ACC Bowl Thread

SAFETIES:

Free Safety:
27 Deunta Williams (6-2, 200, Jr-4) (14; 4 star)
28 Jonathan Smith (6-2, 200, Jr-3) (35; 2 star)
29 Brian Gupton (6-3, 200, So-3) (UR; 2 star) (fs/cb)

Strong Safety:
21 Da'Norris Searcy (6-0, 200, Jr-3) (8; 4 star)
10 Melvin Williams (6-0, 200, Sr-4) (Juco; 4 star)
25 Matt Merletti (5-11, 200, Jr-3) (UR; 2 star)

Needs: D. Williams is only a sophomore, but could possibly depart early with another stellar year and Gupton could stay at CB, so another FS or two should be added; All three returning SSs are juniors and seniors in 09, so another SS or two needs to be added for future depth.

Results: Campbell addresses the team's need for depth at FS and Hadley addresses the SS depth issue (Furr could also address the SS depth issue "if" he ends up here rather than RB

#43 S Angelo Hadley (5-11, 190, FL)
Offers: UNC, USF, AUB, GA, MICH, TN, AL, ILL, IA, MIST, NEB, SC, WVU, USC
Official Visits: UNC (9/20)
Primary Recruiter: Everrett Withers
Stats: 94 tackles and 3 interceptions as a junior; 10 interceptions as a senior
Outlook: Former Tar Heel LB Keith Newman is an assistant coach on his HS staff; Visited UNC unofficially on 7/17 and came away impressed; As of late July, says he prefers to go out of state and lists UNC, AUB, GA, MICH and TN as his top 5; As of mid-August, claims a top five of AUB, FL, GA, MICH and UNC; As of early September, says that USC has offered and that he will make an official visit to UNC on 9/20 for the VAT game with his teammates Ryne Giddins and Mywan Jackson; As of mid-September, lists AUB, GA, MICH, SOCAL and UNC as his top five; after his UNC visit, lists GA, UNC and MICH as his top three and that FL and USF are likely to get official visits as well; committed to UNC on 12/18
Projection: UNC

#99 S Hunter Furr (6-0, 200, NC)
Offers: UNC, WF, NCSU
Primary Recruiter: Steve Hagen
Stats: Rushed for 1,876 yards and 30 tds as a junior; Rushed for 1,800 yards and 25 tds as a senior
Outlook: Camped at UNC as a junior; UNC extended an early offer to this HS RB/S back in December, 07; has been timed at sub 4.3 in the 40 and is a two time state champ in the 100 and 200 yard dash; committed to UNC on junior day and indicated that UNC intends to use him at TB initially with the possibilty of playing SS down the line; attended UNC summer camp in mid June; nc-sc shrine bowl selection
Projection: UNC

UR S Curtis Campbell (6-2, 205, VA)
Offers: UNC, UCONN
Official Visit: UNC 9/3
Primary Recruiter: Kenny Browning
Outlook: Camped at UNC in July and was offered on the spot; Track star in the 200 meters (21.4) and 400 meters (47.2); Committed to UNC in late July over offer from UCONN and heavy interest from VAT and TN
Projection: UNC
__________________________
CORNERBACK:

Boundary Corner:
12 Charles Brown (5-10, 200, Jr-3) (UR; 2 star)
23 Jordan Hemby (5-10, 185, Sr-5) (29; 3 star) (5th year?)

Cover Corner:
16 Kendric Burney (5-9, 185, Jr-4) (46; 3 star)
37 LaCount Fontroy (5-11, 185, So-3) (UR; 2 star)
- Terry Shankle (5-11, 175, Fr-1) (29; 4 star)

Needs: Shortage of depth and top-end talent here so UNC would presumably love to add three or four elite level CBs to the mix.

Results: Shankle, Dunn and Hunter are a solid group, and UNC still seeking one more from the group of Hurst, Robinson, Best and Jackson.

#29 CB Terry Shankle (5-11, 175, NC)
Offers: AL, CLEM, FL, UNC, NCSU, SC, TN, TXA&M
Official Visits: NCSU (11/14)
Primary Recruiter: Tommy Thigpen
Stats: Intercepted 15 passes and had 975 yards receiving as a junior; 1,081 yards and 18 tds as a senior
Outlook: as of mid-February has offers from AL, UNC and NCSU and also likes FL and CLEM; As of early April, indicates that he will likely decide on signing day and that he has 8 BCS offers; attended unc camp in late june; As of early July, lists a top five of UNC, CLEM, AL, FL and NCSU; As of early August, says UNC and NCSU lead CLEM, AL and FL slightly; Attended UNC's home opener against McNeese State and again for the VAT game; As of mid-September says that UNC leads, NCSU is second and AL, CLEM and FL round out his top five and that he is close to making a verbal commitment and will likely do so by "mid-season" (though speculation is that it could come sooner); As of late-September, says that TN has overtaken NCSU for second on his list after a solid unofficial visit to Knoxville; attended nd game as an unofficial visitor and some rumblings that he may have committed silently; As of mid-october, lists UNC as his favorit; As of mid-November, indicated that he is announcing 11/24 and that UNC leads big over NCSU (11/14 visit); committed to UNC on 11/24; nc-sc shrine bowl selection
Projection: UNC

#36 S Gene Robinson (5-10, 160, TN)
Offers: AL, UNC, KY, TN, VANDY, COL
Primary Recruiter: Charlie Williams
Outlook: As of early December, says that Alabama leads and that he plans January official visits to AL, UNC, VANDY and KY
Projection: Alabama

#40 CB Demontre Hurst (5-10, 170, TX)
Offers: AZ, COL, IA, IST, KST, WF, WISC, UNC, TN, OKST, BAY, MIA, MICH, WVU
Primary Recruiter: John Blake
Official Visits: AZ (10/18)
Outlook: As of late October, claims a top seven of AZ, KST, TN, TCU, WF, WISC and UNC; says that UNC will get one of his final official visits "for sure"; As of late November, says that AZ, UNC and OKST are his top three; As of early December, says that MIA, UNC and OKST are his top three, in that order, followed by AZ, MICH and WVU; visiting unc 1/16
Projection: Miami

#63 WR Mywan Jackson (5-11, 170, FL)
Offers: UNC, MICH, LOUIS, WVU, AUB, ILL, MIA, MISSOURI
Official Visits: UNC (9/20), MICH (11/15)
Primary Recruiter: Everrett Withers
Outlook: Former Tar Heel LB Keith Newman is an assistant coach on his HS staff; Accounted for 2,000 yards and 20 tds at QB as a junior; Visited UNC unofficially on 7/17 and came away impressed; As of late July, indicated that UNC and Louisville were his top two schools; As of early September, indicated that Auburn and Michigan were his top two schools; As of mid-September, says that he will make an official visit to UNC on 9/20 for the VAT game with his teammates Ryne Giddins and Angelo Hadley; Immediately after his official visit, says that UNC leads; As of late September, indicates that UNC, LOUIS, MICH and MISSOURI are his top four and that he is not too high on AUB at this stage; As of mid-October, indicates that he had a great trip to UNC, that he and his coach and mom are taking an unofficial visit to Louisville on 10/18, that he will take an official visit to Michigan with teammate Hadley on 11/15 and that his final two visits will likely go to PURDUE and SC
Projection: Louisville

#64 CB Josh Hunter (6-1, 175, NC)
Offers: COL, DUKE, UNC, NCSU, SC, VAT, WF, WVU
Official Vists: WVU (9/27), COL (10/17), UNC (1/9)
Primary Recruiter: Tommy Thigpen
Stats: 5 ints as a junior;
Outlook: teammate and friend of UNC recruit Hawatha Bell; visited UNC unofficially in Mid-August and was reportedly offered shortly thereafter; As of mid-August lists SC, VAT, WVU and UNC as his favorites; As of mid-September, has scheduled official visits with WVU and WF and indicates that he is in the process of setting up two others with SC and VAT and that he "also likes" UNC; committed to UNC in mid october; As of mid-October, says he will continue to take official visits despite verbal to UNC; Visited UNC unofficially for the BC game; As of early December, indicates that he will visit Michigan and South Carolina officially; Butch Davis/Tommy Thigpen in-home on 12/11; nc-sc shrine bowl selection; considering january visits to clemson and michigan
Projection: UNC

#73 Byron Best (5-9, 180, SC)
Offers: UNC, NCSU
Primary Recuiter: John Lovett
Outlook: UNC was the first to offer over the summer; impressed at a Scout combine this summer with a 4.37 forty and a 38" vertical; As of early November, says that WVU has extended a verbal offer and that he is still waiting on South Carolina to offer/not offer before making a decision; As of mid-November, has been offered in writing by NCSU; As of mid-December, says he plans to visit UNC, NCSU and WVU in January
Projection: West Virginia

#124 CB DJ Bunn (5-11, 190, NC)
Offers: UNC
Primary Recruiter: Tommy Thigpen
Outlook: Dad played for unc from 79-81; Committed to UNC as an "athelte" (cb/ss/rb) on junior day
Projection: UNC

 

KICKER:
18 Jay Wooten (6-3, 185, So-3) (17; 2 star)
11 Casey Barth (5-11, 160, So-2) (20; 2 star)

PUNTER:
- CJ Feagles (5-11, 180, Fr-1) (UR; 2 star)

Needs: Terrance Brown's graduation opens up a slot at Punter.

Results: Feagles will fill Brown's vacancy, thus closing out the recruitment of specialists for 09.

UR P CJ Feagles (5-11, 180, NJ)
Offers: UNC, RUT, BC
Primary Recruiter: Steve Hagen
Outlook: Son of long-term NFL punter Jeff Feagles; camped at UNC in late June and was offered on the spot; committed to UNC in late June; Selected to play in Army All-American game
Projection: UNC

OTHERS:
? QB 11 Cam Sexton (6-1, 190, Sr-5) (20; 4 star) (5th year?)
? WR 88 Hakeem Nicks (6-1, 210, Sr-4) (32; 4 star) (early NFL departure?)
? KR 34 Johnny White (5-10, 205, Jr-4) (41; 3 star) (tb/cb?)(?)
? PR 15 Anthony Parker-Boyd (6-1, 210, Jr-4) (UR; 2 star) (?)
? TE 3 Kenton Thornton (6-5, 225, Sr-5) (37; 3 star) 5th year?)(Wr/te?)
? TE 80 Ed Barham (6-3, 260, Jr-4) (73; 2 star) (?)
? TE 81 BJ Phillips (6-5, 260, Jr-4) (76; 2 star) (?)
? OL 67 Morgan Randall (6-6, 285, Jr-4) (UR; 2 star) (t/g?)/ (?)
? DT 96 Tavares Brown (6-0, 300, Sr-4) (78; 3 star) (?)
? DT 98 Darrius Massenburg (6-4, 300, Jr-4) (40; 3 star) (?)
? DE 95 Greg Elleby (6-5, 290, Jr-4) (UR; 2 star) (de/dt?) (?)
? DE 84 Vince Jacobs (6-6, 235, Jr-4) (28; 3 star) (?)
? CB 26 Richie Rich (5-9, 195, Sr-5) (34; 3 star) (5th year?)
? DS 51 Trevor Stuart (6-3, 250, Jr-4) (UR; 2 star) (?)

 

2009 Roster by Class Year:

Gone after 08:
(Seniors in 08):
1. Trimane Goodard (4 star: #9)
2. Calvin Darity (4 star: #9)
3. Bryan Bishop (3 star: #57)
4. Brooks Foster (3 star: #59)
5. Cooter Arnold (3 star: #60)
6. Chase Rice (3 star: #76)
7. Mark Paschal (3 star: #80)
8. Garrett Reynolds (2 star: UR)
9. Terrence Brown (2 star: UR)
10. Brandon Tate (2 star: UR)

Early departures:
11. Richard Quinn (3 star: #58) (early grad)
12. Zack Handerson (3 star: #100) (medical hardship)
13. Darius Powell (2 star: UR) (dismissed)
14. Kennedy Tinsley (2 star: UR) (dismissed)
15. Tavorris Jolly (2 star: UR) (suspended/looking to transfer)

Been around 4 years and not scheduled to start so strong probability to move on after 08 given scholarship limits / potential 09 seniors
16/1. Cam Sexton (4 star: #20)
17/2. Richie Rich (3 star: #34)
18/3. Kenton Thornton (3 star: #37)

Llikely early NFL:
19/4. Hakeem Nicks (4 star: #32)

Been around 4 years and scheduled to start, but could be passed by younger, most talented underclassmen, so possibility to move on after 08 given scholarship limits / potential 09 seniors
20/5. Jordan Hemby (3 star: #29)
21/6. Aaron Stahl (2 star: UR)
22/7. Lowell Dyer (2 star: UR)
23/8. Bobby Rome (2 star: UR)

been around 3 full years and not on the 2 deep so strong potential to move on after 08 given scholarship limits / potential 09 4th year players
24/9. Vince Jacobs (3 star: #28)
25/10. Darrius Massenburg (3 star: #40)
26/11. Johnny White (3 star: #41)
27/12. Tavares Brown (3 star: #78)
28/13. BJ Phillips (2 star: #76)
29/14. Ed Barham (2 star: UR)
30/15. Greg Elleby (2 star: UR)
31/16. Morgan Randall (2 star: UR)
32/17. Anthony Parker-Boyd (2 star: UR)
33/18. Trevor Stuart (2 star: UR)

09 Seniors:
1/19. Melvin Williams (4 star: JUCO)
2/20. Camaron Thomas (3 star: #52)
3/21. Ryan Taylor (3 star: #46)
4/22. Kyle Jolly (2 star: UR)
5/23. EJ Wilson (2 star: UR)

09 Juniors:
1/24. Marvin Austin (5 star: #1)
2/25. DaNorris Searcy (4 star: #8)
3/26. Quan Sturdivant (4 star: #9)
4/27. Greg Little (4 star: #12)
5/28. Deunta Williams (4 star: #14)
6/29. Ryan Houston (4 star: #20)
7/30. Zach Pianalto (4 star: #21)
8/31. Aleric Mullins (4 star: #31)
9/32. Joseph Townsend (4 star: JC)

10/33. Shaun Draughn (3 star: #24)
11/34. TJ Yates (3 star: #38)
12/35. Kendric Burney (3 star: #46)
13/36. Bruce Carter (3 star: #64)
14/37. Anthony Elzy (3 star: #62)

15/38. Jonathan Smith (2 star: #35)
16/39. Charles Brown (2 star: UR)
17/40. Matt Merletti (2 star: UR)
18/41. Alan Pelc (2 star: UR)
19/42. Mike Ingersoll (2 star: UR)
20/43. Prizell Brown (2 star: UR)

09 Sophomores:
1/44. Christian Wilson (4 star: #7)
2/45. Tydreke Powell (4 star: #10)
3/46. Ebele Okakpu (4 star: #11)
4/47. Zach Brown (4 star; PG)
5/48. Mike Paulus (4 star: #11)
6/49. Rashad Mason (4 star: #14)
7/50. Dwight Jones (4 star: #16)
8/51. Robert Quinn (4 star; #19)
9/52. Herman Davidson (4 star; #19)
10/53. Quinton Coples (4 star; #25)
11/54. Kevin Bryant (4 star: #27)

12/55. Devon Ramsay (3 star: #6)
13/56. Michael McAdoo (3 star: #48)
14/57. Mike Dykes (3 star: #67)
15/58. Linwan Euwell (3 star: #68)

16/59. Cameron Holland (2 star: #78)
17/60. Jay Wooten (2 star: #17)
18/61. Casey Barth (2 star: #20)
19/62. Carl Gaskins (2 star: UR)
20/63. LeCount Fantroy (2 star: UR)
21/64. Jordan Nix (2 star: UR)
22/65. Bryan Gupton (2 star: UR)

09 Freshmen (* = possible redshirt):
1/66. Donte Moss (5 star; #3)*
2/67. Justin Dixon (4 star; #4)*
3/68. Johnnie Farms (4 star; #6)*
4/69. Jhay Boyd (4 star: #7)*
5/70. Bryn Renner (4 star; #11)*
6/71. Kevin Reddick (4 star; #12)*
7/72. Jamal Womble (4 star: #13)
8/73. A.J. Blue (4 star; PS)*
9/74. Hawatha Bell (4 star: #14)*
10/75. Donovan Tate (4 star: #16)*
11/76. Terry Shankle (4 star; #29)*

12/77. Braden Hanson (3 star; #34)
13/78. Jon Cooper (3 star: #42)
14/79. Joshua Adams (3 star; #42)*
15/80. Todd Harrelson (3 star; #77)

16/81. Randy White (2 star: UR)
17/82. Kenneth Harris (2 star: UR)
18/83. Dion Guy (2 star: UR)
19/84. CJ Feagles (2 star: UR)*

Likely 09 Redshirts:
1/85. Jared McAdoo (3 star; #24)
2/86. Angelo Hadley (3 star; #43)
3/87. Josh Hunter (3 star; #64)
4/88. David Collins (3 star; #68)
5/89. Vincent Davis (3 star: #78)
6/90. Jerrell Rhodes (3 star: #88)
7/91. Hunter Furr (3 star: #99)
8/92. Joshua McKie (3 star; #123)

9/93. Shane Mularky (2 star: #75)
10/94. DJ Bunn (2 star: #124)
11/95. Curtis Campbell (2 star: UR)
12/96. Eric Highsmith (2 star: UR)
_______________________
Scholarships by Ranking:

4 stars or higher:
1. Marvin Austin (5 star: #1)
2. Donte Moss (5 star; #3)
3. Justin Dixon (4 star; #4)
4. Johnnie Farms (4 star; #6)
5. Jhay Boyd (4 star: #7)
6. Christian Wilson (4 star: #7)
7. DaNorris Searcy (4 star: #8)
8. Quan Sturdivant (4 star: #9)
9. Tydreke Powell (4 star: #10)
10. Bryn Renner (4 star; #11)
11. Ebele Okakpu (4 star: #11)
12. Mike Paulus (4 star: #11)
13. Greg Little (4 star: #12)
14. Kevin Reddick (4 star; #12)
15. Jamal Womble (4 star: #13) 16. Hawatha Bell (4 star: #14)
17. Deunta Williams (4 star: #14)
18. Rashad Mason (4 star: #14)
19. Dwight Jones (4 star: #16)
20. Donovan Tate (4 star: #16)
21. Robert Quinn (4 star; #19)
22. Herman Davidson (4 star; #19)
23. Ryan Houston (4 star: #20)
24. Cam Sexton (4 star: #20)
25. Zach Pianalto (4 star: #21)
26. Quinton Coples (4 star; #25)
27. Kevin Bryant (4 star: #27)
28. Terry Shankle (4 star; #29)
29. Aleric Mullins (4 star: #31)
30. Hakeem Nicks (4 star: #32)
31. Zach Brown (4 star; PS)
32. A.J. Blue (4 star; PS)
33. Melvin Williams (4 star: JUCO)
34. Joseph Townsend (4 star: JUCO)

3 star:
1. Devon Ramsay (3 star: #6)
2. Shaun Draughn (3 star: #24)
3. Jared McAdoo (3 star; #24)
4. Vince Jacobs (3 star: #28)
5. Jordan Hemby (3 star: #29)
6. Richie Rich (3 star: #34)
7. Braden Hanson (3 star; #34)
8. Kenton Thornton (3 star: #37)
9. TJ Yates (3 star: #38)
10. Darrius Massenburg (3 star: #40)
11. Johnny White (3 star: #41)
12. Jon Cooper (3 star: #42)
13. Joshua Adams (3 star; #43)
14. Angelo Hadley (3 star: #43)
15. Ryan Taylor (3 star: #46)
16. Kendric Burney (3 star: #46)
17. Michael McAdoo (3 star: #48)
18. Camaron Thomas (3 star: #52)
19. Anthony Elzy (3 star: #62)
20. Bruce Carter (3 star: #64)
21. Josh Hunter (3 star; #64)
22. Mike Dykes (3 star: #67)
23. Linwan Euwell (3 star: #68)
24. David Collins (3 star; #68)
25. Todd Harrelson (3 star; #77)
26. Vincent Davis (3 star: #78)
27. Tavares Brown (3 star: #78)
28. Jerrell Rhodes (3 star: #88)
29. Hunter Furr (3 star: #99)
30. Joshua McKie (3 star; #123)

ranked 2 stars:
1. Jay Wooten (2 star: #17)
2. Casey Barth (2 star: #20)
3. Jonathan Smith (2 star: #35)
4. Shane Mularky (2 star: #75)
5. BJ Phillips (2 star: #76)
6. Cameron Holland (2 star: #78)
7. DJ Bunn (2 star: #124)

unranked 2 stars:
1. Bobby Rome (2 star: UR)
2. Aaron Stahl (2 star: UR)
3. Lowell Dyer (2 star: UR)
4. Ed Barham (2 star: UR)
5. Greg Elleby (2 star: UR)
6. Morgan Randall (2 star: UR)
7. Anthony Parker-Boyd (2 star: UR)
8. Trevor Stuart (2 star: UR)
9. Kyle Jolly (2 star: UR)
10. EJ Wilson (2 star: UR)
11. Charles Brown (2 star: UR)
12. Matt Merletti (2 star: UR)
13. Alan Pelc (2 star: UR)
14. Mike Ingersoll (2 star: UR)
15. Prizell Brown (2 star: UR)
16. Carl Gaskins (2 star: UR)
17. LeCount Fantroy (2 star: UR)
18. Jordan Nix (2 star: UR)
19. Bryan Gupton (2 star: UR)
20. Randy White (2 star: UR)
21. Kenneth Harris (2 star: UR)
22. Dion Guy (2 star: UR)
23. CJ Feagles (2 star: UR)
24. Curtis Campbell (2 star: UR)
25. Eric Highsmith (2 star: UR)
________________________
Open numbers for 2009:

Skill Players: 1, 2, [3]
Adams (2), Boyd (2), Blue (9)

QB/STs: [11], [15], 19
Renner (9), Feagles, Tate (32)

RB/DB: 24, [26], 30, 31, [34], 36, 38, 39
Bunn (4), Hadley (6), Furr (10), Shankle (12), Hunter (18), Rhodes (22), Campbell (44)

LB/DE: 40, 41, 43, 44, 48, [51], 56,
Mularky (5), Moss (9), Dixon (33), Bell (34), Reddick (48)

OG/C: 60, 61, 62, 63, [67]
Farms (69), Collins (64)

DT/OT: 74, 75, 76, 79,
Townsend (79), McAdoo (81)

WR/TE: [80], [81], 87, [88], 89
Davis (2), McKie (10), Highsmith (15), P.Brown (18)

 

Davis is doing a great job up there, all these recruits still on the board to go along with the 15 recruits he has over the scholarship limit.

 

there is more to the topic, more guys are rumored of transfering in order to clear that 15 players

 

I understand people will transfer or academic disqualifications, but you can't have that big of a turnover on your team. He was stupid and started offering every player that said they're interested in UNC.

 

average players that still want to play and not want to sit on the bench and watch a freshman take over will obviously transfer to play somewhere else. BD feels the guys coming in have more talent, and will approach the average players "you can sit and watch or move on and play somewhere else". He's building HIS program.

 

Putting all your trust in a bunch of freshman is very risky.

 

it will be more like this year, sophmores and freshman, UNC still went 8-5.

Davis has continued to say it's a "work in progress". Those freshman will be juniors and should produce more.

 

Laffing my ass off.

Now THAT is the recipe to building a healthy and stable program.