I know VandyZack started a thread about some of the former decommits. I have kept a spreadsheet over the years of our main targets. I will go class by class and list the guys that were mentioned each recruiting cycle and what they have been up to. Some of these will be repeats of Zacks info...Some will be guys we never had a real shot at...Some will be guys we looked at but didn't officially offer. I usually add them to my spreadsheet when they are serious enough to visit or camp. That being said, here we go.
QB:
KJ Carta Samuels: prior commit, flipped to Washington after Franklin left. Transferred to UCLA for 2018.
2014: Redshirt.
2015: 10/24 41.7% 124 yards 0 TD 1 INT / 9 rush -1 yards 1 TD
2016: 9/13 69.2% 104 yards 3 TD 0 INT / 4 rush 4 yards
2017: 8/10 80.0% 82 yards 0 TD 0 INT / 2 rush -4 yards
Wade Freebeck: VU
2014: 34/72 47.2% 376 yards 1 TD 5 INT
2015: 2/6 33.3% 26 yards 0 TD 1 INT
2016: 6/13 46.2% 77 yards 0 TD 1 INT
Gave up football
Trace Mcsorley: prior commit, flipped to PSU by Poach
2014: Redshirt
2015: 20/40 50.0% 185 yards 2 TD 0 INT / 13 rush 43 yards
2016: 224/387 57.9% 3,614 yards 29 TD 8 INT / 146 rush 365 yards 7 TD
2017: 284-427 66.5% 3,570 yards 28 TD 10 INT / 144 rush 491 yards 11 TD
Elijah Staley : prior Poach commit. Miss St then Tyler JUCO then Morgan St.
2014: Redshirted
2015: 3/5 60.0% 51 yards 1 TD 0 INT / 3 rush 18 yards
2016: 21/36 58.3% 373 yards 5 TD 1 INT / 15 rush 44 yards 2 TD (at Tyler JUCO)
2017: 125/266 46.9% 1,463 yards 4 TD 11 INT / 44 rush 157 yards 1 TD (at Morgan St)
Shawn Stankavage: VU
2014: Redshirt
2015: Did not play.
2016: Did not play.
2017: 1/1 100% 6 yards 0 TD 0 INT / 0 rush
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Vic Enwere: Mason pushed late but couldn't flip from Cal
2014: 34 rush 193 yds 5.7 ypc 2 TD / 2 rec 18 yds
2015: 106 rush 505 yds 4.8 ypc 8 TD / 7 rec 31 yds
2016: 61 rush 336 yds 5.5 ypc 2 TD / 4 rec 10 yds
2017: 101 rush 377 yds 3.7 ypc 5 TD / 5 rec 37 yds
D'Andre Ferby: WKU (Vu looked but grades possibly an issue)
2014: Redshirt
2015: 164 rush 650 yds 4.0 ypc 11 TD / 9 rec 33 yds
2016: 1 rush 1 yd 1.0 ypc (hurt shoulder on opening carry, missed season)
2017: 117 rush 373 yds 3.2 ypc 3 TD / 13 rec 84 yds
Jonathan Hilliman: Boston College (VU looked, but never offered)
2014: 210 rush 860 yds 4.1 ypc 13 TD / 1 rec 5 yds
2015: 51 rush 198 yds 3.9 ypc 2 TD / 3 rec 33 yds (broken foot in game 4)
2016: 184 rush 542 yds 2.9 ypc 6 TD / 1 rec 2 yds
2017: 167 rush 638 yds 3.8 ypc 5 TD / 24 rec 155 yds 2 TD
Jalen Hurd: Tennessee, now Baylor
2014: 190 rush 899 yds 4.7 ypc 5 TD / 35 rec 221 yds 2 TD
2015: 277 rush 1,288 yds 4.7 ypc 12 TD / 22 rec 190 yds 2 TD
2016: 122 rush 451 yds 3.7 ypc 3 Td / 10 rec 81 tds 2 TD (left team after 7 games)
2017: Redshirted during transfer year
Justin Jackson: Northwestern
2014: 245 rush 1,187 yds 4.8 ypc 10 TD / 22 rec 201 yds 1 TD
2015: 312 rush 1,418 yds 4.5 ypc 5 TD / 21 rec 162 yds
2016: 298 rush 1,524 yds 5.1 ypc 15 TD / 35 rec 219 yds
2017: 287 rush 1,311 yds 4.6 ypc 11 TD / 44 rec 276 yds
Tony James: Oregon (VU came close to flipping him after Mason took over)
2014: Redshirt
2015: 32 rush 288 yds 9.0 ypc 3 TD / 5 rec 20 yds
2016: 101 rush 771 yds 7.6 ypc 9 TD / 17 rec 155 yds 1 Td
2017: 93 rush 498 yds 5.4 ypc 2 TD / 15 rec 144 yds 1 Td
D.J. (Dexter) Knox: Purdue (late look off fun Senior highlights, but VU never offered)
2014: Special Teams player with 3 tackles
2015: 108 rush 409 yds 3.8 ypc 2 TD / 26 rec 189 yds / 2 KR for 46 yds
2016: Redshirted with torn ACL
2017: 90 rush 561 yds 6.2 ypc 2 TD / 15 rec 138 yds 2 TD / 16 KR for 288 yds
Christian McCaffrey : Stanford
2014: 42 rush 300 yds 7.1 ypc 0 TD / 17 rec 251 yds 2 TD / 6 KR 91 yds
2015: 337 rush 2,019 yds 6.0 ypc 8 TD / 45 rec 645 yds 5 TD / 37 KR 1,070 yds 1 Td
2016: 253 rush 1,603 yds 6.3 ypc 13 TD / 37 rec 310 yds 3 TD / 14 KR 318 yds
Dallas Rivers: VU
2014: 61 rush 218 yds 3.6 ypc 2 TD / 1 rec 7 yds
2015: 60 rush 183 yds 3.1 ypc 1 TD / 7 rec 47 yds 1 TD
2016: 20 rush 92 yds 4.6 ypc 1 TD / 2 rec 13 yds
2017: 24 rush 78 yds 3.3 ypc 0 TD / 2 rec 19 yds
Donte Thomas-Williams: W.Virginia (VU came close to getting after Mason came in)
2014: Redshirt
2015: 14 rush 43 yds 3.1 ypc 0 TD / 1 rec 7 yds
2016: Dismissed from WVU.
2017: 95 rush 379 yds 4.0 ypc 8 TD / 9 rec 92 yds 2 TD (ASA College)
Mikale Wilbon: former commit (flipped to Nebraska....rumors of not clearing VU admissions)
2014: Redshirt.
2015: 9 rush 35 yds 3.9 ypc 0 Td / 2 rec 28 yds
2016: 15 rush 89 yds 5.9 ypc 0 Td / 4 rec 34 yds
2017: 88 rush 379 yds 4.3 ypc 6 Td / 21 rec 80 yds
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QB:
KJ Carta Samuels: prior commit, flipped to Washington after Franklin left. Transferred to UCLA for 2018.
2014: Redshirt.
2015: 10/24 41.7% 124 yards 0 TD 1 INT / 9 rush -1 yards 1 TD
2016: 9/13 69.2% 104 yards 3 TD 0 INT / 4 rush 4 yards
2017: 8/10 80.0% 82 yards 0 TD 0 INT / 2 rush -4 yards
Wade Freebeck: VU
2014: 34/72 47.2% 376 yards 1 TD 5 INT
2015: 2/6 33.3% 26 yards 0 TD 1 INT
2016: 6/13 46.2% 77 yards 0 TD 1 INT
Gave up football
Trace Mcsorley: prior commit, flipped to PSU by Poach
2014: Redshirt
2015: 20/40 50.0% 185 yards 2 TD 0 INT / 13 rush 43 yards
2016: 224/387 57.9% 3,614 yards 29 TD 8 INT / 146 rush 365 yards 7 TD
2017: 284-427 66.5% 3,570 yards 28 TD 10 INT / 144 rush 491 yards 11 TD
Elijah Staley : prior Poach commit. Miss St then Tyler JUCO then Morgan St.
2014: Redshirted
2015: 3/5 60.0% 51 yards 1 TD 0 INT / 3 rush 18 yards
2016: 21/36 58.3% 373 yards 5 TD 1 INT / 15 rush 44 yards 2 TD (at Tyler JUCO)
2017: 125/266 46.9% 1,463 yards 4 TD 11 INT / 44 rush 157 yards 1 TD (at Morgan St)
Shawn Stankavage: VU
2014: Redshirt
2015: Did not play.
2016: Did not play.
2017: 1/1 100% 6 yards 0 TD 0 INT / 0 rush
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Vic Enwere: Mason pushed late but couldn't flip from Cal
2014: 34 rush 193 yds 5.7 ypc 2 TD / 2 rec 18 yds
2015: 106 rush 505 yds 4.8 ypc 8 TD / 7 rec 31 yds
2016: 61 rush 336 yds 5.5 ypc 2 TD / 4 rec 10 yds
2017: 101 rush 377 yds 3.7 ypc 5 TD / 5 rec 37 yds
D'Andre Ferby: WKU (Vu looked but grades possibly an issue)
2014: Redshirt
2015: 164 rush 650 yds 4.0 ypc 11 TD / 9 rec 33 yds
2016: 1 rush 1 yd 1.0 ypc (hurt shoulder on opening carry, missed season)
2017: 117 rush 373 yds 3.2 ypc 3 TD / 13 rec 84 yds
Jonathan Hilliman: Boston College (VU looked, but never offered)
2014: 210 rush 860 yds 4.1 ypc 13 TD / 1 rec 5 yds
2015: 51 rush 198 yds 3.9 ypc 2 TD / 3 rec 33 yds (broken foot in game 4)
2016: 184 rush 542 yds 2.9 ypc 6 TD / 1 rec 2 yds
2017: 167 rush 638 yds 3.8 ypc 5 TD / 24 rec 155 yds 2 TD
Jalen Hurd: Tennessee, now Baylor
2014: 190 rush 899 yds 4.7 ypc 5 TD / 35 rec 221 yds 2 TD
2015: 277 rush 1,288 yds 4.7 ypc 12 TD / 22 rec 190 yds 2 TD
2016: 122 rush 451 yds 3.7 ypc 3 Td / 10 rec 81 tds 2 TD (left team after 7 games)
2017: Redshirted during transfer year
Justin Jackson: Northwestern
2014: 245 rush 1,187 yds 4.8 ypc 10 TD / 22 rec 201 yds 1 TD
2015: 312 rush 1,418 yds 4.5 ypc 5 TD / 21 rec 162 yds
2016: 298 rush 1,524 yds 5.1 ypc 15 TD / 35 rec 219 yds
2017: 287 rush 1,311 yds 4.6 ypc 11 TD / 44 rec 276 yds
Tony James: Oregon (VU came close to flipping him after Mason took over)
2014: Redshirt
2015: 32 rush 288 yds 9.0 ypc 3 TD / 5 rec 20 yds
2016: 101 rush 771 yds 7.6 ypc 9 TD / 17 rec 155 yds 1 Td
2017: 93 rush 498 yds 5.4 ypc 2 TD / 15 rec 144 yds 1 Td
D.J. (Dexter) Knox: Purdue (late look off fun Senior highlights, but VU never offered)
2014: Special Teams player with 3 tackles
2015: 108 rush 409 yds 3.8 ypc 2 TD / 26 rec 189 yds / 2 KR for 46 yds
2016: Redshirted with torn ACL
2017: 90 rush 561 yds 6.2 ypc 2 TD / 15 rec 138 yds 2 TD / 16 KR for 288 yds
Christian McCaffrey : Stanford
2014: 42 rush 300 yds 7.1 ypc 0 TD / 17 rec 251 yds 2 TD / 6 KR 91 yds
2015: 337 rush 2,019 yds 6.0 ypc 8 TD / 45 rec 645 yds 5 TD / 37 KR 1,070 yds 1 Td
2016: 253 rush 1,603 yds 6.3 ypc 13 TD / 37 rec 310 yds 3 TD / 14 KR 318 yds
Dallas Rivers: VU
2014: 61 rush 218 yds 3.6 ypc 2 TD / 1 rec 7 yds
2015: 60 rush 183 yds 3.1 ypc 1 TD / 7 rec 47 yds 1 TD
2016: 20 rush 92 yds 4.6 ypc 1 TD / 2 rec 13 yds
2017: 24 rush 78 yds 3.3 ypc 0 TD / 2 rec 19 yds
Donte Thomas-Williams: W.Virginia (VU came close to getting after Mason came in)
2014: Redshirt
2015: 14 rush 43 yds 3.1 ypc 0 TD / 1 rec 7 yds
2016: Dismissed from WVU.
2017: 95 rush 379 yds 4.0 ypc 8 TD / 9 rec 92 yds 2 TD (ASA College)
Mikale Wilbon: former commit (flipped to Nebraska....rumors of not clearing VU admissions)
2014: Redshirt.
2015: 9 rush 35 yds 3.9 ypc 0 Td / 2 rec 28 yds
2016: 15 rush 89 yds 5.9 ypc 0 Td / 4 rec 34 yds
2017: 88 rush 379 yds 4.3 ypc 6 Td / 21 rec 80 yds
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