2024 Recruiting

[AstroDin]

Just bringing this thread up for some air.
Furman is really busy recruiting and making offers.

A few things of note…
Furman appears to be recruiting SC heavily - and making offers.
Furman is very active in Virginia - and making offers.

Player attributes…
Tall receivers and tight ends - most of those offered are in the 6-3 to 6-5 range.
DL/OL that seem to fit the current staff's ideal 6-2 to 6-5, 280 to 300.
Tall edge-players 6-3 to 6-5

Good to know about the “recruiting SC heavily”. No reason that SC players should not be interested in playing for Furman, particularly over any other SoCon school - unless they assume or have been told somehow (perhaps incorrectly) that they cannot make it academically at Furman.

I've always heard— mostly from parents that a player has to go through admissions before getting an offer and go on an official visit. I was told from a player parent this was not the case at Wofford as an example. My guess is SC has more players that are a match — academics, position, ability this season. This still comes down to how these SC players value a Furman offer. Furman has offered many SC players in the last several years only to lose them to mediocre FBS schools.

[The Jackal]

I want Furman to recruit the very best available football players. I don't care if they come from Mars.

Again, remember, that South Carolina is a comparatively small state with a comparatively small population to its neighbors and is home to 9 division 1 football programs. I imagine there is a lot of competition for those players who are not only inundated with local options for D1 football, but also accessible to numerous out of state programs that can easily recruit there.

It's great if Furman can grab in state players that play at a high level. We do that plenty. It's also wise for the program to recruit larger metro areas out of state. We'd be fools not to.

[Paul C]

Doesn’t matter one bit to me where our players come from.

Saw we just offered a QB from Ohio w MAC offers.

[FUwolfpacker]

Updating some offers in case people want to keep up with it...

Julian Johnson (no real chance here)
Waubonsie Valley (IL)
6'5", 220 TE
Offers: Kansas St, TAMU, BC, Iowa, Minnesota, Indiana, Rutgers, Furman, plus others

Jayden Fuller
Aiken HS (SC)
5'11", 220 LB
Offers: Furman, Elon, Mercer, ODU, App St, Miami (OH), GA St, Charlotte, Liberty, JMU, Chas South, Bryant, Limestone

Devin Henderson
Cass HS (GA)
5'10", 185 DB
Offers: Furman, Charlotte, Troy, GSU, Hawaii, FAU, ECU, Ga St, Liberty, JMU, USF, UAB, Army, Navy, Lafayette

David Bucey
Savannah Christian PS (GA)
6'0", 200 LB/WR
Offers: Furman, JMU, GSU, Mercer, App St, Ohio, Kent St, Buffalo, FAU, Miami

Ben Devall
Ouachita Christian (LA)
6'3", 250 DE/Edge
Offers: Furman, SEMO

Kyle Mosley
Cedar Grove HS (GA)
6'1", 280 DT
Offers: Furman, AF, Bowling Green, EMU, GSU, Army, Navy, Austin Peay, WKU, App St, Troy, Toledo, Kent St, UAB

Breylan Thompson
Episcopal School (TX)
6'1", 170 DB
Offers: Furman, Harvard, Lamar, Fordham, Army, Georgetown, Navy, Lehigh, AF, Cornell, Howard, Princeton, Dartmouth, Yale, Columbia, Penn

DJ Thomas
Isidore Newman (LA)
5'10", 170 DB/WR
Offers: Furman, Army, Penn, Cornell, Columbia, Dartmouth, Princeton, Yale

Rickey Williams
Akron, OH
6'2", 230 LB
Offers: Furman, Indiana, Marshall, UAB, JMU, Bowling Green, Kent St, Ohio, Miami (OH), Akron, Toledo, WVU

Kelvin Hill Jr
Carrollton HS (GA)
5'10", 170 DB/RB
Offers: Furman, Lafayette, Ga St, BC, SEMO, EKU

Edward "Tre" Brown
Karr HS (LA)
5'11", 170 DB
Offers: Furman, SLU, MS Valley St, Nicholls St, Auburn (?)


Donovan Thompson
Meadowcreek HS (GA)
6'5", 315 DT/OT
Offers: Furman, Pitt, Charlotte, TAMU, Marshall

Grant Laskey
Lowndes HS (GA)
6'5", 230 TE
Offers: Furman, Indiana, Navy, Army, Austin Peay, JMU, Liberty, Charlotte, UAB, UMass, UConn

Cam Petrey
John Champe HS (VA)
6'0", 170 WR
Offers: Furman, Penn, Columbia, Alabama St

Brandon Binkowski
Battlefield HS (VA)
6'3", 200 WR/DB/LB
Offers: Furman, WMU, Bucknell, W&M, Colgate, Long Island, Navy, AF, Richmond, Army, NHU, Columbia, Dartmouth, Penn, Monmouth, Yale

Connor Young
Mt Lebanon HS (PA)
6'3", 260 OL/DL
Offers: Furman, Colgate, HC, Navy, Richmond, UNH, Maine, Bucknell, Duquense, Army, Fordham, Lafayette, Columbia, Dartmouth, Penn

Christian Nwosu
Delaney HS (TX)
6'2", 240 LB, DE
Offers: Furman, UAB, UNLV, Sam Houston, Ark St, Rice, PVAM

John Rogers
Episcopal HS (VA)
6'5", 215 LB, DE, TE/WR
Offers: Furman, UVA, Penn, Monmouth, W&M, Army, Navy, Richmond, Ohio, ODU, Kent St, Maine, Lafayette, Bucknell, Georgetown

Umar Rockhead
Mallard Creek HS (NC)
6'5", 265, OT/DE
Offers: Furman, W&M, Bryant, Jackson St, ODU, Marshall, Charlotte, JMU

Devin Hester Jr (not that one)
Cedar Shoals HS (GA)
5'10", 165 WR
Offers: Furman, Bryant, TSU, Alabama A&E, Austin Peay, Mercer, WMU, Army, Wofford, Dartmouth, EMU, GSU, App St, Liberty, WF, Kent St

Talon Fisher
Fairfield HS (OH)
6'2", 210 pounds, QB/ATH)
Offers: Furman, AF, Army

Transfers

Travis Gray
Colorado
Offers: Furman, Chuck South, Weber St, EKU, Deleware St, Missouri St, NAU, ODU, Bowling Green, Grambling, Lamar, Portland St

Kyler Edwards
Bethune Cookman
6'6", 290 OT
Offers: Furman, Mercer, GWU, Morgan St, Lamar, Incarnate Word, Stony Brook, EKU, Alabama St,

[apaladin]

Doesn’t matter one bit to me where our players come from.

Saw we just offered a QB from Ohio w MAC offers.

Agree 100%. If you asked me where so and so on the current roster played HS I couldn’t tell ya!

[cavedweller2]

Impressive list

[FUwolfpacker]

Tyler Mercer
Prosper HS (TX)
6'4.5", 285 OL
Offers: Furman, Tulane, Navy, Colgate, San Diego St

Karson Maynard
Melissa HS (TX)
6'4", 200 WR
Offers: Furman, Toledo, Fordham, Sam Houston St, AF, Army, North Texas

Mike Gerald
Morton Ranch HS (TX)
6'0", 175 ATH
Offers: Furman, Tulsa, PVAMU, Northwestern St, Washington St

Aaron Rogers
Mobile Christian HS (AL)
6'1" 175 DB/WR
Offers: Furman, UTC, Toledo, CCU, Jackson St, Columbia, Arkansas St, Maryland

Roman Gagliano
Opelika HS (AL)
6'3" 207 QB
Offers: Furman, Alabama St, North Alabama

Jacob Scorsch
Elder HS (OH)
6'6", 290 OL
Offers: Furman, Miami OH (committed), JMU, Ball St, Bowling Green, Marshall, Pitt

Tre Mittman
Hillside HS (NC)
6'0", 180 DB
Offers: Furman, Yale, Colgate, Columbia, Army, W&M, AF, NCA&T, Navy

Zach Cody
Coppell HS (TX)
6'0" 175 DB
Offers: Furman, MSVSU, Colgate, Texas Southern, Northwestern St, Coastal Carolina

Justin Ruffin Jr
Christian Academy of Louisville (KY)
5'9" 160 DB/WR
Offers: Furman, Ball St, Wofford, Lafayette, Lehigh, AF, Army, App St, JMU, USF, Louisville

Transfers

Scott Hummel
James Madison
6'3" 305 OL
Offers: Furman, Richmond, Missouri St, Wagner, UNH, Weber St, Monmouth, Towson, EKU, WIU, Stony Brook

[FUwolfpacker]

[MNORM]

Doesn’t matter one bit to me where our players come from.

Saw we just offered a QB from Ohio w MAC offers.

Can't seem to track this one down online...care to share?

[AstroDin]

I feel like getting Knauber (a hometown player) is a nice early pickup for Furman. Knauber has a fast motor plays DE and DT for Greenville at 6-2 285.

Had offers from; The Citadel, Chattanooga, Wofford, Charleston Southern, Gardner Webb, Lenoir-Rhyne, UNC Pembroke, Wingate,

[The Jackal]

Looks like a guy that fits well as a prototype NG in our system.

[FurmanFan23]

If Lenior Rhyne is recruiting him that is a good sign. Their football program has been on the Up for a while.

[apaladin]

If Lenior Rhyne is recruiting him that is a good sign. Their football program has been on the Up for a while.

They had 2 really good years before covid. 8-3 the last 2 years.

[AstroDin]

If Lenior Rhyne is recruiting him that is a good sign. Their football program has been on the Up for a while.

In total four SoCon offers, and two Big South offers; one from a playoff team is pretty good indication that Knauber is a valued FCS prospect.

The DINS will have some very interesting young players in the defensive box for the next several years.

Malachi Harrison 6-1 264 NG (RSFR)
Malakai Dudek 6-3 274 DT (RSFR)
Marquis Vincent 6-1 260 NG (FR)
Marc Hernández 6-4 310 DT (FR)
Bruce Knauber 6-2 285 NG/DT (HSSR)

[The Jackal]

If Lenior Rhyne is recruiting him that is a good sign. Their football program has been on the Up for a while.

In total four SoCon offers, and two Big South offers; one from a playoff team is pretty good indication that Knauber is a valued FCS prospect.

The DINS will have some very interesting young players in the defensive box for the next several years.

Malachi Harrison 6-1 264 NG (RSFR)
Malakai Dudek 6-3 274 DT (RSFR)
Marquis Vincent 6-1 260 NG (FR)
Marc Hernández 6-4 310 DT (FR)
Bruce Knauber 6-2 285 NG/DT (HSSR)

Dudek, who played some mop up duty last season as a freshman, looks to have put on 30lbs. He was listed at 245 and now at 274.

In 2023, I imagine the goal is to see one or two of these guys start breaking into the rotation of interior defensive linemen. I expect we'll see a two deep:

NG: Stephens, Cook
DT: Sochovka, Stanfield
DE: Barton, Jackson

Of that group, I believe only Sochovka will have exhausted eligibility after this season.

Ideally, I'd like to see some of these younger guys get snaps and start building them for the future. We rotate a ton of players on defense, so it won't surprise me to see them sooner rather than later.