'15 DL DeMikal Harrison (Oklahoma)

All About UNT · February 2, 2015

Think it's safe to say he is wearing green next year?

greenit · February 2, 2015

According to Vito, someone has already committed, just waiting on announcement. Would have to guess it is Harrison or Cain.

Hopefully both!

UNT90 · February 2, 2015

Good late push.

Ben Gooding · February 2, 2015

This would be a good get. It would be a flip of a quality player with multiple offers. He's also a legit player that is a big position of need. We need this one. GMG

Coach Davis · February 2, 2015

This draft class is turning into a really nice one IMO

UNTLifer · February 2, 2015

Based on Vito's blog post, I would assume it is Harrison considering he states the player will spend 4 to 5 years at UNT.

MEANGREENCOACH2 · February 2, 2015

Do we know if he was In town this weekend?

Harry · February 2, 2015

BillySee58 · February 2, 2015

https://twitter.com/ball_polo/status/562091935783858176

Committed!

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Brett Vito · February 2, 2015

http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2015/02/demikal-harrison-has-committed-to-unt.html/

glick1980 · February 2, 2015

That's great news!

Harry · February 2, 2015

https://twitter.com/DLineKP/status/562065538117955584?s=17

Harry · February 2, 2015

NICE PICKUP!!

jtm0097 · February 2, 2015

Nice! Sorry I doubted our coaching staff and thought he was going to Tulsa. Hats off to KP. GmG

Ben Gooding · February 2, 2015

This is a good pick up and I think he is physically the real deal. A true gem.

Ben Gooding · February 2, 2015

I also think he's an immediate playing time type player. Big, big get.

Marty · February 2, 2015

Welcome aboard DeMikal!

BillySee58 · February 2, 2015

I also think he's an immediate playing time type player. Big, big get.

If he does, great. But considering last year was his first full season of football, expectations for this kid should be tempered early on. But he may have the most potential of any DT we have. I'm thinking redshirt here and develop this kid into a monster down the line. Edited February 2, 2015 by BillySee58

UNTLifer · February 2, 2015

Great get. Welcome to NT young Mr. Harrison. Between Harrison, TJ, Sid Moore and our preferred walk-on from Maryland, our young depth at DT is impressive. I think he will beed a year to develop, but he could be a good one.

LongJim · February 2, 2015

GREAT get!

MeanGreenHoops · February 2, 2015

If he does, great. But considering last year was his first full season of football, expectations for this kid should be tempered early on. But he may have the most potential of any DT we have. I'm thinking redshirt here and develop this kid into a monster down the line.

So Billy based on your new rating system you were coming up with with Grades, how is this class looking?

MeanGreenTexan · February 2, 2015

Welcome aboard Demikal!

BillySee58 · February 2, 2015

So Billy based on your new rating system you were coming up with with Grades, how is this class looking?

I did a little more tinkering with the scale and I added in a "C+" rating. So basically, a "C" recruit has no other FBS offers, so they may be a walkon, have no other offers, or only have FCS offers besides us. A "C+" recruit has 1 other FBS offer (small restraints, but the largest classification). A "B" recruit has between 3-5 FBS offers, a "B+" recruit has between 3-5 FBS offers but has good quality program offers. "A" is still at least 6 FBS offers and "A+" is still at least 10 D1 offers.

As for how this class is faring, we have:

2 "C" recruits

- Lipscomb and Dillman (as a tight end we were the only school to offer him)

7 "C+" recruits

- Bendy, Brooks, Munden, K. Smith, Robinson, Woodworth, and Chumley (us and ULM were the only schools to offer him as a QB)

5 "B" recruits

- Preston, Wegmann, Howard, Bradley, Harrison

0 "B+" recruits

1 "A" recruit

- Barr

Looking at it from an offer list standpoint, it's not a spectacular class. These are just the high school kids. How the JUCOs pan out will be a big determining factor in how this class gets looked at a few years down the line.

A few things worth noting. This class is lacking in the headliner category. Kevin Dillman had 17 or 18 offers (can't remember which one) to play quarterback by FBS schools, and Chumley had over 10 as a tight end. Both would be "A+" guys if we were bringing them in at those positions. I do like the we have less "C" guys than in the past. I think that number shouldn't be much more than 2. But, again, we're lacking in the "B+" or better department.

Harry · February 2, 2015

Great get. Welcome to NT young Mr. Harrison. Between Harrison, TJ, Sid Moore and our preferred walk-on from Maryland, our young depth at DT is impressive. I think he will beed a year to develop, but he could be a good one.

Don't count out Zero Wallace, he still needs to develop but he showed me some good things in games last year.

greenit · February 2, 2015

I did a little more tinkering with the scale and I added in a "C+" rating. So basically, a "C" recruit has no other FBS offers, so they may be a walkon, have no other offers, or only have FCS offers besides us. A "C+" recruit has 1 other FBS offer (small restraints, but the largest classification). A "B" recruit has between 3-5 FBS offers, a "B+" recruit has between 3-5 FBS offers but has good quality program offers. "A" is still at least 6 FBS offers and "A+" is still at least 10 D1 offers.
As for how this class is faring, we have:
2 "C" recruits
- Lipscomb and Dillman (as a tight end we were the only school to offer him)
7 "C+" recruits
- Bendy, Brooks, Munden, K. Smith, Robinson, Woodworth, and Chumley (us and ULM were the only schools to offer him as a QB)
5 "B" recruits
- Preston, Wegmann, Howard, Bradley, Harrison
0 "B+" recruits
1 "A" recruit
- Barr
Looking at it from an offer list standpoint, it's not a spectacular class. These are just the high school kids. How the JUCOs pan out will be a big determining factor in how this class gets looked at a few years down the line.
A few things worth noting. This class is lacking in the headliner category. Kevin Dillman had 17 or 18 offers (can't remember which one) to play quarterback by FBS schools, and Chumley had over 10 as a tight end. Both would be "A+" guys if we were bringing them in at those positions. I do like the we have less "C" guys than in the past. I think that number shouldn't be much more than 2. But, again, we're lacking in the "B+" or better department.

I think this approach is also going to have shortcomings when it has to guess whether a recruit received offers at one position or another unless you are speaking to the recruits directly. I get the intent, but don't agree that this system will necessarily show the quality of athlete being added to the program. This approach has no way of knowing if an offer was commitable or not or if all offers are listed, etc... All the approaches have their pluses and minuses.

This approach definitely looks at the problem of grading a class from a different angle though.