UCF 2019 Recruiting Class
2019 Rivals Rankings
UCF coach Josh Heupel wrapped up the highest-rated class in the American Athletic Conference, landing another recruit from Hawaii among the final wave of signees.
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IMPACT PLAYERS:
Tre’Mon Morris-Brash, DE, St. John’s College HS (Washington, DC): Morris-Brash made a big splash in January when he announced his commitment to UCF on national television at the Under Armour All-American Game here in Orlando. He has the length and the speed to provide the Knights with an impressive pass rusher to build on for the future.
Keenan Hester, DT, St. Petersburg: Hester is among a trio of top defensive linemen the Knights were able to secure in this recruiting class. The 6-foot-3 tackle signed with the school in December, spurning offers from Boston College, Cincinnati and Georgia in the process. He wrapped up his senior year with 56 tackles and 9.0 sacks.
Dallaz Corbitt, DE, Gray Academy (S.C.): At 6-foot-7, Corbitt is the tallest of the prospects signed by UCF in this class. He is also another key piece of the puzzle for the Knights on the defensive line. He signed with the program in December after excelling both at basketball and football, where he most recently led his team with seven sacks during the regular season.
Damarius Good, ATH, Lake Brantley: Good signed with the Knights in December after originally committing to Miami. A two-way star at Lake Brantley, Good amassed more than 1,200 all-purpose yards as a running back and kick returner his senior season.
Dillon Gabriel, QB, Mililani (Hawaii): Gabriel could have chosen to play closer to home, but he instead signed with UCF in December. He enrolled in January, joining fellow Mililani alum McKenzie Milton on the roster.
Rest of the class:
SIGNED IN DECEMBER:
DE Raymond Cutts, Jones
CB Jarrad Baker, Eau Gallie
CB Justin Menard, Eagles Landing Christian Academy (Ga.)
DE Jalen Pinkney, Hutchinson C.C. (Kan.)
LB Tatum Bethune, Miami Central
CB Tay Gowan, Butler C.C. (Kan.)
WR Amari Johnson, Miami Carol City
DE Kam’ron Green, Southeast
LB Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste, South Dade
DT Noah Hancock, ASA College (Miami)
OG Allan Adams, University Christian
CB Ryan O’Keefe, Round Rock (Texas)
OT Matt Lee, Hagerty
SIGNED WEDNESDAY:
K Daniel Obarski, Hamilton (Ariz.)
ATH James Tarver, Raines
OL Lokahi Pauole, Kamehameha (Hawaii)
DE Tre’Mon Morris-Brash, St. John’s College HS (Washington, DC)
GRADUATE TRANSFERS:
QB Brandon Wimbush, Notre Dame
DB Jordan Hayes, Grayson (Ga.), Duke
Assessment:
The Knights finished with their best overall recruiting class since 2010 with the group receiving 179.64 points and a No. 55 ranking from 247Sports.com. The Knights had the No. 1 class in the American Athletic Conference. The early signing period left UCF with little fanfare on National Signing Day after 18 of the 22 players in the class signed in December, with five of those players already having enrolled in school. Tre’Mon Morris-Brash, a three-star defensive end from Washington D.C., was among the Knights’ final recruits who signed on Wednesday. UCF added much-needed depth and talent on both the offensive and defensive lines.
Big catch:
Defensive line was a major concern with the departures of Joey Connors, Titus Davis, A.J. Wooten, Aaron Cochran and Trysten Hill. But Heupel and his staff were able to provide some much-needed depth and athleticism by signing Keenan Hester, Dallaz Corbitt and Morris-Brash.
Got away:
The Knights entered the day with 23 commitments but lost one in Deonte Stanley, a three-star two-way player from South Carolina who had offers from East Carolina, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern and Liberty before choosing instead to commit to Hutchinson C.C.
Quote of note:
“We lost a bunch of really good football players on the defensive line and having to replace those guys was a high priority for us in this recruiting class. I’m proud of what our entire staff did; [defensive line] coach [Shane] Burnham going out and getting some really good players that I think will help us next fall and help us long-term there at that position as well.”
UCF coach Josh Heupel on reaction to class