Second Half of Recruits

Many are wondering exactly how many more offers BYU has on the table and how many at each positions they are hoping to get for the 2008 class. The thing to keep in mind is that this is BYU: People are returning from missions, people are leaving on missions, etc. It is a logistics nightmare and I think only a select handful know exactly how many scholarships are REALLY available and how many at each position are needed.

According to Scout, the following 14 players have offers*:

RB (1)- Sausan Shakerin
DE (1)- Simi Kuli
QB (1)- Kevin Prince
OG (2)- Max Tuioti-Mariner and Hamani Stevens
DT (2)- Sealver Siliaga and David Kruger (Tufuga listed on scouts has committed to Texas A&M)
S (1)- Shiloh Te'o (or Shilo, or Shiloah)
FB (1)-Ina Liaina
WR (3)- William Jenkins, Jake Murphy, O'Neill Chambers
CB (2)- Kedron Paul and Rashad Evans

And 2009*:

LB (1)- Manti Te'o
OT/DL (1)- Xavier Suafilo

In my mind, BYU has a good chance at:
Kevin Prince, Sealver Siliaga, David Kruger, Shiloh Te'o, and Jake Murphy

In the running for:
William Jenkins, O'Neill Chambers, Kedron Paul

Chance, but not a good one:
Sausan Shakerin (BYU already has two great RB recruits, Shakerin is just too good to not offer.)
Max Tuioti-Mariner and Hamani Stevens (both will likely go to Pac-10 schools)
Ina Liaina (not a huge BYU fan, would be a big stretch to get him.)
Rashad Evans (only cause I don't know a thing about him.)
Simi Kuli (Just upgraded to a 5 star, Rivals says he has narrowed down schools and BYU is not one of them.)


I think if any of those in the bottom two groups goes elsewhere, BYU has holes to fill at OG, LB, WR and possibly CB.

*Remember other players may exist that have actual offers. These offers are all self-reported and if the player is not in contact with the recruiting services the public will not know until February (coaches are not allowed to talk about recruits.)

My 3 Cents: BYU will likely pick up 2 or more commitments this week. They are holding another camp and Chambers and Paul are in town (they will come as a package deal, both or nothing.) Their coach is helping out with the camps and landing these kids would be a big win for BYU over a lot of SEC schools.

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