Top 10 incoming recruits in the 2012 Boise State football recruiting class
by Kevan Lee on Dec 30, 2011 8:00 AM PST
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PrintThe 2012 Boise State recruiting class won't be finalized until February, and already there are some great new players to get excited about. No kickers, though. I imagine this will get people writing their letters to the editor post haste. The following are 10 of the top new Broncos who will join the team next year.
No. 10 - ATH D.J. Dean, Eagle, Idaho
No. 9 - RB Devan Demas, Houston, Texas
No. 8 - CB Donte Deayon, Fontana, California
No. 7 - OG Travis Averill, Anaheim, California
No. 6 - S Chanceller James, Spring Valley, California
No. 5 - OLB Christopher Santini, San Jose, California
No. 4 - MLB Ben Weaver, Klein, Texas
No. 3 - RB Jack Fields, El Paso, Texas
No. 2 - QB Nick Patti, Orlando, Florida
No. 1 - DE Demarcus Lawrence, JUCO transfer
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Which recruit are you most excited to see take the field? Who will have the most immediate impact? Share your thoughts in the comments.
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All of them!
Though I still have yet to see video of Lawrence. The last post that included video of him wouldn’t pull up for me…
Elliott Hoyte
Also excited about him, though again, no great videos. The coaches were saying he is one of the best DE prospects they have seen in 10 years.
also excited about hoyte
But I heard that quote wasn’t quite accurate – anyway the coaches wanted to keep it under wraps, so there’s gotta be something to the kid!
Hoyte has the size to see game time right away.
I’m exited to see Hoyte challenge more veteran DEs and curious to see if Demarcus can sew up a starting spot come game 1.
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by Xavier Malawi on Dec 30, 2011 8:48 AM PST up reply actions
Ben Weaver LB Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLgpVg3KPCo
The only thing the BCS has to fear is fear itself and Blue is the color of fear.
After Watching This Video...... !!!!!!!
I know how to tackle in my sleep. I think this is a 2010 video according to the footnote. ONUGers are really going to Wake Up And Smell The Coffee (WUASTC or Wuastic as a new OBNUGer word) on this recruit.
The only thing the BCS has to fear is fear itself and Blue is the color of fear.
Ben Weaver
dude sounds like a stud
Chris Petersen is in the dictionary next to the word AWESOME.
by warriorsscore110 on Dec 30, 2011 8:32 AM PST reply actions
Demas
I have never seen that many safeties and corners have a 20 yard head start and the angle on an RB headed their way…and whiff. Reminds me of the old movies of Marcus Dupree in High School…but Devan is just Darren Sproles size…and like him, very, very fast.
My Top 10 based on watching film and projecting immediate, then potential, impact.
If the recruit does not have film or I have not seen it, they do not make this list however studly they may be.
10. Donte Deayon
9. Shane Rhodes
8. Devan Demas
7. Ben Weaver
6. Chaz Anderson
5. Chancellor James
4. Chris Santini
3. Demarcus Lawrence
2. Jack Fields
1. Nick Patti
Honorable Mention: Everyone else because you could make a 10 second argument why x should be on the list instead of recruit y, and I would probably flake and change my mind on the spot.
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Devan is a Demon
get him sum chow and weight room work , Boise playbook and a coach. look out Blue Streak .
The only thing the BCS has to fear is fear itself and Blue is the color of fear.
Is Jack Fields a reincarnation of the Muscle H.? vers 22.1 known as 21
The only thing the BCS has to fear is fear itself and Blue is the color of fear.
by Trapperpk on Dec 30, 2011 9:15 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
Demarcus Lawarence sounds like an NFL name.
The only thing the BCS has to fear is fear itself and Blue is the color of fear.
sounds like a BIG XII name to me
Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34
by howiestheman on Dec 30, 2011 9:46 PM PST up reply actions
Nick Patti is whats needed in a sandwich.
The only thing the BCS has to fear is fear itself and Blue is the color of fear.
Nick Patti Playing for Semer Fi Bowl January 3, 2012
Quote:
“He possesses a cannon for an arm, shows quick feet and good football knowledge. Definitely best suited for a spread offense where he can utilize his running skills. He also has the ability to roll out and hit moving targets.”
http://semperfidelisbowl.com/the-semper-fidelis-all-american-bowl/athletes/nick-patti
Tom Lemming, Pro Football Recruiter & Scout
The only thing the BCS has to fear is fear itself and Blue is the color of fear.
The Great Santini!
He was all over the field this year (offense and defense) before he got hurt. I think he will be out there on opening day laying the smack down on Sparty.
"Gandhi didn't take a knee, Martin Luther King didn't take a knee, Thomas Edison didn't take a knee, and I sure as hell am not going to take a knee." -- Dan Hawkins
I think that Santini is going to be a lot like Utah's Eric Weddle
by Drew Roberts on Dec 30, 2011 10:31 AM PST up reply actions
Good comparison
Weddle still playing in the league?
by BSUbluNorange on Dec 30, 2011 1:56 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
What is the Boise State recruiting class ranked?
Not trolling, just genuinely interested. TCU is at 21 on ESPN.com and I was wondering how Boise State’s stacks up.
If you win a Rose Bowl you are allowed to live in the past.
BSU's
recruiting class isn’t ranked. The reason for that is that there are no perceived 4-5 star recruits for Boise State but as has been shown time and time again ranking doesn’t mean jack. The Texas Longhorns are always in the top 10 for rankings yet last year they went 5-7 and this year were a 5 loss team this year. Recruiting in Boise is very different. I see exactly what coach Peterson and Co did this season. They grabbed a bunch of recruits that are just shy of 4 star and will easily turn them into 4-5 star players within the next season or two. The star ranking matters much more to the Big Boys than it does to Boise State. Would you believe that Kellen Moore barely qualified as a 2 star recruit and Doug Martin was listed as a one star? Bottom line recruiting doesn’t mean much when you have a coaching staff who knows how to get players to play at their fullest potential and beyond AND DOES NOT HAVE TO CATER TO THE 4-5 Star player ego.
Rivals gave Moore two stars, but Scout.com gave him four
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2011/12/02/1739714/bulk-of-petersens-initial-group.html
It’s true that the organizations like Rivals and Scout will assign stars based on how much interest big programs have in a player, but it’s also true that guys with more stars tend to get drafted by NFL and I think it is almost self-evident that Boise State’s teams have been getting better as their recruiting class rankings have improved over the past 15 years.
I don't believe in dibs, or love at first sight, or love, or best friends, or doing things.
by marktgarten on Dec 30, 2011 1:41 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, I agree and think this is an area we need to nail down as a fanbase so we aren't misrepresenting our thoughts on the matter.
Stars do mean something and should not be dismissed out of hand. They represent displays of raw physical potential. Since it’s a “display” then if they weren’t looked at closely, they aren’t very accurately rated a lot of the time.
This is why attention from strong programs lead to higher stars…the recruiting services begin looking closer, trying to see what the coaches have obviously found.
When it comes to on field production however, this raw physical potential must be honed. Talent development is where a program gets to shine. The coaching, practices, weight lifting and nutrition philosophies, direct personal encouragement, atmosphere and team culture that promotes excellence, as well as the individual’s will to exceed all play a major part in the final product we see on the field.
Where a team like Texas or Florida St. may bring in hoards of elite level athletes, they are sorely lacking in the efficiency of the program to develop that talent. Conversely, where Boise St. has never recruited a 5 star athlete, we excel at A) finding under the radar talent and B) squeezing every bit of efficiency possible out of our training methods and coupling that with a far superior culture of excellence as compared to the average Div IA football program.
Boise St.’s team building philosophies, general camaraderie, and talent development dwarf that of far more advantaged programs like Penn St., Arizona St., Florida St., Miami, UCLA, Cal, Oregon St., Iowa, Indiana, South Carolina, Nebraska, or Ole Miss. You can see it in how the players perform, stick together, talk about the team and each other, execute their roles within the play called, and behave when the chips are down.
I Wall of Text like it's the in thing to do
"...and just things really starting to unravel now for Utah..." Herbie, BSU vs. Utah, 22 Dec 2010
by pjohn56 on Dec 30, 2011 10:35 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
You make excellent points, pj. rec'd.
And isn’t it interesting that the culture you describe is based on the heart, soul, talent, and ambition of our coaches, who aren’t paid even remotely similarly to those 5 star coaches of 5 star athletes.
"Grateful to the friends and the circumstances that enabled me to be a Bronco. I'm just glad I lived to see these days." SeniorChief
Somewhere...
In the 50s-60s currently, could break into the top 50 for the first time this year. Like always. Respectable, and true to form with recent years.
The Defensive prospects in general are the most exciting for me.
I’m excited to see if Santini and Weaver can be the linebacker tandem that ends the run game on the second level. I feel like we just haven’t had a great set of LB’s since Korey Hall and Colt Brooks. I felt like our dominance stopping the run was a result of that ungodly D-Line. Maybe it’s because we left the 4-3 for a 4-2-5, I’m not sure. But it’d be nice to see those two bruise some RB’s.
I’m also excited to have a safety named Chanceller, and a new CB is definitely welcome.
However, I’m most excited to see how Demarcus Lawrence steps in. I’m expecting a lot of production out of him next year. I think we are counting on him big time and he has to deliver.
"Every game matters..... unless you play in the SEC and sometimes Big 12, Big 10 or Pac 12."
by Bring the HAMMER! on Dec 30, 2011 11:01 AM PST reply actions
I am a little nervous that we targeted 11 WR's and only came away with one.
It’s nice to see we are doing battle with USC, Oregon and Stanford for a lot of these guys.
Here’s the link for all of our recruiting info: commits, considering, offers and videos.
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/school/_/id/68/class/2012/page/offers
"Every game matters..... unless you play in the SEC and sometimes Big 12, Big 10 or Pac 12."
by Bring the HAMMER! on Dec 30, 2011 11:14 AM PST up reply actions
I'm not
we still have a couple of years to get more recruits. Matt Miller still has 3 more years and Moore and GB still have another couple. There is still time to get other guys
Speaking of which I can't believe we pulled off
Getting Matt Miller, I took a look at who was after him:
Arkansas
Arizona State
Stanford
Oregon State
Washington State
Good thing we were the closest option to home for him. I could easily have seen him wearing a Razorback or Cardinal uniform.
In this instance..
I’d call it the Kellen Hangover Effect. No Kellen to get you the ball, I’m not surprised they went elsewhere. Boise is unproven now at QB, so a lot of these prospects don’t want to go somewhere when the QB is an unknown. Wait till we get solidified at QB, and you’ll see a lot more WR’s signing up. And as Jesterrence mentioned, there’s a lot of good WR’s in the stable who will get better with time (Troy Ware, Boldewejn, Burks) and guys who have already been proven like Miller, Moore, and the Burroughs brothers. I’d say we’re pretty good for now.
I agree with you about our LBs
But I think Santini will play our LB/Safety/ Nickel DB. The coaches should name it the Winston LB position. He was a S in High School and practiced as a S at a Nike invitational winning Defensive MVP if memory serves.
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by Xavier Malawi on Dec 30, 2011 2:11 PM PST up reply actions
Who do we have for run stoppers
Other that Atkinson and Tjong-A-Tjoe. Ames and Grimes are a little small.
We are going to need more Big Uglly Slobber Knockers to fill the gaps.
Mystery Solved
As an old fogy, I was confused by the “ATH” designation before D.J. Dean’s name. I thought I knew most of the position acronyms, even though, in my day, we had no fancy backs, simply players such as quarterback, halfback, and fullback.
I also thought that, as a retired member of the most heavily invested acronym organization (HIAO) in the world (the USN), I could figure it out. But I had no luck, so I turned to this newfangled substitute for the Encyclopedia Brittanica, a.k.a. The Internet. Thanks be to WikiAnswers, for I found this definition:
ATH stands for athlete. This designation is given to high school football recruits by colleges when a position has not yet been assigned because their skills could put them in a number of different positions depending on team needs.
So, all the rest of you football-terminology nerds can be thankful that one of us dared to profess ignorance. What do I care? Chicks ignore me, anyway.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they, too, have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexations to the spirit.
so a "fancy back"...that would be FB? Mr. Paul a fancy back? SC, you might want to rethink that acronym.:)
So, ATH isn’t a lisper talking about CJ?
and SBNation isn’t …….
and RUTS isn’t the fall elk hunt?
and SOS isn’t the SEC Same Old S***
Now my world is in turmoil, nttmad
"Grateful to the friends and the circumstances that enabled me to be a Bronco. I'm just glad I lived to see these days." SeniorChief
SOS is what you think BB
that Sagarin guy stole it :)
So ATH (I had no idea either, but came up with some crazy ideas) could just as well be OMG for a kid who can do anything, right?
College frootball acrononyms are way worse than the Navy. I could usually devine at least one of a 3 letter military acrononym and fill in the rest.
Chief, you crack me up.
I remember the days of the halfback(half because there were 2). There was no "tight’ end, you were either a left end or a right end. “Chicks” ingnore you? Where did I store those Encyclopedia Brittanica’s so I can look up “Chicks”?. LMAO.
"Kellen Moore has shown the difference between best in the SEC & and best in the Nation" - pjohn56
"I'm tired of even the BCS name" Coach Petersen
Well, I prefer "chicks"
to the evidently common contemporary practice of calling young ladies the same thing as a female dog. What the heck do I know? I still make it a practice to walk on the street-side of the sidewalk with my lady. And it bugs the heck out of me when my granddaughter’s Texan husband doesn’t remove his ball cap at the dinner table. I’m just terribly old-fashioned, I guess.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they, too, have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexations to the spirit.
by SeniorChief on Jan 2, 2012 9:45 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
"the halfback (half because there were 2)."
Where did you get that? With that line of reasoning, there should be four quarterbacks. Maybe that’s how we can simultaneously use all our QBs this year. ;-)
I think it has more to do with the position of the back relative to the offensive line.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they, too, have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexations to the spirit.
I apologize, bluebyeu
I should have looked up “halfback” in my Brittanica before I posted. You’re exactly right, there were two halfbacks. Time to rewire my brain.
But I still like the idea of four quarterbacks.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they, too, have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexations to the spirit.
I will miss the seniors, but
This is an exciting time for Bronco Nation. I’m excited and a peaing my pants at the same time. It is time to to show the nation what Bronco football is all about, and what a great program is. We don’t rebuild we reload (with fingers crossed). I for one have never been more excited for a year of the unknown, whose with me.
I'm the 12 th man its my job its my duty.
I'm with you. This incoming group of starters are going to be the ones will either
cement the reputation and transition us in the national consciousness from burgeoning program to powerhouse or allow the program to recede back into the foggy area of questions and uncertainty.
The team that beat OU announced our presence with a thunderclap. The 50 win squad took us from Cinderella, to Giant Killers, to National Championship Game Darkhorses. But, as far as the nation as a whole is concerned, there is plenty of reason to wonder if we are for real, lucky, or master deceivers with high media prestige and low risk scheduling.
We all know the story; those who take an honest look know who we are, those who wish they could dismiss us dig and grasp for whatever excuses they can find to ease their troubled minds and reassure their assumptions that their team has not slipped down on the Totem Pole.
Life after Kellen, Austin, Doug, Titus, Billy, Winston, Jeron, Shea, and George will either leave the door of accusation open or slam the case shut once and for all. Those guys did all the grunt work to get us in position for the main event. Guys like Patti, Miller, Horn, Hightower, Gavins, Ajayi, Taylor, Fields, Renaud, and Lawrence will have to seize the initiative and finish the fight.
Three generations of players, one epic storyline.
I Wall of Text like it's the in thing to do
"...and just things really starting to unravel now for Utah..." Herbie, BSU vs. Utah, 22 Dec 2010
that movie will sell itself
Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34
by howiestheman on Dec 31, 2011 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
10. Chanceller James
9. Chaz Anderson
8. Ben Weaver
7. Jack Fields
6. Andrew Pint
5. Donte Deayon
4. Travis Averill
3. Nick Patti
2. Demarcus Lawrence
1. Chris Santini
i'm excited for Santini too
I think he’ll be a force on defense
Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34
by howiestheman on Dec 31, 2011 10:50 AM PST up reply actions
Renaud and Weaver
with Pint and Santini is going to be a great LB corps.
I need a new sig, ya dig.
by BleedBlue75 on Dec 31, 2011 11:22 AM PST up reply actions
lots of size, tons of physicality
I concur.
Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34
by howiestheman on Dec 31, 2011 4:06 PM PST up reply actions
I just hope Jeremey Ioane shows up. I remeber when we are all getting ridiculuos jacked up about the pineapple express coming to Boise…..
Chris Petersen is in the dictionary next to the word AWESOME.
by warriorsscore110 on Jan 1, 2012 8:14 AM PST reply actions
I think it takes longer for these young athletes to learn the collegiate game than many of us realize
Jeremy will be just fine. He plays a position that requires a LOT of knowledge and reads.
The key is not the "will to win" - everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important. ~ Bobby Knight
by Please Spay and Neuter Your Pets on Jan 3, 2012 10:28 AM PST up reply actions
BTW, I'm jacked about him too!
The key is not the "will to win" - everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important. ~ Bobby Knight
by Please Spay and Neuter Your Pets on Jan 3, 2012 10:29 AM PST up reply actions
So does anybody know anything about RB Jamaal Williams...
…he’s supposedly a BYU commit, but 24/7 Sports has him listed as both a BYU and Boise commit (which obviously doesn’t work). But the date he committed to BYU is July, and the date they have for him committing to Boise is November 1st…so I’m confused??
by Future_Demagogue on Jan 1, 2012 5:10 PM PST reply actions
I hope he's still BYU's
The kid talked to the press and compared his visits to Boise and Provo and said he felt like BSU was like a little camp and BYU was a big time program. He also said BSU was to much about the cool unis/gear. Ultimately people were really nice to him at BYU (their rb corp sucks so why wouldn’t they do everything they can to butter this kid up?) and at BSU he had to “go up to people to get them to talk to him.”
by BSUbluNorange on Jan 1, 2012 9:29 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
We wish him well no matter where he goes. His comments do reflect the INCREDIBLE importance of collegiate visits
Amazing how just a few interactions with a handful of people can make or break someone’s perception of an entire University experience and career.
The key is not the "will to win" - everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important. ~ Bobby Knight
by Please Spay and Neuter Your Pets on Jan 3, 2012 10:32 AM PST up reply actions
He's a BYU commit
Only interest we showed in him was to play LB. I’m guessing its just a 24/7 Sports error.
I need a new sig, ya dig.
kicker
Actually a kicker from Cali just committed to boise state, Sean Wale from Whittier CA. Suppose to be a great punter as well as field goal specialist! Good news Boise. Look it up.
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