'11 FL DE Anthony Chickillo (Miami Verbal)

[BGIF]

Weakside Defensive End
Tampa FL, Alonso HS

Ht: 6-3
Wt: 240
40: 4.8
GPA: 4.2
Test: 24
Bench: 335
Squat: 475
Shuttle: 4.38
Vertical: 30

STATS
'09: 72 Tackles, 12.5 Sacks, 6 PBUs
'08: 9.5 Sacks

RANKING
Rivals: , #3 WDE, Rating 5.9, National #44, Rivals 100
Scout: , #3 DE
ESPN: , #5 DE, Grade 81, National #24, ESPN 150

OFFERS
Miami OV 1/21/11 (camp '09)
Florida OV 1/07/11
North Carolina OV 12/3/10
Alabama (camp '10)
USF

FSU
Tennessee

Notre Dame
OSU
Virginia Tech
Georgia Tech
Nebraska
LSU

Auburn
Cincinnati
Clemson
Connecticut
Duke
FIU
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Louisville
Mississippi
Mississippi St
Michigan
Michigan St
North Carolina St
Pitt
Purdue
South Carolina
Southern Cal
Texas Tech
UCF
Virginia
Wake Forest
Wisconsin

ND RECRUITER: Tony Alford

DECISION: 9/9/10 Miami Verbal (Confirmed 1/23/2011)

 

[BGIF]

His coach at Alonso HS has been ND alumni Mike Heldt, center on the '88 National Championship Team. Mike has been the only head coach for the Alonso program but recently tendered his resignation.

 

[mgriff]

Miami legacy. His granddad Nick, played for my high school and I heard stories about him during my playing days there. He left West Scranton to play college football at Miami, and his son, Anthony's dad, played for the Hurricanes as well.

 

[ryno 24]

I know he is a miami legacy but this kid sounds good and he needs to get a little bigger and faster but kelly could mold him into a gem

 

[Irish.Ca]

What does legacy mean? Automatic commit to a team that the family has a history with, doesn't work very well for us. GO OUT AND GET HIM!

 

[mgriff]

It doesn't mean we won't get him, it just means that his family has ties to Miami which may or may not play into his recruiting process. Just sharing information.

 

[BGIF]

Notre Dame Football - Chickillo Knows Notre Dame

I'm planning on visiting as many schools as I can and Notre Dame is definitely one of them

 

[Legacy]

What does legacy mean? Automatic commit to a team that the family has a history with, doesn't work very well for us. GO OUT AND GET HIM!

Works for me. Cheers.

 

[texas fighting irish]

Glad that he is going to visit ND we need more DEs.

 

[BGIF]

Offers since last update include:

Alabama, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Nebraska, Southern Cal, and Texas Tech

 

[NDinL.A.]

Up to 42 offers. As mentioned, he is a Miami legacy but claims no favorites, Had really good things to say about Miami, FL and FL St. Has visited only the 3 FL schools, but plans on going all over the country this summer to visit a ton of schools, ND, Ohio St and SC included. Says he loves the tradition of ND and that BK is a great fit and that he wins everywhere he goes. Sports a 4.2 GPA but oddly enough didn't mention academics as one of his top priorities, at least in the article I read. Will be an EE so he'll make a decision by the end of the year...

 

[BGIF]

Update

Update

RANKING
Rivals: , #14 DE, Rating 5.8, National #195, Rivals 250
Scout: , #31 DE
ESPN: , #8 DE, Grade 81, National #81, ESPN 150

Scout which was the first to rank by position quite awhile ago seems to be the outlier.

 

[BGIF]

Chickillo narrows his list to 12

According to Jamie Newberg, ESPN, Chickillo's Top 12 are:

Miami (camp '09)
Florida
FSU
USF
OSU
Tennessee
Notre Dame
Virginia Tech
Georgia Tech
Alabama
Nebraska
LSU

Again Miami with family ties appears to be his leader. Chickillo visited the Canes again this weekend.

 

[NDinL.A.]

Chickillo narrows his list to 12

According to Jamie Newberg, ESPN, Chickillo's Top 12 are:

Miami (camp '09)
Florida
FSU
USF
OSU
Tennessee
Notre Dame
Virginia Tech
Georgia Tech
Alabama
Nebraska
LSU

Again Miami with family ties appears to be his leader. Chickillo visited the Canes again this weekend.

Yeah, later in the article he straight-out says that Miami is his leader. He has great relationships with the coaches and said that Shannon getting that contract extension was huge, especially for his mom.

I think the only way he doesn't go to Miami is if they have a shitty year, which I don't see happening with all their returning talent. They might not be top 10, but they won't horrible enough for Shannon to be fired, which hurts everyone else's chances Chickillo...

 

[BGIF]

Weekend quick hitters - ESPN

Corey Long ESPN
7/30

It looks like defensive end Anthony Chickillo (Tampa, Fla./Alonso) is finally getting the hang of things.

The 6-foot-3, 235-pounder took part in a recruiting tour with several Tampa Bay area players a couple of weeks ago and visited Florida State, Georgia, Ole Miss, Alabama, Auburn and Tennessee.

Despite having over 30 offers, Chickillo hasn't gotten out much and that has fueled the talk that his recruiting has come down to two schools -- Florida and Miami. While the Hurricanes and Gators remain the two schools to beat, Auburn and Ole Miss offered Chickillo during the trip and the overall experience gave him plenty to think about.

 

[WabashFalcon]

I like having a 8.2% chance. But if Aaron verbals... I don't think we have room with the Rabasa verbal.

 

[BGIF]

I like having a 8.2% chance. But if Aaron verbals... I don't think we have room with the Rabasa verbal.

That train has left the station.

 

[TerryTate]

Set announcement date on 9/9.

Finalists are Florida, Miami, FSU, USF, Tenn, Bama

 

[WabashFalcon]

Yup. That train's gone.

 

[Big23Head]

Miami

 

[amgarvey]

Well, it appears the train has pulled back into the station. According to ESPN Chickillo has backed off a bit from his commitment to Miami and is going to take all five officials. We are currently on the list of potential destinations for one of his four remaining officials.

 

[Big23Head]

Do you know the 5 schools? I know USC, USF and da U

 

[JDAtlanta]

I hope Rabasa is working on him.

I hope Rabasa is working on him.

Well, it appears the train has pulled back into the station. According to ESPN Chickillo has backed off a bit from his commitment to Miami and is going to take all five officials. We are currently on the list of potential destinations for one of his four remaining officials.

I love to pull kids out of Florida.

 

[amgarvey]

ESPN states he will choose his four remaining officials from Florida, Florida State, South Florida, USC, North Carolina, Auburn, Nebraska and Notre Dame.

 

[CanadianIrish]

His coach is an alum, maybe we have a decent shot. Stocking up on the DL is never a bad thing, this could soften the blow of losing Lynch.

 

[TerryTate]

If we win out the entire recruiting landscape will change

 

[TerryTate]

ESPN

"We told you on Wednesday that Miami's top offensive commitment, four-star OG Marcus Jackson, was having some second thoughts about his future in Coral Gables and had begun to look around.

Well, turns out the same is true for the Canes' top-rated defensive prospect, four-star DE Anthony Chickillo (No. 82 in the ESPNU 150). Chickillo would be a third-generation Miami footballer, so his wavering comes as a bit of a surprise, but he says he plans to take all five of his officals -- as his father did before him -- and then make a final decision. (He gave a list of eight schools -- Florida, Florida State, South Florida, USC, North Carolina, Auburn, Nebraska and Notre Dame -- from which he will pick four other finalists.)

At issue isn't the Canes' poor play this season, but the fact that Randy Shannon & Co. have only seven commitments, with at least two reconsidering. "I'm still a solid commit but I've been hearing a lot about recruits decommitting," Chickillo told Nate Adelson of ESPN affiliate InsideTheU.com. "I haven't talked to Coach Shannon yet about where that stands. I've heard a lot about the Teddy Bridgewater situation so I'm not sure what's going on with this recruiting class."

Shannon's contract extension was supposed to help on the recruiting trail, but it hasn't had the desired effect. Could this be what ultimately costs Shannon his job, that recruits start to lose faith in him and he becomes a guy they don't want to play for?"

 

[ndcoltsfan2010]

If we win out the entire recruiting landscape will change

Agree. It would show that our program is making big strides in the right direction.

 

[IHateMarkMay]

What is up with Teddy Bridgewater? Just a one post response would be nice so the mods don't get after us for hijacking a thread lol

 

[The Polish Irishman]

What is up with Teddy Bridgewater? Just a one post response would be nice so the mods don't get after us for hijacking a thread lol

Screw the mods. Self righteous punks. Some smoke about Bridgewater and LSU.