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2008 Big 12 Football National Signing Day Recap
 

 

Feb. 6, 2008

BAYLOR
NamePos.Ht.Wt.Hometown/Previous School
Romie Blaylock IR 5-10 170 Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill)
Rodney Chadwick LB 6-2 190 Carthage, Texas (Carthage)
Jared Edwards DL 6-4 250 Mansfield, Texas (Timberview)
Nick Florence QB 6-2 175 Garland, Texas (South Garland)
Kirby Freeman QB 6-3 214 Brownwood, Texas (Brownwood/Miami, Fla.)
Brandon Garrett OL 6-7 290 La Marque, Texas (La Marque)
Robert Griffin QB 6-3 195 Copperas Cove, Texas (Copperas Cove)
Trentson Hill DB 6-0 175 Mount Pleasant, Texas (Mount Pleasant)
Jake Jackson OL 6-4 280 Southlake, Texas (Southlake Carroll)
Kaeron Johnson DT 6-2 265 Cuero, Texas (Cuero)
Cameron Kaufhold OL 6-5 275 Friendswood, Texas (Friendswood)
Gary Mason Jr. DE 6-5 211 Waxahachie, Texas (Waxahachie)
Ben Parks PK 6-2 195 Argyle, Texas (Argyle)
Tracy Robertson DL 6-4 230 Houston, Texas (Lamar)
Jarred Salubi RB 5-10 191 Waco, Texas (Waco)
Lanear Sampson WR 6-0 190 Mesquite, Texas (North Mesquite)
Jeremy Sanders QB 6-2 210 Marlin, Texas (Marlin/Navarro College)
T.J. Scranton WR 5-10 180 Hitchcock, Texas (Hitchcock/Kilgore College)
Michael Williams CB 6-1 180 Beaumont, Texas (West Brook)
Terrance Williams WR 6-3 190 Dallas, Texas (W.T. White)
Kendall Wright ATH 6-0 180 Pittsburg, Texas (Pittsburg)

COLORADO
NamePos.Ht.Wt.Hometown/Previous School
Chance Blackmon WR 6-3 185 Tatum, Texas (Tatum)
Curtis Cunningham DL 6-2 270 Littleton, Colo. (Columbine)
Ryan Dannewitz OL 6-6 285 San Jacinto, Calif. (San Jacinto)
Jameson Davis PK 5-11 190 Eagle, Idaho (Eagle)
Ryan Deehan TE 6-6 230 Poway, Calif. (Poway)
Vince Ewing S 6-1 200 Carlsbad, Calif. (Carlsbad)
Bryce Givens OT 6-6 250 Castle Rock, Colo. (Denver Mullen)
Tyler Hansen QB 6-2 205 Murrieta, Calif. (Chaparral)
Steven Hicks DB 6-0 185 Tyler, Texas (Whitehouse)
Lynn Katoa ILB 6-2 220 Salt Lake City, Utah (Cottonwood)
Patrick Mahnke S 6-2 190 Parker, Colo. (Mountain Vista)
Jon Major ILB 6-3 225 Parker, Colo. (Ponderosa)
Will Pericak TE 6-4 235 Boulder, Colo. (Boulder)
Ray Polk TB 6-1 200 Scottsdale, Ariz. (Brophy Prep)
Douglas Rippy LB 6-2 220 Trotwood, Ohio (Trotwood-Madison)
Darrell Scott TB 6-0 204 Oxnard, Calif. (St. Bonaventure)
Rodney Stewart TB/KR 5-8 185 Westerville, Ohio (Brookhaven)
Maxwell Tuioti-Mariner OL 6-4 300 Corona, Calif. (Corona)
Paul Vigo WR 6-1 172 Moorpark, Calif. (Moorpark)
Ryan Wallace TE 6-5 230 Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green)

IOWA STATE
NamePos.Ht.Wt.Hometown/Previous School
Darius (Cannedy) Darks WR 6-0 180 Austin, Texas (Connally)
Ter'ran Benton DB 6-0 180 Arlington, Texas (Summit)
Carter Bykowski TE 6-7 245 Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie)
Jason Carlson WR 6-0 195 New Hope, Minn. (North Dakota State College
of Science/Robbinsdale Armstrong)
Ernest Ferguson LB 6-1 222 Royal Palm Beach, Fla. (Royal Palm Beach)
Zach Guyer K 6-3 180 Johnston, Iowa (Johnston)
Kevin Hamlin LB 6-3 215 Jupiter, Fla. (Dwyer)
Kurt Hammerschmidt TE 6-5 236 Chesterfi eld, Mo. (DeSmet)
Nathaniel "Chase" Harper ATH 6-5 230 Austin, Texas (Connally)
Scott "Adrin" Haughton OL 6-4 310 Sanford, Fla. (Seminole)
Leonard Johnson DB 5-11 180 Clearwater, Fla. (Largo)
Sedrick Johnson WR 6-4 180 Troup, Texas (Arp)
Cleyon Laing DE 6-3 250 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (Holy Trinity)
Dustin Land DB 5-11 200 Milton, Fla. (Milton)
Judah Linder DB 6-0 170 Miami, Fla. (Edison)
Roosevelt Maggitt DL 6-2 215 Riviera, Fla. (Dwyer)
Grant Mahoney K 6-1 180 Marion, Iowa (Linn-Mar)
Jake McDonough DE 6-5 250 Urbandale, Iowa (Valley)
Lonzie Range WR 6-3 190 Carrollton, Texas (Creekview)
Stephen Ruempolhamer DT 6-3 285 Tulsa, Okla. (Union)
Jeremiah Schwartz RB 5-11 230 Orlando, Fla. (Edgewater)
Jerome Tiller QB 6-3 185 San Antonio, Texas (Robert E. Lee)
Ethan Tuftee OL 6-3 285 Davenport, Iowa (Assumption)
Johnny "Bo" Williams RB 6-1 220 Oakland Park, Fla. (Florida/Northeast)

KANSAS
NamePos.Ht.Wt.Hometown/Previous School
Tim Biere TE 6-4 240 Omaha, Neb. (Westside)
Greg Brown DB 5-11 164 Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill)
Jocques Crawford Rb 6-1 230 Memphis, Tenn. (Cordova/Cisco JC)
Nathan D'Cunha OL 6-6 307 Campbelltown, NWS, Australia (St. Gregory's/Santa Barbara CC)
Rod Harris, Jr. WR 6-2 200 Bryan, Texas (Bryan/Blinn JC)
Tanner Hawkinson TE 6-6 245 McPherson, Kan. (McPherson)
Ben Lueken OL 6-6 300 St. Louis, Mo. (Chaminade)
Trevor Marrongelli OL 6-4 285 Rolling Rock, Texas (Westwood)
D.J. Marshall DE 6-4 230 Mesquite, Texas (Mesquite)
Darius Parish DT 6-4 325 Wichita, Kan. (North)
Daymond Patterson WR 5-9 175 Mesquite, Texas (North Mesquite)
Kale Pick QB 6-2 200 Dodge City, Kan. (Dodge City)
Nick Plato TE 6-6 228 Edwardsville, Ill. (Edwardsville)
Corrigan Powell DB 5-10 161 Garland, Texas (Lakeview Centennial)
Sean Ransburg Ath. 6-1 195 Harrisonville, Mo. (Harrisonville)
Josh Richardson OLB 6-4 200 Dublin, Ohio (Scioto)
Alonso Rojas P 6-3 200 Miami, Fla. (Killian/Bowling Green)
Lubbock Smith DB 5-11 190 Dallas, Texas (Carter)
John Williams OL 6-4 335 Tulsa, Okla. (Washington)
Duane Zlatnik DE 6-4 260 Rossville, Kan. (Rossville)

KANSAS STATE
NamePos.Ht.Wt.Hometown/Previous School
Brandon Banks WR 5-8 170 Garner, N.C. (Bakersfi eld College)
Dustin Bell DB 6-0 180 Dallas, Texas (Bakersfi eld College)
Josh Berard LB 6-2 220 Redondo Beach, Calif. (El Camino CC)
Javonta Boyd DL 6-3 290 St. Petersburg, Fla. (Northeast)
Kwamaine Brown RB 5-8 185 Seminole, Fla. (Osceola)
Daniel Calvin DL 6-4 310 Bakersfi eld, Calif. (Bakersfi eld College)
Jarell Childs RB 6-3 216 Kansas City, Mo. (Oak Park)
William Cooper OL 6-5 260 Hayti, Mo. (Hayti)
Logan Dold RB 6-1 200 Garden Plain, Kan. (Garden Plain)
Ethan Douglas OL 6-6 285 Basehor, Kan. (Basehor Linwood)
Antonio Felder LB 6-3 245 Warner Robbins, Ga. (Butler County CC)
John Finau DL 6-1 295 Los Angeles, Calif. (El Camino CC)
Tony Gillespie DL 6-1 298 Jenks, Okla. (Jenks)
Brandon Harold DE 6-5 260 East St. Louis, Ill. (East St. Louis)
Jack Hayes DL 6-4 270 Columbia, Miss. (Gulf Coast CC)
Adrian Hilburn WR 6-2 190 New Braunfels, Texas (San Francisco CC)
Blair Irvin DB 5-11 185 Patterson, La. (Coffeyville CC)
Joseph Kassanavoid QB6-6 215 Lawson, Mo. (Lawson)
Collin Klein QB 6-4 202 Loveland, Colo. (Loveland)
Billy McClellan DB 5-9 180 Torrance, Calif. (Harbor CC)
George Pierson P 6-0 180 Arlington, Va. (Tyler JC)
Ulla Pomele LB 6-1 235 Santa Rosa, Calif. (Santa Rosa JC)
Edward Prince OL 6-5 280 Starkville, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln CC)
Aubrey Quarles WR 6-0 190 Aurora, Colo. (Santa Rosa JC)
Hansen Sekona LB 6-0 230 San Mateo, Calif. (College of San Mateo)
Kenny Session RB 5-8 190 Tulsa, Okla. (East Central)
Blake Slaughter LB 6-0 219 Missouri City, Texas (Elkins)
Attrail Snipes WR 6-1 180 Rainer Beach, Wash. (Bakersfi eld College)
Daniel Thomas RB 6-2 227 Hilliard, Fla. (NW Mississippi CC)
Grant Valentine LB 6-3 240 Burbank, Calif. (Glendale CC)
Wade Weibert OL 6-5 300 Hillsboro, Kan. (Butler County CC)
Braden Wilson ATH 6-4 220 Smith Center, Kan. (Smith Center)

MISSOURI
NamePos.Ht.Wt.Hometown/Previous School
Jimmy Burge OL/DL 6-2 280 Houston Texas (Stratford)
Taylor Davis OL/DL 6-5 270 Plano, Texas (Prestonwood Christian Academy)
Will Ebner RB/LB 6-1 225 Friendswood, Texas (Friendswood)
Kip Edwards WR/DB 6-1 185 Arlington, Texas (Bowie)
Michael Egnew TE/DB 6-5 210 Plainview, Texas (Plainview)
Blaine Gabbert QB 6-5 225 Ballwin, Mo. (Parkway West)
Zaviar Gooden RB/DB 6-2 210 Pflugerville, Texas (Pflugerville)
Dan Hoch OL/DL 6-6 295 Harlan, Iowa (Harlan)
Jerrell Jackson WR/DB 6-2 180 Houston, Texas (Jefferson Davis)
Kenji Jackson RB/DB 5-10 200 Mansfield, Texas (Mansfield)
Daniel Jenkins OL/DL 6-4 290 Gilmer, Texas (Gilmer)
Andrew Jones TE/DL 6-5 230 Smithville, Mo. (Smithville)
Wes Kemp WR/DL 6-4 225 St. Louis, Mo. (DeSmet)
Brad Madison OL/DL 6-5 255 Beaumont, Texas (Westbrook)
Gahn McGaffie WR/DB 5-11 180 Galena Park, Texas (Galena Park)
Travis Ruth OL/Dl 6-3 300 Jefferson City, Mo. (Jefferson City)
Aldon Smith TE/DL 6-5 235 Raytown, Mo. (Raytown)
Jacquiest Smith TE/DL 6-4 225 Dallas, Texas (South Oak Cliff)
Robert Steeples WR/DB 6-1 190 St. Louis Mo. (DeSmet)
Drew Temple RB/DB 5-10 190 Kansas City, Mo. (Rockhurst)
George White LB 6-2 250 Flint, Mich. (Carman-Ainsworth/Cincinatti Harmony Prep)
Rolandis Woodland WR 6-5 185 St. Louis, Mo. (Rockwood Summit/ Cincinnatti Harmony Prep)

NEBRASKA
NamePos.Ht.Wt.Hometown/Previous School
Antonio Bell WR 6-2 180 Daytona Beach, Fla. (Mainland)
Will Compton LB 6-2 230 Bonne Terre, Mo. (North County)
Khiry Cooper WR 6-2 180 Shreveport, La. (Calvary Baptist Academy)
Ben Cotton TE 6-6 230 Ames, Iowa (Ames)
Alfonzo Dennard DB 5-10 190 Rochelle, Ga. (Wilcox County)
Sean Fisher LB 6-6 225 Omaha, Neb. (Millard North)
David Grant OL 6-6 295 Killeen, Texas (Killeen)
Ricky Henry OL 6-4 305 Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Burke/North Dakota State College of Science)
Tyson Hetzer TE 6-6 245 Redding, Calif. (Anderson/Citrus College)
Micah Kreikemeier LB 6-3 210 West Point, Neb. (West Point Central Catholic)
John Levorson DB 6-3 190 Crete, Neb. (Crete)
Tim Marlowe WR 5-10 160 Youngstown, Ohio (Cardinal Mooney)
Cameron Meredith DL 6-4 225 Santa Ana, Calif. (Mater Dei)
Collins Okafor RB 6-1 195 Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Westside)
Courtney Osborne ATH 6-3 175 Garland, Texas (South Garland)
Steven Osborne WR 6-4 185 Garland, Texas (South Garland)
Kyler Reed HB 6-3 220 Shawnee, Kan. (St. Thomas Aquinas)
Justin Rogers DB 5-11 180 Birmingham, Ala. (Vestavia Hills)
P.J. Smith DB 6-2 205 River Ridge, La. (John Curtis)
Kody Spano QB 6-2 205 Stephenville, Texas (Stephenville)
Baker Steinkuhler OL 6-6 290 Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Southwest)
Brandon Thompson OL 6-6 295 The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands)
Quentin Toailoa DL 6-4 300 Highland, Calif. (Redlands East Valley)
Mason Wald DB 5-11 205 Birmingham, Ala. (Vestavia Hills HS)
Lester Ward RB 6-3 215 Brenham, Texas (Brenham)
Alonzo Whaley LB/FB 6-1 225 Madisonville, Texas (Madisonville)
David Whitmore DB 6-2 185 Port Arthur, Texas (Memorial)

OKLAHOMA
NamePos.Ht.Wt.Hometown/Previous School
Justin Johnson RB 6-1 210 Gilmer, Texas (Gilmer)
Landry Jones QB6-4 210 Artesia, N.M. (Artesia)
Britt Mitchell OL 6-6 320 Roscoe, Texas (Roscoe)
Daniel Franklin LB 6-3 220 Mount Airy, Ga. (Habersham Central)
Dejuan Miller WR 6-5 200 Metuchen, N.J. (Metuchen)
James Hanna TE 6-4 215 Flower Mound, Texas (Flower Mound)
David King DE 6-4 240 Houston, Texas (Strake Jesuit Prep)
J.R. Bryant LB 6-3 230 Jesup, Ga. (Garden City CC [Kan.])
Josh Jarboe WR 6-3 195 Decatur, Ga. (Cedar Grove)
Mike Balogun LB 6-2 250 Upper Marlboro, Md. (Lackawanna CC [Pa.])
Tress Way K 6-1 190 Tulsa, Okla. (Union)
Joseph Ibiloye LB 6-4 205 Garland, Texas (South Garland)
Stephen Good OL 6-5 305 Paris, Texas (Paris)
Lamar Harris DB 6-2 180 Gilmer, Texas (Gilmer)
R.J. Washington DE6-4 242 Fort Worth, Texas (Keller Fossil Ridge)
Stacy McGee DL 6-4 260 Muskogee, Okla. (Muskogee)
Jameel Owens WR 6-3 200 Muskogee, Okla. (Muskogee)
Jermie Calhoun RB 6-0 210 Ben Wheeler, Texas (Van)
Casey Walker DL 6-3 285 Garland, Texas (Garland)
Ben Habern OL 6-4 275 Argyle, Texas (Liberty Christian)
David Sims DB 5-11 198 Gainesville, Fla. (Butte College [Calif.])

OKLAHOMA STATE
NamePos.Ht.Wt.Hometown/Previous School
Isaiah Anderson WR 6-0 175 Wichita Falls, Texas (Wichita Falls)
Lucien Antoine S 6-2 210 Coral Springs, Fla. (Ft. Scott CC)
Cooper Bassett TE 6-5 235 Tuttle, Okla. (Tuttle)
Justin Blackmon WR 6-2 190 Ardmore, Okla. (Plainview)
Donald Booker LB 6-0 225 Houston, Texas (Klein Forest/Navarro JC)
Brodrick Brown DB 5-8 165 Houston, Texas (Westfi eld)
DeJuan Davis OL 6-4 295 Fort Worth, Texas (Crowley)
Chris Donaldson DT 6-1 285 Anderson, S.C. (Coffeyville CC)
Alfred DuPree LB 6-2 215 Dallas, Texas (Skyline)
Jeremy Gray DE 6-6 250 Sherman, Texas (Sherman)
Maurice Gray DB 5-9 180 Kathleen, Ga. (Warner Robins/Butler CC)
Patrick Hoog OL 6-4 295 Castroville, Texas (Medina Valley)
Justin Horton TE 6-4 220 Henderson, Texas (Henderson)
Beau Johnson RB 5-11 210 Lawrenceville, Ga. (Cen. Gwinnett/Butler Co.)
Victor Johnson S 6-1 175 Waco, Texas (Waco)
Markelle Martin S 6-1 180 Wichita Falls, Texas (Rider)
Swanson Miller DT 6-4 300 Alachua, Fla. (Santa Fe/Butler County CC)
Travis Miller RB 5-11 185 Marlin, Texas (Marlin)
Andrew Mitchell OL 6-5 300 Choctaw, Okla. (Snow Community College)
Jamal Mosley TE 6-4 230 Memphis, Tenn. (Kingsbury)
Nigel Nicholas DE 6-3 260 Rossville, Ga. (Ridgeland)
Jeremiah Price DE 6-2 245 Collins, Miss. (Jones County Junior College)
Adrian Richards WR 6-4 190 Mesquite, Texas (Mesquite)
Quinn Sharp K 6-1 185 Mansfi eld, Texas (Summit)
Kye Staley RB 6-0 215 Guthrie, Okla. (Guthrie)
Lane Taylor OL 6-2 300 Arlington, Texas (Martin)
Johnny Thomas DB 6-1 175 Texas City, Texas (Texas City)

TEXAS
NamePos.Ht.Wt.Hometown/Previous School
Emmanuel Acho LB 6-2 215 Dallas, Texas (St. Mark's)
Nolan Brewster DB 6-1 195 Littleton, Colo. (Mullen)
Mark Buchanan OL 6-6 285 Austin, Texas (Austin)
Dan Buckner WR 6-4 213 Allen, Texas (Allen)
Brock Fitzhenry WR 5-9 171 Giddings, Texas (Giddings)
Blake Gideon DB 6-1 197 Leander, Texas (Leander)
D.J. Grant WR 6-3 205 Austin, Texas (LBJ)
DeSean Hales WR 5-11 185 Spring, Texas (Klein Oak)
Antoine Hicks WR 6-2193 Arlington, Texas (Timberview)
Jeremy Hills RB 6-0 187 Houston, Texas (Alief Elsik)
Jarvis Humphrey DT 6-2 290 Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill)
Dravannti Johnson LB 6-2 237 Nederland, Texas (Nederland)
D.J. Monroe DB 5-9 165 Angleton, Texas (Angleton)
Tre' Newton RB 6-0 193 Southlake, Texas (Carroll)
Luke Poehlmann OL 6-6 260 Brenham, Texas (Brenham)
Kheeston Randall DT 6-5 267 Beaumont, Texas (Kelly)
Ryan Roberson RB/LB 5-10 210 Brenham, Texas (Brenham)
David Snow OL 6-4 280 Gilmer, Texas (Gilmer)
Justin Tucker PK 6-1 171 Austin, Texas (Westlake)
Aaron Williams DB 6-1 175 Round Rock,Texas (McNeil)

TEXAS A&M
NamePos.Ht.Wt.Hometown/Previous School
Josh Ayers TE 6-4 265 Euless, Texas (Trinity)
Eddie Brown DT 6-0 265 Waller, Texas (Waller)
Aaron Buckley LB 6-2 220 Palacios, Texas (Palacios)
Ricky Cavanaugh LB 6-2 215 Austin, Texas (LBJ)
Blake Chavis TE 6-5 209 Beaumont, Texas (West Brook)
Leroy Chevalier OL 6-5 336 Houston, Texas (Yates)
TommyDorman QB 6-2 206 North Richland Hills, Texas (Birdville)
Adren Dorsey DT 6-2 297 Tyler, Texas (John Tyler)
Terrence Frederick DB 5-10 170 Katy, Texas (Katy)
Jeffrey Fuller WR 6-4 206 McKinney, Texas (McKinney Boyd)
Keon Furtch S 6-2 190 Paris, Texas (Paris)
Cyrus Gray RB 5-10 188 DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto)
Derrick Hall ATH 5-10 192 Beaumont, Texas (Central)
Trent Hunter DB 5-10 185 Katy, Texas (Katy)
Jeffrey Hyde OL 6-5 290 Colleyville, Texas (Covenant Christian)
Tony Jerod DE 6-5 256 DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto)
Chris Lathrop OL 6-4 264 Cypress, Texas (Cy Fair)
Kyle Mangan FB 6-2 222 Brenham, Texas (Brenham)
Matt Moss DE 6-2 265 El Cajon, Calif. (Grossmont [Calif.] CC)
Brian Thomas OL 6-3 270 Pearland, Texas (Pearland)
Joe Villavisencio OL 6-4 322 Jacksonville, Texas (Jacksonville)
K.J. Williams TE 6-3 233 Norman, Okla. (Norman North)

TEXAS TECH
NamePos.Ht.Wt.Hometown/Previous School
Donnie Carona P/K 6-0 210 Beaumont, Texas (Kelly)
Omar Castillo OL 6-6 285 Roswell, N.M. (Goddard)
Cody Davis DB 6-2 205 Stephenville, Texas (Stephenville)
McKinner Dixon DL 6-3 265 Lufkin, Texas (Cisco JC)
Seth Doege QB 6-2 200 Wolfforth, Texas (Frenship)
Cornelius Douglas ATH 5-9 180 Lawton, Okla. (Lawton)
Joey Fowler DL 6-4 271 Oklahoma City, Okla. (Westmoore)
Deveric Gallington OL 6-4 320 North Richland Hills, Texas (Richland)
Ryan Haliburton DL 6-4 234 Wolfforth, Texas (Frenship)
Harrison Jeffers RB 5-9 210 Lawton, Okla. (Eisenhower)
Joe King OL 6-6 297 Oklahoma City, Okla. (Putnam City North)
Broderick Marshall DL 6-5 280 Austin, Texas (Tyler JC)
Terry McDaniel OL 6-7 330 Diana, Texas (New Diana)
Brandon Reid ATH 6-2 208 El Paso, Texas (Canutillo)
Jarell Routt DB 6-0 205 Texas City, Texas (Coffeyville CC)
Brandon Sesay DL 6-6 273 Atlanta, Ga. (College of the Sequoias)

 

 

 


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