'22 FL S Darius Thomas (Signed to Western Kentucky)

[WasianCU]

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Miramar HS (Hollywood, FL)

Twitter: https://twitter.com/dariusthomas_
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Ht: 6'2"
Wt: 190
40:

247s rating: 3* - 85 grade; #77 S
ESPN rating:
Rivals rating: 3* - 5.7rr; #50 S

247sports Composite: 3* / 0.8638 rating / #62 S / #773 overall

Reported Offers: COLORADO, FAU, FIU, Georgia, Texas A&M, Toledo, Western Kentucky, FCS offers

 

[WasianCU]

Chance recruiting.

 

[The Alabaster Yak]

I get they are really building this thing for 2023 and beyond, but I just don't understand why they are still trying to take HS kids.

 

[Joe Theismann's Leg]

I get they are really building this thing for 2023 and beyond, but I just don't understand why they are still trying to take HS kids.

I don't hate it. I know they need to shore up the roster now, but this kid looks good. If he commits, we'll make it work... if not, then that's a kid we reached out to, and maybe he goes JUCO or transfers down the line and we've already established a dialogue.

 

[buffaholic]

I get they are really building this thing for 2023 and beyond, but I just don't understand why they are still trying to take HS kids.

They need to make sure there's room for 6-7 total transfers (max out please). Perhaps they are willing to go to 87-88 and have a few grayshirts earmarked if needed?
I last saw the number was about 82-83 so I would concur that we don't really have room for but 1-2 high school kids.

 

[buffaholic]

Not often you see a kid with aTm and UGA offers, taking his first visit in January, to WKU. Perhaps he is a last minute qualifier, and just got the ok to take visits and others are pretty full?

 

[The Alabaster Yak]

They need to make sure there's room for 6-7 total transfers (max out please). Perhaps they are willing to go to 87-88 and have a few grayshirts earmarked if needed?
I last saw the number was about 82-83 so I would concur that we don't really have room for but 1-2 high school kids.

Yeah, it's just beginning to feel like they aren't doing much to seriously try to win in 2022, but rather let the roster turn over and play/develop the young guys and have a more experienced squad in 2023

 

[AztecBuff]

Looks like W. Kentucky-

 

[Not Sure]

Hold on a sec. Dude has offers from A&M and UGA and CU and is going to Western Kentucky?

color me skeptical.

 

[Da Lama]

Hold on a sec. Dude has offers from A&M and UGA and CU and is going to Western Kentucky?

color me skeptical.

Narrator: Turns out the offers weren’t real.