Judging a signing class before the bulk of its members conclude their careers is a fool’s errand. That’s one hell of a lede to an article that’s about to do exactly that. It’s exceedingly rare to be able to so quickly judge the success or failure of a signing class, but just one year in and there’s enough evidence for me to call this one dead on the scene.
Let’s do a quick review:
2018 Signing Class
| Terrace Marshall | WR | 5 Star | Active |
| Kelvin Joseph | DB | 4 Star | Active |
| JaMarr Chase | WR | 4 Star | Active |
| Jarrell Cherry | DE | 4 Star | Active |
| Chasen Hines | OG | 4 Star | Active |
| Travez Moore | DE | 4 Star | Active |
| Micah Baskerville | LB | 4 Star | Active |
| Davin Cotton | DT | 4 Star | Transfer |
| Badara Traore | OT | 4 Star | Active |
| Dare Rosenthal | OT | 4 Star | Active |
| Kenan Jones | S | 4 Star | Active |
| Chris Curry | RB | 4 Star | Active |
| Damone Clark | LB | 4 Star | Active |
| Cameron Wire | OT | 4 Star | Active |
| Cole Smith | OC | 3 Star | Active |
| Jaray Jenkins | WR | 3 Star | Active |
| Nelson Jenkins | DT | 3 Star | Active |
| Dominic Livingston | DT | 3 Star | Transfer |
| Zach Sheffer | TE | 3 Star | Transfer |
| Damien Lewis | OG | 3 Star | Active |
| Tae Provens | RB | 3 Star | Dismissed |
| Dantrieze Scott | ATH | 3 Star | Transfer |
Of 22 signees, five are already out of the program.