I always wondered how our JuCo recruiting fared under Frost. Here is a nice for reference list I am compiling. Felt like the discussion was more suited for here rather than the main football forum. I put in walk-ons as well in case they were to contribute in some capacity. If I missed someone please let me know so I can be as accurate as possible. I believe all the scholarship guys are accounted for in each class. I can't remember if John Bivens went Juco or prep school but he is no longer on the team.
I am grading them on a 1-4 scale.
1= no contribution 2= very little contribution 3=some contribution 4 =Solid/starter level contribution
2018
Will Honas- 4
Deontai Williams- 4
Jaron Woodyard- 2
Greg Bell- 2
Mike Williams-3
Will Jackson-this one was very short lived- was he a walk-on?- 1
2019
Dedrick Mills- 4
Jakheem Green- 2
Desmond Bland- signed but never made it here-1
Walk-ons- All of them are a 1
Zach Ingram
Kadeem Telfort
Josh Wegener
2020-TBD for most- some can still make an impact
Omar Manning- 1
Eteva-Mauga Clemmens- 1
Niko Cooper- 1- transferred out
Jordon Riley-2
Pheldarius Payne- 3
Nadab Joseph-2
Walk-ons- No contribution-1
Chase Contreraz
Darius Moore
2021
No scholarship Juco's taken.
Walk-ons TBD.
Overall, a lot of misses and very few contributors so far. The 2020 class can really change this perspective. I am mostly looking at the scholarship guys and even they have struggled to produce.
Only counting scholarship guys- here is the breakdown for each group.
4s- three guys: Honas, Williams, and Mills. A solid year from some in the 2020 class and they could move up here.
3s- Two guys in this group so far. I would have expected a few more here but there is still time for others to move up.
2s- Five guys fill out this group. Tons of potential but just not enough to get on the field. A few can still move up.
1s- Five guys in this group. Some are gone but some are still here and can move up.
So far 1/3 Jucos are solid contributors or better. There is a lot of time for others to move up and produce. JuCo recruiting is looking sub par but can really rebound with some solid contributions from the 2020 class.
