New UW head coach Craig Bohl and his staff did some quick work in putting together the 2014 class after a late start in the process and a group that should reach the minimum of 22 signees with three already on campus in Juco transfers Aaron Young (quarterback) and Jacob Hollister (tight end), and early high school enrollee Richard Bettencourt (offensive line).
Bohl made it clear that he wants to start building the program with a good core of defensive linemen, a quality quarterback, and defensive backs, and looks to found some prospects with three quarterbacks in Young, and incoming high school prospects Nick Smith and Gillette's Austin Fort and number of defensive backs and D-Linemen.
One of the toughest positions to find talent is defensive line and the Cowboys may have a steal with Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Daniel Vega, an incoming high school player that could have the makeup to contribute early.
Sidney Malauulu out of Sierra Vista (Arizona) looks to have the size at 6-foot-3 and 285 pounds, along with current Poke Jordan Stanton's brother in Joshua Stanton, who committed to Wyoming under Dave Christensen's staff.
Bohl's staff also added another potential front line player in John Jackson that already has the size to play early in his career. The fifth defensive linemen to commit was Littleton, Colorado's Conner Cain.
The Pokes look in the position to sign four Florida players on Wednesday and going into one of the more talented states for speed and have three athletic players with C.J Jennings, Chavez Pownell, and Robert Priester. Smith, the 6-foot-4 quarterback was the fourth Florida player in the mix.
The change in the offensive scheme from Christensen's spread to Bohl's pro-style offense, made it important to find tight ends in this class. Hollister who is already on campus, should be a leading candidate, along with quarterback Young to contribute early for the Cowboys.
"I knew they needed a quarterback and know if they offered, I would commit right away," Young said after he signed. "Until they called last Thursday night I had never talked to their coaches. I saw the kind of talent they had on their football team and culture they have in Wyoming. They are a team in a town similar to what I am looking for and the people there seem to take football more serious. I want a place where they take football as seriously as I do. So many things just matched up in terms of the school I was looking for."
Bohl added three additional tight ends from the high school ranks in Tyree Mayfield, Brinkley Jolley, and Grant Lewis.
Bohl said he was not going to sign players just to fill scholarships and would only ink prospects who he believes could play at the Mountain West level.
Earlier in January, Bohl said he expected to find around 15 players to fill out the class. Now the Pokes sit at around 22 potential signees and this should be one indication that recruiting with the short turnaround beat expectations, in terms of the numbers in the class.
The Cowboys also added a tough minded linebacker in Alex Bush, a physical speciment in defensive back Brian Hill, a quick twitch runner out of Los Angeles with Nico Evans, and athletic cornerback with Ryon'e Winters, and three offensive linemen with Cole Turner, Ryan Cummings, and Bettencourt.
Monarch High School's Jay MacIntyre, the son of the CU head football coach could still be in the mix to come to Wyoming and appears to be considering UW and Colorado. He wants a chance to play quarterback in college, where he would likely play another position for the Buffaloes.
Another prospect still considering is Snow Community College DB Lee Crosby. If he was to pick the Cowboys over several offers, Crosby has the ability to compete for immediate playing time in the secondary.
"The visit went great," Crosby said. "I had a good time meeting with the coaches and interacting with players. The facilities were great. The people where super nice. Everything about the program was excellent. The coaches feel like I can come in and make an impact immediately and I feel the same but I really enjoyed my time being able tour Wyoming and the city of Laramie. The visit just went great, coaches made me feel at home."
The commitments should stay intact when the letter-of-intents begin to arrive early on Wednesday and it remains to be seen, if there are additions or losses to the 2014 class.
Wyoming 2014 Class
Bohl made it clear that he wants to start building the program with a good core of defensive linemen, a quality quarterback, and defensive backs, and looks to found some prospects with three quarterbacks in Young, and incoming high school prospects Nick Smith and Gillette's Austin Fort and number of defensive backs and D-Linemen.
One of the toughest positions to find talent is defensive line and the Cowboys may have a steal with Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Daniel Vega, an incoming high school player that could have the makeup to contribute early.
Sidney Malauulu out of Sierra Vista (Arizona) looks to have the size at 6-foot-3 and 285 pounds, along with current Poke Jordan Stanton's brother in Joshua Stanton, who committed to Wyoming under Dave Christensen's staff.
Bohl's staff also added another potential front line player in John Jackson that already has the size to play early in his career. The fifth defensive linemen to commit was Littleton, Colorado's Conner Cain.
The Pokes look in the position to sign four Florida players on Wednesday and going into one of the more talented states for speed and have three athletic players with C.J Jennings, Chavez Pownell, and Robert Priester. Smith, the 6-foot-4 quarterback was the fourth Florida player in the mix.
The change in the offensive scheme from Christensen's spread to Bohl's pro-style offense, made it important to find tight ends in this class. Hollister who is already on campus, should be a leading candidate, along with quarterback Young to contribute early for the Cowboys.
"I knew they needed a quarterback and know if they offered, I would commit right away," Young said after he signed. "Until they called last Thursday night I had never talked to their coaches. I saw the kind of talent they had on their football team and culture they have in Wyoming. They are a team in a town similar to what I am looking for and the people there seem to take football more serious. I want a place where they take football as seriously as I do. So many things just matched up in terms of the school I was looking for."
Bohl added three additional tight ends from the high school ranks in Tyree Mayfield, Brinkley Jolley, and Grant Lewis.
Bohl said he was not going to sign players just to fill scholarships and would only ink prospects who he believes could play at the Mountain West level.
Earlier in January, Bohl said he expected to find around 15 players to fill out the class. Now the Pokes sit at around 22 potential signees and this should be one indication that recruiting with the short turnaround beat expectations, in terms of the numbers in the class.
The Cowboys also added a tough minded linebacker in Alex Bush, a physical speciment in defensive back Brian Hill, a quick twitch runner out of Los Angeles with Nico Evans, and athletic cornerback with Ryon'e Winters, and three offensive linemen with Cole Turner, Ryan Cummings, and Bettencourt.
Monarch High School's Jay MacIntyre, the son of the CU head football coach could still be in the mix to come to Wyoming and appears to be considering UW and Colorado. He wants a chance to play quarterback in college, where he would likely play another position for the Buffaloes.
Another prospect still considering is Snow Community College DB Lee Crosby. If he was to pick the Cowboys over several offers, Crosby has the ability to compete for immediate playing time in the secondary.
"The visit went great," Crosby said. "I had a good time meeting with the coaches and interacting with players. The facilities were great. The people where super nice. Everything about the program was excellent. The coaches feel like I can come in and make an impact immediately and I feel the same but I really enjoyed my time being able tour Wyoming and the city of Laramie. The visit just went great, coaches made me feel at home."
The commitments should stay intact when the letter-of-intents begin to arrive early on Wednesday and it remains to be seen, if there are additions or losses to the 2014 class.
Wyoming 2014 Class
