1) Review the recruiting profile of our recently portalled-out football players. Did you hit your evaluation? Are there any trends that pop out to make you change the way you evaluate HS recruits? Maybe even adding a “portal probability percent” to each profile? – Spud
Chris Coleman: Good question. The players in question are Nadir Thompson, Jalen Hampton, Bryce Goodner, Jordan Brunson, Jared Gibble and Tahj Gary. I wrote scouting reports for Thompson, Hampton, Brunson and Gary, while Brandon Patterson and I both talked about Goodner and Gibble.
Thompson scouting report
Hampton scouting report
Goodner scouting report
Gibble scouting report
Brunson scouting report
Gary scouting report
I liked Nadir Thompson’s athleticism, but I questioned whether or not he would stay at cornerback due to the Hokies targeting bigger corners these days. If you recall, Thompson was also injured as a high school senior and missed the vast majority of that season. Nobody ever came out and said what his injury was, which was a clue that it was a pretty bad one, so there was always the question of whether or not he would ever fully recover from that injury.
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