Shai Werts, QB, 5-11, 188, Clinton, S.C., Newberry HSĭrew Wilson, OL, 6-4, 300, Bamberg, S.C., Bamberg-Ehrhardt HS Martial Washington, DB, 6-3, 203, Hinesville, Ga., Liberty County HS *, DE, 6-4, 235, Hertford, N.C., Atlanta Sports Academy Randy Wade, LB, 6-2, 230, Blakely, Ga., Early County HSĪlvin Ward, Jr. Traver Vliem, DE, 6-4, 237, Midland, Texas, Midland HS Kindle Vildor, DB, 5-11, 177, College Park, Ga., North Clayton HS Seth Shuman, QB, 6-1, 195, Valdosta, Ga., Valdosta HSĪlex Smith, OL, 6-4, 290, Woodstock, Ga., Etowah HSĪmari Thompson, DB, 6-2, 180, Minneola, Fla., Lake Minneola HS Ty Phillips, DL, 6-3, 260, Moultrie, Ga., Colquitt County HSĭarius Roper *, DL, 6-3, 270, Jersey City, N.J., ASA Mark Michaud, TE, 6-4, 210, Brooklyn, N.Y., Avon Old Farms Merriweather, WR, 6-0, 180, Tift County, Ga., Tift County HS Luis Martinez, K, 5-9, 194, Moultrie, Ga., Colquitt County HS Michael Jackson, WR, 5-10, 169, Lake City, Fla., Columbia HS Rakeem Hightower, DB, 6-0, 190, Moultrie, Ga., Colquitt Country HS Jermany Hawkins, RB, 5-10, 207, Sylvania, Ga., Screven County HS Tanner Hall, WR, 6-1, 185, Suwanee, Ga., Lambert HS Lawrence Edwards, OL, 6-6, 258, Port Orange, Fla., Spruce Creek HS Tori Delesline, LB, 6-1, 205, Hampton, S.C., Hillcrest HS Rashad Byrd, LB, 6-0, 205, North Augusta, S.C., North Augusta HSĭeshon Cooper, DE, 6-3, 240, Atlanta, Ga., Columbia HS Monquavion Brinson, DB, 5-11, 170, Atlanta, Ga., Mays HS Todd Bradley, LB, 6-0, 215, Valdosta, Ga., Valdosta HS Name, Position, Ht., Wt., Hometown, Last Schoolĭarion Anderson, WR, 6-0, 176, Warner Robins, Ga., Houston County HSĬhris Barrett, TE, 6-3, 230, Clearwater, Fla., Countryside HS GS will open the 2016 football season on Sept. "The second feature we were looking for were guys who were good students, and that was the piece we were looking for from an off-the-field perspective. "We were looking for guys, first and foremost, that obviously were high-character guys," Summers said. The Eagles added three offensive linemen, five defensive backs, four wide receivers, four linebackers, two tight ends, one running back, five defensive linemen, two quarterbacks and a kicker. GS welcomed 15 players from the state of Georgia, four from Florida, four from South Carolina and one apiece from New York, New Jersey, Texas and North Carolina. (Atlanta Sports Academy) to bolster the 2016 football roster. The Eagles added 24 student-athletes from the high school ranks along with one prep school player and two mid-year transfers in Darius Roper (ASA) and Alvin Ward, Jr. They're the reason that we're able to have such an outstanding class." "I don't think it was any one individual that necessarily signed anybody, I think it was a collective group effort from our entire staff that worked, certainly with the nine on-the-field coaches and all of our off-the-field staff, our graduate assistants, our student assistants and really the community of Statesboro and the big community and family-feel of Georgia Southern that they get from our dining hall, to our dorms, to our campus and everybody that is associated with Georgia Southern. We were able to go down the last three and four days, go down and win on the wire with three or four kids and for us to be able to close and finish the way we did, it is really a testament to the work and chemistry to that staff has together. We had less than three weeks to be able to put this class together, to be able to hold on to the committed guys that we wanted and be able to push forward and look for what we felt like were the best possible student-athletes in our recruiting area. "I do think that our staff did an exceptional job. "I'm really excited about the class that we signed today," Summers said. The Georgia Southern football program announced Wednesday a football recruiting class composed of 27 student-athletes, rated by numerous scouting services as the tops in the Sun Belt Conference for the year.
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