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Art, a bit of the talent produced in DC/MD - the Terps could make a move here

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I'll note that the 2020 recruiting rankings have been released & the #1 player in the class is a DE from Damascus & the #6 player in the country is from Dematha. The distance from DC to Baltimore is shorter than the distance from one side of LA to the other. An extraordinarily small area that does produce the best talent in the nation & enough to win a title. The DEs from the area are unbelievable, a top 5 player in the ESPN 2018 top 100 is down to Bama/MD & PSU, another in a long line of top ranked DEs from the DM...no V needed for this post. @ArtVanDelay

If Maryland can keep this kind of talent, they'll be competing for playoff spots year in & year out. 

Fear the Turtle, love the Dirk!

Take 35 miles from D.C. to Baltimore and you have the most densely populated elite talent in the country. 

These are just 2015/16/17 - all within 30 minutes of one another, didn't go into Virginia. Just recruit this area and compete for titles.

Josh Kaindoh 5 star DE (Florida State)
-Chase Young 5 star DE (Ohio State)
-Calvin Ashley top 50 OL (Auburn)
-Anthony McFarland top 50 RB (Maryland)
-Deon Jones top 150 DB (Maryland)
Luiji Vilain top 75 DE (Michigan)
-Kasim Hill top 100 QB (Maryland)
Rahshaun Smith 5 star DE/LB Clemson)
-Terrell Hall 5 star DE (Alabama)
-Shane Simmons 5 star DE (Penn State)
-Keandre Jones 5 star LB (Ohio State)
-Dwayne Haskins top 65 QB (Ohio State)
-Terrance Davis top 75 OT (Maryland)
-Aaron Hansford top 100 LB/DE (Texas AM)
Trevon Diggs top 150 DB/WR (Alabama)
-Tino Ellis top 150 WR/DB (Maryland)
-Richie Petitbon top 50 OL (Alabama)
Isaiah Prince top 75 OL (Ohio State)
-Marcus Lewis top 75 DB (Florida State)
Adam McLean top 160 DE (Maryland)
Pat Allen top 200 OL (Georgia)
Jalen Christian top 200 Ath (South Car)
Quarvez Boulware top 200 OL (Maryland)
-Jauan Williams top 250 OL (Florida State)
-Richard Merritt 4 star OL (Maryland)
Lawrence Cager top 250 WR (Miami)
Kai Locksley 4 star Ath (Texas)
Kamante Carter 4 star Ath (Penn State)
Juwan Brisco 4 star DB (Georgia)
-Darius Fullwood 4 star DE (VT)
-Darryl Turner 4 star RB (Maryland)
Keith Simms 4 star LB (Oregon)
-Robbie Robinson 4 star DB (Arizona state)
Devery Hamilton 4 star OT/DT (Stanford)
Ellison Jordan 4 star DE (Penn State)
Tariq Castro - Fields 4 star DB (Penn State)
-Josh Paschal - 4 star DE (Kentucky)
-Marcus Minor - 4 star OL (Maryland)
Tyshon Fogg - 4 star DB (Rutgers)



Others in D.C. and within 30 minutes in MD:
2015:
Parnell Motley ---- Oklahoma
-Devante Brooks ---- Tennessee (top 75 player before injury)
Jonathan Holland - Penn State
-Tyler Green - Indiana
-Ellis Mckinee - Maryland
Jordan Adams - West Virginia
Keiron Howard - Maryland 
David Robbins ---- Florida State 
Ty Johnson - Maryland 
Dionte Austin - Wake Forest 
Devonte Williams - Indiana
Ashton White ---- Notre Dame
EJ Donahue - Maryland
Jaquez Adams - West Virginia 
Wyatt Cook - Purdue
Jelani Roberts - Northwestern 
Will Mcllain - Maryland 
Myles Robinson - Virginia 
-LoLo Harrison - Maryland
Cameron Brown - Penn State
Myles Wolfolk - North Carolina 
Steven Smothers - West Virginia
Stephen Spaniells ---- Michigan
Eric Burrell - Wisconsin
George Ross - North Carolina
Zach Mcphearson - Penn State
-Izon Pulley - Illinois
Marcus Simms - West Virginia
Patrick Johnson - Wisconsin 
Kareem Felder ---- Ohio State 
-Travon Scott - Maryland 
Dae'lun Darien - Penn State
Nathan Proctor - Indiana
Jordan McNair - Maryland 
C Sullivan-Brown - Penn State
Jonathan Kingsley - Syracuse
Tayon Fleet Davis - Maryland 
Mohamed Ibrahim - Minnesota 
Lawtez Rogers - Maryland 
-Ayinde Eley - Maryland 
Travis Levy - Boston College 
Fofie Bozzie - Maryland 
Victor Dimujeke - Duke
Damani Neal - Duke
B'ahmad Miller - Maryland 
Gary Brightwell - Arizona 
Aiden Brown - Virginia Tech
-Nassir Watkins - Kentucky 
-Cameron Spence - Maryland 
Jaylen Twymen - Pitt
-Johnny Jordan - Maryland 
-Kofi Wardlow ---- Notre Dame
Sean Sevoy - Virginia Tech 
Nykeim Johnson - Syracuse 

(-) indicates player from The Catholic League. 

Devonte Brooks played DE at St Johns on a line with commits to Notre Dame, Alabama and Texas AM. Brooks was the best of the group before he tore his knee.

 

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2 hours ago, eddie83 said:

I don't follow recruiting close at all. I have heard Terps have been doing well. I always thought this was not a great area for HS football. Must have changed.  

It's an unbelievable area. The best areas for recruiting are the subs of DC, Atl is insanely loaded, Miami & LA. The Catholic league is as good as any in the country. If the Terps could fill a stadium up they could win titles without leaving DC/MD/VBeach. The talent at pass rusher, QB & Oline would make them tough to beat.

Chase Young/Josh Kaindoh/Keandre Jones/Terrell Hall/Anoma/Rashaun Smith/Shane Simmons are all 5 star pass rushers from the last couple classes. That's 7 freaks who can get to the QB, no fewer than 3 will go in round 1 of the NFL draft, probably more. If I included any parts of Virginia then it becomes unfair. Tennessee has a starting DE, who happens to be their most athletic player, from VA. FSU has a 5 star DE from VA - Alabama has a 5 star DE from Woodbridge  - they aren't on the list but there's no reason MD couldn't dominate recruiting in VA, or at least grab a few guys.

Decent classes in Maryland just beat up great classes from Texas. 

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17 minutes ago, Cumberbundy said:

It's an unbelievable area. The best areas for recruiting are the subs of DC, Atl is insanely loaded, Miami & LA. The Catholic league is as good as any in the country. If the Terps could fill a stadium up they could win titles without leaving DC/MD/VBeach. The talent at pass rusher, QB & Oline would make them tough to beat.

Chase Young/Josh Kaindoh/Keandre Jones/Terrell Hall/Anoma/Rashaun Smith/Shane Simmons are all 5 star pass rushers from the last couple classes. That's 7 freaks who can get to the QB, no fewer than 3 will go in round 1 of the NFL draft, probably more. If I included any parts of Virginia then it becomes unfair. Tennessee has a starting DE, who happens to be their most athletic player, from VA. FSU has a 5 star DE from VA - Alabama has a 5 star DE from Woodbridge  - they aren't on the list but there's no reason MD couldn't dominate recruiting in VA, or at least grab a few guys.

Decent classes in Maryland just beat up great classes from Texas. 

Is this fairly new?  

If so that makes a huge difference. We have a coach.  

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It's an unbelievable area. The best areas for recruiting are the subs of DC, Atl is insanely loaded, Miami & LA. The Catholic league is as good as any in the country. If the Terps could fill a stadium up they could win titles without leaving DC/MD/VBeach. The talent at pass rusher, QB & Oline would make them tough to beat.

Chase Young/Josh Kaindoh/Keandre Jones/Terrell Hall/Anoma/Rashaun Smith/Shane Simmons are all 5 star pass rushers from the last couple classes. That's 7 freaks who can get to the QB, no fewer than 3 will go in round 1 of the NFL draft, probably more. If I included any parts of Virginia then it becomes unfair. Tennessee has a starting DE, who happens to be their most athletic player, from VA. FSU has a 5 star DE from VA - Alabama has a 5 star DE from Woodbridge  - they aren't on the list but there's no reason MD couldn't dominate recruiting in VA, or at least grab a few guys.

Decent classes in Maryland just beat up great classes from Texas. 

Do you follow basketball as well? I know the Terps are being hyped. 

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Is this fairly new?  I always thought this area wasn't great for football? 

If so that makes a huge difference. We have a coach.  

Far more resources are being invested, there's always been talent but the coaches & facilities have been upgraded. A school like Episcopal is bringing in kids from Canada which gives the area another advantage - there's a lot here. There is talk of UA creating an academy to keep kids from leaving for IMG, but with one Harbaugh in Baltimore, I'd rather it not be at St Frances. 

The tidewater area has always gotten publicity for the high end talent. 

The UA all American game featured 100 players in 2015, 11 were from the DC metro area (without going into VA) has more top 100 players in the 2020 class than every state but 4. 

 

 

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When I was growing up all you heard about was high school basketball. Dunbar in particular.  

Dunbar Baltimore v Maryland. The politics of recruiting in the 80s & 90s. Few cities treated their home school worse than Baltimore treated MD. Memphis/Tennessee is similar but Knoxville isn't anywhere near memphis.

DMV hoops just put out another top 2 NBA draft pick. I love it. I wish Turg could lock up DeMatha.

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It's an unbelievable area. The best areas for recruiting are the subs of DC, Atl is insanely loaded, Miami & LA. The Catholic league is as good as any in the country. If the Terps could fill a stadium up they could win titles without leaving DC/MD/VBeach. The talent at pass rusher, QB & Oline would make them tough to beat.

Chase Young/Josh Kaindoh/Keandre Jones/Terrell Hall/Anoma/Rashaun Smith/Shane Simmons are all 5 star pass rushers from the last couple classes. That's 7 freaks who can get to the QB, no fewer than 3 will go in round 1 of the NFL draft, probably more. If I included any parts of Virginia then it becomes unfair. Tennessee has a starting DE, who happens to be their most athletic player, from VA. FSU has a 5 star DE from VA - Alabama has a 5 star DE from Woodbridge  - they aren't on the list but there's no reason MD couldn't dominate recruiting in VA, or at least grab a few guys.

Decent classes in Maryland just beat up great classes from Texas. 

Penn State used to poach the daylights out of that area and it had a lot to do with their period of dominance.

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Penn State used to poach the daylights out of that area and it had a lot to do with their period of dominance.

That's one reason I love MD having the chance to play them. No more taking Bowman out of Suitland - got to keep these guys home! Hopefully they can flip Mustifer if they can win 6-7. On the big ten network they were saying Dirk deserves coach of the year if MD makes a bowl game....they thought Texas was going to win by 30. 

Maryland can't afford to have home night games v Michigan State with nobody in the stands. If the turtle army showed up for football like they did at Cole....oh Lordy!  I miss the ACC. The Jefferson pilot was my baby sitter growing up. 

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Dunbar Baltimore v Maryland. The politics of recruiting in the 80s & 90s. Few cities treated their home school worse than Baltimore treated MD. Memphis/Tennessee is similar but Knoxville isn't anywhere near memphis.

DMV hoops just put out another top 2 NBA draft pick. I love it. I wish Turg could lock up DeMatha.

I saw Dunbar after their peak. They lost in 93 to Simon Gratz. Rasheed Wallace was on SG, Booth on Dunbar. There were 3 or 4 games that day in Towson. Johnny Unitas was there watching. St Anthony's. Bob Hurley was coach. Real good team. Wish I recalled other players. 

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That's one reason I love MD having the chance to play them. No more taking Bowman out of Suitland - got to keep these guys home! Hopefully they can flip Mustifer if they can win 6-7. On the big ten network they were saying Dirk deserves coach of the year if MD makes a bowl game....they thought Texas was going to win by 30. 

Maryland can't afford to have home night games v Michigan State with nobody in the stands. If the turtle army showed up for football like they did at Cole....oh Lordy!  I miss the ACC. The Jefferson pilot was my baby sitter growing up. 

So many pro teams in this area. I am old enough to remember Bobby Ross' good teams. I remember Boomer a little. 

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Penn State used to poach the daylights out of that area and it had a lot to do with their period of dominance.

All the games in the 80's were close. So many painful losses. 

I even remember there was talk in 90's of going after Sandusky as head coach. Thank God that never happened.  

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I saw Dunbar after their peak. They lost in 93 to Simon Gratz. Rasheed Wallace was on SG, Booth on Dunbar. There were 3 or 4 games that day in Towson. Johnny Unitas was there watching. St Anthony's. Bob Hurley was coach. Real good team. Wish I recalled other players. 

You're taking me back!

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1993-01-15/sports/1993015126_1_simon-gratz-poets-dunbar

i remember how excited my pops was when Stokes committed to MD out of Philadelphia. I miss the capital classic all star game. 

 

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