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Class of 2018

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Spider's Club
Apr 8, 2008
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Siesta Key,FL
Aaron Dykes - RB
5'11 – 178
Knoxville, Tenn.
Hardin Valley Academy

Four year letterman at Hardin Valley … As a senior, Region Offensive MVP, All-Kil First Team offense, All-Prep Extra First Team offense … As a junior, All-Region, All-Kil First Team offense, All-Prep Extra First Team offense … Leader in all-time points at Hardin Valley, second all-time leading rusher … 1,283 rushing yards on 207 carries as a senior to go with 15 touchdowns ... 20 receptions for 179 yards as a senior ... as a junior, rushed for 1,483 yards with 15 touchdowns on 223 carries ... for his career, rushed for 3,148 yards (6.6 ypc, 87.4 ypg) to go with 35 total touchdowns.

Tyrek Funderburk – DB
5'11 – 160
Indian Trail, N.C.
Metrolina Christian Academy

Four-year varsity letter winner ... three year varsity starter ... two-time All-Conference ... two-time NCISAA All-State ... North Carolina Prep First Team ... Team Captain ... 2016 Triple Jump State Champion ... three-time State Medalist in Triple Jump ... seven-time Conference Champion (4x100m relay, 2016, 17, Long Jump, 2016, 17, Triple Jump, 2016, 17, 100m, 2017) ... holds school records in Long Jump, Triple Jump, 4x100m, 4x200m relay ... four MAC Conference records

Milan Howard – RB
5'11 – 185
Charlotte, N.C.
Charlotte Catholic High School

Two-time State Champion ... State Championship game MVP ... 2,000 yards rushing, 500 yards receiving during senior season and didn't play after halftime in 10 games ... runs a 4.38, 40-yard dash ... two-year varsity starter ... All-Conference, All-County, All-State

Foster Singleton – OL
6'5 – 254
Richmond, Va.
Trinity Episcopal High School

Three-year starter at Trinity Episcopal ... Four years on varsity ... VISAA D2 1st team defensive line, 2nd team offensive line 2015 ... VISAA D1 2nd team offensivle line, honorable mention All-Prep League offensive line 2016 ... VISAA D1 1st team offensive line, All-Prep 1st team offensive line, honorable mention All-Metro offensive line 2017 ... team captain ... 2014 and 2015 VISAA D2 State Champions

Jay Swegheimer – DE
6'5 – 220
Orlando, Fla.
Boone High School

Three-year varsity starter ... Defensive Captain and MVP ... 40 career sacks ... three defensive touchdowns ... two-time First Team All Florida Athletics Coaching Association ... two-time First Team All Central Florida ... two-time First Team All-Metro ... 20th ranked player in Orlando Sentinel Super Sixty ... Also participated in boys varsity weightlifting and soccer ... Fellowship of Christian Athletes member ... Best Buddies member ... Volunteer with First United Methodist Church, did six years of mission trips during the summer

DECEMBER 20, 2017 SIGNEES

Aaron Banks – DB
5'11 – 165
Stephens City, Va.
Sherando High School

Two-way star at Sherando High School, where he earned All-Conference accolades on both the offensive and defensive side during his junior and senior seasons… Helped Sherando to the VHSL Group 3A regional finals during his senior year… Ranked in the top-three in the area for INTs during his final two years… Also a member of the track team … 2017 First Team All-Region DB … 2017 First Team All-Region WR … 2017 All-State First Team DB … 2017 All-State Second Team WR

Micah Breckenridge – K/P
5'11 – 185
Memphis, Tenn.
White Station High School

Four-year starter at White Station, handling every kick, punt and kickoff all four seasons… Two-time All-Conference honoree… won the John "Bull" Bramlett Award, given to the Memphis Area senior who combines excellence on the field with high character, academics and godliness off the field… He went 32-of-34 on extra points and 8 of 12 in field goals, including hitting two from beyond 40-yards out.. He averaged 37.7 yards per punt ... Won Memphis FCA John Bull Bramlett Award ... First Team All-District kicker ... White Station Special Teams Player of the Year ... Team Captain Award

Isaac Brown – WR
6'1 – 185
Winchester, Va.
Millbrook

As a junior, Brown was the Gatorade State Player of the Year at Martinsburg High School (W. Va.), piling up 64 catches for 982 yards and 12 touchdowns… Transferred to Millbrook High School for his senior season, where he played QB and ran the Wing-T offense… Rolled to 10 straight wins to start his senior season, before falling in the second round of the Group 4A State Playoffs.

Ray Eldridge – DL
6'4 – 265
McDonald, Pa.
South Fayette Township

First-team All-Conference on both the offensive and defensive line… Named to the South Hills All-Star Game… Ranked as a Top-10 Defensive Tackle in the State of Pennsylvania… Finished his senior season with 55 tackles, seven sacks and 12 tackles for a loss… As an offensive lineman, he went the whole season with not allowing a sack.

Nile Harris – DB
5'11 – 170
Greensboro, N.C.
Grimsley High School

Speedy defensive back that earned All-Conference accolades during his final two seasons… Also played QB on the offensive side of the ball… Earned All-Conference accolades in track as well

Talon James – DL
6'4 – 225
Fairview, N.C.
A.C. Reynolds High School

Three-time All-Conference honoree… Two-time captain… Helped his team to the State Championship in his senior season… Piled up 170 tackles in his final two seasons, including 106 during his senior year… Also scored four TDs from the tight end position.

Justin Jasper
6'3 – 195
Mechanicsville, Va.
St. Christopher's

Two-time All-Prep League honoree.. Earned All-State accolades during his junior year… Had over 100 receptions for over 1,500 yards and 15 TDs in his final three years at St. Christopher's… Also starred on the St. Christopher's basketball team … Earned Lexus of Richmond week 14 Leadership Award

Joe More – OL
6'5 – 275
Franklin, Tenn.
Christ Presbyterian Academy

Two-time All-Region offensive lineman… Preseason All-Tennessee Dream Team entering this fall… Started every game during his final two seasons… Named team captain for his senior year… Also was a member of the track and baseball teams ... Named to All-Mid-State Team, All-State Team

Aidan Murray – DL
6'5 – 255
Ogdensburg, N.J.
Pope John XXIII

Two-time All-Conference honoree… Ranked as a Top-10 defensive lineman in the State of New Jersey… Finished his senior season with over 60 tackles, four sacks, six QB hurries and two forced fumbles… Team captain during his senior season… Helped his team reach the state semifinals during his final year.

Philip O'Connor – LB
6'1 – 215
Philadelphia, Pa.
St. Joseph's Prep

Key member of defense that led St. Joseph's Prep to back-to-back PIAA Class 6A State Championship games, including winning the title during his junior season… 2017 team captain ... 2017 First Team All-Catholic Philadelphia ... 2017 First Team All-City ... 2017 First Team All-State … Ranked as one of the top LBs in the state coming out of high school… Two-time captain… Also played baseball

Grayson Overstreet – LB
6'2 – 225
Moneta, Va.
Staunton River High School

Two-way standout from Staunton River, playing both the linebacker and running back positions… As a junior he was named VHSL's Group 3A State Player of the Year after piling up over 2,900 yards and racking up nearly 90 tackles… Set VHSL state records for career rushing yards and career TDs… Three-time All-Conference honoree… Reached the Group 3A State Final Four in his final two seasons.
 
When is the last time a 4.3-4.4 guy on the team? That is moving. I am trying to remember the small
player who ran several kicks back for the Spiders and played I thing in the 80s. Also it looked like Huesman
wanted to focus on the DL and LB core. Successful football teams start with strong lines on both sides of
the ball.
 
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Lots of Scott Brincks and special Heilman DHall visits in store for this group.Girth and body mass formula ahead.Physicality of CAA will demand it.

Joe More,Grayson Overstreet may be ready but otherwise redshirts.

Missing an OL and TE (Sligh,Bobo) in group.

 
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Cortrelle Simpson has 4.3-4.4 speed - at least that is how he was advertised when he transferred to UR last year. Looking like we have a lot of speed in this class.
 
When is the last time a 4.3-4.4 guy on the team? That is moving. I am trying to remember the small
player who ran several kicks back for the Spiders and played I thing in the 80s. Also it looked like Huesman
wanted to focus on the DL and LB core. Successful football teams start with strong lines on both sides of
the ball.
We had a track guy, Jesse Williams from Tidewater area....
 
Can those of you that attend the Signing Day event tonight provide some reports? I am out sick, unfortunately.
 
Sligh is heading to Yale.

BTW,the Ivy League has gotten more aggressive in their recruiting.

Yale has made a concerted effort to have a top team.Their coach,their AD,their University President,their Admissions Office are rowing the boat all in synch to help with recruiting.Yale finished ranked this season and had a very good team on both sides of the ball.Witnessed the Y-H game in front of 52,000.

As we all know there are no athletic scholarships but kids all find a way to finance a yearly $65,000 price tab.Both Sligh and Bobo found those funds which amount to at least $260,000.

READ THESE COMMENTS:after Y-H game from the New Haven Register

“This was the last football game for Yale Director of Athletics Tom Beckett, who has announced he will retire in June after 24 years leading the program. Beckett, who received kind words and a hug from Harvard coach Tim Murphy at the press conference, drove the restoration project for the Yale Bowl, and hired Reno back from Harvard to restore the pride in Yale football.

“He took a chance on a 37-year-old kid (five) years ago,” said Reno, who along with his team members, presented the game ball to Beckett last week at Princeton. “We’ve had tremendous support from Tom, and President Peter Salovey, and the admissions staff. It takes a village to build it. He was the guy driving the boat that allowed us to do what we were able to do.”
 
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JOC RTD 2/7/18

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Richmond completes football classe in second signing phase
JOHN O'CONNOR·13 hours ago


Division I football's first early-signing period began on Dec. 20, and University of Richmond coach Russ Huesman went into that three-day stretch projecting he would fill about half of UR's incoming class.

The Spiders ended up signing 11, significantly more than half, on Dec. 20. Five more signed on Wednesday, the first day of the traditional signing period.

"The five we got are really good. We had to battle," said Huesman, who strongly supports the early-signing period. "It was actually tougher to sign these five than it was the previous 11 because you didn't have (competing programs during the December phase) digging in late, losing people. ... These kids, you're not sleeping three or fours days prior to the signing day."

UR is likely to add a few transfers in the spring or summer, according to Huesman.


RICHMOND

Milan Howard, RB, Charlotte, N.C., 5-11, 185; Foster Singleton, OL, Trinity Episcopal, 6-5, 254; Tyrek Funderburk, DB, Indian Trail, N.C., 5-11, 160; Aaron Dykes, RB, Knoxville, Tenn., 5-11, 178; Jay Swegheimer, DE, Orlando, Fla., 6-5, 220; Talon James, DL, Fairview, N.C., 6-4, 225; Isaac Brown, WR, Winchester, 6-1, 185; Aaron Banks, DB, Stephens City, 5-11, 165; Ray Eldridge, DL, McDonald, Pa., 6-4, 265; Justin Jasper, WR, St. Christopher's, 6-3, 195; Phillip O'Connor, LB, Philadelphia, 6-1, 215; Nile Harris, DB, Greensboro, N.C., 5-11, 170; Grayson Overstreet, LB, Moneta, 6-2, 225; Aiden Murray, DL, Ogdensburg, N.J., 6-5, 255; Joe More, OL, Franklin, Tenn., 6-5, 275; Micah Breckenridge, K/P, Memphis, Tenn., 5-11, 185
 
I like RH's comparison of the program to Stanford, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, Duke. It's about the next 40 years, not about the next 4 - championship football and a world class education.
 
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Is it a concern we don't have a QB in this class?
Russ was asked this question last night. His reply was that we had two really good QB's plus a freshman that he is very high on. He said that they will bring in a QB next year. If you have relatively known quantities at the QB position (Johnson because of the play-offs last year) and Mancuso (MVP of the spring game) both of whom have at least 2 years, recruiting a QB to sit does not make as much sense as filling another need.
 
Is it a concern we don't have a QB in this class?
Not for me, Coach addressed it and he seemed pretty happy with the Johnson, Mancuso etc. Plus it's got to be hard to recruit one with as many as we already have on the roster.
 
the potential change in the rules to allow players to play in 4 games without losing their redshirt would be a terrific change especially for FCS.
 
Not for me, Coach addressed it and he seemed pretty happy with the Johnson, Mancuso etc. Plus it's got to be hard to recruit one with as many as we already have on the roster.

I agree. Also add in the fact that FBS transfers are always plentiful and eligible immediately.
 
RH mentioned that there were walk-ons not returning, and that they hope to be at 95 when camp rolls around this summer. Any idea as to who may not be returning, either walk-ons or scholarship guys? I guess we will find out on 3/20 when spring practice starts.
 


Sunshine State All State Class 8(biggest school size)

The HeroSports guy doesn’t know everything.That’s for sure.
 
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