Charlotte 49ers Signing Day Report
The Charlotte 49ers completed their first Signing Day as a FBS member on Wednesday. Their recruiting efforts drew primarily in the state of North Carolina and involved a number of two and a couple three star athletes. Presumably there was a slight upgrade in the level of recruit since the 49ers could offer the chance to play at the highest level of football.
As for the level of athlete recruited by the 49ers, I would not worry about that too much. Coach Brad Lambert was previously the defensive coordinator at Wake Forest under Jim Grobe. No one knew how to get the most of two star recruits like Jim Grobe. Maybe some of that has rubbed off on Lambert.
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Lambert’s sixteen man recruiting class included no quarterbacks and a lot of emphasis on the defensive side of the ball. This could be a move to upgrade that side first, which appeals to me but totally goes against the offensive-first mentality of smaller schools.
Signees:
Alex Barrow, WR, 5’11” 170 lbs
AD Cunningham, LB, 6’1” 220 lbs
Darren Drake, OL, 6’3” 300 lbs
Desmond Floyd, DL, 6’5” 250 lbs
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Jeff Gemmell, LB, 6’3” 216 lbs
Jonathan Hardy, DL, 6’4” 257 lbs
Tyriq Harris, LB, 6’3” 215 lbs
Michael Holmes, TE, 6’4” 230 lbs
Darius Irvin, DB, 6’0” 184 lbs
Ben Jacques, TE, 6’6” 225 lbs
Nafees Lyon, DB, 5’10” 180 lbs
AJ McDonald, DB, 6’0” 190 lbs
Nate Mullen, WR, 5’9” 170 lbs
Akease Rankin, RB, 6’0” 210 lbs
Trevor Stacy, OL, 6’5” 300 lbs
Randy Suydam, DL, 6’3” 245 lbs
Cameron Clark, OL, 6’5” 245 lbs
So you can see that Lambert is building defense first with offensive linemen being the most common offensive signee. This shows an appropriate understanding of football. Football is won in the trenches and Lambert is trying to fill the trenches. It will still be a little while before that appears for certain.