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Updated 2023 recruits list.  This gives us 24 scholarship players in the 2023 class.

 

2023 VERBAL COMMITMENTS

Kameron Cheatom, DE, 6-4, 225, Brashear HS, Pittsburgh, PA

Conner Cravaack, TE, 6-5, 220, Madeira HS, Cincinnati, OH

Bruno Dall, DE, 6-8, 230, St. Stanislaus HS, Bay St. Louis, MS

Paul Davis, WR, 6-0, 185, Hart Co. HS, Bowman, GA

Ben Frank, OL, 6-5, 310, Transfer from Hobart College, NY

Joey Hunter, CB, 6-1, 200, Transfer from University of South Carolina

Jayvin James, OL, 6-6, 270, Blanche Ely HS, Pompano Beach, FL 

David Jester, S, 6-3, 195, Homestead HS, Homestead, FL

Terray Jones, DL, 6-1, 290, Transfer from Tennessee State University

Zayden Laing-Taylor, CB, 6-0, 185, Miami Central HS, Miami, FL

Lorenzo Lingard, RB, 6-0, 210, Transfer from U. of Florida

Jean Louis III, WR, 5-9, 185, Canarsie HS, Middle Village, NY

Jonas Mann, OL, 6-8, 295, Pickerington North HS, Pickerington, OH

Marcus Moore, DT, 6-3, 310, Massillon Washington HS, Massillon, OH

Delvin Morris, OL, 6-5, 285, Caldwell HS, Caldwell, TX

Adrian Norton, WR, 6-1, 195, Stebbins HS, Dayton, OH

CJ Nunnally, DL, 6-4, 245, Transfer from Independence CC, Independence, Kansas

Darius Owens, S, 6-0, 175, South Gwinnett HS, Snellville, GA

Ahmad Rabah, DE, 6-5, 215, Transfer from American International College

Antonio Smith, DL, 6-5, 240, Transfer from New Mexico Military Institute

Melvin Spriggs, LB, 6-3, 215, St. Michael the Archangel HS, Fredericksburg, VA

Gage Summers, LB, 6-0, 230, Transfer from Riverside City College, CA

Judson Tallandier, S, 6-2, 190, Transfer from Pitt

Dakota Thomas, WR, 6-1, 200, Transfer from Western Kentucky University

Terrence Thomas, S, 6-0, 190, Transfer from Purdue University

Steele WasselQB, 6-4, 210, Choctaw HS, Choctaw, OK

Catrell White, CB, 5-10, 175, Erasmus Hall HS, Brooklyn, NY

 

CLASS BREAKDOWN

Total Commits: 24

 

Offense: 11

QB: 1 (Wassel)

RB: 1 (Lingard)

WR: 4 (Louis III, Norton, Thomas, Davis)

TE: 1 (Cravaack, )

OL: 4 (James, Mann, Morris, Frank)

 

Defense: 16

DT: 2 (Jones, Moore)

DE: 5 (Cheatom, Dall, Rabbah, Smith, Nunnally)

LB: 2 (Spriggs, Summers)

CB: 3 (Laing-Taylor, White, Hunter)

S: 4 (Owens, Jester, Thomas, Talliander)

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1 hour ago, Blue & Gold said:

Updated 2023 recruits list.  This gives us 24 scholarship players in the 2023 class.

 

2023 VERBAL COMMITMENTS

Kameron Cheatom, DE, 6-4, 225, Brashear HS, Pittsburgh, PA

Conner Cravaack, TE, 6-5, 220, Madeira HS, Cincinnati, OH

Bruno Dall, DE, 6-8, 230, St. Stanislaus HS, Bay St. Louis, MS

Paul Davis, WR, 6-0, 185, Hart Co. HS, Bowman, GA

Ben Frank, OL, 6-5, 310, Transfer from Hobart College, NY

Joey Hunter, CB, 6-1, 200, Transfer from University of South Carolina

Jayvin James, OL, 6-6, 270, Blanche Ely HS, Pompano Beach, FL 

David Jester, S, 6-3, 195, Homestead HS, Homestead, FL

Terray Jones, DL, 6-1, 290, Transfer from Tennessee State University

Zayden Laing-Taylor, CB, 6-0, 185, Miami Central HS, Miami, FL

Lorenzo Lingard, RB, 6-0, 210, Transfer from U. of Florida

Jean Louis III, WR, 5-9, 185, Canarsie HS, Middle Village, NY

Jonas Mann, OL, 6-8, 295, Pickerington North HS, Pickerington, OH

Marcus Moore, DT, 6-3, 310, Massillon Washington HS, Massillon, OH

Delvin Morris, OL, 6-5, 285, Caldwell HS, Caldwell, TX

Adrian Norton, WR, 6-1, 195, Stebbins HS, Dayton, OH

CJ Nunnally, DL, 6-4, 245, Transfer from Independence CC, Independence, Kansas

Darius Owens, S, 6-0, 175, South Gwinnett HS, Snellville, GA

Ahmad Rabah, DE, 6-5, 215, Transfer from American International College

Antonio Smith, DL, 6-5, 240, Transfer from New Mexico Military Institute

Melvin Spriggs, LB, 6-3, 215, St. Michael the Archangel HS, Fredericksburg, VA

Gage Summers, LB, 6-0, 230, Transfer from Riverside City College, CA

Judson Tallandier, S, 6-2, 190, Transfer from Pitt

Dakota Thomas, WR, 6-1, 200, Transfer from Western Kentucky University

Terrence Thomas, S, 6-0, 190, Transfer from Purdue University

Steele WasselQB, 6-4, 210, Choctaw HS, Choctaw, OK

Catrell White, CB, 5-10, 175, Erasmus Hall HS, Brooklyn, NY

 

CLASS BREAKDOWN

Total Commits: 24

 

Offense: 11

QB: 1 (Wassel)

RB: 1 (Lingard)

WR: 4 (Louis III, Norton, Thomas, Davis)

TE: 1 (Cravaack, )

OL: 4 (James, Mann, Morris, Frank)

 

Defense: 16

DT: 2 (Jones, Moore)

DE: 5 (Cheatom, Dall, Rabbah, Smith, Nunnally)

LB: 2 (Spriggs, Summers)

CB: 3 (Laing-Taylor, White, Hunter)

S: 4 (Owens, Jester, Thomas, Talliander)

It’s quite a class. Nice mix of young talent and guys with college experience. The overall athleticism and potential has certainly been increased. Not everyone will pan out (no class will ever hit 100%), but this class complements the 2022 class well.

 

We also know at least one more DT and OL will be added. Probably another DB too.

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57 minutes ago, LZIp said:

Unsure what to expect of him. I think he was a walk on there.

Here’s his practice film. At the very least, he looks better than a couple guys that have moved on since JoeMo’s arrival. 
 

Sorry, didn’t mean to respond twice. Meant to edit. User error.

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16 hours ago, catdaddyp said:

Potentially a PWO for us too. Unless I’m missing something, it doesn’t look like he saw any game action last year.

He's from a small high school, but they've had pretty good offenses. I believe Division V or VI. Our local high school played them a couple times over the past few years and we're Division VI.

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5 minutes ago, blueandgold said:

Still no word on Kabbash Richards?

Not that I’ve seen. 
 

I thought we were bringing in Jackson as a DT. According to his JUCO profile he was a DT at 285lbs. Now he’s listed at 250lbs and a DE. If he’s playing DE I’m not sure if we’ll bring in another DE.

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2 hours ago, LZIp said:

LaJoshua Jackson ➡️ 📝 ➡️ 🦘‼️

Welcome to @ZipsFB 🤝#Finish 😤#212Degrees 🌡 🔥 pic.twitter.com/tdjM6JYbvP

— Akron Football (@ZipsFB) April 21, 2023

I’m not real familiar with the football team at East Mississippi, but I’ve heard they are pretty good. However, if you are a big fan of rodeo the East Mississippi Lions are a team worth following. Both the mens’ and women’s teams are highly competitive and fun to watch.  

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47 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said:

I believe so. But if AJ George is a walk-on, as we suspect, he may not officially sign, correct?

Correct. We won’t see anything about his signing if he’s a PWO. Some other MAC schools will announce someone has signed when it isn’t clear if it’s scholarship or PWO.  I’m just speculating that George could be PWO, but I don’t have any inside connections to the program to validate that.

 

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I think only 1 year of eligibility, but pretty good get here. Part time starter for Arizona in 2021 (while being their leading rusher). Ran for nearly 1k yards prior to that at Northwestern. Named to the 2020 Doak Walker Award watch list...

https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/football/roster/drake-anderson/14677

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40 minutes ago, LZIp said:

I think only 1 year of eligibility, but pretty good get here. Part time starter for Arizona in 2021 (while being their leading rusher). Ran for nearly 1k yards prior to that at Northwestern. Named to the 2020 Doak Walker Award watch list...

https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/football/roster/drake-anderson/14677

Nice pickup and the stealth offers continue! Anderson has great feet and can make guys miss in tight space. This is going to be a fun year.

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