I will have Tulane's weekend recruiting visitors' list shortly.
Meanwhile, here is what the seven offensive skill position players in the current commitment class did this year. All stats are from Maxpreps.com with the exception of Simi Bakare's, which I obtained elsewhere.
1) Jorien Vallien, WR, Alexandria High
--team-high 33 catches for 568 yards and nine touchdowns for a team that went 4-7. Alexandria scored at least 20 points in all but one regular season game before losing 33-14 to Destrehan in the first round of the 3A playoffs.
2) Christian Daniels, QB, Elon Western Alamance
--After crushing everyone it played on the way to the Class 3A semifinals, top-seeded Western Alamance got clobbered by No. 2 Western seed Havelock 41-14 last weekend, ending its season at 14-1. Daniels had a rough day, throwing three interceptions while going 21 of 37 for 102 yards and rushing 19 times for 58 yards. Havelock won its 50th consecutive road game, so Western Alamance was favored by seed only.
Daniels finished the year 172 of 278 (61.9 percent) for 2,218 yards with 21 TD passes and 10 INTs. He ran 156 times for 1,112 yards (7.1 average) and six scores.
3) Sorrell Brown, WR, Arlington (Texas) Martin
--Martin finished 11-2, losing to national powerhouse program Allen 48-25 in the Class 6A round of 16 last weekend after being within 21-16 at the half. I did not find Brown's stats from that game, but he finished the year with a team-high 42 catches for 758 yards and eight scores. He also ran four times for 36 yards and a TD.
4) Simi Bakare, RB, Round Rock (Texas) Cedar Ridge
--He went down with a knee injury two plays into Cedar Ridge's dramatic 35-34 OT victory in the state playoffs. The school, which has never been this far in the playoffs before, will face a district foe it already beat 43-27 in the regular season in the next round. Bakare has rushed for 1,714 yards and 29 touchdowns. He ran on the sideline after his injury but did not return to the game, and his coach said his status was unclear for this weekend's playoff game.
5) Cameron Carroll, RB, Flowood (Miss) Northwest Rankin
--He rushed 185 times for 1,370 yards (7.4 average) and nine touchdowns, also catching 18 passes for 192 yards and two scores. Northwest Rankin finished 8-4, losing in the first round of the 6A playoffs.
6) Tyrick James, TE, China Spring, Texas
--Max Preps does not have accurate stats on James, who scored on a 20-yard touchdown in the first round of the Class 4A state playoffs. China Springs went 13-2 but lost to Liberty Hill in the third round 33-28 after losing to the same team 59-58 in the regular season. James rushed for two touchdowns in the playoff loss but also fumbled twice, including one with less than two minutes to go when his team was up 1 that proved to be decisive. James had touchdown grabs of 73 and 30 yards in the earlier meeting en route to four touchdowns overall in that game.
7) Amare Jones, RB, Frisco (Texas) Heritage
--Max Preps does not have complete stats for him, but in five games as the starting QB, he had 72 carries for 763 yards (10.6 average) with four touchdowns. He also completed 40 of 71 passes for eight touchdowns, but Tulane did not recruit him as a QB. His team went 4-6 and missed the playoffs but scored 40 or more points five times.
Meanwhile, here is what the seven offensive skill position players in the current commitment class did this year. All stats are from Maxpreps.com with the exception of Simi Bakare's, which I obtained elsewhere.
1) Jorien Vallien, WR, Alexandria High
--team-high 33 catches for 568 yards and nine touchdowns for a team that went 4-7. Alexandria scored at least 20 points in all but one regular season game before losing 33-14 to Destrehan in the first round of the 3A playoffs.
2) Christian Daniels, QB, Elon Western Alamance
--After crushing everyone it played on the way to the Class 3A semifinals, top-seeded Western Alamance got clobbered by No. 2 Western seed Havelock 41-14 last weekend, ending its season at 14-1. Daniels had a rough day, throwing three interceptions while going 21 of 37 for 102 yards and rushing 19 times for 58 yards. Havelock won its 50th consecutive road game, so Western Alamance was favored by seed only.
Daniels finished the year 172 of 278 (61.9 percent) for 2,218 yards with 21 TD passes and 10 INTs. He ran 156 times for 1,112 yards (7.1 average) and six scores.
3) Sorrell Brown, WR, Arlington (Texas) Martin
--Martin finished 11-2, losing to national powerhouse program Allen 48-25 in the Class 6A round of 16 last weekend after being within 21-16 at the half. I did not find Brown's stats from that game, but he finished the year with a team-high 42 catches for 758 yards and eight scores. He also ran four times for 36 yards and a TD.
4) Simi Bakare, RB, Round Rock (Texas) Cedar Ridge
--He went down with a knee injury two plays into Cedar Ridge's dramatic 35-34 OT victory in the state playoffs. The school, which has never been this far in the playoffs before, will face a district foe it already beat 43-27 in the regular season in the next round. Bakare has rushed for 1,714 yards and 29 touchdowns. He ran on the sideline after his injury but did not return to the game, and his coach said his status was unclear for this weekend's playoff game.
5) Cameron Carroll, RB, Flowood (Miss) Northwest Rankin
--He rushed 185 times for 1,370 yards (7.4 average) and nine touchdowns, also catching 18 passes for 192 yards and two scores. Northwest Rankin finished 8-4, losing in the first round of the 6A playoffs.
6) Tyrick James, TE, China Spring, Texas
--Max Preps does not have accurate stats on James, who scored on a 20-yard touchdown in the first round of the Class 4A state playoffs. China Springs went 13-2 but lost to Liberty Hill in the third round 33-28 after losing to the same team 59-58 in the regular season. James rushed for two touchdowns in the playoff loss but also fumbled twice, including one with less than two minutes to go when his team was up 1 that proved to be decisive. James had touchdown grabs of 73 and 30 yards in the earlier meeting en route to four touchdowns overall in that game.
7) Amare Jones, RB, Frisco (Texas) Heritage
--Max Preps does not have complete stats for him, but in five games as the starting QB, he had 72 carries for 763 yards (10.6 average) with four touchdowns. He also completed 40 of 71 passes for eight touchdowns, but Tulane did not recruit him as a QB. His team went 4-6 and missed the playoffs but scored 40 or more points five times.