Here are the last 5 recruiting classes for RU, after a very large class in 2017 & 2018 to rebuild this roster.
Class of 2017.....39 offers, 4 commits
Mamadou Doucoure
Geo Baker
Myles Johnson
Souf Mensah
Class of 2018.....44 offers, 5 commits
Ron Harper Jr
Montez Mathis
Caleb McConnell
Shaq Carter
Jacob Young (transfer)
Class of 2019.....52 offers, 3 commits
Paul Mulcahy
Oskar Palmquist (2020 reclassified to 2019 as a mid year enrollee)
Akwasi Yeboah (grad transfer)
Class of 2020.......51 offers, 4 commits
Cliff Omoyuri
Mawot Mag
Dean Reiber
Jaden Jones (reclassified from 2021 to 2020, mid year enrollee).
Class of 2021.....42 offers, 1 commit
Jalen Miller
I have counted 17 scholarship spread out over 5 recruiting classes.....you are capped at 13 scholarships at 1 time.
Here is the math.
5 years.....228 offers.....17 commitments.
I believe this is on average with most Power 5 programs during a rebuild, when you are restocking a roster and the commitments that land on the roster, stick for 3 or 4 years. You cannot get more commitments unless your roster turnover is higher.
The success rate is approximately 7%.....so you can offer 100 kids and land 7......your "trouble in recruiting" means you miss 93% of the time.
To recap, 228 offers over 5 years and you are capped to 13 scholarship kids on a roster at 1 time.
Class of 2017.....39 offers, 4 commits
Mamadou Doucoure
Geo Baker
Myles Johnson
Souf Mensah
Class of 2018.....44 offers, 5 commits
Ron Harper Jr
Montez Mathis
Caleb McConnell
Shaq Carter
Jacob Young (transfer)
Class of 2019.....52 offers, 3 commits
Paul Mulcahy
Oskar Palmquist (2020 reclassified to 2019 as a mid year enrollee)
Akwasi Yeboah (grad transfer)
Class of 2020.......51 offers, 4 commits
Cliff Omoyuri
Mawot Mag
Dean Reiber
Jaden Jones (reclassified from 2021 to 2020, mid year enrollee).
Class of 2021.....42 offers, 1 commit
Jalen Miller
I have counted 17 scholarship spread out over 5 recruiting classes.....you are capped at 13 scholarships at 1 time.
Here is the math.
5 years.....228 offers.....17 commitments.
I believe this is on average with most Power 5 programs during a rebuild, when you are restocking a roster and the commitments that land on the roster, stick for 3 or 4 years. You cannot get more commitments unless your roster turnover is higher.
The success rate is approximately 7%.....so you can offer 100 kids and land 7......your "trouble in recruiting" means you miss 93% of the time.
To recap, 228 offers over 5 years and you are capped to 13 scholarship kids on a roster at 1 time.