Recruiting 2020 Recruiting Thread: Gervon Dexter gets 5th Star on Rivals

[Gator By Marriage]

Cause he was a 5* and people around here are in love with 5*s.

For the record, I don’t love 5*s with bad knees.

 

[leogator]

For the record, I don’t love 5*s with bad knees.

It's not just the knee. Think it's healed by now. He tore his MCL about a year ago. Last year he was behind Travis Homer and DJ Dallas, this year he's behind DJ Dallas and Ca'mron Harris (was Davis). Al of the people in front of him have NFL type talent.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Lorenzo Lingard might be a transfer possibility. He has not done anything at the U due to knee issues. I have not seen his name in the portal but I have seen Brian Hightower's name.

why would we want a guy with link with knee issues?

I'd really like to move beyond the point of taking other people's second or third timers.... though obviously it worked with Greenard.

 

[SeabeeGator]

why would we want a guy with link with knee issues?

I'd really like to move beyond the point of taking other people's second or third timers.... though obviously it worked with Greenard.

Meh. I’m beyond RELYING on transfers to make up for recruiting deficiencies but it would be insane to move on from the transfer market totally given today’s environment. Too many good players who just aren’t patient are available. Selectively choosing highly talented guys is the way to go.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Cause he was a 5* and people around here are in love with 5*s.

We want the ones who have not proven to be overrated.

Even five stars fail at probably a 50% rate.

Four stars maybe 70.

Three stars, 90 ish.

 

[GatorJ]

It's not just the knee. Think it's healed by now. He tore his MCL about a year ago. Last year he was behind Travis Homer and DJ Dallas, this year he's behind DJ Dallas and Ca'mron Harris (was Davis). Al of the people in front of him have NFL type talent.

I don’t know anything about his knee issues. But he was the best RB in that class. Should’ve been a Gator.

 

[leogator]

I don’t know anything about his knee issues. But he was the best RB in that class. Should’ve been a Gator.

Very true, he should have been a Gator but he went against his destiny.

 

[UFHealthGator]

We will still have a Copeland, Grimes and Toney, not to mention Pitts at TE. We lose Jefferson, Hammond, Swain and Cleveland. Hopefully some of our hyped up younger guys step up, but we still have more passing targets than most teams. Don't see Trask struggling that much tbh. Plus I hope we have a better Oline with improved depth next year which should improve the run game which should open up things on passing. Will see.

 

[gatorev12]

We will still have a Copeland, Grimes and Toney, not to mention Pitts at TE. We lose Jefferson, Hammond, Swain and Cleveland. Hopefully some of our hyped up younger guys step up, but we still have more passing targets than most teams. Don't see Trask struggling that much tbh. Plus I hope we have a better Oline with improved depth next year which should improve the run game which should open up things on passing. Will see.

That's 4 capable WRs...and added to that, we'll hopefully have a few TEs step up too. Gamble was our most experienced TE going into this season before Pitts' emergence and we have the #2 TE in the country from last year's recruiting class in Zipperer also in the mix (he's probably going to redshirt this year, but wouldn't be surprised to see him take off next year too).

 

[BMF]

Back to some recruiting news....

DB Coach Torian Gray will be visiting Palmetto HS's game this Thursday night. They have 4 juniors we are recruiting heavily, but also a 2020 WR, Kentron Poitier. Not highly ranked (3-star, ranked around 500th overall), but he's listed anywhere from 6'2 to 6'4 (he's also a starting basketball player, SF):

Kentron Poitier, 2020 Wide Receiver - Rivals.com

Gray will then head out to Texas on Friday to see our two Texas DB commits:

Jahari Rogers, 2020 Cornerback - Rivals.com

Avery Helm, 2020 Cornerback - Rivals.com

 

[Durty South Swamp]

I remember this time last year when our 2020 class was top 5 and all the homers were playing the "i told you so!!! " card.

good times...

 

[leogator]

That's why I never play attention to a class until the year you can actually sign them.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Zipperer also in the mix (he's probably going to redshirt this year, but wouldn't be surprised to see him take off next year too).

You think? it seems like I've seen him more than four games already mostly playing fullback.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Back to some recruiting news....

DB Coach Torian Gray will be visiting Palmetto HS's game this Thursday night. They have 4 juniors we are recruiting heavily, but also a 2020 WR, Kentron Poitier. Not highly ranked (3-star, ranked around 500th overall), but he's listed anywhere from 6'2 to 6'4 (he's also a starting basketball player, SF):

This is just what it is going to be with Mullinz. he has always struggled getting top wide receivers to commit. they just don't want to go to an option school.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

I remember this time last year when our 2020 class was top 5 and all the homers were playing the "i told you so!!!" card..

I dont even remember.

drunks are appropriate

 

[Durty South Swamp]

Lets be real here, im very pleased overall with mullen and the direction of the program, but the recruiting has to pick up or we will plateu right around 9-10 wins a year and that will be our living space. Our own Mark Richt to be brutally honest.

I've heard the 'win and they will come' mantra from many for years... its only marginaly true. We are winning, and because of that, we are getting some. But there are teams out there that arent winning nearly as much that are getting more, because winning is only part of the recipe, and like it or not, it isnt the main ingredient. If you can only have one, wins or stud recruiters, the stud recruiters will land you more talent than the wins will. Its been historically proven over and over again. Kids are young and impressionable, and the right salesman can sell ice to an eskimo. No matter how counterintuitive it seems, its just truth, and its because these are 17 and 18 yr old kids and they dont make decisions like adults do.

We will likely finish this year as good or better than last based on what weve seen so far this season and in comparison to our SEC east peers and remaining schedule, but I'd be surprised if we end up much different on signing day than last recruiting cycle because of it. Gators were probably the second hottest team in the nation by seasons end, second only to Clemson... and look what it got us. A meh class with a couple of hail mary's that never had a chance of stepping on campus, just to make things look a little better on signing day. Tell me how a similar finish (very likely) this year is going to be any different?

We need to jettison some dead weight and get some crooters. I dont put this on Mullen... yet. It's on his personnel, but its his job to make moves to his staff once these issues are identified. If he doesnt, then it is on him. Get to work.

 

[rogdochar]

To get around this poor recruiting barrier Mullen needs to use "detourmination". :cool: And that takes extra time.

 

[ThreatMatrix]

Lets be real here, im very pleased overall with mullen and the direction of the program, but the recruiting has to pick up or we will plateu right around 9-10 wins a year and that will be our living space. Our own Mark Richt to be brutally honest.

I've heard the 'win and they will come' mantra from many for years... its only marginaly true. We are winning, and because of that, we are getting some. But there are teams out there that arent winning nearly as much that are getting more, because winning is only part of the recipe, and like it or not, it isnt the main ingredient. If you can only have one, wins or stud recruiters, the stud recruiters will land you more talent than the wins will. Its been historically proven over and over again. Kids are young and impressionable, and the right salesman can sell ice to an eskimo. No matter how counterintuitive it seems, its just truth, and its because these are 17 and 18 yr old kids and they dont make decisions like adults do.

We will likely finish this year as good or better than last based on what weve seen so far this season and in comparison to our SEC east peers and remaining schedule, but I'd be surprised if we end up much different on signing day than last recruiting cycle because of it. Gators were probably the second hottest team in the nation by seasons end, second only to Clemson... and look what it got us. A meh class with a couple of hail mary's that never had a chance of stepping on campus, just to make things look a little better on signing day. Tell me how a similar finish (very likely) this year is going to be any different?

We need to jettison some dead weight and get some crooters. I dont put this on Mullen... yet. It's on his personnel, but its his job to make moves to his staff once these issues are identified. If he doesnt, then it is on him. Get to work.

Agreed, winning helps marginally.
With us winning and FSU/UM sucking we should be loaded. Even UGAy is showing cracks. That we are not says volumes about the recruiting staff. This is the perfect storm for us yet so far we haven't been able to take advantage of it. Recruiters are like salesman, either you're a closer or you're not, there's no in between. We need closers.
I'm praying that Mullen makes changes to the staff. If it takes a subpar class this year for him to realize it then so be it.

 

[SeabeeGator]

Lets be real here, im very pleased overall with mullen and the direction of the program, but the recruiting has to pick up or we will plateu right around 9-10 wins a year and that will be our living space. Our own Mark Richt to be brutally honest.

I've heard the 'win and they will come' mantra from many for years... its only marginaly true. We are winning, and because of that, we are getting some. But there are teams out there that arent winning nearly as much that are getting more, because winning is only part of the recipe, and like it or not, it isnt the main ingredient. If you can only have one, wins or stud recruiters, the stud recruiters will land you more talent than the wins will. Its been historically proven over and over again. Kids are young and impressionable, and the right salesman can sell ice to an eskimo. No matter how counterintuitive it seems, its just truth, and its because these are 17 and 18 yr old kids and they dont make decisions like adults do.

We will likely finish this year as good or better than last based on what weve seen so far this season and in comparison to our SEC east peers and remaining schedule, but I'd be surprised if we end up much different on signing day than last recruiting cycle because of it. Gators were probably the second hottest team in the nation by seasons end, second only to Clemson... and look what it got us. A meh class with a couple of hail mary's that never had a chance of stepping on campus, just to make things look a little better on signing day. Tell me how a similar finish (very likely) this year is going to be any different?

We need to jettison some dead weight and get some crooters. I dont put this on Mullen... yet. It's on his personnel, but its his job to make moves to his staff once these issues are identified. If he doesnt, then it is on him. Get to work.

There’s literally no way to disagree with this. 100%, dead on.

 

[Gator By Marriage]

There’s literally no way to disagree with this. 100%, dead on.

You meant that as a challenge, right?