'12 FL WR Raph Andrades (Florida Signed LOI)

[beryirish]

Tallahassee, FL
Lincoln High School

Wide Receiver

Measureables
Ht: 6'1"
Wt: 175 - 200lbs
40: 4.5 - 4.73s
Bench Max: 245lbs
GPA: 3.67

Rankings
Rivals: (No Rating)
Scout: (#142 Position)
ESPN: (75 Rating - #145 Position)
247: (81 Rating - #142 Position)

Offers
Arkansas
Stanford
Kentucky
Vanderbilt
Illinois
FIU
Middle Tennessee

Interest
Alabama
Auburn
Florida
Georgia Tech
Miami
North Carolina
Notre Dame
South Florida
Clemson
Florida St.
USC

Video

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[Irishnuke]

hmmm

 

[Irish Fam]

interesting thread...

 

[Riddickulous]

Consensus 3* WR that the staff wants to take a look at.

 

[koonja]

I wonder if this says anything about where staff thinks they are with the other receivers, Payton and Agholor.

 

[ryno 24]

why aren't we just looking at the finishing pieces of wr right now?

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

Asked him to visit Jan 14th.

Top schools are Arky, Illinois, UK, and Vandy.


Backup plan if others fall thru.

 

[Rizzophil]

I like that the staff has backup options in case there are de-commits or anything.

However, I just wonder about a kid that is in FSU's backyard and he doesn't have an offer from them.

 

[beryirish]

Tweet

BGI_JasonSapp RT @randr62428 Tallahassee Lincoln WR Raph Andrades was visited by #Notre Dame today. They want him to visit on campus on Jan. 14th.

 

[beryirish]

I wonder if this says anything about where staff thinks they are with the other receivers, Payton and Agholor.

My thoughts exactly

 

[Riddickulous]

His highlight tape isn't terribly impressive.

 

[TerryTate]

Jan 14th visit = Wait and see guy.

 

[IrishInFl]

I likey. From my school district.

 

[Irish Fam]

The Stanford offer is impressive, but the Arkansas offer really stands out to me. They have some big time wrs on that team

 

[Sherm Sticky]

I wonder if this says anything about where staff thinks they are with the other receivers, Payton and Agholor.

I think we should all freak out now. This means no Payton, Nelson or Neal!

 

[tko]

I think we should all freak out now. This means no Payton, Nelson or Neal!

and this will greatly impact our ability to flip Treggs, LOLOL.

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

I wonder if this says anything about where staff thinks they are with the other receivers, Payton and Agholor.

My thoughts exactly

Not necessarily. We can feel good about where we stand now but we must always have back up plans. Agholor, for example, has yet to take any other OVs. The staff might feel like we are in great position right now but as we all know things can change in the blink of the eye.

I love how this staff is staying one step ahead.

 

[rtrn2glory]

Jan 14th visit = Wait and see guy.

exactly

 

[koonja]

Irish Sports Daily Forums

Assume this is about Raph, but I could be wrong.

 

[rtrn2glory]

Not necessarily. We can feel good about where we stand now but we must always have back up plans. Agholor, for example, has yet to take any other OVs. The staff might feel like we are in great position right now but as we all know things can change in the blink of the eye.

I love how this staff is staying one step ahead.

gotta really use our in home visits wise with nelson. we should send someone down there every time he has an official or gets back from an official.

 

[Ndaccountant]

If Westerkamp flips, does this essentially end this thing with Andrades?

 

[anarin]

Andrades closes in on four schools

Lincoln (Tallahassee, Fla.) three-star wide receiver Raphael Andrades is down to four programs and a signing-day decision looms for the senior.

"It's going to come down to Arkansas, Kentucky, Vanderbilt or Notre Dame," Andrades said. "I put Notre Dame last because they haven't offered yet."

He expects the offer will come in the next week and he's already got an official to South Bend scheduled for Jan. 27.

 

[North Buffalo Irish]

Seems to me like he'll be Irish if we offer. Is Kelly really going to take 4 wide receivers this class?

 

[Whiskeyjack]

Seems to me like he'll be Irish if we offer. Is Kelly really going to take 4 wide receivers this class?

He already has 4 WRs in this class: Greenberry, Russell, Brown, and Ferguson.

Carlisle's transfer virtually assures that Russell will start his career as a slot receiver.

 

[ColinKSU]

Seems to me like he'll be Irish if we offer. Is Kelly really going to take 4 wide receivers this class?

He wants to, but I'd like it if he took four WRs who can actually help the team.

 

[sharksamardzija8345]

He wants to, but I'd like it if he took four WRs who can actually help the team.

no one knows if he can help or not.. blackmon was a 3* player.. sure doesn't seem like we're going to fill up this recruiting cycle without taking some chances on some lower rated guys

 

[Who'saWildManNow]

He wants to, but I'd like it if he took four WRs who can actually help the team.

I think this kid is extremely fluid and effortlessly fast. He also seems to have good hands and a lot of "interest" from major programs.

I for one wouldn't mind if ND rolled the dice on this one. We'll see how the spots and numbers play out but if this kid ends up on the roster I'm not going to complain.

 

[koonja]

I think this kid is extremely fluid and effortlessly fast. He also seems to have good hands and a lot of "interest" from major programs.

I for one wouldn't mind if ND rolled the dice on this one. We'll see how the spots and numbers play out but if this kid ends up on the roster I'm not going to complain.

I know some recruits fly under the radar, but this guy isn't even a top 100 WR by any of the major recruiting sites.

And he's not fast. He's listed at 4.7something and you can tell he's not fast in his highlight tape, IMO.

 

[North Buffalo Irish]

He wants to, but I'd like it if he took four WRs who can actually help the team.

Wide receiver is the one position where you don't really need blue-chip recruits. Sure, it's great to have a Michael Floyd or a Julio Jones but it's not necessary, especially not in a spread offense like Kelly's.

Can the kid run? Can the kid catch? If yes to both, put him in the right position and he will make plays for you. Just look at Roby Toma (or Mardy Gilyard).

Considering that TJ is coming back for this third season as a starter, quality recruits like Daniel Smith and DD are waiting in the wings, and we've got a headliner in this class already (Greenberry), I have absolutely no problem with taking some 3* guys at receiver.

All that said, Chris Brown and Justin Ferguson look like superior players to Andrades.

 

[Whiskeyjack]

With Russell starting out as a slot receiver, we've already got 4 WRs in this class, which will put us at 11/12 for WR in 2012. We really don't need any more bodies at WR-- just game-breaking play-makers.

Since the 2013 class is going to be so small, I'd rather offer Goodman a 5Y than Andrades.