Chances for remaining recruits:
(7 spots remaining - 17 is not a hard number for the 2012 recruiting class - one or two more slots will open up this summer due to various factors which I wont discuss)
LB (1)
(Tcu will take 1 out of the following Tier 1, 2, 3, 4 - LB recruits)
Tier One LB Recruits
1) Devall
(doesnt look like Tcu will get DEVALL. He is looking hard at Bama right now and is a likely SEC commit. Tcu too far down on his list these days apparently (unless something changes dramatically it doesnt appear that he is comin)
1) Santos
(more of a chance for this one than some folks on this board think. Can go to Bama if he wants and he was really hot on that idea but his family cooled him waaaay waaaaay off on that one. Tcu back in play now but not the leader. This one could be the biggest surprise of the
class, expecially due to the large number of Tcu LBs in the NFL, and the "Carder and Brock" factor (Brock is preseason All-American LB, and Carder MVP of Rose Bowl and All American). Santos is currently listening to every word Tcu Coaches are telling him, which he was not doing before. This one still not "likely", but very surprising to me - getting "liklier" and "liklier" by the day. Dont count on it though (yet).
Tier 2 LB Recruits
2) Otha Peters
(this is the one I think you can count on. He may get switched to Safety and he may not. He is a bit undersized, but a vicious hitter.
He is still growing. If he grows just a bit more he will stay at LB, which is what I see. I think Peters will get the offer sometime early Fall, as soon as Frog Coaches work their way through their process with Santos and Devall)
2) Nance
Nance is a Tier 2 because he has some serious qualifying issues. Just my personal opinion but I dont think he will quailify. I hope I am wrong. OU is currently his leader, but Tcu is a very close 2nd for him. Only trouble is, the Tcu Coaches (and many other college coaches) wont invest a whole lot of time in him presently because they deem it somewhat wasted time. For that reason he is a Tier 2 for Tcu recruiting)
Tier 3 LB Recruits
3) AJ Hilliard
(This is the likely commit if Tcu whiffs on all the above)
3) Weaver
(Not likely this guy gets an offer. For this guy to get an offer for the ONE spot, everything in LB recruiting would have to completely collapse)
Tier 4 LB Recruits
4) No level 4 LBs are currently being considered
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OT (2)
(Tcu will take 2 out of the following Tier 1, 2, 3, 4 - Offensive Tackle recruits)
Tier 1 OT Recruits
1) Estelle (UT commit)
1) Dunker (UF commit)
1) Starts (TTech commit)
1) McGhee (uncommitted with Mizzou and OU his leaders - will probably choose Mizzou within next 30 days)
Tier 2 OT Recruits
2) Jordan WIlliams
(this is the guy I think gets the offer next. There are two types of OTs. BIG FAT AND SLOW (which are needed fro the running game - ask Wisconsin about that), or FAST QUICK AND ATHLETIC (which are needed for the passing game). Tcu has lots and lots of "BIG FAT AND SLOW OTs". Tcu neees only the FAST QUICK AND ATHLETIC" ones in this class. (williams and Glauser qualify, Keenan, Green, Myers, and Collins do not - which is exactly why they dont have offers yet so late in the recruiting game). The BIG FAT AND SLOW offensive tackles are really good for the running game and everyone needs some of those, but the BIG FAT AND SLOW offensive tackles will get you beat in the passing game - again, ask Wisc about that as their BIG FAT SLOW Offensive tackles allowed Tcu to sack their QB over and over again in critical situations in the Rose Bowl Game. WIlliams is very athletic and I think he gets the call. Even thouhg somewhat undersized, he is exactly what Tcu is looking for - athletically)
2) Dan Glauser
(another FAST QUICK ATHLETIC guy. Hopefully he gets the 2nd offer. Tcu didnt recruit any FAST QUICK AND ATHLETIC OTs last year so Glauser fits the bill as the 2nd FAST QUICK ATHLETIC OT)
2) Vatai (TTech commit)
(this one isnt over yet even though he is committed)
Tier 3 OT Recruits
3) Collins
3) Keenan
3) Melton
Tier 4 OT recruits
4) Green
4) Mac Long
4) Connor Patterson
4) Armstead (BU commit)
4) Schomp
4( Seaver Myers
Before the recruiting season began, Tcu Coaches were fairly confident they could get ONE Tier one OT and ONE Tier two OT. They whiffed completely on the Tier one OTs and have their backs against the wall now to get both their Tier 2 OTs. If those fall through, Tcu will be hard pressed to get two of the Tier 3 OT's (Keenan is likely to commit elsewhere very shortly, and Collins may be off the board soon also). If Tcu gets one Tier 3 OT and one Tier 4 OT, in my opinion they should just can the whole idea- take ZERO OTs this year - write off the year a total loss at OT recruiting - and start over next year, and take 3 or 4, cuz this yr is looking worse and worse for OT recruiting as summmer approaches. I know the staff is looking at 2 possible DE-COMMITS from other colleges and I know Baylor is one of them, so who knows where this is headed. So far though, it doesnt look good, epsecially if Tcu is all the way down to having to settle for Tier 4 Baylor de-commit.
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OG (1)
(Tcu will take 1 out of the following OG Recruits)
Tier 1 OG Recruits
1) None avaialble
Tier 2 OG Recruits
2) Lutui
(Tcu in the lead for this guy. Looks like a done deal but no commit yet for some weird reason)
2) Cam Bailey (BU commit)
(Bailey lately just decided to start looking around again, to the shock of Baylor fans)
Tier 3 OG Recruits
3) None
Tier 4 OG Recruits
3) Adcock
3) Ray
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WR (2)
Tier 1 WR recruits
1) Wheeler
(Likely Tcu commit. Tcu in the lead)
1) Aghalor
(very very unlilkely but you cant count him out yet, but very long odds for Tcu to get him. Also a possible SAFETY switch, but he likes WR, so who knows where he ends up playing in college. We will list him at WR for now)
Tier 2 WR Recruits
2) Linwood
(another very very likely Tcu commit and he has an offer. He also lists Tcu as his "favorite" so this one seems a formality but you cant mark it down til he commits, so it aint a done deal yet. A Wheeler and Linwood commit would shut down and close out WR recruiting for this class)
Tier 3 WR Recruits
3) Thomas
(Thomas is being kept "warm" in case Wheeler or Linwood bug out for other options, but right now it appears the two slots will be Wheeler and Linwood)
3) Gladney
(too far down the list to have a legit chance at an offer)
Tier 4 WR Recruits
4) None
(None are being considered at this time. If for some unforeseen reason, only one WR slot is filled, the 2nd WR slot will be held over to next year rather than scratching around for a mediocre to bad Tier 4 WR recruit)
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SAFETY (1)
Tier 1 Safety Recruits
1) McNeal
(McNeal has come and gone a few times in the last few months. First he was very hot on Tcu. He then cooled way way off, and considered Notre Dame, and A&M as a package deal with his buddy (3 star CB Damien Lawry). Now he is back to being hot on Tcu again and last I heard, Tcu is now his favorite again, but who knows. It is kinda crazy with McNeal, but it is looking good at this one moment in time. Who knows what it will be 3 months from now. A&M still very very hard after him and his bud, so this is still up in the air)
1) Aghalor
(probably a safety at Tcu, but he wants WR, so who knows. Realisticlally, not much chance of getting Aghalor but he is still in the game and still listing Tcu as one of his favorites)
1) Devin Fuller
(wants to be a QB so Tcu is very unlikely but not totally out of the question (yet), even though Fuller to Tcu has is a very remote possibility at this point)
Tier 2 Safety Recruits
2) Edwards (BU commit)
(has stated he is a soft commit, and has also stated he is looking around again. No idea where he stands with Tcu, but if Coaches want him, I think they can go get him anytime. Even though Rivals says he has a Tcu offer, I think that offer is contingent on what McNeal does)
2) Marcus Allen
(backup plan in case McNeal falls through and Edwards wont de-commit. Allen does have an offer, so it appears if Tcu can get BOTH McNeal and Allen, they will take both and cut one OLineman this yr, because OL recruiting is tanking anyways)
Tier 3 Safety recruits
3) None
Tier 4 Safety Recruits
4) Ken Marshall
(waayyy waaaay waaaay down the list backup plan in case everything completely crumbles in Safety recruiting)
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CB (1)
Tier 1 CB Recruits
1) Blanks (Clemson commit)
(Highly unlikely he changes his commit from CU to TCU, but he is visiting Tcu in July and that visit is still on according to Blanks so this one cant be counted out yet, even though the chances are almost NIL)
1) Collin Blake
(very heavy UT and OU lean. A&M is probably 3rd on his list with Tcu probably 4th. Another very unlikely Tcu commit)
Tier 2 CB Recruits
2) Damien Lawry
(Three star, exceptional CB who is part of a package deal with 4 star Safety McNeal. Lawry has been very quiet throughout the recruiting process and has let McNeal do all the talking so it is hard to say where exactly he stands with Tcu. It is believed Tcu is his leader, but nobody is certain of that. McNeal and Lawry as a package commit would be dream scenario and it could happen)
2) Will HInes
(Nebraska and Baylor lean who I think would ditch both Baylor and NU if he got a Tcu offer. He is next on the list if Lawry goes to A&M with McNeal)
Tier 3 CB Recruits
3) Anthony Morgan
3) Leo Thomas
(lots of very bad things have to happen to Tcu in CB recruiting, before either one of these guys gets an offer)
Tier 4 CB Recruits
4) None