2019 Commits

[CliffDweller25]

LHP Braxton Cottongame Perry County Central Drafted 40th Rd
RHP Cole Ayers Loveland, OH Drafted 36th Rd
RHP Will Gambino Haddonfield, NJ Drafted 35th Rd
1B/LHP Justin Olson Colorado Springs, CO
1B/3B Trae Harmon Somerset
LHP Cole Daniels Saline, MI
OF Rook Ellington McCracken County
RHP Tyler Burchett Airville, PA
LHP Dillon Marsh Lancaster, PA
RHP Kyle Music Cincinnati, OH
RHP Brendan Koester Louisville Eastern
RHP Alex Degen Lebanon, NJ
SS Austin Schultz Adams, NE
C Orlando Adams Atlanta, GA
RHP Kennedy Norton Johns Creek, GA
RHP Brandon Sulzer Smithville, MO
RHP Hunter Rigsby Rockcastle County

JUCOs
1B Dalton Reed Seminole State (OK)
IF/OF Breydon Daniel Seminole State (OK)
OF Jaren Shelby State College of Florida
IF Jake Thompson Palomar College
IF Elliott Curtis Columbia State (TN)
C Tanner Holen Iowa Western CC
2B Hagen Holmstead Iowa Western CC

 

[maysvilleky]

Is that good or bad that very few of UK's recruits got drafted?

 

[Comebakatz3]

Is that good or bad that very few of UK's recruits got drafted?

Probably good in a way. Means we shouldn't lose any. We currently have a top 25 class. So, we can improve that rank due to some other teams losing draft picks. We didn't have any top 100 players and they would certainly be nice, but still good that we got players that will be here. I think Henderson's problem often was that he got some monster players and they regularly went to the pros. Then his classes, after losing those drafted, were significantly weaker.

 

[Old_Red]

I saw that Perfect Game has us ranked 22nd but 9th in the SEC.

Vanderbilt was first but with 23 recruits, 10 of which were drafted. Players like Austin Becker (1109th pick, 37th round) probably will come but Will Banfield (69th pick, CBB - what kind of round name is that? - roughly 2nd round) probably won't.
- Xavier Edwards (38th pick, CBA - roughly the end of the first round)
- Ryder Green (92nd pick, 3rd round)
- Ethan Hankins (35th pick, round 1C)
- Brett Hanson (1126th pick, 38th round)
- Nicholas Northcutt (340th pick, 11th round)
- Kumar Rocker (1146th, 38th round)
- Isaiah Thomas (1176th pick, 39th round)
- Ryan Weathers(7th pick, 1st round)

- So Vanderbilt is likely to lose 5 recruits, possibly 6.

2nd ranked LSU had 17 recruits with 9 drafted
- Cabell, Elijah (14th round, 425th pick)
- DiGiacomo, Giovanni (29th round, 864th pick
- Henry, Cole (38th round, 1125th pick)
- Hill, Jaden (38th round, 1143rd pick)
- Kelly, Levi (8th round, 249th pick)
- Marceaux, Landon (37th round, 1117th pick)
- McMurray, Easton (37th round, 1116th pick)
- Turang, Brice (1st round, 21st pick)
- Willis, CJ (39th round, 1170th pick)

- Do they only lose the 2 picks?

3rd ranked Florida 14 recruits with 10 drafted
- Acton, Cory (39th round, 1155th pick)
- Barger, Addison (6th round, 176th pick)
- Calilao, Kendrick (30th round, 903rd pick)
- Denaburg, Mason (1st round, 27th pick)
- Luethje, David (40th round, 1200th pick)
- Pogue, Colton (29th round, 881st pick)
- Richardson, Lyon (2nd round, 47th pick)
- Scott, Connor (1st round,13th pick)
- Seigler, Anthony (1st round, 23rd pick)
- Specht, Ben (40th round, 1214th pick)

- Looks like Florida should lose 5 recruits, right?

5th ranked Tennessee 25 recruits with 5 drafted
- English, William (5th round, 151st pick)
- Guilbe, Sean (12th round, 351st pick)
- Ornelas, Jonathan (3rd round, 91st pick)
- Parker, Mitchell (28th round, 848th pick)
- Pleasants, Elijah (36th round, 1082nd pick)

- Tennessee loses 2 picks?

6th ranked Mississippi State 15 recruits with 7 drafted
- Bush, Bryce (33rd round, 978th pick)
- Cerantola, Eric (30th round, 900th pick)
- Ginn, J.T. (1st round, 30th pick)
- Grace, Regi (10th round, 304th pick)
- Jackson, Jeremiah (2nd round, 57th pick)
- Knowlton, Sam (39th round, 1159th pick)
- Stewart, Carter (1st round, 8th pick)

- 3 maybe 4 recruits

8th ranked Texas A&M 18 recruits with 4 drafted
- Birdsell, Brandon (39th round, 1182nd pick)
- Englert, Mason (4th round, 119th pick)
- Naylor, Noah (1st round, 29th pick)
- Rodriguez, Grayson (1st round, 11th pick)

- 3 recruits lost?

10th ranked South Carolina 16 recruits with 6 drafted
- Alexander, Blaze (11th round, 339th pick)
- Allen, Brady (39th round, 1177 pick)
- Clarke, Wes (40th round, 1205th pick)
- Sightler, Josiah (12th round, 349th pick)
- White, Owen (2nd round, 55th pick)

- 1 recruit lost?

14th ranked Arkansas 23 recruits with 1 drafted
- Beasley, Wade (24th round, 725th pick)

- No picks lost...

22nd ranked Kentucky 15 recruits with 3 drafted
- Ayers, Cole (36th round, 1092th pick)
- Cottongame, Braxton (40th round, 1213th pick)
- Gambino, Will (35th round, 1048th pick)

- No picks lost

28th ranked Mississippi 12 recruits with 3 drafted
- Gray, Joe (2nd round, 60th pick)
- Hill, Kaleb (39th round 1183rd pick)
- Hoglund, Gunnar (CBA round, 36th pick)

- Lose 2 recruits

29th ranked Alabama 11 recruits with 3 drafted
- Hilson, Patrick (6th round, 166th pick)
- Ras, Tyler (33th round, 998th pick)
- Smith, Dylan (18th round, 531st pick)

- 1 lost recruit?

30th ranked Auburn 12 recruits with 4 drafted
- Bliss, Ryan (30th round, 910th pick)
- Howell, Kason (20th round, 610th pick)
- Warner, Devin (30th round, 909th pick)
- Wade, Garrett (38th round, 1140th pick)

- No recruits lost?

31st ranked Missouri 12 recruits with 3 drafted
- Halvorsen, Seth (30th round, 904th pick)
- Robertson, Trae (38th round, 1142th pick)
- Smith, Kelvin (20th round, 585th picks)

- No recruits lost?

46th ranked Georgia 8 recruits with 1 drafted
- Weaver, Cabera (7th round, 198th pick)

- 1 recruit lost?


Soooo, I don't see us moving up much in the SEC recruiting rankings and we lost the most to the draft. How much can you count on Juco? Why should we not be looking for a middle of the road or lower half season next year?

 

[Black Diamond Cat]

I saw that Perfect Game has us ranked 22nd but 9th in the SEC.

Vanderbilt was first but with 23 recruits, 10 of which were drafted. Players like Austin Becker (1109th pick, 37th round) probably will come but Will Banfield (69th pick, CBB - what kind of round name is that? - roughly 2nd round) probably won't.
- Xavier Edwards (38th pick, CBA - roughly the end of the first round)
- Ryder Green (92nd pick, 3rd round)
- Ethan Hankins (35th pick, round 1C)
- Brett Hanson (1126th pick, 38th round)
- Nicholas Northcutt (340th pick, 11th round)
- Kumar Rocker (1146th, 38th round)
- Isaiah Thomas (1176th pick, 39th round)
- Ryan Weathers(7th pick, 1st round)

- So Vanderbilt is likely to lose 5 recruits, possibly 6.

2nd ranked LSU had 17 recruits with 9 drafted
- Cabell, Elijah (14th round, 425th pick)
- DiGiacomo, Giovanni (29th round, 864th pick
- Henry, Cole (38th round, 1125th pick)
- Hill, Jaden (38th round, 1143rd pick)
- Kelly, Levi (8th round, 249th pick)
- Marceaux, Landon (37th round, 1117th pick)
- McMurray, Easton (37th round, 1116th pick)
- Turang, Brice (1st round, 21st pick)
- Willis, CJ (39th round, 1170th pick)

- Do they only lose the 2 picks?

3rd ranked Florida 14 recruits with 10 drafted
- Acton, Cory (39th round, 1155th pick)
- Barger, Addison (6th round, 176th pick)
- Calilao, Kendrick (30th round, 903rd pick)
- Denaburg, Mason (1st round, 27th pick)
- Luethje, David (40th round, 1200th pick)
- Pogue, Colton (29th round, 881st pick)
- Richardson, Lyon (2nd round, 47th pick)
- Scott, Connor (1st round,13th pick)
- Seigler, Anthony (1st round, 23rd pick)
- Specht, Ben (40th round, 1214th pick)

- Looks like Florida should lose 5 recruits, right?

5th ranked Tennessee 25 recruits with 5 drafted
- English, William (5th round, 151st pick)
- Guilbe, Sean (12th round, 351st pick)
- Ornelas, Jonathan (3rd round, 91st pick)
- Parker, Mitchell (28th round, 848th pick)
- Pleasants, Elijah (36th round, 1082nd pick)

- Tennessee loses 2 picks?

6th ranked Mississippi State 15 recruits with 7 drafted
- Bush, Bryce (33rd round, 978th pick)
- Cerantola, Eric (30th round, 900th pick)
- Ginn, J.T. (1st round, 30th pick)
- Grace, Regi (10th round, 304th pick)
- Jackson, Jeremiah (2nd round, 57th pick)
- Knowlton, Sam (39th round, 1159th pick)
- Stewart, Carter (1st round, 8th pick)

- 3 maybe 4 recruits

8th ranked Texas A&M 18 recruits with 4 drafted
- Birdsell, Brandon (39th round, 1182nd pick)
- Englert, Mason (4th round, 119th pick)
- Naylor, Noah (1st round, 29th pick)
- Rodriguez, Grayson (1st round, 11th pick)

- 3 recruits lost?

10th ranked South Carolina 16 recruits with 6 drafted
- Alexander, Blaze (11th round, 339th pick)
- Allen, Brady (39th round, 1177 pick)
- Clarke, Wes (40th round, 1205th pick)
- Sightler, Josiah (12th round, 349th pick)
- White, Owen (2nd round, 55th pick)

- 1 recruit lost?

14th ranked Arkansas 23 recruits with 1 drafted
- Beasley, Wade (24th round, 725th pick)

- No picks lost...

22nd ranked Kentucky 15 recruits with 3 drafted
- Ayers, Cole (36th round, 1092th pick)
- Cottongame, Braxton (40th round, 1213th pick)
- Gambino, Will (35th round, 1048th pick)

- No picks lost

28th ranked Mississippi 12 recruits with 3 drafted
- Gray, Joe (2nd round, 60th pick)
- Hill, Kaleb (39th round 1183rd pick)
- Hoglund, Gunnar (CBA round, 36th pick)

- Lose 2 recruits

29th ranked Alabama 11 recruits with 3 drafted
- Hilson, Patrick (6th round, 166th pick)
- Ras, Tyler (33th round, 998th pick)
- Smith, Dylan (18th round, 531st pick)

- 1 lost recruit?

30th ranked Auburn 12 recruits with 4 drafted
- Bliss, Ryan (30th round, 910th pick)
- Howell, Kason (20th round, 610th pick)
- Warner, Devin (30th round, 909th pick)
- Wade, Garrett (38th round, 1140th pick)

- No recruits lost?

31st ranked Missouri 12 recruits with 3 drafted
- Halvorsen, Seth (30th round, 904th pick)
- Robertson, Trae (38th round, 1142th pick)
- Smith, Kelvin (20th round, 585th picks)

- No recruits lost?

46th ranked Georgia 8 recruits with 1 drafted
- Weaver, Cabera (7th round, 198th pick)

- 1 recruit lost?


Soooo, I don't see us moving up much in the SEC recruiting rankings and we lost the most to the draft. How much can you count on Juco? Why should we not looking for a middle of the road or lower half season next year?

Could be a somewhat average team, or if certain players return, and some Juco's or Freshmen surprise, don't forget we had several good players that sat out this season ..... will be interesting !

 

[Gabewcat]

Remember that Georgia was picked at the bottom half of the SEC and they over-achieved while UK had all those draft picks and yet finished 13-17 in the SEC. It is all about coaching and getting guys to play above their potential.