Most years I've had Dartmouth's official recruiting list by now, but times have changed. The best I've done to this point is listed below – and I don't think that list is complete.
He's not on the list but Dartmouth has an intriguing prospect who it appears will be walking on. That would be 6-foot-4, 180-pound wide receiver Romello McRae, the brother of graduating Big Green basketball player Robert McRae, and the third sibling who will enroll in Hanover.
The youngest McRae was a basketball player who played high school football for the first time last fall after finally getting his mother's blessing to try the sport. Find a story headlined McRae siblings one-up each other on way to Dartmouth HERE.
Now back to the unofficial recruiting list . . .
QUARTERBACK
Noah Trigueros, 6-2, 180, Notre Dame Prep/Scottsdale, Ariz.
Kyle Meier, 6-3, 225, Whitesboro HS/Whitesboro, N.Y.
RUNNING BACK
Dylan Elder, 5-10, 185, Grayson HS/Longville, Ga.
WIDE RECEIVER
Luke Rives, 6-0, 170, Stratford HS/Houston
Jordan Leslie, 6-1, 180, Mullen HS/Denver, Colo.
Ky'Dric Fisher, 5-11, 165, Jacksonville HS/Jacksonville, Ala.
James Elliott, 6-2, 195, Williston-Northampton/Leeds, Mass.
TIGHT END
Gergely Hudák, 6-6, 225, Kenston Forest/Hungary
Kristian Strong, 6-4, 225, Avon Old Farms/Avon, Conn.
OFFENSIVE LINE
Anthony Ndika, 6-4, 290, Loomis Chaffee/Nigeria
Julian Sutton, 6-4, 306, Loomis Chaffee/Hamden, Conn.
Ryan Turk, 6-4, 280, Loyola HS/Los Angeles
DEFENSIVE LINE
Jackson Ashford, 6-2, 250, IMG Academy/Bradenton, Fla.
Ben Devall, 6-3, 262, Ouachita Christian/Monroe, La.
Taylor Faalele, 6-2, 325, IMG Academy/Plymouth, Minn.
Khari Mayeux, 6-3, 245, Wisdom HS/Houston
LINEBACKER
Sean Chester, 6-3, 215, Prestonwood Academy/Frisco, Texas
Tyler Kessel, 6-1 ½, 215 Summit HS/Summit, N.J.
Johnny Riley, 6-3, 210, Delbarton/Morristown, N.J.
NICKEL
Lou Lamar, 6-2, 185, Concordia Lutheran/Magnolia, Texas
DEFENSIVE BACK
Nokoi Maddox, 6-1, 200, Granite Hills/El Cajon, Calif.
Niquis Ratcliff, 6-2, 180, Picayune HS/Picayune, Miss.
PUNTER
Luke Armistead, 6-1, 193, Brentwood HS/Brentwood, Tenn.
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EXTRA POINT
Highlights from our month on the rails:
• The Rocky Mountain canyon portion of the California Zephyr in Colorado (and receiving the traditional mooning by rafters on the Colorado)
• Enjoying a famous Amtrak Flat Iron steak while sharing a table and conversation with a Mennonite or Amish couple (didn't want to be nosy and ask) while crossing the Northern Plains
• The lengthy and largely untamed ocean-front segment of the Starlight south of San Luis Obispo
• Traveling through a complete whiteout climbing the Donner Pass on the Zephyr
• The entire second day aboard the Empire Builder across the northern tier until darkness fell as we approached Glacier National Park
For the record, while the trip spanned 30 days, we spent just seven nights on the train. Because we did not have a sleeper, those nights were spent in coach but in seats that were large and spacious – and reclined almost as far as your grandfather's EZ chair.
All for $450.
