Toole has a track record of taking guys with low profiles. Heck, a couple of his JuCo guys were pretty off the radar. Not many had info on Karvel Anderson or Rodney Pryor and they turned out to be studs. One of Toole's first recruits was a kid from Quebec named Yann Charles that no one knew about. He transferred back closer to home after a year, but he was a good player.
You're not going to find a big man at this point, which was the only area of possible need. Not even one you can groom a bit. So why not go for an athletic kid you're gonna have for four years, throw him out there for 8-10 minutes to play defense and give guys a breather, and let his offense develop.
They weren't gonna get a starter or sixth man at this point. So why not grab a good athlete and see what happens?