2017 Cincinnati Football Early Enrolees
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2017 CINCINNATI FOOTBALL SIGNING CLASS ROSTER EARLY ENROLEES - 3 NAME POS HT WT CL ELIG HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL/LAST SCHOOL Jaelen Greene RB 5-11 190 Fr. HS Atlanta, Ga./Sandy Creek Cody Lamb OL 6-4 265 Fr. HS Miamisburg, Ohio/Miamisburg Blake Yager OL 6-5 300 So. JC Fort Wayne, Ind./Carroll/Iowa Western SIGNEES - 20 NAME POS HT WT CL ELIG HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL/LAST SCHOOL Kyle Bolden LB 6-1 218 Fr. HS Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain Coby Bryant DB 6-1 170 Fr. HS Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville Trent Cloud WR 6-1 191 Fr. HS Cleveland, Ohio/Bedford Darrick Forrest DB 6-0 185 Fr. HS Columbus, Ohio/Walnut Ridge Torrance Gibson QB 6-4 215 So. TR Plantation, Fla./American Heritage/Cincinnati State Noah Hamlin DB 6-0 160 Fr. HS Pittsburgh, Pa./Clairton Javan Hawes WR 6-0 181 Fr. HS Atlanta, Ga./Sandy Creek Wilson Huber TE 6-5 235 Fr. HS Indianapolis, Ind./Franklin Central Ben Hutch DT 6-3 315 Fr. HS Nashville, Tenn./Hillsboro Lorenzo McCaskill LB 6-2 200 Fr. HS Southfield, Mich./Southfield Vincent McConnell OT 6-6 241 Fr. HS Massillon, Ohio/Washington RJ Potts LB 6-3 205 Fr. HS Indianapolis, Ind./Fishers Desmond Ridder QB 6-4 195 Fr. HS Louisville, Ky./St. Xavier Jakari Robinson OL 6-2 290 Fr. HS Talladega, Ala./Munford Cole Smith K 6-1 178 Fr. HS Middletown, Ohio/Middletown Rashaad Stewart DB 6-0 180 Fr. HS Clearwater, Fla./Central Catholic Jabari Taylor DT 6-3 255 Fr. HS Akron, Ohio/Hoban Marquese Taylor DB 5-11 177 Fr. HS Atlanta, Ga./Lovejoy Michael Warren II RB 5-10 200 Fr. HS Toledo, Ohio/Central Catholic Jarell White DB 5-10 200 Fr. HS Cincinnati, Ohio/LaSalle 2017 CINCINNATI FOOTBALL EARLY ENROLEES PRIOR TO UC: Enrolled at UC in January 2017 to participate in spring football ... PRIOR TO UC: Came to UC in January 2017 and will take part in spring football a composite three-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout ... ESPN ... a two-star prospect by 247 and Scout ... 247 ranks him among the top- ranks him as one of the top-75 running backs nationally ... Sandy Creek was 20 junior college offensive tackles nationally ... comes to UC after a season 8-4 in 2016, falling to the Cairo Syrupmakers in the second round of the state at Iowa Western CC ... played in seven games for the Reivers, who finished playoffs ... tabbed as a Region 5-AAAA All-Region selection in 2016 ... rushed 164 6-6 on the season ... earned two letters in football for Coach Douglas Dinan times for 1,115 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior ... averaged 101.4 yards per at Carroll High School ... helped team to an 11-1 mark and the school’s first- game and 6.8 yards per carry ... topped the 100-yard plateau on six occasions ... ever Northeast Hoosier Conference Championship as a senior ... helped the in 2015, he rushed for 710 yards and eight TDs on 102 carries ... Sandy Creek HS Chargers to the best record in school history as a senior ... helped team to produced former UC standout WR Alex Chisum and current UC WR Javan Hawes three straight sectional titles ... all-conference as a junior and senior ... Indiana ... ran a Nike Sparq verified 4.38 40-yard dash ... committed to UC over interest Football Coaches Association All-State as a senior ... originally signed with Ball from East Carolina, Tulane and Western Michigan ... son of Nykia Grene. State out of high school ... chose UC over East Carolina and West Virginia ... son of Matthew and Mandi Yager ... one of six siblings, has three brothers and three sisters ... cousin, Adam Anderson, played football at Hanover College ... born Oct. 2, 1996, in Honolulu, Hawai‘i ... full name is Blake Matthew Yager. PRIOR TO UC: Enrolled at UC in January 2017 and will participate in spring football ... a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com and Scout.com ... a two-star pick by Rivals.com ... 247 rates him as one of the top 70 offensive lineman in the state of Ohio ... a tackle at Miamisburg, but projects as an offensive guard at the collegiate level ... comes from a run-oriented high school program ... named First-Team All Greater Western Ohio Conference and First-Team All GWOC West Division as a senior ... the Vikings averaged 265.9 yards per game in 2016 and rushed for a league-high 42 TDs ... team finished 10-3 in 2016, earning a share of the GWOC West Division championship, a fourth consecutive playoff berth, the school’s first postseason football victory, and a spot in the Regional Championship Game as one of the last eight teams in the OHSAA Division II playoffs ... The Vikings were 9-2 in 2015, winning the GWOC South Division, losing only Division I state runner-up Wayne and Lima Senior in a D-I first-round playoff game ... Miamisburg averaged 252.0 yards per game on the ground and scored 32 rushing TDs ... moved to offensive line from tight end after his freshman season ... chose UC over Air Force, Marshall and UConn among others. 2017 CINCINNATI FOOTBALL SIGNEES PRIOR TO UC: Standout local recruit who is one of the best linebackers in the PRIOR TO UC: A three-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com ... Scout state of Ohio … finalist for the 2016 National Football Foundation Joe Quinn ranks him as one of the top three cornerbacks in Ohio in the 2017 class ... Southwestern Ohio That’s Our Boy Award, recognizing a local senior football named honorable mention 2016 Associated Press All-Northeast Lakes District player who exemplifies excellence … a three-star prospect by 247Sports.com, Division II ... named a Senate League All-Star ... helped lead the Tarblooders ESPN.com and Scout.com … Rivals.com gives him two stars … Scout ranks him to a 7-0 record in Senate League play in 2016 ... tabbed as the NewsNet5 as the No. 2 OLB in the state of Ohio, No. 6 in the Midwest and a top-40 OLB Student-Athlete of the Week on Dec. 4, 2016 ... played both cornerback and nationally … part of three Greater Miami Conference Championship teams … safety as a junior, totaling 50 tackles, five PBUs and an interception ... coached an Associated Press Division I First-Team All-Ohio selection … named the AP by Ted Ginn Sr. ... brother Christian played defensive back at Ohio State (2010- Southwest District Defensive Player of the Year and a First-Team All-Southwest 14) and is a member of the Arizona Cardinals. District honoree … GMC Defensive Athlete of the Year and a First-Team All- GMC selection … Cincinnati Enquirer Division I Defensive Player of the Year and a First-Team All-City selection … JJHuddle First-Team All-Ohio at LB … led the No. 1 defensive in the GMC which gave up an average of 7.2 ppg and held half their opponents to single digits … Cardinals finished 11-1 and lost in overtime in the regional semifinals … totaled 76 tackles in the regular season, 11 tackles for loss, a GMC best four fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles, four pass break-ups, an interception and a 1.5 sacks … named the Larosa’s MVP of the Week on Nov. 22, 2016 … TriStateFootball.com’s Cincinnati Defensive Player of the Year for the 2015 season … first-ever junior to earn that award … also tabbed as a First-Team All-State, SWOFCA First-Team All-City honoree, First- Team All-GMC and a First-Team AP All-Southwest District honoree … also a Cincinnati Enquirer Honorable Mention All-City selection … Cardinals held 10 opponents under 14 points on the way to a 12-2 record a berth in the regional PRIOR TO UC: A three-star wideout by 247Sports.com and Rivals.com … finals … recorded 93 tackles, 3.5 sacks, a forced fumble recovery … a baseball Scout.com rates him with a pair of stars … Scout lists him as one of the top standout, playing catcher and outfield … hit .356 with 32 RBI (second in the four receivers in Ohio and is among the top 15 pass catchers in the Midwest GMC), a pair of home runs and 18 runs scored … earned Second-Team All- … 247Sports lists him as one of the 50-best players in Ohio’s 2017 class GMC and honorable mention all-city accolades … honor roll student … son of … recorded 26 receptions for 668 yards and eight TDs as a senior … also Lisa and Tom Bolden … has three siblings, Jake, Luke and Mitch … cousin Joe had a pair of kickoff return TDs … coached by Sean Williams ... three-sport played at Michigan … chose to play at UC over offers from 14 FBS institutions athlete who ran track and played basketball … high school teammate of UC … coached by his father Tom. DT Marquise Copeland … chose Cincinnati over offers from Toledo, Wisconsin and Miami (Ohio). 2017 CINCINNATI FOOTBALL SIGNEES PRIOR TO UC: A three-star pick from 247Sports.com and Rivals.com who is PRIOR TO UC: A composite three-star recruit by 247Sports.com, Rivals. regarded as one of the top players in Columbus … Scout.com lists him as a two- com and Scout.com … Scout ranks him as one of the top three receivers star prospect … Rivals ranked him as one of the top 45 players in the state of Ohio in Pennsylvania and among the best 13 wideouts in the east … helped lead following the 2016 season … was a second-team selection to the 2016 Associated his team to an undefeated regular season and a berth in the PIAAA Class Press All-Central District football team … recorded 54 tackles, four interceptions, 1A Championship game … was versatile as a prep, playing QB, WR and DB … three forced fumbles, three passes defended and a fumble recovery as a senior projects at defensive back for the Bearcats … earned Pennsylvania Football … also returned kicks, averaging 27.8 yards per return on six attempts … was an Writers Class 1A All-State honors at QB and was tabbed as a Pennsylvania offensive target, hauling in 224 receptions for 514 yards and eight TDs … averaged Football News First-Team All-State athlete … completed 51 of 99 passes for 20.6 yards per reception … tallied 53 tackles in his first two seasons as a varsity 1,061 yards and 10 TDs ..