2013 Saluki Football RecRuiting claSS
2013 Saluki Football Recruiting Class 2013 Signed National Letter of Intent Pos. Ki-Jana Evans (Chicago, Ill./Harlan HS).................................... OL John Gardner (Chicago, Ill./Simeon Career Academy).............. TE Raysean Golden (Sumter, S.C./Coffeyville (Kan.) CC).............NT Antony Greenhow (Maywood, Ill./Proviso East HS)................. DL Kenny James (Columbia, Mo./Rock Bridge HS)...........................S Marcus Miller (Somerville, Tenn./Fayette Academy)...................S Brandon Minor (Florissant, Mo./McCluer HS).......................... LB Nick Neidig (Wadesville, Ind./North Posey HS)........................... P Austin Olsen (Chicago, Ill./Lincoln Way North HS).................. OL Garrett Pougnet (Fenton, Mich./Flint Powers Catholic HS)......WR Chandler Shantz (Derby, Kan./Derby HS)..................................QB Dakota Upchurch (Harrisburg, Ill./Harrisburg HS).................... DL Khari Waithe-Alexander (Lilburn, Ga./Stephenson HS)............ DL
Mid-Year Transfers Pos. Chris Davis (Atlanta, Ga./El Camino (Calif.) CC).....................CB Ken Malcome (Stockbridge, Ga./Univ. of Georgia)...................RB Jamarcus Robinson (Canton, Miss./Holmes (Miss.) CC)........... OL Kitray Solomon (Milledgeville, Ga./Carden City (Kan.) CC).... DL Keith Suggs (Indianapolis, Ind./Univ. of Toledo).......................CB Brandon Willingham (Olathe, Kan./Coffeyville (Kan.) CC)......CB Tay Willis (Newnan, Ga./Highland (Kan.) CC)..........................RB Priority Walk-Ons Pos. Bryce Beschorner (Huntley, Ill./Huntley HS)............................WR Markese Jackson (East St. Louis, Ill./East St. Louis HS)........... LB Josh Jahnke (Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake HS)....................... LS Cameron Walter (Greenville, Ill./Greenville HS).......................RB Reed Watson (Springfield, Ill./Rochester HS)............................ FB
Signed National Letter of Intent
Ki-Jana EvanswOL
JOHN GARDNERwTE
6-5, 280 Chicago, Ill.wHarlan
6-4, 200 Chicago, Ill.wSIMEON
Career Notes: Three-star prospect by Scout.com... Three-star prospect by ESPN.com...Two-star prospect by Rivals.com...Top-rated FCS 2013 commitment in the state of Illinois, according to ESPN.com...Named All-State as a senior...Fourth-best offensive guard prospect in the state, according to ESPN.com...Also wrestled in high school and was runner up in the city championship...Plans to major in criminology.
Career Notes: All-City selection by the Chicago SunTimes…Two-star prospect by Scout.com…Two-star prospect by Rivals.com…Named to Chicago SunTimes All-City Team…Recorded 60 receptions for 20 touchdowns and 800 receiving yards…Member of Simeon’s 2012 state champion basketball team.
RAYSEAN GOLDENwNG
ANTONY GREENHOWwDL
6-3, 295 SUMTER, S.C.wCOFFEYVILLE CC
6-3, 250 MAYWOOD, Ill.wPROVISO EAST
Career Notes: Will be a sophomore for the 2013 season…Recorded 27 tackles and 8.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack as a freshman at Coffeyville.
Career Notes: Defensive line MVP and lineman Combine King at the Ultimate 100 Camp hosted by nationalunderclassmen.com...All-Conference selection in the West Suburban (Gold) Conference...West Suburban (Gold) All-Academic Team selection... Earned Junior and Senior Defensive Player of the Year award at Proviso East...Team captain and co-MVP as a sophomore...Recorded 13 sacks and 117 tackles as an upperclassman...Plans to major in psychology.
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Signed National Letter of Intent
marcus millerws
kenny jamesws
5-11, 200 columbia, mo.wrock bridge
6-1, 170 somerville, tenn.wfayette acad.
Career Notes: Two-time Central Missouri large class All-District selection by the Associated Press... Missouri Coaches Association All-State selection as a junior...Columbia Tribune All-Area selection as a junior...Missouri Coaches Association All-District selection as a senior...Ranks in the top five in Rock Bridge school history in career receiving yards (1156, 5th), receptions (74, 3rd) and touchdown receptions (12, 3rd).
Career Notes: First player in Fayette Academy history to sign with a Division I school...Recorded 61 tackles as a senior...Also played running back, where he rushed for 1,426 yards as a senior and averaged 9.0 yards per carry...Played in the Liberty Bowl High School All-Stars Game...Named Best Overall Offensive Player in Division II A by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association and by the Memphis Commercial Appeal in 2011 and 2012.
BRANDON MINORwLB
NICK NEIDIGwP
6-3, 205 WADESVILLE, IND.wNORTH POSEY
6-2, 225 FLORISSANT, mo.wMcCLUER NORTH
Career Notes: 2012 All-State selection by the Associated Press...Named Indiana’s top punter by the Indianapolis Star...Named a top-50 player in the state of Indiana by the Indiana Coaches Association... First-team All-Conference punter as a senior...Firstteam All-Southwestern Indiana selection as a punter... Named a Top 12 punter by Chris Sailer...Ranked as the fourth-best punter nationally by former NFL punter Filip Filipovic...Averaged 40.9 yards per punt... Overall kicking champion at the Chris Sailer Kicking Camp in 2012...Also kicked and played wide receiver, catching a school-record 24 touchdowns and averaging 17 yards per reception...Also was a three-year letter winner in basketball...Plans to major in biomedical sciences.
Career Notes: A member of the St. Louis PostDispatch Super 30...Two-star recruit by Rivals.com... Three-star recruit by Scout.com...Four-time AllConference selection at linebacker and punter...AllState selection as a punter...Ranked as the 40th-best linebacker nationally and 14th-best player overall in the state of Missouri by ESPN.com...Also lettered in baseball, track and field, and basketball.
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Signed National Letter of Intent
AUSTIN OLSENwOL
GARRETT POUGNETwWR
6-5, 260 FRANKFORT, Ill LINCOLNWAY NORTH
6-3, 190 FENTON, MICH. FLINT POWERS CATHOLIC
Career Notes: Two-time All-Conference selection... All-Area selection as a senior...Honorable mention All-State selection as a senior...Recorded 80 tackles and 12 sacks on defense...Honor roll student...Also played four years of basketball and two years of baseball...Won a state championship in summer baseball.
Career Notes: Associated Press Division 5-6 Player of the Year...All-State selection by the Associated Press...All-State Dream Team selection by the Detroit Free Press...Division 5 All-State selection by the Detroit News...Genesee County Dream Team Player of the Year...Unanimous first-team All-Conference selection in the Saginaw Valley South...Played quarterback in high school...Rushed for 556 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior...Also passed for 1,856 yards and 16 touchdowns...Won the state title as a junior.
CHANDLER SHANTZwQB DAKOTA UPCHURCHwDL 6-4, 215 DERBY, KAN.wDERBY
6-6, 250 HARRISBURG, Ill.wHARRISBURG
Career Notes: All-State selection as a senior...Recorded 3,500 passing yards and 1,750 rushing yards in three-year career...As a senior, led Derby to a 10-2 record and the 6A state semifinals...Named All-Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League honorable mention... Quarterbacked the state’s top-ranked offense as a senior, passing for 1,030 yards, rushing for 868 yards and accounting for 33 touchdowns at Derby...Started his sophomore and junior years at Buhler (Kan.) High School, leading the Crusaders to a 23-2 record...Holds Buhler school record in passing touchdowns and ranks second in career passing yards and fourth in career completions...Two-time All-Conference selection at Buhler...Helped Buhler to the Kansas 4A semifinals as a junior...Also played outfield for the baseball team at Derby.
Career Notes: All-State selection as a senior...Twotime River-to-River All-Conference selection...AllSouth selection at defensive line as a senior...Two-time team defensive line MVP...Recorded 97 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, 13 sacks and an interception returned for a touchdown as a senior...Also starts on the state’s No. 1 ranked basketball team...Plans to major in criminal justice.
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Signed National Letter of Intent
kHARI WAITHE-ALEXANDERwDL 6-2, 240 LILBURN, GA.wSTEPHENSON Career Notes: Two-star prospect by Rivals.com... Two-star prospect by 247sports.com...Second-team All-State selection as a senior...Three-time All-County selection...Three-time All-Region selection...Became the first freshman starter at Parkview High School in 15 years...Racked up career numbers of 205 tackles, 39 sacks and 57 tackles for loss...Four-year honor roll student.
Breakdown by Position
Pronunciation Guide
Quarterback................................................. 1 Running Back.............................................. 3 Wide Receiver............................................. 2 Tight End/Fullback...................................... 2 Offensive Line............................................. 3 Defensive Line............................................ 5 Linebacker.. ................................................. 2 Defensive Backs.......................................... 5 Special Teams.. ............................................ 2
Bryce Beschorner............................be-SHORE-ner Raysean Golden................................... RAY-shawn Antony Greenhow................................... AN-tuhny Josh Jahnke...........................................YAWN-key Nick Neidig............................................. NIGH-dig Garrett Pougnet...................................... PUNE-yay Tyler Shantz..........................................SHAUNTZ Khari Waithe-Alexander............. CAR-ee WAYTH
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Mid-Year Transfers
CHRIS DAVISwCB
KEN MALCOMEwRB
5-11, 180 ATLANTA, GA.wEL CAMINO CC
6-0, 224 STOCKBRIDGE, GA.wGEORGIA
Career Notes: Recorded an interception, four pass breakups and 28 tackles in eight games in 2012... Also had four tackles for loss and one fumble recovery return for 30 yards...Returned eight punts for an average of 16.3 yards including a 72-yard return for a touchdown...Played wide receiver at McEachern (Ga.) High School and caught 46 passes for 1,012 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior in 2010.
Career Notes: Ran for 272 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 4.8 yards per carry as a redshirt sophomore in 2012...In two years at UGa, recorded 448 rushing yards and averaged 4.5 yards per carry... As a freshman at Georgia, ran for 51 yards on 12 carries in the Outback Bowl against No. 12 Michigan State...Was listed as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Scout.com and ESPN...Listed as the ninth best high school senior running back prospect in the nation by ESPN...As a senior at Southwest Dekalb High School, ran for 1,168 yards and 16 touchdowns...Was a sprinter on his high school track team.
JAMARCUS ROBINSONwOL
KITRAY SOLOMONwDL
6-3, 320 CANTON, MISS.wHOLMES CC
6-2, 240 MILLEDGEVILLE, GA.wGARDEN CITY CC
Career Notes: Named first-team on the 2012 Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges’ All-State Team...Made the second-team as a freshman...Played high school ball at Canton (Miss.) High School where he recorded a total of 186 pancake blocks during his junior and senior years.
Career Notes: As a sophomore in 2012, recorded 49 tackles and six sacks in addition to a forced fumble... Earned All-Jayhawk Conference honors in 2011 and 2012...Selected to the Georgia All-State Team as a senior at Baldwin High School...Named MVP of Georgia’s North-South All-Star Game...Named All-County Defensive Player of the Year...Recruited by several BCS conference schools.
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Mid-Year Transfers
KEITH SUGGSwCB
BRANDON WILLINGHAMwCB
5-10, 180 INDIANPOLIS, IND.wTOLEDO
5-10, 170 OLATHE, KAN.wCOFFEYVILLE CC
Career Notes: Played in 22 games and made 15 tackles in two seasons at Toledo...Started three games as a freshman in 2011... Rated a two-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com as a senior at Ben Davis High School...Rated the nation’s 144th best cornerback recruit and the 29th best player in Indiana by Scout. com...Earned honorable mention All-County...Also a sprinter on his high school track team.
Career Notes: Started 10 games as a sophomore in 2012 and led Coffeyville with three interceptions and was fourth on the team with 52 tackles...Led the team with 14 pass breakups...Played running back and safety at Olathe East (Kan.) High School where he ran for over 1,000 yards as a senior...2012 All-Jayhawk League selection at cornerback.
TAY WILLISwRB
5-8, 170 NEWNAN, GA.wHIGHLAND CC Career Notes: Rushed for 906 yards and six touchdowns in two seasons at Highland...All-Jayhawk Conference honorable mention in 2010 and 2011...Sat out the 2012 season...As a senior at East Coweta (Ga.) High School, ran for 2,000 yards and 28 touchdowns... In his final two years of high school, ran for 3,361 yards and 39 touchdowns...Named All-Region and All-State as a senior.
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Priority Walk-Ons
BRYCE BESCHORNERwWR MARKESE JACKSONwLB 6-3, 195 ALGONQUIN, ILL.wHUNTLEY
6-0, 205 EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.wEAST ST. LOUIS
Career Notes: Led the area in catches with 43 and touchdowns with 11 as a senior...Averaged 18.3 yards per reception...All-Area team selection by the Daily Herald...First-team All-Area selection by the CourierNews...Two-time Fox Valley All-Conference selection...Three-time Mid-State Sports All-Academic Team selection...2011-12 Scholar-Athlete selection by the Associated Press.
Career Notes: 2012 second-team All-Southwestern Conference selection by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch...2012 All-Area selection by the Belleville NewsDemocrat...Was third in the St. Louis area as a senior with 68 total tackles...Also kicked for the Flyers.
JOSH JAHNKEwLS
CAMERON WALTERwRB 5-9, 200 GREENVILLE, ILL.wGREENVILLE
6-0, 200 CRYSTAL LAKE, ILL.wCRYSTAL LAKE SOUTH
Career Notes: Two-time All-State selection...Two time All-Conference selection in the South Central Conference...St. Louis Area National Underclassmen Combine Overall MVP as a junior...Rushed for 4,734 career yards and 73 touchdowns...Also ran track, finishing in the top eight of the 100- and 200-yard dash in both his sophmore and junior years...Member of the National Honor Society...Intends to major in aviation.
Career Notes: Had 169 snaps without an error as an upperclassman...Winner of the Most Accurate Snapper competition at the 2012 Kohl’s Midwest Showcase Camp, 2011 Rubio Nike Fall Camp, University of Iowa Special Teams Camp and 2010 Iowa State Special Teams Camp...Helped kicker Brad Walovitch to become the all-time leading scorer in Crystal Lake South history...Also competed in two years of track... Member of the National Honor Society...Plans to major in secondary education.
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Priority Walk-Ons
REED WATSONwFB
6-2, 225 SPRINGFIELD, ILL.wROCHESTER Career Notes: Two-time Central State 8 All-Conference selection...Academic All-State selection as a senior...Member of the two-time state champion Rochester football team, whose overall record in the last two years was 25-3...Recorded 69 tackles as a linebacker... Honor roll student...Also plays catcher and third base on the baseball team.
2013 Recruiting Class by State
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Mid-Year Transfers Pos. Chris Davis (Atlanta, Ga./El Camino (Calif.) CC).....................CB Ken Malcome (Stockbridge, Ga./Univ. of Georgia)...................RB Jamarcus Robinson (Canton, Miss./Holmes (Miss.) CC)........... OL Kitray Solomon (Milledgeville, Ga./Carden City (Kan.) CC).... DL Keith Suggs (Indianapolis, Ind./Univ. of Toledo).......................CB Brandon Willingham (Olathe, Kan./Coffeyville (Kan.) CC)......CB Tay Willis (Newnan, Ga./Highland (Kan.) CC)..........................RB Priority Walk-Ons Pos. Bryce Beschorner (Huntley, Ill./Huntley HS)............................WR Markese Jackson (East St. Louis, Ill./East St. Louis HS)........... LB Josh Jahnke (Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake HS)....................... LS Cameron Walter (Greenville, Ill./Greenville HS).......................RB Reed Watson (Springfield, Ill./Rochester HS)............................ FB
Signed National Letter of Intent
Ki-Jana EvanswOL
JOHN GARDNERwTE
6-5, 280 Chicago, Ill.wHarlan
6-4, 200 Chicago, Ill.wSIMEON
Career Notes: Three-star prospect by Scout.com... Three-star prospect by ESPN.com...Two-star prospect by Rivals.com...Top-rated FCS 2013 commitment in the state of Illinois, according to ESPN.com...Named All-State as a senior...Fourth-best offensive guard prospect in the state, according to ESPN.com...Also wrestled in high school and was runner up in the city championship...Plans to major in criminology.
Career Notes: All-City selection by the Chicago SunTimes…Two-star prospect by Scout.com…Two-star prospect by Rivals.com…Named to Chicago SunTimes All-City Team…Recorded 60 receptions for 20 touchdowns and 800 receiving yards…Member of Simeon’s 2012 state champion basketball team.
RAYSEAN GOLDENwNG
ANTONY GREENHOWwDL
6-3, 295 SUMTER, S.C.wCOFFEYVILLE CC
6-3, 250 MAYWOOD, Ill.wPROVISO EAST
Career Notes: Will be a sophomore for the 2013 season…Recorded 27 tackles and 8.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack as a freshman at Coffeyville.
Career Notes: Defensive line MVP and lineman Combine King at the Ultimate 100 Camp hosted by nationalunderclassmen.com...All-Conference selection in the West Suburban (Gold) Conference...West Suburban (Gold) All-Academic Team selection... Earned Junior and Senior Defensive Player of the Year award at Proviso East...Team captain and co-MVP as a sophomore...Recorded 13 sacks and 117 tackles as an upperclassman...Plans to major in psychology.
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Signed National Letter of Intent
marcus millerws
kenny jamesws
5-11, 200 columbia, mo.wrock bridge
6-1, 170 somerville, tenn.wfayette acad.
Career Notes: Two-time Central Missouri large class All-District selection by the Associated Press... Missouri Coaches Association All-State selection as a junior...Columbia Tribune All-Area selection as a junior...Missouri Coaches Association All-District selection as a senior...Ranks in the top five in Rock Bridge school history in career receiving yards (1156, 5th), receptions (74, 3rd) and touchdown receptions (12, 3rd).
Career Notes: First player in Fayette Academy history to sign with a Division I school...Recorded 61 tackles as a senior...Also played running back, where he rushed for 1,426 yards as a senior and averaged 9.0 yards per carry...Played in the Liberty Bowl High School All-Stars Game...Named Best Overall Offensive Player in Division II A by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association and by the Memphis Commercial Appeal in 2011 and 2012.
BRANDON MINORwLB
NICK NEIDIGwP
6-3, 205 WADESVILLE, IND.wNORTH POSEY
6-2, 225 FLORISSANT, mo.wMcCLUER NORTH
Career Notes: 2012 All-State selection by the Associated Press...Named Indiana’s top punter by the Indianapolis Star...Named a top-50 player in the state of Indiana by the Indiana Coaches Association... First-team All-Conference punter as a senior...Firstteam All-Southwestern Indiana selection as a punter... Named a Top 12 punter by Chris Sailer...Ranked as the fourth-best punter nationally by former NFL punter Filip Filipovic...Averaged 40.9 yards per punt... Overall kicking champion at the Chris Sailer Kicking Camp in 2012...Also kicked and played wide receiver, catching a school-record 24 touchdowns and averaging 17 yards per reception...Also was a three-year letter winner in basketball...Plans to major in biomedical sciences.
Career Notes: A member of the St. Louis PostDispatch Super 30...Two-star recruit by Rivals.com... Three-star recruit by Scout.com...Four-time AllConference selection at linebacker and punter...AllState selection as a punter...Ranked as the 40th-best linebacker nationally and 14th-best player overall in the state of Missouri by ESPN.com...Also lettered in baseball, track and field, and basketball.
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Signed National Letter of Intent
AUSTIN OLSENwOL
GARRETT POUGNETwWR
6-5, 260 FRANKFORT, Ill LINCOLNWAY NORTH
6-3, 190 FENTON, MICH. FLINT POWERS CATHOLIC
Career Notes: Two-time All-Conference selection... All-Area selection as a senior...Honorable mention All-State selection as a senior...Recorded 80 tackles and 12 sacks on defense...Honor roll student...Also played four years of basketball and two years of baseball...Won a state championship in summer baseball.
Career Notes: Associated Press Division 5-6 Player of the Year...All-State selection by the Associated Press...All-State Dream Team selection by the Detroit Free Press...Division 5 All-State selection by the Detroit News...Genesee County Dream Team Player of the Year...Unanimous first-team All-Conference selection in the Saginaw Valley South...Played quarterback in high school...Rushed for 556 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior...Also passed for 1,856 yards and 16 touchdowns...Won the state title as a junior.
CHANDLER SHANTZwQB DAKOTA UPCHURCHwDL 6-4, 215 DERBY, KAN.wDERBY
6-6, 250 HARRISBURG, Ill.wHARRISBURG
Career Notes: All-State selection as a senior...Recorded 3,500 passing yards and 1,750 rushing yards in three-year career...As a senior, led Derby to a 10-2 record and the 6A state semifinals...Named All-Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League honorable mention... Quarterbacked the state’s top-ranked offense as a senior, passing for 1,030 yards, rushing for 868 yards and accounting for 33 touchdowns at Derby...Started his sophomore and junior years at Buhler (Kan.) High School, leading the Crusaders to a 23-2 record...Holds Buhler school record in passing touchdowns and ranks second in career passing yards and fourth in career completions...Two-time All-Conference selection at Buhler...Helped Buhler to the Kansas 4A semifinals as a junior...Also played outfield for the baseball team at Derby.
Career Notes: All-State selection as a senior...Twotime River-to-River All-Conference selection...AllSouth selection at defensive line as a senior...Two-time team defensive line MVP...Recorded 97 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, 13 sacks and an interception returned for a touchdown as a senior...Also starts on the state’s No. 1 ranked basketball team...Plans to major in criminal justice.
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Signed National Letter of Intent
kHARI WAITHE-ALEXANDERwDL 6-2, 240 LILBURN, GA.wSTEPHENSON Career Notes: Two-star prospect by Rivals.com... Two-star prospect by 247sports.com...Second-team All-State selection as a senior...Three-time All-County selection...Three-time All-Region selection...Became the first freshman starter at Parkview High School in 15 years...Racked up career numbers of 205 tackles, 39 sacks and 57 tackles for loss...Four-year honor roll student.
Breakdown by Position
Pronunciation Guide
Quarterback................................................. 1 Running Back.............................................. 3 Wide Receiver............................................. 2 Tight End/Fullback...................................... 2 Offensive Line............................................. 3 Defensive Line............................................ 5 Linebacker.. ................................................. 2 Defensive Backs.......................................... 5 Special Teams.. ............................................ 2
Bryce Beschorner............................be-SHORE-ner Raysean Golden................................... RAY-shawn Antony Greenhow................................... AN-tuhny Josh Jahnke...........................................YAWN-key Nick Neidig............................................. NIGH-dig Garrett Pougnet...................................... PUNE-yay Tyler Shantz..........................................SHAUNTZ Khari Waithe-Alexander............. CAR-ee WAYTH
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Mid-Year Transfers
CHRIS DAVISwCB
KEN MALCOMEwRB
5-11, 180 ATLANTA, GA.wEL CAMINO CC
6-0, 224 STOCKBRIDGE, GA.wGEORGIA
Career Notes: Recorded an interception, four pass breakups and 28 tackles in eight games in 2012... Also had four tackles for loss and one fumble recovery return for 30 yards...Returned eight punts for an average of 16.3 yards including a 72-yard return for a touchdown...Played wide receiver at McEachern (Ga.) High School and caught 46 passes for 1,012 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior in 2010.
Career Notes: Ran for 272 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 4.8 yards per carry as a redshirt sophomore in 2012...In two years at UGa, recorded 448 rushing yards and averaged 4.5 yards per carry... As a freshman at Georgia, ran for 51 yards on 12 carries in the Outback Bowl against No. 12 Michigan State...Was listed as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Scout.com and ESPN...Listed as the ninth best high school senior running back prospect in the nation by ESPN...As a senior at Southwest Dekalb High School, ran for 1,168 yards and 16 touchdowns...Was a sprinter on his high school track team.
JAMARCUS ROBINSONwOL
KITRAY SOLOMONwDL
6-3, 320 CANTON, MISS.wHOLMES CC
6-2, 240 MILLEDGEVILLE, GA.wGARDEN CITY CC
Career Notes: Named first-team on the 2012 Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges’ All-State Team...Made the second-team as a freshman...Played high school ball at Canton (Miss.) High School where he recorded a total of 186 pancake blocks during his junior and senior years.
Career Notes: As a sophomore in 2012, recorded 49 tackles and six sacks in addition to a forced fumble... Earned All-Jayhawk Conference honors in 2011 and 2012...Selected to the Georgia All-State Team as a senior at Baldwin High School...Named MVP of Georgia’s North-South All-Star Game...Named All-County Defensive Player of the Year...Recruited by several BCS conference schools.
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Mid-Year Transfers
KEITH SUGGSwCB
BRANDON WILLINGHAMwCB
5-10, 180 INDIANPOLIS, IND.wTOLEDO
5-10, 170 OLATHE, KAN.wCOFFEYVILLE CC
Career Notes: Played in 22 games and made 15 tackles in two seasons at Toledo...Started three games as a freshman in 2011... Rated a two-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com as a senior at Ben Davis High School...Rated the nation’s 144th best cornerback recruit and the 29th best player in Indiana by Scout. com...Earned honorable mention All-County...Also a sprinter on his high school track team.
Career Notes: Started 10 games as a sophomore in 2012 and led Coffeyville with three interceptions and was fourth on the team with 52 tackles...Led the team with 14 pass breakups...Played running back and safety at Olathe East (Kan.) High School where he ran for over 1,000 yards as a senior...2012 All-Jayhawk League selection at cornerback.
TAY WILLISwRB
5-8, 170 NEWNAN, GA.wHIGHLAND CC Career Notes: Rushed for 906 yards and six touchdowns in two seasons at Highland...All-Jayhawk Conference honorable mention in 2010 and 2011...Sat out the 2012 season...As a senior at East Coweta (Ga.) High School, ran for 2,000 yards and 28 touchdowns... In his final two years of high school, ran for 3,361 yards and 39 touchdowns...Named All-Region and All-State as a senior.
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Priority Walk-Ons
BRYCE BESCHORNERwWR MARKESE JACKSONwLB 6-3, 195 ALGONQUIN, ILL.wHUNTLEY
6-0, 205 EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.wEAST ST. LOUIS
Career Notes: Led the area in catches with 43 and touchdowns with 11 as a senior...Averaged 18.3 yards per reception...All-Area team selection by the Daily Herald...First-team All-Area selection by the CourierNews...Two-time Fox Valley All-Conference selection...Three-time Mid-State Sports All-Academic Team selection...2011-12 Scholar-Athlete selection by the Associated Press.
Career Notes: 2012 second-team All-Southwestern Conference selection by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch...2012 All-Area selection by the Belleville NewsDemocrat...Was third in the St. Louis area as a senior with 68 total tackles...Also kicked for the Flyers.
JOSH JAHNKEwLS
CAMERON WALTERwRB 5-9, 200 GREENVILLE, ILL.wGREENVILLE
6-0, 200 CRYSTAL LAKE, ILL.wCRYSTAL LAKE SOUTH
Career Notes: Two-time All-State selection...Two time All-Conference selection in the South Central Conference...St. Louis Area National Underclassmen Combine Overall MVP as a junior...Rushed for 4,734 career yards and 73 touchdowns...Also ran track, finishing in the top eight of the 100- and 200-yard dash in both his sophmore and junior years...Member of the National Honor Society...Intends to major in aviation.
Career Notes: Had 169 snaps without an error as an upperclassman...Winner of the Most Accurate Snapper competition at the 2012 Kohl’s Midwest Showcase Camp, 2011 Rubio Nike Fall Camp, University of Iowa Special Teams Camp and 2010 Iowa State Special Teams Camp...Helped kicker Brad Walovitch to become the all-time leading scorer in Crystal Lake South history...Also competed in two years of track... Member of the National Honor Society...Plans to major in secondary education.
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Priority Walk-Ons
REED WATSONwFB
6-2, 225 SPRINGFIELD, ILL.wROCHESTER Career Notes: Two-time Central State 8 All-Conference selection...Academic All-State selection as a senior...Member of the two-time state champion Rochester football team, whose overall record in the last two years was 25-3...Recorded 69 tackles as a linebacker... Honor roll student...Also plays catcher and third base on the baseball team.
2013 Recruiting Class by State
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