Big 12 signees
By Times staff
Published February 7, 2008
Player, position, ht., wt., school, hometown
BAYLOR
Romie Blaylock, DB, 5-10, 170, Cedar Hill (Texas) HS
Rodney Brisbon, OL, 6-6, 330, Northwest Mississippi CC
Rodney Chadwick, LB, 6-2, 190, Carthage (Texas) HS
Jared Edwards, DL, 6-4, 250, Timberview HS, Mansfield, Texas
Nick Florence, QB, 6-2, 175, South Garland HS, Garland, Texas
Kirby Freeman, QB, 6-3, 214, Miami
Brandon Garrett, OL, 6-7, 290, La Marque (Texas) HS
Robert Griffin, QB, 6-3, 195, Copperas Cove (Texas) HS
Trentson Hill, DB, 6-0, 175, Mount Pleasant (Texas) HS
Jake Jackson, OL, 6-4, 280, Carroll HS, Southlake, Texas
Kaeron Johnson, DT, 6-2, 265, Cuero (Texas) HS
Cameron Kaufhold, OL, 6-5, 275, Friendswood (Texas) HS
Gary Mason Jr., DE, 6-5, 211, Waxahachie (Texas) HS
Ben Parks, K, 6-2, 195, Argyle (Texas) HS
Fredric Plesius, LB, 6-2, 230, Champlain Prep School, Lennoxville, Quebec
Tracy Robertson, DL, 6-4, 230, Lamar HS, Houston
Jarred Salubi, RB, 5-10, 191, Waco (Texas) HS
Lanear Sampson, WR, 6-0, 190, North Mesquite HS, Mesquite, Texas
Jeremy Sanders, QB, 6-2, 210, Navarro (Texas) College
T.J. Scranton, WR, 5-10, 180, Kilgore (Texas) College
Michael Williams, CB, 6-1, 180, West Brook HS, Beaumont, Texas
Terrance Williams, WR, 6-3, 190, W.T. White HS, Dallas
Kendall Wright, ATH., 6-0, 180, Pittsburg (Texas) HS
COLORADO
Chance Blackmon, WR, 6-3, 185, Tatum (Texas) HS.
Curtis Cunningham, DL, 6-2, 270, Columbine HS, Littleton, Colo.
Ryan Dannewitz, OL, 6-6, 285, San Jacinto (Calif.) HS.
Jameson Davis, PK, 5-11, 190, Eagle (Idaho) HS.
Ryan Deehan, TE, 6-6, 230, Poway (Calif.) HS.
Vince Ewing, S, 6-1, 200, Carlsbad (Calif.) HS.
Bryce Givens, OT, 6-6, 250, Mullen HS, Castle Rock, Colo.
Tyler Hansen, QB, 6-2, 205, Chaparral HS, Murrieta, Calif.
Steven Hicks, DB, 6-0, 185, Whitehouse HS, Tyler, Texas.
Lynn Katoa, LB, 6-2, 220, Cottonwood HS, Salt Lake City.
Patrick Mahnke, S, 6-2, 190, Mountain Vista, Parker, Colo.
Jon Major, LB, 6-3, 225, Ponderosa HS, Parker, Colo.
Will Pericak, TE, 6-4, 235, Boulder (Colo.) HS.
Ray Polk, TB, 6-1, 200, Brophy Prep, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Douglas Rippy, LB, 6-2, 220, Trotwood-Madison HS, Trotwood, Ohio.
Darrell Scott, TB, 6-2, 215, St. Bonaventure HS, Oxnard, Calif.
Rodney Stewart, TB/KR, 5-8, 185, Brookhaven HS, Westerville, Ohio
Maxwell Tuioti-Mariner, OL, 6-4, 300, Corona (Calif.) HS.
Paul Vigo, ATH., 6-1, 205, New Brunswick (N.J.) HS.
Ryan Wallace, TE, 6-5, 230, Bowling Green (Ky.) HS.
Shaun Mohler, LB, 6-3, 225, Corona del Mar/Orange Coast College, Newport Beach, Calif.
IOWA STATE
Ter'ran Benton, CB, 6-0, 180, Summitt HS, Arlington, Texas
Carter Bykowski, TE, 6-7, 245, Eden Prarie, Minn., HS
Darius Darks, WR, 6-0, 180, Connally HS, Austin, Texas
Ernest Ferguson, LB, 6-1, 222, Royal Palm Beach HS
Zach Guyer, PK, 6-3, 180 Johnston HS
Kevin Hamlin, LB, 6-3, 215, Dwyer HS, Jupiter
Kurt Hammerschmidt, TE, 6-5, 236, DeSmet HS, Chesterfield, Mo.
Nathaniel Harper, ATH., 6-5, 230, Connally HS, Austin, Texas
Scott Haughton, OL, 6-4, 310, Seminole HS, Sanford
Leonard Johnson, CB, 5-11, 180, Largo HS, Clearwater
Sedrick Johnson, WR, 6-4, 180, Arp HS, Troup, Texas
Cleyon Laing, DE, 6-3, 250, Holy Trinity HS, Edmonton, Alberta
Dustin Land, DB, 5-11, 200, Milton, HS
Judah Linder, DB, 6-0, 170, Edison HS, Miami
Roosevelt Maggitt, DL, 6-2, 215, Dwyer HS, Riviera Beach
Grant Mahoney, PK, 6-1, 180, Marion Linn-Mar HS
Jake McDonough, DE, 6-5, 250, West Des Moines Valley HS
Lonzie Range, WR, 6-3, 190, Creekview HS, Carrollton, Texas
Stephen Ruempolhamer, DT, 6-3, 285, Union HS, Tulsa, Okla.
Jeremiah Schwartz, RB, 5-11, 230, Edgewater HS, Orlando
Jerome Tiller, QB, 6-3, 185, Robert E. Lee HS, San Antonio, Texas
Ethan Tuftee, OL, 6-3, 285, Davenport Assumption HS
Bo Williams, RB, 6-1, 220, University of Florida, Lauderdale Lakes
Jason Carlson, WR, 6-0, 195, North Dakota State College of Science, New Hope, Minn.
KANSAS
Tim Biere, TE, 6-4, 226, Omaha Westside HS.
Greg Brown, CB, 5-11 164, Cedar Hill, Texas.
Jocques Crawford, RB, 6-1, 220, Cisco, Texas, CC.
Rod Harris, Jr., WR, 6-2, 200, Bryan, Texas.
Tanner Hawkinson, TE, 6-6, 230, McPherson, Kan.
Nathan D'Cunha, OL, 6-6, 307, Campbelltown, Australia.
Ben Lueken, OL, 6-5 318, St. Louis Chaminade HS.
Trevor Marrongelli, OL, 6-4, 285, Round Rock, Texas.
D.J. Marshall, DE, 6-4, 230, Mesquite, Texas.
Darius Parish, DT, 6-3, 335, Wichita North HS.
Daymond Patterson, WR, 5-8, 165, Mesquite, Texas North HS.
Kale Pick, QB, 6-1, 198, Dodge City, Kan.
Nicholas Plato, DE, 6-6, 228, Edwardsville, Ill.
Corrigan Powell, CB, 5-10, 161, Garland, Texas.
Sean Ransburg QB, 6-1, 185, Harrisonville, Mo.
Josh Richardson, LB, 6-4, 195, Dublin, Ohio.
Lubbock Smith, DB, 5-11, 182, Carter HS, Dallas.
John Williams, OL, 6-4, 335, Washington HS, Tulsa.
Duane Zlatnik, DE, 6-4, 260, Rossville Juco.
Alonso Rojas, P, 6-3 195, Miami Dade.
KANSAS STATE
Brandon Banks, DB, 6-0, 180, Bakersfield College, Garner, N.C.
Josh Berard, LB, 6-2, 220, El Camino CC, Redondo Beach, Calif.
Dustin Bell, DB, 6-0, 180, Bakersfield College, Dallas,
Javonta Boyd, DL, 6-3, 290, Northeast HS, St. Petersburg,
Kwamaine Brown, RB, 5-8, 185, Osceola HS, Seminole,
Daniel Calvin, DL, 6-4, 310, Bakersfield (Calif.) College
Jarell Childs, RB, 6-3, 216, Oak Park HS, Kansas City, Mo.,
William Cooper, OL, 6-5, 260, Hayti (Mo.) HS
Logan Dold, RB, 6-1, 200, Garden Plain (Kan.) HS
Ethan Douglas, OL, 6-6, 285, Butler County CC, Warner Robbins, Ga.
John Finau, DL, 6-1, 295, El Camino CC, Los Angeles
Tony Gillespie, DL, 6-1, 298, Jenks (Okla.) HS
Brandon Harold, DE, 6-5, 260, East St. Louis HS
Jack Hayes, DL, 6-4, 270, Gulf Coast CC, Columbia, Mo.
Adrian Hilburn, WR, 6-2, 190, San Francisco CC, New Braunfels, Texas
Blair Irvin, DB, 5-11, 185, Coffeyville CC, Patterson, La.
Joseph Kassanavoid, QB, 6-6, 215, Lawson (Mo.) HS
Collin Klein, QB, 6-4, 202, Loveland (Colo.) HS
Billy McClellan, DB, 5-9, 180, Harbor CC, Torrance, Calif.
George Pierson, P, 6-0, 180, Tyler JC, Arlington, Va.
Ulla Pomele, LB, 6-1, 235, Santa Rosa (Calif.) JC
Edward Prince, OL, 6-5, 280, Copiah-Lincoln CC, Starkville, Miss.
Aubrey Quarles, WR, 6-2, 190, Santa Rose JC, Aurora, Colo.
Hansen Sekona, LB, 6-0, 230, College of San Mateo (Calif.)
Kenny Session, RB, 5-8, 190, East Central HS, Tulsa, Okla.
Blake Slaughter, LB, 6-0, 219, Elkins HS, Missouri City, Texas
Attrail Snipes, WR, 6-1, 180, Bakersfield College, Rainer Beach, Wash.
Daniel Thomas, RB, 6-2, 227, NW Mississippi CC, Hilliard
Grant Valentine, LB, 6-3, 240, Glendale CC, Burbank, Calif.
Wade Weibert, OL, 6-5, 300, Butler County CC, Hillsboro, Kan.
Braden Wilson, ATH, 6-4, 220, ATH, Smith Center (Kan.) HS
MISSOURI
Jimmy Burge, OL/DL, 6-2, 280, Stratford HS, Houston
Taylor Davis, OL/DL, 6-5, 270, Prestonwood Christian, Plano, Texas,
Will Ebner, RB/LB, 6-1, 225, Friendswood (Texas) HS
Kip Edwards, WR/DB, 6-1, 185, Bowie HS, Arlington, Texas,
Michael Egnew, TE/DB, 6-5, 210, Plainview (Texas) HS
Blaine Gabbert, QB, 6-5, 225, Parkway West HS, Ballwin, Mo.
Zaviar Gooden, RB/DB, 6-2, 210, Pflugerville (Texas) HS
Dan Hoch, OL/DL, 6-7, 295, Harlan (Iowa) HS
Jerrell Jackson, WR/DB, 6-2, 180, Jefferson Davis, Houston
Kenji Jackson, RB/DB, 5-10, 200, Mansfield (Texas) HS
Daniel Jenkins, OL/DL, 6-4, 290, Gilmer (Texas) HS
Andrew Jones, TE/DL, 6-5, 230, Smithville (Mo.) HS
Wes Kemp, WR/DL, 6-4, 225, DeSmet HS, St. Louis
Brad Madison, OL/DL, 6-5, 255, South Harrison HS, Bethany, Mo.,
Marcus Malbrough, TE/DL, 6-5, 225, Westbrook HS, Beaumont, Texas
Gahn McGaffie, WR/DB, 5-11, 180, Galena Park (Texas) HS
Travis Ruth, OL/DL, 6-3, 300, Jefferson City (Mo.) HS
Aldon Smith, TE/DL, 6-5, 235, Raytown (Mo.) HS
Jacquies Smith, TE/DL, 6-4, 225, South Oak Cliff HS, Dallas
Robert Steeples, WR/DB, 6-1, 190, DeSmet HS, St. Louis
Drew Temple, RB/DB, 5-10, 190, Rockhurst HS, Kansas City, Mo.
George White, RB/LB, 6-2, 250, Harmony Prep, Flint, Mich.,
Rolandis Woodland, WR/DB, 6-5, 185, Harmony Prep, St. Louis
NEBRASKA
Antonio Bell, WR, 6-2, 180, Mainland, Daytona Beach
Will Compton, LB, 6-2, 230, North County HS, Bonne Terre, Mo.
Khiry Cooper, WR, 6-2, 180, Calvary Baptist Academy, Shreveport, La.
Ben Cotton, TE, 6-6, 230, Ames (Iowa) HS.
Alfonzo Dennard, DB, 5-10, 190, Wilcox County HS, Rochelle, Ga.
Sean Fisher, LB, 6-6, 225, Millard North HS, Omaha, Neb.
David Grant, OL, 6-6, 295, Killeen (Texas) HS.
Ricky Henry, OL, 6-4, 305, North Dakota State College of Science.
Tyson Hetzer, TE, 6-6, 245, Citrus (Calif.) CC.
Micah Kreikemeier, LB, 6-3, 210, West Point Central Catholic HS, West Point, Neb.
John Levorson, DB, 6-3, 190, Crete (Neb.) HS.
Tim Marlowe, WR, 5-10, 160, Cardinal Mooney HS, Youngstown, Ohio.
Cameron Meredith, DL, 6-4, 225, Mater Dei HS, Santa Ana, Calif.
Collins Okafor, RB, 6-1, 195, Westside HS, Omaha, Neb.
Courtney Osborne, ATH., 6-3, 175, South Garland HS, Garland, Texas.
Steven Osborne, WR, 6-4, 185, South Garland HS, Garland, Texas.
Kyler Reed, HB, 6-3, 220, St. Thomas Aquinas HS, Shawnee, Kan.
Justin Rogers, DB, 5-11, 180, Vestavia Hills HS, Birmingham, Ala.
P.J. Smith, DB, 6-2, 205, John Curtis HS, River Ridge, La.
Kody Spano, QB, 6-2, 205, Stephensville (Texas) HS.
Baker Steinkuhler, OL, 6-6, 290, Lincoln Southwest HS, Lincoln, Neb.
Brandon Thompson, OL, 6-6, 295, The Woodlands (Texas) HS.
Quentin Toailoa, DT, 6-4, 300, Redlands East Valley HS, Highland, Calif.
Lester Ward, RB, 6-3, 215, Brenham (Texas) HS.
Alonzo Whaley, LB/FB, 6-1, 225, Madisonville (Texas) HS.
David Whitmore, DB, 6-2, 185, Memorial HS, Port Arthur, Texas.
Josh Williams, DE, 6-4, 225, Ryan HS, Denton, Texas.
OKLAHOMA
Mike Balogun, LB, 6-2, 250, Lackawanna (Pa.) College, Upper Marlboro, Md.
J.R. Bryant, LB, 6-3, 230, Garden City (Kan.) Community College, Jesup, Ga.
Jermie Calhoun, RB, 6-0, 210, Van HS, Ben Wheeler, Texas
Daniel Franklin, LB, 6-3, 220, Habersham Central HS, Mount Airy, Ga.
Stephen Good, OL, 6-5, 305, Paris (Texas) HS
Ben Habern, OL, 6-4, 275, Liberty Christian School, Argyle, Texas
James Hanna, TE, 6-4, 215, Flower Mound (Texas) HS
Lamar Harris, DB, 6-5, 180, Gilmer (Texas) HS
Joseph Ibiloye, S, 6-4, 205, South Garland HS, Garland, Texas
Josh Jarboe, WR, 6-3, 195, Cedar Grove HS, Decatur, Ga.
Justin Johnson, RB, 6-1, 210, Gilmer (Texas) HS
Landry Jones, QB, 6-4, 210, Artesia (N.M.) HS
David King, DE, 6-4, 240, Strake Jesuit College Prep, Houston
Stacy McGee, DL, 6-4, 260, Muskogee (Okla.) HS
Dejuan Miller, WR, 6-5, 200, Metuchen (N.J.) HS
Britt Mitchell, OL, 6-6, 320, Roscoe (Texas) HS
Jameel Owens, WR, 6-3, 200, Muskogee (Okla.) HS
David Sims, S, 5-11, 198, Butte College, Gainesville
Casey Walker, DL, 6-3, 285, Garland (Texas) HS
R.J. Washington, DE, 6-4, 242, Keller Fossil Ridge HS, Fort Worth, Texas
Tress Way, K, 6-1, 190, Tulsa Union HS, Tulsa, Okla.
OKLAHOMA STATE
Isaiah Anderson, WR, 6-0, 175, Wichita Falls (Texas) HS
Lucien Antoine, S, 6-2, 210, Fort Scott CC , Coral Springs
Cooper Bassett, TE, 6-5, 235, Tuttle (Okla.) HS
Justin Blackmon, WR, 6-2, 190, Plainview HS, Ardmore, Okla.
Donald Booker, LB, 6-0, 225, Navarro JC, Houston
Brodrick Brown, DB, 5-8, 165, Westfield HS, Houston
DeJuan Davis, OL, 6-4, 295, Crowley HS, Fort Worth, Texas
Chris Donaldson, DT, 6-1, 285, Coffeyville CC , Anderson, S.C.
Alfred DuPree, LB, 6-2, 215, Skyline HS, Dallas
Jeremy Gray, DE, 6-6, 250, Sherman (Texas) HS
Maurice Gray, DB, 5-9, 180, Butler County CC, Kathleen, Ga.
Patrick Hoog, OL, 6-4, 295, Medina Valley HS, Castroville, Texas
Justin Horton, TE, 6-4, 220, Henderson (Texas) HS
Beau Johnson, RB, 5-11, 210, Butler County CC, Lawrenceville, Ga.
Victor Johnson, S, 6-1, 175, Waco (Texas) HS
Markelle Martin, S, 6-1, 180, Rider HS, Wichita Falls, Texas
Swanson Miller, DT, 6-4, 300, Butler County CC, Alachua
Travis Miller, RB, 5-11, 185, Marlin (Texas) HS
Andrew Mitchell, OL, 6-5, 300, Snow CC, Choctaw, Okla.
Jamal Mosley, TE, 6-4, 230, Kingsbury HS, Memphis, Tenn.
Nigel Nicholas, DE, 6-3, 260, Ridgeland HS, Rossville, Ga.
Jeremiah Price, DE, 6-2, 245, Jones County JC, Collins, Miss.
Adrian Richards, WR, 6-4, 190, Mesquite (Texas) HS
Quinn Sharp, K, 6-1, 185, Summit HS, Mansfield, Texas
Kye Staley, RB, 6-0, 215, Guthrie (Okla.) HS
Lane Taylor, OL, 6-2, 300, Martin HS, Arlington, Texas
Johnny Thomas, DB, 6-1, 175, Texas City (Texas) HS
TEXAS
Emmanuel Acho, LB, 6-2, 215, St. Mark's HS, Dallas
Nolan Brewster, DB, 6-1, 195, Mullen HS, Littleton, Colo.
Mark Buchanan, OL, 6-6, 285, Austin HS, Austin, Texas
Dan Buckner, WR, 6-4, 213, Allen (Texas) HS
Brock Fitzhenry, WR, 5-9, 171, Giddings (Texas) HS
Blake Gideon, DB, 6-1, 197, Leander (Texas) HS
D.J. Grant, WR, 6-3, 205, LBJ HS, Austin, Texas
DeSean Hales, WR, 5-11, 185, Klein Oak HS, Spring, Texas
Antoine Hicks, WR, 6-2, 193, Timberview HS, Mansfield, Texas
Jeremy Hills, RB, 6-0, 187, Alief Elsik HS, Houston
Jarvis Humphrey, DT, 6-2, 290, Cedar Hill (Texas) HS
Dravannti Johnson, LB, 6-2, 237, Nederland (Texas) HS
D.J. Monroe, DB, 5-9, 165, Angleton (Texas) HS
Tre' Newton, RB, 6-0, 193, Carroll HS, Southlake, Texas
Luke Poehlmann, OL, 6-6, 260, Brenham (Texas) HS
Kheeston Randall, DT, 6-5, 267, Kelly HS, Beaumont, Texas
Ryan Roberson, RB/LB, 5-10, 210, Brenham (Texas) HS
David Snow, OL, 6-4, 280, Gilmer (Texas) HS
Justin Tucker, K, 6-1, 171, Westlake HS, Austin, Texas
Aaron Williams, DB, 6-1, 175, McNeil HS, Round Rock, Texas
TEXAS A&M
Josh Ayers, TE, 6-4, 265, Trinity HS, Euless, Texas
Eddie Brown, DT, 6-0, 265, Waller (Texas) HS
Aaron Buckley, LB, 6-2, 220, Palacios (Texas) HS
Ricky Cavanaugh, LB, 6-2, 215, LBJ HS, Austin, Texas
Blake Chavis, TE, 6-5, 209, West Brook HS, Beaumont, Texas
Leroy Chevalier, OL, 6-5, 336, Yates HS, Houston
Rod Davis, DT, 6-1, 305, Aldine Eisenhower HS, Houston
Tommy Dorman, QB, 6-2, 206, Birdville HS, N. Richland Hills, Texas
Adren Dorsey, DT, 6-2, 297, Tyler (Texas) John Tyler HS
Terrence Frederick, DB, 5-10, 170, Katy (Texas) HS
Jeffrey Fuller, WR, 6-4, 206, Boyd HS, McKinney, Texas
Keon Furtch, S, 6-2, 190, Paris (Texas) HS
Trent Hunter, DB, 5-10, 185, Katy (Texas) HS
Jeffrey Hyde, OL, 6-5, 290, Covenant Christian HS, Colleyville, Texas
Tony Jerod, DE, 6-5, 256, DeSoto (Texas) HS
Chris Lathrop, OL, 6-4, 264, Cy Fair HS, Cypress, Texas
Kyle Mangan, FB, 6-2, 222, Brenham (Texas) HS
Matt Moss, DE, 6-2, 265, Grossmont (Calif.) CC
Brian Thomas, OL, 6-3, 270, Pearland (Texas) HS
Joe Villavisencio, OL, 6-4, 322, Jacksonville (Texas) HS
K.J. Williams, TE, 6-3, 233, North HS, Norman, Okla.
Andrew Wolridge, LB, 6-1, 228, Lexington (Texas) HS
TEXAS TECH
Donnie Carona, K, 6-0, 210, Kelly HS, Beaumont, Texas
Omar Castillo, OL, 6-6, 285, Goddard HS, Roswell, N.M.
Cody Davis, DB, 6-2, 205, Stephenville (Texas) HS
McKinner Dixon, DL, 6-3, 265, Cisco (Texas) JC
Seth Doege, QB, 6-2, 200, Friendship HS, Wolfforth, Texas
Cornelius Douglas, ATH., 5-9, 180, Lawton (Okla) HS
Joey Fowler, DL, 6-4, 271, Westmoore HS, Oklahoma City
Deveric Gallington, OL, 6-4, 320, Richland HS, N. Richland Hills, Texas
Ryan Haliburton, DL, 6-4, 234, Friendship HS, Wolfforth, Texas
Harrison Jeffers, RB, 5-9, 210, Eisenhower HS, Lawton, Okla.
Joe King, OL, 6-6, 297, Putnam City North HS, Oklahoma City
Broderick Marshall, DL, 6-5, 280, Tyler (Texas) JC
Terry McDaniel, OL, 6-7, 330, New Diana HS, Diana, Texas
Brandon Reid, ATH., 6-2, 208, Canutillo (Texas) HS
Jarell Routt, DB, 6-0, 205, Coffeyville (Kan.) CC
Brandon Sesay, DL, 6-6, 273, College of the Sequoias (Calif.)