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With five three-star and two-star rated blue chippers on espn's recruiting list, Weber State's Class of 2011 tops the Big Sky conference in recruiting.

Three-star recruits, defensive end James Washington (6'4", 250) and quarterback Ben Maraz (6'2", 215) were rated 78 and 77, respectively, by espn's experts.

Defensive tackle Connor Myers (6'1", 282) notched a 73, while offensive guard Christopher Thee (6'0", 259) and wide receiver Barrington Collins (5'8", 177)each earned a 69 rating.

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As usual, Coach Ron McBride snatched some of the cream of Utah's crop while continuing to reach his recruiting tentacles across the country to Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Oklahoma and even Canada. Notably, four of Mac's five most highly rated recruits came from out of state.

Weber and National Champion Eastern Washington were the only two BSC football programs to snag more than two players from espn's star-rated list. Each garnered five.

Weber and Idaho State were the only BSC schools to capture espn three-star recruits. Defensive end Ben Heimuli (6'1", 225), rated 76, signed with the Bengals.

2011 Football Signings

Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown Previous School
Elie Bouka WR 6-0 180 Fr. Laval, Quebec, Canada Montmorency Secondary
Luke King LB 6-0 200 Fr. Salt Lake City, UT Cottonwood HS
Solomon Means CB 6-1 165 Fr. Stockton, CA Lincoln HS
Connor Myers DL 6-0 280 Fr. Edmond, OK Edmond Memorial HS
Darchon Taggart WR 6-2 175 Fr. Bountiful, UT Woods Cross HS
Alex Taumoepeau OL 6-1 285 Fr. South Jordan, UT Bingham HS
Marquis Walters WR 6-0 180 Fr. Del City, OK Del City HS
James Washington DE 6-5 250 Fr. Kearns, UT Cottonwood HS
Barrinton Collins RB 5-9 185 Fr. Corona, CA Centennial HS
Benjamin Maraz QB 6-2 210 Fr. Phoenix, AZ Sunnyslope HS
Maurice Talley CB 6-1 180 Fr. Elk Grove, CA Consumnes Oaks HS
Jalin Ames DE 6-3 230 Fr. West Jordan, UT Juan Diego HS
Devonte Johnson WR 6-0 165 Fr. Denver, CO South HS
Tevia Tolutau DL 6-2 255 Fr. Provo, UT Timpview HS
Eric Shufford Util. 6-0 175 Fr. Fontana, CA AB Miller HS
Roman Valenzuela LB 6-0 220 Fr. South Jordan, UT Bingham HS
Christopher Thee OL 6-0 280 Fr. Laie, HI Kahuku HS
Jordan Lee FB 6-0 210 Clearfield, UT Northridge

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Yea.. dont read too much into that shxt bro.

BlackFalkin wrote:Yea.. dont read too much into that shxt bro.

What other shxt do we read for the next seven months???

And congrats on your own five blue chippers!

native wrote:

BlackFalkin wrote:Yea.. dont read too much into that shxt bro.

What other shxt do we read for the next seven months???

And congrats on your own five blue chippers!

Thanks! But wat we need to do is concentrate of focus on renovating Roos field.

All hail Ron McBride

BlackFalkin wrote:

native wrote:
What other shxt do we read for the next seven months???

And congrats on your own five blue chippers!

Thanks! But wat we need to do is concentrate of focus on removing Roos field.

FIFY!

Just jokin'... What renovations do you have in mind for Roos? ...and what improvements would you recommend for Stewart?

Wildcat Ryan wrote:All hail Ron McBride

But the ONLY reason anyone other than Sac gets the nod THIS year is that we lost one we thought we had in the bag to the flyboys. Man, if he had to go the military route, why the cr@p couldn't he have picked a DECENT place like Annapolis?!?

SuperHornet wrote:But the ONLY reason anyone other than Sac gets the nod THIS year is that we lost one we thought we had in the bag to the flyboys. Man, if he had to go the military route, why the cr@p couldn't he have picked a DECENT place like Annapolis?!?

None of the rating services are all that great, but espn does a better job than the others among the FCS candidate pool. I do note that Sac State got a couple of 70-point two-stars in QB Jake Geringer (6'2", 200) and WR Justin Cox (6'2", 180).

What recruit slipped the noose?

I don't know anything about "stars," but we lost Folsom QB Dano Graves to AFA. He almost single-handedly won the D-II state championship (currently, D-II is better than D-I in Cali), a 48-20 shellacking of Gardena-Serra. Graves was named Mr. Football for Cali. Again, I don't understand this "stars" system, but Rivals is apparently tagging Graves as a 2-star recruit to AFA, but Rivals users rate him 4-star. I could do without the earrings (which he'll have to ditch at AFA), but this kid is a freaking stud if there ever was one. Understandably, Hornet fans are mighty disappointed.

BTW, I in no way intended to diss Weber's recruiting class. It's just that everything I heard on SacBuzz about how good Graves is and that he was really leaning toward Sac makes his loss disappointing. On the other hand, you're right that we did get some good pickups. Graves would have made it over the top, IMO.

SuperHornet wrote:I don't know anything about "stars," but we lost Folsom QB Dano Graves to AFA. He almost single-handedly won the D-II state championship (currently, D-II is better than D-I in Cali), a 48-20 shellacking of Gardena-Serra. Graves was named Mr. Football for Cali. Again, I don't understand this "stars" system, but Rivals is apparently tagging Graves as a 2-star recruit to AFA, but Rivals users rate him 4-star. I could do without the earrings (which he'll have to ditch at AFA), but this kid is a freaking stud if there ever was one. Understandably, Hornet fans are mighty disappointed.

BTW, I in no way intended to diss Weber's recruiting class. It's just that everything I heard on SacBuzz about how good Graves is and that he was really leaning toward Sac makes his loss disappointing. On the other hand, you're right that we did get some good pickups. Graves would have made it over the top, IMO.

Condolences for the recruiting loss. I expected to see a better class based on your coach's past recruiting performances, but the two studs you did snag look to be impressive indeed!

No offense taken whatsoever with regard to Weber's recruits.