2009 Instate Players to Watch

[Worm02]

Originally Posted by Hodgepodge

1. Marcus Hall 6-4 285 OT Cleveland Glenville
2. Daryl Mason 6-1 210 WR/S/TB Youngstown Ursuline
3. Denicos Allen 6-0 185 S/LB Hamilton
4. Desmar Jackson 6-4 170 WR/S Warren JFK
5. Storm Klein 6-2 205 LB/FB Newark Licking Valley
6. Fitzgerald Edwards 5-10 175 TB Youngstown Liberty
7. Cornelius Carradine 6-4 210 DE Cincinnati Taft
8. Chris Fields 6-0 175 WR/CB Painesville Harvey
9. Ricky Harris 6-4 280 OT Westerville South
10. Justin Turner 6-2 175 TB/S Massillon Washington
11. Will Simon 6-3 250 DT/OG Youngstown Cardinal Mooney
12. Nate Cadogan 6-6 235 DE/TE Portsmouth
13. John Taylor 6-4 280 DT North Olmsted
14. Pat McShane 6-4 265 DT/OT Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit
15. Theo Traczyk 6-3 245 DT Strongsville
16. Tyler Houska 6-3 210 LB Medina Highland
17. Mike Marrow 6-2 235 LB New Albany
18. C.J. Barnett 6-0 170 CB Clayton Northmont
19. Harvey Tuck 5-11 225 FB/LB Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary
20. Nate Klatt 6-4 270 C Canal Fulton Northwest

Jackson goes to Warren Harding (not JFK). He didn't play football in 2007, but he is strongly considering a return this fall. He is getting a lot of hype in basketball (sereveal offers already on the table), so I don't know if that will have an affect on whether or not he plays football at Harding.

[Hodgepodge]

Originally Posted by Worm02

Jackson goes to Warren Harding (not JFK). He didn't play football in 2007, but he is strongly considering a return this fall. He is getting a lot of hype in basketball (sereveal offers already on the table), so I don't know if that will have an affect on whether or not he plays football at Harding.

That message was posted last year while he was still at JFK.

[wadc45]

A couple of kids worth noting that we don't have threads on here but we are tracking on RP:

'09 OH CB Chris Williams - Recruiting Forums

'09 OH WR Bryan Underwood - Recruiting Forums

[wadc45]

Underwood picked up an offer from Pitt, to go along with offers from Nebraska, Indiana, Iowa, Boston College, North Carolina, NC State, Texas Tech, Tulsa, Cincinnati, West Virginia, Kansas and Colorado and is talking to OSU.

[crazybuckfan40]

Originally Posted by wadc45

Underwood picked up an offer from Pitt, to go along with offers from Nebraska, Indiana, Iowa, Boston College, North Carolina, NC State, Texas Tech, Tulsa, Cincinnati, West Virginia, Kansas and Colorado and is talking to OSU.

I know you like Ashford, as do I, but I have Underwood as the #2 WR in the state...

Lots of talent at the WR spot this year in Ohio, not quite on tOSU level...Duckworth, Ashford, Underwood, Walker, just to name a few...

[wadc45]

Some updates:

Brian Wozniak (TE, Loveland) continues to pick up steam...Toledo is the latest to join Air Force, Akron, Bowling Green, Kent State, Miami of Ohio and Ohio in offering.

Adam Schneid (OL, Avon Lake) picked up an offer from BG to go with one from Miami (OH).

Maryland and Kent State have offered Sam Longo.

Toledo, Eastern Michigan and Louisville are the most recent offers for Denicos Allen.

Adam Replogle now has offers from the likes of Cincinnati, West Virginia, Indiana and Iowa.

[wadc45]

LaSalle CB Ricky Steele has picked up offers from Buffalo and Bowling Green and has had coaches at his school recently from several Big 10 and Big East programs.

North Royalton DE Dan France is looking at offers from Akron, Bowling Green, Indiana, Miami (OH) and Vanderbilt.

Marshall has offered Maalik Bomar.

Erik Finklea (Cincinnati Woodward) picked up an offer from New Mexico, to go with offers from Akron and Kent State.

[wadc45]

...and Ignatius RB Pat Hinkel just got an offer from Wisconsin.

[Magua]

QB Patrick Nicely from Willoughby South has gotten quite a few offers from schools. He's met with coaches from pretty much all B10 schools and is also getting alot of interest from Boston College, Stanford, and Pitt as of recently.

A couple recruiting sites(rivals mainly) has had him pegged as the top QB for 09 in Ohio and he has performed extremely well at recent camps.

I spoke to him the other day and although his "Dream School" is Ohio State he realizes with Prior now in the fold that is very unlikely.

According to his mom he will probably wait til at least the season starts, and probably not til after his senior season to decide because he's just recently been getting recruited hard by some of the big time programs.

[wadc45]

No doubt to me he is the top QB in Ohio in '09 at this early stage. Could a guy like Boucher (Kettering Alter), Gillett (Clyde), Mershman (Bowling Green), Spikes (Woodrow) or Hyde (Fostoria) challenge him for that spot? Definitely. But from what I have seen, heard and read of the combine/camp circuit, Nicely is the guy to beat for the title of top QB in the state.

[Magua]

Originally Posted by wadc45

No doubt to me he is the top QB in Ohio in '09 at this early stage. Could a guy like Boucher (Kettering Alter), Gillett (Clyde), Mershman (Bowling Green), Spikes (Woodrow) or Hyde (Fostoria) challenge him for that spot? Definitely. But from what I have seen, heard and read of the combine/camp circuit, Nicely is the guy to beat for the title of top QB in the state.

Unfortunately for him, his Junior season highlights, well there really aren't all that many of them. Went to a few of their games and he really had very little help on the offensive side of the ball. He'd make some really good throws only to have them dropped.

Now his Sophomore season he led the Rebs to the playoffs when they had some fairly good players and he just marched them down the field every Friday night.

Remember watching him against North throw for like 400 yards and a buncha TD's IIRC

Hopefully this year South has some playmakers at WR and RB to take some of the load off...but Nicely has been performing extremely well at the combines to make up for last seasons stat sheets.

[wadc45]

Couple of more updates:

Got word from a PSU source that Sam Longo has been offered by the Nittany Lions.

From cincinnati.com

Thanks to former Withrow head football coach Doc Gamble (now HC at Fairfield) and new Withrow coach Antonio Davis for providing these updates:

-Withrow's Jelani Alford (RB) has picked up an offer from Nebraska.
-Withrow's Jowann Peterson (SS) has an offer from Kent State.

St. X LB Luke Kuelchy has offers from Louisville, Boston College, Cincinnati, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan State, N.C. State, Northwestern, Stanford and Miami (OH).

[wadc45]

Apparently Michigan is showing interest in Fostoria QB/ATH Micah Hyde...at least that is what our scouts are hearing.

Micah Hyde Fostoria Video Scouting Ohio

He has a couple of MAC offers and an offer from UC.

[MUBuck]

Originally Posted by wadc45

Apparently Michigan is showing interest in Fostoria QB/ATH Micah Hyde...at least that is what our scouts are hearing.

Micah Hyde Fostoria Video Scouting Ohio

He has a couple of MAC offers and an offer from UC.

His brother, Marucs, is at Michigan St. FWIW.

Player Bio: Marcus Hyde :: Football

[crazybuckfan40]

Steve Hull

Watch out for this kid...A solid 6'2'', long arms, 4.44 speed, 4.1 shuttle...

My mvp of the camp yesterday...He made a great diving catch in 1 on 1's where he ran a post route and had to lay out to get it...

His only offer is from Akron at the moment...But expect his list to grow to 10+ in the next month...

I would say borderline tOSU material in another year, not this year, but make no mistakes about it, this kid can play and he will be playing somewhere in the big ten or big east...

He blew up yesterday...