Class of 2011 Recruits Announced!

On national signing day, UNH announced 15 recruits to be added to the fray, mostly at the TE, WR and CB positions, which, not surprisingly, are the three of the most significant need at this juncture. You can see the full list here, but I'm probably just going to touch on the guys who stand out to me.

WR J.T. Wright--Our best recruit. He initially enrolled at Wisconsin before transferring to a community college and eventually to UNH. I believe he'll have three years of eligibility, though he may have all four. He's 6'0 and 200 pounds, and has ideal size to be the replacement for David Ball. I'm somewhat confident he may make an impact next year. I think he's our best bet to be useful. Receivers who go to Wisconsin are usually pretty highly regarded, so I have to think UNH is pumped about this one.

WR Kevon Mason--UNH got this guy to commit a while ago, and we were in on him before he exploded in his senior year. He has terrific height, but he has the speed and athleticism to stay at WR. Between Wright and Mason, I truly think UNH has addressed their future WR concerns once Levan leaves. Things look bright with Mason, O'Brien, Wright, Negron and Boyle for the 2009 season.

TALENT Anthony Gorrell-Shorts--This is the kind of guy that you see a lot of teams taking fliers on just because they have some talent but not really a position. This guy can be UNH's Reggie Bush of sorts (don't even start). He's a sprinter who plays on both sides of the ball, and I think UNH can utilize him on special teams (where they really needed help) as well as on reverses and screens.

WR Terrance Fox--Similar to Gorrell-Shorts, he's a really good, albeit small (5'9) athlete, and I think those players could be undervalued in general but very useful for UNH. I like the tactic of going after those types because I think, like OBP in baseball in years past, you can get better players who people simply undervalue because they want the total package. He'll also help at special teams and at the wide receiver position.

DB Kyle Flemings--Another really good athlete, should add speed and athleticism, and be a nice complement for B.J. Ross. He played offense and defense in high school, and I just like that we are adding some talent as opposed to just scheming to the best of our player's abilities. It's going to help us when we try and compete with some of the better teams in the league.

I'm also moderately excited for QB Kevin Decker (reasonably regarded, though probably behind Toman on the depth chart), TE Sean Cullen (he's got to be decent, because he's all the way from Florida, much like Dan Ruhl...I wonder if we have a connection down there), and Chris Jeannot (WR/TE, 6'6 with WR talent...). We added some OL prospects to add to the roster as well, but I'm not certain we did enough on the defense end. We'll have to see what guys like Brian McNally and John Murray can do for us.

Maybe I'm just excited for football, but I really think UNH got some talents they can work with. I'm going to break down the defense in my next effort.