Official 2019 Recruiting Updates Thread: Links, Tweets, Videos, Stories, Rumors, etc.

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Decent offer list at the moment. That could climb during his senior season. 5 B1G teams have offered him including us.
 

vames said:
With Class of 2018 recruiting ramping down with the majority of top prospects committed, the recruiting for Class of 2019 will be taking off with junior day invites and spring practice/games for coaches to evaluate to talent in the state. Recruiting for Class of 2019 in Minnesota maybe close to be done with offers out to Edina's Quinn Carroll and Lakeville North's Bryce Benhart and commitments from Eden Prairie's Cole Kramer and Owatonna's Jason Williamson. Recruiting of Minnesota preps has taken off in late December with FBS offers from Arkansas State out to Mpls North WR Nasir El-Amin (5'11 180), who is a cousin of Khalid and Cooper WR Adrian Adams (6'1 180). Breck QB/Ath David Roddy (6'5 245) picked up an offer from NDSU. Wayzata TE Billy Riviere (6'4 240) picked up an offer from North Dakota. And Jordan Ath Marlon Wiley (5'10 165) picked up an offer from Howard. In 16 years of tracking recruiting this is by far the most offers out to a class at this point in the recruiting process.

Confirmed as well that Eden Prairie DE Jermaine Johnson (6'6 240) who is at Independence JC with be a 2019 recruit and has picked up offers from Louisville, Utah, and Kansas.

Other top players in the class with D1 potential are the following:

RB Evan Hull Maple Grove (5’11 185) – 2017 All-USA Today Minnesota First Team. All State First Team. Star Tribune All Metro First Team. KARE11 All Metro. In 12 games, has 320 carries for 2174 yards and 19 TDs. In 2017 T&F, recorded a 10.78 100m and 21.81 200m.

RB Desean Phillips STMA (5’11 200) – 2017 District Offensive MVP. All District. In 6 games (#1 RB), had 121 carries for 787 yards (132 ypg) and 12 TDs. In 11 games, had 199 carries for 1198 and 17 TDs. Had 8 receptions for 198 yards and 3 TDs.

WR Treyton Welch Buffalo (6’3 185) – 2017 All-USA Today Minnesota First Team. All State First Team. All District. In 9 games, has 55 receptions for 936 yards (104 ypg) and 11 TDs. On defense, had 18 tackles and 1 INT.

TE Travis Yohnke Parkers Prairie (6’5 230) – 2017 District and Sub-District MVP Receiver. All District and Academic All District. In 9 games, has 46 receptions for 682 yards and 9 TDs. On defense, had 37 tackles (34 solo), 10 TFL, 4 FF, 2 FR, and 1 INT.

OL Joey Lombard, Anoka (6'5 310) - Received game day invite to Minnesota x3 (attended), Iowa (attended), and SDSU (attended).

Ath Matt Cavanagh Edina (6’1 190) – 2017 Star Tribune All Metro Second Team. All District. In 11 games, had 203 carries for 863 yards and 9 TDs. On defense, had 79 tackles, 9 TFL, 1 sack, 1 FF, and 2 PDs.

Ath Thomas Shelstad, Holy Angels (5’11 200) – 2017 All District. MVP of State Championship Game. In 13 games, had 82 tackles, 5 TFL, .5 sack, 2 FR, 1 FF, and 3 PD. Had 125 carries for 708 yards and 12 TDs.

DE - DeVonne Harris, Big Lake (6’4 220) – 2017 All District. District Defensive Lineman MVP. In 11 games, had 58 tackles, 13 TFL, 8 sacks, 1 FR, 2 FF, and 3 PDs. Had 23 receptions for 442 yards and 4 TDs.

DL - Luke Kubesh, Totino-Grace (6’0 280) – 2017 All-USA Today Minnesota First Team. Star Tribune All Metro First Team. KARE11 All Metro. Sports Jam All Area. All District. In 10 games, has 70 tackles, 16 TFL, and 1 sack.

LB - John Whitmore, Benilde-St. Margaret’s (6’2 215) – 2017 All District. In 8 games, had 54 tackles, 8 TFL, 5.5 sacks, 2 FR, 1 INT, and 3 PDs.

DB - Payton Shafer, Park of Cottage Grove (6’0 195) – 2017 All District First Team. In 8 games, has 61 tackles, 11 TFLs, 3.5 sacks, 6 QB hurries, 5 FF, and 1 PB. On offense, has 10 receptions for 122 yards and 19 carries for 76 yards.

DB - Tony Strand, Blaine (6’1 180) – 2017 All District. In 10 games, had 63 tackles, 1 FF, 5 INTs, and 4 PDs.

For those that follow Minnesota HS football, please feel free to review the list I have pulled together for top players in the state and let me know if I have missed anyone. In particular this request goes to out state fans, where there is less football/recruiting coverage.

http://main.gopherhole.com/page/show/2955861-class-of-2019-minnesota-hs-football-recruits
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I'll add Mason Zick to the list, a 6'6" QB from Northfield. He'll be a senior next year, and didn't get all that much playing time behind this year's senior QB, but he's a talent I haven't seen in quite a while. Quite the arm, throwing a 65 yard pass for completion (that's 65 yards in the air, not including yards-after-catch). Not sure about his ability to run (he does play guard on the basketball team, so he's got some mobility), guess we'll see more in his senior year.
 

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stocker08 said:
Ummmm.....that bottom right photo is Michigan.....
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It's his high school, Wichita Northwest.

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His parents must have really loved Scooby Doo
 







KSTP: Eden Prairie QB Cole Kramer Reacts to Committing to Gophers

Eden Prairie junior quarterback Cole Kramer chatted with KSTP Sports' Darren Wolfson about his 2019 commitment to the Minnesota Gophers.

Kramer talked about why he chose the Gophers, P.J. Fleck's attitude, getting the call from Fleck when he was offered the scholarship, what he needs to improve on in the offseason and next year, still beaming from the state championship victory, and much, much more.

Kramer also received interest from Iowa and Michigan State. He was the first commitment for the Gophers' 2019 Class.

http://kstp.com/sports/eden-prairie-quarterback-cole-kramer-commits-to-minnesota-gophers/4757450/

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During the Kohl’s Underclassmen Challenge, Weeks solidified his place at the top of the Kohl’s national rankings. He snaps the ball with tremendous velocity and crisp rotation. During the Underclassmen Challenge, he finished the charting portion of camp with an average snap time of .65 seconds. The ball jumps off his hands unlike anyone else in the country. Weeks is an elite talent and will make an immediate impact at any program in the country.
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Long snapper is important, of course, but I don't like offering a scholarship to any long snapper, no matter how good they are.
 

dpodoll68 said:
Long snapper is important, of course, but I don't like offering a scholarship to any long snapper, no matter how good they are.
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Payton Jordahl has been on scholarship since he was a Sophomore so it's really nothing new.
 

dpodoll68 said:
Long snapper is important, of course, but I don't like offering a scholarship to any long snapper, no matter how good they are.
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Agree, I was going to post the same. Maybe a kicker or punter every 4-5 years, but don’t understand the need to put a long snapper on scholarship, especially out of high school.
 

dpodoll68 said:
Long snapper is important, of course, but I don't like offering a scholarship to any long snapper, no matter how good they are.
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Yeah seems like a waste. They can't find a walk on long snapper?
 

GopherWeatherGuy said:
Payton Jordahl has been on scholarship since he was a Sophomore so it's really nothing new.
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Jordahl was at least in the program for a few years. This is a high school recruit. Have we ever given a full ride scholarship to a high school long snapper before? I can’t think of one.
 


dpodoll68 said:
Long snapper is important, of course, but I don't like offering a scholarship to any long snapper, no matter how good they are.
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Puzzling &#55358;&#56596; That’s a scholarship tied up for 4 or 5 years, with competition eliminated. I know he is rated # 1 but on the tape half the the snaps required the receiver to adjust to receive a less than perfect snap. If those were field goals it’s a bigger issue. I’d rather see an extra QB prospect! ☺️
 


saw that the Gophers just gave an offer to a top kicker today. I'm guessing the long snapper is part of the recruiting pitch to the kicker.
 

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