Hokies land their first 757 commit in Hezekiah Grimsley by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Virginia Tech is certainly off to a good start with the Class of 2017. Lafayette wide receiver Hezekiah Grimsley (JR WR 6-1 180) made his verbal commitment to the Hokies on Friday. “Truly blessed to say that I am verbally committing to…
Buffalo Bill and Bayside Marlin E.J. Manuel hosts free youth camp by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Truthfully, when I awakened on Saturday morning I had no intentions of attending, let alone covering three separate events. Immediately upon logging onto my Facebook account yesterday I saw a post about the free youth football camp that was being…
After a drought, Armani Chatman adds an offer from the Scarlet Knights by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Almost four months have passed since Bayside sophomore receiver Armani Chatman received his first college offer from the Virginia Tech coaching staff. On Monday, he was the ecstatic to learn a new school had entered the equation, with the…
Interest turns into an offer from the USMA by Brandon Mitchell It’s been a quiet off season for the Grafton Clippers up until this point. Ray Gonzalez has represented the red, navy, and silver ever since he arrived at Grafton as a freshman. The rising senior is finally watching the fruits of is labor grow…
Bruce Boone lands offers before IRHS College Day by Andy Hilton, recruit757 We have another “first offer” to celebrate. Indian River’s Bruce Boone landed not just one, but two college scholarship offers this week. UVA-Wise and Morgan State extended offers to Boone earlier this week. The 6-3 310 pound offensive lineman got the news…
Dazz Newsome continues to see recruiting roll forward by Brandon Mitchell, recruit757 There’s no such thing as slow progress when it comes to Dazz Newsome. On January 20, it was reported that Dazz Newsome received his first offer. This offer came by way of Iowa State. Fast forward to the present day and recruiting is…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 When I caught up with Bishop Sullivan sophomore linebacker Teradja Mitchell he was in the midst of studying for an upcoming final exam. Pretty ironic from an athlete that is constantly looking to improve despite offers from more than 20 Division I programs with Michigan State most recently entering the race…
by Andy Hilton, recruit757 Crabbers’ Elijah Conliffe is approaching decision time Elijah Conliffe continues to add college offers. Since we last checked in with him, he’s added scholarship offers from Michigan State, Troy, Temple, USC and Oklahoma. His offer list is over 20 now and he continues to find schools that intrigue him. “I never…
by Jim McGrath, recruit757 It would be remiss to begin the “Track Shorts” feature on Ultimate Recruit without spotlighting the state’s current premier football and track athlete – Grassfield’s Grant Holloway. In last week’s introduction, a brief highlight of Holloway’s track career was presented. Truly, as the winner of a record eight individual combined indoor…
by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The coaches at the US Naval Academy have been busy pursuing football players in the 757. Tuesday morning was frantic, with an Ocean Lakes DB landing an offer and two players from Heritage picking up offers of their own. Amonyae Watson (JR WR 6-2 175) and Jeremiah Boyd (JR QB/LB 6-0…
