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FCS RECRUITING: Top 40 HBCU Recruits

HERO Sports by HERO Sports
February 13, 2018
FCS RECRUITING: Top 40 HBCU Recruits

We’re nearly one week removed from the late national signing period opening up, and the recruiting classes of the MEAC and SWAC have come into better focus. So we decided to group the HBCUs together and give a ranking a shot below.

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Here are a couple of things to know:

  • HERO Sports will publish an FCS national Top 50 classes piece and a FCS Top 250 incoming freshmen piece on Feb. 21. Leading up to that, we’ll be breaking down each conference — all 13 — from an individual standpoint.
  • How did we come up with our ranking list below? Simple — it’s subjective, but all recruiting rankings are that way. We combined 247Sports, Rivals, their offer lists and our own thoughts to come up with our version of the FCS recruiting rankings. We provide some of their other top offers in the charts. This is our third year doing this.
  • We don’t include junior college or 4-year school transfers in this. This is strictly incoming high school graduates.

So below are the rankings for the MEAC and SWAC.

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QUICK THOUGHTS ON THE HBCUs: If I had to pick a team winner from the HBCUs (note we will rank Tennessee State with the Ohio Valley Conference and Hampton has moved on to the Big South), I would give the trophy to Prairie View A&M, with schools like Howard, Grambling, Bethune-Cookman and South Carolina State also having top collections. But it was Prairie View that really had the nicest recruiting haul, with new coach Eric Dooley and his staff deserving a ton of credit after the coaching change.

While other programs may have grabbed a better individual here and there, the Panthers signed a loaded class — and we’ll see those dividends in the next few years. The real strength of the Panthers’ class comes on the defensive side of the ball. If we were to choose a MEAC winner, we have to go with Howard. Things are really rocking with the Bison right now coming off a 7-4 season with a young and talented lineup, and it will continue with this recruiting class.

EDITOR’S NOTE: A couple of HBCU programs have not gone public with their signing classes yet.

Swipe left to right on mobile devices to see “other offers”:

THE HBCU TOP 40

 RK FCS CHOICE POS PROSPECT HOMETOWN HGT WGT OTHER OFFERS
1 GRAMBLING ATH Maurice Robinson Mobile, AL 6’1″ 180 Alabama, LSU
2 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M DE Joshua Smith New Orleans, LA 6’4″ 250 Kansas decommit – 12 offers
3 N.C. A&T WR Israel Spivey Ellenwood, GA 5’9″ 165 Coastal Car. decommit – 7 offers
4 HOWARD DT Jayde Pierre Sterling, VA 6’1″ 305 Temple decommit – 6 P5 offers
5 GRAMBLING QB Ricky Travis Greensburg, LA 6’4″ 190 LaTech, LaLaf, LaMonroe, Jackson St, ArkPB
6 BETHUNE-COOKMAN DB Tyrese Spain Tampa, FL 5’10” 165 Kentucky, Missouri
7 HOWARD DB Jalen Smith Virginia Beach, VA 6’1″ 175 Virginia, Navy
8 ALCORN STATE DE Jaaron Jackson Lakeland, FL 6’3″ 240 So. Alabama decommit – 22 offers
9 TEXAS SOUTHERN OL Drake Centers Tatum, TX 6’3″ 295 Texas St decommit – 7 offers
10 HOWARD WR A’jae Boyd Antioch, CA 5’9″ 170 Hawaii, San Jose St., New Mex
11 SAVANNAH STATE RB D’Angelo Durham Grovetown, GA 6’1″ 200 UTSA decommit
12 BETHUNE-COOKMAN QB Devin Black Seffner, FL 6’1″ 170 Iowa, Indiana, Louisville
13 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ST. QB Chandler Robinson Hollandale, MS 6’4″ 200 La-Lafayette
14 FAMU RB Eddie Tillman New Orleans, LA 5’9″ 170 Oregon St., Idaho – 7 offers
15 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ST. RB Caleb Johnson Memphis, TN 5’9″ 205 South Carolina
16 ALABAMA STATE OL Taurrian Stafford Miami, FL 6’3″ 325 Marshall, Akron, Toledo
17 FAMU WR Jordan Dillard Miami, FL 6’2″ 170 Toledo decommit – 6 FBS offers
18 ALCORN STATE OL Deshun Bradwell Tallahassee, FL 6’4″ 295 Troy
19 MORGAN STATE WR Brendan Easley Columbia, SC 6’5″ 205 Marshall, Stetson
20 S.C. STATE DB Jaydun Brunson Blythewood, SC 5’10” 196 Army, Navy, Citadel – 6 offers
21 ALCORN STATE RB Trey Turner Atmore, AL 6’0″ 205 Austin Peay, Howard
22 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M DB Logan Jackson Mesquite, TX 6’0″ 170 Navy, Air Force – 9 offers
23 HOWARD LB Jomier Augustine Suwanee, GA 6’0″ 220 Army decommit – 7 offers
24 SOUTHERN DB Robert Rhem Ocala, FL 5’10” 165 So. Alabama, FAU
25 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M DE Kyren Harris St. James, LA 6’1″ 230 Idaho, Cornell, Dartmouth, Southern
26 BETHUNE-COOKMAN DB Terrell Ware Orlando, FL 5’11” 175 4 FBS offers – 9 total
27 ALABAMA A&M WR Tyrese Chambers Baltimore, MD 6’1″ 175 Morgan State
28 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M DT Kobe Love Jackson, MS 6’1″ 280 La-Lafayette, La-Monroe
29 GRAMBLING DB Ryan Fields Cypress, TX 6’1″ 170 3 FBS offers – 8 total
30 ALABAMA A&M WR Nathaniel Dell Daytona Beach, FL 5’10” 155 FIU decommitment
31 ALABAMA STATE OL Juwan Callines Portsmouth, VA 6‘6″ 335 App State, Howard, Morgan St.
32 N.C. A&T OL Lawrence Lagrone Douglasville, GA 6’3″ 330 Tennessee State
33 ALABAMA A&M DT Jalen McGhee Atlanta, GA 6’1″ 245 Ga. State, Char. Southern
34 GRAMBLING RB Queze Brutton Tallahassee, FL 5’6″ 160 Southern, Howard, Jackson St.
35 ALABAMA STATE WR Delancey Tolliver Montgomery, AL 6’4″ 210 Tennessee State
36 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M DT Jason Dumas St. James, LA 6’1″ 250 Kent St., Jackson St, Houston Bapt.
37 GRAMBLING DE Sundiata Anderson Atlanta, GA 6’5″ 220 UNLV, Eastern Kentucky
38 ARK-PINE BLUFF OL Noah Hayes Oxon Hill, MD 6’5″ 300 Buffalo, Del. State, Morg St.
39 FAMU DE Abu Bangura Stockbridge, GA 6’3″ 235 Ga. Southern decommit
40 S.C. STATE WR Xzavion Gordon Chapin, SC 5’11” 190 Indiana State
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