Roster Updates

[moehler]

on the surface, because they have spent so little time on campus and with the program, you got to believe their hearts just weren't in it, to either attend collage, or play football, or maybe a combination of both. In the short term it hurt the depth that we were just starting to build it up, probably means kids who were going to be redshirted this year, are instead will be playing. As well as the other positions have filled out in the last couple of years, in terms of quality starters and depth behind them, we haven't really had the same luck with the offensive line, just seems to be taking alittle more time and effort to get that unit up to speed with the rest of the team.

[firemoose]

Hey Moose, what did you hear about Painter? I really liked his attitude on the field.

Just the basics that he quit. In cases like this you really don't ask a whole lot of questions.

on the surface, because they have spent so little time on campus and with the program, you got to believe their hearts just weren't in it, to either attend collage, or play football, or maybe a combination of both. In the short term it hurt the depth that we were just starting to build it up, probably means kids who were going to be redshirted this year, are instead will be playing. As well as the other positions have filled out in the last couple of years, in terms of quality starters and depth behind them, we haven't really had the same luck with the offensive line, just seems to be taking alittle more time and effort to get that unit up to speed with the rest of the team.

More than likely the case with Norris considering he's not playing football anywhere. Painter was last years' class and had been here a full year. His is a little more surprising in the timing part of it. Summer 2 classes have been over for a while and we're just a couple of weeks from the start of fall. One would think if you wanted to leave you would do so closer to the end of classes for summer. Gives more time to find another school. Plus all the interviews I've heard and read that mentioned the OL just said all our RS guys were progressing well, had a good offseason with S & C, and just needed reps to get some experience. Regardless it's done now and we'll move on. As I said earlier attrition is just part of it when you have 100+ players and 85 scholarship players on a team. Does hurt that's it's in the one group where depth is the biggest issue this year but I'm sure we'll address it in camp and with the next class. I've been expecting more offers to go out anyway and we now have one more ship for this 2016 class. I don't think there will be any surprise where it'll go towards.

[BUTCH1991]

Looks like Treyon Garnett & Junior Sigalo are no longer on the roster. I hope these are the last ones.

[Saint3333]

That would explain the increase in secondary recruits we signed this year.

[asu66]

Looks like Treyon Garnett & Junior Sigalo are no longer on the roster. I hope these are the last ones.

Garnett's no longer in the student database

[AppFan11]

Hey 66 is Ike Lewis in the student database?

[DaphneUrquhart]

Hey 66 is Ike Lewis in the student database?

http://search.appstate.edu/

Feel free to search all you like. Of course, the university data search may not always be up to the minute. It's also important to search by someone's "real" name if that differs from the name by which that someone is called (e.g. William rather than Bill).

[AppFan11]

Thanks Daphne

[asu66]

Daphne's right. He's not there under the name of Ike or Isaac; but I don't his first name. Just guessed. His name is on the online roster, but the roster may not be accurate. A concern is that his name opened to a dead link. That could be just a hiccup; or it could be a precursor to bad news.

[AppFan11]

Isaiah.... I looked and he shows up but I don't know when the last time it was updated.

[bigCasu]

Daphne's right. He's not there under the name of Ike or Isaac; but I don't his first name. Just guessed.

Full name is Isaiah Diontae Lewis

[EastHallApp]

That would explain the increase in secondary recruits we signed this year.

Most of those guys committed back in the summer IIRC, and the one late one was a corner rather than safety. I think it might have just been a case where that's where we were able to land the best talent in the greatest numbers.

[EastHallApp]

Per Scout, Lewis is sitting out spring ball while trying to get his academics in order. Still hoping to get him back for the fall.

[AppFan11]

Great..... Hope he gets his stuff in order.

[firemoose]

Looks like Treyon Garnett & Junior Sigalo are no longer on the roster. I hope these are the last ones.

They dropped off yesterday. It's the reason I was waiting until spring ball started to do a full update. Call it a feeling that there were some still showing that weren't here. If there are anymore it will only be a couple and, as of now, they won't be in critical areas.

[JohnnyBurrito]

Does anyone know who Colt Johnson is? A cursery look at Google shows that graduated from High School on 2010.

[firemoose]

Does anyone know who Colt Johnson is? A cursery look at Google shows that graduated from High School on 2010.

Haven't asked yet but I was talking to David over on Scout about him. We are completely guessing here but given the time between HS and now we were wondering if he might have been in the military. We'll know something more soon. He's one of the two additions I've getting ready to post.

[firemoose]

I'm going to handle this update in two posts. The first one will cover the deletions that occurred with the players who were part of Senior Day. The additions will be our 2016 Class. The second post will be the deletions and additions based off a line by line comparison of the current roster and the last reported 2015 roster. A couple of notes. DL Alanmichael Harkenss is still listed on the current roster and we will, of course, be honoring his scholarship through the completion of his academic time at App but he will not count against the 85 scholarship number as his is a medical exemption scholarship. Also there could be a couple of changes to the current roster as far as class rank goes for any who apply for medical redshirts. Those changes won't be known until a little later and I'll update any of those changes in here.

[firemoose]

Senior Day List: (Deletions)

Seniors:
WR Bobo Beathard
DL Ronald Blair
DL Thomas Bronson
DL Stephen Burns
OL Jesse Chapman
OL Shaq Counts
RB Eric Davidson
RB Ricky Fergerson
OL Davante Harris
WR Malachi Jones
DB Aaron Krah
PK Zach Matics
WR Simms McElfresh
WR Montez McGuire
DB Doug Middleton
LS Devin Slate
OLB Osvaldo Sombo
ILB D.J. Ward

Juniors:
OLB Dustin Anderson*
ILB Cody McKinney*
TE Michael Moll*
DL Tashion Singleton*

*=4th year Juniors graduating and foregoing any additional athletic eligibility

2016 Recruiting Class: (Additions)

PSQB Jacob Huesman
DTQB Zac Thomas
RB/S/ATH Darrynton Evans
RB/ATH Marcus Williams Jr
WR Crisjohn Roscoe
WR/SS Jalen Virgil
ATH/TE Mitchell McClurg
ATH A'darius Purifoy
OT Matt Williams
OT/OG Cole Garrison
OG/OC/DE Ryan Neuzil
OT/OG Nate Haskins
SSDE/LB Chris Willis
WSDE/TE Matthew McClurg
WSDE/OLB John Baer Hunter
OLB/ILB Jordan Fehr
CB/S Kaiden Smith
S/CB/ATH Devonte Harrison
CB Shemar Jean-Charles
CB/WR Clifton Duck*
S Jeremy Level
S/CB KJ Chamberlain
S/WR Aris Duffey*
*=Enrolled

[firemoose]

2016 Roster Updates (02/07/16):

Deletions:
64 Bo Alexander, OL 6-5 285 Fr. Orlando, Fla. (Dr. Phillips)
62 Hunter Cline, OL 6-1 280 Fr. Lincolnton, N.C. (Lincolnton)
36 Olawale Dada, DL 6-0 235 Jr. Columbus, Ga. (Shaw)
12 Daniel David, QB 6-1 192 Fr. Hoschton, Ga. (Mill Creek)
53 Michael Dunlevy, OL 6-0 270 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. (Rocky River)
97 Chris Favoroso, DL 6-3 240 Fr. Jensen Beach, Fla. (Jensen Beach)
12 Jordan Ford, DB 6-2 200 Jr. Calhoun Falls, S.C. (Monroe College) (Calhoun Falls Charter School)
16 Treyon Garnett, DB 6-1 195 So. Miami, Fla. (Miami Beach)
56 Caleb Hendrix, LS 6-0 210 Fr. Southern Pines, N.C. (Pinecrest)
91 Trey Keeny, TE 6-2 225 Fr. Raleigh, N.C. (Leesville Road)
27 Junior Sigalo, DB 6-0 185 Fr. Lithonia, Ga. (Arabia Mountain)
93 Morgan Wilson, DL 6-4 250 Fr. Charlottesville, Va. (Monticello)

Additions:
Colt Johnson, RB 5-8 205 Fr. Greensboro, N.C. (Ben L. Smith)