The 2019 recruiting board: Who may be next on offense?

Stanford's 2019 recruiting board is till very much a work in progress and there are a number of young football players across the country with interest in the Cardinal who are waiting on offers.

There is no other staff in college football that is more methodical with their process than Stanford. Some prospects have passed the football evaluation test but need to raise their academic profile, while for others there could be a decision made after more in-person scouting.

Who are some of the recruits who may be next in line to join the 24 who already have offers? There are several public indicators such as social media and if they've already visited campus. Then there is consideration for how much need may exist at a certain position.

For that last reason let's start at the line of scrimmage.

Sean Rhyan holds Stanford's only offensive line offer at this point and the Cardinal may be aiming for a class of four to sign in 2019.

Rhyan visited The Farm July 28 and enjoyed his time on campus. He does not chase the recruiting spotlight and seems like a good fit for Stanford on and off the field.

Who may join him on the offensive line board?

Carroll visited Stanford for the June junior day as part of a tour of California universities that also included UCLA and USC. He enjoyed his time on The Farm.

His national offer list includes the Bruins, Trojans and he was offered by Oregon Sunday. But it's Notre Dame that is likely the toughest challenger to overcome. He is reportedly one of the Fighting Irish's top targets for the class and was offered in May.

Miller made a noticeable jump in his development after his sophomore year and that showed in the spring and early summer months. He started the camp circuit with zero offers, but it seemed he left each camp he went to with an offer and his list of schools is now awash with the blue bloods of college football.

History suggests that Stanford will want to see more of the improved Miller in action this fall. Off the field Miller is the equivalent of a five-star recruit by Stanford's perspective. He is on track to be his class's valedictorian at Buford High and anyone who can reference Martin Luther King Jr. quotes in an interview with Cardinal Sports Report probably has a good head on his shoulders.

Stanford offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Mike Bloomgren visited Hudson's school in the spring and that greatly excited the Kentuckian. The Stanford recruiting pitch appealed to him and if the Cardinal offered Hudson said he'd strongly consider visiting The Farm.

Hudson explained to TarHeelIllustrated why he needs to work on pass blocking: "With my high school running the Wing T, I feel like one of my strengths is run blocking," he said. "I feel like I use my hands well and have good footwork. Since we don't pass at all I think I need to work on pass blocking before getting to college, although I perform well at camps. As well as keep improving my game as a whole."

If Bloomgren can see him pass block then Hudson's already considerable strength as a run blocker may be very attractive to Stanford.

Much like Harry Miller, Bragg's profile off the field seems tailor made to be appealing to Stanford and vice versa. Bragg reports a 30 ACT score and 4.2 GPA in his Twitter bio. And the Texan has caught the eye of Bloomgren and he talked to area recruiter Ron Gould in the spring.

Not long after he earned an offer from his self-described dream school, Texas, he messaged Cardinal Sports Report about the effect a Stanford offer would have on his thinking: "I'd be extremely interested, I'd say Stanford is the best mix of great academics and great football in the country. It would put them high up."

Twitter can be useful to show who coaches may be evaluating and these three recruits listed above were each followed by Bloomgren leading up to Sept. 1. That day marked the start of an open contact period with juniors.

Stanford has one offer out to a running back and Quavaris Crouch is one of the best players in the entire class. And there are offers to two athletes who can play running back but appear to be linebacker prospects: Trezman Marshall and Steele Chambers.

Chambers is the most likely to be a running back in college and is listed as one by Rivals.com. But he worked at linebacker and running back at Stanford's June 20 camp. He impressed at both positions which ultimately earned him an offer.

Running back may not be near the top of the list of positions that will get another offer. But, if Stanford does offer another running back they could do well with two of the nation's premier talents.

McIntosh attends the same high school as 2019 cornerback Joshua Sanguinetti, who already has a Stanford offer and is a childhood friend of McIntosh. The two Floridians visited Stanford July 28 and it was a good experience for McIntosh, who was impressed during his interaction with running backs coach Ron Gould.

Some schools prefer McIntosh at safety but McIntosh's preference is to play running back and at the same school as Sanguinetti.

Jones was invited to Stanford's June camp but did not make the trip from across the bay to The Farm. Originally from Georgia, Jones has lived in six different states and is now starring for head coach Napoleon Kaufman at Bishop O'Dowd. Jones and his father expressed interest in Stanford during the local The Opening camp in May.

A very good student in the classroom, Jones could be a great candidate to be Stanford's first scholarship football player from O'Dowd.

Stanford already has offers out to four wide receivers and one tight end for the 2019 class. The receivers are Jordan Whittington, Isaiah Williams, Colby Bowman and TJ Sheffield and the tight end is Hudson Henry.

Given the possibility Stanford may take up to four wide receivers in the 2018 class it's tough to say when another offer may go out at the position for 2019. But two of the possibilities that come to mind visited Stanford this summer.

Stanford seems to have serious interest from one of the nation's best tight ends in Henry. He plans to visit sometime next spring. But given Stanford isn't planning to take a scholarship tight end in the 2018 class it is reasonable to expect more than one in 2019.

Given how pleased head coach David Shaw has been that the position is poised for a big 2017 season with multiple athletes ready to play, it makes sense to try to keep that position as well stocked as possible.

Not surprisingly there are several tight ends who have expressed interest in the program that proclaims itself to be "Tight End U", and with plenty of evidence to back it up.

Stogner at one time was planning to visit Stanford but that trip was cancelled and he has since committed to Oklahoma.

Ryland Goede was invited to camp at Stanford but ultimately chose not to this summer. He has a very close friendship with several Georgia commits and he's considered a strong lean to stay close to home.

Ethan Rae visited Stanford in the spring while on a tour of Northern California schools. He catches passes from Ryan Hilinski, a 2019 quarterback who camped at Stanford this summer. Stanford quarterback/wide receiver coach Tavita Pritchard also recently followed on Twitter Orange Lutheran wide receiver Kyle Ford, the No. 75 overall recruit in 2019. That suggests there are going to be a lot of opportunities for a player on that team to be evaluated this fall by a Stanford coach.

Thomas Gordon and Jude Wolfe both camped at Stanford this summer. Gordon is a premier pass catcher at his high school while Wolfe has had to wait his turn on a loaded Bosco team. Both enjoyed their time at Stanford and may be players to track during their junior seasons.

Whether Stanford offers another quarterback after JT Daniels committed to USC may be in doubt. David Shaw has made it clear in the past that he doesn't feel compelled to take a quarterback in every class just to have one on the shelf.

How the 2018 class finishes could be a determining factor in that decision. Four star Jack West is committed; Stanford is a strong contender to add Tanner McKee (2020 after LDS mission), and the Cardinal are aiming very high with walk-on target Riley Smith.

There are some names to keep in mind.

All four quarterbacks listed above camped at Stanford this summer. McNamara committed to Notre Dame about a month after attending the June 20 camp.

Bachmeier was at the July 28 Friday Night Lights and was the only other quarterback there other than McKee. The Murrieta Valley quarterback delivered a number of accurate passes on short and intermediate routes, which isn't surprising if you watch how efficiently he operates his high school's pass-heavy spread system.

Hilinski had several strong throws during the June 20 camp and most closely resembled the build of a quarterback that Shaw prefers. He is reportedly off to a strong start to his junior season leading a powerful offense.

Conover plans to take an LDS mission, so he is effectively a 2021 recruit. He showed well at camps this season and earned an offer at the event in Alabama.

Conover and Hilinski were both followed on Twitter by Pritchard after Daniels committed to USC.