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| HEAD COACH BRIAN JENKINS |
Recently completing his fourth year at the helm in Daytona Beach, Bethune-Cookman head coach Brian Jenkins was excited about this year’s class that hit on a number of areas for which they were seeking new additions.
“I’m very excited about our recruiting class,” said Jenkins Wednesday afternoon. “We think this class is special because we have a lot of height, and we added guys that can really run. They have great athleticism amongst the big guys as well.”
The faxes began rolling in at 8 a.m. for the Wildcats, and the group of 19 comes into a program that has won three of the last four Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) crowns, including the last two consecutive. In that span, the Wildcats have advanced to the NCAA FCS Playoffs three times, including two home contests at Municipal Stadium.
This year’s class got not only height, but defensive and offensively, the Maroon and Gold got a number of heralded players that solidified a good mix amongst the group.
In all, Jenkins and his staff added 17 players from high school/prep backgrounds and two from junior college. Of the 19 signees in this year’s class, 16 hail from the state of Florida, with nine coming from the South Florida area. Four come from Central Florida; two from the west coast around Tampa; and another from the northern coast in Jacksonville.
| Name |
Pos.
|
Ht.
|
Wt.
| Hometown/High School |
| Trenton Bridges |
LB
|
6-2
|
220
| DeLand, Fla./DeLand HS |
| Tysheem Bryant |
DL
|
6-4
|
245
| Lake Worth, Fla./Lake Worth HS/Garden City CC |
| Khaleel Castillo |
DE
|
6-2
|
275
| Bellaire, Texas/Bellaire HS/Eerie CC |
| Kendon Davis |
WR
|
6-3
|
180
| Lauderhill, Fla./Plantation Senior HS |
| Tyler Gildner |
TE
|
6-5
|
265
| Robbinsville, N.J./Robbinsville HS |
| Barry Johnson |
DL
|
6-3
|
265
| Gainesville, Fla./Eastside HS |
| Derrick Johnson |
DL
|
6-6
|
310
| Jacksonville, Fla./First Coast HS |
| Antonio Joseph |
DE/LB
|
6-5
|
195
| Tampa, Fla./Wharton HS |
| Deonte Mayo |
SAF
|
6-2
|
207
| Ocala, Fla./Forest HS |
| Alexander Morales |
OLB/SS
|
5-11
|
195
| Miami, Fla./Hialeah HS |
| Gerald Nesbitt, Jr. |
DE/OT
|
6-3
|
250
| Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Ft. Lauderdale HS |
| Anton Paige |
DL
|
6-4
|
210
| Pahokee, Fla./Pahokee HS |
| Cameron Rigby |
RB
|
5-9
|
175
| Miramar, Fla./Miramar HS |
| Greg Taylor |
QB
|
6-3
|
210
| Atlanta, Ga./Riverdale HS |
| Austin Walker |
ATH
|
6-3
|
180
| Sarasota, Fla./Riverview HS |
| Broddrick Waters |
DB
|
5-11
|
175
| Palmetto, Fla./Palmetto HS |
| Demetrius Weaver |
OL
|
6-3
|
275
| Pompano Beach, Fla./Blanche Ely HS |
| Troy Wilkins II |
DL/OL
|
6-3
|
310
| Miami, Fla./Northwestern HS |
| Milton Williams |
ATH
|
5-10
|
175
| Sanford, Fla./Seminole HS |
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