Two last commitments were Dwayne Difton and Mike Lang of course at WR.
Edsall in wide receivers that included Marcus Aiken of Bristol and Malik Genrett.
There were no gurantees for playing time, but, there is an opportunity at WR for the Huskies more so than any other position on the field.
"Wide receiver is a possible position where there may be more of an opportunity," Edsall said Wednesday. "We'll see how it plays out."
Difton is from St. Thomas Aquinas in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. and played on the No. 1 high school team in the country. He is a burner and a game-breaker. He played against Lang in Florida's football semifinals. Lang is a tremendous athlete that both the offensive and defensive coaches wanted.
The Huskies saw Aiken at WR in summer camp (he played running back at St. Paul of Bristol) and like his athleticism. Genrett is 6-foot-5 and adds some more size to the corps.
The Huskies have hold overs Kashif Moore and Mike Smith (both will be sophomores) as well as senior Brad Kanuch. Redshirting this season was a couple of more receivers in Brian Parker and Gerrard Sheppard. The Huskies also have junior Kevin Poles in the mix and on scholarship.
This will be the most interesting summer battle.
Other tidbits on the class:
* The Huskies recruited two QBs in Michale Box and Leon Kinnard. Box is 6-2 out of Suwanee, Ga. Kinnard is an interesting player in that he is 5-9. He is here as a quarterback according to Edsall until he says he wants to switch. UConn feels he can play quarterback.
* Nick Williams is recruited as an athlete, and he is going to return kicks. they haven';t figured out his other position yet. I am assuming he will compete for that job right away.
* Huskies recruited one running back in Martin Hypolite after Don Brown declared for the NFL Draft. Hypolite reminds Edsall of Brown with his leg strength. Hypolite is from Wakefield Mass.
*Local players are Trevardo Williams and Mike Osiecki and Aiken. Williams is from Bridgeport and is already in school. He prepped at Canterbury. Osiecki is from Seymour and is a LB.
*Williams as well as Jesse Joseph and Keensen Chambers have enrolled this spring and all are DEs. Williams may be the best bet of the three to see action next season, though Edsall would like to redshirt them all.
Other notes:
*Edsall said that recruiting Connecticut is improving, but the Huskies did lose out on some major players such as Jordan Reed who went to Florida and Hartford's Andre Lawrence that went to BC among others.
Still, with a bumper crop in 2010, especially Fairfield County, Edsall thinks it's starting to turn.
"Kids are starting to understand thatat you can flourish here. If they haven't see it they missed the boat," Edsall said. "You can be an All-American, you can win the Big East you can get to the NFL. Kids are starting to understand that, the kids need to understand that and the coaches in this state need to understand that."
*Junior Greg Robinson has moved to inside linebakcer. Edsall made it as a throwaway comment, but this is a blog and news nonetheless.
*Also, more blog only fodder, for the message board and rumor people who emailed me. Rumors that DT Jarrell Miller is returning to the team are false. He isn't on the football team as of today according to a source in the know and that is not something that is expected. The football program isn't even sure he is enrolled in school full-time. There are also eligibility questions.
*Lastly, ignore the rankings. Huskies got some wide receivers and they appear to be good catches (love the pun). That's what ya'll should be concerned a bout.
I will leave you with this Edsall quote:
"We can evaluate talent, and athletes who have maxed out. We do a good job of developing talent. When I cam here, we had one player in pro ball. We now have 12, with four more going to the NFL. That shows you something."
Ok, Got to pay the bills.
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