DEFENSIVE RECRUITING PROSPECTS FOR 2002

(0)= Offered, (V)= Visited

DEF TACKLE

Rank Rating Interest Hgt Wgt Speed Hometown School
Haloti  Ngata (O) (V) 1 ***** VERBAL 6-4 305 4.78 Salt Lake City, UT OREGON
Gabe Watson (O) 3 ***** VERBAL 6-4 320 5.00 Southfield, MI MICHIGAN
Chase Pittman 7 **** VERBAL 6-4 265 4.90 Shreveport, LA TEXAS
Kyle Williams (O) (V) 8 **** VERBAL 6-4 285 4.90 Ruston, LA LSU
Marco Martin (O) 10 **** VERBAL 6-4 295 4.80 Mesquite, TX TEXAS
Fred Matua (O) (V) 11 **** VERBAL 6-3 270 4.80 Wilmington, CA USC
Chris Turner (O) 15 **** VERBAL 6-3 265 4.60 Jacksonville, FL FLORIDA ST
Greg Jones (O) 16 **** VERBAL 6-6 265 4.80 Jonesboro, AR TENNESSEE
Jake Kuresa (O) 24 **** VERBAL 6-4 315 NA Hyrum, UT BYU
Earl Anderson (O) 25 **** VERBAL 6-3 270 4.80 San Marcos, TX TCU
Loren Howard (O) 26 **** VERBAL 6-5 270 4.80 Scottsdale, AZ NORTHWSTRN
Brandon Greeson (O)(V) 40 *** VERBAL 6-5 315 5.00 High Point, NC NEBRASKA
Nick Rohrer 57 *** Medium 6-0 280 5.00 Oak Creek, WI ILLINOIS ST
Nick Leaders 70 ** VERBAL 6-2 260 4.85 Omaha, NE IOWA ST
Fred Jackson NR ** Medium 6-4 280 5.10 Hallsville, TX y
Willie Jones NR ** Medium 6-1 245 4.90 Yankton, SD y
Omar Scarver  NR * Medium 6-1 250 5.00 Colorado Sprgs, CO COFFEYVILLE KS JC

 

DEF END

Rank Rating Interest Hgt Wgt Speed Hometown School
WEAKSIDE DEFENSIVE END
Kai Parham (O) 1 ***** VERBAL 6-3 230 4.68 Virginia Bch, VA VIRGINIA
Kam Wimbley (O) 4 **** VERBAL 6-4 225 4.60 Wichita, KS   FLORIDA ST
Jay Moore (O) (V) 7 **** VERBAL 6-4 235 4.54 Elkhorn, NE NEBRASKA
Taurean Charles (O) 15 **** VERBAL 6-3 230 4.55 Miami, FL FLORIDA
Larry Birdine (O) 25 *** VERBAL 6-4 230 4.70 Lawton, OK OKLAHOMA
L.C. Kirkpatrick 29 *** VERBAL 6-3 255 4.80 Houston, TX HOUSTON
Korey Smith 32 *** VERBAL 6-4 220 NA Kirkwood, MO IOWA ST
Wes Murphy 35 *** VERBAL 6-5 220 4.50 Springdale, AR ARKANSAS
Eric Zilisch 40 *** VERBAL 6-5 230 NA Heartland, WI IOWA
Nick Owino 54 ** VERBAL 6-2 234 4.80 Alief, TX TEXAS SRN
Scott McLaughlin NR * VERBAL 6-3 205 5.00 Omaha, NE NEBR-OMAHA

STRONGSIDE DEFENSIVE END
Bryan Pickryl 2 ***** VERBAL 6-5 220 4.50 Jenks, OK TEXAS
Jonathan Mapu (O) 3 ***** VERBAL 6-4 265 4.80 Honolulu, HI TENNESSEE
Tamba Hali (O) 5 **** VERBAL 6-4 245 4.80 Teaneck, NJ PENN ST
Donny Mateaki (O)(V) 6 **** VERBAL 6-6 260 4.70 Honolulu, HI WASHINGTON
Larry Dibbles (O) 8 **** VERBAL 6-4 275 4.58 Lancaster, TX TEXAS
Travis Leitko (O) 10 **** VERBAL 6-6 245 4.80 Woodlands, TX NOTRE DAME
Dale Dixson (O) 13 **** VERBAL 6-3 265 4.85 Garland, TX GEORGIA
Brandon Jenkins 25 *** VERBAL 6-5 248 4.52 Memphis, TN MISSISSIPPI
Ray McDonald 30 *** VERBAL 6-4 225 4.70 Belle Glades, FL FLORIDA
Adam Carriker (O)(V) 46 *** VERBAL 6-6 235 4.70 Kennewick, WA NEBRASKA
Wayman Casey 52 *** VERBAL 6-6 235 4.70 Fort Smith, AR TULSA
Matt Spaeth 54 ** VERBAL 6-7 245 4.80 Albertsville, MN MINNESOTA
Brandon McDaniel 76 ** Medium 6-2 250 5.10 Council Bluffs, IA y
Mike Berry 83 ** VERBAL 6-5 240 4.70 Harvey, IL AKRON
Hosea Atkinson NR ** Low 6-4 252 4.70 Houston, TX JUCO  

 

LINEBACKER

Rank Rating Interest Hgt Wgt Speed Hometown School
INSIDE LINEBACKER
Mike D'Andrea (O) (V) 2 ***** VERBAL 6-3 235 4.53 Avon Lake, OH OHIO ST
Derrick Pope (O) NR ***** VERBAL 6-0 223 4.45 Garden City CC ALABAMA
Buster Davis (O) (V) 5 **** VERBAL 6-0 230 4.50 Daytona, FL FLORIDA ST
Brandon Ala  13 **** VERBAL 6-3 215 4.65 Honolulu, HI WASHINGTON
Lawrence Pinson (O) 18 **** VERBAL 6-4 240 4.60 Eagan, MN KANSAS
Kyle Smith 45 *** VERBAL 6-3 227 NA Kirkwood, MO IOWA ST
Kevin Kane 65 ** VERBAL 6-2 220 4.75 Kansas City, MO KANSAS
Taualai Fonoti 74 ** VERBAL 6-2 225 4.60 Honolulu, HI STANFORD
Ben Hall 79 ** Medium 6-1 220 4.49 Piedmont, OK y
Chad Slapnicka NR ** VERBAL 6-2 230 4.66 Los Angeles, CA PENNSYLVANIA
Bret Kelley NR ** Medium 6-2 220 4.70 Houston, TX JUCO
Keenen Ford NR ** Medium 6-0 235 4.70 Omaha, NE y
Ty Neatherlin NR ** VERBAL 6-3 205 4.70 Temple, TX SW TEXAS ST
D'Andre McClendon NR * Medium 6-1 230 4.70 Raytown, MO y

OUTSIDE LINEBACKER
Zack Latimer 2 ***** VERBAL 6-2 215 NA Aurora, CO OKLAHOMA
Marvin Byrdsong (O) 3 **** VERBAL 6-3 235 4.50 Longview, TX MISSISSIPPI ST
DeMorrio Williams (O) (V) NR ***** VERBAL 6-1 200 4.60 Kilgore JC, TX NEBRASKA
Garnet Smith (O) 7 **** VERBAL 6-3 220 4.50 Arlington, TX TEXAS
Kelvin Flood 9 **** VERBAL 6-2 208 4.40 Dallas, TX TEXAS A&M
Bryan Andrews 11 **** VERBAL 6-6 215 4.70 Lima, OH WAKE FOREST
Reggie Dent (O) 12 **** VERBAL 6-2 220 4.60 Riviera Beach, FL FL. ATLANTIC
Marcus Whitmore NR **** VERBAL 6-2 220 4.50 Independence JC ARKANSAS
Tyrone Cox (O) 22 *** Medium 6-2 215 NA College Park, GA JUCO
Glen Jackson (O) 42 *** VERBAL 6-1 210 4.56 Carrolltown, TX OKLAHOMA ST
Earnest Nance (O) 47 *** VERBAL 6-3 210 4.43 Courtland, AL ALABAMA
Leroy White 54 *** VERBAL 6-1 220 4.60 Garland, TX TULSA
Vincent Davis 79 ** VERBAL 6-3 205 4.60 Ft. Lauderdale, FL BALL ST
D.D. Terry 80 ** VERBAL 6-0 177 4.43 Willis, TX BAYLOR
Andy Kadavy (V) 89 ** WALKON 6-1 209 4.65 Seward, NE NEBRASKA
Mike Groover 95 ** VERBAL 6-3 220 4.49 Boulder, CO COLORADO
Sean Hinton NR ** VERBAL 6-1 200 4.50 Thatcher, AZ ARIZONA ST
Josh Alexander NR ** VERBAL 6-0 215 NA Shreveport, LA LA-MONROE
Daniel Renfro NR ** Low 6-0 271 NA Basehor, KS y
Chris Anderson NR * High 6-0 205 4.60 Inglewood, CA y

 

CORNERBACK

Rank Rating Interest Hgt Wgt Speed Hometown School
Devin Hester (O) 2 ***** VERBAL 5-11 180 4.35 Riveria Bch, FL MIAMI
Edorian McCullough (O) (V) 3 ***** VERBAL 5-11 190 4.30 Garland, TX TEXAS
Jason Carter (O) 5 **** VERBAL 5-11 175 4.40 Jenks, OK OKLAHOMA
AJ Davis (O) 6 **** VERBAL 6-1 175 4.30 Durham, NC N CAROLINA
Michael Hawkins (O) 7 **** VERBAL 6-2 170 4.30 Carrollton, TX OKLAHOMA
Marcus McCutcheon 13 **** VERBAL 6-0 180 NA Edison, CA STANFORD
Sammy Joseph (O) 17 **** VERBAL 6-1 185 4.43 Marrero, LA COLORADO
Travarous Bain (O) 19 *** VERBAL 5-10 175 4.30 Miami, FL  MIAMI
Jebiaus Brown 37 *** VERBAL 6-0 185 4.40 Milpitas, CA UCLA
Jo Jo Walker 38 *** VERBAL 5-10 165 4.40 Carrollton, TX MARYLAND
Willie Andrews 42 *** VERBAL 5-10 180 4.43 Longview, TX BAYLOR
Fletcher Terrell 47 *** VERBAL 6-0 175 NA St. Louis Pk, MN MINNESOTA
Gerett Burl 50 *** VERBAL 5-10 170 4.50 Libertyville, IL COLORADO
Noah Strozier 58 *** VERBAL 5-10 175 4.50 Kansas City, MO KANSAS ST
Steve Harris 64 ** VERBAL 6-1 185 4.45 Rockford, IL ILLINOIS
William Myles 66 ** VERBAL 5-11 190 4.35 Chicago, IL BOWLING GREEN
Dominic Dixon 78 ** VERBAL 5-8 175 4.50 Seattle, WA PORTLAND ST
Kevin Jones 86 ** Medium 5-10 165 NA Kent, WA y
Tommy Griffin 88 ** VERBAL 5-10 190 4.5 Tyler, TX TULANE
Tim Miller (V) 90 ** Medium 6-2 188 4.40 Detroit, MI VANDERBILT
Quinton Broussard (O) 91 ** VERBAL 5-10 185 4.46 The Colony, TX TOLEDO
Brandon Cathy 101 ** VERBAL 5-11 175 4.50 Liberty, MO COLO ST
Richard Marshall 104 ** VERBAL 6-0 170 NA Los Angeles, CA FRESNO ST
LeRoy Thomas NR ** High 6-0 180 4.50 Tyler, TX y
AJ Martinez NR ** VERBAL 6-0 180 NA Edison, CA HAWAII
Bryan Crummel NR ** VERBAL 5-11 180 4.45 Harrisburg, PA HOFSTRA
DeGeorge Tebbs NR ** Medium  5-9 175 4.50 Minneapolis, MN y
Dorsey Golston NR ** VERBAL 6-2 190 4.50 Kansas City, MO WYOMING
David Beverly  NR ** VERBAL 6-1 190 4.45 Long Beach, CA CALIFORNIA
Mike Ritchie NR ** VERBAL 5-11 178 4.50 Lincoln, NE UNO
Jared Ruffin NR ** Medium 6-0 170 4.50 Omaha, NE y
Marlon Carter NR ** Medium 5-9 175 4.50 Omaha, NE y
Danny Allen NR * Low 6-2 180 4.30 Beaufort, SC y
Gerran Walker NR * VERBAL 5-9 185 4.40 Atlanta, GA LEHIGH

 

SAFETY

Rank Rating Interest Hgt Wgt Speed Hometown School
Vickiel Vaughn (O) 6 **** VERBAL 6-0 190 NA Plano, TX ARKANSAS
Vincent Mays (O) 10 **** VERBAL 5-11 190 4.50 Sacramento, CA FRESNO ST
Matthew Melton 18 *** VERBAL 6-0 190 4.50 Tyler, TX TEXAS
Jake Carney 30 *** VERBAL 6-0 180 4.30 Lexington, KY  NOTRE DAME
Kendrick Muckelroy 44 *** VERBAL 6-0 185 4.50 Hallsville, TX ABILENE CHRIST.
.Thomas Wright (O) 52 *** VERBAL 6-1 190 4.50  Sweeney, TX OKLAHOMA ST
Matt Fawley 53 *** VERBAL 6-0 210 4.53 Richardson, TX ARIZONA ST
Dashon Goldson 58 *** VERBAL 5-11 180 4.40 Harbor City, CA WASHINGTON
Tyler Smith 84 ** VERBAL 6-2 190 4.50 Dallas, TX RICE
Steve Dildine NR ** VERBAL 6-3 190 4.50 Houston, TX PRINCETON
Jerome Miller NR ** Medium 6-0 165 4.60 Alief, TX y
Mark Brungardt NR ** WALKON 6-1 195 4.55 Norfolk, NE NEBRASKA
Michael Cuba (V) NR ** VERBAL 6-2 190 4.42 Taylor, TX AIR FORCE
Jon Hall NR ** VERBAL 6-1 185 4.50 Bolingbrook, IL W MICHIGAN
Lance Laurie NR ** Medium 6-1 210 4.40 Atchison, KS y
Alex Gordon NR * VERBAL 6-1 195 NA Lincoln, NE NEBRASKA (baseball)
Isaiah Irvin NR * Medium 5-11 190 4.40 Miami, OK y

 

KICKER

 Rank Rating Interest Hgt Wgt Speed Hometown School
Kyle Schlicher 7 *** VERBAL 5-9 174 4.59 Ankeny, IA IOWA
Daniel Watkins NR ** Medium 5-11 160 4.80 Blue Springs, MO y
Chris Hearne NR ** Medium 5-7 160 4.90 Cheyenne, WY y
Greg Kisor NR ** VERBAL 5-10 190 NA Omaha, NE UNO

 

RECRUITING BY STATE

STATE OR COUNTRY

 TOTAL PROSPECTS TOTAL SIGNED
TEXAS 64 2
CALIFORNIA 24 1
NEBRASKA 19 7
MISSOURI 18  
FLORIDA 17 1
ILLINOIS 11  
HAWAII 11  
MINNESOTA 8  
OKLAHOMA 8  
MICHIGAN 8 1
WASHINGTON 7 1
IOWA 7  
KANSAS 6  
LOUISIANA 6 1
NEW JERSEY 6  
ARIZONA 6  
COLORADO 5  
ALABAMA 5  
OHIO 4  
WISCONSIN 4  
PENNSYLVANIA 3 1
MISSISSIPPI 3  
GEORGIA 3  
NO. CAROLINA 3 2
KENTUCKY 3  
TENNESSEE 3 1
ARKANSAS 2  
UTAH 2  
SO. CAROLINA 2  
VIRGINIA 1  
MARYLAND 1  
INDIANA 1  
NEVADA 1  
ALASKA 1  
SOUTH DAKOTA 1  
WYOMING 1  
MASSACHUSETTS 1  
OREGON 0  
W. VIRGINIA 0  
MONTANA 0  
DELAWARE 0  
WASH D.C. 0  
NEW MEXICO 0  
CONNECTICUTT 0