1 injury retired, 2 quit, and 5 were never rostered)

This *WAS* at the time considered the most talented signing class SDSU had ever had. I think we are seeing that given how many have contributed in their first two years. This could also be part of the reason the previous two classes had such high attrition. All speculation on my part. I think this is still a really really good class even with the losses of Callender, Urbanek, Hodge, and Simpson. They were probably four of the most highly thought of players in this group. Losing them and still having this class look as good as they do says a lot to the depth of the class.

Sorry to those of you who find roster shaping boring. This has just been a fascinating exercise for me! haha

[Bits]

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Westside - I love this look at the roster breakdown! I would like to see this done in a fashion that we can trace back over time. Similar to Gopherhole's recruiting breakdown by year. I know that this is easy for me to say since it doesn't require my time and effort. But I do appreciate the effort you guys put forth.

Side note - Teams tended to pick on our corners not named Jordan Brown this year. Think of the corners we've recruited and played, but haven't finished their careers with us. Trey Carr, Shak Taylor...