Class of 2010: Top Florida Linebackers

Report sorting by: State, Class, Pos-Coll, Rating(descending), Rk-Nat, City/School

Name	Pos-Coll	Ht.	Wt.	40	City/School	State	College Commitment	Rk-Nat	Rk-St	Rating	Top Offers	Class
Tony Harris	LB	6′1	205		Tallahassee Lincoln	Florida		11		5	x	2010
Bryant Butler	LB	6′2	225	4.70	Kissimmee Osceola	Florida		23		5	x	2010
Jamaal Bass	LB	5′11	193	4.49	Miramar	Florida		49		5	x	2010
Quayshawn Nealy	LB	6′0	195	4.68	Lakeland	Florida		62		5	x	2010
Anthony Hamm	LB	6′2	200		Daytona Beach Mainland	Florida		67		5	x	2010
Kevin Nelson	LB	6′1	215	4.82	Gainesville	Florida		91		5	x	2010
Desmond Bozeman	LB	6′2	240		Fort Lauderdale Dillard	Florida		97		5	x	2010
Demetri Baker	LB	6′0	193	4.73	Orange Park	Florida		100		5	x	2010
Marcus Thompson	LB	6′2			Plantation South Plantation	Florida		108		5	x	2010
Nick Martinez	LB	6′0	200		Bushnell South Sumter	Florida		113		5	x	2010
Gregory Hickman	LB	6′0	230		Tampa Middleton	Florida		114		5	x	2010
Rashad Gaitor	LB	6′1	185		Hallandale	Florida		117		5	x	2010
Zac Lord	LB	6′0	195	4.31	Pensacola Escambia	Florida		134		5	x	2010
Alex Mathis	LB	5′10	192		Land O’ Lakes	Florida		138		5	x	2010
Tavarus Armstead	LB				Miami Northwestern	Florida		150		5	x	2010
Rush Hendricks	LB	6′2	205		Jay	Florida		152		5	x	2010
Nick Sweet	LB	6′1	205		Havana East Gadsden	Florida		169		5	x	2010
Montez Fryson	LB	6′0	215		Havana East Gadsden	Florida		189		4	x	2010
William Lucas	LB	5′11	200	4.69	Lakeland	Florida		192		4	x	2010
Kamerin Davis	LB	6′3	200		Tallahassee Godby	Florida		195		4	x	2010
Anthony Gandy	LB	6′1	198		Kissimmee Osceola	Florida		200		4	x	2010
Stephen Bissett	LB	6′0	185	4.59	Miramar	Florida		207		4	x	2010
Marcus Fairley	LB	6′0	215		Hialeah	Florida		215		4	x	2010
Isaac Dixon	LB	6′1	190		Miami Monsignor Pace	Florida		235		4	x	2010
Donte Williams	LB	5′11	195	4.83	Apopka	Florida				4	x	2010
Fabian Simpson	LB	6′1	199	4.96	Bartow	Florida				4	x	2010
Cody Jenkins	LB	6′0	190		Belle Glade Glades Central	Florida				4	x	2010
Mike McCrimon	LB				Bushnell South Sumter	Florida				4	x	2010
Nick Ciciarelli	LB	5′10	200		DeLand	Florida				4	x	2010
Eluzeis Vil	LB	6′1	205		Delray Beach Atlantic	Florida				4	x	2010
Ali Chieab	LB	6′2	190		Dunedin	Florida				4	x	2010
Evan Neville	LB	6′1	220	4.78	Engelwood Lemon Bay	Florida				4	x	2010
Vincent Mauro	LB	6′1	195		Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas	Florida				4	x	2010
Alfonso Edwards	LB	5′11	201		Fort Myers South Fort Myers	Florida				4	x	2010
Ray Hernandez	LB	6′1	200		Hialeah	Florida				4	x	2010
Manny Diaz	LB	6′3	210		Hialeah-Miami Lakes	Florida				4	x	2010
Chris Henry	LB	5′11	200	5.00	Hollywood Hills	Florida				4	x	2010
Broch Bessant	LB	6′1	230		Lake City Columbia	Florida				4	x	2010
Coydrick Williams	LB	6′2	210		Madison County	Florida				4	x	2010
Tommy Heffernan	LB	6′2	200		Miami Columbus	Florida				4	x	2010
Jamal Robinson	LB	6′0	190	4.77	Miami Doral Academy	Florida				4	x	2010
Walter Walker	LB	6′1	200		Miami Norland	Florida				4	x	2010
Michael Ross	LB				Miami Northwestern	Florida				4	x	2010
Will Burbridge	LB	6′3	215		New Port Richey Gulf	Florida				4	x	2010
Corey Litchfield	LB	6′1	210	4.76	Orange Park Fleming Island	Florida				4	x	2010
Addison Denney	LB	6′2	201	4.95	Orange Park Fleming Island	Florida				4	x	2010
Alexander Black	LB	6′0	215	4.77	Pensacola	Florida				4	x	2010
Ruben Garcia	LB	6′0	213	5.01	Plant City Durant	Florida				4	x	2010
Travis Holland	LB	6′2	205		Plantation	Florida				4	x	2010
Ryan Mickens	LB	5′11	200		Ponte Vedra Nease	Florida				4	x	2010
Zack Scarlett	LB	5′8	244	5.05	Sunrise Piper	Florida				4	x	2010
Mark Wilson	LB	6′0	205		Tallahassee Lincoln	Florida				4	x	2010
Tony Moore	LB	5′11	210		Tampa Gaither	Florida				4	x	2010
Mike Mirabella	LB	5′11	185		Tampa Plant	Florida				4	x	2010
Jimmy Laguerre	LB	6′0	202	4.69	Winter Garden West Orange	Florida				4	x	2010
Bradley Gallon	LB				Apopka	Florida				3	x	2010
Richard Haughton	LB	5′11	190	4.74	Boca Raton Spanish River	Florida				3	x	2010
Tevin Bryant	LB	5′9	235	4.89	Bradenton Braden River	Florida				3	x	2010
Peter Latham	LB	6′2	188		Bradenton Lakewood Ranch	Florida				3	x	2010
Brandon Carr	LB	5′10	200		Citra North Marion	Florida				3	x	2010
Jeremiah George	LB	5′10	180	4.80	Clearwater	Florida				3	x	2010
Lawrence Williams	LB	5′10	222	5.29	Coconut Creek	Florida				3	x	2010
Marcus Arline	LB	5′10	178		Daytona Beach Mainland	Florida				3	x	2010
Clarence Blair	LB	6′1	180		Daytona Beach Mainland	Florida				3	x	2010
Chris Laguna	LB	5′11	195		Estero	Florida				3	x	2010
Matt Stokes	LB	6′2	190		Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas	Florida				3	x	2010
Robert DiMarco	LB	5′10	210	4.75	Fort Pierce Carroll	Florida				3	x	2010
Juan Correa	LB	5′11	195	5.01	Hialeah	Florida				3	x	2010
Blake DeAngelo	LB	5′10	207	4.80	Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna	Florida				3	x	2010
Caleb Vincent	LB	6′1	200	4.80	Hollywood Hills	Florida				3	x	2010
Moses Francois	LB	5′11	215		Hollywood Hills	Florida				3	x	2010
Traivon Bailey	LB	6′1	210		Hollywood McArthur	Florida				3	x	2010
Andrew Deans	LB	5′11	187	4.90	Homestead	Florida				3	x	2010
Chris Holston	LB	5′11	190	5.06	Homestead	Florida				3	x	2010
Daniel Allen	LB	6′1	235	5.25	Inverness Citrus	Florida				3	x	2010
Josh Hood	LB	5′10	205	4.92	Jacksonville Bolles	Florida				3	x	2010
Tavarius Stringfield	LB	5′9	190		Jacksonville Lee	Florida				3	x	2010
Larry Mitchell	LB	5′10	194	4.93	Jacksonville Mandarin	Florida				3	x	2010
Jikoby Adams	LB	6′0	198	4.77	Jacksonville Wolfson	Florida				3	x	2010
Wilder Rislin	LB	6′1	212	4.93	Kissimmee Poinciana	Florida				3	x	2010
Marquis Morgan	LB	6′0	189	5.06	Lake City Columbia	Florida				3	x	2010
Todd Steward	LB	6′0	221	5.14	Lake City Columbia	Florida				3	x	2010
Brandon Martin	LB	5′10	200		Lakeland	Florida				3	x	2010
Gabriel Menendez	LB	5′11	180		Miami Archbishop Carroll	Florida				3	x	2010
Ralph Williams	LB	6′0	167	4.85	Miami Gulliver Prep	Florida				3	x	2010
Malcolm Wilson	LB				Miami Northwestern	Florida				3	x	2010
Rodney Hunter	LB	6′1	174	5.16	Miami Southridge	Florida				3	x	2010
James Alcine	LB				Miramar	Florida				3	x	2010
Breyon Crumity	LB	5′9	215	5.10	Monticello Jefferson County	Florida				3	x	2010
Lorenzo Rowe	LB	6′0	190		Mulberry	Florida				3	x	2010
Darryl Cooper	LB	5′10	195		New Port Richey Gulf	Florida				3	x	2010
Dylan Lamb	LB	6′2	221	4.96	New Port Richey Mitchell	Florida				3	x	2010
Dennis McFatten	LB	6′2	185		Ocala Lake Weir	Florida				3	x	2010
Michael Gassaway	LB	6′2	200	5.03	Orlando Freedom	Florida				3	x	2010
Matthew Jones	LB	6′2	184	5.01	Orlando Timber Creek	Florida				3	x	2010
Jonathon Halfhide	LB	5′10	187	4.92	Palm Bay Bayside	Florida				3	x	2010
Bradley Augustin	LB	6′1	199	4.70	Palm Bay Bayside	Florida				3	x	2010
Malcolm Dunbar	LB	5′11	212	5.21	Palmetto	Florida				3	x	2010
Tracy Craft	LB	6′1	195		Panama City Bay	Florida				3	x	2010
Justin Goldberg	LB				Plantation American Heritage	Florida				3	x	2010
Durell Ward	LB	5′11	189	5.21	Pompano Beach Ely	Florida				3	x	2010
Nick Cirocco	LB	5′10	226	5.10	Port St. Lucie Centennial	Florida				3	x	2010
Jeff Luc	LB	6′0	230	5.04	Port St. Lucie Treasure Coast	Florida				3	x	2010
Brooke Peters	LB	5′10	215		Sarasota	Florida				3	x	2010
Brandon Hickman	LB	6′1	172		Seffner Armwood	Florida				3	x	2010
Roman Mathis	LB	6′0	225		St. Petersburg Gibbs	Florida				3	x	2010
Pedro Jona	LB	5′10	176	4.68	Starke Bradford	Florida				3	x	2010
Pedro Jones	LB	5′10	180	4.49	Starke Bradford	Florida				3	x	2010
Brian Johnson	LB	6′1	205		Sunrise Piper	Florida				3	x	2010
D.J. Price	LB	5′9	185	4.92	Tallahassee Chiles	Florida				3	x	2010
Alex Watson	LB	6′1	215		Tallahassee FAMU	Florida				3	x	2010
Darryl Ducan	LB				Tallahassee Rickards	Florida				3	x	2010
Fred Griggs	LB				Tallahassee Rickards	Florida				3	x	2010
Brandon Mendoza	LB	5′10	185		Tampa Catholic	Florida				3	x	2010
Arthur Johnson	LB	6′1	175		Tampa Hillsborough	Florida				3	x	2010
Kenneth Gilmore	LB	6′0	225		Tampa Jefferson	Florida				3	x	2010
Carlos Wooten	LB	5′11	185	5.10	Tampa King	Florida				3	x	2010
Quinton Preston	LB	6′1	210		Tampa Robinson	Florida				3	x	2010
Chris Oliver	LB	5′11	195		Tampa Wharton	Florida				3	x	2010
Rashyied Melvin	LB	5′11	202		Wesley Chapel	Florida				3	x	2010
Blake DeAngelo	LB	5′10	207	4.63	???	Florida				2	x	2010
Trevor Barnes	LB				Bradenton Braden River	Florida				2	x	2010
Josh Breitwieser	LB	6′2	215		Bradenton St. Stephen’s Episcopa	Florida				2	x	2010
Brandon Steg	LB	6′2	190		Coral Springs Taravella	Florida				2	x	2010
Bobby Jones	LB	5′10	179	4.85	Crescent City	Florida				2	x	2010
Jasper O’Neal	LB	6′0	180		Deltona	Florida				2	x	2010
Luke Lehning	LB	6′0	180	4.78	Eagle Lake Lake Region	Florida				2	x	2010
Sam Edwards	LB	6′0	200		Fort Pierce Central	Florida				2	x	2010
Will White	LB	5′11	175		Gibsonton East Bay	Florida				2	x	2010
Marquis Lewis	LB	6′2	190		Havana East Gadsden	Florida				2	x	2010
Lenny Davis	LB	6′2	220		Havana East Gadsden	Florida				2	x	2010
Sean Harvey	LB	6′2	205		Indian Rocks Christian	Florida				2	x	2010
Jeremy Cheeseborough	LB	5′10	208	5.21	Jacksonville Lee	Florida				2	x	2010
Troy Bacon	LB	5′11	215		Jacksonville Lee	Florida				2	x	2010
Danny Jackson	LB	5′9	215	5.21	Jacksonville Raines	Florida				2	x	2010
Chris Harris	LB	5′9	200	5.06	Jacksonville Ribault	Florida				2	x	2010
Gelvin Harmon	LB	6′0	200		Kissimmee Liberty	Florida				2	x	2010
Ralph Patterson	LB	6′0	174	4.94	Lake Mary	Florida				2	x	2010
Robby Dodds	LB	5′10	200		Lakeland George Jenkins	Florida				2	x	2010
Dea’jon Hatcher	LB	6′1	170		Melbourne Florida Air Academy	Florida				2	x	2010
Scott Kohlbrand	LB	6′3	195		Melbourne Holy Trinity Episcopal	Florida				2	x	2010
Rashad Bryant	LB	5′11	185		Miami Edison	Florida				2	x	2010
Derrick Motes	LB	6′0	195		Miami Gardens Spirit of Christian Academy	Florida				2	x	2010
Donovan Jaehrling	LB	6′1	228	5.32	Miramar	Florida				2	x	2010
Bryan Kilts	LB	6′2	175	4.84	Mount Dora Bible	Florida				2	x	2010
Jordan Bailey	LB	5′10	200	4.97	North Port	Florida				2	x	2010
David Leopard	LB	6′1	222	5.06	Ocala Trinity Catholic	Florida				2	x	2010
Denis Belizaire	LB	6′0	180	5.15	Palm Bay Bayside	Florida				2	x	2010
Denzel Reed	LB	5′10	186	5.06	Palm Beach Gardens	Florida				2	x	2010
Justin Birkenholz	LB	5′10	180	4.65	Parkland Douglas	Florida				2	x	2010
Aleysis Boykins	LB	6′1	205	4.80	Pensacola Escambia	Florida				2	x	2010
Waymon Bowden	LB	5′7	183	4.37	Sarasota Out-of-Door Academy	Florida				2	x	2010
John Miller	LB				Stuart Martin County	Florida				2	x	2010
Fab McGriff	LB	6′3	195		Tallahassee Godby	Florida				2	x	2010
Chris Carroll	LB	5′10	174	4.58	Tallahassee North Florida Christian	Florida				2	x	2010
Sam Jones	LB	5′11	220		Tampa Bay Tech	Florida				2	x	2010
Joshua Varon	LB	5′9	190		Tampa Plant	Florida				2	x	2010
Jeff Beko	LB				Tampa Spoto	Florida				2	x	2010
Justin Clarida	LB	6′0	184	5.11	Tarpon Springs East Lake	Florida				2	x	2010
Chad Hill	LB	6′0	196	5.11	Tarpon Springs East Lake	Florida				2	x	2010
Colton Smith	LB	5′10	190		Titusville Astronaut	Florida				2	x	2010
David Darman	LB	5′11	235		Boca Raton Olympic Heights	Florida				1	x	2010

Class of 2010: Texas Linebackers

Report sorting by: State, Class, Pos-Coll, Rating(descending), Rk-Nat, City/School

Name	Pos-Coll	Ht.	Wt.	40	City/School	State	College Commitment	Rk-Nat	Rk-St	Rating	Top Offers	Class
Aaron Benson	LB	6′1	205	4.50	Cedar Hill	Texas		3		5	x	2010
Corey Nelson	LB	6′1	191	4.77	Dallas Skyline	Texas		8		5	A&M	2010
Holmes Onwukaife	LB	6′2	209	4.69	Cedar Park	Texas		18		5	x	2010
Kurt Killens	LB	6′3	201	4.57	Austin Round Rock McNeil	Texas		21		5	x	2010
Caleb Lavey	LB	6′3	225	4.80	Celina	Texas		44		5	x	2010
Christian Lane	LB	6′3	235		Bellaire Episcopal	Texas		52		5	x	2010
David Durham	LB	6′3	226	4.70	Austin Westlake	Texas		55		5	x	2010
Demetrich Gilliam	LB	5′10	202	4.48	Spring Klein Oak	Texas		58		5	x	2010
Earl Hines	LB	6′2	195	4.97	Port Arthur Memorial	Texas		70		5	x	2010
Kris Catlin	LB	6′1	215	4.70	San Antonio Madison	Texas		73		5	x	2010
Dylan Klare	LB	6′3	234	4.60	Refugio	Texas		74		5	x	2010
Derrick Davis	LB	6′0	225		Temple	Texas		88		5	x	2010
Anthony Beard	LB	6′2	220	4.70	Lumberton	Texas		89		5	x	2010
Stephen Mae Weather	LB	6′3	203		Houston Sharpstown	Texas		94		5	x	2010
Brandon Thornton	LB	6′3	195	4.70	Conroe	Texas		98		5	x	2010
Cheyenne Urban	LB	5′11	210		Allen	Texas		99		5	x	2010
Byron Hudson	LB	6′0	202	4.49	De Soto	Texas		103		5	x	2010
Jared Parham	LB	6′2	209	4.61	Coppell	Texas		112		5	x	2010
Efrem Oliphant	LB	6′2	215	4.60	Houston Langham Creek	Texas		116		5	x	2010
Blake Roberts	LB	6′3	205		Tyler Lee	Texas		121		5	x	2010
Cameron Nwosu	LB	5′10	215		Houston Klein Forest	Texas		123		5	x	2010
Malcolm Matox	LB	6′0	221	4.95	Newton	Texas		130		5	x	2010
Justin Ontiveras	LB	6′0	195	4.70	Grand Prairie	Texas		137		5	x	2010
Mitchell Osborne	LB	6′2	190	4.77	Southlake Carroll	Texas		153		5	x	2010
James Radcliffe	LB	6′0	191	4.74	Katy Cinco Ranch	Texas		173		5	x	2010
Kouri Jones	LB	6′3	200	4.70	Converse Judson	Texas		174		5	x	2010
D’Vonn Brown	LB				Rosenberg Lamar Consolidated	Texas		175		5	x	2010
Jeremy Chappelle	LB	6′2	190		Jacksonville	Texas		177		5	x	2010
Kenneth Dickie	LB	5′9	210	4.70	Houston Spring Westfield	Texas		184		5	x	2010
Noah Cheshier	LB	6′4	220		Wylie	Texas		186		4	x	2010
Michael Odiari	LB	5′11	196	4.89	Carrollton Hebron	Texas		188		4	x	2010
Devin Williams	LB	6′2	210	4.70	Beaumont West Brook	Texas		193		4	x	2010
Aaron Franklin	LB	6′1	210	4.48	Marshall	Texas		194		4	x	2010
Robert White	LB	6′1	212	5.07	Cleburne	Texas		197		4	x	2010
Brandon Briscoe	LB	6′2	195	4.60	Galena Park North Shore	Texas		213		4	x	2010
Drew Hamilton	LB	5′11	210	4.86	Corinth Lake Dallas	Texas		217		4	x	2010
Zach Willard	LB				Saginaw	Texas		231		4	x	2010
Alfred Williams	LB		200		Houston Pasadena Dobie	Texas		232		4	x	2010
Brandon Henry	LB	5′11	190		Allen	Texas				4	x	2010
David Johnson	LB	6′2	207	5.07	Argyle	Texas				4	x	2010
Marcus Mallett	LB	6′0	200	4.80	Cleveland	Texas				4	x	2010
Keshawn Gaither	LB	6′1	210		Dallas Carter	Texas				4	x	2010
Isaiah Cobbin	LB				Dallas Hillcrest	Texas				4	x	2010
Ronald Price	LB	6′1	215		Dallas Samuell	Texas				4	x	2010
Andres Anguiano	LB	6′3	210	4.60	Dallas White	Texas				4	x	2010
Brice Robinson	LB	6′1	195		Denton	Texas				4	x	2010
Michael Molina	LB	6′2	180		El Paso Bel Air	Texas				4	x	2010
Tevin Williamson	LB	5′10	195	4.50	El Paso Hanks	Texas				4	x	2010
Dylan Blount	LB	5′11	205		Flower Mound Marcus	Texas				4	x	2010
Phillip Thompson	LB	6′0	220		Fort Worth Castleberry	Texas				4	x	2010
Brandon Ellison	LB	6′1	190	4.80	Friendswood Clear Brook	Texas				4	x	2010
Kyle Cortines	LB	5′11	219	4.88	Groesbeck	Texas				4	x	2010
Kelvin King	LB	6′3	220	4.80	Houston Alief Taylor	Texas				4	x	2010
Allen Roy	LB	5′10	185		Houston Davis	Texas				4	x	2010
Frankie White	LB	6′0	205		Houston Furr	Texas				4	x	2010
Shaquille Ross	LB	5′10	210		Huntsville	Texas				4	x	2010
Aaron Mueller	LB	6′2	210	4.97	Jarrell	Texas				4	x	2010
Clarence Lee	LB	6′4	200		Jefferson	Texas				4		2010
Matt Stockinger	LB	6′2	201	4.92	Klein	Texas				4	x	2010
Kevin Kisseberth	LB	6′1	200		Klein	Texas				4	x	2010
David Curley	LB	5′11	190	4.60	Lewisville	Texas				4	x	2010
Jermaine Longino	LB	5′9	192	5.17	Missouri City Fort Bend Marshall	Texas				4	x	2010
John Bordano	LB	6′1	195		New Braunfels	Texas				4	x	2010
Greg Castro	LB	6′1	240		San Antonio Clark	Texas				4	x	2010
Anthony Puente	LB	5′11	210		San Antonio Marshall	Texas				4	x	2010
Spencer Phillips	LB	6′1	180	4.50	Scurry-Rosser	Texas				4	x	2010
Lincoln Schick	LB	6′2	204	4.76	Southlake Carroll	Texas				4	x	2010
Ray Oppman	LB	6′1	180		Sugar Land Fort Bend Clements	Texas				4	x	2010
Dwight Kennedy	LB	6′0	210		Terrell	Texas				4	x	2010
Josh Morrison	LB	5′11	185	5.00	The Colony	Texas				4	x	2010
Derek Burk	LB	5′11	195	4.80	The Colony	Texas				4	x	2010
Tyler Vickers	LB	6′1	199	4.71	Vanderbilt Industrial	Texas				4	x	2010
Charles Kelly	LB	5′11	200		Waco Midway	Texas				4	x	2010
Aaron Harris	LB	6′2	190	4.84	???	Texas				3	x	2010
Parker McKay	LB	6′3	220		Abilene	Texas				3	x	2010
Danny Heiss	LB	5′11	180		Aledo	Texas				3	x	2010
Damian Stevens	LB	5′10	190		Altair Rice Consolidated	Texas				3	x	2010
Anthony Crane	LB				Angleton	Texas				3	x	2010
Keighen Thetford	LB	5′11	182	4.84	Arlington	Texas				3	x	2010
Ellis Glaw	LB	6′0	180		Austin Westlake	Texas				3	x	2010
Adorian Underwood	LB	6′0	175	4.70	Beaumont West Brook	Texas				3	x	2010
Caleb Gatlin	LB	6′0	180	4.70	Beaumont West Brook	Texas				3	x	2010
Pavel Plakhotney	LB	6′0	190		Big Spring	Texas				3	x	2010
Nick Bell	LB	6′3	180	4.70	Carrollton Creekview	Texas				3	x	2010
Steven Tocci	LB	6′1	198	5.18	Carrollton Hebron	Texas				3	x	2010
Garrett Quick	LB	6′0	191	4.54	Cedar Park	Texas				3	x	2010
Josh Tauaefa	LB	6′0	210	5.00	Corinth Lake Dallas	Texas				3	x	2010
Dominique Robertson	LB				Cypress Woods	Texas				3	x	2010
Alex Esteban	LB	5′11	225		Dallas Sunset	Texas				3	x	2010
Joe Marshall	LB	5′11	180		Dallas Wilson	Texas				3	x	2010
Aaron Lusk	LB	5′7	190	4.72	De Soto	Texas				3	x	2010
Zachary Orr	LB	5′11	203	4.95	De Soto	Texas				3	x	2010
Nick Martinez	LB	6′1	200	4.70	Decatur	Texas				3	x	2010
Christopher Dejesus	LB	6′1	225		Diboll	Texas				3	x	2010
Jariel Jolliffe	LB	5′10	186	4.60	El Paso Chapin	Texas				3	x	2010
Jalen Weatherd	LB				Fort Worth Eastern Hills	Texas				3	x	2010
Dalton Severn	LB	6′0	190		Frankston	Texas				3	x	2010
Kellen Wright	LB				Frisco Wakeland	Texas				3		2010
Rush Plumlee	LB	5′9	195	4.60	Giddings	Texas				3	x	2010
LaFrenzo Thomas	LB	6′2	255	4.80	Hearne	Texas				3	x	2010
Zack Pratt	LB	6′2	200	4.80	Honey Grove	Texas				3	x	2010
Danny Brownell	LB		200		Houston Alief Elsik	Texas				3	x	2010
John Witten	LB	6′2	195		Houston Clear Lake	Texas				3	x	2010
Chris Pruitt	LB	6′3	180		Houston Davis	Texas				3	x	2010
Frankie White	LB	5′11	180		Houston Jones	Texas				3		2010
Edder Moreno	LB		150		Houston Milby	Texas				3	x	2010
Roland Hannah	LB			4.86	Houston Spring Westfield	Texas				3	x	2010
Eric Rodriguez	LB	6′2	210		Houston Waltrip	Texas				3	x	2010
Austin Warren	LB	6′1	190	4.60	Kaufman	Texas				3	x	2010
Chris Stockinger	LB	6′0	210	5.07	Klein	Texas				3	x	2010
Anthony Morgan	LB	6′0	225	4.70	Lancaster	Texas				3	x	2010
Josh Matthews	LB	5′11	185		McKinney North	Texas				3	x	2010
Hunter Moore	LB	6′0	195	5.11	Midlothian	Texas				3	x	2010
Colton Keener	LB	6′0	180		Mount Vernon	Texas				3	x	2010
Xzavious Harrison	LB	6′2	173	4.88	New Waverly	Texas				3	x	2010
Malcolm Mattox	LB	6′0	220		Newton	Texas				3	x	2010
Will Havins	LB	6′2	180		Pleasanton	Texas				3	x	2010
Stephen Young	LB	6′0	190		Princeton	Texas				3	x	2010
Cedrick Freeman	LB	6′2	210		Rice	Texas				3		2010
Ben Rivera	LB	5′9	230		Robstown	Texas				3	x	2010
Adrian Smith	LB	5′11	220	4.84	Round Rock	Texas				3	x	2010
Cody Wallace	LB	6′0	180	4.70	Rowlett Rockwall Christian	Texas				3	x	2010
Cody Brown	LB				San Antonio Southside	Texas				3		2010
Colton Tuberville	LB				Scurry-Rosser	Texas				3	x	2010
Andre Downey	LB	5′10	189		Sealy	Texas				3	x	2010
Stephen Bryant	LB	6′2	195		Snyder	Texas				3		2010
Colin Russell	LB	6′1	191	4.88	Spring Klein Oak	Texas				3	x	2010
Delas Lancelin	LB	6′0	215		Sugar Land Willowridge	Texas				3	x	2010
Cody Adams	LB	6′2	188	5.00	The Woodlands College Park	Texas				3	x	2010
Jordan Antley	LB	6′0	180		Tyler Chapel Hill	Texas				3	x	2010
Cliff Caldwell	LB	6′0	205	4.60	Tyler John Tyler	Texas				3	x	2010
Alvin Arps	LB	6′0	185	4.50	Tyler John Tyler	Texas				3	x	2010
Brayden Brunner	LB	5′11	198	4.92	Waller	Texas				3	x	2010
Jackson McCurdy	LB	6′2	190		White Oak	Texas				3	x	2010
Stoney Allison	LB	5′11	189	4.65	Wolfforth Frenship	Texas				3	x	2010
Toby Ball	LB	5′11	190		Wylie	Texas				3	x	2010
Makio Houston	LB	5′11	180	4.70	Alto	Texas				2	x	2010
Don Mercer	LB	5′9	199	4.83	Arlington Bowie	Texas				2	x	2010
Michael Wade	LB	5′11	180		Arp	Texas				2	x	2010
Stephen Blackmore	LB	6′0	200		Athens	Texas				2	x	2010
Hunter Price	LB	6′2	190		Austin Round Rock McNeil	Texas				2	x	2010
Pierre Harmon	LB	5′11	164	5.06	Beaumont Ozen	Texas				2	x	2010
Max Morris	LB				Bells	Texas				2		2010
Blake Waldrep	LB	5′11	180		Bridgeport	Texas				2	x	2010
Nick Rumbelow	LB	5′11	170	4.70	Bullard	Texas				2	x	2010
Jacob Harris	LB				Canton	Texas				2	y	2010
Clay Hardee	LB	6′2	200		Centerville	Texas				2	x	2010
Josh Montgomery	LB	5′10	200	4.90	Coppell	Texas				2	x	2010
John Baldwin	LB				Corpus Christi West Oso	Texas				2	x	2010
LeeDarion Lucas	LB	5′10	180		Dallas Madison	Texas				2	x	2010
Evan Brown	LB				Dayton	Texas				2	x	2010
Robert Satterfield	LB	6′1	217	4.78	Denton Guyer	Texas				2	x	2010
Levi Weaver	LB	6′1	190		Edgewood	Texas				2	x	2010
Chris Gomez	LB	6′3	195		El Paso Coronado	Texas				2	x	2010
Jacob Saffold	LB				Fort Worth Carter-Riverside	Texas				2	x	2010
Clarence Shields	LB	6′0	200		Fort Worth Dunbar	Texas				2	x	2010
Jorge Cabrerra	LB	5′10	180	4.90	Fort Worth North Side	Texas				2	x	2010
Chris Hollins	LB	6′0	195	4.90	Garland Rowlett	Texas				2	x	2010
Shannon Taylor	LB	6′0	175	4.90	George West	Texas				2	x	2010
Kyle Horton	LB				Harper	Texas				2	x	2010
Tyler Jolly	LB	6′0	181		Holliday	Texas				2	x	2010
Brandon Brignac	LB		180		Houston Alief Elsik	Texas				2	x	2010
Robert Estrada	LB	5′10	180		Houston Austin	Texas				2	x	2010
Tony Pullings	LB	5′10	190		Houston Katy Mayde Creek	Texas				2	x	2010
Chris Mitchell	LB				Houston Spring Westfield	Texas				2	x	2010
Anthony Tubbs	LB				Houston Spring Westfield	Texas				2	x	2010
John Walker	LB	6′0	180		Humble	Texas				2	x	2010
Deonte Myrick	LB	5′10	180	4.60	Irving Nimitz	Texas				2	x	2010
Kole Goldsberry	LB				Kaufman	Texas				2	x	2010
Adam Rader	LB	5′9	192	5.17	Keller	Texas				2	x	2010
Ivan Gonzalez	LB				Los Fresnos	Texas				2	x	2010
Jermaine Jones	LB	6′1	190		Lubbock Estacado	Texas				2	x	2010
Nolan Duncan	LB	6′1	200	4.90	Mabank	Texas				2	x	2010
Hector Rodriguez	LB	6′1	210	4.70	McGregor	Texas				2	x	2010
Nick Wilson	LB				Melissa	Texas				2	x	2010
Jon-Lucas Poe	LB	6′1	182		Mesquite Horn	Texas				2	x	2010
Ross Benge	LB	6′0	200		Mineral Wells	Texas				2	x	2010
Matt Gray	LB				New Waverly	Texas				2	x	2010
Jacob Felts	LB	6′0	185	4.80	Orangefield	Texas				2	x	2010
Jordan Rose	LB	5′9	190	4.97	Pearland Dawson	Texas				2	x	2010
Tanner Velasquez	LB	5′9	180		Plainview	Texas				2		2010
Giles Dalby	LB	5′10	216		Post	Texas				2	x	2010
Montreal Price	LB				San Antonio East Central	Texas				2	x	2010
Nathan Mendez	LB	5′10	200		San Antonio East Central	Texas				2	x	2010
Clint Riddle	LB	5′10	195		Shepherd	Texas				2	x	2010
Garrett Powell	LB	5′11	180	4.76	Sherman	Texas				2	x	2010
Geoff Nooker	LB				Sherman	Texas				2	x	2010
Andrew Santabanez	LB	5′7	165		Sidney	Texas				2	x	2010
John Sylvester	LB	5′9	170	4.58	Spring Branch Smithson Valley	Texas				2	x	2010
Joe Bayonne	LB	5′10	180	4.50	Tyler John Tyler	Texas				2	x	2010
Dante Terrell	LB				UC Randolph	Texas				2		2010
Josh Dorsey	LB	5′10	187		Waller	Texas				2	x	2010
LaJordan Easley	LB	5′11	178		Waxahachie	Texas				2	x	2010
Brelan Akin	LB				Whitney	Texas				2	x	2010
Kory Wilkinson	LB				Wolfe City	Texas				2	x	2010
Derek Burk	LB	5′11	190		Yoakum	Texas				2		2010
Matt George	LB				Alba-Golden	Texas				1		2010
Jacob Attaway	LB				Arlington Pantego Christian	Texas				1	x	2010

Class of 2010: California Offensive Linemen

Report sorting by: State, Class, Pos-Coll, Rating(descending), Rk-Nat, City/School

Name	Pos-Coll	Ht.	Wt.	40	City/School	State	College Commitment	Rk-Nat	Rk-St	Rating	Top Offers	Class
Chris Ward	OL	6′5	285		Santa Ana Mater Dei	California		10		5	x	2010
Matthew Jakubiec	OL	6′8	272		Anaheim Servite	California		12		5	x	2010
Erik Kohler	OL	6′4	255		Westlake Village Oaks Christian	California		20		5	x	2010
Giovanni Di Poalo	OL	6′4	260		Ventura St. Bonaventure	California		34		5	x	2010
Mike Christie	OL	6′5	279		Mission Viejo	California		42		5	x	2010
Ben Loth	OL	6′5	275		Encino Crespi	California		52		5	x	2010
Michael Mitchell	OL	6′4	250		Encino Crespi	California		69		5	x	2010
Corin Brooks	OL	6′4	280	5.27	Anaheim Servite	California		72		5	x	2010
Alex Crosthwaite	OL	6′4	280		San Diego Cathedral	California		74		5	x	2010
Derek Stickney	OL	6′7	282	5.91	Placentia El Dorado	California		98		5	x	2010
Wade Yandall	OL	6′3	308		Carson	California		102		5	x	2010
Brandon Mitchell	OL	6′1	323	5.73	Woodland Hills Taft	California		105		5	x	2010
Alex Serrano	OL	6′5	256		Los Angeles Dorsey	California		144		5	x	2010
Eric Alt	OL	6′5	299	6.22	Ontario Colony	California		165		5	x	2010
Eduardo Nevarez	OL	6′6	341	5.98	Compton	California		170		5	x	2010
Labib Damouni	OL	6′2	272	5.76	Arcadia	California		191		5	x	2010
Ben Gottschalk	OL	6′4	235		Sherman Oaks Notre Dame	California		237		5	x	2010
Fred Eggert	OL	6′4	255		Santa Ana Mater Dei	California		241		5	x	2010
DeAndre Ward	OL	6′1	344	6.09	Oakland Castlemont	California		243		5	x	2010
Scott Grosser	OL	6′3	250		Anaheim Canyon	California				4	x	2010
Samuela Vakameilalo	OL	6′3	260		Atherton Menlo-Atherton	California				4	x	2010
Justin Wallace	OL	6′2	260		Bakersfield Centennial	California				4	x	2010
Garrett Hayslett	OL	6′4	240		Bakersfield Centennial	California				4	x	2010
Zack Wall	OL	6′5	260		Brea Olinda	California				4	x	2010
Bill Reynolds	OL	6′5	225		Carmel	California				4	x	2010
Doug Drakeley	OL	6′3	262	5.67	Folsom Vista Del Lago	California				4	x	2010
Kody Afasia	OL	6′1	275	5.77	Huntington Beach Ocean View	California				4	x	2010
Brian Roth	OL	6′4	244	5.90	Lake Forest El Toro	California				4	x	2010
Markus Straus	OL	6′2	258	5.70	Los Angeles Dorsey	California				4	x	2010
Demetrius Beaver	OL	6′4	275		Los Angeles Westchester	California				4	x	2010
Marques Johnson	OL	6′3	310		Los Angeles Westchester	California				4	x	2010
Dakota Castillo	OL	6′8	375		Los Angeles Westchester	California				4	x	2010
Zachary Russell	OL	6′5	221		Mission Viejo Trabuco Hills	California				4	x	2010
Terrance Leele	OL	6′2	300		Orange Lutheran	California				4	x	2010
Max Lohr	OL	6′3	250		Pacific Grove	California				4	x	2010
David Hotchkiss	OL	6′4	307	6.31	Perris Citrus Hill	California				4	x	2010
Michael Wells	OL	6′2	303	5.79	Pomona Diamond Ranch	California				4	x	2010
Justin Godes	OL	6′2	275		Ramona	California				4	x	2010
Justin Godes	OL	6′1	273	5.78	Ramona	California				4	x	2010
Jonathan Hernandez	OL	5′10	257	5.28	Rancho Cucamonga	California				4	x	2010
Jordan Nickell	OL	6′5	278	6.02	Redding Shasta	California				4	x	2010
Justin Corrales	OL	6′3	252	5.40	Redlands	California				4	x	2010
Derrick Austin	OL	6′2	234	5.28	Riverside Poly	California				4	x	2010
Joseph O’Loughlin	OL	6′3	280		San Diego Madison	California				4	x	2010
Ryan Arbelaze	OL	6′2	282		San Diego Mira Mesa	California				4	x	2010
James Luchetti	OL	6′4	255		Santa Rosa Montgomery	California				4	x	2010
Chris Karabats	OL	6′2	270		Sunnyvale Fremont	California				4	x	2010
Cameron Lee	OL	6′1	285	5.60	Torrance Bishop Montgomery	California				4	x	2010
Toni Pole	OL	6′3	260		Union City Logan	California				4	x	2010
Johnathon Murphy	OL	6′2	338		Alameda Encinal	California				3	x	2010
?	OL	6′5			Alta Loma	California				3	x	2010
?	OL	6′6			Alta Loma	California				3	x	2010
David McCarty	OL	6′2	265		Chula Vista Bonita Vista	California				3	x	2010
Robert Graves	OL	6′2	250		Chula Vista Eastlake	California				3	x	2010
Jairo Vergara	OL	6′1	265		Corona	California				3	x	2010
Eric Gorski	OL	6′3	245	5.62	Corona Santiago	California				3	x	2010
Travis Whitlock	OL	6′0	241	5.86	Costa Mesa	California				3	x	2010
Cesar Cervantes	OL	6′4	275		Duarte	California				3	x	2010
Eric Cruz	OL	6′2	240		Escondido Orange Glen	California				3	x	2010
Matthew Johnson	OL	6′5	285		Etiwanda	California				3	x	2010
Emmanuel Wilson	OL	5′10	318	6.14	Fontana Kaiser	California				3	x	2010
James Velasco	OL	6′2	260		Los Angeles Eagle Rock	California				3	x	2010
Victor Barboza	OL	6′1	280		Los Angeles Fairfax	California				3	x	2010
Jeorge Martinez	OL	6′4	260		Los Angeles Verbum Dei	California				3	x	2010
Armond Henderson	OL	6′1	300		Los Banos	California				3	x	2010
Amerika Mane	OL	6′2	240		Milpitas	California				3	x	2010
Anthony Amaya	OL	6′6	339	6.98	Modesto	California				3	x	2010
Alex Barrera	OL	6′2	270	5.98	Montebello Schurr	California				3	x	2010
Dylan Thiessen	OL	6′5	380		Palm Desert	California				3	x	2010
Troy Boyland	OL	6′2	284	6.00	Palo Alto	California				3	x	2010
Ryan Bell	OL	6′1	280		Pomona	California				3	x	2010
Manuel Madriz	OL	6′4	290		Rialto Carter	California				3	x	2010
William Johnson	OL	6′3	260		San Diego Mt. Carmel	California				3		2010
Tucker Maggio	OL	6′4	230	5.30	Santa Rosa Cardinal Newman	California				3	x	2010
David Carrillo	OL	6′1	270		Spring Valley Mount Miguel	California				3	x	2010
Josh Brink	OL	6′4	220		Ventura	California				3	x	2010
Brad Knutsen	OL	6′2	260		Anaheim Esperanza	California				2	x	2010
Scott Rubinstein	OL	6′1	245		Anaheim Esperanza	California				2	x	2010
Nick Novero	OL	6′1	260	5.50	Antioch	California				2	x	2010
Ceasar Samano	OL	6′2	288		Bakersfield Ridgeview	California				2	x	2010
Matt Kunick	OL	6′2	245		Belfair North Mason	California				2	x	2010
Corey Lamb	OL	6′0	255		Carlsbad La Costa Canyon	California				2	x	2010
Matt Celery	OL	5′11	235		Chula Vista Eastlake	California				2	x	2010
Servando Marquez	OL	6′1	249	6.10	Compton	California				2	x	2010
Johnny Madera	OL	6′1	240		Compton	California				2	x	2010
Spencer Broek	OL	6′0	270		Escondido Calvin Christian	California				2	x	2010
Jay Hysylp	OL	6′2	260		Hanford	California				2	x	2010
Samuel Saultz	OL	6′3	240		Huntington Beach Edison	California				2	x	2010
Anthony Burrell	OL	6′2	245		La Quinta	California				2	x	2010
Dontrell Onuahu	OL	6′2	265		La Quinta	California				2	x	2010
Mike Anyakora	OL	6′1	260		Moreno Valley	California				2	x	2010
Jake Bass	OL	6′3	270		Moreno Valley Rancho Verde	California				2	x	2010
Avery Poates	OL	6′3	300		Moreno Valley Rancho Verde	California				2	x	2010
Jesus Cervantes	OL	6′2	225		Moreno Valley Vista del Lago	California				2	x	2010
Alex Kouloutsakis	OL	6′3	235		Mountain View	California				2	x	2010
Hunter Watt	OL	6′1	278		Norco	California				2	x	2010
William Stream	OL	6′3	280		Oakland Castlemont	California				2	x	2010
Oscar Mancillas	OL	6′1	255		Palm Springs	California				2	x	2010
Brendon Tago	OL	6′1	256	5.43	Palmdale Highland	California				2	x	2010
Michael Stewart	OL	6′0	283	5.66	Perris Citrus Hill	California				2	x	2010
Jon-Paul Hart	OL	6′4	255		Redondo Beach Redondo	California				2	x	2010
David Kafuvalu	OL	6′4	235		Riverside Arlington	California				2	x	2010
Joey Huerta	OL	6′3	245		Riverside Arlington	California				2	x	2010
Josh Contreras	OL	6′0	245		San Diego University City	California				2	x	2010
Armando Gonzalez	OL	6′1	305		San Jose Evergreen Valley	California				2	x	2010
Waite Consentino	OL	6′1	280		San Jose Leigh	California				2	x	2010
Mitch Hollingsworth	OL	6′3	250		San Jose Leigh	California				2	x	2010
La’ray Davis	OL	6′5	329	6.85	San Lorenzo	California				2	x	2010
Matt Tominac	OL	6′0	260		Sherman Oaks Notre Dame	California				2	x	2010
Fabien Zapata	OL	6′4	265		Stockton McNair	California				2	x	2010
Randy Patterson	OL	6′0	245		Temecula Chaparral	California				2	x	2010
Michael Lorenzo	OL	6′2	220		Westlake Village Westlake	California				2	x	2010
Kyle Ellis	OL	6′1	225		Alta Loma	California				1	x	2010
Carl Brayton	OL	6′0	225		Anaheim Servite	California				1	x	2010
Riley Whyte	OL	6′1	230		Anaheim Servite	California				1	x	2010
Nicholas Espinoza	OL	6′1	310		Anaheim Servite	California				1	x	2010
Maka Maka	OL	6′2	280		Arleta	California				1	x	2010

Class of 2011: State of Michigan Prospects

 

Here is an early look at some of the top rising sophomores in Michigan.

 

Report sorting by: State, Class, Rating(descending), Rk-St, City/School

Name	Pos-Coll	Ht.	Wt.	40	City/School	State	College Commitment	Rk-Nat	Rk-St	Rating	Top Offers	Class
Ryan Griffin	RB	5′8	160		Ann Arbor Pioneer	Michigan		94		5	x	2011
Jimmy Pickens	DB	6′0	185		Birmingham Brother Rice	Michigan		20		5	x	2011
Kyle Brindza	PK				Canton Plymouth	Michigan		5		5	x	2011
Blake Blackwell	WR				Detroit Cass Tech	Michigan		50		5	x	2011
Percy Johnson	LB				Detroit Denby	Michigan		106		5	x	2011
Will McDaniel Hayes	RB	5′11	168	4.55	Grand Blanc	Michigan		35		5	x	2011
Ryan Morley	QB	6′0	160	4.97	Grand Blanc	Michigan		60		5	x	2011
Jamal Abrams	RB	5′11	200		Marine City	Michigan		75		5	x	2011
Justin Means	RB				Muskegon	Michigan		43		5	x	2011
DeAnthony Arnett	WR	5′11	165	4.49	Saginaw	Michigan		20		5	x	2011
Horace Lane	RB	5′7	173	4.57	Sterling Heights	Michigan		97		5	x	2011
Anthony Johnson	WR	6′4	190		Sterling Heights Parkway Christian	Michigan		39		5	x	2011
Jeron Clayton	RB	5′8	155	4.59	Ann Arbor Pioneer	Michigan				4	x	2011
Kyle Foreman	OL	6′3	265		Berkley	Michigan				4	x	2011
Urbane Bigham	OL	6′5	235		Beverly Hills Detroit Country Day	Michigan				4	x	2011
Conor Hart	TE	6′2	198		Birmingham Brother Rice	Michigan				4	x	2011
Derek Ferris	QB	6′3	212	4.99	Cheboygan	Michigan				4	x	2011
Dion Steegal	DB	6′0	175	4.50	Dearborn Heights Robichaud	Michigan				4	x	2011
Ashton Gaines	DB	5′11	155		Detroit Crockett	Michigan				4	x	2011
Davonte Snyder	RB				Detroit Denby	Michigan				4	x	2011
Ryan Elbli	QB	5′11	150		East Grand Rapids	Michigan				4	x	2011
Allen Overton	QB	5′10	200	4.95	Flint Carman-Ainsworth	Michigan		96		4	x	2011
Alex Dietrich	QB				Gobles	Michigan				4	x	2011
Nathan Maiuri	QB	6′3	185		Grosse Pointe North	Michigan				4	x	2011
Taiwan Jones	WR	6′2	190	4.83	Marine City Cardinal Mooney	Michigan				4	x	2011
Bryce Hall	OL	6′2	258	5.42	Melvindale	Michigan				4	x	2011
Cole Walderzal	TE	6′7	205	5.30	Standish-Sterling	Michigan				4	x	2011
Josh Stump	RB	5′10	170	4.72	Temperance Bedford	Michigan		129		4	x	2011
Devonte Henderson	RB				Warren Mott	Michigan				4	x	2011
Mitchell Kell	QB	6′2	165		Wyandotte Roosevelt	Michigan				4	x	2011
Troy Woodland	DB	5′8	170		Beverly Hills Detroit Country Day	Michigan				3	x	2011
David Brown	LB	5′10	210		Beverly Hills Detroit Country Day	Michigan				3	x	2011
Kenneth Knight	WR	6′2	160		Beverly Hills Detroit Country Day	Michigan				3	x	2011
Lee Bailey	RB	5′7	160		Beverly Hills Detroit Country Day	Michigan				3	x	2011
Tim Hamilton	LB	6′1	206	5.44	Birmingham Brother Rice	Michigan				3	x	2011
Tyler Hart	LB	6′1	186		Birmingham Brother Rice	Michigan				3	x	2011
Joshua Nolen	DB	5′7	145	4.63	Canton	Michigan				3	x	2011
Darius Robinson	RB	5′4	145	4.69	Davison	Michigan				3	x	2011
Hassan Saleh	RB				Dearborn Fordson	Michigan				3	x	2011
Adam Hammoud	RB				Dearborn Fordson	Michigan				3	x	2011
Rashad Irvin	WR	6′0	155		Detroit Cass Tech	Michigan				3	x	2011
Ronald Walker	DB	6′2	195		Detroit Cooley	Michigan				3	x	2011
Joshua Jordan	WR	5′10	170		Detroit Finney	Michigan				3	x	2011
Bryce Buckson	LB	6′0	180		Detroit Henry Ford	Michigan				3	x	2011
Reggie Bush	RB	5′10	190		Detroit Henry Ford	Michigan				3	x	2011
LaVelle Hall	DB	5′10	150		Detroit Martin Luther King	Michigan				3	x	2011
Ka’lan Montgomery	OL	6′0	250		Detroit Martin Luther King	Michigan				3	x	2011
Bernard Taylor	OL	6′2	235		Detroit Martin Luther King	Michigan				3	x	2011
Josh Harris	DB				Detroit U-D Jesuit	Michigan				3	x	2011
Tyler Tucker	DB	6′2	165		East Lansing	Michigan				3	x	2011
Gabe Stewart	RB	5′8	150		East Lansing	Michigan				3	x	2011
Terrance Stocker	WR	6′0	180	5.00	Flint Carman-Ainsworth	Michigan				3	x	2011
Clisson Finney	DL	6′2	220		Flint Central	Michigan				3	x	2011
Justin Pettenger	DB	5′9	168	4.69	Freeland	Michigan				3	x	2011
Dan Michaud	DB	6′0	170		Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern	Michigan				3	x	2011
Desmond Morgan	LB	5′10	180		Holland West Ottawa	Michigan				3	x	2011
Robert Tarpley	WR	5′10	140	4.88	Lansing Everett	Michigan				3	x	2011
Taiwan Jones	WR	6′2	193	5.18	New Baltimore Anchor Bay	Michigan				3	x	2011
Bilal Collins	LB	6′3	185		Oak Park	Michigan				3	x	2011
Pierre Fleming	LB	6′1	200		Oak Park	Michigan				3	x	2011
Dwight Jammer	LB	6′1	200		Oak Park	Michigan				3	x	2011
Anthony Donald	RB	5′8	165		Oak Park	Michigan				3	x	2011
Lydell Simon	LB	5′9	175		Saginaw Arthur Hill	Michigan				3	x	2011
Davarius Jenkins	WR	5′11	160		Westland John Glenn	Michigan				3	x	2011
Michael Niblock	QB	5′11	145	5.02	White Pigeon	Michigan				3	x	2011

Class of 2009: Michigan State Stays Home

What’s that old saying?  There’s no place like home.  Well, Coach Mark Dantonio and his staff  have done a tremendous job the past couple of years of essentially recruiting in just two states – Michigan and Ohio.  The February 2008 signing class of 21 had 13 Michiganders, six Ohioans and one prospect each from Georgia and Virginia.   This year’s 13 early verbals include nine Michiganders, three Ohioans and one prospect from Indiana.  Compare that to rival Michigan’s 13 early verbals, who come from nine different states and include only two Michiganders.

In a sense, Michigan State has often benefitted from Michigan’s out-of-state recruiting successes because it frees up more local talent, those who have not received Michigan offers, to head to Michigan State.  Sure, State will sometimes win the one-on-one battle with Michigan for a star in-state prospect, and such names as Andre Rison, Courtney Hawkins, Carl Banks, T.J. Duckett, Charles Rogers, and, most recently, Fred Smith come to mind.  Nonetheless, on average Michigan has won about 80% of those battles in recent history.

This year, however, to coin a phrase from Bob Dylan, “things have changed”.  Dantonio and staff, after a year getting their feet wet on the recruiting trail, have hit the state hard, and with a vengeance.  In the meantime, Rich Rodriguez and his staff of mostly southerners have had to play catch-up in getting to know the in-state programs and coaching staffs.  Moreover, their focus has been evermore south of the Mason-Dixon line, which at the end of the day could be a good thing for both Michigan and MSU.

Players such as Chris Norman and Edwin Baker are nationall elite-level stud prospects who Michigan would have really loved to have.  Larry Capers and Andrew Maxwell are two other in-staters wih outstanding ability who probably would not have been ideal fits in Michigan’s new spread option offense.  But enough of comparisons with Michigan and who would and wouldn’t have been good fits as Wolverines (I’m sure that U-M fans would not like to hear about how certain of their recruits would not be good fits at State, and there are a few).  Dantonio has ramped up recruiting to a level where State is now a major force in-state and a national top twenty player on the national recruiting stage.

Here are some of my thoughts on MSU’s 13 verbals, followed by bios on each of the prospects:

The stars: No question about it, Edwin Baker and Chris Norman are special talents and rank with William Campbell as the top three prospects in the state.

The sleeper: Watch out for Country Day WR Bennie Fowler to really surprise people as a senior and at State.  This is a kid who was injured for half of his junior season, his first year of football, and didn’t get too many touches when healthy with the likes of Jonas Gray around to lug the ball.  He is a sprinter with outstanding potential.

The quarterback:  Andrew Maxwell is a kid who seems to have been around forever at QB at Midland High.  He has a strong arm, but really stands out due to his great accuracy, quick release and game management skills.  He looked very good at the national Elite 11 last week and should be a multiple-year starter for the Spartans.

Skill, skill and more skill: You have to love the offensive skill athletes Dantonio is bringing in.  He has blue-chippers at QB (Maxwell), RB (Baker and Larry Caper) and three talented WR prospects who complement each other very well in Patrick White (could also play DB), Donald Spencer and Fowler.

The enigma:  Larry Caper was touted by some as being possibly the top rising junior in Michigan a year ago.  At early 2008 combines and camps he didn’t really look that quick and was a bit too heavy.  He seems to have slimmed down a bit and looked better at recent events.  He is a bigger back who performs better under live game conditions than in 7-on-7 skeleton drills or combine settings. I look for him to have a huge career at State and form a dynamic one-two punch with Baker.

The big boys: No national blue-chip prospects in this group, but some intriguing athletes who could be a steal for State.  Derek Hoebing really intrigues me a lot as a prospect.  Imagine a kid his size playing OLB in high school.  He really moved up the charts during spring evaluation and looks to be a great get.  Micajah Reynolds is another big kid with quick feet and great power.  He has a nice ceiling.   Nate Klatt and Blake Treadwell are two others I like.  They may be a bit ahead of Hoebing and Reynolds in terms of technique and readiness to contribute early.

Please keep in mind that my database extracts listed below (including offer lists) have not been updated since early May as I only follow prospects for my college clients through late in their junior year (other than updating verbal commitments). Please do not attempt to subscribe to my Recruiting Brain service unless you can verify that you are on a college staff.

Name:	Dana Dixon
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	DB
Position:	DB/WR
Height:	6′3
Weight:	175
Forty:
City/School:	Detroit Renaissance
State:	Michigan
College Commitment:	Michigan State
Top Offers:	NW, LOU, MIA (OH), AKRON, MICHST
National Ranking Position:	162
State Ranking:
Rating:	5
Sophomore Local Honors:	37-Sophs-Michigan (June 2007)
News And Notes:	One of the top junior skill athletes in Detroit………..He committed to Michigan State in June………Talented FS and WR prospect who has started at both spots since his sophomore season………..One of 4 sophomores on the roster of a 6-4 team and he had 10 tackles and 15 assists…..Free safety…………Nice size and runs well. Has the frame to add 20 pounds………….Plays for a program that has produced several high-level D-I players…………….Third Team All-Camp at the March 2008 Badger Sport/New Level Athletics Passing Camp

Name:	Derek Hoebing
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	DL
Position:	DL/OL
Height:	6′6
Weight:	245
Forty:	4.90
City/School:	Vermillion
State:	Ohio
College Commitment:	Michigan State
Top Offers:	MICHST, MD, NW, UVA, AKRON, EMU, MIA (OH)
National Ranking Position:	113
Rating:	5
Junior Local Honors:	2-Conference
Sophomore Local Honors:	Top 250 Ohio Sophomores (June 2007)
News And Notes:	One of the top DE and OT prospects in Ohio……………He committed to Michigan State in July…………..Junior starter at TE and OLB and he had 40 tackles and 4 sacks, but will be an OT in college…………..One of the fastest-rising prospects in Ohio during the 2008 spring evaluation period…………..Quick feet for his size, as evidenced by his playing LB on defense…………Plays basketball…………..3.7 GPA

Name:	Chris Norman
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	LB
Position:	LB/OL
Height:	6′3
Weight:	219
Forty:	4.60
City/School:	Detroit Renaissance
State:	Michigan
College Commitment:	Michigan State
Top Offers:	MIA (OH), TOL, OHIO, CIN, MICHST, PUR, VANDY, NW, IA, ILL, IN, MIN, MICH, WVU, PSU, ORE, WISC, LOU, VT, BC, OHST, ND
Synopsis:
National Ranking Position:	10
Rating:	5
Junior Local Honors:	1-Detroit News-Detroit (LB); 2-Detroit Free Press-Detroit (LB)
Sophomore Local Honors:	13-Sophs-Michigan (June 2007)
News And Notes:	One of the top juniors in Michigan and LBs in the nation………He committed to Michigan State in February 2008…………1-Detroit News-Detroit (LB): “Chris Norman, Jr., Renaissance A menacing and attacking defender, Norman had 97 tackles, including 19 for a loss, and seven sacks. He also forced five fumbles”………………One of 4 sophomores on the roster of a 6-4 team and he had 13 tackles and 29 assists from his LB spot. On offense, he started at OT……..Injured as a freshman…..Runs very well, very aggressive and will really hit you. Needs to work on shedding blocks.  Huge upside.  Huge………Has a knack for getting to the QB……Very impressive at 2007 Michigan State summer camp…………325 bench, 27 bench reps, 38 vertical………….Has skinny legs and needs to improve lower body strength………..Plans to major in biology……….First Team All-Camp at the March 2008 Badger Sport/New Level Athletics Passing Camp………………..”Junior LB Chris Norman (6-2, 225) has the size to stand his ground.”

Name:	TyQuan Hammock
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	LB
Position:	LB/RB/DL
Height:	6′1
Weight:	225
Forty:	4.70
City/School:	Fort Wayne Bishop Luers
State:	Indiana
College Commitment:	Michigan State
Top Offers:	NILL, MIN, IN, BG, CMU, MIA (OH), MICHST
National Ranking Position:	111
Rating:	5
Junior Local Honors:	1-IFCA-Top 50 AS (DL); 1-AP-2A-AS (LB); 1-Bloomington Herald Times-Junior-AS (LB)
Sophomore Local Honors:	HM-AP-3A-AS (LB); HM-Bloomington Herald-Times-Junior AS (RB/LB/DE)
Freshman Local Honors:	HM-Bloomington Herald-Junior-AS (FB/DE)
News And Notes:	One of the top juniors in Indiana……….He committed to Michigan State in July……..A very, very productive prep LB.  Nice combination of size and speed. Does a great job of flowing to the ball…………As a junior, he recorded 164 tackles, 24 tackles for a loss, 13 sacks, and seven forced fumbles………..Has started since his freshman season, playing OLB as a frosh before moving inside as a sophomore…………He recorded 115 tackles as a sophomore………As a freshman he tallied 75 tackles and 11 sacks…………….Second Team All-Camp at the March 2008 Badger Sport/New Level Athletics Passing Camp………………325 bench, 450 squat, 33 vertical……..2.8 GPA, high 1300s on the SAT……….Wants to major in accounting or criminal justice……….Camped in 2007 at Notre Dame, Minnesota and Northern Illinois……….His brother, Thomas, played at Northern Illinois and is now an assistant coach at Minnesota

Name:	Blake Treadwell
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	OL
Position:	OL/DL
Height:	6′3
Weight:	271
Forty:	4.90
City/School:	East Lansing
State:	Michigan
College Commitment:	Michigan State
Top Offers:	MICHST
National Ranking Position:	108
Rating:	5
Junior Local Honors:	1-Detroit Free Press-Division 3-AS (DL); SM-AP-Division 3-4-AS (L); 1-Lansing State Journal-Area Dream Team (OL)
Sophomore Local Honors:	Top 75 Ohio Sophomores (June 2007); 9-Sophs-Cincinnati (May 2007)
News And Notes:	One of the top junior linemen in Michigan……………..He committed to Michigan State in March………….As a junior two-way starter on a 9-4 team he had 49 tackles, 21 assists and 1 FR…………A versatile lineman who has good quickness, athleticism and technique.  Has gotten much bigger the past year…….1-Lansing State Journal-Area Dream Team: “OL Blake Treadwell East Lansing junior, 6-3/261 Treadwell, a tackle, was the top blocker for an offense averaging 341 yards and 27.4 points per game. Also a defensive end, he earned a Division 3-4 all-state special mention and is a Division I prospect”…………….Was one of the top sophomores in Cincinnati while playing at Mason High but is moving to Lansing, Michigan for his junior year as his father, Donnie Treadway, is a new assistant football coach at Michigan State………….Lansing State Journal, August 2007: “9. We all know about Grand Ledge’s James Jackson. Are there other juniors to watch? Surely, many will emerge this fall. But here are a few that already stick out. East Lansing lineman Blake Treadwell’s name – and 6-foot-3, 261-pound body – was the buzz even before he chose a school after his father Don Treadwell was chosen as Michigan State’s offensive coordinator. He’ll start at offensive tackle and on the defensive line and could be special. ; Fall 2006 Message Board: Top Sophomores Who are the top sohpmores this year? class of 2009 Blake Treadwell from Mason is a manchild. His dad is the offensive coordinater for UC. Blake started as a sophomore on the DL, and IMO was the best out there. That maybe not be saying much considering Mason’s D this year, but he is the best nevertheless. He tore his miniscus mid-season but look for him to dominate offensive lines in years to come.”

Name:	Micajah Reynolds
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	OL
Position:	OL/DL
Height:	6′4
Weight:	285
Forty:
City/School:	Lansing Sexton
State:	Michigan
College Commitment:	Michigan State
Top Offers:	TOL, WMU, BG, IN, MICHST
National Ranking Position:	113
Rating:	5
News And Notes:	One of the top junior OL prospects in Michigan……….He committed to Michigan State in June…………….A nice-sized, powerful  and athletic OL prospect who is still a bit raw but has a high ceiling…………3.2 GPA…………One of the top sophomore shot putters in Michigan…………..May 31, 2007 e-mail from Micajah: “Mr. Stefani, First off, allow me to thank you for taking the time to read my letter. My name is Micajah Reynolds and I am a sophomore at Lansing Sexton High School (Lansing Michigan of course). I am 6’4 305lbs but unfortunately didn\’t play on varsity due to injury and the fact that we had two division 1 prospects starting at both tackles (Cameron Merchant 07\’ and Matt Armstrong 08\’). This year, I will be starting at right tackle and am currently being recruited by division 1 colleges (mentionable upon request). I was invited to the Midwest Elite Football Combine and am on Michigan Elite football.com. The reason I am emailing you is because I feel that because I didn\’t play last season, I was not able to get the exposure that I really wanted to. I also feel that if I was able to earn a spot on your list of upcoming linemen that I would get exposure from you school like Michigan and Notre Dame instead of you Central Michigan and other M.A.C. schools. I would like to know what I could do to get more exposure”.  He has certainly gotten the exposure he requested!…………….Top sophomore on a Class A team

Name:	Nate Klatt
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	OL
Position:	OL
Height:	6′4
Weight:	274
Forty:	5.58
City/School:	Canal Fulton Northwest
State:	Ohio
College Commitment:	Michigan State
Top Offers:	AKRON, BG, MICHST, NW, KAN, IN
Synopsis:
National Ranking Position:	114
Rating:	5
Junior Local Honors:	1-Division III-AS (OL); 1-Northeast Inland District-Division III (OL)
Sophomore Local Honors:	Top 75 Ohio Sophomores (June 2007); 20-Sophs-Ohio (May 2007); 2-Northeast Inland District-Division III (OL); 1-Northeastern Buckeye Conference (C/DL)
Combines:	Spring 2007: • Klatt • Nate • OL • 76 • 274 • 2009 • 5.58 • 19 • 4.62 • 23.5 • 52.04
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News And Notes:	One of the top junior OL prospects in Ohio…………He committed to Michigan State in July……..Projects as a center in college………..Tenacious and aggressive OL prospect. Good footwork. Can get to the second line of defense. A real finisher…..300 bench, 24 vertical, 4.6 shuttle……….3.9 GPA, 24 ACT………………As a sophomore on a 6-5 team he had 1 assist and started at center and OT…………..Message Board: Posted: 11/8/2007: “I have a junior recruit for major schools to look at Ther is a man child here in Canal Fulton Ohio (Shawn Lazorus old HS), he is 6\’ 4\” tall and weighs 280 pounds. He plays center for the #1 rated Division 3 team in the state. He can move and is very athletic. He is not fat at all. He has room to grow and become a very good college football player. I am wondering if Michigan knows anything about this kid? They should invite him to ther camps. His potential is very upside”……………..”Sophomore Nate Klatt (6-4, 220) and senior Mark Lake (5-9, 230) will play significant roles on both lines”…………..Northwest ‘youngsters’ stand out at OSU camp By DAVID HARPSTER:   ”The summer months are time for football players to hone their skills against top competition at various college camps. Players who were unknown beforehand can put themselves on the map, while good players have the chance to take their game to the next level. Judging from the results of camps held at Ohio State last month, the Northwest Indians have a pair of players who may have accomplished both goals. Junior receiver Teddy Robb and sophomore offensive lineman Nate Klatt were both recognized as being the top performers at their respective positions during their time at camp. While Robb and Klatt were at different sessions, both attended similar three-day camps that brought together hundreds of high school football players to receive instruction from various Buckeye assistant coaches. “They give out awards for the best at each position,” said Robb, a 6-foot-1, 185-pounder who hauled in a team-leading 37 passes for 604 yards and four touchdowns last year. “I thought I did really well down with the exception of my 40 time. They clocked me in the 4.6 range and I know I can run closer to 4.4. “I was disappointed in that but I still felt like I was faster than some of the kids who were being clocked around 4.4.” Robb also said he worked closely with Ohio State receivers coach Darrell Hazell during his time at the camp. The players performed in positional drills, 7-on-7 drills and in 1-on-1 situations. His showing has only whetted Robb’s appetite even more for the coming football season. “I’m ready to play right now,” Robb said. “I feel like I’m bigger and stronger than last year and I’m ready to go.” Klatt might not be as known as Robb, but the sophomore certainly stood out during his time at the Ohio State camp. Considering Klatt is 6-4, 250, he’s hard to miss when he’s on the field. He was voted the top offensive lineman in his session in Columbus. “We knew about Nate last year when he was a freshman,” Northwest coach Vic Whiting said. “He had a very nice year last year and he was dominating at times.” Klatt played tackle last year for the Indians but Whiting said that a position change will probably await him this year. “We’re going to move him inside and see what he can do,” Whiting said. The fact Northwest has individual standouts at summer camps shouldn’t be a surprise considering the program’s recent run of success under Whiting. The Indians will be aiming for their sixth straight Division III playoff appearance this season. “We usually have kids go to various camps, whether it’s Michigan, West Virginia, Ohio State, Pittsburgh,” Whiting said. “This year we had about 10 kids go to the Ohio State camp. They’re all young kids and it’s good for them to get that kind of exposure.” Whiting said that fans may not know the players names yet, but that’s not an issue a month before fall practice begins. “This team is going to be full of no names, with only three starters returning,” Whiting said. “Without the experience we had last year they’re going to be underdogs all year, but they like that role.””

Name:	Andrew Maxwell
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	QB
Position:	QB
Height:	6′3
Weight:	190
Forty:
City/School:	Midland
State:	Michigan
College Commitment:	Michigan State
Top Offers:	MICHST
National Ranking Position:	15
Rating:	5
Junior Local Honors:	HM-Detroit Free Press-AS (QB); HM-Saginaw Valley (QB)
Freshman Local Honors:	HM-Saginaw Valley Conference
News And Notes:	The top QB prospect in Michigan and among the top QBs in the nation……….He committed to Michigan State in March………..As a junior, he led his team to the state Division 2 finals, passing for just over 2,000 yards and 21 TDs…………Has seen varsity playing time since his freshman season……….Has good arm strength, great accuracy, a quick release and does a fine job of managing the game. Very consistent………………..He looked very good at the July 2008 National Elite 11, proving that he was worthy of his surprise selection to he event…….Very impressive at the April 2008 Fort Worth Nike Camp (QB MVP)………..Very impressive at 2008 Fort Worth Elite 11 Camp and was considered by some to be the top QB at the event………Impressive at 2007 Fort Worth Elite 11 Camp……….Just under a 4.0 GPA……………….Division 2 finals: “Andrew Maxwell, Midland- the junior stud started the game on fire, especially when King was in single coverage without any safeties. Maxwell finished 8 of 23 for 93 yards, a TD, and two INTs. Maxwell’s TD pass to Roberson was on the money as he caught his back in stride up the sideline. His picks were just evident of a King defense that was just too fast for Maxwell to react to. Maxwell had a fantastic post season as he showed his ability to be a high major recruit”…………….Division 2 Regional Finals Preview November 07, 2007: “Midland has arguably the best junior QB in the state in Andrew Maxwell”………….. Midland Daily News:  “Andrew Maxwell, Midland- the junior QB looks to be a div. 1 prospect with his mechanics and composure. Nothing went right early in the game but Maxwell kept his head up and got the job done.” …….Midland Daily News:  “Leading the way offensively is 6-foot-3 junior quarterback Andrew Maxwell, who has started the past two years and brings experience and a strong arm to the Midland offense. Maxwell threw for nearly 850 yards and five touchdowns last season”……………….Midland Daily News:  Week 3: “Midland junior QB Andrew Maxwell completed 9 of 14 passes for 193 yards and 2 TDs in a big win over Saginaw Heritage”………………..Midland Daily News:  “Midland High 19, Bay City Central 13: Andrew Maxwell threw a 6-yard TD pass to Samuel Franjione and Kevin Alcott returned an interception 10 yards for another Midland High score for a Saginaw Valley League win. Joel Parsons, who led the Chemics with 80 yards rushing, ran for a 6-yard TD for the Chemics’ other score. Michael Albrecht added 85 yards rushing, while Maxwell completed 10 of 18 passes for 139 yards”………..One of 3 sophomores on the roster…………..Midland Daily News:  Week 9-”Chemics get second shot at Heritage 10/26/2006 Southwestern. In addition to deOliveira’s running, Midland can also move the ball through the air. Andrew Maxwell threw for 644 yards and five touchdowns during the year. He stunned Dow last week with a 59-yard touchdown strike on the first play of the game……………PS-Only returning sophomore starter”……………………………..Detroit Free Press:  “22. Midland (8-3)Playoff record: 16-16. Top players: DEs Pete House, Justin Barnes; DTs Jeremy Suave, Zach Bugosh; QBs Jake Yoder, sophomore Andrew Maxwell”…………….Detroit News:  “5 MIDLAND, 8-3, CLASS A The Chemics will miss RB Jim Parsons (graduation), but coach Terry Wilczek has 11 starters returning. They are led by an experienced defensive line that includes Justin Barnes (DE), Jeremy Sauve (DT) and Zack Bugosh (DT). Senior A.J. Deoliveria should carry the running load. Senior QB Jacob Yoder might be pushed by sophomore Andrew Maxwell”……………..Midland Daily News:  Week 11- “Midland High was paced by Jimmy Parsons’ 120 yards rushing. He also caught a 54-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter from freshman quarterback Andrew Maxwell. Back came the Chemics in a hurry. With 7:14 left in the third, backup quarterback Andrew Maxwell hooked up with Parsons on a 54-yard touchdown strike. Maxwell, who came into the game one play earlier, faked a handoff to Parsons and rolled to his right. He turned and threw a long pass to Parsons who was running down the left sideline. Parsons caught the ball, bounced off a Western defender and scampered the final 25 yards untouched into the end zone. The PAT made it 21-14. Maxwell came in for Prokop at quarterback after Prokop took a hard hit while gaining a first down three plays before the touchdown. “George took a little ding and he needed to come out so we took him out,” Wilczek said. “He needed some time to regroup and refocus a little bit. I was very happy with the job he was doing. In fact, I would have liked to have kept him in there. His running gave us a spark and his leadership on the field (was key). But he wasn’t able to continue for a while so we had to make a change.” Maxwell completed 5 of 13 passes for 117 yards and one touchdown”……………….More freshmen are cracking the varsity lineups in high school sportsFred Kelly, Midland Daily News 10/16/2005:   ”At a healthy 6-foot, 3-inches tall and 175 pounds, and with a cannon for an arm and decent mobility, Midland High freshman Andrew Maxwell has all the natural tools to be a varsity quarterback. But physical ability alone is not enough to impress Chemics’ football coach Terry Wilczek. And that alone wasn’t what earned Maxwell the starting nod under center earlier this season, as the first freshman to start at quarterback at either Midland or Dow High. Instead, what Wilczek saw in Maxwell was “a complete package.” “The physical traits, you notice as a coach,” Wilczek said of Maxwell. “But he also conducts himself very well. He has poise, and he’s bright. He’s confident. He’s polite and courteous. There’s a complete package there.” And that’s important if a ninth-grader is going to be thrown into the fire of varsity competition like Maxwell, who’s either started or seen playing time in all eight Chemic games. More freshmen athletes — from fall to spring seasons — are getting playing time at the varsity level, which in past years was typically reserved for juniors and seniors, and occasionally, a sophomore. No more. A lot more coaches are giving freshmen equal opportunity. In Maxwell’s case, maturity played a big part in him making the team. “What I like about guys like him is that they can handle the good times and the bad times. They can accept criticism or praise. They don’t fall apart,” Wilczek said”………………Midland Daily News:  Week 9-”Trailing 17-16 and in need of a big play with less than three minutes remaining and the ball on their own 21-yard line, Midland coach Terry Wilczek turned to none other than a freshman. But this freshman quarterback isn’t your ordinary freshman. Five plays later, 6-foot-3 Andrew Maxwell proved that, when he calmly dropped back into the pocket, scanned the field and found senior wide receiver Michael Goodwin open over the middle. Maxwell threw a strike to Goodwin, who hauled in the pass and turned the play into a game-winning 66-yard touchdown pass. I was a little nervous out there, but I told myself I had to calm down and do my work,” Maxwell said. “I was looking for a shorter route, but then I saw Goodwin get open and I just let it fly.” Starting quarterback George Prokop, who was replaced by Maxwell in the second half, returned, and ran in the two-point conversion to give the Chemics a seven-point bulge”…………..Midland Daily News:  Week 7-”Two plays later, Midland committed another costly penalty — this time an illegal block which negated a 33-yard completion from Andrew Maxwell to Michael Goodwin that would have given the Chemics first-and-10 at Western’s 45. Instead, Midland faced second-and-22 from its own 7 and had to punt shortly afterward Maxwell struggled the entire game against Western’s pressure, completing only 4 of 14 passes for (minus) 2 yards and an interception. “This boy throws like a seasoned kid,” Eurick said of Maxwell, a freshman. “I thought he threw some nice passes, but we did get pressure on him. That was the key. We just wanted to get enough pressure to get his feet moving and get him out of the pocket.” “We didn’t protect (Maxwell) very well, and we didn’t run-block very well,” Wilczek said. “We left our defense out on the field too much. We didn’t make any plays. The last couple of weeks, we’ve been making some plays offensively, but we didn’t make any tonight”……………..Week 6-MICK MCCABE (Detroit Free Press): “Freshman QB passes test September 30, 2005 Andrew Maxwell had a lot on his mind last week. First, he was the freshman class representative on the homecoming court at Midland High. That meant he had to be involved in all of the week-long festivities like an assembly, the parade and, of course, the halftime ceremony during the game in which the unbeaten Chemics were playing unbeaten Saginaw Heritage. He also had one other little detail to worry about: He was the varsity’s starting quarterback. When senior George Prokop suffered a concussion in Midland’s previous game, Maxwell found himself taking snaps with the starting unit. That can be intimidating for any reserve, but a 14-year-old freshman who was playing before friends and family and no one else in middle school games a year ago? “I tried not to think about it too much,” he said, “but I was nervous.” Nervous? Most 14-year-olds would be terrified. Hey, this isn’t some small Division 7 or 8 school. This is Midland High, a Division 1 power that hasn’t had a losing season since 1976. Of course, this is where you might want to ask what Midland coach Terry Wilczek was thinking, putting a 14-year-old in charge of his offense. “During the summer, he had a presence about him that was different than a new person coming in for weight lifting,” Wilczek said. Maxwell, 6-feet-3, 176 pounds, immediately earned the backup job and took a few snaps in Midland’s first four games, but that really didn’t seem to prepare him to start against Heritage, then ranked seventh in Division 1. It looked like Wilczek had made a colossal mistake when Maxwell’s first pass on the first play was intercepted. Most freshmen would have been toast for the rest of evening after that. “Yeah, that was pretty bad,” Maxwell said. “But I told myself, ‘I got that out of my system.’ I thought: ‘Hey, I can play with these guys. I’m going to show them what I’m made of.’ ” It helped that seniors Zach VanTonne and Eddie Fillmore calmed Maxwell down on the sidelines. And then there was running back Jimmy Parsons, who gained 146 yards on 31 carries and threw a halfback pass for a touchdown. “It was good to look to my side and see Jimmy there,” Maxwell said. “I know he has the potential to break any play wide open. It was really a good feeling.” So was leading Midland on an 83-yard scoring drive on its second series. “After that I knew we were going to have a good game,” Maxwell said. “I tried not to mess up.” Maxwell did mess up one more time, throwing an interception. But by the time the game ended, Maxwell had completed six of nine passes for 159 yards and a touchdown, leading Midland to a 37-7 victory. It was a truly remarkable performance for a freshman. That may be why he had difficulty falling asleep after the game. “I stayed up pretty late that night,” Maxwell said. “I was feeling pretty proud. I knew it was a big challenge. It was pretty cool.”"………….Midland Daily News:  Week 6-”Last Friday the Chemics defeated a then unbeaten and talented Saginaw Heritage squad 37-7 to mark the 29th consecutive season of winning at least five football games. The Chemics had to overcome adversity to stay undefeated as they played the game without starting quarterback George Prokop who missed the game due to a concussion. Freshman Andrew Maxwell stepped in and did not miss a beat as he completed six-of-nine passes for 152 yards”…………Midland Daily News:  Week 5-”The Chemics had no problem adjusting, even with a freshman, Andrew Maxwell, taking over under center. The Chemics also scored on a 5-yard run by Parsons and a 34-yard pass from Maxwell to Michael Goodwin. Maxwell completed 6 of 9 for 159 yards, despite two interceptions in the first half. “What a night for the freshman,” Wilczek said. “He starts his first game, it’s homecoming, he’s in the homecoming court, he comes back after throwing two interceptions and has a great game. “The best thing for me, though, was after throwing the two interceptions, the whole team picked him up on the sideline, encouraging him. That was great to see.”"…………..Midland Daily News:  Week 2- “Midland freshman quarterback Andrew Maxwell started in place of senior George Prokop, who was battling injury and illness but still played at receiver and defensive back. Maxwell led the Chemics on three first-half scoring drives and finished 7-of-15 for 60 yards with one TD and two interceptions. He also ran for a score”…………………Midland Daily News:  Week 1-”Freshman Andrew Maxwell also saw time at quarterback. The 6-foot, 3-inch, 175-pound Maxwell completed his first pass, a 30-yard toss to Andy Angus. Maxwell also was picked off and fumbled. But he definitely made a positive impression. “He showed some promise, didn’t he?” Wilczek said. “He’s got a ways to go, but it’s nice when you’re 6-3.”"………………Midland Daily News:  PS- “Wilczek said Prokop will run an option offense for part of the time. Also seeing time at quarterback in practice is freshman Andrew Maxwell (6-3, 175). “He just lacks the experience,” Wilczek said. “He brings a little size to the position, but it’ll take some time for him to develop.”"

Name:	Edwin Baker
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	RB
Position:	RB/LB
Height:	5′9
Weight:	204
Forty:	4.37
City/School:	Oak Park
State:	Michigan
College Commitment:	Michigan State
Top Offers:	MICHST, PUR, GA, MICH
Synopsis:
National Ranking Position:	7
State Ranking:
Rating:	5
National Honors:
Junior Local Honors:	2-Detroit Free Press-North (RB); 2-OAA-Red (RB)
News And Notes:	One of the top RB prospects in the nation…………He committed to Michigan State in February 2008………….He played just six games as a junior due to a slight knee injury and he carried the ball 113 times for 1,295 yards (11.5 ypc) Nice size, fine instincts and runs a 10.6 100-meters………..Really moved up the charts with an outstanding junior season. His coach says he will have his choice of schools on a national level………3.3 GPA, 17 ACT………….Visited Michigan for the 2007 Ohio State game……………….September 21, 2007 BY VINCE ELLIS DETROIT FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER: “One of the other guys mentioned in the article, junior running back Edwin Baker, said: “That was just a spirit-of-the-moment thing. We really don’t want to go to Oregon. That’s not going to happen. That’s not true.” Baker is a junior, so it’s early, but trust us, the 5-10, 210-pounder who ran a 10.6 in the 100 meters last year during track season, won’t have any problems getting interest.”………………..Detroit Free Press:  “September 2007: Troy (2-0) @ Oak Park (1-1) Troy is coming off a huge win to Lake Orion last week and Oak Park blew out North Farmington . The big question in this game is if Troy can stop the running game of Oak Park . Joevell Hoseay and junior sensation Edwin Baker both rushed for over 200 yards last week and have been dominant this season”……………..Detroit Free Press: “The line is solid with G/LB DiMarco Scarber, OT Matthew Salim and TE/LB DeShawn Scott back”…………….Observer & Eccentric:  “Sophomore quarterback Brandon Woods (6-4, 210), junior center Matthew Salim (6-5, 300), junior defensive back Jonathan Bryant (6-1, 200) junior running back/defensive back Jovevall Hosey (6-1, 210) and junior running back Edwin Baker (6-0, 220) are among the key guys Oak Park will look to in its turnaround attempt.” …………….Oakland Press:  “Oak Park Knights Last year: 7-3, 6-2, lost 17-14 to Hazel Park in first round of Division 2 state playoffs Key dates: Sept. 15 at Pontiac Northern, Sept. 30 vs. Bloomfi eld Hills Lahser, Oct. 20 vs. Royal Oak Overview: Oak Park might not have longtime head coach Keith Stephens anymore, but the same versatile, athletic squad remains. Both lines will be big behind senior C/DT Adam Johnson (6-4, 255), senior OT/DT Princeton Holmes (6-2, 275), senior DT DeAndre Dickerson (5-11, 240) and sophomore OL manchild Matthew Salim (6-5, 290). The skilled positions are also solid, with senior WR/FS/KR David Mosley (6-4, 190), junior WR/DB Jeriel Whittfield (6-2, 185), sophomore RB/ LB Josevall Hosie (6-1, 220), sophomore RB/LB Edwin Baker (6-0, 215), senior WR/FS Antoine Mason (6-3, 185), senior LB/FB Samir Haakim (6-0, 240), junior DB Jonathan Bryant (6-1, 185) and LB DeMarco Scarber 6-0, 220) ready to wreak havoc. Juniors Marquise Williams (5-11, 185) and Robert Cross (6-4, 180) are competing for the QB job.”

Name:	Larry Caper II
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	RB
Position:	RB
Height:	5′11
Weight:	215
Forty:	4.50
City/School:	Battle Creek Central
State:	Michigan
College Commitment:	Michigan State
Top Offers:	MICHST, MICH, WMU, IA, STAN, PUR, CIN
Synopsis:	Written after sophomore season:  Caper saw early varsity playing time as a freshman at BCC and followed that up with a solid sophomore start (467 yards, 8 TDs) before going down with a season-ending shoulder injury and sharing carries with blue-chip senior FB Brandon Reynolds and talented junior RB Bill Young. His father starred at BCC back in the 1980s. Capers really made a name for himself at the 2006 Michigan summer camp, where this tall and lean back showed surprising quickness and speed for a mere freshman. A prospect who will receive numerous early offers.
National Ranking Position:	23
Rating:	5
National Honors:	20-Sophomores-National (fvsports.com – June 2007)
Junior Local Honors:	1-Detroit News-Division 1-2-AS (RB); 1-Detroit Free Press-Division 1-AS (RB); SM-AP-Division 1-2-AS (RB); 1-Battle Creek Enquirer-City (RB)
Sophomore Local Honors:	1-Sophs-Michigan (June 2007)
Freshman Local Honors:	HM-Battle Creek Enquirer-City
News And Notes:	One of the top RB prospects in the nation and among the top overall junior prospects in Michigan………….He committed to Michigan State in March…………..As a junior, he carried the ball 182 times for 1,473 yards (8.09 ypc) and 14 TDs,and had 3 receptions for 24 yards……………As a sophomore, he played just 5 games due to a shoulder injury but carried the ball 55 times for 467 yards (8.5 ypc) and 9 TDs……An instinctive runner who combines nice size and speed. Is light on his feet when he keeps his weight down, has good vision and is always running forward……….Reminds some of Shaun Alexander………..At the 2008 U.S. army Combine he ran a 4.24 shuttle……….His father was a star RB at Western Michigan…….Captain as a junior and is a good leader…….3.8 overall GPA entering his junior year…….. …..1-Battle Creek Enquirer-City: “LARRY CAPER BATTLE CREEK CENTRAL A junior running back will be among the top seniors in the state next season, getting recruited by several Big Ten schools as well as Notre Dame. Caper finished with 1,473 yards rushing, second most in BCC history, and had 98 points. Had a single-game rushing record of 311 yards. “A great athlete and a great student who appears headed for a quality Division 1 program after his senior year,” Slamer said”……………….Posted: 9/22/2007 7:42 AM “Junior recruit Larry Caper II sets school record BCC’s junior sensation ran for a school record 311 yards on 30 carries to lift the Bearcats to a 47-18 victory over Kalamazoo Central at C.W. Post Field Caper had four touchdowns on runs of 62, 1, 37 and 44 yards. The 37-yarder in the third quarter was especially impressive, as the 5-foot-11, 210-pound Caper rushed around left end, hit the sideline with a burst of speed and then tight-roped his way barely staying in-bounds until reaching the end zone. It was the type of run that has recruiting analysts saying Caper is the early favorite to be next year’s No. 1 college prospect in Michigan. He already appears on the recruiting Web site, Rivals.com, among 100 juniors to watch nationally. Caper has been offered scholarships to Michigan and Michigan State and on Friday he reiterated that he has no favorite”…………………Visited Michigan for the 2007 Ohio State game……………..Battle Creek Enquirer:  “BCC’s Larry Caper II hopes to follow in Dad’s footsteps Jeff Karzen The Enquirer Having just finished dazzling onlookers at a University of Michigan summer football camp, 15-year-old Larry Caper II sat next to his father in the office of Wolverines coach Lloyd Carr. With massive Michigan Stadium serving as a backdrop, Carr asked the football phenom to “tell me something good about yourself.” Caper, who is entering his junior season at Battle Creek Central, said, “I have a 3.0 GPA at the Math and Science Center.” It was exactly what Carr wanted to hear. Minutes later, the 15-year-old had a full scholarship offer from the University of Michigan. Caper is the closest thing a football prospect could be to the elusive “total package” title. On the field, he’s big and fast with a perfect running back build. Off it, he’s a soft-spoken, intelligent teenager with a 3.8 overall GPA who has never had worse than a ‘B’ on his high school report card. The kid’s got genes, too. Caper’s father, Larry, graduated from Battle Creek Central in 1978 as the school’s all-time leading rusher. The elder Caper was offered scholarships by Michigan and Michigan State, but opted to stay local and attend Western Michigan, where he played four years and is the school’s sixth all-time leading rusher with 2,449 yards. Although Caper II hurt his shoulder last season and played just four games, he’s become a priority recruit for both Michigan and Michigan State, according to sources close to the two programs. MSU has offered a scholarship, too — in fact that came before Michigan’s — and Caper II said he likes both schools but doesn’t have a favorite yet. “Of the guys I’ve seen in the Class of 2009 (in Michigan), Larry Caper is the best I’ve seen,” said Josh Helmholdt, recruiting analyst for The Wolverine magazine and thewolverine.com. “It’s a really, really talented and deep class of kids. But he’s special, there’s no doubt about it. Larry is so light on his feet for how big a kid he is. If he can stay healthy, he’s going to set the world on fire this year.” Helmholdt added that Caper II has a good chance of being a five-star prospect by the major recruiting services, which generally means a player is top 25 nationally, regardless of position. He might only be 15 years old, but Caper II already looks the part of big-time running back. At 5-foot-10 1/2 and 210 pounds, he added 10-15 pounds of muscle this summer by lifting weights. He says there was an emphasis on squatting and that most of the added weight is in his legs. It doesn’t appear to have affected his speed. During team testing drills at BCC, Caper II ran a 4.38, 40-yard dash. “Larry has something you can’t teach. When he runs, he has a great forward lean,” said BCC coach Al Slamer. “You work on that, but naturally he’s always done that.” Caper II, who turns 16 next month, has been around football since he could walk. Tagging alongside his father, who coached Rocket Football as well as helping out at local high schools, Larry II grew up on the sidelines. He’s not off to the side anymore, but Larry II vows to not let all the attention inflate his ego. “I really don’t want to put all that information in my head,” Caper II said. “Psychologically, you’re not going to think about it but when you’re on the field, you think you’ve got to prove something to somebody. And I don’t want that to happen. I just want everything to be free.” Slamer, who has sent numerous players to collegiate programs, isn’t worried about his latest stud prospect. “He’s an outstanding football player, but that’s not the story,” Slamer said. “Larry is just a complete young man. He’s a very nice young man, he’s very, very intelligent. He’s a hard worker in school, and his dad won’t have it any other way. That’s the neat part.” This summer, Caper II is reading “Black Boy” and “The Other Side of the River” for his Advanced Placement English class. By now, it seems, working hard in school has become a habit. “When I was little, my dad said I couldn’t play football unless I had higher than a C-plus,” Caper II said. “So I carried that throughout high school and I set that standard for myself. So then when football is over, I’ll have something to lean back on.” While it’s still extremely early in the recruiting process, Caper II lists Wisconsin and Cincinnati as the other schools he may visit after the season, along with Michigan and MSU. Wisconsin, North Carolina and Indiana came to BCC during the spring evaluation period. Caper II says he’d like to verbally commit before his senior season. “I think Mark Dantonio has really reached out to the in-state schools to getting out earlier to kids than they have in the past,” Jim Comparoni, editor of spartanmag.com, said about MSU’s new coach. “They’re making sure the in-state schools know they are a priority for Michigan State. That’s one of the reasons they’re going full blast for Larry Caper. With Jonas Gray (Detroit Country Day) picking Nebraska over Michigan State, that opens the door for MSU to go after a blue-chip running back in the Class of ‘09.” Rivals.com, one of the leading recruiting services, released their list this week of 100 players to watch in the Class of 2009 and Caper was one of four Michigan players mentioned. Detailed rankings lists don’t generally come out until the summer before a football player’s senior year. MSU’s recruiting coordinator Mark Staten, who played at Dowagiac, said the Spartans will keep a close eye on west Michigan prospects. (Staten is not permitted to discuss individual prospects, per NCAA rules). “Knowing Coach Slamer and the job that he does in the Battle Creek area, shoot, that’s going to be a gold mine. And there are good ones in ‘09,” Staten said. As for U-M, Caper II will never forget that summer day in Carr’s office. “Butterflies,” Caper II said when asked what it was like. “I was so nervous and I couldn’t stop smiling. I looked at my dad and he was smiling back at me. It was crazy.”Larry Caper Sr. is enjoying the ride. After coaching his son in Rocket Football for several years, the elder Caper, who is the boys’ head track coach at BCC, is just another parent on Friday nights. Except, obviously, his son isn’t just another player. “He reminds me of myself a little bit, but he’s going to be a lot better than I was,” Caper said. “I told him I don’t care how good people say you are, when you get on the field you still have to perform. Because talking is not going to get the job done.”"…………….Soph Rushing Stats: 88 Larry Caper, Central (Battle Creek) 5 55 467 64 9 8.49 93.4………..Battle Creek Enquirer:  Week 9-”Pigskin playoffs kick off The Bearcats counter with 5-11, 235-pound Brandon Reynolds at fullback. Reynolds rushed for 736 yards and nine touchdowns while sharing carries with Larry Caper II (467 yards, 8 TDs, before a season-ending shoulder injury) and Bill Young (714, 8)”…………Battle Creek Enquirer:  Week 4 of 2006: “Larry Caper – BCC’s stable of backs shared a lot of carries, so Caper only had 50 yards on 12 carries, but managed to get into the endzone once for a score.; Week 3 of 2006-Week 3-Larry Caper – Our road trip featured player last week, Caper has gone over 100 yards each of the first three games and has scored 3 TDs in each. He had 116 yards on only 12 carried and 3 scores this week”………………Battle Creek Enquirer:  Week 4-”Freshman running back Larry Caper II continues to shine for the Bearcats as he tallied six carries for 62 yards and touchdown………..Battle Creek Enquirer:  Week 1-”The Bearcats’ production in the backfield didn’t stop with Alexander and Reynolds. In the second half with the starting backs on the bench, sophomore James Williams and freshman Larry Caper II gave BCC fans a glimpse at the future. Caper scored touchdowns on runs of 5 and 21 yards and certainly didn’t show the nerves that usually accompany a debut varsity game. Later, Williams came on and scored from 48 yards out, making the score 49-14.”

Name:	Donald Spencer
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	WR
Position:	WR/DB
Height:	6′4
Weight:	197
Forty:	4.65
City/School:	Ypsilanti
State:	Michigan
College Commitment:	Michigan State
Top Offers:	MICHST, IN
National Ranking Position:	52
Rating:	5
Sophomore Local Honors:	29-Sophs-Michigan (June 2007)
News And Notes:	One of the top junior receivers in Michigan…………He committed to Michigan State in February 2008………….As a junior, he had 18 receptions for 435 yards and eight touchdowns……………A D-I prospect who has nice height and is elusive…………..Looked pretty good at 2008 U.S. Army Combine…………..Visited Michigan for the September 8, 2007 Oregon loss…………Chelsea, Ypsi ready for kickoff By Don Richter, Sports Editor PUBLISHED: August 23, 2007 “”They line up with two receivers that will probably be the two best receivers we see all year,” Bush said. “Marvon Sanders, a senior and Donald Spencer, a junior are very talented. Spencer is a big-time recruit. He’s 6-foot-4, can run and he’s elusive.”"…………..Detroit News:  “CB E.J. Wilson and WR/DB Donald Spencer (WR/DB) will limit big plays”…………….One of 2 sophomores on the roster; Spencer, Donald Ypsilanti 10 WR 6′2″ 185

Name:	Bennie Fowler
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	WR
Position:	WR
Height:	6′1
Weight:	188
Forty:	4.60
City/School:	Beverly Hills Detroit Country Day
State:	Michigan
College Commitment:	Michigan State
Top Offers:	MICHST, EMU, IN, TOL
National Ranking Position:	68
Rating:	5
Combines:	2008:  Bennie Fowler 09 Detroit Country Day MI WR 6-1 188 4.60 4.19 30.9 36\’0\” 97.32
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News And Notes:	One of the top junior receivers in Michigan………..He committed to Michigan State in July…………..His junior season is his first year of football as he played on the basketball and track (ran the 100-meters and 4×100-meters relay) teams as a sophomore……..Halfway through his junior season he had 5 receptions and 2 TDs playing in a run-oriented offense led by Class of 2008 superstar Jonas Gray. He missed much of the season with an injury……..A real sleeper prospect who shot up the charts in recruiting circles during the spring and summer of 2008 following several very impressive performances at camps and combines.  He has tremendous speed and did not play football until his junior season, and he was out with an injury for much of the year.  He plays for an elite prep school that is as strong as any school in the state academically and churns out atghletes in both basketball (Chris Webber, Shane Battier, many others) and football (most recently Michigan freshman Kenny Demens and Notre Dame freshman Jonas Gray)…….    Junior back-up at WR on the state Division 4 runner-up team…………First Team Columbus Nike Combine (March 2008)………..Among the top SPARQ performers at the March 2008 Columbus Nike…………….Hearing from numerous Big Ten schools

Name:	Patrick White
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	WR
Position:	WR/DB
Height:	6′0
Weight:	171
Forty:	4.49
City/School:	Pickerington Central
State:	Ohio
College Commitment:	Michigan State
Top Offers:	AKRON, CIN, IN, ORE, KAN, LOU, MICHST
National Ranking Position:	76
Rating:	5
Junior Local Honors:	17-Juniors-Ohio (Bill Kurelic, December 2007); SM-Division I-AS; 1-Central District-Division I (DB)
Combines:	Patrick White Pickerington Central OH 5-11.5 171 4.22 7.12 35.5 8-9
News And Notes:	One of the top junior skill athletes in Ohio…………He committed to Michigan State in June……Through 8 games as a junior he had 29 receptions for 354 yards and 2 TDs as a WR and 31 tackles and 3 INTs as a DB……………Prefers to play on defense but has great hands as a WR……….Very impressive at May 2008 Columbus Nike Camp………..Very impressive at the 2007 Ohio State summer camp……..First Team All-Combine at the March 2008 Pittsburgh Scout.com/Under Armour Combine……………..Older brother Terence was a talented but injury-prone blue-chip prospect…………265 bench, 300 squat, 34 vertical, 4.24 shuttle……….Actively recruited by the Big Ten, including Ohio State, early in his junior year………..Columbus Suburban News:  “Four offensive starters have returned — senior left guard Aaron Rittgers (6-foot-2, 215 pounds), senior right tackle Tim McGougan (6-1, 235), junior wide receiver Patrick White (6-1, 175) and junior tight end Blaine Burgess (6-3, 230). White had 20 catches for 366 yards and one touchdown. The returning starters are senior inside linebacker Brennen Fraley (5-10, 190), senior cornerback Eisen Hardy (5-10, 170), junior linebacker Zach Boren (6-1, 240) and White at cornerback”………………Xolumbus Suburban News:  “An experienced group of wide receivers has returned, including seniors Brian Peters and Tim Robinson, junior Kyle Wood and sophomores Patrick White (brother of Terence) and Jamie Wood. Senior Michael Ward and Patrick White are back to start at cornerback, and seniors Jack Hickman and Matt Smith are back on the defensive line”………………Columbus Suburban News:  “Anderson can throw to receivers like senior Tim Robinson (5-7, 165) sophomore Patrick White (5-10, 160), senior Brian Peters (6-4, 205) and sophomore Jamie Wood (6-0, 159). Senior Jordan Jarrell (5-10, 190) can handle running back chores.”

Class of 2009: Rutgers on a Roll

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A program that has taken its recruiting to a new level this year is Rutgers, and I’m not saying that just because Greg Schiano is a fellow Italian-American!

In the past couple of years Schiano has had some success in plucking blue-chip prospects out of the area, but nothing like what is happening with this year’s class. This is a program that has definitely turned the corner, not just on the field but now also in recruiting. Nobody in the Big East is recruiting better than Rutgers. In fact, nobody in the east, including Penn State, is having the sort of success that Schiano is enjoying this year.

In a sense, Rutgers is one of two programs that has most taken advantage of Penn State’s slide in the latter days of the Joe Paterno area. While Ohio State is really cleaning up in the Pennsylvania WPIAL (think Terrelle Pryor, Dorian Bell, Corey Brown and Jordan Hall), Rutgers is putting the squeeze on the other side of the state (Tom Savage and Abdul Smith were both offered by Penn State) while owning the state of New Jersey. They have even gone into South Carolina (sort of, Scott is originally from South Carolina), a former Penn State southern satellite state, to pull in a national blue-chipper in Desmond Scott.

Some thoughts on the Rutgers class:

Who would have thought that Rutgers would have 19 verbals by mid-July. Remarkable, even in this age of early commitments.

Early verbals mostly home-grown: It’s interesting to note that all of the early verbals are from the northeast except for Scott. Schiano is doing a great job of “owning” the talent in his area, including 9 of the 19 verbals being from New Jersey. It will be interesting to see what sort of strategy Schiano will pursue in southeastern Florida, especially with respect to skill athletes. That area has been kind to Rutgers in the past. Nevertheless, Rutgers can no longer conduct camps in the area and Schiano’s success in the northeast means that he can be more selective when it comes to who he offers in Florida. I don’t know whether he can win many recruiting battles with the Florida “Big Three”, but there is so much talent in the Dade/Broward/Palm Beach Counties corridor that I’m sure he can pull in some quality talent. They can’t all go to the “Big Three”.

The “twins”: That’s what I call South Jersey skill athletes Shawney Kersey and Aaron Hayward. I call them that even though they are not related because they are both outstanding athletes who, in my view, did not possess the sort of offer list that their skills merited. Perhaps it’s because they are from the less heavily recruited southern part of the state? I don’t know. All I know is that they are both very, very fine prospects. In fact, if Schiano can continue to recruit this type of skill athlete out of New Jersey he may not have to make a recruiting push in Florida after all.

The “Brooklyn sleepers”: Andre Civil, Jamal Wilson and Robert Joseph are all from New York. In fact, they are all from Brooklyn. I really like prospects from New York State and I like prospects from Brooklyn most of all.

The fact of the matter is that New York has a population base that ranks with the big three in football recruiting of California, Texas and Florida but does not produce near the number of college football prospects. High school football is just not a passion, not even a priority, in the Empire State. Moreover, kids from Brooklyn simply do not receive any press coverage. The major New York dailies do a poor job of covering prep sports, so it is really tough to get info on a lot of these kids. Nevertheless, that does not mean that there is not high-level D-I talent in that state. It simply means that a lot of that talent is unknown to so-called recruiting experts.

How many of you know that Jamal Wilson was offered by Penn State BEFORE his junior year. Not many, even though it was reported in the local press. If Wilson had been playing in Florida or Texas, news of the offer would have put him on the recruiting radar of numerous schools and fans. In New York, however, he remained a relative unknown.

Civil, Wilson and Joseph are all “high ceiling” sort of prospects with their best football in front of them. They are all a bit raw, but there is no doubting their upside.

The “stars” of the class: No question about it, Tom Savage and Desmond Scott are national blue-chip prospects that just about any program in the country would love to sign.

Around forever:  Steve Beauharnais, Malcolm Bush and Mark Brazinski: These are three kids who were identified very early as BCS-caliber prospects. It seems like they have been on the recruiitn radar forever and all are solid gets for Rutgers.

High Ceilings – Abdul Smith, Gerald Hodges, Mark Harrison: I really can’t stop until I mention these three fine prospects. All possess outstanding athleticism and I would not be surprised if they perform at a higher level in college than their rankings may indicate. Harrison, in particular, is a sleeper who is vastly underrated (myself included). His early offer list would have been much longer if he did not hail from the recruiting outback known as Connecticut. Much like Brooklyn, Connecticut prospects are hidden gems who usually outperform their prep ranking at the next level. Harrison’s great combination of size, speed and productivity merits special attention and he is, along with Jamal Wilson, my “Super Sleeper” in the class.

Please keep in mind that my database extracts listed below (including offer lists) have not been updated since early May as I only follow prospects for my college clients through late in their junior year (other than updating verbal commitments). Please do not attempt to subscribe to my Recruiting Brain service unless you can verify that you are on a college staff.

Name:	Abdul Smith
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	DB
Position:	DB/WR/RB
Height:	6′0
Weight:	182
Forty:	4.58
City/School:	Pennsburg Perkiomen
State:	Pennsylvania
College Commitment:	Rutgers
Top Offers:	COL, UCONN, RUT, WVU, TEMP, SYR, MD, AKRON, IA, FLA INTL, PSU, PITT, CIN, LOU, AUB, NCST, WISC
National Ranking Position:	55
Rating:	5
National Honors:	HM-2007 Nike Football Training Camp-Underclassmen (DB)
Junior Local Honors:	1-Philadelphia Inquirer-Southeastern Pennsylvania (DB); 1-Pottstown Mercury (DB & AP)
Sophomore Local Honors:	2-Pottstown Mercury (DB)
Combines:	Abdul Smith, Perkiomen (Pa.), 6-0, 182, SPARQ: 105.42, Defensive Back 40: 4.7, PB: 40-03, PA: 4.22, VJ: 33.3
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News And Notes:	One of the top junior CBs in Pennsylvania…………He committed to Rutgers in July……..1-Philadelphia Inquirer-Southeastern Pennsylvania: DB Abdul Smith, Perkiomen School. The lightning-quick safety is getting recruited by top-flight Division I-A programs across the country. He had 59 tackles and four interceptions…………….As a junior, he had 662 yards passing and 7 TDs, rushed for 910 yards and 12 TDs, gained over 350 yards and scored 3 TDs on punt and kick returns, and tallied 60 tackles, 1 TFL and 4 INTs……………..At CB he shows good recovery speed and the ability to play bump-and-run…………..He tested very well at the 2008 Baltimore Nike……….First Team All-Camp at the March 2008 Badger Sport/New Level Athletics Passing Camp……………First Team All-Combine at the March 2008 Pittsburgh Scout.com/Under Armour Combine………….Abdul Smith, School Perkiomen in Pennsburg ,PA, 5-11, 180 WR,DB Rushed 43-454-5tds, Caught 13 balls for 385 6tds………..Will camp in 2008 at Florida and Florida State (childhood fave)

Name:	Gerald Hodges
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	DB
Position:	DB/QB/LB
Height:	6′3
Weight:	215
Forty:	4.46
City/School:	Paulsboro
State:	New Jersey
College Commitment:	Rutgers
Top Offers:	RUT, SYR, PSU, MD, IA, CIN, TEMP, DUKE, WVU
National Ranking Position:	77
Rating:	5
Junior Local Honors:	1-Philadelphia Inquirer-South Jersey (DB); 1-Camden South Jersey Courier Post-Group 1 (DB); 140 New Jersey Juniors to Watch (December 2007)
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News And Notes:	One of the top juniors in New Jersey…….He committed to Rutgers in June……..A versatile athlete who plays QB but projects as a safety or OLB in college due to his great combination of size, strength and speed…….1-Philadelphia Inquirer-South Jersey: DB Gerald Hodges Paulsboro 6-3 215 Junior Had five interceptions. As QB, led team in rushing, passing, scoring…………..As a sophomore, he started at quarterback, free safety, and returned punts. He had 8 passing touchdowns and 13 rushing touchdowns on offense and recorded 65 tackles and 6 interceptions on the defensive side of the ball………Effective both against the run and pass……..Plays for a strong program……….350 bench……….Fine wrestler……………First Team All-Camp at the March 2008 Badger Sport/New Level Athletics Passing Camp……….Impressive at the 2009 Akron at the Badger Sport/New Level Athletics Skills Pass Camp ……..Looked good at February 2008 Rutgers Premier Showcase………………….2.4 GPA………….As of December 2007 he was hearing from Syracuse, Georgia Tech, UConn, Virginia, Rutgers, and Penn State…………….”GROUP 1 Favorite: Paulsboro. Versatile junior QB Gerald Hodges looks to guide Paulsboro to its 17th sectional playoff championship”…………….”PLAYERS TO WATCH • Gerald Hodges, Paulsboro, junior, QB/S: Going into only his junior season, he could be one of the conference\’s best quarterbacks”…………….”December 2006: Football season highlights, from A to Z: Y is for youth. Several freshmen and sophomores made their marks, including Paulsboro\’s exciting quarterback, Gerald Hodges. The 6-2, 190-pound sophomore was a magician at avoiding a pass rush, and he finished the season with 733 yards rushing on 106 carries and 10 touchdowns. West Deptford running back Jimmy Owens was arguably the region\’s most exciting freshman. A 5-8, 180-pounder with 4.6-second speed in the 40-yard dash, Owens gained 720 yards on just 58 carries – that\’s 12.4 yards per attempt – and scored nine touchdowns. He will combine with junior Stephon Archie (964 yards on 123 carries, 18 TDs) to give the Eagles a dynamic backfield again next year. December 4, 2006 QB Gerald Hodges – Paulsboro Hodges rushed for 113 yards and 1 touchdown on 13 carries during a 20-0 victory over Glassboro in the South Group I Championship. He also added an interception on defense”

Name:	Logan Ryan
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	DB
Position:	DB/WR
Height:	5′11
Weight:	170
Forty:	4.52
City/School:	Voorhees Eastern Regional High
State:	New Jersey
College Commitment:	Rutgers
Top Offers:	WVU, UVA, MD, RUT, NW
National Ranking Position:	123
Rating:	5
Junior Local Honors:	2-Philadelphia Inquirer-South Jersey (DB); 140 New Jersey Juniors to Watch (December 2007)
News And Notes:	One of the top junior CBs in New Jersey and overall prospects in South Jersey…………He committed to Rutgers in June………As a junior starter at QB and CB, he completed 71 of 121 passes for 899 yards and 5 TDs, while also rushing for 625 yards and 13 touchdowns. At CB, he recorded he recorded 28 tackles, 22 assists, 2 FRs and 10 PBUs…………As a sophomore starter at WR and CB, he had 57 tackles, 5 INTs, 28 receptions for 250 yards and 1 TD…………….Smooth and fluid CB prospect who plays with nice technique…………225 bench, 365 squat, 4.14 shuttle………Impressive at a 2007 National Underclassmen Combine……….Starting point guard in basketball his first two years, but gave up the sport as a junior to focus on football……….Looked good at February 2008 Rutgers Premier Showcase………………..As of December 2007 he was hearing from Wake Forest, Purdue, Stanford, UConn, Syracuse, Temple, and Rutgers………….3.5 GPA

Name:	Duron Harmon
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	DB
Position:	DB/WR/RB
Height:	6\’1
Weight:	191
Forty:	4.52
City/School:	Camden-Wyoming Caesar Rodney
State:	Delaware
College Commitment:	Rutgers
Top Offers:	STAN, RUT, PITT, MD
National Ranking Position:	127
Rating:	5
Sophomore Local Honors:	2-Henlopen North (DB)
News And Notes:	One of the top juniors in Delaware…….He committed to Rutgers in June……..Projects as a safety in college………As a junior, he had 31 tackles, 42 assists, 3 INTs and 9 PBUs and carried the ball 91 times for 701 yards and 12 TDs and had 212 yards receiving …………As a sophomore, he recorded 73 tackles, 3 INTs, 9 PBUs and 3 forced fumbles……………..32 vertical, 4.41 shuttle, 295 bench, 315 shuttle………. Also stars in basketball…………Third Team All-Camp at the March 2008 Badger Sport/New Level Athletics Passing Camp…………Plans to visit Notre Dame in March as he was unable to attend their February junior day……….Impressive at the New York City Metro (NJ) Underclass Combine-May 20, 2007………..Interested in majoring in physical therapy or education……….3.5 core GPA

Name:	Mohammed Sanu
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	DB
Position:	DB/LB/QB
Height:	6′3
Weight:	210
Forty:
City/School:	Monmouth Junction South Brunswick
State:	New Jersey
College Commitment:	Rutgers
Top Offers:	RUT
National Ranking Position:	189
Rating:	5
Junior Local Honors:	1-Newark Star Ledger-AS (QB); 3-Newark Star-Ledger-AS (DB); 1-Newark Star Ledger-Middlesex; 140 New Jersey Juniors to Watch (December 2007)
News And Notes:	One of the top junior athletes in New Jersey………….He committed to Rutgers in January 2008……………Dual-threat QB who is a great runner but projects at LB in college………As a junior starter at QB and safety, he had 900 yards rushing, 700 yards passing, 90 tackls and 5 INTs………….Returning junior starter at QB and safety………….With his athleticism and frame, he probably projects as a safety or OLB in college, although he does possess a very, very strong arm………..During the 2007-2008 academic year he is athletically a senior but academically just a junior…………..265 bench, 435 squat……..Newark Star Ledger:  “Offense: QB Muhamed Sanu (6-3, 210) almost engineered a victory over Monroe (a 28-20 loss) in his first start last year as a sophomore, then struggled as his team went 1-3 in the next four games against the roughest part of South Brunswick’s schedule. He finished with 682 yards passing and paced three victories in the last five games to foster hope for 2007. Etc.: Sanu was a remarkably durable performer as a sophomore QB/S last season. Along with his passing ability, he made four interceptions and was second on the team with a total 57 tackles”. …………….What’s versatile Sanu gonna do? Home News Tribune Online 09/6/07 By KEN WEINGARTNER CORRESPONDENT: “Throughout his life, Mohamed Sanu was thrust into situations that forced him to adapt to new surroundings. As a child, he moved frequently, living in New Brunswick, Africa, Georgia, Sayreville and now South Brunswick. As an athlete, he was a Pop Warner running back who was moved, against his preference, to quarterback. Now, as an established strong-arm, drop-back style QB, he is being recast as the triggerman in the Vikings’ new multiple-option attack under first-year coach Rick Mantz. No problem. “I’m so excited,” Sanu said. “I think the offense fits me. I can move on my feet and Coach knows how to use the drop back on certain occasions. I like the wishbone. I went to a camp over the summer and they told me the coach has me in the wrong offense. But I like the offense; it works. As long as it works, I’m fine with it.” Sanu, who recently turned 18, is an academic junior, but considered a senior as far as athletic eligibility. When Mantz, who previously coached at Hillsborough, got the job at South Brunswick, Sanu took it upon himself to immediately seek out his new mentor.”I wanted to get acquainted with him,” Sanu said. “He came on strong; his presence and the way he talked. He’s always looking in your eyes and is a great speaker. He’ll get you motivated for every little thing.” The initiative Sanu showed in introducing himself to the coach is indicative of his leadership skills and style. He is one of the team’s captains. “His teammates love him and he takes responsibility for everything,” Mantz said. “He asks questions, he watches film — he’s the kind of kid you have to kick out of the locker room. He’s a leader. He just impresses everybody; you can’t help but fall in love with the kid. He’s extremely talented and he’ll do anything for you.” Sanu never intended to be a quarterback, but was finally moved to the position while playing Pop Warner in South River. He quickly learned that with his rocket arm, there was no other spot for him. He can seemingly just flick the ball 75 yards with his easy, fluid delivery. “I realized I could throw the ball a mile; I never knew I could throw that far,” Sanu said. “Coach says it looks like I’m throwing from a lawn chair because I don’t transfer my weight; it’s all arm.” With his background, Sanu is adept at handling new situations that might intimidate others. “It’s hard moving around when you’re a kid because you make friends and you don’t want to lose them,” Sanu said. “But I got to see different places and different environments. I wasn’t always liked where I went. So I know how to act toward people, whether they’re hating on you or liking you.” If Sanu and South Brunswick’s offense clicks, he will not be a popular figure around the Greater Middlesex Conference. “I’m ready to play football; I just want to get after it this year,” Sanu said. “We still need to do some work to get everything together, but I’m liking our team. I see that we’re going to do well as long as we focus and do what we have to do. We have to believe in each other and be accountable to each other. “We have a lot of talent and speed. But most impor 00004tantly, we have heart. We’re not the biggest team around, but as long as you have heart, you don’t have to be big. You just have to be tough and have the heart of a Viking.””……………”Mohamed Sanu returns at quarterback for South Brunswick, but facing a new role in running the option. The 6-foot-2, 210-pound senior won’t be asked to carry the load alone”…………………..”South Brunswick also graduated its top players on the defensive line, at linebacker and at the corners. If Monroe has an edge, it might be at quarterback, where Cushman provides a veteran presence. The Vikings have a talented sophomore in Mohammed Sanu, but he will be making his first start”………………”3. SOUTH BRUNSWICK Offense: Tailback Greg McClendon and fullback Joe Clancy will assume the bulk of the ball-carrying chores, with promising sophomore Mohammed Sanu providing another dimension at QB. Senior Ray Dasant is the top wideout. Tackles John Viotto and Joe Mecca anchor the line”…………….”THREE SOPHOMORES TO WATCH: Mohammed Sanu, quarterback, South Brunswick; Jorge Marino, defensive tackle, Old Bridge; Ted Greffin, CB/HB, Old Bridge”………………..Sanu needs solid passing grade Home News Tribune Online 09/7/06:  “With so many talented quarterbacks in the Greater Middlesex Conference Red Division, it’s easy to see how South Brunswick sophomore Mohamed Sanu might be overlooked entering the 2006 season. “I don’t think a lot of people around know about him too much,” South Brunswick head coach Mark Prelewicz said. “A lot of people are talking about some other guys in the area. I haven’t heard Mohamed’s name mentioned a lot, but that’s fine.”Piscataway quarterback Tony Logan and Perth Amboy signal caller James Harrell have garnered most of the preseason accolades.Logan has already received scholarship offers from 15 Division I schools including Tennessee, Purdue, Maryland, Rutgers and Connecticut. Harrell led the conference last fall in throwing yards (2,196) and touchdown passes (14).Sanu, who saw time on special teams, in the defensive secondary and at wide receiver a year ago, also served as starting quarterback Mario DeFelice’s backup.With GMC rushing leader Vince Davidson carrying the bulk of the offensive load last season, however, the Vikings rarely put the ball in the air.Now that Davidson has graduated, taking his school-record 3,667 rushing yards with him, South Brunswick’s offensive game plan has changed.The Vikings, who threw the ball about 10 percent of the time a year ago, will now take advantage of Sanu’s strong arm and athleticism, taking to the air about 40 percent of the time this season, according to Prelewicz.”Our offense is still a power running offense,” he explained, “but it may look a little different this year. Where you usually set up the pass by running the ball, we may set up the run by passing the ball.”In doing so, Prelewicz said, fullback Joe Clancy and tailback Greg McClendon — Davidson’s heir — will benefit.”Greg knew his role last year,” Prelewicz said. “He knew how special Vince was. Greg was just waiting his turn and learning as much stuff as he could learn. He worked his tail off in the offseason and is ready to come in and be a leader. He knows it’s his time and he’s ready for it.”Clancy, who was a bruising lead blocker a year ago, will be even more effective this season now that he has gained almost 30 pounds of muscle. “Joe is a guy we can count on every snap on both sides of the ball,” said Prelewicz, noting that Clancy doubles as a linebaker. “I can verbalize a game plan to him in 10 seconds and he knows what’s going on.”The key to the team’s season, however, may rest on Sanu’s competent shoulders. How quickly the sophomore signal caller develops may determine if South Brunswick makes a run at the NJSIAA playoffs. The Vikings narrowly missed qualifying for the postseason a year ago, despite finishing with a 7-3 record, the school’s best mark since 1995.”Obviously we are going to miss Vince,” Prelewicz said. “But that’s the nature of high school football. Year to year you’ve got to re-evaluate what you have and not change your system, but adapt it to what’s going on.”What’s going on is that McClendon, Clancy and especially Sanu will have their day in the spotlight.”Mohamed spent a lot of time in the summer with Coach (Jeff) Johnson, just getting himself ready as far as the playbook, knowing the routes and just getting comfortable stepping into a huddle,” Prelewicz said. “We expect him to grow into a good all-around quarterback, somebody who can lead a team down the field. He can throw the ball with the best of them.”Prelewicz said he believes that by the time Sanu is a senior, he will be a Division I prospect. “He will be going (to college on scholarship) somewhere,” Prelewicz said”……………..”For South Brunswick, the athletic Mohamed Sanu is a sophomore who has all the potential in the world. A threat to run and pass, Sanu is expected to be involved in a versatile backfield which includes the classic fullback in Joe Clancy and the classic tailback Greg McClendon”………………..”Strong-armed sophomore Mohammed Sanu takes over at quarterback, replacing Mario DeFelice, who graduated. Sanu’s throwing ability should take pressure off the running game and, hopefully, lead to a balanced offensive attack. The hard-hitting Clancy and Sanu will be the safeties. Amrhein, Viotto, Shapiro and Evan Nathanson will see time on the defensive line. Mike Powers, Joe Amejka, Khalid Weston and Nick Zastocki will play at the linebacker spots”……………………PS-”Triggering the offense will fall to two players, senior Mario DeFelice and freshman Mohammed Sanu, because last year’s quarterback, Kyle Breese, decided not to play this season. “We’re going to split time throughout the year,” Prelewicz said. “They have different qualities and will be able to play off each other. It makes things more dynamic to be able to use both of them because they both bring something different to the offense. They’re both going to do well. “Mario has been around. He knows the offense and knows what to expect. He can be more comfortable running the entire offense. Mohammed, obviously, is very young and hasn’t been in the offense long. But when you watch him throwing the ball around, he can get the ball wherever he wants and very quickly. He came into camp and worked his butt off and showed everyone he can do a lot of things.”"

Name:	Andre Civil
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	DL
Position:	DL
Height:	6′5
Weight:	239
Forty:	4.98
City/School:	Booklyn Sheepshead Bay
State:	New York
College Commitment:	Rutgers
Top Offers:	GT, SYR, CLEM, UCONN, RUT
National Ranking Position:	66
Rating:	5
Combines:	Spring 2007: • Civil • Andre • DL • 76 • 247 • 2009 • 5.13 • 22 • 4.72 • 25.8 • 60.71
News And Notes:	One of the top overall prospects in New York………..He committed to Rutgers in May…….A great-framed DE prospect with quick feet and excellent athletic ability……….Somewhat raw but has huge upside…………4.40 shuttle………….As of February he was hearing from Rutgers, UConn, Georgia Tech, Virginia, Penn State, Syracuse, and Clemson………..December 2007 MBD: “NYS top 5 for 2009 by 12/21/07 20:30 ET 1. Andre Civil DE Sheepshead bay 2. Curtis Dukes RB/LB Indian River 3. Troy Walker WR Long Island City 4. Devin Worthington LB Aquinas 5. Tom Bradley OL William Floyd” …………….Very impressive at New Jersey Underclass Combine-April 1, 2007.

Name:	Malcolm Bush
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	DL
Position:	DL/TE
Height:	6′6
Weight:	235
Forty:	5.16
City/School:	Hackensack
State:	New Jersey
College Commitment:	Rutgers
Top Offers:	UCONN, SYR, PITT, RUT, NCAR
National Ranking Position:	77
Rating:	5
Junior Local Honors:	140 New Jersey Juniors to Watch (December 2007)
Combines:	2007: Malcolm Bush  10 Hackensack HS NJ Lincoln park DL TE 75.5 233 99 127.5 28.5 8′6.5 4.61 5.16 9 185
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News And Notes:	One of the top junior DE/TE prospects in New Jersey…………..He committed to Rutgers in June……As a junior starter at TE and DE, he had 17 receptions for 277 yards and 2 TDs, 55 tackles, 3 sacks and 3 FRs…………..300 bench, 375 squat…………2.8 GPA……….Returning junior starter at TE and DE on a 4-6 team……..One of several blue-chip underclassmen in the program…………Nice frame, quick and athletic………..Looked good at February 2008 Rutgers Premier Showcase……………..As of December of his junior year he was hearing from Florida, USC, Rutgers, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, and BC………………Impressive at New York City Metro (NJ) Underclass Combine-May 20, 2007……………Transferred from Don Bosco to Hackensack after his freshman season…………..One of 3 freshmen on the roster at Don Bosco Prep: Malcolm Bush Class: Freshman Position: WR Jersey: 89 Height: 6\’2\” Weight: 200 lbs. Defensive Season Stats Tackles Tackles Assists Total Tackles/G Season Totals: 1 1 2 2.0………………….”Three juniors (Oliver, Solice and Bush) also are blue-chip prospects. Oliver, Solice and Bush started to come into their own at the end of last season. They have the potential to create havoc and must do so for the Comets to truly reach the expectations laid out before them”

Name:	Michael Larrow
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	DL
Position:	DL
Height:	6′3
Weight:	258
Forty:	5.11
City/School:	Union
State:	New Jersey
College Commitment:	Rutgers
Top Offers:	SYR, RUT, ILL
National Ranking Position:	117
Rating:	5
Junior Local Honors:	140 New Jersey Juniors to Watch (December 2007); 2-Conference
Combines:	DL – Michael Larrow / Union (N.J.) / 6-3, 252 5.11 40, 32\’02\” PB, 24.6\” VJ, 4.82 shuttle, 61.65 SPARQ
News And Notes:	One of the top junior DE prospects in New Jersey………….He committed to Rutgers in June……….As a junior, he had 55 tackles and 10 sacks…….Looked good at the 2008 U.S. Army Combine, and one service named him among the top players at his position at the event………..Decent speed but a great, great motor……….Returning junior starter at DE on a 7-4 team……………295 bench, 335 squat…………..Pittsburgh All-Nike Combine Team (March 2008)……………..Camped in 2007 at Rutgers…….As of early January 2008 he was hearing from Purdue, Virginia, and Wake Forest

Name:	Steve Beauharnais
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	LB
Position:	LB/RB
Height:	6′2
Weight:	230
Forty:	4.74
City/School:	Saddle Brook
State:	New Jersey
College Commitment:	Rutgers
Top Offers:	RUT
Synopsis:	Written after sophomore year:  A two-time all-area selection by the Herald & News, Beauharnais is a man-child of a ‘backer, possessing a great body and excellent speed (4.74 combine forty) and quickness (4.41 shuttle as a frosh!). He puts his skills to great use on the field, registering a state-leading 144 tackles as a freshman and adding another 104 as a sophomore despite missing a couple of games with a hamstring injury. Also plays QB and RB, passing for 581 yards and 7 TDs and rushing for 1,301 yards and another 7 scores as a sophomore. Already being actively recruited by the eastern powers.
National Ranking Position:	118
Rating:	5
Junior Local Honors:	2-Newark Star Ledger-Group 1-AS; 2-Newark Star Ledger-Bergen; 1-Passaic North Jersey Herald & News-Area (LB); 1-Bergen-Hackensack Record-Bergen County (LB); 140 New Jersey Juniors to Watch (December 2007)
Sophomore Local Honors:	3-AP-AS (LB); 1-Passaic North Jersey Herald & News-Area (LB); 2-Bergen County
Freshman Local Honors:	1-Herald News-Area (North Jersey)
Combines:	2007 Steven Beauharnais  10 Saddle Brook HS NJ New Jersey RB LB 73 226 96 127 31 9′2 4.46 4.87 21 1503
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News And Notes:	One of the top juniors in New Jersey………………He committed to Rutgers in June……….1-Passaic North Jersey Herald & News-Area: “Steve Beauharnais, Saddle Brook, Linebacker The 6-2, 200-pound Beauharnais continues to be one of the most imposing defensive presences in Bergen County. He earned first-team All-Bergen and All-B-PSL honors this season as the Falcons won their first three games before finishing 4-6. A junior, Beauharnais made 78 tackles, three interceptions, two sacks and one fumble recovery. Against eventual Non-Public Group 1 champion Paterson Catholic, he had 15 tackles. As a running back, he also rushed for 1,003 yards and eight touchdowns. Beauharnais already holds a scholarship offer from Rutgers and interest from Virginia and Penn State, with more offers likely to emerge over the next year. \”He definitely was a leader,\” Falcons coach Lou Giele said. \”Obviously, he was a leader on the field on offense and defense. As far as being a linebacker was concerned, he has very good vision, runs well to the ball and gets rid of blockers very well. He\’s just a natural out there as a defensive player.”…………….1-Bergen-Hackensack Record-Bergen County: “LB: Steve Beauharnais, Saddle Brook, junior Finished with 78 tackles, two sacks, three interceptions and a fumble recovery”…………..As a sophomore, he had 163 carries for 1,301 yards (7.98 ypc) and 7 TDs, 4 receptions for 35 yards, completed 25 of 55 pases (45.5%) for 581 yards, 7 TDs and 6 INTs and had 75 tackles, 29 assists, 3 sacks and 2 INTs……………A talented two-way prep star who prejects as a LB in college with his fine size, instincts and physical style of play………….4.34 shuttle…………”The defensive line should be sound with Pelli, Periera, Murray, Attanasio and Mormino challenging for starting positions. Beauharnais (104 tackles, three sacks, two interceptions) and Podence will man the middle LB spots in the 50-front defense. The next level Beauharnais, a junior, has received attention from a number of Division I programs, including Virginia and Rutgers. Maneri also is getting D-I looks”………………..Very impressive at New York City Metro (NJ) Underclass Combine-May 20, 2007……………..1-Passaic North Jersey Herald & News-Area: “Steve Beauharnais Saddle Brook Linebacker One of the most impressive and intimidating players in the area, Beauharnais is a true star in the making. After leading the state with 144 tackles as a freshman, he followed that up with 104 in his sophomore campaign despite missing two games with a hamstring injury. The 6-3, 220-pound linebacker had 14 tackles for loss, three sacks, two interceptions and four forced fumbles. Beauharnais also stepped in to play quarterback this season, passing for 581 yards and seven touchdowns against six interceptions. As a running back and quarterback, he rushed for 1,301 yards and seven scores. He accounted for 1,882 total yards of offense. A second-team All-Bergen selection, Beauharnais being recruited by numerous Division I schools, including Rutgers, Penn State, Virginia, Temple, Maryland, North Carolina, Boston College and Connecticut. \”He is the most dominant defensive player on the field.\” Falcons coach David Schuman said”……………..”The engine that runs this unit is Beauharnais, who led North Jersey with 144 tackles as a freshman. He commands attention from ideline to sideline. An aggressive front four should free him up even more.” ………………….1-Herald News-Area (North Jersey):  “Steve Beauharnais, LB, Saddle Brook Just a freshman, the 6-2, 200-pound Beauharnais exploded onto the scene as one of the premier defensive players in the state this season. He notched 112 solo tackles and 32 assisted for a total of 144, the second-most in the state, according to MaxPreps.com; he added three sacks and four pass defenses. \”He was the heart and sole of our defense and the best player on our team despite being a freshman,\” Falcons coach David Schuman said. \”Twice Steven had over 20 tackles in a game, and he had over 10 tackles in nine out of his 10 games. A first-team All-B-PSL selection, Beauharnais is already being recruited by Rutgers, Boston College, Kansas, East Carolina and UConn”

Name:	Jordan Hill
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	LB
Position:	LB/RB
Height:	6′3
Weight:	235
Forty:	4.60
City/School:	Steelton-Highspire
State:	Pennsylvania
College Commitment:	Rutgers
Top Offers:	TEMP, PITT, RUT
National Ranking Position:	133
Rating:	5
Junior Local Honors:	Midstate top 100 (Harrisburg Patriot-News-August 2007)
Sophomore Local Honors:	HM-AP-A-AS (LB); Top 3 Central PA Sophomore Prospects (September 2006); Midstate Top 100 (Harrisburg Patriot News)
News And Notes:	One of the top junior LB prospects in Pennsylvania…………..He committed to Rutgers in June………As a junior, he recorded 89 tackles, 16 TFL, 9 sacks, 3 FFs and 2 FRs……..HM-AP-A-AS: LB Jordan Hill, Steelton-Highspire, Soph., 6-3, 235. Outstanding inside linebacker and lead blocker as a fullback…………………3.7 core GPA…………Wants to major in business…………Plans to attend Notre Dame junior day………….No offers as of mid-March as he needs to take his SAT………….Harrisburg Patriot-News:  “LINEBACKERS: Jordan Hill is a monster in the middle. But you need more than one hammer to be effective and there are some holes to fill. RUNNING BACKS: To start, there\’s a 2,000-yard rusher. Then the fullback brings 272 pounds of thunder to clear a path. At this level, it\’s a scary combination. Jeremiah Young (5-11, 185 jr) and Jordan Hill (6-4, 272 jr) are the best backfield tandem in the midstate.” …………..Big Hills at Steel-High Sunday, August 27, 2006 BY ERIC F. EPLER For The Patriot-News:  “Competition was fierce back then, although Jordan Hill and his arch-rival, cousin Lloyd Hill, never actually donned the celebrated Steelton Raiders midget football uniform on gameday. \”Small-time\” football, the kind played near playgrounds and neighborhood parks, certainly appealed to both. That much was obvious.  The soft-spoken Jordan Hill, who carried 245 pounds on his 6-foot-3 frame, would strengthen the offensive line at center, while the unrestrained Lloyd Hill, at 6-1 and 290 pounds, would land at tackle…….Ditto for Jordan, who earned a fast reputation when inserted at linebacker against last year\’s District 3-A semifinal opponent, Columbia. One rush. One Jordan Hill tackle. One separated shoulder of the ballcarrier. \”Last year, it surprised me a little bit, playing so early. They didn\’t really know what position to put me in,\” said Jordan Hill, on a short list of top Capital Division linebackers this season. He will continue to block for Young, although from his new fullback assignment. \”It\’s really easy to block for a guy like Jeremiah because of his great vision. It\’s something most people don\’t have.\” Despite the new territory to conquer, Deibler likes what he sees. \”Jordan is a quiet kid and doesn\’t really say a lot,\” he said. \”But after we broke down the [Donegal] film, he had four pancake blocks, and I could see he had a little smile on his face.\” Handling his position well, Jordan helped a Rollers\’ defense that allowed a diminutive 226 total yards per game, which ranked ninth in the midstate, and 12.8 points a game. Should that trend continue, Jordan and Lloyd Hill will have enjoyed banner success. \”Those two guys are great, and the whole crew of current sophomores hang out together. They have classes together and play basketball together,\” said Deibler. \”The Hills\’ genes are pretty good, and I\’m just looking forward to the time when they fully mature and get to that highest level, where I know they can be. It\’s always a lot of new stuff for them, but they go right after it.\” Fred Hill, Lloyd\’s father, still embraces his championship run in 1978. And it\’s a good bet Larry Hill, the football-minded father of Jordan, had a few \”friendly\” competitions with his brother on the way up. Barely into their high school years, Jordan and Lloyd Hill already own a District 3-A championship story that will get passed down to the next generation. Additional stories are, of course, pending.”

Name:	Mark Brazinski
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	OL
Position:	OL
Height:	6′5
Weight:	280
Forty:	5.21
City/School:	Somerville Immaculata
State:	New Jersey
College Commitment:	Rutgers
Top Offers:	BC, BUCKNELL, PENN, RUT, FSU
Contact Information:	Immaculata High, 240 Mountain Ave Somerville, NJ 08876 Phone: 908-722-0200 ext. 114 Fax: 908-218-7765
National Ranking Position:	65
Rating:	5
National Honors:	HM-2007 Nike Football Training Camp-Underclassmen (OL)
Junior Local Honors:	3-AP-AS (All Classes) (OL); 2-Newark Star Ledger-Non-Public-AS; 1-Newark Star Ledger-Somerset; 140 New Jersey Juniors to Watch (December 2007)
Combines:	Spring 2007: • Brazinski • Mark • OL • 75 • 280 • 2009 • 5.52 • 20 • 4.72 • 24 • 53.34
News And Notes:	One of the top overall juniors in New Jersey………He committed to Rutgers in June………40 pancakes as a sophomore…..Being recruited as a center…………Has been very impressive on the 2006 and 2007 combine circuit…….Excellent agility and footwork……350 bench, 585 squat as of July 2007……3.6 GPA after his sophomore year…………….Took an unofficial visit to Michigan for the Notre Dame game on September 15, 2007…………Impressive at New Jersey Underclass Combine-April 1, 2007 (OL MVP)

Name:	Jamal Wilson
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	OL
Position:	OL
Height:	6′6
Weight:	300
Forty:
City/School:	Brooklyn South Shore
State:	New York
College Commitment:	Rutgers
Top Offers:	PSU, RUT, BUFF, SYR, MD, UCONN
National Ranking Position:	79
Rating:	5
News And Notes:	One of the top overall junior prospects in New York………He committed to Rutgers in April…………..Excellent frame and surprising quickness for a big guy………..2007 preseason:-At 6-6 and 300 pounds, junior OT/DT Jamal Wilson already has received an offer from Penn State.

Name:	Tom Savage
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	QB
Position:	QB
Height:	6′4
Weight:	217
Forty:	4.76
City/School:	Springfield Cardinal O’Hara
State:	Pennsylvania
College Commitment:	Rutgers
Top Offers:	19+ March Offers: MIA, MICH, RUT, AUB, SYR, IA, ILL, NCST, MIN, PITT, LOU, GA, PSU, STAN, LSU, UVA, FSU, WASH, BC, TEN
National Ranking Position:	6
Rating:	5
National Honors:	18-Sophomores-National (fvsports.com – June 2007); HM-2007 Nike Football Training Camp-Underclassmen
Sophomore Local Honors:	Top 14 PA Sophs (June 2007)
News And Notes:	One of the nation’s top junior QB prospects………….He committed to Rutgers in April……………As a junior, he only played in 4 1/2 games due to a broken foot. He passed for 900 yards, 11 TDs and 3 INTs………..Posted on Mon, Dec. 17, 2007 By Tyson McCloud Inquirer Staff Writer: “Here are some top juniors to keep and eye on. Tom Savage, QB, 6-3, 231, junior, Cardinal O’Hara Interested: Illinois, Iowa, Louisville, Miami (Fla.), Michigan, N.C. State, Rutgers. Note: Completed 72 of 136 passes for 809 yards and eight touchdowns for the Lions. . . . Received offers from all seven interested schools.”………….Missed several games as a junior due to a broken foot, but through the first 3 1/2 games he was 63-for-107 for 711 yards passing, eight touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns………..As a sophomore he passed for 1,500 yards, 11 touchdowns and seven interceptions………..Very impressive at the 2008 U.S. Army Combine, where he was named the event’s overall MVP (4.76 40, 4.26 shuttle, 31 vertical) ……….Very impressive at 2007 Florida Friday Night Lights Camp, proving himself to be the best of several highly rated junior QBs…….As of July 2007 he already had offers from Michigan and Miami……Has a cannon for an arm and is really put together well. Thorws a great deep ball…………..Excellent accuracy…..A dropback passer……Older brother Bryan signed with Wisconsin befoe winding up at Hofstra…..3.4 GPA as a sophomore………….June 22, 2007 Class of 2009 Prospects By Chris Dokish, PSR Contributing Editor:  “We may as well start at the top, and the current favorite as the No. 1 prospect in the class is Cardinal O’Hara quarterback TOM SAVAGE. Blessed with great size at 6’4” and 220 pounds, he also possesses a strong arm, very good athleticism and excellent mobility. Savage is also very advanced for his age and has participated in camps and combines across the country, such as Miami and USC. He even has the genes as his brother, Bryan, played quarterback at Wisconsin before transferring to Coffeyville JC in Kansas, then finally settling in at Hofstra. Look for Savage to be one of the quarterback prospects in the country next season”……………..Sophomore starter at QB; One of many sophomores on a 3-8 team that provided no stats…………”Class of 2009 Pennsylvania prospects: Quarterback TOM SAVAGE of Cardinal O’Hara is already 6’4” 210, and he has already picked up experience”……………..Philadelphia Inquirer:  “CARDINAL O’HARA AT EASTON When: 7 tonight, Cottingham Stadium. Matchup: Superbly talented Cardinal O’Hara makes its first visit to fabled Cottingham Stadium, bring along D-I-bound wideout Mark Wedderburn (6-6, 223), D-I-bound tailback John Dempsey (6-1, 195) and 6-4, 218-pound sophomore quarterback Tom Savage”…………………Philadelphia Inquirer:  “The Lions also feature 6-4 sophomore quarterback Tom Savage and 6-6, 223-pound junior tight end Mark Wedderburn. They often run their up-tempo offense out of a four-receiver, one-back set”……………….Philadelphia Inquirer:  “Quarterback club. Prep senior Chris Whitney heads the league’s quarterbacking cast. The co-MVP last year, Whitney has one Division I-A offer (Rutgers) and could land more. In addition to Conwell-Egan’s Kevin Schafer and Neumann-Goretti’s Mark Hatty, both seniors, the other top signal- callers are: La Salle junior John Harrison, West Catholic junior Eric Brennan and O’Hara sophomore Tom Savage”

Name:	Desmond Scott
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	RB
Position:	RB/DB
Height:	5′9
Weight:	179
Forty:	4.47
City/School:	Durham Hillside
State:	North Carolina
College Commitment:	Rutgers
Top Offers:	14 April Offers: CLEM, NCST, NCAR, SCAR, GA, TEN, UVA, AL, FLA, ECAR, WVU, DUKE, AUB
National Ranking Position:	8
Rating:	5
National Honors:	1-2007 Nike Football Training Camp-Underclassmen (RB); 17-Sophomores-National (fvsports.com – June 2007)
News And Notes:	One of the top skill athletes in the nation and is a great prospect at both RB and DB………..He committed to Rutgers in June……….As a junior, he carried the ball 132 times for 800 yards and 7 TDs and had 29 receptions for 540 yards and 1 TD………….Transferred from Southern Durham to Durham Hillside after his sophomore season………….As a sophomore, he had 129 carries for 1,173 yards and 15 TDs………..Blazing fast, elusive, quick and runs excellent routes out of the backfield, displaying a soft pair of hands……….Very impressive at 2007 Florida Friday Night Lights Camp, ranked by most as the top underclassman in attendance while playing RB……..As a freshman at Durham Southern, he primarily played wide receiver where he caught 18 passes for 221 yards, and rushed 42 times for 271 yards and 12 touchdowns…………Tested exceptionally well on the 2007 combine circuit………..2006 RUSHING LEADERS (Min. 1,000 yards) Desmond Scott (soph.) – Southern Durham – 129 – 1,173 – 15 TDS……………….Star sophomore starter for Southern Durham.

Name:	Robert Joseph
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	RB
Position:	RB/DB
Height:	6′2
Weight:	225
Forty:
City/School:	Broolyn Poly Prep Country Day
State:	New York
College Commitment:	Rutgers
Top Offers:	SYR, PITT, MD, HOFSTRA, DEL, RUT, TEMP, CORNELL
National Ranking Position:	92
Rating:	5
News And Notes:	One of the top prospects in New York………………A real sleeper who I feel could surprise at the next level…………Junior starter at RB………….He committed to Rutgers in June………..Nice combination of size and speed……………One of 7 sophomores on a 6-3 team that did not provide any stats

Name:	Paul Carrezola
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	TE
Position:	TE
Height:	6′3
Weight:	252
Forty:	4.87
City/School:	Langhorne Neshaminy
State:	Pennsylvania
College Commitment:	Rutgers
Top Offers:	BUFF, NCST, SYR, PITT, IA, RUT
National Ranking Position:	30
Rating:	5
Junior Local Honors:	2-Philadelphia Inquirer-Southeastern Pennsylvania (TE); 2-Conference
News And Notes:	One of the top junior TE prospects in Pennsylvania………He committed to Rutgers in May……….As a junior, he had 18 receptions for 260 yards and 2 TDs………….Solid blocker and has good ball skills…………48-5 shot putter as a sophomore……….290 bench, 560 squat, 28 vertical………..2007 Season (Philadelphia Inquirer): “No play loomed larger than a pass on third-and-long on the Redskins’ opening drive of the game. In a highlight reel play, junior tight end Paul Carrezola– despite almost perfect coverage– made a leaping grab of a Kinney strike for a 13-yard gain and a first down at the Knights’ 31-yard line.”

Name:	Mark Harrison
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	TE
Position:	TE/WR
Height:	6′4
Weight:	215
Forty:	4.38
City/School:	Stratford Bunnell
State:	Connecticut
College Commitment:	Rutgers
Top Offers:	RUT
National Ranking Position:	20
Rating:	5
Junior Local Honors:	2-Hartford Courant-AS (WR); 2-Bridgeport Connecticut Post-AS (REC); 3-New Haven Register-AS (WR)
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News And Notes:	On of the top junior TE and WR prospect in Connecticut………..He committed to Rutgers in June…….As a junior WR, he had 42 receptions for 880 yards (20.95 avg.) and 9 TDs…………Projects as aTE due to his nice frame………Still filling out but has soft hands, a good frame and runs well………..Also stars in basketball……………Very impressive at May 2008 Rutgers BigTime Showcase 839 vertical and combine-best 4.38 forty)…………Impressive at March 2008 Tampa New Level Athletics/Scout.com 7 on 7 Tournament…………Hartford Courant:  “5 Juniors to watch: MARK HARRISON, Bunnell — Athletic 6-4 forward has already impressed everyone in the SWC. Now it\’s time for the state to see what he\’s all about”…………….Class — L 2006 Record — 12-1 (8-1 SWC); SWC Champions, Class L champions Starters returning (off/def) — 5/5They\’re here — Jr. WR Mark Harrison; Jr. QB Chris Sloat

Name:	Shawney Kersey
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	WR
Position:	WR/DB
Height:	6′2
Weight:	175
Forty:	4.53
City/School:	Woodbury
State:	New Jersey
College Commitment:	Rutgers
Top Offers:	RUT, IA, ECAR, WVU
National Ranking Position:	60
Rating:	5
Junior Local Honors:	1-Camden South Jersey Courier Post-Group 1 (WR); 1-Gloucester County (WR); 1-Conference (WR); 140 New Jersey Juniors to Watch (December 2007)
News And Notes:	One of the top junior WR prospects on the East Coast and overall prospects in New Jersey……………He committed to Rutgers in June……..As a junior, he had 28 receptions, 524 yards and 3 TDs and recorded about 40 tackles and 3 INTs………..One of the very top WRs at the 2008 U.S. Army Combine, posting a 4.53 forty on slow turf and a 37 vertical. He showed off great cutting ability and ran excllent routes. One service listed him among the top WRs at the combine……….10.4 100 meters, 21.7 200 meters……..80% classroom average……..2.5 GPA……….As of December of his junior year he had an offer from Rutgers and was hearing from Boston College, Vanderbilt, North Carolina, and Florida Also likes Michigan and West Virginia………….Camden South Jersey Courier Post:  “PLAYERS TO WATCH • Shawney Kersey, Woodbury, junior, RB/DB: Fine hands with exceptional speed, he could be one of the area\’s best wide receivers”………….Impressive at the June 11, 2007 New Jersey Ultimate 100 National Underclassman Camp……….”For Woodbury, which features quarterback Donte Harvey, the key is getting the ball to swift wide receiver Shawney Kersey”……….”Key among Woodbury’s returning players is Shawney Kersey (WR), a speedster who may rate with the best in the area”…………2007 season: DB Shawney Kersey – Woodbury Kersey finished with 12 tackles and an interception during a 14-6 victory over Haddonfieldr

Name:	Aaron Hayward
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	WR
Position:	WR/RB
Height:	6′0
Weight:	189
Forty:	4.54
City/School:	Carneys Point Penns Grove
State:	New Jersey
College Commitment:	Rutgers
Top Offers:	RUT, NCAR
National Ranking Position:	67
Rating:	5
Junior Local Honors:	1-Camden South Jersey Courier Post-Group 1 (RB); 1-Tri-County; Conference Player of the Year; 140 New Jersey Juniors to Watch (December 2007)
Combines:	2007 Aaron Hayward 10 Penns Grove NJ New Jersey 70.5 189 94.5 119.5 25 8\’11 4.78 4.54 21 150.
News And Notes:	One of the top juniors in New Jersey…………..He committed to Rutgers in June………Starts at RB in high school but with his fine speed and height he projects at WR in college…………As a junior, he had 1,363 yards rushing on 185 carries with 20 touchdowns and caught 7 passes for 270 yards. On defense he had 48 tackles and 3 INTs……………………Through mid-November as a junior he had 1,300 yards rushing and 18 TDs…………As a freshman starter, he had 89 carries for 1,039 yards………….One of the top sprinters in New Jersey with excellent breakaway speed and a nice stride…………Second Team All-Camp at the March 2008 Badger Sport/New Level Athletics Passing Camp……………At the 2008 U.S. Army Combine he ran a 4.59 forty and 4.1 shuttle…………2.5 GPA…………Overall MVP at the New York City Metro (NJ) Underclass Combine-May 20, 2007………………..As of December 2007 he was hearing from Rutgers, Boston College, Maryland and several others…………………..Camden South Jersey Courier:  “Top this.Aaron Hayward is just a sophomore, but Penns Grove fans expect a lot from the 6-0, 175-pound running back this season. That’s because last year Hayward accumulated 1,039 yards on 89 carries”

Class of 2009: Thoughts and Bios on Michigan Verbals

Yesterday I posted my database extract on Michigan’s most recent reported verbal, DeQuinta Jones.  I’ve decided to go ahead and post extracts from my database on the other Michigan commitments.

Just a few thoughts on Michigan’s verbal commitments.  An interesting statistic is that Michigan’s 13 verbals come from an amazing 9 states.  The Wolverines’ presence in the South has really ramped up under the new coaching staff with two verbals out of Texas (Beaver, Peace) and one each from Florida, Virginia, and Louisiana.  The talent-rich northeastern Ohio corridor has been kind to the Wolverines with three early commitments.  Rich Rodriguez and staff have also picked up a prospect each form Midwestern neighbors Indiana, Illinois and Minnesota.

What is somewhat disconcerting is the lack of early success in Michigan.  Only two early verbals are from Michigan, and both are out of the same school, Detroit Cass Tech, where the head coach is former Wolverine RB and hurdler Thomas Wilcher.

Michigan State, under Mark D’Antonio, has done an impressive job of locking up most of the top in-state talent this year, taking advantage of a ‘”window of opportunity” due to the makeover of the Michigan coaching staff.  Moreover, State has really focused their recruiting efforts on two states – Michigan and Ohio State – under D’Antonio.  Prospects such as Chris Norman and Edwin Baker are two that would have looked great in the winged helmet.

What will be interesting to see is whether Michigan will have more success with the in-state Class of 2010 after the coaching staff has established ties with local programs or whether this is just the start of a longer-term trend with Michigan focusing on other areas of the country (i.e. the South) while D’Antonio more or less has his way in Michigan.

What I really like about the Michigan verbals is the overall speed, quickness and athleticism of the kids, irrespective of their national “ranking”.  Take the most recent reported verbal, DeQuinta Jones, as a prime example.  He doesn’t have the national rep of some of the linemen Michigan has lost out on to Notre Dame in recent weeks (Zach Martin, Chris Watt, Alex Bullard), but at the end of the day he COULD be the best of the bunch.  He is the type of kid who would have probably received a late LSU offer or gone to a school like Auburn.  LSU and Auburn always seem to have these big and athletic defensive linemen who emerge out of recruiting oblivion to become eventual high NFL draft choices.  The fact of the matter is that a lot of these kids in the Deep South play for small town or rural programs and have not had the weight-training nor been hyped in the same manner as midwestern suburban Catholic school stars such as Watt and Martin or stars emerging from powerful prep school programs such as Bullock.  Jones is a prime example of a “high upside” prospect who has his best football ahead of him.

When a school recruits a prospect like Jones, chances are it will either hit a home run or strikeout on the prospect.  In other words, a high upside kid who also has a lot of downside due to his being more of a projection than a proven player.  When a school recruits a star Catholic League lineman such as Martin or Watt, the school pretty much knows what it is getting and such a prospect is more of a proven talent, so the downside isn’t as great but the prospect is already much closer to his upside as a prep player.

Please keep in mind that for most of these prospects information has not been updated since early May since for my premium service (reserved for colleges only, so please do not attempt to subscribe unless you can verify that you are on a college football staff ) I only cover prospects through late in their junior year.

Name:	Justin Turner
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	DB
Position:	DB/RB
Height:	6′2
Weight:	205
Forty:	4.55
City/School:	Massillon Washington
State:	Ohio
College Commitment:	Michigan
Top Offers:	TOL, BALLST, EMU, MICH, ILL, WVU, OHST, MICHST
National Ranking Position:	10
Rating:	5
National Honors:	Street & Smith 50 Juniors To Watch
Junior Local Honors:
Sophomore Local Honors:	Top 75 Ohio Sophomores (June 2007); Top 25 Ohio Sophomores (May 2007); 10-Sophs-Ohio (May 2007)
Freshman Local Honors:	Winter 2006 MBD- 54 of Ohio’s Top Sophomores Class of 2009; Per MN73 in December 2005 a Top Ohio Freshman (17-40)
News And Notes:	One of the top overall juniors in Ohio…………..He committed to Michigan on March 28, 2008………….Two-way star who best projects at safety in college due to his physical style of play……….As a junior, he had 40 tackles, 3 INTs, 5 TFL and returned 11 kicks for 355 yards……….Great combination of size, speed and athleticism…………Really wowed onlookers at the 2008 Michigan summer camp, more than living up to his high ranking………Stars in basketball………….Played behind senior Brian Gamble as a sophomore but should see more carries as a junior despite the presence of senior K.J. Herring and super transfer DeVoe Torrence……………Averaged 17ppg as a junior small forward in basketball…………3.0 GPA after his sophomore year. 17 ACT……………..As of March he has fewer offers than one would expect due to a coaching change that has slowed down contacts with numerous schools…………Michigan leads and told him they would offer on the 2008 signing day………..Visited Michigan for the 2007 Ohio State game……………Visited Michigan on October 13, 2007 for Purdue game………Visited Michigan for the September 8, 2007 Oregon loss……………….Massilon News:  “The hosts were poised to assume their first lead of the contest when Huth rolled out and found superstar sophomore phenom Justin Turner for a 29-yard touchdown connection. But the penalty was negated over a questionable call regarding an ineligible player downfield”…………….”A look at 12 players who will play key roles in 2007: : Justin Turner Massillon, Jr., RB-WR-DB The Tigers will find different ways to get him in a position to make plays.” ……………….Spring 2008:  “Turner is going to be a force to be reckoned with for the next three years. The 6′2” 178 lb. phenom led the freshman Tigers with 17 touchdowns this past season, half of those coming on long touchdown runs! Look for him also to be an asset to the reserve team under head coach Brian Pachis unless he goes to varsity and becomes a complement to backs K.J. Herring and Brian Gamble. He might be the best breakout running back Massillon has had since Travis McGuire was in the backfield when he rushed for +300 yards in Massillon’s 1991 42-13 win over Canton McKinley. As the son of Tonja and Paul Turner, he also carries an excellent academic background as he currently possesses a 3.0 grade-point average. He will be one for Massillon fans to salivate over the next three years”……………..Spring 2008:  “Top Sophomores of 2009 Does anybody know the top sophomores of the class of 2009: What about Justin Turner, RB from Massillon? I don’t think that he played varsity but i know that he did break all of the freshman rushing records there…………….One of top 2 sophomore newcomers on a 13-2 team…………….January 25, 2006: Per Mark Steiner had 150 yards rushing as a frosh and an INT to sew up the game against St. Ignatius

Name:	Isaiah Bell
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	DB
Position:	DB/LB/WR
Height:	6\’3
Weight:	205
Forty:	4.52
City/School:	Youngstown Liberty
State:	Ohio
College Commitment:	Michigan
Top Offers:	BG, CIN, MICH, WVU, MIA (OH)
National Ranking Position:	74
Rating:	5
News And Notes:	One of the top safety/OLB prospects in Ohio…………..He committed to Michigan on March 31, 2008…………Also a fine WR………….Junior starter at WR and safety and he recorded 24 tackles, 25 assists and 4 INTs……………Great closing speed and can really get to the ball. Very explosive and will really hit you. Excellent ball skills. Has a nice wingspan with lots of room to grow.  May not have the quickness to play DB at Michigan, so I may move him in the next few weeks to a projected OLB…………Could fill out and become an OLB in college or remain at safety…………..One of several talented juniors at Liberty………….April 2007 MBD:  “Posted on 4/7/2007 10:52 AM Re: 2009 Football Prospects — Top Prospects – OHIO Playing at youngstown liberty last year, i can tell u that both fitzgerald and julius will be studs…..last year as a freshman fitz nearly made it to state in the 100m dash, this year i could see him possibly finishing second to mr saine, another player from liberty to watch is isaiah bell, he is a physical freak as a soph and the only reason he didnt get more PT at olb is because he played behind a secondary that included 2 D1 prospects”…………2007 PS:  Massion News:  “QB: Simply put by Whittaker: \’It\’s a race.\’ Seniors Justin Machamer and Anthony Jackson along with juniors Isaiah Bell and Anthony Cleveland are battling for the starting spot. Machamer was the back-up last year and he\’s done well this summer. Jackson and Bell are still learning the position, but they have good athletic ability”

Name:	William Campbell
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	DL
Position:	DL/OL
Height:	6′5
Weight:	316
Forty:	5.00
City/School:	Detroit Cass Tech
State:	Michigan
College Commitment:	Michigan
Top Offers:	MICH, LSU, WISC, CIN, ND, MIA, PSU, MICHST, OHST, IN, ILL, FLA
National Ranking Position:	2
Rating:	5
National Honors:	1-2007 Nike Football Training Camp-Underclassmen (DL)
Junior Local Honors:	2-Detroit News-Metro (OL); 1-Detroit News-Detroit (OL); 1-Detroit Free Press-Detroit (OL)
Sophomore Local Honors:	11-Sophs-Michigan (June 2007)
News And Notes:	The top overall prospect in Michigan and among the elite linemen in the nation………….As a junior, he recorded 64 tackles and 7 sacks………….DL MVP at the May 2008 State College Nike Camp………….Was dominant at the 2008 U.S. Army Combine and was considered by many to be the top DL in attendance. He was, simply put, unblockable, beating up on such studs as Marcus Hall in the process. First Team All-Combine……….A superior prospect to former Cass Tech star and current LSU player Joseph Barksdale…………Very impressive at the 2007 Michigan summer camp and he committed to Michigan after being offered at the camp………Entering his junior season he had gotten his weight down to under 300 pounds…….Geat combination of size, power and quick feet for a big kid……………Plays for a program that regularly produces D-I talent, most recently Michigan verbal Boubacar Cissiko and LSU lineman Joseph Barksdale. His defensive coordinator says that he is ahead of Barksdale at the same stage of their respective careers………1-Detroit Free Press-Detroit: “OL — William Campbell School: Cass Tech Class: Junior Size: 6-5, 310 Highlights: Dominant blocker that graded out to 95% on offense. He has seven sacks, two fumble recoveries, 12 tackles for loss and 42 tackles. Committed to Michigan. Coach Thomas Wilcher: “He’s big, fast and strong. He’s very aggressive.””…………………1-Detroit News-Detroit (OL):  “William Campbell, Cass Tech A dominant player on both sides of the line, the Technicians mostly ran behind Campbell. “He graded 95 percent through eight games,” coach Thomas Wilcher said. Campbell also recorded seven sacks among 12 tackles for loss, had 42 tackles and forced two fumbles.” ……………..Sophomore starter at OT and back-up at DT…………385 bench………. As a junior, through early January he was averaging 8ppg in basketball…………3.2 GPA…………Good-natured kid………..Junior OT/DT William Campbell (Michigan) is big (315) and aggressive…………One of 3 sophomores on a 7-4 team and he had 2 tackles and 4 assists through September 29………..Visited Michigan for the 2007 Ohio State game.

Name:	Mike Schofield
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	OL
Position:	OL
Height:	6′7
Weight:	276
Forty:
City/School:	Orland Park Sandburg
State:	Illinois
College Commitment:	Michigan
Top Offers:	NILL, AZ, ILL, MICH, IA, MIA (FL), ORE, ND, PUR, WISC
National Ranking Position:	36
Rating:	5
News And Notes:	One of the top junior OT prospects in the Midwest and overall prospects in Illinois…………..He committed to Michigan in June……. Junior starter at OT……………Great frame, excellent quickness, one of the fastest-rising linemen in the nation during 2008 spring evaluation.  Has the quickness to get to the second line of defense.  Huge upside…………Has really filled out since his junior season, adding over 30 pounds to his great frame……………2007 PS Suburban News:  “Senior Adam Devine (6-4, 260) and junior Mike Schofield (6-6, 230) will handle the tackle chores”

Name:	Kevin Newsome
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	QB
Position:	QB/DB
Height:	6′2
Weight:	208
Forty:	4.57
City/School:	Chatham Hargrave Military Academy
State:	Virginia
College Commitment:	Michigan
Top Offers:	25+ April Offers: VT, NCAR, PSU, WVU, UCONN, NW, STAN, MICH, KY, UVA, NEB, DUKE, ECAR, ILL, MD, TEN
National Ranking Position:	7
Rating:	5
Junior Local Honors:	2-Juniors-Virginia (December 2007: Doug Doughty, Roanoke Times); Top 10 Tidewater Bay Juniors (Summer 2007)
Combines:	Spring 2007: Kevin Newsome Western Branch 6-3 195 4.57 4.62 15 31.8
News And Notes:	One of the top juniors in Virginia and QB prospects in the nation………….He committed to Michigan in April…………He transferred from Western Branch to Hargrave for his senior year and will play for the post-grad team despite being a prep senior………..As a junior, he passed for 1,200 yards and 12 touchdowns and added over 500 yards and 11 TDs rushing…………..He accounted for over 1,100 yards of offense as a sophomore……………A dual-threat QB who is really put together well………..Has been a starter since his freshman season………..He has nice size, great athleticism and good accuracy in the short to intermediate passing game. He puts nice spin on his balls and has very good arm strength. Needs to shorten his delivery………….Did not overly impress on the 2008 camp circuit, but he was focused on track and had some arm problems.  He started to look better during the summer of 2008, but many scouts had already downgraded him a bit among the nations top QBs.  There is no questioning his athleticism, however, and he will be an ideal fit for what Michigan is looking to do at the QB position………Really impressed onlookers at the 2008 U.S. Army Combine (35 vertical, 4. forty). Some felt that he was the top QBin attendance…….Impressive on the 2007 camping circuit…………..As a junior, he was the state champion in the indoor high hurdles and finished fourth nationally at the Nike indoor championships……….As a freshman he finished tenth in the state in the 110-hurdles……….285 bench, 370 squat, 280 power clean……..3.52 core GPA, 3.7 GPA………….Plans to enroll in college in January 2009…………14.1 110-meter hurdles, 7.5 55-meter hurdles as a sophomore

Name:	Shavodrick Beaver
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	QB
Position:	QB/ATH
Height:	6′3
Weight:	177
Forty:	4.55
City/School:	Wichita Falls Rider
State:	Texas
College Commitment:	Michigan
Top Offers:	TULSA, TCU, AZ, NEB, MICH
National Ranking Position:	14
Rating:	5
Junior Local Honors:	HM-AP-4A-AS (QB); HM-TSWA-4A-AS (QB); 1-District 5-4A (QB; MVP)
Sophomore Local Honors:	1-District 5-4A (QB)
News And Notes:	One of the top junior QB prospects in Texas……….He committed to Michigan in April……….Dual-threat QB………As a junior he had 79 carries for 482 yards (6.1 ypc) and 5 TDs and completed 173 of 282 passes (61.3%) for 2,629 yards, 31 TDs and 10 INTs………….As a sophomore, he completed 125 of 232 passes (53.9%) for 1,500 yards and 11 TDs………….Plays for a team loaded with skill athletes, and he is the best of the bunch……….Some schools like him as a WR, but Rich Rodriguez wants him as a QB, as he did wat West Virginia with Pat White.  Beaver, however, is much further advanced than White as a passer.  He will need to thicken up a bit to take Big Ten poundings at either QB or WR………………One scout called him the top QB in Texas and very much underrated…………….385 squat, 38 vertical……….Very athletic.  In basketball he was named First Team All-District as a junior after averaging 18.6 points and 12 rebounds per game as a shooting guard.

Name:	Fitzgerald Toussaint
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	RB
Position:	RB
Height:	5′10
Weight:	185
Forty:	4.40
City/School:	Youngstown Liberty
State:	Ohio
College Commitment:	Michigan
Top Offers:	CIN, ILL, PITT, MICH, MICHST, AKRON, WVU
National Ranking Position:	17
Rating:	5
Junior Local Honors:	2-Northeast Inland District-Division III (RB)
Sophomore Local Honors:	6-Sophs-Ohio (May 2007); 2-Northeast Inland District-Division III (RB)
Freshman Local Honors:	54 of Ohio’s Top Sophomores Class of 2009
News And Notes:	Probably the top RB in Ohio…………He committed to Michigan in April……………As a junior, he rushed for over 1,400 yards and averaged over 10ypc……….He averaged over 10ypc as a sophomore RB…………A burner who possesses great quickness………….Great quickness and agility. Excellent vision. Especially effective in space.  Ideal small TB or slotback for Michigan…………10.59 electronic 100-meters and 22.60 200-meters…………..One of several talented juniors at Liberty…………..2007 PS (Youngstown News):  “But Liberty has good team speed — junior running back Fitzgerald Toussaint, who used the last name Edwards last season, was an All-Ohioan in two track events last spring — and plenty of young talent remains”…………………”KEY RETURNING PLAYERS: Julius Ferrell (Jr., RB/LB, 6-3, 260); Fitzgerald Toussaint (Jr., RB, 5-10, 175). RB: Toussaint is extremely talented as talked about in the story. But junior Julius Ferrell is going to be the runner who strikes fear into opponents as the 6-foot-3, 260-pound fullback can run like a halfback”……………..Liberty – Liberty boasts two feature backs By: JOE SIMON/Tribune Chronicle: “LIBERTY Most teams in the Trumbull Athletic Conference-8 are aware Liberty has one of the best running backs in the area returning. Those schools may be surprised to hear there are two. Liberty junior Fitzgerald Toussaint tore up the league as a sophomore in 2006, averaging 12 yards per carry, rushing for 1,100 yards and scoring 14 touchdowns. With every skilled position filled last year, Toussaint was fortunate to earn a spot. Junior Julius Ferrell wasn’t so lucky. Ferrell played tight end last season, relinquishing the running back duties to the upperclassmen. Yet, with most of the backfield graduating, the 6-foot-3, 260-pound Ferrell joins the speedy Toussaint to provide power to what looks to be an impressive tandem. ‘I like somebody like Julius back there cause he’s a big guy – which means he can open up all the holes for me,’ Toussaint joked. ‘It’s exciting. We’ve been playing together since little league. We were playing against each other then, but now that we’re together, it’s gonna be fun.’ It may not be very fun for the rest of the TAC-8. The one area the Leopards struggled to excel in last year was the power running game. That’s where Ferrell, a fullback, comes into play. ‘I like hitting,’ said Ferrell, who quickly corrected himself. ‘No, I love hitting.’ While Ferrell brings the power, Toussaint provides the speed. And no one knows that as good as Ferrell – thanks to their years in little league. ‘He was pretty fast back then, too,’ said Ferrell, who added that he’s not too slow himself. ‘Sometimes I got him, sometimes he ran from me.’ Toussaint’s become a bit faster since his and Ferrell’s days with the Northside Knights and Campbell Saints. Toussaint placed sixth in the state in the 100-meter dash and was on the 4 x 100-relay team that finished runners-up in Division II last season. Coach Jeff Whittaker said the extra burst of speed by the 6-foot, 175-pound Toussaint is what sets him apart from other backs. ‘He can kick it into another gear when he hits the hole,’ Whittaker said. ‘And he’s got great hips, good vision, and great acceleration. He’s a good back, we knew that when he was in ninth grade.’ Toussaint and Ferrell played together in the backfield that freshman year, which Toussaint said allows them to know each other’s tendencies. ‘I know the way he is and how he runs,’ said Toussaint, adding that the offensive line will be a key factor in the team’s success. ‘We all just have to work together. If I’m carrying the ball, he’s opening up holes, and if he’s got the ball, I have to open up holes. If we all block who we’re supposed to block, then it will be us and the safety, and I think we can handle that.’ How the rest of the conference handles the duo is the bigger question.”

Name:	Jeremy Gallon
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	RB
Position:	RB/QB/ATH
Height:	5′9
Weight:	175
Forty:	4.40
City/School:	Apopka
State:	Florida
College Commitment:	Michigan
Top Offers:	CFLA, FLA INTL, KAN, AUB, IAST, IA, MICH
National Ranking Position:	31
Rating:	5
Junior Local Honors:	1-Orlando Sentinel-Southern; 1-FSWA-6A-AS (UT-OFF); 1-Orlando Sentinel-Central Florida (QB); 1-Metro Conference (UT-OFF)
News And Notes:	One of the top junior RB/ATH prospects in Florida……………He committed to Michigan in June……1-Orlando Sentinel-Central Florida: QB Jeremy Gallon, Apopka, Jr., 5-9/160 Buzz: Elusive doesn\’t begin to describe him. Kept ball 219 times for 1,613 yards and 23 TDs. A 63.6 percent passer (56-for-88) with no INTs for 1,071 yards and 8 TDs…………………An explosive prep QB who will play another skill position in college. One of the most dominant players in central Florida……………Could play RB, WR or CB in college.  An ideal slot for Michigan………..Quick as a hiccup with incredible change of direction……..Soft hands……….Needs to add weight……….300 power clean…………….One of 4 sophomores on a 9-3 6A team………….2007 Season (Orlando Sentinel): “The star of the game for Apopka was junior RB Jeremy Gallon, who rushed for 253 and two touchdowns, and caught a touchdown pass”

Name:	Teric Jones
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	RB
Position:	RB
Height:	5′9
Weight:	184
Forty:	4.37
City/School:	Detroit Cass Tech
State:	Michigan
College Commitment:	Michigan
Top Offers:	MICH
National Ranking Position:	31
Rating:	5
Sophomore Local Honors:	16-Sophs-Michigan (June 2007)
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News And Notes:	One of the top juniors in Michigan………..He committed to Michigan on March 29, 2008………….Junior starter at LB and backed up senior Cortez Smith (Indiana verbal) at TB as he had been fighting nagging injuries. He rushed for just under 500 yards for the season……..Very impressive at the 2008 U.S. Army Combine, running the fastest forty at the event (4.37), putting up 20 bench reps and looking great in drills, scurrying past LBs and showing soft hands catching the ball. An All-Combine performer………..Very impressive at the 2007 Michigan summer camp……Played JV ball as a sophomore as Cass Tech was loaded with upperclass D-I skill players, but he will start at TB as a junior……..305 bench, 505 squat………10.7 100-meters and also long jumps…….Ran a 4.39 forty in the summer of 2007…………His coach, Thomas Wilcher, calls him an outstanding RB prospect………..Quality character………..Good basketball player………………2.8 GPA………..As of December 2007 he was hearing from Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State, Alabama, Tennessee. Michigan State, Michigan and Tennessee are favorites……………Took an unofficial visit to Michigan for the Penn State game on September 22, 2007…………..Took an unofficial visit to Michigan for the Appalachian State loss on September 1, 2007……..Junior season: Rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns against Detroit Mumford

Name:	Bryce McNeal
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	WR
Position:	WR
Height:	6′2
Weight:	180
Forty:	4.46
City/School:	Minneapolis Breck
State:	Minnesota
College Commitment:	Michigan
Top Offers:	18+ May Offers: COL, MIN, NEB, IA, UCONN, NCAR, AZ, MICH, CLEM, LOU, MS, SCAR, AUB, OK, ILL
National Ranking Position:	16
Rating:	5
Junior Local Honors:	Top 20 Minnesota Juniors (December 2007); AP All-State Football Nominee (WR)
Sophomore Local Honors:	HM-St. Paul Pioneer Press-AS (WR); 1-Tri-Metro
News And Notes:	One of the top WRs in the midwest and possibly the top overall prospect in Minnesota…………….He committed to Michigan in May………2007 AP All-State Football Nominee: WR Bryce McNeal, JR, Breck: Data: 6\’2\”, 180 lbs. 2007 Stats: 36 catches for 665 yards, 7 TDs. Notes: Runs great routes, excellent body control, runs well after the catch. Considered the state\’s best WR prospect after Michael Floyd…………….As a sophomore, he had 57 receptions for 701 yards and 4 TDs and 13 carries for 94 yards and 1 TD…………..Has been a two-way varsity starter since his freshman year……….Looked good at the 2008 U.S. Army Combine, and one service named him First Team All-Combine. Nice speed and soft hands………Camped in 2007 at Minnesota, Colorado and Nebraska (ran at 4.45 at the camp)………..4.21 combine shuttle in 2007………37 vertical………..Varsity starter in basketball for a state finalist team and All-Conference in track as a sophomore………..2.4 core GPA at a strong school, 21 ACT…………His step-father Melvin Moore, was an NFL receiver with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings……………..Third Team All-Camp at the March 2008 Badger Sport/New Level Athletics Passing Camp…………..Minneapolis Tribune:  “Thiel said he is looking for a breakout year from sophomore Bryce McNeal. He started last season at wide receiver and defensive back, but was in the shadow of Xavier Rucker, who is now at Nebraska, and McMichael, who moved on to Boston College. \”Bryce has the athletic ability to continue the tradition of outstanding wide receivers at Breck,\” Thiel said.”

Name:	DeWayne Peace
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	WR
Position:	WR/DB
Height:	6′0
Weight:	178
Forty:	4.64
City/School:	Grand Prairie South Grand Prairie
State:	Texas
College Commitment:	Michigan
Top Offers:	KAN, SMU, A&M, MICH,
National Ranking Position:	55
Rating:	5
Combines:	DeWayne Peace South Grand Prairie 5-11.5 178 4.68 3.91 7.57 34.5.
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News And Notes:	One of the top WRs in Texas………….He committed to Michigan in June………As a junior, he had 15 receptions for 285 yards (19.0 avg.) and 3 TDs and 6 KRs for 169 yards (28.2 avg.)…………295 bench, 375 squat, 3.91 shuttle…………Very impressive at the April 2008 Fort Worth Nike Camp (WR MVP) and some felt he was among the very best prospects in attendance…………Very explosive WR who possesses soft hands and good strength.  Could also project as a DB in college despite limited time at the position.  More quick than fast.  In fact, he has tremendous quickness and change-of-direction skills (note the outstanding 3.91 shuttle).  Also can go vertical (34.5 inches).  Very much underrated as he also plays for a program that consistently produces D-I talent and where it is tough to get a lot of touches as an underclassman…………………Very impressive at 2008 Michigan and Texas A&M camps

Name:	Jordan Barnes
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	LB
Position:	LB
Height:	6′0
Weight:	223
Forty:	4.50
City/School:	Fort Wayne Homestead
State:	Indiana
College Commitment:	Michigan
Top Offers:	PUR, WISC, HOU, BAY, AL, IAST, IN, ILL, LOU, MICH, OHST
National Ranking Position:	64
Rating:	5
News And Notes:	One of the top overall prospects in Indiana……….He committed to Michigan in June……..As a junior he recorded 61 tackles…………..Great combination of power and quickness. Slightly undersized, but surprising athleticism, power and quickness.  A bit raw but from an athletic perspective he is the total package.  Indiana kids are usually underrated early in the recruiting process from the national perspective (e.g. Steve Brown), and Barnes fits the mold………….Very impressive at May 2008 Columbus Nike Camp………….Tested second best in the SPARQ at the February 2008 Orlando Nike (4.50 hand 40, 4.24/sh, 38.1/vert, 37\’0\”/pb, 125.88/SPARQ), proving himself among talent-rich Florida’s best…………315 bench, 38 vertical, 4.24 shuttle…….The son of former NFL player Roosevelt Barnes

Class of 2009: New Michigan Verbal DeQuinta Jones

MGoBlog is reporting that Louisiana defensive lineman DeQuinta Jones has committed to Michigan.  Jones is a prospect who has gotten MUCH bigger since his junior season and now projects as a DT in college.  Here is an extract from my database on Jones:

Name:	DeQuinta Jones
Class:	2009
Projected College Position:	DL
Position:	DL
Height:	6′4
Weight:	300
Forty:	4.80
City/School:	Bastrop
State:	Louisiana
College Commitment:	Michigan
Top Offers:	MICH, SMS, TCU, OKST, ARK, CAL, AL
National Ranking Position:	58
Rating:	5
News And Notes:	One of the top DL prospects in Louisiana………….He committed to Michigan in July………..Junior starter at DT for the unbeaten 4A state champs and he recorded 81 tackles (2nd on the team), 3 sacks and 3 FRs………..Does a great job of overpowering opposing linemen and is very quick. Great motor and a real play-maker for a DL………….Has really bulked up since his junior season and now most project him as a DT instead of a DE………….Plays for a strong program………….SDE who should be heavily recruited…………..He has an older brother who plays for Southern Mississippi…………Looked very good at the 2009 LSU summer camp………… 2.9 GPA………………Dandy Don Interview (Winter 2008): “DeQuinta Jones DT, 6′3″, 250, 4.8 Coach Bradshaw also had great things to say about DeQuinta Jones (DT, 6′3″, 250, 4.8). Jones is hearing from Southern Mississippi, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi, Tulane and in-state schools. Jones has a 2.9 GPA and has not taken the ACT yet. Jones and several of his teammates will attend at least one LSU Summer camp this Summer.”

Class of 2010: Recent Verbals

Several great prospects from the Class of 2010 have recently made their college commitments, including two outstanding linemen from Florida.  Here are extracts from my database on these prospects.

Name:	Ian Silberman
Class:	2010
Projected College Position:	OL
Position:	OL
Height:	6′5
Weight:	265
Forty:	5.13
City/School:	Orange Park Fleming Island
State:	Florida
College Commitment:	Florida
Top Offers:	FLA INTL, FSU, FLA, MICH
National Ranking Position:	8
Rating:	5
News And Notes:	One of the top overall junior prospects in Florida and OL prospects in the nation………………He committed to Florida in July 2008……………He had several high quality early offers before his junior year (Florida, FSU, Michigan)…………Great build, long arms, athleticism and quick feet for a sophomore lineman. Already looks college ready………….Gained 25 pounds just after his sophomore season………..He was one of the top performers at the June 2008 NUC Ultimate100 Southeast Camp in Atlanta. Some felt that he was the lineman at th camp with the most upside potential……….The top underclass OL prospect at the 2008 Gainesville Nike Camp………..First Team All-Combine at the March 2008 Jacksonville Scout.com/Under Armour Combine…………One of the top performers at the February 2008 Jacksonville NUC (Ht: 6-foot-5 Wt: 255 lbs Forty: 5.13 secs Vertical: 25 inches Shuttle: 4.71 secs)

Name:	Darious Cummings
Class:	2010
Projected College Position:	DL
Position:	DL/TE/RB
Height:	6′3
Weight:	241
Forty:	4.80
City/School:	Titsville Astronaut
State:	Florida
College Commitment:	Florida State
Top Offers:	FSU, MIA, FLA, USC, ND, TEN, UCLA, AUB
National Ranking Position:	5
Rating:	5
News And Notes:	One of the top overall junior prospects in Florida………….He committed to Florida State in July………….As a sophomore starter at DE, he recorded 78 tackles, 7 TFL, 5 sacks and 3 FFs…………..One of 3 key sophomore newcomers on a 8-3 3A team (DL)…………….A tremendous bull rusher…………….DARIOUS CUMMINGS Sport: Football Position FULLBACK/ TIGHT END/ DEF.END High School: TITUSVILLE ASTRONUT HIGH SCHOOL City: TITUSVILLE State: FL Height: 6-3 Weight: 235 lbs. GPA: 2.9 Graduation Year: 2010

Name:	Aaron Dunn
Class:	2010
Projected College Position:	TE
Position:	TE/DL
Height:	6′6
Weight:	230
Forty:	4.79
City/School:	Spokane Shadle Park
State:	Washington
College Commitment:	Washington State
Top Offers:	WASHST
National Ranking Position:	10
Rating:	5
Sophomore Local Honors:	HM-GSL
News And Notes:	One of the top juniors in Washington……………He committed to Washington State in July 2008……….Could be either a TE, DE or fill out as a OT in college…………Sophomore starter on a 3-7 4A team………..Freshman starter on the line for a 4A team…………..Also started in basketball as a freshman and is the teams star player. First Team All-GSL in basketball as a sophomore………Great frame, long arms, quick feet…….Very athletic…………Lots of upside………He was the TE MVP at the 2008 Washington State summer camp….3.9 GPA

Class of 2011: Some Super Louisiana Defensive Linemen

At this early stage in the recruiting process it looks as though the Louisiana Class of 2011 will have several outstanding defensive line prospects.  Here are three of the very best:

Name:	Jeremauria Rasco
Class:	2011
Position:	DL
Height:	6′4
Weight:	240
Forty:
City/School:	Shreveport Evangel Christian
State:	Louisiana
National Ranking Position:	1
Rating:	5
Freshman Local Honors:	1-LSWA-2A-AS (DL); 1-Shreveport Times-City (DL)
News And Notes:	One of the top sophomores in Louisiana and linemen in the nation, earning First Team Class 2A all-state honors as a freshman starter on a powerful program……………..As a freshman he recorded 64 tackles, 45 assists, 7 sacks, 1 INT and 4 FR…………Played on varsity as an eighth-grader………..He really shined as a freshman at the 2008 Baton Rouge Nike Camp, blowing up in one-on-one drills………..He has very quick feet and is explosive off the edge. Very, very quick off the ball. He has the speed to play LB but the size to star on the DL………….Great agility and athleticism……….

Name:	Anthony Johnson
Class:	2011
Position:	DL/TE
Height:	6′2
Weight:	265
Forty:	5.27
City/School:	New Orleans O. Perry Walker
State:	Louisiana
National Ranking Position:	3
Rating:	5
News And Notes:	One of the top sophomore linemen in the nation………….Freshman starter at DT on a strong team…………Really well-built with very little fat as a freshman………….Very aggressive and strong at the point of attack………..Huge upside………….Key freshman newcomer (TE/DE) on a 3-7 4A team………….Very impressive at the April 2008 New Orleans Nike camp, overpowering highly touted prospects a few years older…………Impressive at December 2007 New Orleans SPARQ Challenge (64.04 SPARQ), posting 28 bench reps, 22 vertical and 4.30 shuttle………….. Impressive at 2007 Mississippi summer camp

Name:	Chucky Hunter
Class:	2011
Position:	DL
Height:	6′2
Weight:	300
Forty:
City/School:	West Monroe
State:	Louisiana
National Ranking Position:	10
Rating:	5
National Honors:
News And Notes:	One of the top sophomore DL prospects in the Souith………..Will start at DT as a sophomore for a powerful program……………Great size, exceptional strength, quick feet, athletic and uses leverage effectively.  Still a bit raw but has huge upside……..May 2008: Spring Practice Updates from West Monroe Website-”That is Chucky Hunter a freshman (soph. next season). He is very strong he broke the freshman squat record of 350×17 reps. He looks like he could turn into one of the best d-tackles we have ever had. He has to work on his ability to throw off the blocks and that is about the only flaw I see in the kid other than needing more speed off the line. (he should get that just from Coach Sanders)”