'20 FL S Lovie Jenkins (Offer)

[BobbyMac]

Safety / DB
Ocoee, FL
Ocoee HS

Measurements:
6-1
180

Rankings:
247 Comp ..... NR
247 ............... 3* ..... #85 CB ..... #1060 OA ...... 85
Rivals ............ NR
ESPN ............. 3*

Offers:
Notre Dame
UConn
Colo St
Duke
FIU
FAU
Kentucky
Louisville
Minn
NC St
Pitt
Rutgers
Syracuse
USF
UCF
Tennessee
Vandy
UVa
WVU
CMU
Coastal Caro
Kent St
Liberty
Samford
S. Dak
Troy
Tulsa
W. Caro
WKU

Media Links:

Twitter = https://twitter.com/Lovie1k

Hudl = https://www.hudl.com/profile/6593267/Lovie-Jenkins

Highlights:

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[BobbyMac]

Offered back on March 8th

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Just Wanna Thank The Man Above. Blessed To Receive An Offer From The University Of Notre Dame☘️ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoIrish?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoIrish</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Coach_TJoseph?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Coach_TJoseph</a> <a href="https://t.co/9P8jhnswrC">pic.twitter.com/9P8jhnswrC</a></p>— Lovie Jenkins#️⃣1 (@Lovie1k) <a href="https://twitter.com/Lovie1k/status/1104075984687501312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Some Irish Bloke]

Offered back on March 8th

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Just Wanna Thank The Man Above. Blessed To Receive An Offer From The University Of Notre Dame☘️ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoIrish?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoIrish</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Coach_TJoseph?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Coach_TJoseph</a> <a href="https://t.co/9P8jhnswrC">pic.twitter.com/9P8jhnswrC</a></p>— Lovie Jenkins#️⃣1 (@Lovie1k) <a href="https://twitter.com/Lovie1k/status/1104075984687501312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Not a very compelling offer list. Diamond in the rough?

 

[BobbyMac]

OVing on June 21st with everyone else.

Gotta watch this kid closely. Staff out to see him early in the eval period. Spidey senses tingling as a quick Plan B if the Plan A's don't work out.

Jr stats: 11 G ... 60 Tkls ... 3 Int ... 15 PBU ... 6 TFL

247 lists him as the only "Warm" on his profile.

Rivals freebie:

https://notredame.rivals.com/news/notre-dame-jumps-to-the-top-of-lovie-jenkins-recruitment

Notre Dame Jumps “To The Top” Of Lovie Jenkins’ Recruitment
By Mike Singer
Rivals Recruiting Analyst

Ocoee (Fla.) defensive back Lovie Jenkins admits that he didn’t see the offer from Notre Dame coming.

The 6-foot-1, 180-pound athlete already held a handful of solid, respectable offers early in his recruiting process, but then the Notre Dame offer came on Friday and shook up his recruitment in a big way.

“Notre Dame kind of came out of the blue,” Jenkins said at the Rivals 3 Stripe Camp on Sunday. “They hit me up on Twitter and asked for my transcript and everything. They said I had good grades and loved the way I play. Coach [Terry] Joseph, the defensive backs coach, called me and chopped it up for about 20 minutes before he even got to the offering part.”

Jenkins has a high view of Irish safety coach Terry Joseph after their conversation.

“I like him. I like him a lot,” said Jenkins. “He wanted to get to know me and get to know my personal life. He explained some things about Notre Dame and their academics.”

 

[NDIrish88]

OVing on June 21st with everyone else.

Gotta watch this kid closely. Staff out to see him early in the eval period. Spidey senses tingling as a quick Plan B if the Plan A's don't work out.

Jr stats: 11 G ... 60 Tkls ... 3 Int ... 15 PBU ... 6 TFL

247 lists him as the only "Warm" on his profile.

Rivals freebie:

https://notredame.rivals.com/news/notre-dame-jumps-to-the-top-of-lovie-jenkins-recruitment

Yeah and if they need a 3rd corner in this class, plus they offered Pouncey, that is probably right.

I am hoping they get Clark Phillips and then a 3rd corner would be him or Bartleson.

 

[BobbyMac]

Yeah and if they need a 3rd corner in this class, plus they offered Pouncey, that is probably right.

I am hoping they get Clark Phillips and then a 3rd corner would be him or Bartleson.

If they get Clark Phillips, you and I can commit in the other 2 spots and it's a great haul.

 

[Luckylucci]

I like Lovie. Make him and Bartelson the floor of the DB class and I'm happy.

 

[NDIrish88]

Just watched his film that had more defense in it. VERY GOOD ball skills. he looks like a pure athlete. I didn't know his HS was 8A in FL. pretty impressive. I would take him and sort out where he plays later.

 

[longliveautrydenson]

Just CB’d to Notre Dame.

My biggest concern isn’t his rating, but that he’s from a Florida public high school. That state does a very poor job educating its youth and I fear that he may have difficulty making the academic jump to ND.

 

[Luckylucci]

Just CB’d to Notre Dame.

My biggest concern isn’t his rating, but that he’s from a Florida public high school. That state does a very poor job educating its youth and I fear that he may have difficulty making the academic jump to ND.

He claims a 3.8 GPA and apparently takes his academics very seriously.

Side note, he runs a 10.87 100.

 

[NDIrish88]

Google his high school it is not a stereotypical Florida public school

 

[BobbyMac]

Just CB’d to Notre Dame.

My biggest concern isn’t his rating, but that he’s from a Florida public high school. That state does a very poor job educating its youth and I fear that he may have difficulty making the academic jump to ND.

Did Loy really just CB him after I posted this???

My spidey sense is Loy's dollars & cents.

 

[Irish#1]

He claims a 3.8 GPA and apparently takes his academics very seriously.

Side note, he runs a 10.87 100.

A little bit of a sleeper with that speed.

 

[koonja]

His competition looks bad, but it's still Florida. And he looks like he runs away easily, don't you agree? He doesn't seem to have that quick wiggle, but I definitely see the straight line speed.

 

[BobbyMac]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IrishBouNDXX?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IrishBouNDXX</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZLyWbGXDtr">pic.twitter.com/ZLyWbGXDtr</a></p>— Lovie Jenkins#️⃣1 (@Lovie1k) <a href="https://twitter.com/Lovie1k/status/1121485452706484224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[NDIrish88]

His competition looks bad, but it's still Florida. And he looks like he runs away easily, don't you agree? He doesn't seem to have that quick wiggle, but I definitely see the straight line speed.

In his film yes but he plays 8A ball. Shouldn't that technically mean better competition? i think his skills translate to DB well, especially since he also played offense. I could see him playing free safety as well.

 

[BobbyMac]

In his film yes but he plays 8A ball. Shouldn't that technically mean better competition? i think his skills translate to DB well, especially since he also played offense. I could see him playing free safety as well.

And it's 8A Orlando Metro. It's not an 8A panhandle school playing local a 4A/5A/6A schedule and not seeing big schools until the playoffs.

 

[koonja]

In his film yes but he plays 8A ball. Shouldn't that technically mean better competition? i think his skills translate to DB well, especially since he also played offense. I could see him playing free safety as well.

No idea if that's top end, or bottom of the barrel competition. I'd assume it's bad competition though, just from the film.

I really like him. That's a lot of highlights, and he has ball skills, and really like his straight line speed.

He's definitely not 6'1" IMO, but who cares. 5'11" is fine for a CB if you have athleticism and ball skills.

What I don't understand is, obviously he goes to camps - so where are the offers and ratings? I would have him as a borderline 4-star, maybe low 4 star.

 

[koonja]

FWIW, here's some track time listings. No idea how credible or updated this is: https://fl.milesplit.com/athletes/pro/6803108/stats

Where do you see 10.87 time?

 

[Luckylucci]

Sinclair posted it.

 

[Luckylucci]

No idea if that's top end, or bottom of the barrel competition. I'd assume it's bad competition though, just from the film.

I really like him. That's a lot of highlights, and he has ball skills, and really like his straight line speed.

He's definitely not 6'1" IMO, but who cares. 5'11" is fine for a CB if you have athleticism and ball skills.

What I don't understand is, obviously he goes to camps - so where are the offers and ratings? I would have him as a borderline 4-star, maybe low 4 star.

His camp footage can be quite polarizing. I’ve seen camps where he looks like a cover CB making plays on the ball and I’ve seen footage where he looks like a SS. Either way I’d take him and figure it out later but it probably depends on who saw what.

 

[BobbyMac]

Loy came off his CB, went = ?

Lovie got an offer from UMiami last month and still has it pinned, visited UCF last weekend who had already offered.

Was on the list for the OV weekend on the 21st. Wonder if he makes it?

 

[Luckylucci]

No longer visiting per Loy. Seems like the staff is taking a wait and see approach here. My money is on Bartelson committing soon.

 

[BobbyMac]

No longer visiting per Loy. Seems like the staff is taking a wait and see approach here. My money is on Bartelson committing soon.

From what I read this morning from comments in local FL rags, it's more him than them at this time. He's working on a UF offer now which if I'm reading between the lines correctly, is the one he wants.

 

[koonja]

From what I read this morning from comments in local FL rags, it's more him than them at this time. He's working on a UF offer now which if I'm reading between the lines correctly, is the one he wants.

This was my understanding - that the Miami offer was a game changer. ND staff loves Lovie.

 

[BobbyMac]

LOL

Crootin!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It’s Time To Paint The Picture Get The Vision & See It Clear🎨🖌🧡........ <a href="https://t.co/nVYstEolfN">pic.twitter.com/nVYstEolfN</a></p>— Lovie Jenkins#️⃣1 (@Lovie1k) <a href="https://twitter.com/Lovie1k/status/1138942849897177088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 12, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[fightingirish26]

LMAO

 

[NDIrish88]

LOL

Crootin!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It’s Time To Paint The Picture Get The Vision & See It Clear🎨🖌🧡........ <a href="https://t.co/nVYstEolfN">pic.twitter.com/nVYstEolfN</a></p>— Lovie Jenkins#️⃣1 (@Lovie1k) <a href="https://twitter.com/Lovie1k/status/1138942849897177088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 12, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Where did this come from?

 

[NDIrish88]

About to flip to LVille

 

[ab2cmiller]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">God Sat Me Down And Talked To Me I Listened &#55357;&#56340;&#55358;&#56601;&#55356;&#57342; GO CARDS❗️ <a href="https://t.co/uEtYeaBnc5">pic.twitter.com/uEtYeaBnc5</a></p>— Lovie Jenkins#️⃣1 (@Lovie1k) <a href="https://twitter.com/Lovie1k/status/1171563942059171840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 10, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>