Savannah State Announces 2015 Recruiting Class

SAVANNAH, Georgia  -- Savannah State University head football coach Earnest Wilson III has announced that 29 student athletes have signed letters of intent to join the Tiger football program.

In addition to six-mid-year enrollees, SSU added 23 newcomers on National Signing Day.

Of the 29 players, 23 come from high school, five from prep school and one is a transfer.

Wilson is pleased with the signings and thinks the new players can help build for the future.

"We had to address some needs of speed and size and I think we found that," says Wilson. "Our assistants, along with the help of alumni and former players, allowed us to sign some players with size and speed from the state of Florida."

Wilson also said that academics was a major selling points to recruits.

"We have had our APR issues but we are turning things around. Proof of that is that we had 25 players that finished the fall semester with at least a 3.0 grade point average."

The newcomers range from 5'7" to 6'6" and from 160-pounds to 315-pounds.

The class includes 15 defensive and 13 offensive players and one athlete representing nine different states. Eleven of the recruits are from Georgia while six are from Florida, four are from Ohio, two are from South Carolina and Alabama and one each from North Carolina, Virginia, Connecticut and California.

Of the defensive players, six are defensive backs, three are linebackers, four linemen and two ends while the offensive unit will gain five linemen, three running backs, two wide receivers, two quarterbacks, one tight end, and one athlete.

Coming from the high school ranks are offensive linemen Emmanuel Lee, Jalen Slayback, David Cooper, Jerome Maddox and Derek Simmons; running backs Vincent Buzzy, Uriah Oliver and Rowmartis Bell; linebackers Cortavius Tukes and Daniel Foster; wide receivers Justin Purdue and Miles Kelly, defensive linemen Ty'Darius Smith, Chaquez Fair, Stefen Banks and Tyavis Turner; defensive end Antonio Cintron; defensive backs William Campbell, Raheim Davis and Salvador Vazquez; quarterback Caleb Cox; tight end Nicholas Carreraand athlete Takeyvion Simmons.

Mid-year enrollees from prep schools include defensive end Corey Barrett, quarterback David Handler, linebacker Ronnie Peterson and defensive backs Raheem Coxfield and Tetris Sweat.

Defensive back Howard Newsome is a mid-year transfer from Arkansas Baptist.

The only local player to join the Tiger family was William Campbell out of Savannah's Bible Baptist High School. William will join his brother Keynanard, a rising sophomore on the SSU football team.

Image	Full Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown / Highschool	Mid-Year Recruit
	Stefen Banks	DL	6-3	265	Columbus, Ohio / Beechcroft HS
	Corey Barrett	DE	6-3	270	Norwalk, Conn. / GATTACA Prep	***
	Rowmartis Bell	RB	5-8	170	Atlanta, Ga. / Mays HS
	Vincent Buzzy	RB	6-0	240	Orange Park, Fla / Fleming Island HS
	William Campbell	DB	5-11	185	Savannah, Ga. / Bible Baptist
	Nicholas Carrera	TE	6-2	210	Hampton, Va. / Kecoughton HS
	Antonio Cintron	DE	6-2	210	Jacksonville, Fla. / Ed White HS
	David Cooper	OL	6-5	280	Gahanna, Ohio / Gahanna Lincoln HS
	Caleb Cox	QB	6-3	194	Lake Butler, Fla. / Union County HS
	Raheeem Coxfield	DB	6-0	200	Adel, Ga. / North Georgia Prep	***
	Raheim Davis	DB	5-11	170	Jacksonville, Fla. / First Coast HS
	Chaquez Fair	DL	6-0	285	Columbus, Ohio / Beechcroft HS
	Daniel Foster	LB	6-1	230	Conyers, Ga. / Heritage HS
	David Handler	QB	6-5	240	Culver City, Calif. / Georgia Prep	***
	Miles Kelly	WR	6-0	190	Durham, N.C. / Hillside HS
	Emmanuel Lee	OL	6-4	300	Powder Springs, Ga. / Hillgrove HS
	Jerome Maddox	OL	6-1	265	Hilton Head Island, S.C. / Hilton Head Island HS
	Howard Newsome	DB	6-3	230	Dothan, Ala. / Arkansas-Baptist	***
	Uriah Oliver	RB	5-9	170	Path, S.C. / Honea Path HS
	Ronnie Peterson	LB	6-0	205	Alma, Ga. / East Coast Prep	***
	Justin Purdue	WR	5-7	160	Birmingham, Ala. / Carver HS
	Derek Simmons	OL	6-3	280	Decatur, Ga. / Columbia HS
	Takeyvion Simmons	ATH	5-10	185	Columbus, Ohio / Beechcroft HS
	Jalen Slayback	OL	6-6	315	Sanford, Fla. / Seminole HS
	Ty'Darius Smith	DL	6-6	315	Sanford, Fla. / Seminole HS
	Tetris Sweat	DB	6-0	175	Columbus, Ga. / Georgia Prep	***
	Cortavious Tukes	LB	6-2	210	Augusta, Ga. / Glenn Hills HS
	Tyavis Turner	DL	6-3	265	Douglasville, Ga. / South Paulding HS
	Salvador Vazquez	DB	5-10	185	East Point, Ga. / Tri-Cities HS

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