Class of 2010: Top Transfers – Defensive Linemen

Name:	William Gholston
Class:	2010
Position:	DL/TE
Height:	6′8
Weight:	237
Forty:	4.82
City/School:	Detroit Southeastern
State:	Michigan
Top Offers:	MICHST, MICH
National Ranking Position:	10
Rating:	5
Sophomore Local Honors:	HM-Rise Magazine-Greater Detroit Area (TE)
Freshman Local Honors:	HM-Detroit Free Press-Detroit (REC)
News And Notes:	One of the top juniors in Michigan………..Junior starter on both sides of the ball and through five games he had 9.5 sacks…………….He transferred from Mumford to Southeastern for his junior year………….Sophomore starter at DE and TE and he recorded 9 sacks………..He transferred from Frederick Douglass to Mumford for his sophomore year………As a freshman he had 26 receptions for 467 yards and 5 TDs, 75 tackles and 9 sacks at Frederick Douglass………A terror off the edge with his great combination of size and speed. Big, fast, smooth and athletic. Needs to get stronger to play at the high BCS level on the DL………….Also being recruited for basketball………….Cousin of Ohio State DE Vernon Gholston…………..Very impressive playing TE at the July 2008 Michigan State summer camp……………..He looked okay, not great, at the May 2008 Columbus Nike Camp, showing off his great frame but being inconsiettn in drills………..He was the top performer at the 2008 Columbus Baden Sports/Next Level Combine (4.82 electronic 40, 4.53 shuttle, 28 vertical)..

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Name:	Derrick Bryant
Class:	2010
Position:	DL
Height:	6′5
Weight:	235
Forty:	4.55
City/School:	Columbus Brookhaven
State:	Ohio
Top Offers:	ILL
National Ranking Position:	14
Rating:	5
Links:	http://scoutingohio.com/Derrick_Bryant_Brookhaven.htm http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=ll5G5Qr74YM
News And Notes:	One of the top juniors in Ohio……………He transferred from Gahanna Lincoln to Brookhaven after his sophomore season………..Sophomore starter at DE at Gahanna Lincoln…………..He has a great combination of size and speed. A terror off the edge. Great lateral movement for his size…………290 bench, 33 vertical…………2.7 GPA ………….Will camp in 2008 at Ohio State and Illinois………Rated by Ohio High Magazine in the summer of 2008 as the top junior in Ohio…………Columbus Dispatch: “Watch for 7 players, 4 teams to step into spotlight this season Thursday, August 21, 2008 3:26 AM: Derrick Bryant, defensive end, Brookhaven. Most probably haven’t yet heard of this 6-6, 220-pound transfer from Gahanna, but he is being touted as the No. 1 junior recruit in Ohio”..

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Name:	Kirifi Taula
Class:	2010
Position:	DL/OL
Height:	6′4
Weight:	275
Forty:
City/School:	Anaheim Servite
State:	California
National Ranking Position:	29
Rating:	5
Junior Local Honors:	1-DL-Southern Section (Los Angeles Times; August 2008)
News And Notes:	One of the top juniors in California……………Junior starter at DT for a powerful program…………Ineligible to play at Servite as a sophomore due to personal issues……………He transferred from Orange Lutheran to Anaheim Servite for his sophomore year………………….One of 3 freshmen on a powerful 14-1 team and he had no stats (OL/DL)………….Great size & strength, motor always on go, fine bull rusher……….1-DL-Southern Section (Los Angeles Times; August 2008): 1. Kirifi Taula, Servite, 6-4, 275, Jr.; All indications are he’s the real deal………………From The Los Angeles Times:  HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Kirifi Taula gets a new start at Servite The junior defensive tackle, who started his high school career at Orange Lutheran, had to sit out last season and hopes to fulfill his potential. Eric Sondheimer August 30, 2008 Sixth in a series previewing top high school players: The wait is almost over for 16-year-old defensive tackle Kirifi Taula, a 6-foot-4, 275-pound Samoan giant who sat out his sophomore football season after transferring to Anaheim Servite from Orange Lutheran. “There’s hype about how good I am, but no one has seen me play,” he said. Servite Coach Troy Thomas said Taula was his team’s best defensive lineman last season even though he never played in a game. His job was to emulate the opposing team’s top lineman in practice. He also got to go against 6-7, 280-pound Servite tackle Matt Kalil, now a freshman at USC. “I beat him a couple times, but he got me,” Taula said. “It was good experience.” Taula will finally make his varsity debut on Sept. 5 against Santa Fe Springs St. Paul, and Servite coaches can’t wait to turn him loose. “Every week he’d simulate the best defensive lineman, and every week we thought he was better than the guy we faced,” Thomas said. Combining quickness and power, Taula has options when trying to get through or around blockers. “That’s what makes him special,” Thomas said. “He can power you, and he’s athletic. He’s got a little wiggle. With a defensive lineman, you get them either fast or powerful. What separates great defensive linemen is a guy who can do both.” Taula played on Orange Lutheran’s freshman and junior varsity teams, but a broken arm and broken thumb limited his playing time. That didn’t stop him from making an impression on varsity Coach Jim Kunau, who called him one of the best players from Orange Lutheran’s class of 2010. But Taula was asked to leave school after a disciplinary incident that he blames on himself. “God gave me an obstacle to go through and I failed,” he said. “Then he gave me a second chance to go to Servite to prove myself as a football player and student. “I was on the wrong track. It was my fault. I’ve changed a lot. It was sort of a wake-up call for me.” For the last year, Thomas said Taula has been a model student on and off the field. “He’s a fun kid to be around,” he said. “He knows when to have fun and when to work. He’s got this big smile.” Taula’s smile comes out when he successfully downs a quarterback. Sacks give him great pleasure. “I get this tingling feeling,” he said. Taula knows how to turn up the intensity during a game. “I’m a nice guy — except on the field,” he said. “Then nobody likes me. The way I play, I never talk. I always have my game face on.” When he went to Texas for a two-week trip last June to visit a cousin, it came as no surprise that a high school football coach suggested he stay. “The coach kept talking to me, ‘We’ll buy you a house if you go to my school,’ ” Taula said. “I think he was joking.” Clearly, there’s much anticipation for what Taula might be able to accomplish this season and what kind of player he really is. “I can’t wait,” he said. “I just want to show how good I am.”.

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Name:	Chaz Green
Class:	2010
Position:	DL/OL/TE
Height:	6′6
Weight:	275
Forty:
City/School:	Tampa Catholic
State:	Florida
Top Offers:	USF
National Ranking Position:	40
Rating:	5
News And Notes:	One of the top junior linemen in Florida…………….Junior starter at DE and OT after missing the first four games with a high ankle sprain………………Will start at DE as a junior on a 11-3 2A team………..He transferred from Palm Harbor to Tampa Catholic for his junior year……………..Sophomore starter at TE and DE on a 4-6 5A team……….He has a great frame and impressive athleticism, Great motor and very explosive. Could play DE, DT or OT in college……….Very impressive at the July 2008 USF Big Man Challenge playing DE. Some felt he was one of the top two out of 200 linemen in atendence…………Sophomore starter in basketball………July 2008 MBD: A kid to watch for 2010 is Chaz Green from Tampa Catholic…. 6′6 265lbs. , he looked pretty darn good in the big man camp at USF today… he was a top 5 OL at the camp………………St. Petersburg Times – August 13, 2008 TC lands big transfers: Tampa Catholic, the Class 2A state football runnerup last fall, has picked up two key additions via transfer. Following Monday’s practice, Crusaders coach Bob Henriquez said lineman Chaz Green (6-foot-6, 268 pounds, far right) and receiver Jordan Jones (6-4, 185, near right), formerly of Palm Harbor University, have joined the team. Green is a particularly big catch. The Crusaders, who graduated four of five starters on the offensive line, can use the help up front. In Green, they’ve gotten themselves a solid tackle who has big-time potential. In fact, after performing well at various camps this summer, he earned a scholarship offer from USF — even though he’s only a junior. Green also could see action at tight end and on the defensive line. “He,” Henriquez said, “has a huge upside. He’s an outstanding athlete. He’s raw. He hasn’t played a lot.” Jones, also a junior, gives TC another solid skill player. And they already have several.

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Name:	Alton Bailey
Class:	2010
Position:	DL/OL
Height:	6′4
Weight:	275
Forty:
City/School:	Seffner-Armwood
State:	Florida
National Ranking Position:	78
Rating:	5
News And Notes:	One of the top junior DL prospects in Florida………….Junior starter at DT for Armwood and could also start at OT………………He transferred from Tampa Bay Tech to Seffner-Armwood for his junior year………….Sophomore starter on the OL for a 6-4 4A team…………Drawing comparisons to former Armwood all-american DT Torrey Davis…………….One of 8 freshman on a 0-10 4A team that provided no stats…………….Also plays varsity basketball……..tampabay.com:  Bailey holds his own up front (August 2008): Most of you know about all-everything defensive end Ryne Giddins. And in today’s Times, John C. Cotey familiarized you with Theodore Jackson. Now, it’s time to meet another member of Armwood’s terrific defensive front. Alton Bailey. “He’s pretty good, too,” Hawks defensive coordinator Matt Thompson said. A junior, the 6-foot-4, 263-pound Bailey reminds some at Armwood of former lineman Torrey Davis, a five-star talent who is now at Florida. Bailey and Davis have similar builds, and similar games (both are quick feet and possess active hands). One difference, Thompson said, is that Bailey “works a little harder.” A tackle, Bailey transferred to Armwood during the offseason from Tampa Bay Tech. He called Friday night’s matchup with Plant “the biggest game of his life” and said he looked forward to playing against star Panthers quarterback Aaron Murray. Last week versus Lakeland Lake Gibson, Bailey performed at a high level and that has his coaches optimistic about his future. “He went up against a pretty good line and held his own,” Thompson said. “He did some things really well.”

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Name:	Sean Herron
Class:	2010
Position:	DL/OL
Height:	6′2
Weight:	370
Forty:
City/School:	Erie Strong Vincent
State:	Pennsylvania
National Ranking Position:	134
Rating:	5
News And Notes:	One of the top juniors in Pennsylvania……………As a junior DT on a 10-0 AAA team, through 10 games he had 20 tackles, 23 assists and 2 sacks…………….He transferred from Erie Cathedral to Strong Vincent for his junior year……………….As a sophomore he had 11 tackles, 26 assists, 1.5 sacks for 7 yards lost and 1 FR…………One of 2 freshmen on a 11-2 team and he had 9 tackles, 18 assists and 3.5 sacks for 11 yards lost……………….Top new players: Alex Davis C, Sean Herron OT/DT (transfer from Cathedral Prep), Derrick Hemphill HB/DB

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Name:	Michael O’Guinn
Class:	2010
Position:	DL
Height:	6′1
Weight:	322
Forty:	5.65
City/School:	Ven Vleck
State:	Texas
National Ranking Position:	138
Rating:	5
News And Notes:	One of the top junior DL prospects in Texas………….Transferred from Marshall to Hightower and then to Van Vleck after his sophomore season………….The top sophomore to watch on a 8-4 5A team……………Impressive at the June 6, 2008 Austin NUC and was invited to participate at the Ultimate 100 NUC: He was the winner of the DL MVP as well as the strongest man award.  He bench pressed 185 pounds 26 times…………….Very impressive at the April 2008 Dallas Scout.com Combine

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Name:	Ryland Widener
Class:	2010
Position:	DL
Height:	6′0
Weight:	325
Forty:	5.70
City/School:	Oklahoma City Oklahoma Centennial
State:	Oklahoma
National Ranking Position:	189
Rating:	5
News And Notes:	One of the top junior DT prospects in Oklahoma……………He will start at center and DT as a junior…………He transferred from Northeast to Centennial for his junior year………….Sophomore starter at DT at Northeast……………He transferred from John Marshall to Northast for his sophomore year……….As a freshman on a 0-10 5A team (John Marshall) he had 26 tackles and 10 assists…………..325 bench, 625 squat, 20 vertical, 5.28 shuttle………….3.25 GPA…………….He was impressive at the June 2008 Southwest/Midwest Ultimate 100 in DeSoto, Texas………….Impressive at the May 25, 2008 Tulsa NUC and was invited to participate at the Ultimate 100 NUC: He was the winner of the DL MVP………He tested pretty well at the June 2008 Kansas City Scout.com Combine……………Daily Oklahoman:  “Thu August 21, 2008: Lineman looks to settle in at Centennial Only a junior, Ryland Widener is suiting up for his third school this fall. As a freshman, Widener lined up for John Marshall. As a sophomore, he played for Northeast. This year, Widener is at Centennial, where he will start at defensive tackle and center. The 6-foot-2, 320-pounder said he has received interest from Kansas State, Missouri, OU, OSU, and Iowa State. He took an unofficial visit to OSU two weeks ago but hasn’t received any offers. “It feels real weird,” Widener said. “It’s a big transition, not being able to stay with the same people, same teammates.” Widener is one of nearly a dozen former Northeast players who moved to Centennial this summer. With the added numbers, Centennial has more than double the number of players it did last year for its inaugural season. “People think we’re asleep in district. I think we should have a good chance at pushing for playoffs,” Widener said. “From last year, it’s like a whole 360. We’ve got 45-50 kids out. It’s really a new path, new direction for us.””

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Name:	Dylan Lusk
Class:	2010
Position:	DL
Height:	6′2
Weight:	270
Forty:	5.32
City/School:	Peoria Centennial
State:	Arizona
Rating:	4
News And Notes:	One of the top junior DT prospects in Arizona…………..He transferred from Glendale O’Connor to Centennial after his sophomore season………………One of 3 sophomores on a 3-7 4A team (DL) that did not provide defensive stats……………….He tested well at the May 2008 Phoenix Scout.com combine

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Name:	Chris Reed
Class:	2010
Position:	DL/OL
Height:	5′11
Weight:	275
Forty:	5.30
City/School:	Canyon Country
State:	California
Rating:	4
Junior Local Honors:	3-DL (Los Angeles Daily News)
News And Notes:	One of the top junior NT prospects in southern California………..Mormon……….He transferred from Encino Crespi to Canyon for his junior year……………..One of 11 sophomores on a 11-3 team and he had 11 tackles, 13 assists and 1 sack…….Played as a freshman for Hawaii power Kahuku……….275 bench, 345 squat as a soph……….Polynesian………Wrestles and boxes.

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