Devin Abraham, East Lake DB

[Mama_Bull]

Abraham gets good feeling at South Florida

By TEAM BCP– August 3, 2012 6:28 pmPosted in: PINELLAS COUNTY, RECRUITING

Devin Abraham, East Lake 2014 DB took a trip to South Florida today and left high on the hometown university. “It [the visit] was good. Bigger than I thought.â€

Abraham is a member of an East Lake secondary that is very youthful and skillful. His leadership and talent has earned him the #4 safety ranking in the BCP coverage area.

5-10/180lbs, Abraham can play either position in the secondary, but projects as a CB. “My favorite part about USF is the coaches. Coach Vaas (Peter Vass – TEs) and Coach Smith (Rick Smith – DBs) make me feel like I’m already a player there. They give you insight on what’s new and what’s up and comingâ€

Abraham holds verbal offers from: Iowa State, Middle Tenn., South Alabama and South Florida.

“The campus definitely eye opening to me because I thought it was much smaller than what it was.â€

[Mama_Bull]

He was accompanied by his teammate, 2015 Athlete, George Campbell who we already offered.

George Campbell 11 â€@GeorgeCampbell0

Just Left Usf With @DevinAbraham23 We Had A Pretty Good Time Here Seen Things We Haven't Seen Here Before All Around Good Time

Campbell will be a major recruit in 2015 and plans on playing both FB & BB in college. Here is a link to a thread on him.

http://thebullspen.com/index.php?/topic/85258-2015-east-lake-ath-george-campbell/page__hl__%2Bgeorge+%2Bcampbell

[Reliable Source]

Commits to USF tonite. Wanted to be here. School and obviously Coach. Devin is a high 3* recruit. Has offers from ISU, NCSU, WKU. 5'10 175# He brings the leather. I think he may project long term as a free safety. Really active on the field. Coach is really focusing on great athletes., counting on his staff to get em trained to the spot. This is another great p/u

 

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/2098995/highlights/36287378

 

[Reliable Source]

screwed up, trying to combine. Mods pls help.

[charsibb]

Welcome to USF, Mr. Abraham!

 

 

This thread reminds me, what's MamaBull up to these days? Haven't seen her around lately...

[J-Pop]

Great pickup, another solid commit. Taggart really locking in on the surrounding area.

[Reliable Source]

If we had known in January that we would have had commits from  4 of the top 14 recruits in the Bay area by July, would you have been happy? I say an unqualified yes but try this on, what if you knew we would still be strong in the running for another 5?

 

Debate time: A look ahead to the class of 2014

 

 

 

Sat. January 26, 2013 | John C. Cotey | Email

 

When it came time to put 2013 behind us and pick the top recruits in the 2014 class, we had a tough decision with No. 1:

 

Is it Mason Cole, the hulking-but-nimble offensive lineman already coveted by the biggest names in college football?

Or is it Artavis Scott, the big-play, fleet-footed touchdown maker already coveted by the biggest names in college football?

We called East Lake High coach Bob Hudson, since he is lucky enough to have both guys on his team.

The coach with a pocketful of blue chips made a compelling case for each guy.

“You can’t be wrong either way,†he said.

So we picked Cole, the 6-foot-5, 280-pound tackle, for a few important reasons, namely his ability to affect every play and because there are so few of him out there (though Tampa Bay will be surprisingly blessed at that position next season).

He’s a left tackle — still growing, still getting stronger — blessed with mobility and able to stop the growing pool of freakishly big and fast defensive ends eager to flatten the quarterback.

“And his work ethic,†said Hudson, “puts him over the top.â€

He was only a freshman at his first practice when East Lake’s coaches got a glimpse of what he could do. The coaches called him back for a night practice with the varsity team.

“Yeah,†said then-offensive line coach A.J. Trump, “I want him.â€

“He does things that people his size shouldn’t be able to do,†said 247Sports analyst Josh Newberg.

Everything you can say about Cole, you can say about Scott. The wide receiver elicited the same reactions as a freshman, and if you want to argue he should be No. 1, go ahead.

He is arguably Tampa Bay’s most electric player. At 5-11, 180, he has proven both fleet and physical. Next season he’ll be breaking in a new quarterback, but Scott’s ability to produce from the backfield ensures no matter who throws him the ball, he remains dangerous on every play.

It’s 1 and 1A, a flipped coin that landed on its side, a credit card-thin margin. But for now, it’s Cole. So let the debate begin.

Here’s an argument, however, that you can’t win: No matter the order, Cole and Scott are 1-2 heading into 2014, though another strong class will certainly challenge that contention.

Largo’s Jarvis Stewart is primed to break out. Jesuit linebacker Vincent Jackson already has more than 20 offers, just a few more than Tampa Catholic multi-dimensional linebacker T.J. Harrell.

And the big boys are making big names for themselves. Tampa Catholic’s Corey Martinez, Lakewood’s Isaiah Wynn and St. Petersburg Catholic’s Reilly Gibbons each have multiple offers and join Cole in forming one of the strongest classes of left tackles Tampa Bay has ever seen, whether some project as guards at the next level or not.

These are our projections, based on potential and production, for the top 25 recruits of 2014 — for now.

 

Projecting the class of 2014

1. Mason Cole, East Lake    OL    6-5/280
Top offers: Alabama, Ohio State, Florida, FSU

2. Artavis Scott, East Lake    WR    5-11/180
Top offers: Florida, FSU, Notre Dame, Ohio State

3. Vincent Jackson, Jesuit    LB    6-2/235
Top offers: Oklahoma, USC, Ohio State

4. Jarvis Stewart, Largo    RB    5-10/175
Top offers: Indiana, UCF

5. T.J. Harrell, Tampa Catholic     LB     6-1/210
Top offers: FSU, Florida, USF, Georgia

6. Chase Litton, Wharton    QB    6-5/190
Top offers: LSU, USF

7. Reilly Gibbons, St. Petersburg Catholic    OL    6-6/275
Top offers: Miami, USF, Oklahoma

8. Isaiah Wynn, Lakewood    OL    6-3/266
Top offers: USF, Vanderbilt, West Virginia

9. Corey Martinez, Tampa Catholic    OL    6-3/295
Top offers: FSU, Miami, USF

10. Kyle Gibson, Armwood    S    6-1/175
Top offers: Mississippi State, UCF, Vanderbilt.

11. Mike Johnson, Countryside    DB    5-11/175
Top offers: Cincinnati, USF, Purdue

12. Frankie Hernandez, Largo    LB    6-0/180
Top offer: Indiana

13. Devin Abraham, East Lake    DB    5-10/166
Top offers: N.C. State, USF, South Alabama

14. Rohan Blackwood, Nature Coast    DE    6-5/200
Top offer: UMass

15. Maurice Hall, Gibbs    ATH    6-1/186
Top offer: Oklahoma

16. Anthony Davis, Chamberlain    LB    6-1/220
Top offers: Houston, Toledo, UMass

17. Keith Harrington, Northeast    RB    5-8/165
Top offers: Arizona, Indiana

18. Jeremiah Jackson, Hernando    LB    6-1/190
Top offer: Purdue.

19. Tajee Fullwood, Tampa Bay Tech    CB    6-2/175
Top offer: UMass.

20. Derrick Ingram, Jefferson    WR    6-1/185
Top offer: UMass

21. Marcus Mosley, Alonso    TE    6-4/200
Top offer: South Alabama

22. Raheem Harvey, Largo    WR    6-1/180
Top offers: Indiana, Middle Tennessee State

23. Napoleon Maxwell, Admiral Farragut    ATH    6-0/190
Top offers: Virginia, UMass

24. Cortavious Givens, Admiral Farragut    RB/LB    5-10/200
Top offers: UMass, Virginia

25. Montel McBride, Plant City    OL    6-4/305
Top offer: Ohio

 

http://www.tampabay.com/hometeam/blog/debate-time-look-ahead-class-2014/16386/

Edited June 23, 2013 by Bullwinkle

[bullcocky101]

I like the focus on recruiting kids who are just simply gifted athletes first and foremost. This is another big bay area pickup! Now if we can only pickup Artavis Scott, watch out...college football in Tampa will blow up.

[tony_stark]

Vincent Jackson Jr.â€@VMJacksonJr2h

My boy @DevinAbraham23 just committed to USF tonight! #DoSomething #TeamTampa pic.twitter.com/7QkipRTCvq

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[Reliable Source]

I liked this tweet. Funny as Hell

 

Christine Young @momyoung87

@DevinAbraham23 I am still committed to some Zaxby's chicken and that's no #Bull congrats #USFBulls