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BRUIN NEWCOMERS #2 ANTHONY BARR #49 DERRICK BRYANT Tailback :: 6-5 :: 228 :: Fr. Defensive Line :: 6-3 :: 236 :: Fr. San Pedro, CA :: Loyola HS Columbus, OH :: Brookhaven HS HIGH SCHOOL - Played three seasons at Los Angeles Loyola HS for coaches Jeff HIGH SCHOOL - Earned three letters in football as a tight end and defensive end Kearin and Adam Guerra ... Tom Lemming All-American (No. 14 player nationally) at Columbus, OH Brookhaven HS ... Ranked No. 34 among strongside defensive ends ... Rated No. 1 athlete by Tom Lemming/Max Preps ... Member of Dream Team (No. by rivals.com ... SuperPrep All-Midwest (No. 60 prospect) ... Rated No. 85 defensive 33 national prospect) ... Rated No. 50 national prospect and No. 5 athlete by rivals. end by ESPN.com ... No. 86 defensive end as selected by scout.com ... Earned three com ... Ranked No. 100 national prospect and No. 10 outside linebacker by scout. stars from scout.com and rivals.com ... PrepStar All-Region selection ... Rated No. 36 com ... SuperPrep All-American (No. 10 athlete) ... Rated No.8 player in California player in Ohio by scout.com and No. 39 by rivals.com ... As a senior, he was credited by rivals.com and No. 14 by scout.com ... Rated No. 18 player in West by scout. with 101 tackles, including 19.5 sacks while helping team to 10-3 record ... Named com ... Rated No. 22 player in CA/NV/HI region by SuperPrep ... Member of The fi rst-team All-Metro, All-City, All-District and All-State ... Recorded 85 tackels and Sporting News Top 100 (No. 72) and ESPN 150 (No. 102) ... Rated No. 11 athlete by 12 sacks as a junior ... Also lettered three seasons in basketball and two seasons in ESPN.com ... Earned four stars from scout.com and rivals.com ... Member of Tacoma track and fi eld - hurdles, 400m, 800m events. News-Tribune Western 100 ... Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West honorable mention ... Missed virtually all of his senior season to injury ... Selected for the U.S. PERSONAL - Full Name: Derrick Isaiah Bryant … Born: April 13, 1992 in Columbus, Army All-America Game, but was unable to participate ... As a junior, he earned fi rst- OH … Parents: Lorenzo Bryant and Joleata Howell … Has an older brother, Josh team All-State Underclass honors after rushing for 1,890 yards and 20 touchdowns ... Dad played college basketball ... Lists his biggest thrill in sports as advancing to ... Also lettered four seasons in track for coach Michael Porterfi eld. the playoffs during his senior season ... NBA standout Michael Jordan is his favorite athlete … Hobbies include basketball, hanging out with friends and working out ... PERSONAL - Full Name: Anthony Barr … Born: March 18, 1992 in South Bend, Also likes to cook. IN … Parents: Tony Brooks and Lori Barr … Has one younger brother, Nicholas ... Dad played fullback at Notre Dame and was a fourth-round pick of the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1992 NFL draft ... Three uncles also played in the NFL ... Lists his biggest thrill in sports as being named to the Army All-American HS game ... Lists the NFL's Ricky Williams and the NBA's Kobe Bryant as the athletes he admires the most … Hobbies include going to the beach and playing basketball. #11 DARIUS BELL #98 SEALI’I EPENESA Quarterback :: 5-11 :: 207 :: So. Defensive Line :: 6-2 :: 320 :: Fr. San Francisco, CA :: Archbishop Riordan HS/CC of San Francisco Walpahu, HI :: 'Iolani HS CC OF SAN FRANCISCO - Played football the 2009 season at City College of HIGH SCHOOL - Played football at Honolulu, HI 'Iolani HS for coach Wendell San Francisco for coach George Rush ... Started at quarterback and led the team Look ... Ranked No. 50 defensive tackle nationally by scout.com ... PrepStar All- to a 9-1 record and a share of fi rst place in the NorCal Conference ... Completed Region selection ... Rated No. 53 player in CA/NV/HI region by SuperPrep ... Rated 143 of 247 passes for 1,982 yards and 21 touchdowns ... Threw fi ve intercetions and No. 77 defensive tackle by ESPN.com ... Rated No. 7 player in Hawaii by scout. posted a 149.31 pass effi ciency rating (fourth-best mark in the Northern California com and No. 14 by rivals.com ... No. 70 player in the West (scout.com) ... Made 82 Football Association rankings) ... Rushed 139 times for 751 yards and 11 scores ... tackles, including 10 sacks and 18 tackles for loss ... Earned three stars from scout. Compiled 2,733 yards of total offense and 788 all-purpose yards ... The team ranked com and rivals.com ... Named Interscholastic League Honolulu Defensive Player of 10th in total offense in the Northern California Football Association (401.1 yards the Year as a senior. per game) ... Bell was fi fth in the Northern California Football Association in total offense (273.3 yds/g) ... He ranked 11th in passing yards (198.2) and 16th in rushing PERSONAL - Full Name: Sealii Apefa'i Siania Epenesa … Born: March 25, 1992… yards per game (75.1). Parents: Sealii Epenesa, Jr. and Feagaimaleata Donna Siania Epenesa ... Has no brothers or sisters … Hobbies include hanging out with family and watching movies. HIGH SCHOOL - Played his junior and senior seasons at San Francisco's Riordan High School for coach Mike Langridge ... Named All-State as a senior (2007) while leading the Crusaders to their fi rst-ever Central Coast Section title ... Ran for one score and threw four scoring passes in the championship game (Medium Schools Division) ... Earned fi rst-team All-West Catholic Athletic League honors as a senior and was a second-team selection in 2006 ... Named League Quarterback of the Year in 2007. PERSONAL - Full Name: Darius Bell … Born: May 26, 1990 … Parents: Michael and Elizabeth Bell … Has two brothers, Kahlil (who played tailback for the Bruins from 2005-2008 and now plays for the Chicago Bears) and Roechard, and three sisters, Danielle, Nerisa and Legalo. 57 BRUIN NEWCOMERS #57 WESLEY FLOWERS #63 KODY INNES Defensive Line :: 6-4 :: 257 :: Fr. Offensive Line :: 6-4 :: 279 :: Fr. Fresno, CA :: Edison HS Scottsdale, AZ :: Saguaro HS HIGH SCHOOL - Played football at Fresno, CA Edison HS for coach Tim McDonald HIGH SCHOOL - Played four seasons at Scottsdale, AZ Saguaro HS for coach John ... Saw action at defensive tackle and end ... Ranked No. 79 defensive tackle nationally Sanders as an offensive guard/tackle and defensive end ... SuperPrep All-American by rivals.com ... Rated No. 80 defensive tackle by scout.com ... Rated No. 100 player (No. 30 offensive lineman) ... Ranked No. 33 offensive tackle by rivals.com ... Rated in California by scout.com ... Rated No. 113 player in CA/NV/HI region by SuperPrep No. 34 offensive tackle by scout.com ... Rated No. 43 offensive tackle by ESPN.com ... Earned three stars from scout.com and rivals.com ... PrepStar All-Region selection ... No. 3 player in Arizona (rivals.com) and No. 5 (SuperPrep/scout.com) ... No. 78 ... As a senior, he made 75 tackles, including four sacks, 20 tackles for loss and one player in the West (scout.com) ... Four stars from rivals.com and three stars from interception ... Named MVP of the defensive line ... As a junior, he had 65 tackles, scout.com ... PrepStar All-Region ... Member of Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100 ... 15 tackles for loss and six sacks ... Also lettered in wrestling. Played on three-straight 4A-1 State Championship teams (2006-07-08) ... His team lost in the State semifi nals as a senior ... Team set a State 4A record with 38-game PERSONAL - Full Name: Willie E. Flowers … Born: December 3, 1991 in Fresno, winning streak ... National Football Foundation AZ Scholar Athlete ... Nominated for CA … Parents: Randy Flowers and Debra Lewis … Has two brothers and two the Red Zone Player of the Year award ... Team captain and Most Valuable Player as sisters ... Lists his biggest thrill in sports as winning the fi rst Division II section a senior ... Named All-Arizona ... First team 4-A All-State ... First-team All-Region ... championship at Edison HS since 2002. First-team All-NE Valley ... Chosed to play on the fi rst-ever Team USA v. the World game, a pre-Pro Bowl event in Jan. of 2010. PERSONAL - Full Name: Kody Alexander Innes … Born: October 15, 1991 in La Jolla, CA… Parents: Kahle and Jane Innes … Has a sister, Kira ... Lists his biggest thrill in sports as winning three consecutive State Championships and beating his school rivals 21-0 during the regular season and 38-0 in the State championship game ... Lists Pat Tillman as the athlete he admires the most … Hobbies include playing video games ... Has an interest in a career in medicine. #67 CASEY GRIFFITHS #8 ANTHONY JEFFERSON Offensive Line :: 6-4 :: 286 :: So. Defensive Back :: 6-1 :: 177 :: Fr. Roseville, CA :: Woodcreek HS/American River College Los Angeles, CA :: Cathedral HS AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE - Played the 2009 season at American River HIGH SCHOOL - Played three seasons at Los Angeles, CA Cathedral HS for coach College in Sacramento, CA for coach Jerry Hafl ich ... Started at offensive guard and Kevin Pearson ... Rated No. 170 national prospect and No. 14 athlete by rivals.com earned All-Mid Empire Conference honors ... Also garnered All-State and All-America ... Rated No. 164 national prospect and No. 15 cornerback by scout.com ...PrepStar recognition ... His team generated 476.6 yards of offense per game in 2009 to rank All-American ... SuperPrep All-American (No. 36 wide receiver) ... Tom Lemming fi rst in the Northern California Football Association ... The team averaged 201.9 All-American (No. 240 national prospect at wr) ... Rated No. 24 player in California yards rushing per game to rank fourth-best in that category and scored at a 35.5 by scout.com and No.