2010 Football National Signing Day

2010 Football National Signing Day

The nine football playing members of the Ohio Valley Conference officially announced their national letter of intent signings on Wednesday, the first day of the signing period. In all, 184 student-athletes signed national letters of intent or were announced as mid-year transfers.



* - Indicates player is a mid-year transfer.

Austin Peay (24)
 Zach Amis OL  6-3  265  Lewisburg, Tenn. (Marshall County) 
 Jaime Amos LB/DE 6-3 205 Nashville, Tenn. (Pearl-Cohn)
 Dontavious Brown CB/RB/RS 5-11 185 Albany, Ga. (Sherwood Christian Academy)
 Robert Bryant OL 6-3 300 Marietta, Ga. (Sprayberry)
 Reese Bulmash DL 5-11 290 Marietta, Ga. (Sprayberry)
 Tyreon Clark DB 5-10 175 Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green)
 Joseph Francescon DB 5-10 165 Nashville, Tenn. (Father Ryan)
 Kyle Harrison OL 6-4 280 Cordova, Tenn. (Christian Brothers)
 Chris Hartman OL 6-5 320 Charlotte, Tenn. (Creekwood)
 Patrick Haskins RB 6-0 208 Troy, Tenn. (Obion County Central)
 Tee Howell WR 5-10 185 Morristown, Tenn. (Morristown East)
 Austin Johnson DB 5-10 173 Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood)
 Terrance Oliver DB 5-9 175 Memphis, Tenn. (Manassas)
 Josh Owens LB 5-11 215 Gainesville, Ga. (Johnson)
 Ean Pemberton RB 5-5 155 Loganville, Ga. (Grayson)
 Steven Ragin CB 6-2 185 Orlando, Fla. (Olympia)
 Elwyn Rowan DE 6-1 240 Marietta, Ga. (Lasitter)
 Nathan Sanders OL 6-6 292 Spring Hill, Tenn. (Spring Hill)
 Iosua Silva DE 6-3 252 Pago Pago, American Samoa (Leone)
 Jonathan Smith WR 6-0 185 Jonesboro, Ga. (Jonesboro)
 Benjamin Stansfield OL 6-6 260 Franklin, Tenn. (Ravenwood)
Sheldon Wade DB/KR     Knoxville, Tenn. (Austin-East)
 Gavin Willisson OL 6-3 260 Fairhope, Ala. (Fairhope)
Matt Wise DT 6-3 275 Milan, Tenn. (Milan)
         
Eastern Illinois (19)
 Cameron Berra 5-11 203  St. Louis, Mo. (Parkway Central) 
 D.J. Bland DB 6-1  185  Chicago, Ill. (De LaSalle Institute)
 Rex Bonham TE 6-3  232  New Carlisle, Ohio (Tecumseh)
 Tavares Crawford DB 5-10  165  Belle Glade, Fla. (Glades Central)
 Adam Drake WR 6-2 170  Charleston, Ill. (Charleston)
 Taylor Duncan QB 6-3 200  Marshall, Ill. (Marshall)
 Niko Foltys DE 6-4 220 Lockport, Ill. (Lockport Township)
 Jimmy Garappolo QB 6-3  208  Rolling Meadows, Ill. (Rolling Meadows)
 Justin Grant DB 6-0  205  Venice, Fla. (Venice)
 Adam Gristick LB 5-10  202  Allentown, Pa. (Parkland)
 Sam Hendricks QB 6-4  212  Cincinnati, Ohio (Indian Hill)
 Pete Houlihan DB 5-11  165  New Lenox, Ill. (Providence Catholic)
 Marcus Lee LB 6-0 210 Bolingbrook, Ill. (Bolingbrook)
 Jimmy Lera RB 5-8  170  Lake Park, Fla. (Palm Beach Gardens)
 Collin Seibert OL 6-4  260  Oswego, Ill. (Oswego)
 Brandon Tucker DT 6-1  279  Bolingbrook, Ill. (Bolingbrook)
 Jon Voytilla DL 6-3  250  St. Charles, Ill. (St. Charles East)
 Alex Wethy OL 6-4  255  Miami, Fla. (Columbus)
 John Wurm DB 6-1  203  Dublin, Ohio (Coffman)
         
Eastern Kentucky (22)
 Danny Adams LS      Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas)
 Joe Arnason* OL 6-4 288  Sierra Vista, Ariz. (Eastern Arizona College)
 Jordan Black DL 6-4 255 Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes)
 Kevin Brown OL 6-2 282 Brooklyn, N.Y. (Canarsie)
 LaGreg Burns RB 6-0 200  Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. (Lakeview)
 Alex Conley QB 6-3  200  McRae, Ga. (Telfair County)
 Austin Delpont K     Hazard, Ky. (Hazard)
 Bo Faauaa* OL 6-5  330  Bennett, Colo. (Eastern Arizona College)
 Allan Fugate DL 6-2  260  Hazard, Ky. (Hazard)
 Tyrelle Johnson LB 6-0  220  Lexington, Ky. (Henry Clay)
 Jalan Jones LB 6-3  220  Muscle Shoals, Ala. (Muscle Shoals)
 Dylan Kupper OL 6-5  250  Louisville, Ky. (Trinity)
 Matt Lengel* TE 6-7  220  Mechanicsburg, Pa. (Northeastern Univ.) 
 Derek Moore* OL  6-2  285  Granville, Ohio (Hofstra Univ.) 
 Junior Petit-Jean* DB  6-0  200  Naples, Fla. (Wake Forest Univ.) 
 Jacob Russell QB 6-4  220  Lawrenceburg, Ky. (Anderson County)
 Eric Shaw RB 5-10 180 Lexington, Ky. (Lafayette)
 Aldrickious Shumake CB 5-10  170  Lithonia, Ga. (Martin Luther King)
 Brandon Stanley S 6-1  200  Suwanee, Ga. (Peachtree Ridge)
 Caleb Watkins RB/LB 6-1  215  Corbin, Ky. (Corbin)
 Jackie Williams WR/ATH     Prichard, Ala. (St. Vigor)
 Andrew Wolter OL 6-3  260  Lexington, Ky. (Henry Clay)
         
Jacksonville State (19)
 Coty Blanchard QB  6-0 180  Leesburg, Ala. (Cherokee County) 
 Brannon Byrd LB 6-2 243 Lucedale, Miss. (Gulf Coast CC)
 Gabriel Chambers WR 5-10 157 Centre, Ala. (Cherokee County)
 Steven Coates QB 6-2 190 Decatur, Ga. (Southwest Dekalb)
 Marquis George DE 6-4 242 Elsner, Del. (Dodge City CC)
 Chad Hampton OL 6-5 252 Hartselle, Ala. (Hartselle)
 Tristan Hardin OL 6-6 291 Birmingham, Ala. (Erwin)
 Preston Hatcher OL 6-3 285 Dothan, Ala. (Northview)
 Max Holcombe C 6-3 271 Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Hillcrest)
 Michael Lewis DL 6-4 237 Ocoee, Fla. (Ocoee)
 Tarik Milner OL 6-3 240 Powder Springs, Fla. (McEachern)
 Aaron Nelson NG 6-1 285 Ocian Springs, Miss. (Gulf Coast CC)
 Jeremy Nicholson WR 5-10 172 Brewton, Ala. (WS Neal)
 Joel Smith PK 5-11 179 Carrollton, Ga. (Carrollton)
 Clay Squires C 6-2 280 Satsuma, Ala. (Satsuma)
 Johnny Ubi, Jr. OL 6-6 302 Meridianville, Ala. (Hazel Green)
 Pierre Warren WR 6-1 178 Prattville, Ala. (Marbury)
 Armani Williams NG 6-2 277 Navarre, Fla. (Navarre)
 Chase Williams LB 6-0 212 Boaz, Ala. (Boaz)
         
Murray State (25)
 Duane Brady RB  5-8  165  St. Augustine, Fla. (St. Augustine) 
 Josh Brown* ATH 6-0 210 St. Petersburg, Fla. (Univ. of Iowa)
 Devaughn Buchanan LB 6-0 190 Ridgeland, Ga. (Ridgeland)
 Andre Clark LB 6-3 215 Lanham, Md. (Fort Scott CC)
 Willie "TJ" Denson S 5-9 185 Lakeland, Fla. (Lakeland)
 Jake Gambino* OL 6-4 300 Coral Springs, Fla. (Georgia Southern)
 Joey Howe QB 6-3 185 Russellville, Ala. (Russellville)
 Vernonrico "Rico" Jenkins   DE 6-5 245 Memphis, Tenn. (Kirby)
 Dontrell Johnson CB 5-11 180 Moultrie, Ga. (Garden City CC)
 Tyler Lavea RB 5-9 185 Oceanside, Calif. (Palomar College)
 Devonte Mack WR 6-1 165 Daytona Beach, Fla. (Seabreeze)
 CJ Matthews* OL 6-6 350 Airport, S.C. (Fullerton CC)
 Arlestor McKinnon DE 6-0 240 Quitman, Ga. (Reedley CC)
 Xavier Mothersill DT 6-0 300 Lakeland, Fla. (Lakeland)
 Bobby Neal LS 6-3 220 Versailles, Ky. (Woodford County)
 Elbert Ojendis OL 6-2 305 Marina, Calif. (Monterey Peninsula JC)
 Jordan Pili DT 6-0 300 Anchorage, Alaska (Chabot JC)
 Walter Powell WR 6-0 165 St. Louis, Mo. (Hazelwood East)
 Marshyl Rothman QB 5-10 172 Jupiter, Fla. (Jupiter Christian)
 Martez Teague LB 6-1 190 Paris, Tenn. (Henry County)
 Travon "Tra" Tharp WR/DB 5-11 170 West Paducah, Ky. (Heath)
 Fred Tharpe III WR 5-10 170 Paris, Tenn. (Henry County)
 Ayo Ujolola DE 6-3 235 Suwanee, Ga. (North Gwinnett)
 Brandon Wicks SS 5-11 180 Murray, Ky. (Murray)
 Grant Williams OL 6-3 285 Murray, Ky. (Calloway County)
         
Southeast Missouri (17)
 Kweku Arkorful CB  5-11  180  Dolton, Ill. (Rock Valley JC) 
 Rod Benman DE 6-2 250 Santa Monica, Calif. (Santa Monica College)
 Jaren Butler CB 5-8 175 Pittsburgh, Calif. (Los Medanos JC)
 Ron Coleman RB 5-11 250 Omaha, Neb. (North)
 Spencer Davis RS 5-8 175 Florissant, Mo. (Hazelwood Central)
 Lennies McFerren RB 5-9 205 Paris, Tenn. (Henry County)
 Billy Munker C 6-3 270 Royal Palm Beach, Fla. (Royal Palm Beach)
 Josh Nicks FB 6-1 225 Union City, Tenn. (Union City)
 Tyler Peoples QB 6-1 180 Glendale, Ariz. (Independence)
 Trent Peterson DE 6-3 255 Little Rock, Ark. (Milford Academy)
 Kyle Portell QB 6-2 215 Crestwood, Mo. (Lindbergh)
 Ben Schmidt TE 6-4 255 Cincinnati, Ohio (Oak Hills)
 David Smart ILB 6-1 236 Rogers, Ark. (Rogers)
 Jordan Solomon RB 5-11 195 Roselle, N.J. (Abraham Clark)
 Navarus Thompson DL 6-2 280 West Palm Beach, Fla. (Hofstra Univ.)
 Charles Tillman DT 6-1 320 Washington, D.C. (Dunbar)
 Bryant Worts RB 6-0 215 Jersey City, N.J. (Ferris)
         
Tennessee State (20)
 Ayobami "Dare" Ayoola  DB  5-10 170  Plantation, Fla. (North Broward Prep) 
 Stephen Brooks II LB 6-0 230 Jackson, Tenn. (Liberty Tech)
 Romario Cathey* DL 6-3 300 Nashville, Tenn. (Texas Tech)
 Chris Deloney WR 6-2 185 Chattanooga, Tenn. (Howard)
 Francis Drummond QB 6-2 215 Wilmington, Del. (Red Lion Christian Acad.)
 Michael German QB 6-2 210 Pompano Beach, Fla. (Blanche Ely)
 Stephen Godbolt III DB 6-0 175 Cross City, Fla. (Dixie County)
 Jimmie Kitchen LB 6-2 265 Lithonia, Ga. (Lithonia)
 Ishamel Lewis OL 6-2 260 Nashville, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy)
 DeMarco McNeal DB 6-2 180 Atlanta, Ga. (Banneker)
 Anthony Morris DL 6-7 275 Cordova, Tenn. (Germantown)
 Robert Myers OL 6-6 303 Lavergne, Tenn. (Lavergne)
 Lawrence Peterson DE 6-2 230 Memphis, Tenn. (Melrose)
 Ken Pettiford DB 6-3 200 Nashville, Tenn. (Whites Creek)
 Wilson Robinson LB 6-4 210 Hoover, Ala. (Spain Park)
 Brandon Rogers OL 6-4 300 Jacksonville, Fla. (Trinity Christian)
 Wesley Samuels WR 6-4 205 Birmingham, Ala. (Minor)
 Je-Marc Sears TE 6-3 235 New Smyrna Beach, Fla. (New Smyrna Beach)
 Derek Sibley OL 6-6 303 Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stone Mountain)
 Bryce Wilson DB 6-0 190 St. Petersburg, Fla. (Canterbury School)
         
Tennessee Tech (15)
 DaJuan Brown DL 6-4  255  Smyrna, Tenn. (Blackman) 
 Nathan Bush OL/DL 6-5 270 Morristown, Tenn. (Hamblen-West)
 Christian Cantrell DB 5-11 175 Piedmont, Ala. (Piedmont)
 Aaron Cary OL 6-4 265 Troy, Tenn. (Obion County)
 Jocques Crawford* RB 6-1 238 Memphis, Tenn. (Univ. of Kansas)
 Cody Forbes RB/DB  5-11  195 Elizabethton, Tenn. (Elizabethton)
 Jordan Johnson DL 5-11 270 Miami, Fla. (Carol City)
 Midoho Okpokowuruk   DL 6-2 230 Charlotte, N.C. (The McCallie School)
 James Normand OL 6-2 285 Oak Ridge, Tenn. (Oak Ridge)
 Doug Page RB/TE 6-2 225 Franklin, Tenn. (Franklin Road Academy)   
 Randall Reeves OL 6-2 290 McAdory, Ala. (McAdory)
 Wesley Sherrill OL 6-4 290   Antioch, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy)
 Matthew Smith DL 6-4 285 Jonesboro, Ga. (North Clayton)
 Darian Stone QB 6-0 185 Clinton, Tenn. (Clinton)
 Jermaine Williams DB 6-4 186 Chattanooga, Tenn. (Brainerd)
         
UT Martin (23)
 Aaron Arnold OL  6-2  280  St. Louis, Mo. (Webster Groves) 
 Mathew Axline II OL 6-5 300 Shelbyville, Ky. (Shelby County)
 Kevin Barfield WR/CB 5-9 165 Memphis, Tenn. (Frayser)
 Bryson Crowder RB 5-9 210 Jackson, Tenn. (Liberty Tech)
 Sam Curtis OL 6-4 320 South Fulton, Tenn. (South Fulton)
 Fred Flenorl QB 6-2 185 Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven)
 Jobronski Gilbert RB 5-11 200 Milan, Tenn. (Milan)
 Camaren Harris ATH 5-10 195 Horn Lake, Miss. (Horn Lake)
 Ryan Isom DT 6-2 280 St. Louis, Mo. (Desmet Jesuit)
 Bret Jefcoat QB 6-1 200 Fulton, Miss. (Itawamba CC)
 John Johnson OL 6-5 265 University City, Mo. (University City)
 Justin McCray TE 6-3 220 Hamilton, Ohio (Fairfield)
 DJ McNeil RB 6-3 220 Collierville, Tenn. (Briarcrest)
 Brandon Neal CB 5-9 180 Liberty Township, Ohio (Lakota West)
 Obi Nwankwo S 6-0 185 West Chester, Ohio (Lakota West)
 Michael Ross DL 6-0 280 Taylorsville, Miss. (Taylorsville)
 James Satterfield K/P 5-9 160 Gallatin, Tenn. (Gallatin)
 Clayton Smith LB 6-3 235 Jackson, Tenn. (Northside)
 Matt Stewart TE 6-2 235 Mount Juliet, Tenn. (Mount Juliet)
 Charles Sweeton OL 6-6 285 Lawrenceburg, Tenn. (Lawrence County)
 Anthony Topps OL 6-1 280 Fort Campbell, Ky. (Fort Campbell)
 Kyron Tucker CB 6-1 170 Memphis, Tenn. (Ridgeway)
 Dean Wathen DL 6-1 250 Henderson, Ky. (Henderson County)
         
         


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