Began playing GD again in Heisman a few seasons ago. Just signed TWO STL DB's, both within 180 miles of my campus. Never had 2 in the same class, much less the same position group. My junior QB is also an STL. Late signee few seasons ago. I don't ever recall having 3 on the same team in the old days.

I don't track it but it seems to me that if I use an AC scout and I get one of those "saw you in the stands" responses the potential is average it seems, every time. Has anyone gotten that response and it was anything other than average?

Posted by Spartan56 on 1/21/2024 6:21:00 PM (view original):
I don't track it but it seems to me that if I use an AC scout and I get one of those "saw you in the stands" responses the potential is average it seems, every time. Has anyone gotten that response and it was anything other than average?

Yes, I have had some of these guys turn out to be High potential. If their email says "upside is my middle name" or "I have amazing upside to my game" then there is a chance that they have High potential. I haven't kept stats on how often they are High vs. Average, but I'd estimate that it's about 50-50.

RECRUITING POTENTIALS (Master List)
Courtesy of ozzzball19 and katzphang88

Great potential
1. Sky's the limit (in the AC scouting rreport)
2. Incredible upside potential (in the AC scouting rreport)
3. A truly gifted athlete (in the HC scouting report)
4. Tremendous Potential - He could be a star!
5. World of Potential - Huge upside!
6. a very special player

Good potential
1. Above average potential (in the HC scouting report)
2. He's got the potential to improve his game a lot over 4 years with us. (in the AC scouting report)
3. I'm sure that your guys took some good notes about my game, and recognized that I have an amazing upside to my game. (message from recruit)
4. Upside is my middle name (message from recruit)
5. "improve a lot" (from AC scouting report)
6. "room to grow".
7. "With a little work, he could be a very good player" (from HC scouting report)
8. "Good potential for improvement" (from the HC scouting report)
9. "He's not the most gifted athlete . . . but not bad at all." (from the HC scouting report).

Average potential:
1. Looks like he has a hard time making adjustments. (from the HC scouting report)
2. He's made good strides towards reaching his potential over the past couple years. (from the HC scouting report)
3. I think his growth potential is pretty average - nothing special. (from the AC scouting report)
4. My motor never stops running (message from recruit)
5. I give 110% out there (message from recruit)
6. I'm sure that your guys took some good notes about my game, and recognized that I've worked really hard and lived up to my potential. (message from recruit) - This should actually be low potential.
7. "Some room for improvement, but not much." (from HC scouting report)
8. "Probably won't see huge improvements." (from HC scouting report)
9. "He seems slow to pick things up in practice." (from HC scouting report)

Low potential
1. "he's worked really hard in high school and has about reached his potential (from AC scouting report)
2. "tapped out" (from AC or HC scouting report, I forget which -- it's been a while since I've seen this message).
3. Not sure he has the ability to get much better...

Bumping this thread because in my third season back after a 124-season break I managed to sign an STL in Wilk (D1AA).

https://www.whatifsports.com/gd/RecruitProfile/Ratings.aspx?rid=26693719&section=Ratings