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2007 Oklahoma State Football Recruiting Class
Player
Position
Hubert Anyiam
WR
Jamie Blatnick
DE
Desmond Bryant
WR
William Cole
CB
Josh Cooper
WR
Damian Davis
WR
Grant Garner
OL
Jared Glover
LB
Kendall Hunter
RB
Ahmad Jones
DL
Richetti Jones
DE
Nick Martinez
OL
Adrian Moore
S
Quinton Prince
DL
Jacolby Reed
DB
Marcus Richardson LB
Jonathan Rush
OL
James Thomas
DB
Marc Yerry
DS
Wilson Youman
TE
Ht.
6-0
6-3
6-1
6-0
6-1
6-5
6-3
6-5
5-8
6-3
6-4
6-4
6-0
6-4
5-11
6-0
6-5
6-0
6-4
6-4
Wt.
175
250
220
175
175
190
265
220
180
310
240
290
200
295
175
220
270
180
220
240
Yr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Hometown (Previous School)
Garland, Texas (North)
Celina, Texas (Celina)
Lufkin, Texas (Lufkin)
Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill)
Mustang, Okla. (Mustang)
Mart, Texas (Mart)
Mesquite, Texas (North)
Bixby, Okla. (Bixby)
Tyler, Texas (John Tyler)
Silsbee, Texas (Silsbee)
Dallas, Texas (Lincoln)
Floresville, Texas (Floresville)
Pine Bluff, Ark. (White Hall)
Oklahoma City, Okla. (Heritage Hall)
Houston, Texas (Jersey Village)
Seguin, Texas (Seguin)
Killeen, Texas (Killeen)
La Marque, Texas (La Marque)
Waxhaw, N.C. (Weddington)
St. Martinville, La. (St. Martinville)
Mid-Year Enrollments
Player
Kenny Alexander
Deron Fontenot
Tonga Tea, Jr.
Position
LB
S
DL
Ht.
6-1
5-10
6-0
Wt.
210
200
315
Yr.
Fr.
Fr.
Jr.
Hometown (Previous School)
McKinney, Texas (North)
Grand Prairie, Texas (South)
Anchorage, Alaska (East HS/Snow JC)
2007 OSU Football Recruiting Class Bios And Notes
Noting The
Class of 2007
Pronunciation Guide
Hubert Anyiam - An-ee-um
Richetti Jones - rhymes with
macheté
Wilson Youman - U-mun
Deron Fontenot - Duh-ron
Fon-ti-know
Tonga Tea, Jr. - rhymes with
yeah
National Listings
A pair of Cowboys, defensive
end Richetti Jones and receiver Dez Bryant, are consensus
national top 100 prospects.
Three Cowboys, including
Jones, Bryant and linebacker
Jared Glover, were named
SuperPrep All-Americans.
Bryant was also named a
Parade All-American.
Highly Touted
Along with two of the top 50
players high school players in
the country, the Cowboys also
gained the signature of one of
the top 15 junior college players in America in the form of
defensive lineman Tonga Tea,
Jr. Tea is already attending
classes at OSU.
The In-State People
OSU picked up the signatures
of three Oklahoma prep products in Josh Cooper of
Mustang, Jared Glover of
Bixby and Quinton Prince from
Oklahoma City.
Kenny Alexander, Linebacker, 6-1, 210, Fr., McKinney, Texas (North)
An incoming linebacker who graduated early from high school and enrolled at
Oklahoma State in January … Will compete in spring drills … Finished his senior season
at McKinney North with 78 tackles, four quarterback sacks and four interceptions …
Rated by Scout.com as the No. 63 player in Texas and as the nation’s No. 30 linebacker
… Ranked as the No. 92 prospect among all Texas prepsters by the Dallas Morning
News and Rivals and No. 86 in the Lone Star State by SuperPrep… Also rated among
the top 100 in Texas by the Houston Chronicle … Rivals also listed him at No. 48 among
America’s outside linebacker prospects … Texas Class 4A all-state honorable mention by
the Associated Press … Two-time all-district selection ... Has a 38-inch vertical leap …
All-region selection by PrepStar.
Personal: Also considered Iowa State, Mississippi State, Purdue and Baylor.
Hubert Anyiam, Wide Receiver, 6-0, 175, Fr., Garland, Texas (North)
A speedy receiver who demonstrated big-play capabilities in high school …
Caught 60 passes covering 1,058 yards as a senior with 12 touchdowns … Also rushed
for 250 yards … Had 48 receptions as a junior for 990 yards and 10 touchdowns … A
PrepStar All-America selection … A SuperPrep all-region selection and rated as the No.
69 prospect in Texas by that service … Rivals ranked him as the nation’s No. 32 receiving prospect and No. 76 among all players in the state of Texas … Rated by Scout as
one of the top 100 receivers in the country and by The Sporting News as a top 200
selection in the southwest … Houston Chronicle top 100 honoree … Texas Football
magazine top 300 pick … An all-district pick in basketball.
Personal: Chose the Cowboys after considering Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas
Tech, Arizona, Kansas, Kansas State and Louisville … Considering a career in sports
medicine … Born Jan. 16, 1989, in Dallas … Son of Philip and Comfort Anyiam …
Played for David Farris at North Garland High School.
Jamie Blatnick, Defensive End, 6-3, 250, Fr., Celina, Texas (Celina)
A two-way standout as an offensive and defensive lineman at Celina … Allowed
just one quarterback sack on the offensive side and recorded 20 sacks on the defensive
side … A two-time all state selection by the Associated Press, in Class 2A as a junior
and 3A as a senior … Earned all-state honors on both sides of the ball … Ranked as the
No. 77 player in Texas by Scout.com … That service also ranks him the nation’s No. 42
defensive end prospect … First-team member of the Dallas-Fort Worth all-area team …
A first-team all-district pick on offense and defense … District MVP … Was an all-state
first-teamer in Class 2A as a junior on the offensive line … A member of The Sporting
News top 200 in the southwest … An all-region pick by PrepStar.
Personal: Also considered TCU, Texas Tech and Duke … Born June 24, 1989,
in Fontana, Calif. … Plans to major in pre-med and would like to pursue a career in
sports medicine … Son of Anton Blatnik, Sr. and David and Sherry Hayes … The Celina
Bobcats won state during his junior season and lost in the championship game his senior year … An academic all-state honoree … Also participated in basketball and track …
Played football for Aaron Ford at Celina.
Desmond Bryant, Wide Receiver, 6-1, 220, Fr., Lufkin, Texas (Lufkin)
A SuperPrep All-American who is listed by that service as the country’s No. 7
receiving prospect … A consensus national top 100 prospect … Ranked as America’s
29th best player by ESPN.com … Played on a state championship team at Lufkin ...
Participated in the Offense-Defense All-American Game … Scout.com ranked Bryant as
the No. 13 receiver in the country and the 22nd best prospect in Texas … The Rivals
service ranked Bryant as the No. 54 player in the country, the nation’s ninth-best receiv-
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Noting The
Class of 2007
States Of The Union
Six states are represented by
the 2007 class, including
Alaska, Arkansas, Louisiana,
North Carolina, Oklahoma and
Texas.
Speaking Of Alaska
Tonga Tea, Jr., known as
“Junior”, is the first Alaskan to
sign on with the Cowboys
since the 1968-70 seasons
when Dan Blackard, also from
Anchorage, wore the Orange
and Black.
Cowboys On Parade
Wide receiver Desmond
Bryant is OSU’s fourth Parade
All-American since 1985, joining R.W. McQuarters, Matt
Holliday and Xavier LawsonKennedy on that list. The
Cowboys have signed 10
Parade All-Americans in their
history.
Nice To See You Again
Several recruits will reunite
with former high school teammates at OSU. Among those
are:
• Grant Garner, who was a
teammate of sophomore
Al’Darius Thompson at North
Mesquite HS
• Jacolby Reed and sophomore Patrick Lavine were
teammates at Houston’s
Jersey Village HS
• Richetti Jones played at
Dallas Lincoln HS along with
Byron Eaton, who is a sophomore point guard on the OSU
basketball team
ing prospect and as the No. 12 player in Texas … PrepStar ranks him among America’s
top 100 players and as the nation’s ninth-best receiving prospect … The Sporting News
considers him the No. 54 prospect in the southwest … Dallas Morning News listed him
as the No. 75 player in America … Member of the Texas Football magazine Super Team
first-team … All-state selection … Senior season stats included 53 receptions for 1,207
yards with 21 touchdowns … Caught 48 passes for 1,025 yards as a junior with 16
touchdowns … Scored 41 touchdowns in 31 career games … A first-team Super Teamer
by Dave Campbell ... Just OSU’s fourth Parade All-American since 1985.
Personal: Had his choice of schools, including LSU, Nebraska, OU, Arkansas,
Iowa and Texas A&M, among others … Four-year member of the track team.
William Cole, Cornerback, 6-0, 175, Fr., Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill)
Led Cedar Hill to the 5A state title in Texas and was named as the Texas
Football magazine player of the year and one of that magazine’s top 12 athletes …
Senior season statistics were astounding … He ran for nearly 2,900 yards and passed
for more than 1,600 as a senior … Ran for 290 yards in the state championship game,
including touchdown runs of 75, 71 and 63 yards … Earned PrepStar All-America honors
… Rated No. 50 among southwest prospects by SuperPrep … A standout defensive
back and receiver during his prep career as well as quarterback … Rated as the No. 14
player in the country by Rivals in the “athlete” category and as the No. 14 prospect in
Texas overall … Also a member of the Rivals 250 list … Was rated No. 19 among cornerback prospects by Scout.com and the No. 31 player in Texas … Rated as one of the
top players in Texas by the Dallas Morning News and the Houston Chronicle.
Personal: Had a variety of college choices but his final three were Arkansas,
Kansas and OSU.
Josh Cooper, Wide Receiver, 6-1, 175, Fr., Mustang, Oklahoma (Mustang)
Had an electrifying senior season at Mustang on offense, defense and special
teams … Caught 81 passes covering 1,328 yards with 15 touchdowns … On defense, he
was credited with 84 tackles and six interceptions … Booted eight fields, including a 42yarder, and had two kick returns for touchdowns … Caught 98 passes for more than
1,700 yards as a junior … Had four touchdowns in the return game as a junior … A firstteam all-stater as selected by the Tulsa World, The Oklahoman, Oklahoma Coaches
Association and Oklahoma Kickoff Magazine ... SuperPrep all-region selection as the No.
30 player in the 11-state Midlands region … All-regional selection by PrepStar … Rivals
ranked him as the 10th best prospect in Oklahoma … Played on the state runner-up
squad as a junior and on a 10-2 team as a senior.
Personal: Also considered Colorado State, Kansas, Kansas State, TCU and
Houston … Nephew of former Cowboy Louis Blackwell … Born Jan. 8, 1989, in Mustang
… Son of Mike and Linda Cooper … Plans to major in sports management … Also participated in soccer and basketball during his prep career.
Damian Davis, Wide Receiver, 6-5, 190, Fr., Mart, Texas (Mart)
A talented receiver who led his team to the 2A Texas state championship … Had
1,082 receiving yards on 56 catches with 15 touchdown grabs … Recorded five interceptions on defense … Also had an 1,000-yard receiving season as a junior and had 10
interceptions that year … Was utilized in the return game as well … A first-team 2A allstater as selected by the Associated Press … A top 15 receiver prospect, according to
Texas Football … A first-team all-district selection on both sides of the ball … A member
of the Super CenTex first team … Also an all-state basketball player and participates in
track and is an all-district selection in baseball.
Personal: Chose the Cowboys after considering Arizona, Baylor, Kansas,
Kansas State, Missouri and Texas A&M … Played for head coach Rusty Nail at Mart …
Has expressed an interest in playing basketball as well in Stillwater.
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Deron Fontenot, Safety, 5-10, 200, Fr., McKinney, Texas (North)
Signed with Oklahoma State in February of 2006 and enrolled in January of 2007 … Was one of Oklahoma
State’s earliest commitments last season … As a senior, was one of fastest players in the Metroplex, according to
PrepStar Magazine … Strong newcomer as well, demonstrated by his 300-pound bench press and 485-pound squat, as
well as a 33-inch vertical leap ... Postseason honors included first-team all-district and was listed as a member of the
Dallas Morning News’ Top 100 (No. 97) … Member of Texas Football’s All-Super Team … Had 86 total tackles as a junior
at Grand Prairie South … Ranked as America’s No. 49 safety prospect by Rivals.
Personal: Born July 4, 1988 … Son of Enid Fontenot ... Has an older sister, Jebrea … Plans to major in secondary education at Oklahoma Sate and lists music, movies, and talking to friends as his main interests … Would like to
become a college coach … Was OSU’s first commitment in the class of 2006.
Grant Garner, Offensive Lineman, 6-3, 265, Fr., Mesquite, Texas (North)
A highly-rated and heavily decorated prep offensive lineman … Rated as the 55th best prospect in the state of
Texas by Scout.com … That service also rated him as America’s No. 21 center … A member of the Associated Press
Class 5A all-state second team … A two-time all-district pick … An all-region first-teamer by TexasHSFootball.com …
Rivals considered him one of the top 20 center prospects in the country (No. 18) … PrepStar lists him as a member of
the All-Midlands team … Attended the same high school as OSU defensive back Al’Darius Thompson.
Personal: Also considered Iowa State, Mississippi State and Purdue, among others … Born Sept. 5, 1988, in
Dallas … Son of Becky Rasco and Dan Garner … Was a power lifter in high school and played baseball … An academic
all-state selection … Member of the German Club and FCA at Mesquite North.
Jared Glover, Linebacker, 6-5, 220, Fr., Bixby, Oklahoma (Bixby)
A SuperPrep All-America selection at linebacker despite having his senior season interrupted by injury … A former Nebraska commit before switching to Oklahoma State … Scout.com lists him as the third best player in Oklahoma
and the No. 12 national recruit at his position … Rivals lists him as the No. 30 prospect as a defensive end and the seventh best player in Oklahoma in the Class of 2007 … Selected to participate in the Max Emfinger High School AllAmerican Game … An Oklahoma all-stater as picked by the Tulsa World, The Oklahoman, Oklahoma Coaches
Association and Oklahoma Kickoff Magazine … Oklahoma Kickoff also designated him as the state’s best linebacker …
An all-Midlands selection by PrepStar … Has a squat lift of 500 pounds … High school team was 22-4 over his junior
and senior seasons.
Personal: Honor student … Also considered Nebraska, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas State, Alabama and Texas
A&M … Born June 10, 1989, in Oklahoma City … Son of Debbie and Jim Glover … Plans to major in pre-med and is
interested in a career in bio-medicine or as a surgeon.
Kendall Hunter, Running Back, 5-8, 180, Fr., Tyler, Texas (John Tyler)
A speedy back from east Texas who committed to OSU after the holidays … Rushed for 1,200 yards and 14
touchdowns as a senior … Also had 29 receptions for 429 yards … Recorded a 1,000-yard rushing season as a junior …
Career totals included 2,799 rushing yards, 3,396 all-purpose yards and 32 touchdowns … A second-team all-state pick
… A top 20 prospect in Texas, according to Texas Football magazine … A first-team all-east Texas selection … Two-time
first-team all-district selection … Selected as America’s No. 40 prospect at running back by Rivals.
Personal: Also considered TCU, Iowa State, Kansas State and Baylor among others … Born Sept. 16, 1988, in
Tyler … Son of Freddie and Kenneth Hunter … Undecided on a major … Played for Thomas Brooks at John Tyler High
School … Also runs track.
Ahmad Jones, Defensive Lineman, 6-3, 310, Fr., Silsbee, Texas (Silsbee)
A much sought-after prospect after a standout career on the offensive and defensive lines … Rated as the country’s No. 32 defensive tackle prospect by Scout.com and the No. 64 prospect in all of Texas … A first-team all-state
selection and a second-team pick on the Texas Super Team as selected by Texas Football magazine … That publication
also considered him as one of the state’s top 25 offensive linemen … Rivals named him the No. 38 defensive tackle
prospect in the country and No. 64 in Texas … An all-regional selection by SuperPrep as well as PrepStar.
Personal: Had offers from LSU, Florida, Nebraska and TCU … Born Sept. 24, 1988, in Beaumont, Texas … Son
of Linda and Iva Jones … Plans to major in business … Has four brothers and a sister … Also participates in basketball
and track.
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Richetti Jones, Defensive End, 6-4, 240, Fr., Dallas, Texas (Lincoln)
One of the most decorated member of the incoming class … Lost part of his senior season to injury but still
recorded 82 tackles and 12 sacks after accumulating 73 tackles, 16 sacks and 25 tackles for loss as a junior … Selected
to participate in the U.S. Army All-America game … SuperPrep All-America pick … A national top 100 recruit by the
Dallas Morning News (No. 49), Rivals (No. 69), and Scout.com (No. 59), and PrepStar … PrepStar also lists him 11th
among the country’s defensive line prospects … Rivals considers him the fifth best defensive end prospect in the country
and No. 8 among all players in Texas … Scout.com named him the No. 9 defensive end prospect in the country …
Honored as one of the top 10 players in the state of Texas by the Dallas Morning News (No. 8), Scout.com (9th) and
Rivals (No. 8) … A two-time first-team all-stater in Texas.
Personal: An early commitment to the Cowboys but still had offers from Florida, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas,
Texas A&M and Notre Dame … Attended the same high school as OSU basketball players Byron Eaton and Andrea
Riley … Born June 29, 1988, in Dallas … Son of Shalandrea Jones and Callabus Muhammad … Plans to major in kinesiology and would like to eventually come a personal trainer and open his own gym … Was voted most popular at
Lincoln High School.
Nick Martinez, Offensive Lineman, 6-4, 290, Fr., Floresville, Texas (Floresville)
A late selection to the U.S. Army All-America Game … His recruiting picked up late, despite a commitment to the
Cowboys … Has a bench press of 385 pounds, a squat of 560 pounds … A Texas Football magazine top 300 recruit in
Texas … A first-team all-district selection ... Rated by Rivals at No. 65 among the country’s guards …
Personal: Picked the Cowboys over Texas Tech … Born Feb. 16, 1989, in San Antonio … Son of Albert and
Cheryl Martinez … Would like to own his own business … High school coach was John Baker … Also played baseball
and ran track.
Adrian Moore, Safety, 6-0, 200, Fr., Pine Bluff, Arkansas (White Hall)
Due to injury as a sophomore and a transfer as a junior, he was an unknown until his senior season at White
Hall … As a quarterback in 2006, he rushed for 2,272 yards and 31 touchdowns (an average of more than 11 yards per
carry) and passed for 489 yards … On defense, was credited with 27 tackles and five interceptions … A standout basketball player as well with a 20-point average … Rated by Scout as the No. 10 prospect in Arkansas and the No. 22 running
back prospect in the country … According to Rivals, Moore is the No. 12 prospect in Arkansas … A first-team all-state
and all-conference selection … The regional offensive player of the year in Arkansas … Earned all-state basketball honors as a junior … Began his prep career at Pine Bluff High School.
Personal: Born April 4, 1989 ... Son of Carolyn Moore ... Voted Most Athletic at White Hall High School ... also
recruited by Arkansas, Louisiana Tech and Arkansas State.
Quinton Prince, Defensive Lineman, 6-4, 295, Fr., Oklahoma City, Okla. (Heritage Hall)
A decorated in-state player who accumulated 89 tackles, 11 sacks, and two fumble recoveries as a senior at
Heritage Hall … Junior season numbers included 75 tackles and 10 sacks … During his prep career he saw action at
defensive end, tight end and defensive tackle … A first-team all-state selection by The Oklahoman and the Tulsa World
… A SuperPrep all-regional selection (No. 58 in the Midlands) … Listed by Rivals as the nation’s No. 45 defensive tackle
prospect and as the ninth best player in state of Oklahoma.
Personal: Chose the Cowboys after considering Colorado State, Kansas State and Tulsa … Born Oct. 25, 1988,
in Oklahoma City … Son of Audra Prince … Played for Andy Bogert at Heritage Hall … Also a prep standout in basketball and was second in the state in the shot put as a junior.
Jacolby Reed, Defensive Back, 5-11, 175, Fr., Houston, Texas (Jersey Village)
A member of the Texas top 100 as selected by the Dallas Morning News (No. 97) and the Houston Chronicle …
Ranked No. 94 among America’s secondary players by Scout.com … A third-team selection to the Texas Super Team,
as picked by Texas Football magazine … That publication also listed among the state’s top 20 defensive backs … AllGreater Houston second-team pick … An all-region pick by PrepStar ... Rivals rankings list Reed at No. 54 among
America’s corners and No. 97 in Texas … Attended the same high school as OSU freshman All-America linebacker
Patrick Lavine.
Personal: Chose OSU over Arkansas, Nebraska and Baylor, among others … Born Sept. 12, 1987 … Son of
Tonette Reed and Marcus Hubert … Also a track athlete.
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Marcus Richardson, Linebacker, 6-0, 220, Fr., Seguin, Texas (Seguin)
A speedy linebacker who recorded 143 tackles as a senior … Had 18 stops behind the line of scrimmage …
Forced and recovered three fumbles … Had 26- and 24-tackle games as a senior … Had 145 stops as a junior … A second-team 5A all-stater as picked by Associated Press … A second team Texas Football magazine All-Super Team selection and a top 20 Texas linebacker by the publication … Scout.com rated him as the No. 67 player in Texas and as the
nation’s No. 34 prospect at his position … District MVP … The Sporting News top 200 player in the southwest … Seguin
won the district title in 2006 (its first since 1973) … Defensive MVP in his district … Ranked at No. 66 at his position by
Rivals.
Personal: Also considered Nebraska and Texas A&M … Born Sept. 11, 1987, in Madison, Fla. … Would like to
own his own business or possibly become a counselor … Plans to major in business … Played for Jim Carsom at
Seguin … Also participates in track and power lifting and was a regional qualifier in both last season.
Jonathan Rush, Offensive Lineman, 6-5, 250, Fr., Killeen, Texas (Killeen)
Another top 100 player from Texas … A Texas Football magazine top 25 offensive line prospect … Rated as the
96th best prospect in Texas by Scout.com … That service also considered him the No. 51 guard prospect in the country
… Rivals placed him at No. 69 at his position … A nominee for the Old Spice Red Zone Player of the Year.
Personal: Received recruiting attention from Colorado State, Florida and SMU … Born Jan. 3, 1989, in
Asheville, N.C. … Parents are Jerilyn and David Rush … Played for Dan Jones at Killeen High School … Planning to
major in fire protection or environmental sciences … Has five brothers and a sister … A district champion in wrestling.
Tonga Tea, Jr., Defensive Lineman, 6-0, 315, Jr., Anchorage, Alaska (East HS/Snow CC)
Enrolled at OSU in January and will participate in spring football … A first-team National Junior College Athletic
Association All-America selection … Rivals listed him as the 30th best two-year player in the country and SuperPrep
placed him 11th among the nation’s junior-college transfers … Scout’s JCFootball.com considered Tea a top-10 prospect
and the nation’s best junior college defensive tackle.
Junior College: Spent three seasons at Snow and redshirted his first year on campus … Had 24 tackles as a
sophomore, including nine stops behind the line of scrimmage … Credited with 3.5 quarterback sacks and a forced fumble … Twice named as Snow’s defensive player of the week … Snow finished 2006 ranked second in the country and
the Badger defense was among the nation’s top 15 each of the past two seasons.
High School: Played just one season of high school football but was named a first-team all-stater at East
Anchorage High School.
Personal: Last name is pronounced Teh … Prefers to be called Junior … Born Dec. 20, 1986 in Anchorage,
Alaska ... Plans to major in sociology.
James Thomas, Defensive Back, 6-0, 180, Fr., La Marque, Texas (La Marque)
A member of the Texas top 100 by several sources … Ranked No. 53 in the state of Texas by SuperPrep and is
an all-region pick by that publication … Finished his senior season with 105 tackles, three interceptions, four caused
fumbles, 12 tackles behind the line of scrimmage and a blocked field goal … Ranked No. 50 among Texas prospects by
Rivals … Rivals also lists him as the 31st best safety prospect in the country … Scout.com lists him No. 35 among
America’s safeties … Played on a 15-1 state championship team in 2006 and a 12-1 team as a junior … PrepStar
named him to its All-Midlands team.
Personal: Born May 11, 1989, in Galveston … Son of James and Chelita Thomas … One of three brothers …
Played for Brian Erwin at La Marque … Also a basketball standout … President of school’s Leadership Council and
active in FCA.
Marc Yerry, Deep Snapper, 6-4, 200, Freshman, Waxhaw, North Carolina (Weddington)
Rated by one service as the nation’s third-best deep snapper … Lone specialist in the incoming class … A deep
snapper who also saw action as a tight end in high school and caught a pair of touchdown passes as a senior with 15
receptions overall … Also played basketball as a freshman, sophomore and junior.
Personal: Born Dec. 13, 1988, in Waconia, Minn. … Son of David and Wendi Yerry … Has two brothers …
Weddington High School lost in the first round of the state playoffs each of the last two seasons … High school coach
was Ed Susi … Plans to major in business or sports management … Also considered Virginia Tech, Oregon State and
North Carolina State.
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Wilson Youman, Tight End, 6-4, 240, Freshman, St. Martinville, Louisiana (St. Martinville)
The lone tight end in the incoming class … Was a defensive standout as a prepster and caught just seven passes covering 150 yards as a senior, with five catches going for touchdowns … On defense, was credited with 85 tackles
and forced three fumbles … An all-region selection by SuperPrep (No. 33 in the southwest region) … A top 25 player in
Louisiana according to Rivals … A SuperPrep all regional pick as the No. 33 prospect in the region that includes prep
players from Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas.
Personal: Chose the Cowboys over Southern Miss, among others … Born Nov. 14, 1988, in New Iberia, La. …
Son of Elsie and Wilson Youman … Plans to major in engineering and focus on a career as an electrical engineer …
Played for Greg Hudson at St. Martinville … Also an all-state track athlete and an all-district basketball player.
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