2012 Football National Signing Day

2012 Football National Signing Day

The nine football playing members of the Ohio Valley Conference announced their national letter of intent signings on Wednesday, the first day of the signing period. In total OVC schools signed 184 student-athletes, including high school players and mid-year enrollees.

* - Indicates player is a mid-year transfer.

Austin Peay (12)    
 Elijah Annor OL  6-1  270  Nashville, Tenn. (Pearl-Cohn) 
LaDarius Chatman WR 5-11 160 Memphis, Tenn. (Craigmont)
Samuel Cooper TE 6-4 220 Kingston Springs, Tenn. (Nashville Christian)
Mikhail Creech WR 6-3 175 Chattanooga, Tenn. (Ooltewah)
Malcolm Goines DE 6-2 260 Chattanooga, Tenn. (Red Bank)
Dustin McPhetridge TE 6-2 230 Powell, Tenn. (Powell)
Tyler Miles OL 6-4 300 Johnson City, Tenn. (Science Hill)
Brett Pippin WR 5-11 170 Sevierville, Tenn. (Sevier County)
Gage Scurlock QB 5-11 175 Elmwood, Tenn. (Smith County)
Trey Salisbury DE 6-5 205 Lebanon, Tenn. (Smith County)
Corey Teague ATH 6-1 230 LaVergne, Tenn. (Ezell Harding)
Omar Terrell Williams RB     Memphis, Tenn. (St. George's)
Eastern Illinois (11)
Kendal Butler  DB  6-1  180  Toledo, Ill. (Cumberland) 
Micah Choy DB 5-10 175 Honolulu, Hawaii (Kamehameha)
Keiondre Gober WR 6-3 180 Lubbock, Texas (Frenship)
Caelan Grugier-Hill S 6-2 180 Honolulu, Hawaii (Kamehameha)
Bobby Huey RB 5-11 210 Lubbock, Texas (Frenship)
Evan Kanza OL 6-5 290 Luxemburg, Wis. (Luxemburg-Casco)
Jimmy Lowery OL 6-4 270 Burr Ridge, Ill. (Lombard Montini)
Jack McNair LB 6-1 215 Louisville, Ky. (duPont Manual)
Ryan Meyer S 6-4 206 Evergreen Park, Ill. (Marist)
Tyler Paulsen DE 6-1 220 Austin, Texas (Lake Travis)
Anthony Taylor WR 6-0 180 Wheaton, Ill. (Lombard Montini)
Eastern Kentucky (27)
Stanley Absanaon* DB      Lakeland, Fla.
Justin Adekoya DL 6-5 280 Ringgold, Ga. (Heritage)
Travon Carter* OL 6-3 215 Lancaster, Texas (Trinity Valley CC)
Jason Creeden* OL 6-5 295 Woodberry Forrest, Va. (Fort Union Military Academy)
Brett Eyckmans OL 6-5 270 Fort Mitchell, Ky. (Beechwood)
Jason Fergerson S 6-3 195 Lexington, Ky. (Lafayette)
Jonathan Floyd TE 6-3 240 Richmond, Ky. (Madison Central)
Ryan "TT" Garretson OL 6-5 315 Morristown, Tenn.
Julio Geronimo* DL 6-3 285 West Orange, N.J. (Nassau CC)
Brandon Guy OL 6-3 270 Maryville, Tenn. (Maryville)
J.J. Jude RB 5-8 190 Hagerhill, Ky.
Ben Lawler QB 6-2 190 Georgetown, Ky. (Scott County)
Joshua Minor OL 6-4 275 College Park, Ga. (Woodward Academy)
Treyvon Neeley LB 6-3 215 Louisville, Ky. (Doss)
Kiante Northington WR 5-8 165 Louisville, Ky. (Butler)
Chris Owens* S 6-2 195 (Georgia Military College)
Marquise Piton LB 6-2 210 Pembroke Pines, Fla. (West Broward)
Avery Pitt DL 6-3 270 Henderson, Ky. (Henderson)
Courtney Prince* DL 6-3 295 (Virginia Tech)
Landon Rasnick OL 6-5 250 Orange, Va. (Orange)
Kyle Romano QB 6-1 190 Beford, Texas (Bell)
Jared Sanders RB 5-8 173 Hallandale Beach, Fla.
De'Shaun Sands* RB 5-8 180 Pompano Beach, Fla. (Univ. of Kansas)
Colton Scurry OL 6-3 280 Fayetteville, Ga. (Whitewater)
Trey Shelton* OL 6-4 295 Chesterfield, Va. (Hargrave Military Academy)
LaJuan Smith DB 6-2 195 Glasgow, Ky. (Glasgow)
Moe Vogel* OL 6-4 295 Brooklyn, N.Y. (Nassau CC)
Jacksonville State (26)
Calvin Baker OL  6-3  295  Oxford, Ala. (Oxford) 
John Clark Barefield OL 6-2 268 Duluth, Ga. (Lambert)
Joshua Barge WR 6-0 170 Carrollton, Ga. (Carrollton)
Dushonta Broughton DB 6-0 165 Jonesboro, Ga. (Lovejoy)
Desmond Brown* DB 6-0 192 Centre, Ala. (Clemson Univ.)
Telvin Brown WR 5-9 167 Carrollton, Ga. (Carrollton)
Erick Butler DE 6-7 215 Tuskegee, Ala. (Booker T. Washington)
Trey Coleman OL 6-5 321 Dorchester, S.C. (Dorchester)
Bryan Dorsey DL 6-4 350 Dahlonega, Ga. (Lumpkin County)
Gavin Ellis* TE 6-6 265 Cullman, Ala. (Troy University)
Blake Glaze LB 5-11 260 Lanett, Ala. (Springwood)
Jermaine Hough CB 5-9 163 Hampton, Ga. (Lovejoy)
Tyler Hughes S 5-11 185 Northport, Ala. (American Christian)
Elijah Jenkins QB 6-3 190 Birmingham, Ala. (Parker)
Nick Johnson OL 6-2 250 Dadeville, Ala. (Dadeville)
Leon Jones LB 6-1 225 Madison, Ala. (East Limestone)
Miles Jones RB 5-10 204 Kennesaw, Ga. (Allatoona)
JaJuan Lee LB 6-1 195 Montgomery, Ala. (Jeff Davis)
Hamish MacInnes P Victoria, Australia
John Mark Mintz TE/DE 6-2 235 Ragland, Ala. (Ragland)
Austin Parker OL 6-2 295 Sugar Hill, Ga. (North Gwinnett)
Troymaine Pope RB 5-9 198 Anniston, Ala. (Anniston)
LaDarius Rodgers RB 5-10 215 Leeds, Ala. (Leeds)
Dalton Screws WR 5-11 170 Anniston, Ala. (Wellborn)
Steven Snyder DL 6-4 200 Stockbridge, Ga. (Stockbridge)
Ketrick Wolfe* DL 6-3 240 Sumrall, Miss. (Pearl River CC)
Murray State (23)     
Corey Addison* LB  6-0  204  Jacksonville, Fla. (Univ. of South Carolina)
Janawski Davis WR 5-7 150 Eight Mile, Ala. (Blount)
Jerome Davis DT 6-2 260  Buford, Ga. (Garden City CC)
Zach Dean DT 6-4 250  Salem, Ala. (Central)
Adrian Dinkins* DE 6-3 260 Ridgeland, Miss. (Miss. Gulf Coast CC)
Parks Frazier* QB 6-2 236 Corinth, Miss. (Northeast Miss. CC)
Corey Gammon OL 6-2  265  Memphis, Tenn. (East)
Marquise Grizzle RB 5-7  173  Barco, N.C. (Currituck County)
Jeremy Harness WR 5-8 171 Radcliffe, Ky. (John Hardin)
Pokey Harris RB 5-10 165 Winchester, Ky. (George Rogers Clark)
Brandon Hathaway DB 5-10  180  Smyrna, Tenn. (Smyrna)
Anthony Hayes* QB 6-0 210 Memphis, Tenn. (Univ. of Memphis)
Hunter Hogan* OL 6-2 290 Tyler, Texas (Tyler JC)
Marcus Holliday RB  5-9 170  Memphis, Tenn. (Fairley)
Hunter Holloway DL 6-5 265  Elizabethtown, Ky. (John Hardin)
KD Humphries QB 6-3  205  Montgomery, Ala. (Jefferson Davis)
T-Ray Malone LB 6-2 200  Smyrna, Tenn. (Smyrna)
Josh Manning CB 5-9 175  LaGrange, Ga. (Southwest Mississippi CC)
Kamalie Matthews* DT 6-2 300 Lithona, Ga. (Hutchinson CC)
Jordan Morrow WR 5-6  160  San Pablo, Calif. (Contra Costa College)
Paul Rice WR 5-10  180  St. Louis, Mo. (Gateway Tech)
Jalen Sublett RB 6-3 190 Glasgow, Ky. (Glasgow)
Dontel Watkins* WR 6-2 189 Nashville, Tenn. (Utah State Univ.)
Southeast Missouri (17)     
Colby Baker QB  5-11  175  Hardee, Fla. (Hardee) 
Garret Baker OT 6-2 270 Owensville, Mo. (Owensville)
Dashune Barlow DB 5-8 170 Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill)
Austin Black DL 6-0 255 Warrenton, Mo. (Warrenton)
BJ Buckner WR 6-1 180 St. Louis, Mo. (Kirkwood)
Selwyn Carrol DL 6-2 255 Jacksonville, Fla. (Trinity Christian Academy)
David Coley S 6-0 185 Inglewood, Calif. (Valley Christian)
Darrius Darden-Box ATH 5-10 170 Nashville, Tenn. (Pearl-Cohn)
Terry Grigsby WR 6-1 170 Omaha, Neb. (North)
Terrance Hill LB 6-1 205 Kansas City, Mo. (Raytown)
Lawrence Hills DE 6-3 230 Jacksonville, Fla. (West Nassau)
Blake Jackson QB 6-0 210 Houston, Texas (Dobie)
DeMichael Jackson RB 5-11 180 Louisville, Ky. (Jeffersontown)
Paul McRoberts WR 6-3 185 St. Louis, Mo. (Soldan)
Travis Sanders DL 6-3 220 St. Clair, Mo. (St. Clair)
Jon Slania DL 6-2 270 Chicago, Ill. (South Elgin)
Kyle Snyder* QB 6-1 225 Barberton, Ohio (Ohio University)
Tennessee State (18)  
 Willie Allen WR 6-4 190 Chicago, Ill. (Hales Franciscan)
Greg Barksdale* LB 6-2 210 University Park, Ill. (Northern Illinois Univ.)
Maurice Box, Jr. LB 6-2 220 Gallatin, Tenn. (Gallatin)
Ronald Butler QB 6-2 185 Tallahassee, Fla. (Lincoln)
Kilu Fontaine-Ellis OL 6-4 270 Tampa, Fla. (Tampa Bay Tech)
Ricky Foster, Jr. WR 6-2 180 Brighton, Tenn. (Brighton)
Antonio "Tre" Haynes OL 6-4 350 Gallatin, Tenn. (Gallatin)
Marquaves Jackson DE 6-4 250 Daytona Beach, Fla. (Merced CC)
Chris James* CB 6-2 195 Fort Myers, Fla. (Atlanta Sports Academy)
Joe Johnson* FS 5-11 200 New Smyrna Beach, Fla. (Marshall University)
Antonio Justice LB 6-1 212 Montgomery, Ala. (St. Jude Ed. Institute)
Lavatiae Kelly WR 6-1 175 Hollywood, Fla. (McArthur)
Kevin Kenton OL 6-3 275 West Palm Beach, Fla. (Palm Beach Lakes)
Jeremy Manning CB 6-1 190 Bartow, Fla. (Bartow)
Jarvis Mott LB 5-11 225 Daytona Beach, Fla. (Mainland)
Demetrius Rhaney* OL 6-3 300 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Ellsworth CC)
Darius Turner* CB 6-2 200 Nashville, Tenn. (Arkansas State Univ.)
Montrell Wood OL 6-7 325 Augusta, Ga. (Academy of Richmond County)
Tennessee Tech (24)    
Radir Annoor RB  5-10  195  Nashville, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy)
Colton Belew DB 6-2 180 Columbia, Tenn. (Columbia Central)
Eric Belew WR 6-2 180 Columbia, Tenn. (Columbia Central)
Karl Buchanan DT 6-2 280 Los Angeles, Calif. (Santa Monica College)
Krys Cates WR 6-2 190 Newport, Tenn. (Cocke County)
Logan Cavender LB 6-2 215 Fairview, Tenn. (Fairview)
William Chatmon OL 6-4 255 Kennesaw, Ga. (North Cobb)
Jared Davis QB 6-3 190 Tullahoma, Tenn. (Tullahoma)
Brent Dillard OL 6-3 280 Mt. Juliet, Tenn. (Mt. Juliet)
Demario Donnell CB 5-9 165 Nashville, Tenn. (Pearl-Cohn)
Chris Harris K/P 6-0 190 Columbia, Tenn. (Columbia Central)
Kyron Hart DE 6-3 250 Lebanon, Tenn. (Lebanon)
Jimmy Laughlin S 6-2 190 Vestavia, Ala. (Vestavia)
Jibrin Linge OL 6-3 310 Marietta, Ga. (Sprayberry)
Corey Malone DT 6-6 240 Henderson, Tenn. (Chester County)
Zach Malone DT 6-2 250 Henderson, Tenn. (Chester County)
Matt Martin OL 6-5 300 Franklin, Tenn. (Battle Ground Academy)
J.T. Rankin OL 6-1 260 Alcoa, Tenn. (Alcoa)
Harrison Reid DE 6-4 235 Cincinnati, Ohio (Winton Woods)
Terrell Rollins DT 6-0 270 Greeneville, Tenn. (Greeneville)
Jay Rudwall LB 5-11 220 Ooltewah, Tenn. (Ooltewah)
Jordan Smith WR 5-10 175 Franklin, Tenn. (Battle Ground Academy)
Trent Thompson QB 6-2 186 Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern)
Ladarius Vanlier RB 5-7 165 Nashville, Tenn. (Maplewood)
UT Martin (26)     
Trevor Adkison  OL  6-5  320  Zionsville, Ind. (Zionsville) 
Shaq Allen RB 5-10 195 Paris, Tenn. (Henry County)
Jvontez Blackmon S 6-0 193 Bryam, Miss. (Hines CC)
Derrick Bourne CB 5-10 187 Columbia, Miss. (Pearl River CC)
Stevie Bush DB 5-10 185 Jackson, Tenn. (Liberty Magnet)
Jeremy Butler WR 6-3 205 Bradenton, Fla. (College of Sequoias)
Caleb Counce LB 6-0 205 Paris, Tenn. (Henry County)
Kenneth Crenshaw OL 6-1 260 Stone Mountain, Ga. (Tucker)
Anthony Edwards OL 6-4 300 Michie, Tenn. (Adamsville)
Ladevin Fair RB 5-9 180 Troy, Tenn. (Obion County Central)
Roland Genesy RB 6-1 220 Millington, Tenn. (Millington Central)
Enoch Glenn DE 6-2 218 Brooksville, Tenn. (East Mississippi CC)
Deantae Glover DE 6-1 240 Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Riverdale)
Amiri Hawkins S 6-2 205 Hermitage, Tenn. (Hillsboro)
Keith Jones DL 6-1 275 Florissant, Mo. (McCleur North)
Jordan Landry DB 5-8 165 Tucker, Ga. (Tucker)
Emmette Lindsay DB 5-11 200 Jackson, Tenn. (Liberty Magnet)
Elijah McClendon LB 6-1 205 St. Petersburg, Fla. (Boca Ciega)
Tyler McPeak TE 6-3 240 Dresden, Tenn. (Dresden)
Marcus Sease LB 6-2 215 Huntsville, Ala. (Madison Academic)
Tyler Sweeden DE 6-3 220 Louisville, Ky. (Trinity)
Amos Tatum DB 5-11 193 Jackson, Miss. (East Mississippi CC)
Drew Thomas TE 6-3 210 Lakeland, Tenn. (Arlington)
McKay Tingle OL 6-4 285 Neely, Miss. (Jones CC)
Najee Ray QB 6-1 180 Paris, Tenn. (Henry County)
Jerimiah Wilkins LB 6-0 220 Bridgeton, Mo. (Pattonville)