BYU Recruiting

[All-American]

Didn't see a thread for this year's recruiting class, so I'll start a general one.

I was looking through BYU's 2020 recruiting class, which 247 rates as fairly low-- 76 in the country. Which would actually be an improvement from the year before, where we were 81.

https://247sports.com/college/byu/Se...tball/Commits/

In hopes of more cheerful news, I looked through our offers to see if we at least have some big fish still out there. There is one four-star guy choosing between us and Michigan.

But in doing so, I noticed something that strikes me as strange: none of the kids we have listed as offers or prospects have committed to Utah. (Several Utah offers have committed to BYU though.) In fact, Utah's current class is ranked at 119 in the country, just two spots above Utah State at 121, and just behind Harvard (117) and Buffalo (118).

As much as I'd love to believe that Utah is completely whiffing in this year's recruiting, including losing every single head-to-head battle against BYU, even as it is fielding one of its best teams in history, I suspect there is more going on than what I am seeing. Happy for someone who understands it better to explain. (I do see that there are not many commits-- only six. So more are expected to come, then?)

[Jeff Lebowski]

Didn't see a thread for this year's recruiting class, so I'll start a general one.

I was looking through BYU's 2020 recruiting class, which 247 rates as fairly low-- 76 in the country. Which would actually be an improvement from the year before, where we were 81.

https://247sports.com/college/byu/Se...tball/Commits/

In hopes of more cheerful news, I looked through our offers to see if we at least have some big fish still out there. There is one four-star guy choosing between us and Michigan.

But in doing so, I noticed something that strikes me as strange: none of the kids we have listed as offers or prospects have committed to Utah. (Several Utah offers have committed to BYU though.) In fact, Utah's current class is ranked at 119 in the country, just two spots above Utah State at 121, and just behind Harvard (117) and Buffalo (118).

As much as I'd love to believe that Utah is completely whiffing in this year's recruiting, including losing every single head-to-head battle against BYU, even as it is fielding one of its best teams in history, I suspect there is more going on than what I am seeing. Happy for someone who understands it better to explain. (I do see that there are not many commits-- only six. So more are expected to come, then?)

I saw someone on twitter say that utah has a bunch of people coming off missions and not many scholarships to give out. Not sure if that is the reason or not.

[originalsocal]

I saw someone on twitter say that utah has a bunch of people coming off missions and not many scholarships to give out. Not sure if that is the reason or not.

Man that mission advantage that Utah has really sucks!

[frank ryan]

Didn't see a thread for this year's recruiting class, so I'll start a general one.

I was looking through BYU's 2020 recruiting class, which 247 rates as fairly low-- 76 in the country. Which would actually be an improvement from the year before, where we were 81.

https://247sports.com/college/byu/Se...tball/Commits/

In hopes of more cheerful news, I looked through our offers to see if we at least have some big fish still out there. There is one four-star guy choosing between us and Michigan.

But in doing so, I noticed something that strikes me as strange: none of the kids we have listed as offers or prospects have committed to Utah. (Several Utah offers have committed to BYU though.) In fact, Utah's current class is ranked at 119 in the country, just two spots above Utah State at 121, and just behind Harvard (117) and Buffalo (118).

As much as I'd love to believe that Utah is completely whiffing in this year's recruiting, including losing every single head-to-head battle against BYU, even as it is fielding one of its best teams in history, I suspect there is more going on than what I am seeing. Happy for someone who understands it better to explain. (I do see that there are not many commits-- only six. So more are expected to come, then?)

Utah only has 6 verbal commitments, which explains the low ranking. When signing date is over, Utah will have several recruits who choose over BYU.

[LiveCoug]

Christopher Jackson, a WR from a juco in California has committed. That's useful for next season.

[Donuthole]

Christopher Jackson, a WR from a juco in California has committed. That's useful for next season.

Here comes the general!

[frank ryan]

Christopher Jackson, a WR from a juco in California has committed. That's useful for next season.

He's very fast.

[Green Monstah]

He's very fast.

But his stats are spotty at best. Definitely a project.

[LiveCoug]

And, now to start out the lovely 2021 recruiting season, our best commit so far, Logan Fano, has officially decommited.

[frank ryan]

And, now to start out the lovely 2021 recruiting season, our best commit so far, Logan Fano, has officially decommited.

Yeah, I didn't think he was coming for a while.

[LiveCoug]

Looking like Devontae Henry Cole may be coming to BYU as a grad transfer from Utah....

[Joe Public]

I don't know anything about him, but I'm all for adding RB depth.

[jay santos]

And, now to start out the lovely 2021 recruiting season, our best commit so far, Logan Fano, has officially decommited.

They offered him I think when he was in 8th grade maybe 9th. It sucks to lose a commitment, but it seems wrong to be try to get 14 year olds to commit to their future like that.

[frank ryan]

Looking like Devontae Henry Cole may be coming to BYU as a grad transfer from Utah....

There's talk that he might not be a grad transfer but a traditional one.

[All-American]

There's talk that he might not be a grad transfer but a traditional one.

Would he have more than one year left either way?