SIGNING DAY
For a 2nd year in a row the Broncos will have to replace the bulk of their running back room production of 3779 yds and 58 TD’s.
Despite missing 4 games this season, QB Tobias Barksdale still managed to throw for 4447 yds with 41 TD and 12 INT, but Barksdale will be without 4 of his Top 5 targets as BSU will look to replace 301 catches 3954 yds and 34 Touchdowns.
Just replacing those Offensive #’s is a big enough challenge for most staffs but add on the fact you all must replace 90% of your O-Line which include 5 players who accounted for a total of 6498 snaps as well as 3 key members of the Defense (Q. Forest-91 Tackles 7 INT), DE A. Ohalete (59 Tackles 18 TFL, 9.5 sacks) and OLB Akeem Nailer (3 year starter with over 162 tackles)
But once again HC Matt Miller and the Bronco Staff worked their magic.
Miller came out swinging in Week 1 signing 3 players
4* Mike LB Junior Streeter (#60 Overall/#5 GA/#3 LB) winning a head on head battle with Clemson.
4* 6’4 WR Dillion McCallum (#115 Overall/#14 WR) who was the New Mexico Gatorade POY.
3* FB/TE Jiaylen Abbott (#784 Overall) from Coeur D’ Alene Idaho. Who was this year’s Idaho Gatorade POY.
With just 2 high school players left on his Big Board Miller attacked the portal with frenzy adding 17 players to his target list and setting up multiple visits in Week 2 including 9 O-lineman and 4 WR’s and 1 player the Broncos were very familiar with.
Miller went 2/2 on his last high school signings adding his 6th 5* Recruit of the season in
DE Enrique Shaw (#17 Overall//#6 DE) the Gatorade POY from Roebuck SC. He also add
4* WR/RB Coco Jean (#130 Overall/#14 CA/#18 WR) but Miller and the Broncos struck out landing just
5 players from the Transfer Portal
Despite singing just 5 players the Broncos did come away come away with their top target as
RB Greg Stock decides last minute to return to Boise
Miller “Greg and I had a long talk and he then addressed the team.. He felt disappointed with how things played out last year, but at the end of the day, I think he knew that his future was here on the Blue.. He knows he has some work to do in repairing some trust with some of his teammates. I told him to forget about his past 5* rating and focus on 1 thing: the RB1 job is open and it’s his job to earn it.”
Stock will have some competition as BSU also adds
3* RB Devon Lockett from UMass. A Redshirt Sophomore listed at 5’9 184 lbs , Lockett is originally from Los Angeles CA.
BSU also added
4* RG Malilau Dora a Redshirt Junior who played at Tennessee last year as well as a pair of former UCLA Bruins in
4* LB Darrius Michel the #1 rated LB in the portal and 3* RT Jabari Adkins.
In the end BSU ends up with the
#2 Class signing 21 players (6-5*,10-4*, 5-3*) finishing with 252.90 PTS.
Georgia comes away with the #1 Class. The Bulldogs signed 34 players (4-5*, 30-4*) amassing 258.90 PTS.
Here is a look at the rest of the Top-25
#3 Alabama-32 players (2/19/1/0)
#4 Texas-33 players (2/26/5/0)
#5 Ohio State-29 players (2/25/2/0)
#6 Nebraska-33 players (2/19/12/0)
#7 Tennessee-31 players (2/21/8/0)
#8 USC-34 players (2/16/16/0)
#9 Michigan 31 players (1/19/11/0)
#10 Miami 32 players (1/18/13/0)
#11 LSU 31 players (2/14/15/0)
#12 Oklahoma-29 players (0/15/14/0)
#13 Penn State-28 players (0/16/12/0)
#14 Clemson 28 players (1/16/11/0)
#15 Pitt-23 players (0/13/10/0)
#16-Notre Dame 21 players (0/12/9/0)
#17 Oregon-30 players (1/12/17/0)
#18 Auburn-27 players (0/9/18/0)
#19 Florida-27 players (0/9/17/1)
#20 Florida State-29 players (1/6/22/0)
#21 Oklahoma State-23 players (0/8/15/0)
#22 Missouri-22 players (0/6/16/0)
#23 Ole Miss-32 players (0/6/24/2)
#24 UCLA-25 players (0/6/18/1)
#25 Michigan State 17 players (1/5/11/0)
Other noteworthy class’s
#32 Colorado 18 players (0/5/12/1)
#35 BYU 20 players (0/3/17/0)
#35 Arizona State 22 players (0/3/18/1)
#50 Washington 15 players (0/3/11/1)
#115 Utah 7 players (0/2/5/0)
Portal Signings
Tennessee landed the #1 Class in the Portal signing 12 players including the #1 player in the portal CB T. Izzo (retained him) the #1 WR in the Portal N. Sermon (Auburn) and former Boise State 5* QB Ezra Neighbors. The Vols also signed 4* QB Dontrell Vidlor (San Jose State).
Michigan was #2 with 10 signings, singing the #1 RB in the class 4* Darin Metzger (Kentucky) and 4* RB Damien Waller (Stanford)
Oregon was #3 signing 12 player (2-4*,10-3*)
Former Oregon QB Tyquan Golliday signed with Penn State
Oregon signed Arizona State backup Darren Jewell to replace him. Jewell was considered to be the #2 ranked QB in the portal actually ahead of Golliday.. Jewell is originally from Portland Oregon and had BSU as his #1 choice.