02-15-2019, 09:12 AM
Coach Elder keeps putting together solid recruiting classes. Hopefully they can return to the FCS playoffs this season.
RICHMOND, Ky. â Eastern Kentucky's 2019 football recruiting class is ranked 11th in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) according to rankings by 247Sports released on Thursday.
The Eastern Kentucky class is rated higher than such programs as North Dakota State (12), Illinois State (14), James Madison (16), Montana (17), Kennesaw State (18), Northern Iowa (20), Austin Peay (21) and Jacksonville State (23) among others.
EKU's overall ranking was higher than Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) member Liberty.
Head coach Mark Elder has engineered four straight top-25 rated recruiting classes. The 2018 and 2019 classes were both ranked 11th by 247Sports.
This year's Eastern class included 17 high school seniors, three junior college transfers and three FBS transfers. FBS transfers do not factor into the 247Sports rankings.
The group of future Colonels includes seven offensive linemen, three defensive linemen, three defensive backs, two running backs, two wide receivers, two quarterbacks, one tight end, one linebacker, one kicker and one athlete.
The top ranked FCS recruiting classes belonged to Portland State and Harvard. Others in the top-10 include Princeton (4th), Yale (5th) Eastern Washington (8th) and California-Davis (10th).
Full article at the link below.
https://ekusports.com/news/2019/2/7/foot...ports.aspx
RICHMOND, Ky. â Eastern Kentucky's 2019 football recruiting class is ranked 11th in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) according to rankings by 247Sports released on Thursday.
The Eastern Kentucky class is rated higher than such programs as North Dakota State (12), Illinois State (14), James Madison (16), Montana (17), Kennesaw State (18), Northern Iowa (20), Austin Peay (21) and Jacksonville State (23) among others.
EKU's overall ranking was higher than Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) member Liberty.
Head coach Mark Elder has engineered four straight top-25 rated recruiting classes. The 2018 and 2019 classes were both ranked 11th by 247Sports.
This year's Eastern class included 17 high school seniors, three junior college transfers and three FBS transfers. FBS transfers do not factor into the 247Sports rankings.
The group of future Colonels includes seven offensive linemen, three defensive linemen, three defensive backs, two running backs, two wide receivers, two quarterbacks, one tight end, one linebacker, one kicker and one athlete.
The top ranked FCS recruiting classes belonged to Portland State and Harvard. Others in the top-10 include Princeton (4th), Yale (5th) Eastern Washington (8th) and California-Davis (10th).
Full article at the link below.
https://ekusports.com/news/2019/2/7/foot...ports.aspx