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South Florida Football Recruits
February 6 , 2007
2007 USF Football Signees
Joshua Bellamy, Running Back, 6-0, 180, St. Petersburg, Fla., Boca Ciega
Rushed for 966 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2006...Boca Ciega MVP and Offensive Player of the Year...St. Petersburg Times Player of the Week in the fifth game of the season against intra-county rival Gibbs...Played for South in Pinellas County All-Star Game...First team all-county...Coached by Stevie Thomas, a former star with the Tampa Bay Storm in the Arena League.
Dontavia Bogan, Wide Receiver, 6-1, 185, Thomasville, Ga., Central County
Region I-AAAA Defensive Player of the Year...All-area as a receiver and free safety, and all-region at free safety...Five-time athlete of the week...Played in Georgia’s North-South All-Star Game...All-state honorable mention...28 receptions for 475 yards and three touchdowns, along with 70 tackles, three forced fumbles and five interceptions...Had 17 rushes for 295 yards and five TDs...Also returned kicks (22.7 avg.) and punts (7.8 avg). Coached by Ed Pilcher.
Tyson Butler, Running Back, 5-11, 170, Ft. Myers, Fla., Cypress Lake
Ran for 1,928 yards with 27 touchdowns in 2006...Had a 439-yard game (Lee County record) on 31 carries against Cape Coral Baker, when he ran for six touchdowns of 70, 50, 39, 30, 11 and 8 yards...Named Sports Illustrated National Player of the Week...Four games among 11 on the year in which he ran for at least 200 yards...Had Ran for 100-plus yards in nine of the 11...Ran for 235 yards and four TDs in win over Cypress Lake...234 yards with two TDs against Golden Gate...Had three interceptions on defense...Second team all-state in Class 4A...Class 4A District Player of the Year...First team all-area and all-county...Played in Florida’s North-South All-Star Game in Lakeland and the Lee County All-Star Game...Ranked 64th best running back in nation by Rivals.com...Rivals ranks him 98th top prospect at any position in Florida...Ranked 71st in nation among runners by Scout.com...Also recruited by Indiana, Iowa State, Pittsburgh and West Virginia.
Kyle Dampier, Defensive Line, 6-4, 265, Merritt Island, Fla., Merritt Island
Class 4A third team all-state...Ranked 10th best defensive tackle in the state in the Orlando Sentinel’s preseason poll in 2006...Ranked 68th best defensive tackle by Scout.com...Had 88 tackles with eight sacks in 2006...Helped Merritt Island to Class 4A regional semi-finals against St. Augustine Nease...First team all-Space Coast and all-district...Participated in track & field as well...Also recruited by Miami and Louisville...Coached by Lance Jenkins.
Claude Davis, Defensive End, 6-4, 240, Lakeland, Fla., Lake Gibson
Ranked 78th top prospect in the state by Orlando Sentinel’s Bill Buchalter and Mike Huguenin...Ranked 39th at position nationally by Scout.com and 40th by Rivals.com...Rivals ranks him 99th top prospect at any position in Florida...First team Class 5A all-state...First team all-Polk County...Participated in State North-South All-Star Game, played in his hometown of Lakeland...Played at same high school as USF quarterback Matt Grothe...Athletic and agile with long arms and big hands...Coached by Keith DeMeyer...Also recruited by Louisville and Michigan State.
Thomas Edenfield, Offensive Tackle, 6-6, 310, Jacksonville, Fla., Bartram Trail
Ranked 47th best prospect in the State of Florida by Orlando Sentinel’s Bill Buchalter and Mike Huguenin...Class 5A all-state...Florida Times Union Super 11, Super 24 and Super 75...Ranked 41st at offensive tackle by Rivals.com...Ranked 83rd by Scout.com...Had played at Tallahassee Lincoln prior to moving to Jacksonville...Enjoyed an outstanding junior season at Bartram Trail before missing most of his senior season with a knee injury...Was a Max Emfinger Preseason All-America before the injury...Remained heavily recruited despite injury...Coached by Darrell Sutherland.
David Fonua, Defensive End, 6-2, 255, Bradenton, Fla., Southeast
Enrolled at USF in January and will participate this spring...Originally signed with the Bulls in February 2006...Ranked 93rd top prospect in Florida by Orlando Sentinel in 2006 recruiting class...Second team all-state in Class 4A...Had 71 tackles and 13 sacks...Played in PAL Bowl for Manatee County All-Stars...Defensive standout in 14-6 win over Sarasota County, helping the defense limit Sarasota to 136 total yards...Invited to play in Florida North-South All-Star Game but chose to sit out with a minor injury....Named to Big7Gridiron (Polynesian players) second team all-defensive front seven...Two-time Sarasota Herald Tribune first team all-area selection...Coached by Paul Maechtle.
Mike Ford, Running Back, 6-2, 210, Sarasota, Fla., Sarasota
A five-star recruit, he ran for a state record 2,836 yards with 37 touchdowns in his 2004 senior season...The most prolific runner ever in talent rich Sarasota-Bradenton area...Joined current Tennessee Titan Travis Henry as the only two Florida high school players to rush for 200-plus yards in 11 consecutive games...Had a high of 368 against Naples Lely...Ranked 17th best running back in the nation out of high school by SuperPrep...Class 5A Player of the Year in 2004...Originally a 2005 Alabama signee out of high school, he attended Hargrave Military Academy and played for the school’s postgraduate team...Cousin to USF receiver Amarri Jackson...Coached at Sarasota by Bob Perkins.
Corian Garrison, Defensive Tackle, 6-4, 295, Starke, Fla., Bradford
Class 2A first team all-state...First team all-all district and all-area (Gainesville Sun)...Super 11 by Gainesville Sun as well...Played in Shrine Bowl...Had 60 tackles, four sacks and seven tackles for loss in 2006...Also played some fullback and tight end in short yardage...Coached by Chad Bankston...Also recruited by West Virginia.
Sampson Genus, Center, 6-1, 310, Lake City, Fla., Columbia
Second team all-state...Outstanding offensive lineman award at Columbia...Selected to Florida’s North-South Shrine Bowl...Gainesville Sun all-area first team as a junior and senior...Sixth in state in powerlifting as a junior...420 bench and 305 power clean...National Honor Society.
Patrick Hampton, Defensive End, 6-3, 220, Lithonia, Ga., Martin Luther King
Region’s Defensive Player of the Year as a senior when he had 77 tackles, including 10 sacks and 19 tackles for loss...Also caused five fumbles and recovered three...Blocked one punt and one field goal...All-DeKalb County and an all-Region player as a junior and senior...Honorable mention all-state as a senior...Recruited by Auburn, Georgia Tech, Clemson, Purdue and Maryland...Coached by Cory Jarvis.
Richard Kelly, Fullback, 6-0, 245, Bushnell, Fla., South Sumter
A first-team all-state choice in Class 2A, he had 1,200 yards on 145 carries, including 16 touchdowns...Also a solid pass catcher, he had 15 receptions for 285 yards with one TD... Leesburg Daily Commercial Offensive Player of the Year...Played in Florida North-South All-Star Game in Lakeland...First team all-Lake/Sumter Counties by Orlando Sentinel, as well as second team all-Central Florida...Ranked 15th best fullback by Scout.com... Team captain and a member of the FACA District 8 All-Star team...Joins a long list of South Sumter players to choose USF, including current linebackers Ben Moffitt and Sam Miller...Also recruited by Florida State and Alabama...Coached by Inman Sherman.
Keith McCaskill, Linebacker, 6-1, 245, Tallahassee, Fla., Godby
Brother of USF freshman center Kevin McCaskill...First team all-state and first team all-Big Bend...Also won Big Bend honor as a junior...85 tackles, four caused fumbles, five sacks and nine tackles for loss...Had 95 tackles, with eight for losses as a junior...Coached by Shelton Crews.
Kevin McCaskill, Center, 6-2, 290, Tallahassee, Fla., Godby
Enrolled at USF in January and will participate this spring...Originally signed by the Bulls in February 2006...95th ranked prospect in Florida’s 2006 recruiting class by Orlando Sentinel...Ranked 13th best center in the nation by Rivals.com...23rd by Scout.com...Chosen to play in CaliFlorida All-Star Game...Third team all-state in Class 3A.
Terrell McClain, Defensive Lineman, 6-3, 295, Pensacola, Fla., Pensacola
Class 3A first team all-state...MVP in Max Emfinger Shreveport All-American Bowl Game...Also won MVP of Pensacola East-West All-Star Game...44th ranked defensive tackle by Rivals.com...63rd by Scout.com...Rivals ranks 73rd among all positions in the State of Florida...65 tackles with eight sacks as a senior...Also recruited by Alabama, Auburn, Florida, NC State and South Carolina...
Lawrence McCoy, Offensive Tackle, 6-6, 265, Valdosta, Ga., Valdosta
Becomes the third Valdosta High graduate to play for the Bulls, joining tight end Cedric Hill and defensive back Carlton Williams...Participated in Georgia’s North-South All-Star Game, an honor distinguishing him as one of the top 35 players in the South half of Georgia...Started at left tackle since midway through his junior year...5A all-region choice...Led his team as a senior in every grade for offensive linemen, including pancakes...Very athletic with long arms providing a wide wingspan...Also lettered in wrestling...Coached by Rick Tomberlin.
Kevenski McGee, Tight End, 6-2, 250, Pahokee, Fla., Pahokee
Three catches for 109 yards with two TDs in winning the MVP of the state championship game, a 25-11 win over highly regarded Ocala Trinity in Class 2B...Honorable mention all-state in Class 2B...An outstanding possession receiver, he had 27 catches for 323 yards with four TDs on the season ...Versatility allowed staff to use him some in backfield on short yardage downs...Had 11 carries for 123 yards and two TDs...11 tackles and two sacks in defensive work...First team all-area and all-district...Coached by Leroy Foster.
Mike McGowan, Tight End, 6-5, 255, Boca Raton, Fla., West Boca Raton
First team all-conference and second team all-Palm Beach County...Outback Palm Beach County All-Star Team...15 catches for 160 yards with three TDs...Had two TDs against Forest Hill...Six catches for 84 yards as a junior...Coached by Willie Dadaro...Also lettered in track and field...46.8 in shot put and 121’3 in discus.
Darren Powe, Defensive End, 6-3, 235, Mayo, Fla., Lafayette
First team all-state in Class A...78 tackles, including 16 for losses...Eight sacks....Most Outstanding Defensive Player and a co-captain on team...Attends same high school as USF receiver Marcus Edwards...Coached by Joey Pearson...Lettered four times in football and three in basketball...Cousin of NFL first round pick Reggie McGrew...Recruited by Cincinnati, East Carolina and Southern Miss.
Patrick Richardson, Wide Receiver, 6-0, 170, Pensacola, Woodham
First team all-Northwest Florida in Pensacola News Journal...Nominated for Wendy’s High School Heisman...Played in Pensacola East-West All-Star Game...30 catches for 500 yards in senior season...48 catches for 860 yards as a junior...Also accomplished in track & field as a junior...45-1/2 in triple jump (5th in region) and 6-4 high jump (5th in region)...Coached by Mike Smith.
Charlton Sinclair, Defensive Back, 5-11, 190, Jacksonville, Fla., Mandarin
Florida Times Union Super 11 and Super 24 pick...Top 24 players are selected postseason, while Super 11 are a preseason team...Had 90 tackles with five sacks in 2006...Two interceptions and one fumble recovery....First team all-First Coast...52nd at his position by Rivals.com and 82nd overall in Florida...Ranked 76th nationally at his position by Scout.com and 93rd overall prospect in Florida...Son of Ray Sinclair, who played for the Seattle Seahawks....Brother Gerard is a linebacker at South Carolina...Four-year letterman...Team defensive MVP and Most Athletic as a senior...Coached by J.D. Hall.
Calvin Sutton, Linebacker, 6-0, 210, DeLand, Fla., DeLand
Class 6A second team all-state...First team all-Volusia County by Orlando Sentinel...First team all-area and all-district...Played in Central Florida All-Star Game...Ranked 28th middle linebacker in nation by Rivals.com and 86th overall prospect in Florida...Scout.com has him ranked 31st among national middle linebackers and 100th overall in Florida...As a junior, he had 116 tackles, eight sacks, nine tackles for loss and 54 “big plays”...Also recruited by Auburn, Kentucky and Mississippi...Coached by Larry Candeto.
Alton Voss, Quarterback, 6-2, 210, Holiday, Fla., Gulf
A dual threat quarterback...Ranked 61st best prospect in Florida by Orlando Sentinel’s Bill Buchalter ...Ranked 26th best QB in country and 100th overall prospect in Florida by Rivals.com...Scout.com ranks him 36th top QB in country...Outstanding two-way player in high school at quarterback and defensive back...1,600 passing and 600 rushing yards in 2006... Despite tremendous offensive numbers in senior season, he was named to St. Petersburg Times all-Suncoast Team as a first team defensive back...Led his team in interceptions and sacks and he blocked eight kicks...An all-Pasco County player in the Tampa Tribune and St. Petersburg Times...Named all-Suncoast first team as a junior by the St. Petersburg Times in the utility position... Voss ran for 1,104 yards and 13 touchdowns and threw for 1,314 and 13 scores while propelling a team that won only two games the previous season to within one win of the playoffs...He saw time at defensive end, defensive tackle, linebacker, defensive back, kick returner and on the punt team...Threw for 1,152 yards and ran for 500 as a sophomore, when he threw seven TD passes...Coached by Jay Fulmer...
Jeremiah Warren, Offensive Lineman, 6-4, 320, Panama City, Fla., Bay
Enrolled at USF in January and will participate this spring...Originally signed with the Bulls in February 2006...Class 3A Honorable Mention all-state...All-county as a junior and senior...58 tackles with six sacks as a senior...32-0 as a senior in wrestling, he finished sixth in the state as a junior...Two-time district champ...Also accomplished in shot put and discus...Won district and regional titles in both events three times...Had 10 varsity letters in football, wrestling and track and field.
Quenton Washington, Defensive Back, 5-10, 170, Ft. Myers, Fla., North Ft. Myers
Had 12 interceptions (231 yards) with four touchdowns in 2006, including five games with two interceptions in each... Had two interceptions for touchdowns (both for 33 yards) against Cape Coral Baker on September 15, 2006...Caught a 53-yard TD pass and returned an interception for a 45-yard TD against Cape Coral Mariner on October 20, 2006...Had 20-yard interception return for a TD against Charlotte High on November 3, 2006..Second team all-state in Class 5A...First team all-district and all-conference...MVP of Lee County North-South All-Star Game...57 tackles, one fumble recovery and 11 passes defensed in 2006...26 receptions for 474 yards with five touchdowns...Had 40-yard TD catch in Class 5A Region Final against Bradenton Manatee....Also played basketball and ran track...Coached by James Iandoli...Team finished 11-2.
Source: USF Sports Information Office
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