WHEELING, W.Va. (Feb. 4)
– The Wheeling University football team announced its 2021 recruiting class with the addition of three transfer students that are already enrolled and 27 high school seniors that signed national letters of intent Wednesday on National Signing Day.
The Cardinals, under fourth-year Head Coach
Zac Bruney, did not play in the fall of 2020 after postponing the season due to the pandemic. Wheeling is scheduled to play a five-game spring schedule starting on Thursday, March 11 against Fairmont State at Bishop Schmitt Field.
"I am extremely proud of our staff and their tireless work to put together, what we feel, is one of the best Division II recruiting classes in the country," said Bruney. "This recruiting cycle, like everything else in the past 11 months, has been difficult to navigate. We weren't able to travel to schools and meet with coaches last April and May. The Seniors to be also lost out on the "Camp Circuit" in the summer, so that was hard as well. We didn't travel to schools for in-persons meetings with players and coaches in November and December like a normal recruiting cycle would allow."
The past year was anything but a normal recruiting cycle. Many high schools played a limited fall schedule or did not play at all, making it very challenging for the Cardinal coaching staff to evaluate the class of 2021.
"Some were able to get a senior season played to get as much updated film as they could, primarily based on their states and locations. Some were have not been able to play any games this season. Some, like us, are trending towards competing this Spring. That is very difficult and hard on these young men and families who are looking to further their education by playing a sport," he added.
"But, junior tape evaluation, in-person on campus visits done safely, and working with their High School Coaches to dot all the I's and cross all the T's led to what we were able to do, especially once we were able to get guys visiting in the summer months, throughout the fall, and then of course in December and January."
Bruney was very appreciative for the support of the entire Wheeling University staff and community that helped ensure potential student-athletes had the opportunity to safely visit the campus during the past year.
"Our campus conducting business the right way and safely allowed us to do that. From our athletic department, our admissions team, our housekeeping, security, physical plant staffs, and everyone in between has helped in some form or fashion, and we are really grateful for it."
In addition to a trio of transfer students, Wheeling signed 27 high school seniors that includes six defensive backs, six offensive lineman, three defensive lineman, three linebackers, three wide receivers, two running backs, two quarterbacks, a tight end and a punter.
"We addressed the needs of the current roster from a positional standpoint, adding depth and talent to the areas that we wanted to focus on," Bruney said. "I think our staff has done a great job of that, and we feel strongly about the value of these young men being added to our University and team from a core value, academic, and talent standpoint. You never truly know what you got until you get them here full-time in August, but we are excited for this initial wave and we will look to add a few more pieces as we go through the winter and into the Spring."
More information about each of the 30 members of the 2021 recruiting class can be found below.
| Name |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Hometown |
High School (Previous School) |
| Equan Anderson |
DB |
6-0 |
170 |
Fort Pierce, Fla. |
Vero Beach |
| Brendon Barksdale |
DB |
6-0 |
185 |
Waldorf, Md. |
North Point |
| Wendell Bethel |
WR |
5-10 |
189 |
Vero Beach, Fla. |
Vero Beach |
| Trey Brady |
P |
6-2 |
185 |
Vero Beach, Fla. |
Vero Beach |
| Emmanuel Brown |
DE |
6-2 |
230 |
Baltimore, Md. |
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute |
| Ryan Cammas |
QB |
5-11 |
190 |
Gainesville, Va. |
Paul VI Catholic |
| Dylan Garretson |
OL |
6-0 |
240 |
Massillon, Ohio |
Massillon Washington |
| Ahmaad Hill* |
RB |
5-7 |
183 |
Ft. Pierce, Fla. |
Performance Based Prep |
| TJ Hines |
LB |
6-1 |
230 |
Woodbridge, Va. |
Melbourne |
| Melvin Holloway |
WR |
5-11 |
205 |
Washington, D.C |
H.D. Woodson |
| Jorden Howard |
DB |
6-1 |
185 |
Columbus, Ohio |
Pickerington Central |
| Chris Jones |
DB |
5-11 |
190 |
Largo, Md. |
Charles H. Flowers |
| Keimon Jones |
OL |
6-4 |
240 |
Youngstown, Ohio |
Struthers |
| AJ Leasure |
LB |
6-1 |
210 |
Sunbury, Ohio |
Big Walnut |
| Payton Marling |
WR |
6-0 |
185 |
Wheeling, W.Va. |
Wheeling Central Catholic |
| Cole Matthews |
TE |
6-3 |
225 |
Columbus, Ohio |
Bishop Ready |
| David McIntyre |
OL |
6-3 |
295 |
Rootstown, Ohio |
Rootstown |
| Cameron McMillion |
DB |
6-0 |
155 |
Laurel, Md. |
Duval |
| Stevie Mitchell |
RB |
5-7 |
170 |
Wheeling, W.Va. |
Wheeling Park |
| Alex Meade* |
LB |
6-3 |
210 |
Barnesville, Ohio |
Barnesville (Coastal Carolina) |
| Ahkeem Morgan* |
OL |
6-6 |
375 |
Baltimore, Md. |
Franklin (Urbana University) |
| Trey Oakley |
LB |
6-2 |
230 |
Baltimore, Md. |
Loyola Blakefield |
| Drew Pasadyn |
DL |
6-2 |
285 |
Kent, Ohio |
Archbishop Hoban |
| Qaevon Patterson |
DB |
5-9 |
170 |
Hanover, Md. |
St. Vincent Pallotti |
| Romello Sanford |
LB |
5-10 |
203 |
Hattiesburg, Miss. |
Chartiers Valley (Pa.) |
| Peter Schmitt |
OL |
6-4 |
300 |
Stow, Ohio |
St. Vincent-St. Mary |
| Reuben Simiyu |
DE |
6-2 |
240 |
Westerville, Ohio |
Westerville North |
| Hunter Simmons |
OL |
6-2 |
279 |
Hebron, Ohio |
Heath |
| Mason Stanley |
QB |
6-2 |
205 |
Lenoir City, Tenn. |
Gallatin |
| Malachi Watkins |
RB |
5-10 |
185 |
Cleveland, Ohio |
St. Edwards |
| Koldan Wiley |
OL |
6-2 |
285 |
Richwood, Ohio |
North Union |
* Mid-year transfer
EQUAN ANDERSON | 6-0 | 170 | DB | FORT PIERCE, Fla.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Vero Beach High School under coach Lenny Jankowski … Played football and track … Defensive Player of the Game
PERSONAL
Son of Latoya Adderly … Siblings - Emmanuel, Elijah and Ejyla
FAVORITES
Hobbies – Playing football; Food – Wings and pizza; Music – Rap; Teams – Seattle Seahawks; Athletes – Jalen Ramsey
BRENDON BARKSDALE | 6-0 | 185 | DB | WALDORF, Md.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at North Point High School under coach Tome Petre … Two year letter winner … High Honor Roll … National Society of High School Honors
PERSONAL
Son of Reggie and LaShonda Barksdale … Siblings – Devone Boone and Devante Stamps … Brother Devone played at Bowie State in 2014-2015
FAVORITES
Hobbies – Playing video games and hanging out with friends and family; Food – Pizza; Music – Rap; Teams – Washington Wizards and the Philadelphia Eagles; LeBron James, Mike Vick, Lamar Jackson, Tyrann Mathieu and John Wall
WENDELL BETHEL | 5-10 | 189 | WR | VERO BEACH, Fla.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Vero Beach High School under coach Lenny Jankowski … Played football track and baseball … 4 year varsity football player … 2 year varsity starter … lead team in touchdowns … 3 year track runner … 2x All-District runner
PERSONAL
Son of Randy and Robyn Bethel … Siblings - Torri, Patrick, and Tijah … Brother Patrick played football at Miami for four years … Father Randy Bethel played football at Miami for four years. … Sister Torri played softball at Santa Fa and Thomasville two years each … Mother Robyn Bethel ran track at WVW
FAVORITES
Hobbies - Spending time with family and friends, golfing, listening to music, and going for runs; Food - Bacon cheeseburgers and BBQ wings; Music - Rap, old school jams, and country; Teams – Cleveland Browns and Golden State Warriors; Athletes – Odell Beckham Jr., Kobe Bryant and Devante Smith
TREY BRADY | 6-2 | 185 | P | VERO BEACH, Fla.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Vero Beach High School under coach Lenny Jankowski … Played football for four years and letter Junior and Senior year … 2-time District Champs. 2-time Regional finals appearance.
PERSONAL
Son of Bill and Kim Brady … Siblings – Addison Brady
FAVORITES
Hobbies - Fishing, playing guitar, and making music; Food – Chicken Wings; Country Music and specifically Tyler Childers; Tampa Bay Buccaneers; Athlete – Josh Allen
EMMANUEL BROWN | 6-2 | 230 | DE | BALTIMORE, Md.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute under coach Mark O'Neal … Honor Roll
PERSONAL
Son of John Thompson and Marlon Brown … Siblings – Anaya Brown
FAVORITES
Hobbies – Reading, yoga, and lifting weights; Food – Spaghetti; Music – Hip Hop/rap; Teams – New York Giants; Athletes – Rueben Foster
RYAN CAMMAS |5-11 | 190 | QB | GAINESVILLE, Va.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Paul VI Catholic High School under coach Michael Grandizio … Four year football varsity letter winner … A/B Honor Roll all for years
PERSONAL
Son of Ray and Diane Cammas … Siblings – Kyle, Hunt and Mary
FAVORITES
Hobbies – Music, gaming and fishing; Food – Lasagna; Music – Rap; Teams – Dallas Cowboys and the Boston Celtics; Athletes – Aaron Rodgers, Kyler Murray and LeBron James
DYLAN GARRETSON | 6-0 | 240 | G | MASSILLON, Ohio
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Massillon Washington High School
PERSONAL
Son of Jackie Jeter … siblings – Cara and Grayson Jeter … majoring in Construction Management
FAVORITES
Hobbies/Interests – working on trucks and making memories with friends and family; Food – steak; Music – country; Artists – Hank Williams Jr. and Cody Jinks; Team – San Francisco 49ers; Athletes – Jason Kelce and Kyle Snyder
AHMAAD HILL | 5-7 | 183 | RB | FT. PIERCE, Fla.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Performance Based Prep under Coach Woodie … Played football and track … Rushing leader and All-Conference
PERSONAL
Son of Keenya Mitchell … Siblings – Ahmanuel Thorpe and Ahkeem Mitchell … Ahmanuel Thorpe Northern Dame College … Ahkeem Mitchell Gardner Webb University
FAVORITES
Hobbies – Teach painting, track and pre bet; Food – Chinese food; Music – Hip Hop and Kodak Black; Teams – Kansas City Chiefs; Athletes – Clyde Edwards-Helaire
TJ HINES | 6-1 | 230 | LB | WOODBRIDGE, Va.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Melbourne Senior High School … all-district, All-Space Coast … Honor Roll
PERSONAL
Son of Karen and Dennell Hines … siblings – Dennell and Denzel Hines, Lonte and Deonte Jennings … majoring in Biology and Physical Therapy
FAVORITES
Hobbies/Interests – cooking and lifting weights; Food – crab legs; Music – rap and country; Artists – Lil Tjay, Lil Durk, Lil Baby, Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean; Teams- Washington Football Team, Washington Nationals; Athletes – Bo Jackson and Sean Taylor
MELVIN HOLLOWAY | 5-11 | 205 | WR | WASHINGTON, D.C.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at H.D. Woodson under coach Greg Fuller … played football, track, and basketball … Turkey Bowl Runner up … Distinguished Honor Roll
PERSONAL
Son of Melvin and Cornelia Holloway … Siblings – Amelle Holloway
FAVORITES
Hobbies – Working out, playing video games and social media; Food – Seafood Alfredo and ribs; Music – Rap; Teams – Boston Celtics and Minnesota Vikings; Athletes - Davantae Adams, Justin Jefferson, Tyreek Hill
JORDEN HOWARD | 6-1 | 185 | S/DB | COLUMBUS, Ohio
HIGH SCHOOL
Played a Pickerington Central High School under coach Jay Sharrett … Three year letter winner in football and track … 1x State Championship … 1x State Runner up
PERSONAL
Son of George Howard and Bridged Bond … Siblings – Garon Howard, Devin Howard, Markaelon Howard, Da'veon Cogar, Jovan Howard, Te Cogar and Juhmaun Howard … Devin played football at Akron … Garon played football at Alderson Broaddua … Dad played small forward wing for Kansas City College
FAVORITES
Hobbies – Working out, playing PS4 and watching sports; Food – Mac n Cheese; Music – Rap and Lil Durk; Teams – Dallas Cowboys and the Ohio State Buckeyes; Athletes – Jamal Adams, Denzel Ward and LeBron James
CHRIS JONES | 5-11 | 190 | DB | LARGO, Md.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Charles H. Flowers High School under coach Dameon Powel … Played football and track … Honor Roll
PERSONAL
Son of Althea Brown and Robert Jones … Siblings – Simone and Ahmad Jones
FAVORITES
Hobbies - Community service, working out, and investing in stocks; Food – My mom's lasagna; Music - I like to listen to rap music and a little bit of R&B; Teams – Washington Football Team; Athletes – Jalen Ramsey
KEIMON JONES | 6-4 | 240 | OL | YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Struthers High School under coach John Bayuk … 1st team Mahoning county … 2nd team All-NE8
PERSONAL
Son of Loretta and Keith Jones … Siblings - Allan Carter, Brionna Jones and Keith Jones
FAVORITES
Hobbies – Football and Netflix; Food – Hamburgers; Music – Rap and R&B; Teams – Pittsburgh Steelers and Los Angeles Lakers; LeBron James
AJ LEASURE | 6-1 | 210 | LB | SUNBURY, Ohio
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Big Walnut High School … All-OCC, All-Delaware County, All-District, Defensive MVP … 4x Scholar Athlete Award
PERSONAL
Son of Jennifer and Delbert Leasure … siblings – Morgan and Makenna Hemming, Carson Leasure … majoring in Physical Therapy
FAVORITES
Hobbies/Interests – being around friends and being outdoors … Food – steak; Music – hip-hop; Teams – Cincinnati Bengals, Cincinnati Reds, Columbus Blue Jackets; Athletes – LeBron James, Denzel Ward, and Joe Burrow
PAYTON MARLING | 6-0 |185 | WR | WHEELING, W.Va.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Wheeling Central Catholic under coach Mike Young … Football 4-year letter winner, Track 4-year letter winner, Basketball 1-year letter winner … 2017 Freshman Of The Year … 2018 1st Team All Valley … 2018 All Valley Small School 1st Team … 2018 2nd Team All State … 2018 Electrifying Play Of The Year Nominee … 2018 State Champion … 2019 1st Team All Valley … 2019 All Valley Small School 1st Team … 2019 Special Honorable Mention All State
2019 State Champion … 2020 1st Team All Valley … 2020 All Small School 1st Team … 2020 1st Team All State … 2020 Big 22 Player Of The Year Nominee … Honor Roll (Grades 9-12) … Spanish Club … Wheeling Central Canned Food Drive
PERSONAL
Son of Mark and Julie Joseph, Timmy Marling … Siblings - Paxton and Taci Marling … Phil Niekro- Cousin, Atlanta Braves (1966, 1987), Toronto Blue Jays (1987), New York Yankees (1984) and Cleveland Indians (1986) … Joe Niekro- Cousin, Chicago Cubs (1967–1969), San Diego Padres (1969), Detroit Tigers (1970–1972), Atlanta Braves (1973–1974), Houston Astros (1975–1985), New York Yankees (1985–1987) and Minnesota Twins (1987–1988)
FAVORITES
Hobbies – Playing Madden, Working out and sleeping; Food – Steak; Music – R&B; Cleveland Browns; Athletes – Jarvis Landry and Derrick Henry
COLE MATTHEWS | 6-3 | 225 | TE | COLUMBUS, Ohio
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Bishop Ready High School under coach Joel Cutler … Played football (letter three years) and basketball … 2nd Team All-State, 1st Team All-District, 1st Team All-CCL, Special Mention All-Metro, Special Mention All-District … 1st and 2nd Honors and distinction all 4 years
PERSONAL
Son of Jeanette and Robert Piper … Siblings - Olyvia Piper, Kylie Matthews, Chelsea Matthews
FAVORITES
Hobbies - Video Games, Sports Cards, Hunting and Working Out; Food – Pecan Pie; Music – Hip Hop; Teams – Oregon Ducks and the Tennessee Titans; Athletes - Rob Gronkowski, Travis Kelce, Aaron Donald
DAVID MCINTYRE | 6-3 | 295 | G | ROOTSTOWN, Ohio
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Rootstown High School under coach Bob Treharn … Three letters in football … One letter in wrestling … One letter in Track … All Ohio Honorable Mention 2020 … 1st Team All Inland District 2020 … 1st Team All PTC 2020 … MVP of the team 2020 … 2nd Team All Inland District 2019 … 1st Team All PTC 2019 … State Playoffs 2019 … Best Offensive Linemen 2020 … 1st Team All PTC Honorable Mention 2018 … State playoffs 2018 … Portage Trail Conference Champions 2017 … Elite Eight State Playoffs 2017 … Scholar Athlete Award
PERSONAL
Son of David and Laci McIntyre … Siblings – Jameson and Brooklynn McIntyre … Dad played at Kansas State 1994-1998
FAVORITES
Hobbies – Fishing and working on truck; Food – Wings; Music – Rap and country; Team – Kansas City Chiefs; Athletes – Patrick Mahomes
CAMERON MCMILLION | 6-0 | 155 | FS | LAUREL, Md.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Duval High School under coach David Kosloski … Three-year football letter winner … One-year letter winner in indoor track … Two-year Letter winner in outdoor track … 2019 Player of the Year (Overall, Offensive and Special Teams) … National Honor Society and Air Force Junior ROTC (Master Sargent)
PERSONAL
Son of Scott and Tracey McMillion … Siblings - Nyasia, Spencer and Elyse
FAVORITES
Hobbies – Reading and playing video games; Teams - Baltimore Ravens and the Los Angeles Lakers; Athletes - Julio Jones, Lamar Jackson, Lebron James
ALEX MEADE | 6-3 | 210 | BARNESVILLE, Ohio
PRIOR TO WHEELING UNIVERSITY
Attended Coastal Carolina University (did not play) … dean's list
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Barnesville High School … All-Ohio, All-Times Leader, All-Eastern District, played in OVAC All-Star Game
PERSONAL
Son of Kelly and Rick Meade … siblings – Zack and Marshall … father – Rick played baseball at Kent State and Waynesburg, brother – Zack played football at West Liberty … majoring in Exercise Science
FAVORITES
Hobbies/Interests – hunting, fishing, sports; Food – chicken over rice; Music – country;
Teams – Pittsburgh Pirates, Pittsburgh Steelers; Athlete – Andrew McCutchen
STEVIE MITCHELL | 5-7 | 170 | RB | WHEELING, W.Va.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Wheeling Park for Head Coach Chris Daugherty … two-time all-state, TRAC Player of the Year, Mid-Ohio Valley Outstanding Running Back Award … wrestling … Drug Free Club
PERSONAL
Son of Steve Mitchell and Christie Hyde … majoring in Business
FAVORITES
Hobbies/Interests – working out and hanging with friends; Food – Pizza; Music – hip-hop; Team – Cleveland Browns, Ohio State
AHKEEM MORGAN | 6-6 | 375 | OL | BALTIMORE, Md.
PRIOR TO WHEELING UNIVERSITY
Played one season at Urbana
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Franklin High School
PERSONAL
Son of Sonja, Dayo, and Lawrence … siblings – Nikki, Rachel, Sara, and Lawrence Jr. … majoring in Exercise Science
FAVORITES
Hobbies/Interests – going to car meets, pets; Food – African; Music – Trap and old-school R&B;
Team – Baltimore Ravens; Athlete – John Cena
TREY OAKLEY | 6-2 | 230 | MLB | BALTIMORE, Md.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Loyola Blakefield under coach Anthony Zehyoue … Letter for varsity in football and baseball … Played AAU baseball for US Elite … Black Student Union
PERSONAL
Son of Nicole Oakley and Robert Lyseight … Siblings – Richard and Nicholas Oakley
FAVORITES
Hobbies - I love to help the homeless out when I get a chance, I like to go to my part time job, I also like to hang out with my friends at the mall; Food – Seafood pasta; Music – Hip Hop; Teams – Pittsburgh Steelers; Athletes – Devin White
DREW PASADYN | 6-2 | 285 | DL | KENT, Ohio
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Archbishop Hoban High School under coach Tim Tyrrell … Two-time football letter winner … Two-time wrestling letter winner … One-time lacrosse letter winner … Three-time NCL Champ … Two-time State Champ
PERSONAL
Son of T.J. and Paty Pasadyn … Siblings – Ryan Pasadyn
FAVORITES
Hobbies - Spending time with friends and family, lacrosse, listening to music and collecting posters; Food – Chicken Parm; Music - Rap/hip-hop and rock, Lil Uzi Vert, Kanye West, MF DOOM, Denzel Curry, Blink-182, Sublime, Tyler the Creator, and Mac Miller; Teams – Celevland Cavilers, Indians and Browns; Athletes - Lebron James, Kevin Love, Jason Kelce, and Nikola Jokic
QAEVON PATTERSON-STEINBERG | 5-9 | 170 | S | HANOVER, Md.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at St. Vincent Pallotti High School under coach Tony Ashley … 2x Championship Wins, 1x Runner Up
PERSONAL
Son of Sharron Patterson and Gary Steinberg … Siblings - Laela Steinberg
FAVORITES
Hobbies - Reselling shoes, working out, video games and hanging out with friends; Food – Macaroni and cheese; Music – Hip hop; Teams - Washington Football Team and Golden State Warriors; Athletes - Tyrann Mathieu and Stephen Curry
ROMELLO SANFORD | 5-10 | 203 | HATTIESBURG, Miss.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Chartiers Valley High School under coach Dan Knause … 2nd team All-Conference 20-21 season
PERSONAL
Son of Bobby Sanford … Siblings – Deshawn Sanford, Calvin Sanford, Chloe Sanford, Colby Sanford, Shanice Rogers
FAVORITES
Hobbies – Lifting weights, hanging out, playing games and listening to music; Food – Pizza; Music – Hip-Hop and Fredo Bang; Seattle Seahawks; Athletes – J.J Watt, T.J. Watt, Sean Taylor and Ray Lewis
PETER SCHMITT | 6-4 | 300 | OT | STOW, Ohio
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at St. Vincent-St. Mary's High School under coach Robert Nickol … Football- 4 year lettermen … Track and Field-2 year lettermen … Athletic Training-3 year lettermen … Men's Volleyball-1 year lettermen … Blue-Grey All-American … Mu Alpha Theta
PERSONAL
Son of Jeff and Lisa Schmitt … Siblings – Erika and Andrew Schmitt
FAVORITES
Hobbies - Model railroading, Martial Arts and Guitar; Music – Rock and Roll, Led Zeppelin, Billy Squier and Van Halen; Teams - Pittsburgh Pirates, Penguins, and Steelers, Boston Celtics and Wheeling Nailers; Athletes – T.J. Watt
REUBEN SIMIYU | 6-0 | 240 | DE | WESTERVILLE, Ohio
HIGH SCHOOL
Played Westerville North under coach Bryan Johnson … Football three year letter winner … 1st Team All-OCC 2019 … 2nd Team All-District 2019 … 1st Team All-OCC 2020 … 1st Team All-District 2020 … Honorable Mention All-State 2020 … Team Captain 2020 … 14 Honor Roll Achievements … 6 Scholar-Athlete Awards … Academic Letter … Superior Academic Performance Award … Academic Excellence in Mathematics … AP Scholar Award
PERSONAL
Reuben Simiyu and Akinyi Opanga … Siblings - Joshua Simiyu, Lucas Simiyu
FAVORITES
Hobbies - Video Games, basketball, volleyball, fishing, hanging with friends and football; Food – PB&J or Cheesesteak; Music – All types of Music, Juice Wrld, Polo G, Kid Laroi, Billie Eilish and Jack Harlow; Teams - Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Indians; Athletes - Odell Beckham, Tiger Woods, Lebron James, Baker Mayfield
HUNTER SIMMONS | 6-2 | 279 | G | HEBRON, Ohio
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Heath High School under coach Tim Ward … Three year starter on the football team … wrestled for two years … Two time All-League and All-Region … All-District … Brandon Burlsworth Character Award (National) … Honor Roll … Student of the Month Sophomore year and nominated Junior Year
PERSONAL
Son of Doug and Brenda Simmons
FAVORITES
Hobbies – Hunting, shooting and electric guitar; Food – Grilled Chicken; Music – Rock and Roll, Van Halen; Teams – West Virginia Mountaineers and the Pittsburgh Steelers; Athletes – Jack Lambert, Lawrence Taylor, Dick Butkus, Mike Webster and Mean Joe Greene
MASON STANLEY | 6-2 | 205 | QB | LENOIR CITY, Tenn.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Gallatin High School under coach Chad Watson … All-American Bowl QB, Captain … Region Co-Offensive MVP … Team Offensive MVP … All-County QB … Multiple game MVP awards … Early Graduate, December 2020
PERSONAL
Son of Patti Stanley and Stephen Stanley … Siblings – Matthew and Madisyn … Greg Slemp, uncle, UVA-Wise football, 1991-93
FAVORITES
Hobbies - Boxing, basketball, rodeos, horseback riding, four wheeling and working on the farm; Food - Blaze Pizza, salads, crawfish, alligator, sushi and cheeseburgers; Music – Country and Morgan Wallen; Teams - Oklahoma Sooners and Baltimore Ravens; Athletes - Lamar Jackson, Deshaun Watson, Jalen Hurts, Kyler Murray, Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen and Brett Favre
MALACHI WATKINS | 5-10 | 185 | RB | CLEVELAND, Ohio
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at St. Edwards High School under coach Tom Lombardo … Earned letters in football and track … 2018 State Champ … 2020 1
st Team All-District … 2020 3
rd Team All-Area … 2020 Greater Cleveland Conference (GCC) Honorable Mention
PERSONAL
Son of Katura Scott and James Watkins … One uncle played football and Gannon and another uncle played basketball at Akron
FAVORITES
Hobbies – Love to play Madden, listen to music and watch documentaries; Food – Macaroni and cheese; Music – Rap/Pop, NBA Youngboy, Rihanna and Drake; Teams – Dallas Cowboys and the Los Angeles Lakers; Athletes – Ezekiel Elliot, LeBron James and Odell Beckham Jr.
KOLDAN WILEY | 6-2 | 285 | OL | RICHWOOD, Ohio
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at North Union High School … All-CBC, all-district, CBC Champion, 2018 Line of the Year
PERSONAL
Son of Kari and Randy Wiley … siblings – Alex and Kinze McCullough, Dakota and Karlee Dunlap ... majoring in Construction Management Engineering
FAVORITES
Hobbies/Interests – hunting, football, outdoors, and hanging out with family and friends; Food – steak; Music – country and rock; Teams – Ohio State Football, Texas Basketball; Athlete – Chase Young
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