With National Signing Day having come and gone, many CT players signed their Letters of Intent for next year and some have postponed their ceremonies to Friday (due to SNOW). Regardless, I will give you what I know so far.
#1 Graham Stewart - OLB - Xavier (Middletown)
-CT's #1 Prospect, a four-star on Rivals and three-star on ESPN/Scouts Inc, Graham Stewart switched from BC to Florida last weekend after an in-home visit from the new head coach at FL, Will Muschamp. Full story here: http://hssportsct.blogspot.com/2011/01/football-graham-poised-to-join-florida.html. The switch has made many locals mad, since Graham gave Boston College a verbal commitment and went with Florida at the last second. Also, many think Graham would get more playing time and a better education at BC, but the thing to remember here is that each decision is made on an individual level and I'm sure Graham, like the other recruits, made a decision based on where he is personally as an athlete and student. Graham turned down offers from Syracuse, Temple, Iowa, UConn and BC. We wish him the best of luck on Saturdays and hope that he can join another Xavier and Iowa alumnus, Lion's Safety Amari Spievey, playing on Sundays.
#2 Conor Hanratty - OT - New Canaan
-Conor is the son of former Notre Dame QB Terry Hanratty and Conor has officially signed with his dad's alma mater, The Fighting Irish. He is a three-star on both Rivals and ESPN, and, according to Scouts.com, Hanratty will most likely switch from tackle to guard at ND. Highly recruited, Conor also received offers from BC, Cal, Clemson, FL St, Iowa, Loiusville, Maryland, Penn St, Stanford, Syracuse, Virginia and Wisconsin. Personally, I don't know if ND was the best choice for him to improve his skill set but I understand the alumni connection and I think a athlete with his talent level has a lot of good things ahead of him, if he stays smart.
#3 Tommy Jordan - OT - Ridgefield
-Tommy is also headed to the sunshine state having officially signed his Letter of Intent to play for the Gators as well. Again, not sure if he will get the personal attention he needs to develop properly at Florida when he also received offers from BC, Cal, Duke, Rutgers, Wisconsin, UConn, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Penn State and Syracuse. However, I still trust he made the right decision for him and Florida does have the reputation of putting good athletes. My only concern is the new coaching staff but I'm sure Jordan saw something he liked there and we wish him the best of luck as well.
#4 Sean McQuillan - ATH - Avon Old Farms
-McQuillan will play TE at UConn next year. He also received offers from Buffalo and Western Michigan. ESPN has his as a two-star but only one grade (74) lower than Jordan (75). Definietly one of the top recruits for UConn this year.
#5 Max DeLorenzo - RB - Berlin
-Also head off to Storrs is Max DeLorenzo, the face of Berlin's offense for the past two years. Only a one-star on ESPN, Rivals has DeLorenzo as a two-star and UConn is very happy to get him. As long as he continues to improve and get better, he should do well at the next level. Max was also given offers by BC, Central Michigan, Duke, Maryland, Northwestern, Penn St, and Rutgers.
#6 Shawn Robinson - WR - Trinity Catholic (Stamford)
-One-star recruit on ESPN, two on Rivals, Shawn Robinson is still undecided on where he will play next year. Supposedly, the schools in the running are UConn, Penn St, Rutgers and Virginia. There is also talk that BC has expressed interest and that Maryland may also be interested. Officially, as far as I know, there are no formal offers on the table yet but with the fall out from signing day, Robinson may receive an offer in the next few days. The wide out seems to have a lot of potential, if a school will just him a shot.
#7 Carlos Lozada - ATH - New London
-Lozada had the build and speed of a CB but it seems like he hasn't impressed colleges enough. He is getting looked at by, but has not received official offers from, UConn and BC. Rivals has him as a two-star recruit while ESPN grades him as a 45, which, although lower than the six players above him, is still better than the standard 40 everyone else in the state receives.
#8 Nainy Bah - WR - The Morgan School (Clinton)
-Nainy Bah is a two-star recruit on Rivals, a 45 on ESPN, and has signed a Letter of Intent with Temple University. Talk around the state is that Bah has extremely good hands. We wish him good luck playing in Philly for the Owls.
#9 Mitch King - TE - Valley Regional (Deep River)
-Although he is only a 45 on ESPN, many consider him a top prospect from CT. Certainly the top TE in CT, Mitch King decided on UPenn over Temple and Tulane. Duke also has shown a great amount of interest in King, but did not make an offer. BC, Columbia, and Harvard were also looking at this fine talent. Good luck next year King!
#10 Shane Anane - RB - Hartford Public
-Two-star recruit on Rivals, Shane Anane has received an offer from Miami (Ohio) and nowhere else that I know of so this more a question of when he'll sign, not where.
#11 Derrick Wilson - RB - Hotchkiss School (Lakeville)
-Derrick Wilson is also rated a 45 by ESPN and reportedly has offers from BC, Rutgers, Stanford, and Syracuse. Pitt supposedly also showed interest in Wilson. Ready for the twist? He has committed to Marquette for basketball (he was three-star recruit). Good luck Derrick!
#12 Malcom Crosson - DB - Glastonbury
-I had the chance to see this kid play in person and wow is he special. From what I hear, BC and UConn have interest and he did well at a combine but no offers have come in yet.
#13 Kevin Macari - WR - New Canaan
-I am not sure where he plans to play next year, if at all, but Rivals has him as the #10 recruit from CT.
#14 Ross McDonald - RB - Avon
-Committed to Army
#15 Brett Biestek - OLB - Mark T. Sheehan (Wallingford)
-Biestek says he will be playing at Fordham next year. He also received offers from Brown, Cornell, Lafayette.
#16 Cody Kieth - QB - Cheshire Academy
-Originally from Pasaden/Sierra Madre, CA, Cody Kieth is a pro-style QB that turned down offers from NC St and Tulane to sign a Letter of Intent with East Carolina. UConn and Iowa were also interested.
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