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Miami lands 2026 DB JJ Dunnigan

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TexasCane90 said:
The money that backs him is gonna keep helping him stock the talent
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He’s also a really good recruiter. We can split hairs with the “elite” word all we want. But he’s inarguably a good recruiter. Sales is a skill. He’s good at it. He demands his staff be good at it, and supplant that with maximum effort. The talent will always be here with him. It’s literally his main skill. Maybe his only skill. But the floor will always be high with him.
 
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Memnon's opinion, especially at the DB position…Carries a lot of weight usually on this board. He said he likes what he sees in this kid as either a nickle or safety…And being we have a really nice bunch of corners in, seems like a great fit.

Still not good enough for some of you…Wild
 
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JADood said:
He was committed to Kansas? You guys have been here long enough to understand offers and actual pursuit are not the same. Check the visits, KState, the college in his own back yard and college his dad went to, did not pursue him.
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James Dunnigan, Jr. is a Kansas State legacy. His father played in Manhattan as a Wildcat. The 2026 safety attends Manhattan High just miles from Kansas State, but after taking his time with the recruiting process and exploring his options, the talented junior committed to Kansasover Nebraska, Stanford and Kansas State at the Under Armour All-America game.

“It came down to a battle between K-State and KU,” Dunnigan told On3. “K-State is the hometown school and where my father played at it, but KU came in, rolled the red carpet out, showed us their plan and the Jayhawks just nudged K-State with Nebraska a great school being third.”
 
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Hurricane23 said:
I mean I get it, he recruits. But give any legit P4 coach the resources at Miami and we'll consistently bring in top 10 classes, it's not that hard. On the other hand, I'm glad to have this kid, very good prospect, versatile secondary piece. Could play corner or safety.
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History is not on your side in this assessment. Now you can argue that Coker, Shannon, Golden, Richt and Diaz did not have the resources that mario currently has, and you would be correct. But we had such a run of mediocre to poor recruiting that to take recruiting as a given is not a position supported by history.
 
AtlAtty said:
History is not on your side in this assessment. Now you can argue that Coker, Shannon, Golden, Richt and Diaz did not have the resources that mario currently has, and you would be correct. But we had such a run of mediocre to poor recruiting that to take recruiting as a given is not a position supported by history.
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And the only legit coach was Richt, and he was washed up by the time we got him. Had we gotten Richt at 10-15 years younger, he'd at least have a conference championship. He had an appearance in his second season, Mario in his 4th season with better talent doesn't even have an appearance
 
Michigan was pursuing him and was scheduled to get a visit. Guess that is off the table.

To me he seems to fill the big Nickel role that Kelonte Scott is playing no? Everyone around the program loves the physicality he (Scott) brings to the position, this kid seems like a good prospect to eventually replace him.
 
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cookies said:
James Dunnigan, Jr. is a Kansas State legacy. His father played in Manhattan as a Wildcat. The 2026 safety attends Manhattan High just miles from Kansas State, but after taking his time with the recruiting process and exploring his options, the talented junior committed to Kansasover Nebraska, Stanford and Kansas State at the Under Armour All-America game.

“It came down to a battle between K-State and KU,” Dunnigan told On3. “K-State is the hometown school and where my father played at it, but KU came in, rolled the red carpet out, showed us their plan and the Jayhawks just nudged K-State with Nebraska a great school being third.”
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Yeah it sounds like KState never really pursued, they just had a hat on the table cause of his dad. He didn’t even OV there. And he goes to school in Manhattan?
 
JADood said:
Yeah it sounds like KState never really pursued, they just had a hat on the table cause of his dad. He didn’t even OV there. And he goes to school in Manhattan?
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Kansas St is ranked 60 in recruiting and their best commitment is 489 overall. I’m not sure what the point is here? You really think they didn’t want this player?
 
aleahy said:
Kansas St is ranked 60 in recruiting and their best commitment is 489 overall. I’m not sure what the point is here? You really think they didn’t want this player?
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That is the point. And it sure didn’t seem like it.
 
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