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Rigo Villa bio photo
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Rigo Villa
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: DT
  • Hometown: Fort Myers, Fla.
  • Highschool: Lehigh
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Isiah Watts bio photo
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Isiah Watts
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 6-3
  • Position: QB
  • Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
  • Highschool: Osborn
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Thomas Coltrain bio photo
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Thomas Coltrain
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 5-11
  • Position: ILB
  • Hometown: Leslie, Mich.
  • Highschool: Leslie
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Dajuan Bethel bio photo
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Dajuan Bethel
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 5-9
  • Position: DB
  • Hometown: Miami Gardens, Fla.
  • Highschool: Palm Bay Magnet
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Ja'qway Janvier bio photo
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Ja'qway Janvier
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 5-6
  • Position: CB
  • Hometown: Miami Gardens, Fla.
  • Highschool: Mater Academy Charter
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Machari Bighams bio photo
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Machari Bighams
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 5-10
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: Homerville, Ga.
  • Highschool: Clinch County
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John Edwards bio photo
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John Edwards
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 5-10
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: Wethersfield, Conn.
  • Highschool: Capital Preparatory Magnet School
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Michael Martin bio photo
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Michael Martin
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 5-10
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.
  • Highschool: John Overton
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V'Sean Palmer bio photo
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V'Sean Palmer
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 6-2
  • Position: CB
  • Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
  • Highschool: Thurgood Marshall
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Brian Murat bio photo
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Brian Murat
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 5-11
  • Position: DB
  • Hometown: Kissimmee, Fla.
  • Highschool: Haines City
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Jordan Ambrose bio photo
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Jordan Ambrose
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 6-2
  • Position: QB
  • Hometown: Tomball, Texas
  • Highschool: Klein
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Daniel Budwah bio photo
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Daniel Budwah
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 5-8
  • Position: CB
  • Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
  • Highschool: South Plantation
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Justin Caballero bio photo
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Justin Caballero
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 5-9
  • Position: SB
  • Hometown: Riverview, Fla.
  • Highschool: East Bay
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Devon Brown bio photo
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Devon Brown
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 5-9
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
  • Highschool: Central Gwinnett
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Sean Montgomery bio photo
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Sean Montgomery
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-7
  • Position: RB
  • Hometown: Rome, Ga.
  • Highschool: Model
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Jalen Warren bio photo
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Jalen Warren
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 5-11
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: Virginia Beach, Va.
  • Highschool: Cypress Creek Middle
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Cole Recker bio photo
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Cole Recker
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 6-2
  • Position: TE
  • Hometown: Monument, Colo.
  • Highschool: Lewis Palmer
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Christopher Vance bio photo
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Christopher Vance
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-9
  • Position: DB
  • Hometown: Abbeville, S.C.
  • Highschool: Abbeville
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Andrew Trottier bio photo
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Andrew Trottier
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: QB
  • Hometown: Berlin, Ver.
  • Highschool: Spaulding
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Jehlani Warren bio photo
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Jehlani Warren
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: QB
  • Hometown: Palmetto, Fla.
  • Highschool: Cypress Creek
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D'Angelo Espinal bio photo
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D'Angelo Espinal
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 5-9
  • Position: ILB
  • Hometown: Opa-locka, Fla.
  • Highschool: Mater Academy Charter
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Jerreal Brown bio photo
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Jerreal Brown
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Position: QB
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Tayvon Wilson bio photo
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Tayvon Wilson
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-5
  • Position: DB
  • Hometown: Monroe, La.
  • Highschool: Richwood
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Max Julien bio photo
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Max Julien
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 5-9
  • Position: DB
  • Hometown: West Palm Beach, Fla.
  • Highschool: John Leonard
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Seth Pearson bio photo
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Seth Pearson
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 5-11
  • Position: QB
  • Hometown: Fort Wayne, Ind.
  • Highschool: Northrop
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Mathew Bolanos bio photo
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Mathew Bolanos
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 6-2
  • Position: P
  • Hometown: Lake Elsinore, Calif.
  • Highschool: Temescal Canyon
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Tyshawn Dawson bio photo
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Tyshawn Dawson
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Position: WR
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Deyante Fowler bio photo
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Deyante Fowler
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 5-7
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: Hudson, Fla.
  • Highschool: Fivay
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Jadon Scott bio photo
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Jadon Scott
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 5-11
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: Richburg, S.C.
  • Highschool: Lewisville
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Jacorey Johnson bio photo
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Jacorey Johnson
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 5-6
  • Position: RB
  • Hometown: Columbus, Ga.
  • Highschool: Northside
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Jaylen Redd bio photo
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Jaylen Redd
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: FS
  • Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.
  • Highschool: Germantown
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Jeremiah Benton bio photo
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Jeremiah Benton
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 5-11
  • Position: DB
  • Hometown: Stone Mountain, Ga.
  • Highschool: Redan
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Malcom McNeil bio photo
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Malcom McNeil
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 5-11
  • Position: FS
  • Hometown: Kingston, N.Y.
  • Highschool: Kingston
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Cooper Sloan bio photo
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Cooper Sloan
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Position: RB
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Moise Armbruster bio photo
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Moise Armbruster
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-7
  • Position: RB
  • Hometown: Miamisburg, Ohio
  • Highschool: Springboro
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Jacob Deisler bio photo
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Jacob Deisler
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 5-8
  • Position: RB
  • Hometown: Paulding, Ohio
  • Highschool: Paulding
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Antoine Dennis Jr. bio photo
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Antoine Dennis Jr.
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 5-9
  • Position: RB
  • Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
  • Highschool: Huber Heights Wayne
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DaShaun Davis bio photo
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DaShaun Davis
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-11
  • Position: RB
  • Hometown: Lawton, Okla.
  • Highschool: Mac Arthur
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Veiontre Lewis bio photo
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Veiontre Lewis
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-7
  • Position: RB
  • Hometown: New Orleans, La.
  • Highschool: Chalmette
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Kobe Dade bio photo
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Kobe Dade
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-8
  • Position: DB
  • Hometown: Muncie, Ind.
  • Highschool: Hamilton Southern
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Deuntray Drennon bio photo
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Deuntray Drennon
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 5-9
  • Position: RB
  • Hometown: Mesquite, Texas
  • Highschool: North Mesquite
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Austin Wheeler bio photo
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Austin Wheeler
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  • Class: Fr.
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Jonathan Wright-Daniel bio photo
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Jonathan Wright-Daniel
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 5-10
  • Position: DB
  • Hometown: Goose Creek, S.C.
  • Highschool: Goose Creek
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Bryce Roberson bio photo
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Bryce Roberson
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Position: DB
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James Parker Jr. bio photo
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James Parker Jr.
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-8
  • Position: LB
  • Hometown: West Haven, Conn.
  • Highschool: West Haven
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Johntavious Shingles bio photo
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Johntavious Shingles
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-1
  • Position: LB
  • Hometown: Columbus, Ga.
  • Highschool: Carver
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Desean Matthews bio photo
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Desean Matthews
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-6
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
  • Highschool: Southeastern
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Tyshaun Hudson bio photo
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Tyshaun Hudson
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-10
  • Position: LB
  • Hometown: Thomasville, Ala.
  • Highschool: Thomasville
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Coi Gossett bio photo
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Coi Gossett
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 6-1
  • Position: DL
  • Hometown: Gahanna, Ohio
  • Highschool: Lincoln
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Tyshaun Freeman bio photo
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Tyshaun Freeman
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: SB
  • Hometown: Macon, Ga.
  • Highschool: Westside
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Terrance Morgan Jr. bio photo
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Terrance Morgan Jr.
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-10
  • Position: DB
  • Hometown: Youngstown, Ohio
  • Highschool: Union City
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Alejandro Castro bio photo
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Alejandro Castro
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 5-10
  • Position: DB
  • Hometown: Syracuse, Ind.
  • Highschool: Wawasee
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Jai'Quan Tipton bio photo
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Jai'Quan Tipton
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-9
  • Position: DB
  • Hometown: Kalamazoo, Mich.
  • Highschool: Central
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Zain Hile bio photo
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Zain Hile
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: DB
  • Hometown: Lima, Ohio
  • Highschool: Elida
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Glen Tobias III bio photo
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Glen Tobias III
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-11
  • Position: LB
  • Hometown: Howard City, Mich.
  • Highschool: Tri County Area
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Richard Pope IV bio photo
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Richard Pope IV
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 6-2
  • Position: DL
  • Hometown: Daytona Beach, Fla.
  • Highschool: Atlantic
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Tyshawn Brooks bio photo
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Tyshawn Brooks
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-8
  • Position: LB
  • Hometown: Chicago, Ill.
  • Highschool: Fenton
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Silas Merchant bio photo
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Silas Merchant
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Position: DL
  • Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
  • Highschool: Northwestern
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Rondale Reid Jr. bio photo
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Rondale Reid Jr.
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Position: DB
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Anthone Williiams bio photo
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Anthone Williiams
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-9
  • Position: LB
  • Hometown: Summerville, Ga.
  • Highschool: Model
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Antquion Wray bio photo
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Antquion Wray
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-11
  • Position: LB
  • Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.
  • Highschool: Kingsbury
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Damien Weyer bio photo
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Damien Weyer
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 5-7
  • Position: RB
  • Hometown: Toledo, Ohio
  • Highschool: Waite
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Jon Luke Harmeyer bio photo
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Jon Luke Harmeyer
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-10
  • Position: LB
  • Hometown: Houston, Texas
  • Highschool: Elkins
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Hunter Stettner bio photo
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Hunter Stettner
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: ILB
  • Hometown: Holladay, Tenn.
  • Highschool: Camden Central
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Andre Almore bio photo
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Andre Almore
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 6-1
  • Position: OT
  • Hometown: Mableton, Ga.
  • Highschool: Pebblebrook
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Chrishawn Bradford bio photo
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Chrishawn Bradford
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 5-10
  • Position: OL
  • Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.
  • Highschool: Trezevant
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Chayse Singer bio photo
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Chayse Singer
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-9
  • Position: LB
  • Hometown: Sherwood, Ohio
  • Highschool: Fairview
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Cole Mabis bio photo
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Cole Mabis
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: LB
  • Hometown: Paulding, Ohio
  • Highschool: Paulding
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Andrew Heilman bio photo
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Andrew Heilman
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Position: OL
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Ramik Hairston bio photo
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Ramik Hairston
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: DE
  • Hometown: Freehold, N.J.
  • Highschool: Freehold Boro
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De'Ante Walker bio photo
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De'Ante Walker
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-2
  • Position: LB
  • Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
  • Highschool: Southeastern
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Kamron Roberts bio photo
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Kamron Roberts
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-7
  • Position: LB
  • Hometown: Ohio
  • Highschool: East
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Te'Von Carson-Payton bio photo
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Te'Von Carson-Payton
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 6-1
  • Position: C
  • Hometown: Loganville, Ga.
  • Highschool: Riverside Military Academy
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Dominic Harris bio photo
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Dominic Harris
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Position: DL
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Devin Smith bio photo
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Devin Smith
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Position: DL
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Jayshawn Roland bio photo
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Jayshawn Roland
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Position: OL
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Ethan Hall bio photo
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Ethan Hall
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-8
  • Position: OL
  • Hometown: Caneyville, Ky.
  • Highschool: Grayson County
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Kendrick Blackmon bio photo
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Kendrick Blackmon
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 5-8
  • Position: C
  • Hometown: Mableton, Ga.
  • Highschool: Pebblebrook
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Darries McCullough Jr. bio photo
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Darries McCullough Jr.
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-10
  • Position: OL
  • Hometown: Atlanta, Ga.
  • Highschool: Benjamin E. Mays
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Ryan Ahmed bio photo
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Ryan Ahmed
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-9
  • Position: OL
  • Hometown: Dearborn, Mich.
  • Highschool: Advanced Technology Academy
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Fernando Sanabria Nieves bio photo
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Fernando Sanabria Nieves
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: DL
  • Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
  • Highschool: Briggs
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David Heidelburg bio photo
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David Heidelburg
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 6-4
  • Position: OL
  • Hometown: Fremont, Ohio
  • Highschool: Freemont Ross
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Lesly Fleurissaint bio photo
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Lesly Fleurissaint
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-2
  • Position: DL
  • Hometown: Federalsburg, Md.
  • Highschool: Colonel Richardson
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Clarence Smith Jr. bio photo
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Clarence Smith Jr.
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: OL
  • Hometown: New Orleans, La.
  • Highschool: John F. Kennedy
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Derrick Bonsu bio photo
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Derrick Bonsu
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Position: DL
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Eric Moultrie Jr. bio photo
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Eric Moultrie Jr.
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 5-8
  • Position: OG
  • Hometown: Snellville, Ga.
  • Highschool: South Gwinnett
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Gabriel Bookman bio photo
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Gabriel Bookman
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6'6
  • Position: OL/DL
  • Hometown: Belpre, Ohio
  • Highschool: Warren
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Branden Durkee bio photo
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Branden Durkee
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: OL
  • Hometown: New Orleans, La.
  • Highschool: De La Salle
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Victor Garza-White bio photo
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Victor Garza-White
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 6-2
  • Position: OL
  • Hometown: Harlingen, Texas
  • Highschool: Harrison
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Asa Moledor bio photo
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Asa Moledor
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: DL
  • Hometown: Suffield, Ohio
  • Highschool: Field
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Tyler Boyd-Roston bio photo
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Tyler Boyd-Roston
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Position: DL
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Tawann Rome bio photo
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Tawann Rome
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 5-10
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: New Orleans, La.
  • Highschool: Arabia Mountain
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Da'Realyst Clark bio photo
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Da'Realyst Clark
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-10
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: Lima, Ohio
  • Highschool: Lima Senior
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Shonjae Gibson bio photo
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Shonjae Gibson
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-10
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
  • Highschool: Rogers
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Emanuel Gutierrez bio photo
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Emanuel Gutierrez
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 6-1
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: Round Lake Beach, Ill.
  • Highschool: Round Lake Senior
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Noah Pistory bio photo
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Noah Pistory
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: LS
  • Hometown: New Bavaria, Ohio
  • Highschool: Holgate
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Jamel McIver bio photo
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Jamel McIver
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 5-11
  • Position: DE
  • Hometown: McDonough, Ga.
  • Highschool: Luella
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Logan Blissenbach bio photo
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Logan Blissenbach
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-1
  • Position: TE
  • Hometown: East Liverpool, Ohio
  • Highschool: Beaver Loval
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Zeke Sanchez bio photo
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Zeke Sanchez
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 5-8
  • Position: K
  • Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
  • Highschool: Warren Central
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Aidan Burke bio photo
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Aidan Burke
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 6-5
  • Position: DL
  • Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
  • Highschool: Purdue Polytechnic
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Dom Barnhart bio photo
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Dom Barnhart
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 6-3
  • Position: DL
  • Hometown: Martinsburg, W.Va
  • Highschool: Hedgeville
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Benjamin Arrick bio photo
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Benjamin Arrick
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-8
  • Position: LB
  • Hometown: Bay City, Mich.
  • Highschool: Howell
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Miguel Gomez bio photo
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Miguel Gomez
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  • Class: Sr.
  • Height: 5-7
  • Position: DT
  • Hometown: Wauseon, Ohio
  • Highschool: Wauseon
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Kanye McKinley bio photo
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Kanye McKinley
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-11
  • Position: DL
  • Hometown: Houma, La.
  • Highschool: Terrebonne
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Brayden Birkholz bio photo
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Brayden Birkholz
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-1
  • Position: LB
  • Hometown: Norton Shores, Mich.
  • Highschool: West Ottawa
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Marcus Abney bio photo
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Marcus Abney
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-1
  • Position: DL
  • Hometown: Decatur, Ohio
  • Highschool: Stephenson
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Davidson Leconte Jr. bio photo
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Davidson Leconte Jr.
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: DL
  • Hometown: Toledo, Ohio
  • Highschool: Miami Jackson
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Thomas Hardin bio photo
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Thomas Hardin
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Height: 5-9
  • Position: LB
  • Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
  • Highschool: East
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Austin Brinkley bio photo
Austin Brinkley
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 5-10
  • Position: ATH
  • Hometown: St. Petersburg, Fla.
  • Highschool: Seminole
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Cameron Erickson
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  • Class: Fr.
  • Position: RB
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Ryland Fuller bio photo
Ryland Fuller
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  • Class: Jr.
  • Height: 6-2
  • Position: OG
  • Hometown: Fayetteville, Ga.
  • Highschool: Sandy Creek
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Antawn Nathan bio photo
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 6-2
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
  • Highschool: Thurgood Marshall
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: RB
  • Hometown: Chicago, Ill.
  • Highschool: Hyde Park
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Shamar Thompson bio photo
Shamar Thompson
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  • Class: So.
  • Height: 6-0
  • Position: WR
  • Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Highschool: Lockland
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