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LOUISVILLE

2012 FOOTBALL

LOUISVILLE RECRUITING CLASS

NAME POS HT WT HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIOR COLLEGE)

Sid Anvoots OL 6-2 285 Indianapolis, Ind. (Bishop Chatard)

Joshua Appleby K 6-3 230 Athens, Ala. (East Limestone)

Lamar Atkins LB 5-11 210 Miami Fla. (Miami Norland)

Hunter Bowles TE 6-6 245 Glasgow, Ky. (Glasgow)

DeAngelo Brown DT 6-0 310 Savannah, Ga. (Savannah Christian Prep)

Keith Brown LB 6-1 225 Miami, Fla. (Miami Norland)

James Burgess Jr. LB 6-0 200 Homestead, Fla. (Homestead Senior)

Gerald Christian TE 6-3 240 Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (William T. Dwyer/Florida)

Robert Clark WR 5-8 185 Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (William T. Dwyer/Florida)

Nick Dawson LB 6-3 228 Charlotte, N.C. (Phillip O Berry Academy of Tech)

Abraham Garcia OL 6-5 345 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (University)

Will Gardner QB 6-5 200 Douglas, Ga. (Coffee County)

DeAndre Herron OL 6-5 340 Avon, Ind. (Avon)

Gerod Holliman DB 6-0 185 Miami, Fla. (Southridge/Milford)

Kevin Houchins DB 5-11 175 South Euclid, Ohio (Brush)

Ryan Hubbell TE 6-5 235 Council Bluffs, Iowa (Iowa Western)

Larry Jefferson DE 6-4 220 College Park, Ga. (Banneker)

T.C. Klusman OL 6-3 270 Cincinnati, Ohio (Elder)

Joe Manley OL 6-6 335 Bowling Green, Ohio (Bowling Green)

Devontre Parnell DB 5-11 163 Winnsboro, S.C. (Fairfifi eld Central)

Brandon Radcliff RB 5-9 220 Miami, Fla. (Miami Norland)

Sheldon Rankins DL 6-2 280 Covington, Ga. (Eastside)

Pedro Sibiea DT 6-3 275 Homestead, Fla. (Homestead)

Brandon Snell DB 5-11 170 Miami Gardens, Fla. (Carol City)

2012

SID ANVOOTS

OL• 6-2 • 285 • Indianapolis, Ind.

Bishop Chatard High School

Played for Vince Lorenzano at Bishop Chatard High School...played offensive tackle... was one of the fi rst commitments to the Cardinals... rated a three-star prospect by Scout.com and Rivals.com... ranked as the 20th-best player in the state of Indiana and 14th by ESPN.com... tabbed as the 17th-best center in the country... rated 53rd on the offensive line by Scout.com... will look to add depth at center position at next level… stable member of the offensive line that blocked for an offense, which scored 521 points en route to a 13-2 mark… member of IHSAA 3A state championship team in 2010 and 2011… Lemming top-player award winner… great run blocker who has great hands… has the ability and size to make a big impact… has been recorded at 335 pounds in the bench press and 435 in the squat… chose Louisville over Indiana, Iowa, Purdue and Wisconsin.

JOSHUA APPLEBY

K• 6-3 • 230 •Athens, Ala.

East Limestone High School

Played for Jeff Pugh at East Limestone High School... rated two-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com... has been mentored by Mike McCabe of One-On-One Kicking and former NFL kicker/punter Craig Hentrich... fi ve-star prospect by Kohl's Kicking… selected to the play in the sixth annual Offense-Defense All-America Game at Cowboys Stadium... attended the Kohl's Spring National Showcase at the University of Alabama in 2010 and won the kickoff competition... rated as the 38th kicker and the eighth punter by the Kohl's Professional Kick Camp... ranked as the 13th-best kicker by Rivals.com... selected second team All-State by Andrew Bone of Scout.com... originally a soccer standout who started

kicking  high school… also attended the Alabama Specialty

Camp, Mississippi State Kicking Camp, Huntsville High

School Big Red Football Camp, Shoals Kicking Camp and

ProKicker Camp at Montgomery Bell Academy... booted 71

percent of kickoffs into the end zone as a junior... made 6-of-

9 fi eld goals with a long of 44 yards... averaged 35.0 yards

on 18 punts, including a long of 52 yards... also played tight

end... chose Louisville over Kentucky.

LAMAR ATKINS

LB• 5-11 • 210 •Miami, Fla.

Miami Norland

Played for Daryle Heidelburg at Miami Norland High

School... rated a two-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.

com... brother of fellow signee Keith Brown... an attack style,

stand-up end with the ability to rush from depth or drop

into coverage... has great athletic ability but needs to bulk

up... can cover from sideline-to-sideline and is effective in

reading the run... ranked 131st at linebacker by ESPN.com...

rated as the 276th-best prospect in Florida by ESPN.com...

helped lead Norland to a perfect 15-0 record and Class 5A

Florida state championship as a senior... added over 60 tackles

as a senior... chose Louisville over Illinois.

HUNTER BOWLES

TE• 6-6 • 245 •Glasgow, Ky.

Glasgow High School

Played for Rick Wood at Glasgow High School... played on

both sides of the ball as a senior... selected as team captain...

played tight end and defensive end... been timed at 4.8 in

the 40-yard dash... was selected the District Player of the

Year... voted fi rst team All-State... guided team to a 2A state

runner-up fi nish after losing to Covington Holy Cross during

senior season... guided team to a 14-1 mark and was selected

as an All-Star in the Battle of the Bluegrass... also saw

action on the defensive line... had 46 solo tackles and led

the Scotties with eight sacks... also recorded two interceptions

and two fumble recoveries... Glasgow allowed only

127 points in 15 games... recorded 20 catches for 346 yards

and three touchdowns as a senior... fi nished career with 70

catches for 1,018 yards and 13 touchdowns... physical tight

end and good blocker... three-sport athlete, playing football,

basketball and baseball... caught 23 passes for 350 yards and

six touchdowns as a junior... Bowles' dad played baseball at

Kentucky... also a standout on the basketball court... chose

Louisville over Kentucky and Marshall.

DEANGELO BROWN

DT• 6-0• 310 •Savannah, Ga.

Savannah Christian Prep

Played for Donald Chumley at Savannah Christian Prep...

three-star recruit by Scout.com and Rivals.com… has good

size and quickness… was voted as one of the team captains…

three-time All-Conference selection... registered 85

tackles, 26 tackles for loss, three forced fumbles and 12 sacks

as a senior... credited with 10 pancake blocks on the offensive

line... named the Georgia Class A All-State Defensive

Player of the Year... was voted the All-Savannah Defensive

Player of the Year... three-time All-Region selection... member

of 2011 GHSA Class A state championship team after

fi nishing as state runners-up as a junior and sophomore…

team fi nished with perfect 15-0 record… part of a stifl ing

2012

defense, which only surrendered 84 points… Raider defense

only allowed 41 yards of total offense in the state championship

game… made verbal commitment right after championship

game… 93rd-best defensive tackle by Scout.com…

played in state championship game in three consecutive

seasons… had been recorded benching 420 pounds and has

been clocked at 4.9 seconds in the shuttle run… chose Louisville

over Georgia Tech, Mississippi State and USF.

KEITH BROWN

LB• 6-1• 225 •Miami, Fla.

Miami Norland

Enrolled at Louisville in January... played for Daryle Heidelburg

at Miami Norland High School... rated a four-star

prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com... received over 30 offers

from BCS schools... originally committed to Miami and

Illinois... selected as a U.S. Army All-American... named to

Super 75 by Times-Union... excels at taking on blocks, shedding

them and tackling the runner... participated in the Under

Armour Combine in Orlando... voted to the 5A fi rst team

All-State squad... selected fi rst team All-Dade County... rated

by Rivals.com as the seventh-best inside linebacker prospect

in the country... ranked by Rivals as the 25th-best player

in the state of Florida and 133rd in the nation... selected

to the Rivals250 squad... ranked as the seventh-best outside

linebacker by Scout.com... led Norland to a perfect 15-0 record

and Class 5A Florida State championship this season...

could play multiple positions in college... recorded 113 tackles,

fi ve sacks and returned an interception for touchdown

as a senior... fi nished with 142 tackles and four sacks as a

junior... added over 100 tackles for the second straight year

to go along with two sacks and a touchdown while leading

Norland to an undefeated year and a state championship…

defense shutout Crawfordville Wakulla in Class 5A state

championship 38-0 while only allowing 58 yards of total offense...

owns 4.5 speed... rated the fourth-best linebacker in

the state of Florida and the 34th-best overall prospect in the

state by SunStateFootball.com... chose Louisville over Clemson,

Florida State, Georgia, Illinois and Miami (Fla.).

JAMES BURGESS, JR.

LB• 6-0• 200 •Homestead, Fla.

Homestead Senior

Enrolled at Louisville in January... will be able to compete

in spring practice... played for Bobby McCray at Homestead

Senior High School... was a high school All-American... rated

a three-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com... also

ranked a four-star prospect by ESPN.com... Lemming top

player selection at both inside and outside linebacker positions...

played in only two games after breaking hand and

missed the rest of the season... recorded 30 tackles in those

two games with an interception return for a touchdown...

voted team captain and defensive captain at the All-American

game... selected to play in Semper Fidelis All-American

Bowl... participated in the Badger Elite Camp... earned third

team All-Dade County accolades as a sophomore and junior...

named the Most Valuable Player on defense... played

sophomore season at South Dade High School... father

played football at the University of Miami... chose Louisville

over Miami (Fla.), LSU, Florida, North Carolina, Cincinnati,

Illinois, Minnesota, Ole Miss, Pitt, Rutgers, Wake Forest and

West Virginia.

GERALD CHRISTIAN

TE• 6-3 • 240• Palm City Gardens, Fla.

William T. Dwyer High School/Florida

Enrolled in January... transfer from the University of Florida...

saw action in eight games as a Gator… enrolled at UF

in January of 2010...dressed in all 13 of Florida's games…

played in eight games as a Gator… played in Florida's

games versus Alabama, Georgia, Vanderbilt, South Carolina,

Appalachian State and Florida State… played on the

fi eld goal unit and in goal-line packages… saw action for the

fi rst time as a Gator in the season opener and had fi rst road

action at Tennessee.

William T. Dwyer High School:

rated a four-star prospect by Rivals.com and the No. 2 tight

end in the country... participant in the 2010 U.S. Army All-

American Bowl in San Antonio... named to the Top 150

Dream Team by PrepStar Magazine... helped lead Dwyer

to the Florida Class 4A State Title in 2009 with a 14-1 record...

recorded 367 receiving yards on 21 catches and three

touchdowns as a senior... totaled over 170 tackles his fi nal

two years at Dwyer... named to 2008 All-Area First Team

... chose Florida over Miami, Georgia, LSU, Oklahoma and

Florida State.

ROBERT CLARK

WR • 5-8 • 185 • Palm City Gardens, Fla.

William T. Dwyer High School/Florida

Enrolled in January... transfer from Florida... had seven

catches for 69 yards in his career with the Gators... saw action

in 11 games (missed Georgia and Vanderbilt with a right

ankle sprain) with catches vs. Penn State, Florida State, Mississippi

State, Kentucky, Tennessee and USF… recorded one

reception in the Outback Bowl against Penn State… scored

fi rst career touchdown against Florida State, a career-long

20-yard reception from John Brantley on the opening drive

of the game... caught two passes for 21 yards against Mississippi

State, including a 14-yard reception for a fi rst down...

recorded a four-yard reception against Kentucky… tallied

an eight-yard reception against Tennessee, which put the

Gators in the red zone… recorded one reception against USF

for a career-high 15 yards… made collegiate debut against

Miami… became fi rst freshman to have the stripe from his

helmet removed at preseason camp... enrolled at UF in Janu2012

University of Louisville Recruiting Class

ary of 2010.

William T. Dwyer High School:

rated a three-star wide receiver by Rivals.com and a threestar

cornerback by Scout.com... had 30 catches for 664 yards

and nine touchdowns as a senior as Dwyer fi nished with a

14-1 record and won the Florida Class 4A state title... had

one rushing touchdown, one receiving touchdown and an

interception in the 4A State Championship game against

Niceville... named All-Area fi rst-team in 2008 after recording

50 tackles and four interceptions... chose Florida over

Kentucky, Louisville, Purdue, South Florida, Vanderbilt,

West Virginia and Wisconsin.

NICK DAWSON

LB• 6-3• 228 •Charlotte, N.C.

Phillip O Berry Academy of Tech

Played for Andrew Howard at Phillip O. Berry Academy of

Technology... rated a four-star prospect by Rivals.com and

Scout.com... ranked 89th on the Rivals.com Top100 list...

rated the second-best inside linebacker prospect by Rivals.

com... rated the 13th-best outside linebacker prospect by

Scout... ranked the 10th-best outside linebacker prospect by

MaxPreps... voted an Army All-American... selected to play

in the Army All-American game... originally committed to

the Cardinals at the All-American game... led team to 11-3

fi nish as a senior… named to the North Carolina all-state

high school football team by the Associated Press... named

All-Queen City... credited with 126 tackles, 12 sacks, eight

forced fumbles and six fumble recoveries in 11 games as a

senior... recorded 113 tackles, including 14 for a loss, and

fi ve sacks as a junior... forced six fumbles and recorded an

interception... credited with 125 tackles and six interceptions,

returning three for touchdowns as a sophomore... held

offers from Clemson, Illinois, Maryland, Miami (Fla.), North

Carolina, North Carolina State, Tennessee and Vanderbilt.

ABRAHAM GARCIA

OL• 6-5• 345•Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

University

Played for Roger Harriott at University High School in Fort

Lauderdale... four-star prospect by ESPN.com… three-star

recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com… rated as the 27th-best

offensive guard by ESPN and 34th by Scout.com… on Tom

Lemming's list of top offensive tackles on MaxPreps.com…

named fi rst team All-State… named fi rst team Sun-Sentinel

All-County… voted to the public vs. private All-Star game...

gave up only one sack as a starter at offensive tackle... voted

team captain during the playoffs... selected to the 2009

Sun-Sentinel

team… did not start playing football until high school due

to size… played on the South Florida Express travel football

team with current Cardinal Teddy Bridgewater… can play

both tackle and guard… attended the Miami Nike Camp…

chose Louisville over Auburn, Florida, LSU, Marshall, South

Florida and Wisconsin.

WILL GARDNER

QB • 6-5• 200•Douglas, Ga.

Coffee County

Played for Ken Eldridge at Coffee High School... three-star

prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com… rated as the 29thbest

pro-style quarterback by Rivals.com... ranked 47th by

Scout.com… the top-rated quarterback prospect in Class 5

A... has good release on throws and has the ability to scramble

out of the pocket… consistent play helped stabilize offense

at Coffee High School... ruptured ACL in victory over

Brunswick and missed entire senior season… considered

one of the top quarterback prospects in the state of Georgia

by the Atlanta-Journal Constitution... three-year starter…

second Coffee High School football player to attend U of

L, joining Adrian Grady… led Coffee County to the state

playoffs as a junior… threw for nearly 1,400 yards and 14

touchdowns as a junior... ran multiple offensive formations

including the Wing-T, Option and Spread offenses...

Lemming Top Combo Passer honoree… has good accuracy

but can improve arm strength for better control of deep

throws… chose Louisville over Alabama, Coastal Carolina

and Mississippi State.

DEANDRE HERRON

OL• 6-5• 340•Avon, Ind.

Avon

Played for Mark Bless at Avon High School... three-star

prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com… switched to offensive

line after starting high school career on the defensive

line… has good hands, which helped make an immediate

impact in run blocking after moving over to the offensive

line… has good size to move defenders backwards… on

Lemming's list of top offensive linemen… named fi rst team

All-State by the Associated Press... fi rst team All-Conference

selection and All-County honoree... named to the Indiana

Super Team and the Coaches Poll All-State team... voted the

team Most Valuable Player... recorded 32 pancake blocks

and an 82 percent blocking grade... selected to the Indiana

Top 25 team... chose Louisville over Arkansas State, Buffalo,

Miami (Ohio), Northern Illinois, South Alabama, Southern

Miss, Toledo and Western Michigan.

2012

GEROD HOLLIMAN

DB• 6-0• 185•Miami, Fla.

Southridge

Safety prospect who seems to always be around the ball...

great at diagnosing the run plays versus passes... quick to

come up and hit a running back... originally committed to

Ole Miss... played for Patrick Burrows at Southridge High

School... ranks as one of the hardest hitters in the state of

Florida... ranked 49th on ESPN's Top 150 and the thirdranked

safety... rated by 24/7 Sports as the 107th-best prospect,

the sixth-best safety and the 21st-ranked player in

Florida... considered a four-star recruit and the No. 4 safety

in the class of 2011 according to Rivals.com.... ranked a fourstar

prospect and the No. 10 safety by Scout.com...ranked

193rd on Tom Lemming's list... selected to play in the U.S.

Army All-American Bowl... member of the BadgerSport

Elite 7-on-7 national championship team... led Dade County

with 12 interceptions during senior season, returning fi ve

for touchdowns... recorded an 80-yard kickoff return for a

touchdown, a 38-yard interception return for a score, caught

six passes for 78 yards and rushed six times for 118 yards,

including a 70-yard touchdown run against Coral Reef...

registered 80 tackles, four picks, six sacks and two defensive

touchdowns as a junior... also recorded 25 tackles for loss as

a defensive back... also offered a scholarship by Cincinnati,

Ole Miss, Miami, West Virginia, Kansas State, Florida International,

Tennessee, USF, Nebraska, Minnesota, Maryland

and Marshall.

KEVIN HOUCHINS

DB • 5-11 •175• South Euclid, Ohio

Brush

Played for Rob Atwood at Brush High School... three-star

prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com… committed over

the summer… 59th-ranked cornerback by Scout.com…

ranked as the 43rd-best recruit in Ohio by 24/7 Sports...

missed most of senior season after tearing ACL... played

free safety and wide receiver for the Arcs... recorded 22

tackles and fi ve pass break-ups... returned a kick 95 yards

for a touchdown... run-stopping cornerback who is good in

one-on-one coverage situations… has well-rounded ability

and has good versatility… two-year starter on defense... had

50 tackles, three tackles for loss, two interceptions and one

defensive touchdown on defense as a junior while hauling

in 14 passes for 171 yards… averaged 18 yards per punt return

as a junior, including a 92-yard touchdown return…

attended U-19 USA National Team trials in Austin, Texas…

member of the Ohio Varsity Mid-Season Top 40… rated as

the 16th-best player in Northeast Ohio by The Plain Dealer…

ran a 10.9 in the 100-meter dash as a sophomore... chose

Louisville over Cincinnati, Akron, Central Michigan, Eastern

Michigan, Miami (Ohio), Ohio and Toledo.

RYAN HUBBELL

TE• 6-5• 235•Council Bluffs, Iowa

Iowa Western

Enrolled at Louisville in January... two-star junior college

prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com… played for Scott

Strohmeier at Iowa Western Community College… enrolled

in January… totaled 16 catches for 250 yards, three touchdowns

at Iowa Western... named second team All-Midwest

conference... ranked as the No. 3 junior college tight end

in the country... was voted team captain as a sophomore...

guided Iowa Western to a No. 7 ranking in the nation...

caught 12 passes for 200 yards and two touchdowns in six

games… caught four passes for 25 yards as a freshman at

Iowa Western… selected fi rst team Academic All-Region...

prepped at Marion (Iowa) High School … chose Louisville

over FIU, Kansas State and Northern Illinois.

LARRY JEFFERSON

DE • 6-4• 220•College Park, Ga.

Banneker

Played for Edward Gosa at Banneker High School... has a

variety of pass rush moves… has a great fi rst step to get to

the quarterback… Lemming top player selection at defensive

end… versatile player who can also play tight end or

linebacker… has family who live in Louisville area… committed

to the Cardinals back in April… selected fi rst team

All-State... three-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.

com... 36th-best weakside defensive end and 41st-best prospect

in Georgia by Rivals.com… recorded more than 400

receiving yards and 13 sacks... selected fi rst-team All-State

honors at tight end by the Atlanta-Journal Constitution...

ranked 39th at outside linebacker by Scout.com… attended

Nike Camp in Athens, Ga.… caught 15 passes for 300 yards

and a pair two touchdowns as a junior, while adding 64

tackles with six sacks and two safeties on defense... standout

on the basketball court... ran the 200-meter and 400-meter

events in track... chose Louisville over Auburn, Georgia,

North Carolina and Virginia Tech.

T.C. KLUSMAN

OL • 6-3• 270•Cincinnati, Ohio

Elder

Played for Doug Ramsey at Cincinnati Elder High School...

ranked a three-star prospect by Rivals.com and two-star recruit

by Scout.com… rated as the 46th-best prospect in Ohio

and 66th-best offensive tackle nationally by Rivals.com…

ranked 151st at offensive guard by Scout.com… 26th-best

prospect in Ohio by ESPN.com… selected fi rst team All-Conference

as a senior and second team as a junior... voted the

squad's best lineman by the team during senior campaign...

voted team captain... named a second GCL All-Star... voted

the WieFit Athlete of the Month... effi cient tackle with good

technique… dominated high school opponents but needs to

2012

add size to compete at next level… committed to Louisville

in June… chose Louisville over NC State and Pittsburgh.

JOE MANLEY

OL • 6-6• 335•Bowling Green, Ky.

Bowling Green

Played for Kevin Wallace at Bowling Green High School…

ranked a three-star prospect by Rivals.com and two-star recruit

by Scout.com… ranked as the seventh-best prospect in

Kentucky by Rivals.com… started playing football in third

grade… invited to attend the Army All-American combine

in Texas… named fi rst-team All-State by the Associated

Press... selected to the Best of the Bluegrass All-Star game...

team's offense rushed for over 2,200 yards and threw for

over 1,500 in 2010… attended Louisville's Junior Day in

2011… Tom Lemming nominee as one of the top offensive

tackles… team won the KHSAA 5A state championship in

2011 defeating Anderson County 55-3… has superior upper

body strength… has good size and athleticism… chose

Louisville over Illinois, Kentucky, Vanderbilt and Western

Kentucky.

DEVONTRE PARNELL

CB• 5-11• 165•Winnsboro, S.C.

Fairfi eld Central

Played for Demetruis Davis at Fairfi eld Central... ranked a

four-star prospect by ESPN.com… three-star recruit by Rivals.

com and Scout.com… ninth-best collegiate prospect in

South Carolina by ESPN.com… ranked as the 30th-best cornerback

by Rivals.com and the 13th-best prospect in South

Carolina… fast and explosive on the corner who is very

productive… very instinctive with great awareness… aggressive

corner who can be very physical… has great speed

and can attack the football in the air… also solid at returning

punts and kickoffs… made Tom Lemming's list as one of the

top cornerbacks in the nation… chose Louisville over East

Carolina, Illinois, Kentucky, North Carolina State, Toledo,

Vanderbilt and Wake Forest.

BRANDON RADCLIFF

RB• 5-9• 220•Miami, Fla.

Columbus

Three-start prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com… ranked

31st by ESPN and 106th by Scout.com… named third-team

All-State by The Miami Herald… played for Chris Merritt at

Columbus High School in Miami… team won the regional

and district championships in 2011… very physical, bruising

running back… compact runner who thrives between

the tackles… carried 49 times for 473 yards and nine touchdowns

as a junior… battled injuries in 2010, but is considered

one of the hardest running backs to tackle in the state…

committed on Jan. 16… chose Louisville over Central Michigan,

Cincinnati, Florida Atlantic, Michigan State, Utah State

and Vanderbilt.

SHELDON RANKINS

DE• 6-2• 280•Covington, Ga.

Eastside

Played for Rick Hurst at Eastside High School... three-star

prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com… ranked as the 32ndbest

strong side defensive end and 43rd-best player in Georgia

by Rivals.com… recorded 105 tackles, 32 tackles for loss

and 25 sacks over last two seasons... also forced four fumbles,

recorded three interceptions and blocked two kicks...

missed part of senior campaign with injury… recorded 50

tackles, 17 tackles for loss and nine sacks as a senior in eight

games… added 55 tackles and 15 sacks as a junior … picked

as a team captain for a number of games... selected as the

Atlanta Touchdown Club Lineman of the Week Honorable

Mention All-Region in 2009… two-time second team All-

State selection… two-time All-Region and All-County selection...

participated in the Junior Bowl in 2011… attended the

2011 Orange and White game in Death Valley… Lemming

top defensive end selection… chose Louisville over Arkansas

State, Boston College, Duke, Florida Atlantic,

Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Nebraska,

North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Florida, Stanford,

Vanderbilt and Wake Forest.

2012

PEDRO SIBIEA

DT• 6-3• 275•Homestead, Fla.

Homestead

Played for Bobby McCray at Homestead High School...

three-star prospect by Rivals.com and two-star by Scout.

com… ranked 173rd by Scout.com… joins teammate James

Burgess… participated in Friday Night Lights… very athletic

and has good body control… has good speed to beat

offensive linemen in one-on-one situations… Lemming

selection as a top defensive tackle… chose Louisville over

Kentucky, Cincinnati, Florida, Minnesota and UAB.

BRANDON SNELL

DB• 5-11• 170•Miami Gardens, Fla.

Carol City

Played for Harold Barnwell at Carol City High School...

three-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com… 17thbest

recruit in Dade County by the Miami Herald… ranked

91st at wide receiver by Scout.com and 96th by Rivals.com…

one of ESPN's top 100 prospects in Florida… transferred to

Carol City after starting high school career at Norland…

2010 South Florida Express standout… attended the IMG

Madded Football Academy 7-on-7 tournament in Bradenton,

Fla.… caught 10 passes for 168 yards and three touchdowns

to lead team to a 38-14 road win at Naples Barron

Collier in the 2011 season… played in the 3A state fi nal as a

junior… had 45 receptions for 640 yards and 10 touchdowns

as a junior… Teddy Bridgewater's cousin… productive receiver

who needs to add more quickness… Lemming selection

as a top wide receiver… has good hands and catches everything

thrown his way… committed back in May… chose

Louisville over Cincinnati, Illinois, Kentucky, Rutgers.

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