2017 Recruiting: 19 Verbals - Updated 01/31

[DefendtheRed]

Musser is also a state champion in the discuss. Great job on this class coaches.

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/sports/high-school/article80505407.html

 

[EWURanger]

Just saw this come across twitter. Awesome!

[tweet]https://twitter.com/Wyatt_Musser55/status/815669590944399360[/tweet]

 

[Atomic Eagle]

Welcome to Eagle nation Wyatt.

 

[LDopaPDX]

Welcome to Eagle nation Wyatt.

Musser was heavily recruited by Montana. Good get.

 

[EagInTexas]

This recruiting class just keeps getting better and better.

 

[EWU98]

Remember the day when we were pumped to get a couple of "star" players...it is raining 3-star's now. I think that has a lot to do with the stability of our head coach and the culture he has built!

 

[eaglesfootball]

Remember the day when we were pumped to get a couple of "star" players...it is raining 3-star's now. I think that has a lot to do with the stability of our head coach and the culture he has built!

yup, ten years ago we probably wouldn't get half of these guys.

 

[LDopaPDX]

Remember the day when we were pumped to get a couple of "star" players...it is raining 3-star's now. I think that has a lot to do with the stability of our head coach and the culture he has built!

It must also be noted that stars are given out much more liberally these days. Washington used to have 20-25 "rated" players, 247 shows 56 star rated players this year. Perhaps Washington's recruits have improved, and I'm sure they have, but not so much that it more than doubles the number of rated players.

 

[LDopaPDX]

Anyone know if Eastern is recruiting Douglas Russell from O'dea?

 

[luckyintheorder]

Add in Musser and Leiato to the 247 and EWU is sitting at 75 score... good enough to be 114th... Watch out Bama. :lol:

http://ewu.247sports.com/Season/2017-Football/Commits/Preview

 

[clawman1]

Remember the day when we were pumped to get a couple of "star" players...it is raining 3-star's now. I think that has a lot to do with the stability of our head coach and the culture he has built!

It must also be noted that stars are given out much more liberally these days. Washington used to have 20-25 "rated" players, 247 shows 56 star rated players this year. Perhaps Washington's recruits have improved, and I'm sure they have, but not so much that it more than doubles the number of rated players.

They may be more liberal but kids coming out of high school are bigger, faster, stronger too. There is not more college football programs or more players on each roster yet there are more high schools and better athletes coming out of high schools.

 

[EWURanger]

Remember the day when we were pumped to get a couple of "star" players...it is raining 3-star's now. I think that has a lot to do with the stability of our head coach and the culture he has built!

It must also be noted that stars are given out much more liberally these days. Washington used to have 20-25 "rated" players, 247 shows 56 star rated players this year. Perhaps Washington's recruits have improved, and I'm sure they have, but not so much that it more than doubles the number of rated players.

Perhaps, but I think there's also more talent out there than 10-15 years ago. We are seeing that in terms of results on the field. We aren't getting physically dominated when we play P5 teams like we were back then. Perhaps the sample size is small, but I think the point still stands. Coaching and player development is obviously a factor as well, but I think we are seeing more physicality across the board than in the past. This is especially true when you're talking about G5 teams...we are basically recruiting from the same pool and there's so much talent out there these days that the disparity just isn't there like it was back in the day. The bigger factor is depth.

Also, Washington was a highly under-rated state for HS football for quite a long time and you're now starting to see more recognition in terms of the level of competitiveness in the state.

 

[EWURanger]

Remember the day when we were pumped to get a couple of "star" players...it is raining 3-star's now. I think that has a lot to do with the stability of our head coach and the culture he has built!

It must also be noted that stars are given out much more liberally these days. Washington used to have 20-25 "rated" players, 247 shows 56 star rated players this year. Perhaps Washington's recruits have improved, and I'm sure they have, but not so much that it more than doubles the number of rated players.

They may be more liberal but kids coming out of high school are bigger, faster, stronger too. There is not more college football programs or more players on each roster yet there are more high schools and better athletes coming out of high schools.

This. Beat me to it.

 

[KJEagle]

Anyone know if Eastern is recruiting Douglas Russell from O'dea?

Man I hope so.

 

[Atomic Eagle]

Musser is also a state champion in the discuss. Great job on this class coaches.

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/sports/high-school/article80505407.html

So that means that he is very good at moving heavy objects around. Excellent.

 

[dudeitsaid]

247 sports updated their recruiting rankings, and for now, from what it seems, we have the highest rated recruiting class in the FCS, and higher than quite a few FBS schools.

http://247sports.com/Season/2017-Football/CompositeTeamRankings


119 121
Eastern Washington
Eastern Washington
Total: 9 5: 0 4: 0 3: 4 Avg: 78.39
70.12
▼

120 116
Villanova
Villanova
Total: 11 5: 0 4: 0 3: 3 Avg: 76.55
66.94
▼

121 115
Hawaii
Hawaii
Total: 9 5: 0 4: 0 3: 4 Avg: 77.93
66.81
▼

122 130
Harvard
Harvard
Total: 16 5: 0 4: 0 3: 2 Avg: 74.43
65.69
▼

123 129
North Dakota State
North Dakota State
Total: 12 5: 0 4: 0 3: 2 Avg: 76.23
65.68
▼

124 122
Utah State
Utah State
Total: 11 5: 0 4: 0 3: 3 Avg: 76.43
65.35
▼

125 126
Marshall
Marshall
Total: 9 5: 0 4: 0 3: 2 Avg: 77.19
60.79
▼

126 124
Baylor
Baylor
Total: 4 5: 0 4: 0 3: 4 Avg: 84.81
58.09
▼

127 123
Buffalo
Buffalo
Total: 9 5: 0 4: 0 3: 2 Avg: 76.53
55.47
▼

128 127
South Alabama
South Alabama
Total: 7 5: 0 4: 0 3: 1 Avg: 78.26
54.57
▼

129 131
New Mexico State
New Mexico State
Total: 8 5: 0 4: 0 3: 2 Avg: 77.01
52.66
▼

130 128
Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Total: 7 5: 0 4: 0 3: 1 Avg: 77.85
51.65
▼

131 125
Yale
Yale
Total: 12 5: 0 4: 0 3: 1 Avg: 74.49
51.57
▼

132 132
North Dakota
North Dakota
Total: 9 5: 0 4: 0 3: 1 Avg: 75.79
48.37
▼

133 135
Montana State
Montana State
Total: 7 5: 0 4: 0 3: 2 Avg: 77.17
48.15
▼

134 146
Stephen F. Austin
Stephen F. Austin
Total: 18 5: 0 4: 0 3: 2 Avg: 72.64
45.80
▼

135 136
Eastern Kentucky
Eastern Kentucky
Total: 7 5: 0 4: 0 3: 3 Avg: 76.54
44.69
▼

136 134
UTEP
UTEP
Total: 6 5: 0 4: 0 3: 1 Avg: 77.16
41.58
▼

137 133
James Madison
James Madison
Total: 12 5: 0 4: 0 3: 2 Avg: 73.39
40.01
▼

 

[Palm Springs Eag]

Anthony Pasesa Leiato moves that needle even a touch further. 75.26. I don't know how many schollies we have left to hand out, but the quality of this class is impressive. No way around it, Eags are getting some dudes in this class and I cant wait to watch them fly around on the inferno.

 

[EAGinAZ]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/ryanstonehouse3/status/816827668276518912[/tweet]

not sure if this is a verbal but it looks like a good sign.

 

[360Eag]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/ryanstonehouse3/status/816827668276518912[/tweet]

not sure if this is a verbal but it looks like a good sign.

I'd definitely put this as a verbal. Another great job by the coaches.

 

[LDopaPDX]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/ryanstonehouse3/status/816827668276518912[/tweet]

not sure if this is a verbal but it looks like a good sign.

I'd definitely put this as a verbal. Another great job by the coaches.

If I read correctly, Scout has this kid as a three star recruit. You need to be one good damn kicker to get three stars.