Recruiting

Every so often I will try to give an update on this year’s recruiting. This year’s numbers will be down, assuming we don’t have a ton of attrition, because of a small senior class.

Total Available Scholarships at this point – 16

9 verbal commits:

1. Gary Brown - DT
Rated – 4 stars
Hometown: Quincy, FL
Gadsen Technical Institute
Position rank: DT #13
Ht: 6’4” Wt: 275


2. Greg Reid – CB (GA)
ESPN 150 Rank: 113
Scouts Grade: 81
Hometown: Valdosta, GA
Lowndes High School
Position rank: ATH # 14
Ht: 5'9" Wt: 175

3. Jon Halapio OL
Rated – 3 stars
Hometown: St. Petersburg, FL
St. Petersburg Catholic H.S.
Position rank: OG #22
Ht: 6’4” Wt: 300


4. Nu'Keese Richardson, WRRated – 4 stars
Hometown: Pahokee, FL
Pahokee H.S.
Position rank: WR #7
Ht: 5’9” Wt: 165


5. Mike Gillessee, RB
ESPN 150 Rank: 124
Scouts Grade: 81
Hometown: Deland, FL
Deland High School
Position rank: RB # 14
Ht: 6'0" Wt: 190


6. Nick Alajajian, OL
ESPN 150 Rank: 58
Scouts Grade: 82
Hometown: Naples, FL
Naples High School
Position rank: OG # 4
Ht: 6'4" Wt: 280


7. Jonothan Harrison OL
Rated – 4 stars
Hometown: Groveland, FL
South Lake H.S.
Position rank: OG #11
Ht: 6’3” Wt: 279


8. Desmond Parks TE
Rated – 3 stars
Hometown: Greer, SC
Greer High School
Position rank: TE #41
Ht: 6’6” Wt: 215

9. Jordan Reed, QB
New London, CT (New London H.S.)
Scouts Grade: 81
ESPN150 Rank: 136
Hometown: New London, CT
New London High School
Position rank: QB # 13
Ht: 6'3" Wt: 230

Next Nine

1. Andre Debose
ESPN 150 Rank: 30
Scouts Grade: 83
Seminole High School
Position rank: WR # 4
Ht: 6'0" Wt: 180

2. Jheranie Boyd
ESPN 150 Rank: 37
Scouts Grade: 83
Hometown: Gastonia, NC
Ashbrook High School
Position rank: WR # 5
Ht: 6'2" Wt: 184

3. Frankie Telfort
ESPN 150 Rank: 39
Scouts Grade: 83
Hometown: Miami, FL
Gulliver Prep School
Position rank: OLB # 5
Ht: 5'11" Wt: 197

4. Xavier Nixon
ESPN 150 Rank: 50
Scouts Grade: 83
Hometown: Fayetteville, NC
Jack Britt High School
Position rank: OT # 7
Ht: 6'6" Wt: 263

5. Jarvis Jones
ESPN 150 Rank: 63
Scouts Grade: 82
Hometown: Columbus, GA
Carver High School
Position rank: OLB # 6
Ht: 6'3" Wt: 215

6. Ryne Giddens
ESPN 150 Rank: 79
Scouts Grade: 82
Hometown: Seffner, FL
Armwood High School
Position rank: DE # 5
Ht: 6'4" Wt: 225

7. Jon Bostic
ESPN 150 Rank: 105
Scouts Grade: 81
Hometown: Wellington, FL
Palm Beach Central High School
Position rank: OLB # 9
Ht: 6'1" Wt: 218

8. Antwan Lowery
ESPN 150 Rank: 119
Scouts Grade: 81
Hometown: Miami, FL
Christopher Columbus High School
Position rank: DT # 8
Ht: 6'4" Wt: 330

9. Denard Robinson
ESPN 150 Rank: 133
Scouts Grade: 81
Hometown: Deerfield Beach, FL
Deerfield Beach High School
Position rank: ATH # 17
Ht: 6'0" Wt: 179

Possible others – Trent Richardson (RB – Pensacola Escambia), Marlon Brown (WR – Memphis, TN), Ray Ray Armstrong (S/LB – Seminole H.S.), Dyron Dye (DE – Seminole H.S.), Kyle Koehne (OL – Indianapolis, IN)