Jalen Smith *3 2024 in-state WR Commits!

[studentgopher94]

 

[pharmacygopher]

6'1" WR from Mankato West. 247 has him ranked 86 and 8th in MN.

P5 offer from Iowa State

 

[studentgopher94]

Per Ryan Burns, 6 of the top 8 in-state recruits on 247 now committed to the Gophers, only Wyatt Gilmore and Emerson Mandell left...

 

[BleedGopher]

Go Gophers!!

 

[kg21]

 

[#2Gopher]

Welcome Jaylen! Attention Wyatt Gilmore and Emerson Mandel, we would love to welcome you as well to be a part of a class that is going to do awesome things!

 

[watertown 1987 guy n]

Congratulations to the coaches, exceptional work and effort. Recruiting good people and students that are excelling in the classroom and on the field - I’m proud and happy about the direction of Gopher football!

 

[Gopher_Devil]

He’s also a team captain for FB this next year. It seems too obvious to compare him to a TJ type player but the pieces are definitely there!

 

[Gophers7NatTitlesBadgers0]

He’s also a team captain for FB this next year. It seems too obvious to compare him to a TJ type player but the pieces are definitely there!

That Hudl film is gawd awful!

 

[BleedGopher]

Mankato, Minnesota is definitely Gopher Country.

Go Gophers!!

 

[DEGopherfan]

Looks like a terrific athlete with great football instincts. A really quality get!

 

[Gophers_4life]

P5 offer from Iowa State

What were the odds???

 

[Some guy]

10.87 is a pretty fast time for a meet that isn’t section/state

He will get faster and faster in may barring injury.
Minnesota HS track season is ridiculously short and cold and nobody can really run good sprint times until the last 3-4 weeks usually

 

[99Gopher]

10.87 is a pretty fast time for a meet that isn’t section/state

He will get faster and faster in may barring injury.
Minnesota HS track season is ridiculously short and cold and nobody can really run good sprint times until the last 3-4 weeks usually

Not that it's not always a focus, but there seems to be some focus on that higher end track speed in some of recent recruits. This includes the recent offer FL RB - JT Bronaugh as well, who according to 247's recent write-up has run 10.6 in the 100m in three different meets this year. Like they always say, there's no teaching that kind of speed.

 

[MaxyJR1]