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2026 Carter Gooden 4* DE/DT from Marion, MA (Tabor Academy) Flips to the Vols From UCLA

Jiren said:
No doubt. Reason I said that I could see that more in JR tape then senior.

Penn st wanted him at DT initially eventually they said they’ll take him at DE by that point he committed to ucla. Myself and a few others in his corner advised him hes not a DT. But he leaned out. Pure edge. Game Wrecker.
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hes a strongside end.....just some s&c and hes good to go. Need him in this class coming in with these behemoths.
 
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AtlAtty said:
After watching the difference in run defense between Mesidor and Lightfoot, I don’t understand anyone not understanding the need for big d-ends.
LSU used to regularly have 270-280 lbs d-ends who could also move. Like Bain and Mesidor.
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As long as they are explosive.
 
Tabor is a sailing and squash school. Competition is super suspect. Same area that gave us TVD. I'd give him a fair shake, but will presume he isn't a dawg until proven wrong.
 
TheUBack said:
Tabor is a sailing and squash school. Competition is super suspect. Same area that gave us TVD. I'd give him a fair shake, but will presume he isn't a dawg until proven wrong.
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He’s gone against OL committed to Notre Dame, Michigan, Wisconsin, 2x North Carolina, BC, James Madison and another 15-20ish that will go FCS.. Doesnt include 4 FBS and 1 FCS OL on his own team he goes live against in practice.
 
Jiren said:
He’s gone against OL committed to Notre Dame, Michigan, Wisconsin, 2x North Carolina, BC, James Madison and another 15-20ish that will go FCS.. Doesnt include 4 FBS and 1 FCS OL on his own team he goes live against in practice.
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He looks good. But I think competition in Mass private league is a fair concern. Kind of like how Samson wasn't as sick as we thought because of Mass comp. Although Christian Wilkins was a monster from up there. If this kid chooses the Canes, hope he's a beast. Wouldn't offer a penny over a full ride scholarship tho.
 
TheUBack said:
He looks good. But I think competition in Mass private league is a fair concern. Although Christian Wilkins was a monster from up there. If he chooses the Canes, hope he's a beast.
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No doubt. But it’s also not what it was 5-10-15 years ago. There is a massive talent discrepancy in the prep league from when Wilkins was at Suffield to now. These teams would boat race most of them.

Just in the past 2-3 years MA has QBs committed or at Texas AM, Georgia, South Carolina, Ole Miss, Michigan, UCLA, Virginia, Coastal Carolina, Buffalo, and plenty more.

2028 Chris Vargas and Lukas Prock are elite as they come. Prock is at Hun but he’s from Wellesley MA
 
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lindend said:
Already on track with this prediction. Maybe we can revisit in the portal in a couple of years?

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I got passed along Taylor Edwards number, I sent him kids from Carter Gooden to Peter Bourque to Brady Scott to Marcus Almada to Botond Varga to every other kid we have with p4 offers without a text back.

Edit.. to his defense, he wasn’t the only one who hadn’t text me back. But I reached out him more because I figured he was the one to influence a decision on an offer more than my other contacts. In which he wasn’t and that’s why he left.
 
Jiren said:
I got passed along Taylor Edwards number, I sent him kids from Carter Gooden to Peter Bourque to Brady Scott to Marcus Almada to Botond Varga to every other kid we have with p4 offers without a text back.

Edit.. to his defense, he wasn’t the only one who hadn’t text me back. But I reached out him more because I figured he was the one to influence a decision on an offer more than my other contacts. In which he wasn’t and that’s why he left.
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The legend of Baba Yaga will live on forever. If you ain’t got Dennis’ number you can’t help the staff get kids here it seems
 
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He definitely not 6’3.5 and not 235 lol He closer to an inch taller than Bourque and they had him at 6’4 lol

Interesting take on the Mesidor comp.
 
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He definitely not 6’3.5 and not 235 lol He closer to an inch taller than Bourque and they had him at 6’4 lol

Interesting take on the Mesidor comp.
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2026 Post in thread 'Johnnie "DJ" Jones 4* OL from Tampa (Venice was Berkeley Prep) Commits to UCLA'

One9 said:
not sure if its this one, but i'd take em

Canadian transplant too, get Mesi in his ear
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It was actually this one who decommitted today. lol



gooden actually looks really good....like a bigger version of Mesidor. Id take him as well. He playing int he prep league which talent level isnt that bad compared to where pancake played im guessing
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said this in september
 
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