Clairborn at Wake. From King William. I donāt think the middle peninsula is a hot recruiting area, so I donāt think that should factor much into the potential investment.
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Malachi Fields officially in the portal.
Was he a Hagans recruit? Lot of Penn State fans in the comments
And Kam Robinson is from Essex County on the MP.
His value on the open market would be huge, no matter where heās from.
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Hagans was the first college coach to reach out to him, and Hagans and Mendenhall gave him his offer in person on Junior Day.
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With Fields gone, hereās our WR situation:
Elliott has never carried more than 12 scholarship WR. With Fields gone, weāre at 9.
| Class | Player | Measurements | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sr | Andre Greene | 6ā2" 202# | 11 GP / 8 GS, 9 rec, 74 yds, 0 TD |
| RS Jr | Trell Harris | 6ā0" 198# | 4 GP / 4 GS, 15 rec, 221 yds, 2 TD |
| RS Jr | Eli Wood (PWO) | 6ā1" 202# | 11 GP / 0 GS, 3 rec, 15 yds, 0 TD |
| Jr | Suderian Harrison | 5ā9" 181 # | 8 GP / 0 GS, 11 rec, 99 yds, 0 TD |
| RS So | TyLyric Coleman | 6ā2" 194# | 7 GP / 0 GS, 4 rec, 33 yds, 0 TD |
| So | Kam Courtney | 5ā10" 193# | 9 GP / 2 GS, 12 rec, 114 yds, 0 TD |
| RS Fr | Triston Ward | 6ā1" 183# | 0 GP - 3-star 85 grade in 2024 |
| Fr | Dillon Newton-Short | 6ā1" 195# | 3-star 86 grade - early enrollee |
| Fr | Isaiah Robinson | 6ā2" 180# | 3-star 86 grade |
| Fr | Josiah Abdulla | 5ā10" 175# | 3-star 88 grade - early enrollee |
Takeaways:
Trell Harris and Kam Courtney are options to start Z and slot, respectively, though neither are sure things, betting on health and upside with both. Plenty of guys who can provide depth and compete, but no one whoās really going into the offseason as the surefire WR1. Hopefully the addition of Morris helps land a couple guys, ideally two starters. With Malachi gone thereās no obvious WR-X big possession option at all.
I know Iāve cried more about linemen, but that isnāt to say WR isnāt a massive need. Just that it doesnāt matter who we get at WR if we donāt shore up the OL first such that the QB has time to get the ball to the wideouts.
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Need a big target. Harrison when healthy is pretty solid.
So far it seems Fields is generating interest from at least Penn State, ND and Oregon. I imagine all the big programs will be in on him. Heās ranked at least in the top 20 of all players available in the portal Iād think.
Going to get to play for a big time program, win lots of games, play on national TV on more easy to find channels and make a good chunk of change for a semester of school. Good for him.
I really thought heād be an early 3rd day draft pick, but I guess after the 1st round, the only guaranteed money the players get is the signing bonus and if you look at Malikās contract, that was only 200k and heāll make 800k base salary for this season, but he can be cut at any time and none of his future years (or even weeks remaining this season) are guaranteed.
If Fields can earn 300-500k in college for next season, Iād make the same decision as him probably.
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If it were about $300-$500K, and heās a Cville kid, itās a shame we cannot find local businesses and billionaires willing to pony up to keep him. His face should be everywhere around town.
Thatās our inherent advantage with him. And if we canāt do it for Fields, itās not a good sign for what we could (or couldnāt) do for Mallory.
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300-500k is just my guess based on good experienced P4 starting QBs going for above 1 mil and extrapolating the value of a similar high end WR based on relative values in the NFL.
A top starting QB makes in the 50-60 mil range and a #1 WR type makes in the 25-35 mil range. So Iām guessing a WR makes half of a QB. Could be more, I honestly have no idea. Itās at least enough that heād rather do this than be a 3rd day draft pick.
But 2 things to paying Fields to stay home 1) heās been here all his life, he might just want something different if the moneyās the same anywhere he wants to go and 2) I donāt think we donāt have the money, I think weād have to really overpay and the moneyās probably better spent on other positions that can generate a better return for us.
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I see the point youāre trying to make, but I think a non-QB football player on a bad team playing for a program that has never been particularly good is pretty different from a guy like Chance who would have the ball in his hands all the time on a quality TBD team in a pretty good program.
Either way Iām happy for Malachi. I think heāll end up at PSU who could desperately use help at WR and has a pretty good QB in Allar coming back next year. Iāll be rooting for him where ever he lands, he needs to go try and show out in a competently run offense and try to get drafted higher. I definitely think he is an NFL caliber player.
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Donāt know if someoneās said it but donāt feel any shade towards Malachi nor the program for his departure. Feels like Nick Jackson leaving after doing everything he felt he could in a UVA uniform.
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(I hope we are not reliving this with a certain Poca, WV native in 3-4 months)
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Agree. Like Ray Borque leaving the Bruins back in the day.
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Why? Iām perfectly fine with him finding a landing spot ā¦ we need a clean break. For me same for Isaac, Blake and Rohde ā¦ give me the guys who still have their innate natural aggression
Why do I not want McKneely to transfer?
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If you donāt have a Ray Borque, just use whatever you have laying around the house
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If Oregon wants him my guess is he is closer to 1 million guy. And I cant believe I am saying that
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Are we in on the NOVA USC DL transfer, Elijah Hughes?
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Entered with a Do Not Contact tag, so itās likely he already knows where heās headed.
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The hubris of Do Not Contact is terrible. And assume is not the kid saying that
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