Ranking Gophers football’s in-state recruits under P.J. Fleck (1. Boye Mafe)

[BleedGopher]

per Greder:

1. Boye Mafe — The sixth-rated in-state recruit in the 2017 class developed into a menacing edge pass rusher at the U and was selected 40th overall by the Seattle Seahawks in the 2022 NFL draft. In his first month on the job, Fleck went into Hopkins High School and won this recruiting battle over former U coach Jerry Kill, who was then Rutgers’ offensive coordinator.

Ranking Gophers football’s in-state recruits under P.J. Fleck

The Gophers have put 22 in-state high school football players on scholarship since head coach P.J. Fleck’s tenure started in 2017. Pioneer Press beat reporter Andy Greder ranks them in a vari…

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Go Gophers!!

 

[Gophers7NatTitlesBadgers0]

No-brainer! Landing Jaxon Howard may change things going forward!

 

[60's Guy]

I was pretty shocked to go through the list. I thought it would be a more impressive list.
Good thing we recruit all over the country..

 

[Gophers7NatTitlesBadgers0]

I was pretty shocked to go through the list. I thought it would be a more impressive list.
Good thing we recruit all over the country..

These are only PJ recruits that are listed so just the last five years!

 

[Gophers7NatTitlesBadgers0]

Didn't know Jermaine Johnson was an instate player! Pretty big miss there!

 

[Bob_Loblaw]

Didn't know Jermaine Johnson was an instate player! Pretty big miss there!

He couldn't get into school out of HS. He started at Independence CC.

 

[Gophers_4life]

We couldn't have recruited him out of Independence? Or he blew up too big there and was out of our reach?

 

[btowngopher]

We couldn't have recruited him out of Independence? Or he blew up too big there and was out of our reach?

Looks like he was rated a 2 star out of high school. Fleck offered him out of C.C. but yeah, he blew up at that point and had a bunch of major offers. Might have had a better chance to build a relationship, but Fleck didn't really have time while he was in high school.

 

[Tommyboy]

per Greder:

1. Boye Mafe — The sixth-rated in-state recruit in the 2017 class developed into a menacing edge pass rusher at the U and was selected 40th overall by the Seattle Seahawks in the 2022 NFL draft. In his first month on the job, Fleck went into Hopkins High School and won this recruiting battle over former U coach Jerry Kill, who was then Rutgers’ offensive coordinator.

Ranking Gophers football’s in-state recruits under P.J. Fleck

The Gophers have put 22 in-state high school football players on scholarship since head coach P.J. Fleck’s tenure started in 2017. Pioneer Press beat reporter Andy Greder ranks them in a vari…

www.twincities.com

Go Gophers!!

I think he started school at St. Thomas?

 

[Word]

I think he started school at St. Thomas?

Don't think so.

Boye Mafe Recruit Interests

247sports.com

 

[Bob_Loblaw]

We couldn't have recruited him out of Independence? Or he blew up too big there and was out of our reach?

Yeah, he blew up huge out of Independence. I think he was the #1 JuCo player in the country.

Coming out of HS, he supposedly had terrible grades. It wasn't close, it was why recruiting just fell off. Supposedly major maturity concerns in general. So I can't really blame Fleck for not making a strong connection with him out of HS.

That said, good on Jermaine Johnson for turning it around.

 

[Crosby]

Not sure you can count Jalen Suggs as a "miss." Nobody got him, at least for football.

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

Not sure you can count Jalen Suggs as a "miss." Nobody got him, at least for football.

Same way Mayer was a miss
Bad career choice for both - guaranteed money in a sport where you have longer career are injured less

 

[Gophers_4life]

Yeah, he blew up huge out of Independence. I think he was the #1 JuCo player in the country.

Coming out of HS, he supposedly had terrible grades. It wasn't close, it was why recruiting just fell off. Supposedly major maturity concerns in general. So I can't really blame Fleck for not making a strong connection with him out of HS.

That said, good on Jermaine Johnson for turning it around.

Bolded: ah, yeah, that would do it!