Class of 2009 Commitment List

SOUTH FLORIDA VERBAL COMMITMENTS
As a service to recruiting fans, we have added this commitment list of area football players. We will also step up our recruiting coverage to include pre and post-signing day information.

If you have any additional commitments to any college - or want to let us know about changes that should be made, just e-mail to: lblustein@miamiherald.com.

ALABAMA: Ed Stinson, DE, 6-4, 230, Homestead South Dade.

ALABAMA STATE: Jaquan Bellamy, OL, 6-0, 280, Pahokee.

BETHUNE COOKMAN: Gabriel Encarnacion, OL, 6-1, 260, McArthur.

BUFFALO: Rick Perez, OL, 6-3, 270, South Dade.

CENTRAL MICHIGAN: Ronnie Kennedy, DB/WR, 5-7, 155, St. Thomas Aquinas; Caesar Rodriguez, DE, 6-3, 215, Columbus.

CINCINNATI: Patrick O'Donnell, PK, 6-4, 205, Palm Beach Central.

COLGATE: Jamar Brown, RB, 5-7, 160, South Broward.

CONNECTICUT: Dwayne Difton, WR, 5-11, 166, St. Thomas Aquinas.

DUKE: Austin Gamble, LB, 6-1, 225, Cypress Bay; Connor Vernon, WR, 6-2, 190, Gulliver.

EASTERN ILLINOIS: Amari Sapp, DB, 5-10, 175, Cypress Bay.

FAU: Tyrie Allen, RB, 5-9, 180, Western; Byron Blake, S, 6-2, 198, Glades Central; Travis Cox, DB, 5-11, 180, South Plantation; Jamal Davis, WR, 6-3, 185, Coral Springs Charter; Nexon Dorvilus, TE, 6-4, 235, North Miami; Carlton Falconer, OL, 6-4, 295, Dillard; Mike Flash, OL, 6-2, 305, Northeast; Damion Fortner, RB, 5-9, 180, Everglades; Corey Henry, DE, 6-3, 228, Carol City; David Hinds, LB, 5-10, 190, Edison; Randall Johnson, LB, 5-11, 190, North Miami; Keith Reaser, DB, 5-10, 165, Killian.

FIU: Rupert Bryan, OL, 6-2, 255, Glades Central; Jonathan Cyprien, DB, 6-0, 180, North Miami Beach; Kenneth Dillard, LB, 6-0, 195, Northwestern; Derrick Jones, RB, 5-9, 185, Miami Springs; Darian Mallory, RB, 5-7, 180, Gulliver; Giancarlo Revilla, OL, 6-2, 275, Killian; Markeith Russell, RB, 6-1, 200, North Miami Beach; Terrance Taylor, DB, 6-0, 180, Archbishop Carroll; Wayne Times, WR, 5-11, 175, Northwestern; Jarius Williams, WR, 6-4, 195, Central; Tourek Williams, LB, 6-3, 210, Norland; Derek Wimberly, OL, 6-4, 275, Hallandale.

FLORIDA: Jon Bostic, LB, 6-2, 220, Palm Beach Central; Nu’keese Richardson, WR, 5-8, 180, Pahokee.

FSU: Henry Orelus, OL, 6-2, 285, Glades Central; Xavier Rhodes, WR/S, 6-2, 190, Norland; Rodney Smith, WR, 6-5, 200, Archbishop Carroll.

GEORGIA: Rantavious Wooten, WR, 5-10, 165, Glades Central.

GEORGIA STATE: Bo Schlechter, QB, 6-3, 175, Glades Day.

GEORGIA TECH: Carl Miles, DB, 5-11, 170, Cypress Bay.

INDIANA STATE: C.J. Ulyses, DB, 5-9, 170, Cypress Bay.

KANSAS: Deshaun Sands, RB, 5-9, 180, Piper.

KANSAS STATE: Carlton Callendar, S, 6-1, 190, Doral Academy; Courtney Thompson, QB/DB, 6-0, 180, Everglades.

KENTUCKY: Donald Russell, RB, 6-0, 180, Palm Beach Gardens Dwyer.

KENT STATE: Fabrice Pratt, DB, 6-1, 175, Sunset.

LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE: Andrew Joseph, WR, 5-9, 170, Coffeyville CC/Glades Central; Robert Robinson, OL, 6-4, 260, Delray Atlantic.

LOUISVILLE: Damian Copeland, WR, 6-0, 175, Palmetto; Isaac Geffard, DB, 6-3, 185, Northeast; Jacob Geffard, DB, 6-0, 190, Northeast.

MARSHALL: Phil Walker, LB, 6-2, 220, Cypress Bay.

MEMPHIS: Dejarrius Adams, WR, 6-2, 190, El Camino CC/Killian; Jacky Candy, DB, 5-10, 190, Coffeyville CC/Stranahan.

MIAMI: Jermaine Johnson, OL, 6-6, 314, Hargrave Military/St. Thomas; Brandon McGee, DB, 5-11, 180, Plantation; Lamar Miller, RB, 5-11, 200, Killian; Olivier Vernon, DE, 6-3, 235, American; Brandon Washington, OL, 6-4, 330, Northwestern; Kayvon Webster, DB, 5-11, 180, Monsignor Pace; Jared Wheeler, OG, 6-6, 310, Plantation American Heritage.

MICHIGAN: Vladimir Emilien, S, 6-1, 190, Plantation; Brendan Gibbons, PK, 6-0, 200, Cardinal Newman; Brandin Hawthorne, LB, 6-1, 210, Pahokee; Vincent Smith, RB, 5-9, 170, Pahokee.

MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE: Roderic Blunt, LB, 6-1, 215, Everglades.

MINNESOTA: Brent Singleton, LB, 6-0, 195, Plantation American Heritage; Victor Keise, WR, 6-0, 170, North Broward Prep.

MISSISSIPPI: Frank Crawford, S, 6-1, 166, Gulliver; Artice Kellum, DB, 5-11, 180, Gulliver; Korvic Neat, WR, 5-9, 160, Hallandale; Charles Sawyer, DB, 6-0, 175, Coral Reef.

MISSISSIPPI STATE: Pernell McPhee, DL, 6-4, 255, Itawamba College/Pahokee.

NORTH CAROLINA STATE: Brendan Bishop, S, 6-2, 200, Boca Raton; Jarvis Byrd, 5-11, 170, Pahokee.

NORTHERN ILLINOIS: Devon Buler, LB, 5-10, 200, Everglades; Antoine Kirkland, RB, 5-11, 190, Olympic Heights; Daniel Rodriguez, WR, 5-10, 185, Gulliver.

NOTRE DAME: Jordan Cowart, LS, 6-2, 225, St. Thomas; Ben Turk, P, 5-11, 180, St. Thomas.

OHIO STATE: Jamaal Berry, RB, 5-11, 195, Palmetto; Duron Carter, WR, 6-3, 185, St. Thomas.

OREGON: Anthony Leon, S, 6-2, 225, College of the Sequoias/Gulliver.

OREGON STATE: Conroy Black, DB, 6-1, 185, Fullerton CC/Miramar.

PITTSBURGH: Jason Douglas, RB, 5-6, 176, Cypress Bay; Shane Gordon, LB, 6-1, 230, Cypress Bay.

PURDUE: Gary Bush, WR, 6-0, 170, Columbus; Gabrison Holmes, TE/WR, 6-5, 200, St. Thomas Aquinas; Xavier Reese, WR, 6-2, 180, Northeast; Chris Quinn, DB, 5-11, 175, Southwest Miami.

RUTGERS: Antwan Lowery, DL, 6-3, 335, Columbus.

SYRACUSE: Rishard Anderson, S, 6-0, 175, American Heritage-Plantation; Phillip Thomas, DB, 6-0, 180, Edison.

UCF: Corey Ammons, DB, 6-0, 177, Archbishop Carroll; Renata Cunha, OL, 6-3, 270, Jackson; Dontravious Floyd, WR, 6-2, 205, Homestead; Josh Robinson, DB, 5-10, 175, Plantation; Jarrett Swaby, DB, 6-1, 175, Belle Glades Day.

USF: Ricardo Dixon, DB, 5-11, 175, Hallandale; Derrick Hopkins, WR, 5-7, 160, Monsignor Pace; Stephen Jacques, OL, 6-4, 277, South Broward, Victor Marc, RB, 6-0, 210, Hallandale; Jason Pierre-Paul, DE, 6-5, 280 (Fort Scott CC – Deerfield Beach).

WAKE FOREST: Rishard Anderson, DB, 6-0 175, Plantation American Heritage; Daniel Mack, LB, 6-0, 195, Dade Christian.

WESTERN KENTUCKY: Darryl Williams, WR, 5-9, 170, Palmetto.

WEST VIRGINIA: Steadman Bailey, WR, 6-0, 185, Miramar. Daquan Hargrett, RB, 5-9, 180, Northwestern; Arthur Render, DB, 5-11, 180, Northwestern; Eugene Smith, QB, 6-3, 190, Miramar.

WISCONSIN: David Gilbert, 6-4, 200, Northeast; Connor O’Neil, LB, 6-1, 195, St. Thomas; Dezmen Southward, S, 6-1, 200, St. Thomas Aquinas.

YALE: Dylan Drake, OLB/DE, 6-1, 190, St. Thomas Aquinas.

LAST UPDATED: Jan. 31, 2009