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2027 Safety Board (2027 Edition)

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Jaden Carey, Sherrod Gourdine, Jaylyn Jones, Andre Hyppolite, KJ Caldwell: these are five DBs that I feel will be ‘Canes. Lastly, we know there is staff striving for a 6’1+ blue chip cornerback.
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Still alot to sort out imo. Not sure Carey is in their top group for an early commitment.

I get the sense if they are taking Gourdine that they are on the fence with Carey, I may be wrong there but for instance @DMoney hasn't mentioned Carey in a while.

Kids that I think AT THIS TIME are in the mix at all DB positions(and some of these may knock another one of these out), two way strong interest, best chance to take the 5 spots to be Canes

Gourdine
Gamble
J. Jones
Hyppolite
Caldwell
M.Williams
Z.Davis (I would have to think unless they are really against the re-classify, but that tape is a no brainer imo)
N.Johnson (per DMoney)
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Then the other names

Not sure where they are on the board:
A.Hall (I lean towards top group)
J.Carey (don't mind him, but I lean towards they may have others ahead)
K.Green (I lean towards top group)
Q.Davis
Nugent
Crumel
Loud
Osborne

Then of course they'll shoot shot with
Meredith
Telfair
G.Williams
Dobson
HFJ (Offense?)
Juju
Wright
Osborne (per D Money)

Other locals that definitely seem like backups (again, just my guess)
Moreland
Blackshear
Boyd

Then you have other out of state offers that I have no idea on:
D.Jones (NC)
Whitehead (Cal)
J.James (AL)
 
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Gourdine, Gamble and Hyppolite I would bet on. I have heard Gourdine and Gamble will be Nickels, but I question them both being Nickels in the same class. I feel confident Gourdine will play Nickel.
 
If Alabama and Auburn want a Thompson player, going to be tuff to see him leaving the state. Fegans, Tony Mitchell, Trent Seaborn, Jermiah Alexander, etc. Clemson managed to snag Peter Woods outta there tho.
 
cookies said:
If Alabama and Auburn want a Thompson player, going to be tuff to see him leaving the state. Fegans, Tony Mitchell, Trent Seaborn, Jermiah Alexander, etc. Clemson managed to snag Peter Woods outta there tho.
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even more so with Tua's family running this.
"Raising Champions" is Tua's dad and he's tapped in with A LOT '27-'29 AL kids. and a lot of them being Thompson players.
 
One9 said:
even more so with Tua's family running this.
"Raising Champions" is Tua's dad and he's tapped in with A LOT '27-'29 AL kids. and a lot of them being Thompson players.
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I didnt realize to what extent Seaborn was not just connected but moreso APART of Tua’s family after just reading up on it real quick. He called him his son in an interview I just read.

Given the fact that Tua’s dad was about to pull Tua out of Alabama and put him in USC if he didn’t get to play; that'll be an interesting quarterback room to monitor moving forward. The fact that they took two quarterbacks in ‘26 and are lining up to take two quarterbacks ‘27 is interesting by itself.

That job is a pressure cooker. Even with the local advantages. Deboer needs to win a championship for them people to really respect him.
 
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Cane30 said:
Gourdine, Gamble and Hyppolite I would bet on. I have heard Gourdine and Gamble will be Nickels, but I question them both being Nickels in the same class. I feel confident Gourdine will play Nickel.
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I see hyppolite as a true safety
 
Who is that Georgia S that we recruited this cycle? I know he wanted to play for us bad and his tape was really good. But we dont have room I think



Edit: It's Kevin "KJ" Caldwell, it seemed like he wanted to play here.
 


The California native originally committed to head coach Marcus Freeman and the Irish staff back in November of last year. It is important to point out that Terry committed to former defensive backs coach Mike Mickens at the time.
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While it is a loss for Notre Dame, they are going to be just fine when it comes to safety recruiting. The team just hosted 2027 Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna standout John *** for a visit this past weekend, and they are in a good spot. The Irish are also in a great place with four-star standouts Gavin Williams and Zayden Gamble. If the team can land two of that list, then they will be in a great spot.
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@DMoney in the May 14, 2026 Bank

Our secondary board looks very strong. The theme seems to be South Florida inside, national outside. Jaylyn Jones (McArthur) is committed at safety, with Sherrod Gourdine (McArthur) locked up at nickel. They continue to push for Andre Hyppolite (North Miami Beach) and Loia Valade (West Boca) and are working to flip Zayden Gamble (STA) from Notre Dame.​

DMoney

Thread 'The Bank (5/14)'

Recruiting is speeding up even before official visit season, so it’s a good time to take the temperature of the class. Here is the latest I’m hearing:

- I haven’t heard any optimism yet regarding Mark Matthews (STA). With that said, his situation is different than Jackson Cantwell this time last year. Unlike Missouri, Florida does not permit early NIL deals. I don’t think it would’ve mattered with Cantwell anyway, but Matthews will be more vulnerable for a flip and Miami will push like crazy.

- The Canes could have likely landed Olu Olubobola (Jersey City, NJ) but the price...
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