Vim's 2018 Montana High School Football Recruiting List

[bgbigdog]

Nice to see Corbin Walker on the list. He lit up the MSU camp and has set what may be the Butte High record in squat weight at 595. Nathaniel Ferguson is listed as FB/TE /P in your top 30. Actually he plays WR/TE/P/K and will add LB to that this year. He also lit up the MSU team camp as did Bo Mortinson (RB), although Ted Dawson couldn't tell them appart in his news cast... Ferguson got some attention at the July Griz Camp as well. Btw, who was the "Thing" at the July camp? Had to be 6-8 350. It was an impressive bunch of linemen there I thought.

"Thing?" Having topped out @ 6'8" before the ravages of old age & gravity took effect, I want to remind you that words hurt. FYI, "soft" isn't too far behind. Bastards. :lol:

 

[HowardRoss280]

Looks like another in-state commit.....appears to be on the OL.....


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Assuming its Quick.

Excuse me while I change my underwear.


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Quick didn't have the summer many expected. But I still like him and still think he's a top 10 talent. Projects to the interior of the offensive line or defensive tackle.

Agree, Quick didn't have the summer of a top10 recruit. At the beginning of the summer I had in at 11-13 range in the state but I personally didn't see much improvement. I still think he is a top 30 recruit, and a top 10 offensive lineman. I'm sure they recruited him at center, he isn't quite big enough to play gaurd and surely not tackle in the BSC. So we will have to see how he does his senior year at center. Congratulation to Conor!

 

[firmgriz]

Griz owning the state in recruiting so far, despite the kitties marketing slogan suggesting otherwise, with commits from 5 of the top 7 players in the state. The hopeful addition of Mr Turner would make it 6 of 7. Congrats to the staff and all of these young men, and Go Griz!

 

[Paytonlives]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/Jacksonpepe2/status/894631034410549248[/tweet]

http://www.hudl.com/video/3/3752903/58450d735b3cb10b308079d9

 

[HowardRoss280]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/Jacksonpepe2/status/894631034410549248[/tweet]

http://www.hudl.com/video/3/3752903/58450d735b3cb10b308079d9

Good get for the griz. Pepe is the definition of an Athlete. Doesn't just play multiple positions, plays them very well.

 

[AZGrizFan]

Griz owning the state in recruiting so far, despite the kitties marketing slogan suggesting otherwise, with commits from 5 of the top 7 players in the state. The hopeful addition of Mr Turner would make it 6 of 7. Congrats to the staff and all of these young men, and Go Griz!

'Scat Spin: It's a down year in the state.... :lol:

 

[HowardRoss280]

Got some free time today and decided to watch some film. So now that I have my top 50 done and that will be posted before the first games, I thought I would watch some film on kids that are outside of the top 50. I have a number of kids already, but please feel free to throw some names out there that you think should be receiving some recognition!

 

[Colter_Nuanez56]

Versatile Eureka QB Graves attains goal, commits to Griz
http://skylinesportsmt.com/versatile-eureka-qb-graves-attains-goal-commits-to-griz/

 

[Colter_Nuanez56]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/Jacksonpepe2/status/894631034410549248[/tweet]

http://www.hudl.com/video/3/3752903/58450d735b3cb10b308079d9

Good get for the griz. Pepe is the definition of an Athlete. Doesn't just play multiple positions, plays them very well.

Glacier S Pepe relieved by commitment to the Griz
http://skylinesportsmt.com/glacier-s-pepe-relieved-by-commitment-to-the-griz/

 

[HowardRoss280]

My Top 50 Montana Recruits list for the season!

1.) Gabe Sulser (Billings Senior) - 5'9", 160 lbs. - WR/DB
2.) Drew Turner (Kalispell Glacier) - 6'0", 205 lbs. - RB
3.) Nolan Askelson (Billings Senior) - 6'2", 205 lbs. - LB
4.) Seth Schneider (Helena Capital) - 6'0", 205 lbs. - RB/LB
5.) Nick Germer (Missoula Sentinel) - 6'2", 175 lbs. - WR
6.) Garrett Graves (Eureka) - 6'2", 190 lbs. – ATH/S
7.) Mark Estes (Drummond/Philipsburg) - 6'1", 175 lbs
8.) Logan Kleinhans (Bozeman) - 6'0", 185 lbs. – ATH/WR
9.) Carson Shuman (Helena Capital) 6'4", 275 lbs. - OL
10.) Jackson Pepe (Kalispell Glacier) - 6'1", 200 lbs. - ATH
11.) Joseph McElroy (Missoula Loyola) - 6'4", 240 lbs. - OL/DT
12.) Karson Wheat (Deer Lodge) - 6'2", 275 lbs. - OL/DT
13.) Blake Allred (Billings Senior) - 6'0", 200 lbs. - MLB
14.) Easton Hatfield (Townsend) - 6'4", 180 lbs. - WR
15.) Justin Jenks (Helena Capital) - 6'1", 230 lbs. - DE
16.) Kevin Boes (Great Falls High) - 6'3", 185 lbs. - QB
17.) Levi Janacaro (Missoula Big Sky) - 6'0", 208 lbs. – ATH/QB
18.) Brandon Morley (Missoula Sentinel) - 6'1", 190 lbs. - OLB
19.) Aaron White (Shelby) - 6'1", 185 lbs. - QB
20.) Lane Sumner (Huntley Project) - 5'8", 175 lbs. - RB
21.) Trevor Welnel (Helena Capital) - 6'3", 240 lbs. - OL
22.) Braxton Hill (Anaconda) - 6'2", 205 lbs. - MLB
23.) Kaleb Winterburn (Helena High) - 6'1", 195 lbs. – QB/S
24.) Conner Nash (Helena High) - 6'0", 190 lbs. – OLB
25.) Conor Quick (Helena Capital) - 6'2", 275 lbs. - OL
26.) Bruce Spang (Billings Skyview) - 6'2", 235 lbs. - OL/DL
27.) Colten Curry (Valier) - 6'7", 200 lbs. – TE
28.) Dalton Macy (Billings Skyview) - 6'1", 175 lbs. - RB/S
29.) Jack Tetrault (Bozeman) - 5'11", 180 lbs. - RB
30.) Trey Copeland (Huntley Project) - 6'2", 260 lbs. - OL/DT
31.) Max Morris (Kalispell Glacier) - 6'4", 225 lbs. - TE
32.) Damien Nelson (CMR) - 5'10", 155 lbs. – CB
33.) Ben Voss (Billings Central) - 5'10", 165 lbs. - RB
34.) Keenan Reynolds (Huntley Project) - 6'1", 180 lbs. - WR
35.) Brady Peiffer (Kalispell Glacier) - 6'0", 175 lbs. – QB
36.) Tanner Wood (Ennis) - 6'0", 180 lbs. - ATH
37.) Dawson Hoerauf (Whitehall) - 6'2", 265 lbs. - OL/DL
38.) Darrin Wersal (Glasgow) - 6'0", 170 lbs. - QB
39.) Logan Kolodejchuk (Columbia Falls) 6'1", 220 lbs. – DE
40.) Wyatt Alexander (Whitehall) - 6'1", 160 lbs. - WR/DB
41.) Alex Fransen (Glasgow) - 6'5", 210 lbs. - OL/DE
42.) David Koppang (Missoula Loyola) - 6'0", 185 lbs. – WR
43.) Corbin Walker (Butte) - 5'10", 200 lbs. - DL –40
44.) Nathaniel Ferguson (Butte) - 6'1", 210 lbs. - TE/P
45.) Brock Peterson (Livingston) - 5'10", 160 lbs. - WR/DB
46.) Tyler Flink (Missoula Big Sky) - 5'11", 200 lbs. - RB/LB
47.) Matt Culpon (Helena Capital) - 6'2", 220 lbs. – TE
48.) Ty Hoppie (Frenchtown) – 6’0”, 170 lbs. – S/QB
49.) Cody Hartsoch (Kalispell Glacier) - 6'5", 260 lbs. – OL
50.) Ben LaBeau (Billings Senior) - 6'0", 160 lbs. - WR


My notable kids still to be ranked (No particular order):
Logan Taylor (Bigfork) - 6'1", 185 lbs. - TE/LB
Greyson Mandic (Butte) - 6'2", 235 lbs. - OL/DL
Bo Mortensen (Butte) - 5'11", 200 lbs. – RB/FB
Austin Forson (Deer Lodge) 6'4", 250 lbs. – OL
Clay Allison (Dillon) - 6'7", 200 lbs. - OL/TE/DL
Corbin Wood (Ennis) - 5'11", 170 lbs. – ATH
Jayden Holley (Glendive) - 6'1", 225 lbs. – DL
Bridger Bauder (Hamilton)- 5'10", 195 lbs.-ATH
Zach Fussell (Hamilton) - 6'3", 265 lbs. – OL
Emmett Buckley (Helena High) - 6'0", 180 lbs. – DB
Max Mader (Helena High) - 6'3", 180 LBS. - LB/S
Kyle Tabbert (Helena High) - 5'7", 155 lbs. – RB
Chauncey Flemings (Helena High) - 6'1", 315 lbs. – OL
Matt McGinley (Helena Capital) 5’10”, 170lbs. – QB/S
Grayson Weber (Helena Capital) 6’3” 250lbs. -OL
Conor McCarvel (Helena Capital) - 5'10", 172 lbs. – WR
Nate Brunett (Jefferson) - 5'9", 175 lbs. – RB
Hunter Rauthe (Kalispell Glacier) - 6'0", 190 lbs. – MLB
Jacques Eve (Kalispell Flathead) - 6'0", 200 lbs. – OLB
Taylor Matthews (Malta) - 6'1", 220 lbs. - OL/DL
Trace Simonson (Malta) - 6'0", 185 lbs. - RB/LB
Cal Holgate (Manhattan) - 5'9", 170 lbs. – DB
Caden Messer (Missoula Sentinel) - 5'10", 185 lbs. - RB/OLB
Haden Smith (Polson) - 6'3", 200 lbs. – DE
Ezekiel Misa (Ronan) 6'0", 165 lbs. – DB
Happy Cheff (Ronan) 5'8", 165 lbs. - WR/DB
Riley Linder (Scobey) - 5'9", 200 lbs. – RB
Sawyor Thogersen (Sidney) - 5'8", 195 lbs. – RB
Max Peters (Sidney) - 6'2", 235 lbs. - TE/DE
Alec Lovegren (Sidney)- 5’9”, 175lbs. – RB

 

[loyalgriz]

These are hilarious. :mrgreen: :shock: :thumb:

 

[firmgriz]

Good thing that updated list steered clear of any cat bias. None whatsoever.

 

[VimSince03]

Good thing that updated list steered clear of any cat bias. None whatsoever.

Has a list ever had cat bias? Give examples.

 

[firmgriz]

Good thing that updated list steered clear of any cat bias. None whatsoever.

Has a list ever had cat bias? Give examples.

I went back and compared HR's updated season list to his previous list and there actually wasn't as much movement as I initially thought. To be honest I had Vim's list more in in mind when I made that comment, as opposed to HR's list. Vim, if your updated list resembles HR's updated list then I would say there would be some head-scratching moves that tend to favor cat commits - HR's not as much. On HR's list the two biggest movers are cat commits now in the top 10 (Estes and Kleinhans), while Griz commit Graves rose slightly and Griz commit Pepe nearly dropped out of the top 10. I've watched very few of these guys play so I am not in a position to judge them one way or another, other than based on the movement of guys between versions of the list.

That said, I wish all of the best for everyone on the list regardless of the whether they go to the Griz, cats or elsewhere. I love seeing the improvement of MT football across the board as these lists get deeper with talent every year. Thanks again to HR and Vim for the time and effort it takes tracking players and putting these lists together. :thumb:

And Go Griz!!

 

[krammer]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/Jacksonpepe2/status/894631034410549248[/tweet]

http://www.hudl.com/video/3/3752903/58450d735b3cb10b308079d9

Good get for the griz. Pepe is the definition of an Athlete. Doesn't just play multiple positions, plays them very well.

Glacier S Pepe relieved by commitment to the Griz
http://skylinesportsmt.com/glacier-s-pepe-relieved-by-commitment-to-the-griz/

a question for h.r., vim or anyone in the know......i noticed that pepe is listed as an athlete recruit, after watching him fail to make a play on sulser on the first play of the second half (either poor angle or lack of speed) either way he looked very ordinary.....i really like him and wonder if his natural position might be at linebacker on the defensive side of the ball....he would be plenty fast there, but can he bulk up with the weight ? our current receivers are much quicker than him, at least on tape....can someone comment on what position he will play for the griz....

 

[VimSince03]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/Jacksonpepe2/status/894631034410549248[/tweet]

http://www.hudl.com/video/3/3752903/58450d735b3cb10b308079d9

Good get for the griz. Pepe is the definition of an Athlete. Doesn't just play multiple positions, plays them very well.

Glacier S Pepe relieved by commitment to the Griz
http://skylinesportsmt.com/glacier-s-pepe-relieved-by-commitment-to-the-griz/

a question for h.r., vim or anyone in the know......i noticed that pepe is listed as an athlete recruit, after watching him fail to make a play on sulser on the first play of the second half (either poor angle or lack of speed) either way he looked very ordinary.....i really like him and wonder if his natural position might be at linebacker on the defensive side of the ball....he would be plenty fast there, but can he bulk up with the weight ? our current receivers are much quicker than him, at least on tape....can someone comment on what position he will play for the griz....

Keep in mind, many kids on the Griz roster and on a Big Sky roster will fail to make a play on Sulser on more than one occasion. Jackson can develop at safety, linebacker, wide receiver, or running back.

 

[krammer]

thanks vim...

 

[grizband]

Good get for the griz. Pepe is the definition of an Athlete. Doesn't just play multiple positions, plays them very well.

Glacier S Pepe relieved by commitment to the Griz
http://skylinesportsmt.com/glacier-s-pepe-relieved-by-commitment-to-the-griz/

a question for h.r., vim or anyone in the know......i noticed that pepe is listed as an athlete recruit, after watching him fail to make a play on sulser on the first play of the second half (either poor angle or lack of speed) either way he looked very ordinary.....i really like him and wonder if his natural position might be at linebacker on the defensive side of the ball....he would be plenty fast there, but can he bulk up with the weight ? our current receivers are much quicker than him, at least on tape....can someone comment on what position he will play for the griz....

Keep in mind, many kids on the Griz roster and on a Big Sky roster will fail to make a play on Sulser on more than one occasion. Jackson can develop at safety, linebacker, wide receiver, or running back.

Yeah, I think Sulser might just be that talented

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[dayday]

My feeling on Pepe from what I've read on Skyline, Missoulian and his twitter activity is that he's more of a Cat fan but they never offered which kind of was disappointing for him. I just kind of wonder if MSU does come with a offer if he'd flip or not.


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[HowardRoss280]

Pepe is a very good football player, but Sulser is just that good. And while there was movement from recent commits in my list, I try to stay as unbiased as possible. I also had a recruit who committed to the cats who was in the top 10 drop out. I don't care what school these kids go to, I just rank them as I see accordingly. And I wish the best of luck to all of them wherever they continue to play football.