Commit #6

The sixth verbal of the year also comes to us out of Florida. Thats two in a row, pipeline baby!! On July 6th, WR Charles Bailey joined the class of 2008. Disclaimer: Croom has shown zero ability to scout and find WR talent at the high school level. He has yet to recruit a high school receiver who has been good enough to make any kind of significant contribution. So Mr. Bailey has that working against him already.

Scout gives him 3 stars while Rivals gives him only 2. ESPN also gives him 3 stars and rates him as the #113 WR. (NOTE: You should have figured out by now that ESPN doesn't give stars, rather they give out a grade on a 1-100 scale. This is easily convertible to the star system though and in the future I will be giving you the star equivalent only. You've been warned.) He's a pretty big receiver at 6-2 and approx. 175 lb. He isn't all that fast (4.57 40) and from what I've seen on film is anything but a deep threat. This was a highlight reel and I don't think I saw a catch over 20 yards downfield. He'll be the intermediate route runner and the one that goes over the middle. His run after the catch ability didn't look all that good and I didn't see him breaking many tackles. Route running is definitely a strength from what I hear. All this adds up to a possesion receiver. Hopefully he has good hands.

He has at least one other offer from Indiana and so called "interest" from Southern Miss., South Florida, and Florida International. All in all, not really anything to write home about but a big improvement over the typical receiver Croom brings in. Wide receiver is the 3rd biggest need after TE and DE so expect at least one more and probably two.