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The staff did a great job flipping some very good 2016 recruits from all around the country, but I'm optimistic that next year won't be quite so taxing in terms of racking up frequent flyer miles.  Whereas Stanford was only able to land 3 total recruits from CA and only 1 consensus four-star recruit from the rest of the West region in 2016, the 2017 board stacks up pretty well in terms of having elite recruits in the West region who appear to be in the academic ballpark. 

Parkinson, Lund, Holmes, Jaggers, Molden, Ah You, Neilon, Ahmed, Andrus, Phillips, and Bynum all are on the 2017 Rivals250, all appear to report a GPA of at least 3.6, and mercifully for the staff, all are from the West region.  This is the kind of geographic advantage that Stanford had in 2012 and 2014, but did not have this last year.  And I'm sure that my list of 2017 recruits is by no means comprehensive since it's so early in the cycle.

Also, as indicated by the criteria I listed, I'm not including guys such as Foster Sarell, Wyatt Davis, and Osiris St. Brown, who have not reported a gpa that I've found online, but who have expressed at least some interest in Stanford.  I'm also not inculding a bunch of elite recruits, including both offered QBs and a couple of really good linemen, who report a gpa of at least 3.6 and interest in Stanford, but who are outside the West region. 

In sum, despite the relatively small number of open slots, 2017 could turn out to be another very solid class. 

I welcome additions to my list or more data on the guys I identified.

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The staff did a great job flipping some very good 2016 recruits from all around the country, but I'm optimistic that next year won't be quite so taxing in terms of racking up frequent flyer miles.  Whereas Stanford was only able to land 3 total recruits from CA and only 1 consensus four-star recruit from the rest of the West region in 2016, the 2017 board stacks up pretty well in terms of having elite recruits in the West region who appear to be in the academic ballpark. 

Parkinson, Lund, Holmes, Jaggers, Molden, Ah You, Neilon, Ahmed, Andrus, Phillips, and Bynum all are on the 2017 Rivals250, all appear to report a GPA of at least 3.6, and mercifully for the staff, all are from the West region.  This is the kind of geographic advantage that Stanford had in 2012 and 2014, but did not have this last year.  And I'm sure that my list of 2017 recruits is by no means comprehensive since it's so early in the cycle.

Also, as indicated by the criteria I listed, I'm not including guys such as Foster Sarell, Wyatt Davis, and Osiris St. Brown, who have not reported a gpa that I've found online, but who have expressed at least some interest in Stanford.  I'm also not inculding a bunch of elite recruits, including both offered QBs and a couple of really good linemen, who report a gpa of at least 3.6 and interest in Stanford, but who are outside the West region. 

In sum, despite the relatively small number of open slots, 2017 could turn out to be another very solid class. 

I welcome additions to my list or more data on the guys I identified.