Avery is still an upgrade over CMG and CAG although not to level we expected. Avery is in his 4th year but we still have Norris and Hall, both Grant recruits, in the starting lineup. Also, I remember how excited we were when he signed Ingram, his first signee, who it appears that even CAJ has told him to move on since he was a RSJr participating in senior day.
So to me it still doesn't appear that CAJ's pedigree has translated into recruiting prowess in building a roster. Sure we got Sexton but you cant build a team with one and done and if you only have 1 it doesn't help a whole lot.
What you need is guys like petty and Lewis to exhaust their eligibility to get stronger and work on all phases of their game to go long with some young and upcoming talent.
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If you're going to say Donta was a Grant recruit, you have to say the same of Dazon. They both were in the 2015 class. Matter of fact, Dazon committed to Grant and backed out after his firing. Avery had to visit him to get him back on board.
Kira Lewis isn't exhausting his eligibility. He'll be back next year because he can't go pro, but he's gone to the NBA after that.
Let's look at Avery's recruiting thus far:
2015
Arthur Edwards - grad transfer
2016
Braxton Key
Ar'Mond Davis (JUCO)
Corban Collins - grad transfer
AJ Jr. - transfer
Daniel Giddens - transfer
Bola Olaniyan - grad transfer
2017
Collin Sexton
John Petty
Alex Reese
Herbert Jones
Galin Smith
Tevin Mack - transfer
2018
Kira Lewis
Diante Wood
Javian Davis-Fleming
2019
Juwan Gary
Jaylen Forbes
Jaden Shackelford
The 2016 class appears to have been a mistake with two grad transfers and two transfers rather than getting a few recruits for the long term. If that happens, one hopes there are a few more experienced vets on the team like Donta and Riley.