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Recruiting Recon: Hawai'i's Defense

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by Matt Gutridge
September 11, 2015 at 6:41am
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Earlier today I provided you with a comparison of Hawai'i's and Ohio State's 2012-2015 offensive recruits. Below you will find a breakdown of their defensive recruits.

This week's Rundown.
 

RECRUITING RANKINGS OF DEFENSIVE STARTERS
Hawaii       
 
     
OHIO STATE                     
POSITION PLAYER COMP. RATING POSITION PLAYER COMP. RATING
DE LUKE SHAWLEY .700 DE JOEY BOSA .981
NT PENITITO FAALOLOGO NA DT ADOLPHUS WASHINGTON .988
DE KENNEDY TULIMASEALII .837 DT TOMMY SCHUTT .960
OLB LANCE WILLIAMS .787 DE TYQUAN LEWIS .898
OLB JAHLANI TAVAI .733 WLB JOSHUA PERRY .941
ILB JERROL GARCIA-WILLIAMS .700 MLB RAEKWON McMILLAN .989
ILB JULIAN GENER .806 SLB DARRON LEE .860
CB NICK NELSON .793 CB GAREON CONLEY .932
SS TRAYVON HENDERSON .809 S VONN BELL .987
FS MARRELL JACKSON .799 S TYVIS POWELL .876
CB JAMAL MAYO .838 CB ELI APPLE .975
           
  AVERAGE .780 AVERAGE   .944

 

DEFENSIVE RECRUITING NOTES 2012-2015
  1. Hawai'i's highest rated defensive starter is CB Jamal Mayo (.838). Mayo would rank below Damon Arnette (.860) who is Ohio State's lowest ranked CB. 
  2. The largest gap between the schools is at MLB. Ohio State's Raekwon McMillan is .289 points better than Hawai'i's Jerrol Garcia-Williams.
  3. The average of Ohio State's defensive starters is .164 points better than Hawai'i's. Aloha means goodbye.
 
DEFENSIVE RECRUITING COMPARISON
No. OF PLAYERS RECRUITED PER POSITION
POSITION NO. OF PLAYERS   POSITION NO. OF PLAYERS
SDE 1   SDE 7
WDE 4   WDE 6
DT 2   DT 6
OLB 7   OLB 7
ILB 8   ILB 4
CB 8   CB 11
S 6   S 5
         
TOTAL 36   TOTAL 46

 

 

Julian Gener
Julian Gener (.806) tallied 82 tackles in seven games last year.

 

2012-2015 ILB AVERAGES
HAWAII
  
OHIO STATE
AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
6-1 HEIGHT 6-2
218 WEIGHT 226
.747 COMP. AVERAGE .924

Daron Lee (.860) is Ohio State's lowest rated starting linebacker. He is 54 points higher than Hawai'i's highest rated starting linebacker Julian Gener (.806). The talent difference is startling.

 

Lance Williams
Lance Williams (.787) knows how to get pumped up for a game.

 

2012-2015 OLB AVERAGES
HAWAII
  
OHIO STATE
AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
6-2 HEIGHT 6-2
225 WEIGHT 220
.746 COMP. AVERAGE .951

Between 2012 and 2015 Hawaii signed  seven outside linebackers. Russell Williams (.790) was their highest rated commit.  
 

 

Nick Nelson
Nick Nelson (.793) could be in for a long day against Ohio State.

 

2012-2015 CB AVERAGES
HAWAII
  
OHIO STATE
AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
6-0 HEIGHT 6-0
180 WEIGHT 179
.767 COMP. AVERAGE .932

Hawai'i has recruited players to look the part, but can they play the part?

Between 2012 and 2015 Hawaii signed eight cornerbacks. Jamal Mayo (.838) was their highest rated commit.

 

Marrell Jackson
Marrell Jackson (.799) will need a different technique to bring down Cardale Jones.

 

2012-2015 SAFETY AVERAGES
HAWAII
  
OHIO STATE
AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
6-2 HEIGHT 6-0
194 WEIGHT 187
.808 COMP. AVERAGE .936

One of the few positions Hawaii crack .800. The Warriors are also taller and bigger than Ohio State at safety.

Between 2012 and 2015 Hawaii signed six safeties. Tigi Hill (.848) was their highest rated commit.

 

 

Penitito Faalologo
DT Penitito Faalologo (NA) is ready to take on the Slobs.

 

2012-2015 DT AVERAGES
HAWAII
  
OHIO STATE
AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
6-3 HEIGHT 6-3
273 WEIGHT 297
.784 COMP. AVERAGE .900

Surprise, surprise. Ohio State is better at DT.

Between 2012 and 2015 Hawaii signed two defensive tackles. Kennedy Tulimasealii (.837) was their highest rated commit.

 

Luke Shawley
DE Luke Shawley (.700) is a former Navy Seal.

 

2012-2015 SDE AVERAGES
HAWAII
  
OHIO STATE
AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
6-2 HEIGHT 6-4
250 WEIGHT 264
.700 COMP. AVERAGE .903

The largest gap between all positions.

Between 2012 and 2015 Hawaii signed one strong-side defensive end. Luke Shawley (.700) was their highest rated commit.

 

Kennedy Tulimasealii
DE Kennedy Tulimasealii (.837) recorded 9.5 TFL and 2.5 sacks in 2014.

 

2012-2015 WDE AVERAGES
HAWAII
  
OHIO STATE
AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
6-4 HEIGHT 6-4
234 WEIGHT 233
.793 COMP. RATING .933

The two schools have recruited players at WDE with very similar height and weight measurements.

Between 2012 and 2015 Hawaii signed four weak-side defensive ends Jeremy Castro (.886) was their highest rated commit WDE and on defense.

 

 

 

KNOW THY ENEMY. ALL SIGNED PLAYERS BETWEEN 2012-2015

 
2012-2015 COMPARING HAWAII'S QB COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
h
        
O
      
PLAYER (YEAR) HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER (YEAR) HGHT WT COMP. RATING
AARON ZWAHLEN (2013) 6-3 190 .846   J.T. BARRETT (2013) 6-2 205 .935
KEELAN EWALIKO (2013) 5-11 175 .791   JOE BURROW (2015) 6-4 200 .897
IKAIKA WOOLSEY (2012) 6-1 205 .744   CARDALE JONES (2012) 6-5 220 .870
LANCELOT WILLIAMS (2012) 6-0 210 .700   STEPHEN COLLIER (2014) 6-4 208 .859
                 
AVERAGE 6-1 195 .770   AVERAGE 6-4 208 .890

*Braxton Miller (.989) was in the 2011 recruiting class.

 

 
2012-2015 COMPARING HAWAI'I'S RB COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
H
        
O
      
PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING
STEVEN LAKALAKA (2012) 5-10 205 .858   EZEKIEL ELLIOTT (2013) 6-0 212 .969
D.J. RIGGINS (2014) 6-0 190 .831   DONTRE WILSON (2013) 5-10 181 .969
DIOCEMY SAINT JUSTE (2013) 5-9 185 .826   MICHAEL WEBER (2015) 5-9 219 .960
AOFAGA WILY (2013) 6-0 195 .804   BRI'ONTE DUNN (2012) 6-2 218 .954
PAUL HARRIS (2015) 5-10 190 .800   WARREN BALL (2012) 6-2 203 .914
MELVIN DAVIS (2015) 6-2 230 .790          
                 
AVERAGE 5-11 199 .818   AVERAGE 6-0 207 .953

 

2012-2015 COMPARING HAWAI'I'S WR COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
H
        
O
      
PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING
DON'YEH PATTERSON (2014) 6-2 195 .823   JALIN MARSHALL (2013) 5-11 196 .983
MARCUS KEMP 6-4 175 .782   JOHNNIE DIXON (2014) 5-10 187 .964
MACK RICHARDS (2014) 6-1 195 .775   PARRIS CAMPBELL (2014) 6-0 184 .936
DARRIAN JOSEY (2014) 5-11 155 .762   K.J. HILL (2015) 6-0 188 .930
DEVAN STUBBLEFIELD 6-0 180 .733   JAMES CLARK (2013) 5-10 170 .911
KEITH KIRKWOOD (2013) 6-3 210 NA   TERRY McLUARIN (2014) 6-0 190 .905
          COREY SMITH (2013) 5-11 185 .903
          ALEX STUMP (2015) 6-3 195 .897
          FRANK EPITROPOULOS (2012) 6-3 195 .878
          RICQUAN SOUTHWARD (2012) 6-2 185 .876
          MICHAEL THOMAS (2012) 6-4 200 .870
                 
AVERAGE 6-2 285 .775   AVERAGE 6-1 189 .914

 

2012-2015 COMPARING HAWAI'I'S ATH COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
H                       
              
O
      
PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING
CAMERON HAYES (2015) 5-11 178 .812   CURTIS SAMUEL (2014) 6-0 185 .970
JOHN URSUA (2012) 5-9 175 .740   JEROME BAKER (2015) 6-2 203 .969
JAHLANI TAVAI (2014) 6-3 230 .733   TORRANCE GIBSON (2015) 6-4 204 .961
          SAM HUBBARD (2014) 6-6 225 .923
          NOAH BROWN (2014) 6-2 212 .919
          MALIK HOOKER (2014) 6-2 185 .886
          TYVIS POWELL (2012) 6-4 180 .876
          CHRISTOPHER WORLEY (2013) 6-3 190 .868
          DARRON LEE (2013) 6-2 195 .860
                 
AVERAGE 6-0 194 .762   AVERAGE 6-3 198 .915

 

 

2012-2015 COMPARING HAWAI'I'S TE COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
H
        
O
      
PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING
CLARK EVANS (2012) 6-4 240 .813   MARCUS BAUGH (2013) 6-4 225 .960
JOSH LONG (2013) 6-3 240 .789   BLAKE THOMAS (2012) 6-4 240 .871
ETHAN WATANABE (2012) 6-2 240 .763   A.J. ALEXANDER (2015) 6-4 220 .869
HAROLD MOLENI (2012) 6-3 230 .748          
                 
AVERAGE 6-3 238 .778   AVERAGE 6-4 228 .901

*Nick Vannett (.912) was in the 2011 recruiting class.
 

 

2012-2015 COMPARING HAWAI'I'S OT COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
H
        
O                                                                                            
     
PLAYER (YEAR) HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER (YEAR) HGHT WT COMP. RATING
KIHA SAI (2012) 6-4 295 .901   JAMARCO JONES (2014) 6-5 290 .970
DAVID GRIFFIN (2013) 6-6 315 .790   EVAN LISLE (2013) 6-5 260 .965
JORDAN AGASIVA (2015)  6-5 290 .773   ISAIAH PRINCE (2015) 6-6 272 .950
LEO KOLOAMATANGI  (2012) 6-5 260 .773   TAYLOR DECKER (2012) 6-8 315 .927
MATTHEW NORMAN (2015) 6-7 265 NA   KYLE DODSON (2012) 6-6 330 .919
          KYLE TROUT (2014) 6-6 300 .901
          GRANT SCHMIDT (2015) 6-6 275 .873
          KEVIN FEDER (2015) 6-9 305 .870
          BRANDEN BOWEN (2015) 6-7 330 .867
          BRADY TAYLOR (2014) 6-5 276 .862
          TIMOTHY GARDNER (2013) 6-5 310 .842
                 
AVERAGE  6-5 285 .809   AVERAGE 6-8 297 .904

 

2012-2015 COMPARING HAWAI'I'S OG/C COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
H
        
O
      
PLAYER (YEAR) HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER (YEAR) HGHT WT COMP. RATING
DEJON ALLEN  (2012) 6-3 255 .847   DEMETRIUS KNOX (2014) 6-4 294 .952
ELIJAH TUPAI (2013) 6-4 240 .815   MATTHEW BURRELL (2015) 6-4 321 .949
GUS LAVAKA 6-4 300 .786   JOEY O'CONNOR (2012) 6-3 280 .908
J.R. HENSLEY (2015) 6-5 315 .783   MARCELYS JONES (2014) 6-5 325 .881
JOHN WA'A (2013) 6-3 280 .783   JACOBY BOREN (2012) 6-3 275 .870
EPERONE MOANANU (2015) 6-2 290 .778   MIRKO JURKOVIC (2015) 6-5 275 .852
MIKE MILOVALE  (2012) 6-4 310 .766   PAT ELFLEIN (2012) 6-3 280 .842
BEN CLARKE  (2012) 6-3 275 .700          
                 
AVERAGE 6-4 283 .782   AVERAGE 6-4 293 .893

 

DEFENSIVE RECRUITING COMPARISON

 

2012-2015 COMPARING HAWAI'I'S ILB COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
H
        
O
      
PLAYER (YEAR) HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER (YEAR) HGHT WT COMP. RATING
JULIAN GENER (2013) 6-0 230 .806   RAEKWON McMILLAN (2014) 6-2 242 .989
DAKOTA TORRES (2014) 6-2 240 .772   TREY JOHNSON (2013) 6-2 218 .949
TEVITA LATAIMUA (2013) 6-0 230 .768   NICK CONNER (2015) 6-3 225 .912
BENNETTON FONUA (2012) 6-1 220 .766   LUKE ROBERTS (2012) 6-2 220 .844
RASHAAN FALEMALU (2013) 6-2 210 .763          
MALACHI MAGEO (2014) 6-3 190 .700          
SIMON POTI (2014) 6-1 235 .700          
DAYTON FURUTA (2014) 5-11 190 .700          
                 
AVERAGE 6-1 218 .747   AVERAGE 6-2 226 .924

 

 

2012-2015 COMPARING HAWAI'I'S OLB COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
H
        
O
      
PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING
RUSSELL WILLIAMS (2015) 6-1 221 .790   JUSTIN HILLIARD (2015) 6-0 225 .985
MANLY WILLIAMS (2014) 6-2 225 .787   MIKE MITCHELL (2013) 6-4 222 .973
JAMIE TAGO 6-2 215 .773   DANTE BOOKER (2014) 6-3 212 .972
TAVITA ELI (2014) 6-4 290 .700   JOSHUA PERRY (2012) 6-3 220 .941
JERROL GARCIA-WILLIAMS  (2012) 6-3 200 .700   KYLE BERGER (2014) 6-3 215 .929
TUI UNGA (2012) 6-3 215 .700   CAMREN WILLIAMS (2012) 6-1 217 .929
DAVID MONOA (2013) 6-2 210 .769   DAVID PERKINS (2012) 6-3 230 .927
                 
AVERAGE 6-2 225 .746   AVERAGE 6-2 220 .951


 

2012-2015 COMPARING HAWAI'I'S CB COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
H                                     
       
O
      
PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING
JAMAL MAYO 5-10 175 .838   DAMON WEBB (2014) 5-11 180 .982
DANIEL LEWIS 5-11 185 .814   ELI APPLE (2013) 6-1 185 .975
DeJUAN BUTLER (2015) 6-0 190 .800   MARSHON LATTIMORE (2014) 6-0 175 .973
NICK NELSON (2014) 5-11 182 .793   CAMERON BURROWS (2013) 6-0 195 .972
RONALD FIELDS (2012) 6-2 190 .793   ERIC GLOVER-WILLIAMS (2015) 5-11 165 .952
CESAR FERMIN (2014) 6-0 180 .768   ARMANI REEVES (2012) 5-11 180 .945
JALEN ROGERS (2014) 6-1 185 .700   GAREON CONLEY (2013) 6-1 172 .932
ANTHONY PIERCE (2012) 5-9 150 .700   DENZEL WARD (2015) 5-11 165 .903
          JAMEL DEAN (2015) 6-2 195 .891
          JOSHUA NORWOOD (2015) 5-10 175 .870
          DAMON ARNETTE (2015) 6-2 185 .860
                 
AVERAGE 6-0 180 .776   AVERAGE 6-0 179 .932

 

2012-2015 COMPARING HAWAI'I'S S COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
H
        
O
      
PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING
TIGI HILL 6-3 215 .848   VONN BELL (2013) 5-11 193 .987
SOLOMON MATAUTIA (2015) 6-1 205 .833   ERICK SMITH (2014) 6-1 185 .967
TRAYVON HENDERSON (2013) 6-0 185 .809   DE'VAN BOGARD (2012) 6-0 190 .920
JERREL JACKSON (2014) 6-1 177 .799   JAYME THOMPSON (2013) 6-2 190 .912
BARRY HIGDON (2013) 6-2 185 .783   NAJEE MURRAY (2012) 5-11 175 .892
DANY MULANGA (2014) 6-3 195 .778          
                 
AVERAGE 6-2 194 .808   AVERAGE 6-0 187 .936

 

 

2012-2015 COMPARING HAWAI'I'S DT COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
H
        
O
      
PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING
KENNEDY TULIMASEALII 6-1 300 .837   TOMMY SCHUTT (2012) 6-2 300 .960
KAAU GIFFORD (2014) 6-4 245 .730   MICHAEL HILL (2013) 6-2 315 .924
          BILLY PRICE (2013)  6-4 300 .916
          DONOVAN MUNGER (2013) 6-4 285 .898
          ROBERT LANDERS (2015) 6-2 295 .872
          DaVON HAMILTON (2015) 6-3 285 .829
                 
AVERAGE 6-3 273 .784   AVERAGE 6-3 297 .900

 

2012-2015 COMPARING HAWAI'I'S SDE COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
H
        
O
      
PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING
LUKE SHAWLEY (2014) 6-2 250 .700   JOEY BOSA (2013) 6-5 270 .981
          JASHON CORNELL (2015) 6-4 260 .956
          DRE'MONT JONES (2015) 6-3 266 .938
          DYLAN THOMPSON (2014) 6-5 270 .872
          JOSHUA ALABI (2015) 6-5 295 .866
          TRACY SPRINKLE (2013) 6-4 250 .859
          DARIUS SLADE (2014) 6-5 240 .846
                 
AVERAGE 6-2 250 .700   AVERAGE 6-4 264 .903

 

2012-2015 COMPARING HAWAI'I'S WDE COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
H
        
O
      
PLAYER (YEAR) HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER (YEAR) HGHT WT COMP. RATING
JEREMY CASTRO (2012) 6-3 245 .886    NOAH SPENCE (2012) 6-3 235 .997
UALESI SALE (2013) 6-3 225 .789   ADOLPHUS WASHINGTON (2012) 6-5 245 .988
SIONE KAUHI (2015) 6-5 240 .750   JALYN HOLMES (2014) 6-5 225 .962
MARQUIS FAIRCHILD 6-4 225 .748   TYQUAN LEWIS (2013) 6-4 227 .898
          JAMAL MARCUS (2012) 6-2 225 .896
          RASHOD BERRY (2015) 6-5 240 .857
                 
AVERAGE 6-4 234 .793   AVERAGE 6-4 233 .933

Hawaii also signed Punter Alexander Trifonovitch 6-1, 180, .740

THE LAND FROM WHICH THEY COME

Hawaii
I'm willing to go on assignment if Ohio State ever plays at Hawaii.



 

Hawaii

VITAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I
LOCATION Honolulu, Hawai'i
YEAR FOUNDED 1907
ENROLLMENT 20,000
MOTTO Above all nations is humanity
ALL-TIME RECORD 368-369-9 (.499)
NICKNAME  Rainbow Warriors 
CONFERENCE Mountain West

 

KNOW THY ENEMY'S RECENT HISTORY

 

RECORD COMPARISON LAST 3 SEASONS (2012-2014)
HAWAII
  
OHIO STATE     
HAWAI'I YEAR OHIO STATE
4-9 2014 14-1
1-11 2013 12-2
4-9 2012 12-0
     
9-29 TOTAL 38-3
3-10 AVERAGE 13-1

 

THE MAN WHO LEADS HAWAI'I

Norm Chow

Norm Chow is a native son of Hawai'i. He was born in Honolulu a few decades ago and has been a college football coach for over 40 years. He started his career as a graduate assistant at BYU in 1973 and stayed on the Cougars' staff through the 1999 season.

Since 2000 he has served as the offensive coordinator for NC State (2000), USC (2001-04), Tennessee Titans (2005-07) UCLA (2008-10) and Utah (2011). In 2012 Chow was hired for the first time as a head coach at the University of Hawai'i. The Rainbow Warriors are 9-29 with Chow as head coach.

 

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