Recruiting, 2013

[ASUGoose]

Dante Jones and Tacoi Sumler could be deadly in the slot.... With Price, Malachi, Sumler, Peacock, Washington all coming back, our receiving corp should be stout.

[AppGrad78]

With what we have coming back at WR, I would expect Dante Jones -- or any other wideout we sign in February -- is a strong candidate for a redshirt in 2013.

[GlassOnion]

He looks like a good candidate for returns. Sumler and Washington have the straight line speed, but it looks like Dante uses his blockers and picks his lanes better.

[Kgfish]

Where's The Beef? Since Ledford was in the midwest during the off week I'm looking for some jucos being brought in to shore up the OL.

[mtnjax]

Where's The Beef? Since Ledford was in the midwest during the off week I'm looking for some jucos being brought in to shore up the OL.

I think you need to go check out the roster on goasu and see just how many OL we actually have. most of them FR and SO. the 3 OL

[AppAttack]

For those who haven't seen it in a while, here's the updated master list from the first post in this thread.


WR Terez Cowan (5-11, 185) of Decatur High School in Decatur, Ga. ... committed to Appalachian State
DB Perez Cowan (5-11, 185) of Decatur High School in Decatur, Ga. ... committed to Appalachian State
RB Marcus Cox (5-10, 185) of Dacula High School in Dacula, Ga. ... committed to Appalachian State (last updated Oct. 25, 2012)
RB Eric Davidson (5-7, 200) of Western Guilford High School in Greensboro ... transferring from Utah to Appalachian State (posted Dec. 5, 2012)
LB/DB Rashaad "Boomer" Townes (6-2, 200) of Howard High School in Macon, Ga. ... committed to Appalachian State (posted Dec. 6, 2012)
DB Anthony Covington (5-11, 185) of Mallard Creek High School in Charlotte ... committed to Appalachian State (posted Dec. 8, 2012)


QB Shane McCarley (6-1, 200) of Manvel, Texas ... committed to Old Dominion
LB Darren Hambrick (6-2, 220) of Hernando High School in Dade City, Fla. ... committed to Missouri
DE Tevin Jones (6-4, 245) of Luella High School in Locus Grove, Ga. ... committed to Georgia State (posted Oct. 9, 2012)
OL Connor Trent (6-5, 300) of Volunteer High School in Church Hill, Tenn. ... committed to Middle Tennessee State (posted Oct. 12, 2012)
RB Marcus Clark (5-7, 185) of North Florida Christian in Tallahassee, Fla. ... committed to Florida International (posted Nov. 1, 2012)
ATH Tshumbi Johnson (5-11, 185) of Immokalee High School in Immokalee, Fla. ... committed to Cincinnati (posted Oct. 17, 2012, last updated Nov. 2, 2012)
TE/OL Kendall Vickers (6-3, 225) of Havelock High School in Havelock ... committed to South Carolina (last updated Nov. 15, 2012)
RB Kalif Phillips (5-10, 185) of A.L. Brown High School in Kannapolis ... committed to Charlotte (last updated Dec. 5, 2012)
OL Dallas Hinkhouse (6-5, 265) of Iowa Western Community College by way of Valley High School in West Des Moines, Iowa ... committed to Illinois (posted Oct. 9, 2012, last updated Dec. 10, 2012)
RB Don Jackson (5-10, 205) of Iowa Western Community College by way of Laguna Creek High School in Elk Grove, Calif. ... committed to Nevada (posted Oct. 8, 2012, last updated Dec. 11, 2012)
OLB Aaron Plantt (6-1, 200) of Hallandale High School in Hallandale, Fla. ... committed to Marshall (originally posted Oct. 28, 2012, last updated Dec. 12, 2012)


DE Matt Foster (6-3, 215) of Cook High School in Adel, Ga.
DB Dravious Wright (5-10, 188) of Vero Beach, Fla.
ATH Tyrail Hawkins (5-11, 180) of Hernando High School in Dade City, Fla.
RB/LB O’Mar Hawkins of Hernando High School in Dade City, Fla.
LB Robert Hill Bronson of Hernando High School in Dade City, Fla.
RB David Gaydosz (5-11, 195) of Winfield, W.Va.
RB Josh Joyner (5-10, 185) of Hunt High School in Wilson
DB Ralph Stovall (6-1, 168) of Highland Springs High School in Highland Springs, Va.
TE/DE Sheldon Fleming (6-4, 245) of East Lee County High School in Lehigh Acres, Fla.
RB Martin Stafford (5-9, 183) of Jonesboro High School in Jonesboro, Ark.
WR Rodney Morris (6-3, 212) of Alpharetta High School in Alpharetta, Ga.
OL Will Robertson (6-4, 270) of North Rowan High School in Spencer
LB Jalen Forrest (6-1, 215) of East Forsyth High School in Kernersville
TE Zach Riggs (6-5, 245) of Mann High School in Greenville, S.C.
QB Quay Boyd (6-5, 210) of Lafayette High School in Lafayette, Ala.
WR Trent Bostick (6-1, 187) of Richmond Senior High School in Rockingham
RB John Brown (5-10, 187) of Jordan High School in Durham
OL Brian Stryffler (n/a) of Lee County High School in Sanford
TE Dustin Bowens (6-5, 235) of Flagler Palm Coast (Fla.)
DB A.J. Copeland (5-10, 174) of Havelock High School in Havelock
ATH Josh Nobles (5-11, 170) of Landmark Christian in Atlanta (last updated Nov. 7, 2012)
DB Ryan Carter (5-10, 175) of Grayson High School in Loganville, Ga.
OL Lucas Holder (6-5, 265) of Carroll County High School in Hillsville, Va.
TE/DE Dustin Bowens (6-4, 235) of Palm Coast High School in Flagler, Fla.
QB Tyler Roberson (6-2, 205) of Augusta Christian in Augusta, Ga.
RB Ahmad Mitchell (5-6, 168) of Salem High School in Conyers, Ga.
RB Ken McDowell (5-8, 185) of Gray's Creek High School in Hope Mills
LB Denzel "D.J." Ward (5-11, 223) of Virginia Tech via Northeastern High School in Elizabeth City
DE Andrew Mayton (6-3, 230) of North Davidson High School in Welcome
DE Kenneth Melton (6-4, 220) of Northeastern High School in Elizabeth City
WR Demetrius Oliver (6-2, 200) of Ashbrook High School in Gastonia (posted Oct. 10, 2012)
DL David "D.J." Jones (6-2, 291) of Wren High School in Piedmont, S.C. (posted Oct. 11, 2012)
QB Brad Butler (6-2, 202) of Darlington High School in Rome, Ga. (posted Oct. 12, 2012)
QB Brandon Goodson (6-0, 180) of Dacula High School in Dacula, Ga. (posted Oct. 12, 2012)
WR/TE Rontavius McClure (6-6, 215) of Northwestern High School in Rock Hill, S.C. (posted Oct. 13, 2012)
K/P Will Johnson (5-11, 160) of High Point Central High School in High Point (posted Oct. 14, 2012)
RB Matt Breida (5-10, 170) of Nature Coast Tech in Brooksville, Fla. (posted Oct. 18, 2012)
RB Torry Clayton (5-10, 200) of West Virginia University by way of South Dade High School in Homestead, Fla. (posted Oct. 19, 2012)
QB Garrett Young (6-2, 180) of East Lincoln HIgh School in Catawba Springs Township (posted Oct. 19, 2012)
WR Trey Gattison (6-0, 175) of Hartsville High School in Hartsville, S.C. (posted Oct. 25, 2012)
P/K Manning Burton (6-2, 160) of Shelby High School in Shelby (posted Oct. 27, 2012)
RB/KR Darius Hammond (5-9, 185) of Strom Thurmond High School in Johnston, S.C. (posted Oct. 30, 2012)
QB Ross Jeffries (6-1, 185) of Myers Park High School in Charlotte (posted Nov. 2, 2012)
QB Bryan Bailey (6-1, 170) of Woodruff High School in Woodruff, S.C. (posted Nov. 6, 2012)
WR Keinan Lewis (6-0, 185) of Belton-Honea Path High School in Honea Path, S.C. (posted Nov. 7, 2012)
OL Parker McKeithan (6-4, 295) of Salisbury High School in Salisbury (posted Nov. 8, 2012)
DB Shane Samuels (5-8, 160) of Byrnes High School in Duncan, S.C. (posted Nov. 8, 2012)
LB/DB Michael Wamer (6-3, 205) of Woodland High School in Dorchester, S.C. (posted Nov. 9, 2012)
WR Daryl "D.J." Wilson (6-2, 180) of Hendersonville High School in Hendersonville (posted Nov. 9, 2012)
RB Jo-Nathan Alford (5-10, 185) of Glynn Academy in Brunswick, Ga. (posted Nov. 10, 2012)
QB Vincent Jefferies (6-1, 166) of Garner High School in Garner (posted Nov. 24, 2012)
OL Royus Amos (6-5, 250) of Deerfield Beach High School in Deerfield Beach, Fla. (posted Nov. 29, 2012)
DB Jordan Quebe (6-0, 170) of Cape Coral High School in Cape Coral, Fla. (posted Nov. 30, 2012)
DB/WR Dante Jones (5-11, 170) of Southeast Raleigh High School in Raleigh (posted Dec. 7, 2012)
LB/DE/TE/OL Solomon Jackson (6-2, 235) of Tucker High School in Tucker, Ga. (posted Oct. 21, 2012, last updated Dec. 10, 2012)
DB Chocolate Wilson (5-9. 160) of Myrtle Beach High School in Myrtle Beach, S.C. (posted Dec. 12, 2012)
LB George Vinson (6-0, 205) of Damascus High School in Damascus, Md. (posted Dec. 12, 2012)
DL Jalen Stevens (6-4, 218) of Goose Creek High School in Goose Creek, S.C. (posted Dec. 13, 2012)
DB Brandon Pinckney (6-0, 170) of Dorman High School in Spartanburg, S.C. (posted Dec. 13, 2012)

Thanks! I like the sound of this "Boomer" Townes

[SpeedkingATL]

He looks like a good candidate for returns. Sumler and Washington have the straight line speed, but it looks like Dante uses his blockers and picks his lanes better.

Washington has a pretty great year returning until the injuries added up. Didn't get to see enough of Sumner but with his speed he should be a natural. No offense but we need more speed than Bethard returning kicks on a regular basis.

[ASUsuperFAN]

Word is that App State has picked up a transfer; A former punter at The University of Miami (FL), Ryan McGuirt.

[bcoach]

We need a guy to fill some pretty big shoes. Hope this is the guy.

[mtnjax]

Word is that App State has picked up a transfer; A former punter at The University of Miami (FL), Ryan McGuirt.

Well his name is no longer on the roster on the U football website, so he may have gone somewhere

[AppState89]

Word is that App State has picked up a transfer; A former punter at The University of Miami (FL), Ryan McGuirt.

2011 season

[Kgfish]

Where's The Beef? Since Ledford was in the midwest during the off week I'm looking for some jucos being brought in to shore up the OL.

I think you need to go check out the roster on goasu and see just how many OL we actually have. most of them FR and SO. the 3 OL

You have to look deeper than just the number of names on the roster. There are 22 offensive linemen listed. 10 are walk ons and not likely to help out that much. It is highly questionable if Kaylan Jones ever plays again and who knows what the outcome of Dufort's situation will be. Ian Bernard is not a DI player. Henderson and Evans dropped off the radar after not being able to beat out walk on Tucker Lee. By my count that leaves Ledford with 7 players he can actually count on and 3 of those are RS Freshmen. We NEED more beef.

[ViewCrew87]

We do need beef up front. We've lost to 3 big physical O-lines in the last 3 years. 6-5 300lbs is still 6-5 300lbs at the end of the game (displaces speed). Need 2-3 each recruiting class and the gap has cost us. Remember Kerry Brown and Company? Coach Ledford will get us there.

[ELCubano1]

I have to agree with those that think we need more beef on the OL. If you look at Illinois State's OL, there smallest guy was their center who was 6' 4" and 290. Most of their OL were at 330 and two of them at 335.

Maine, Villanova and Montana, which represent all the opponents we've lost to in the playoffs since 2009, had huge OL's. I understand what speed brings to a team. However, if we truly want to be competitive at the FBS level, we need more beef! Just take a look at other FBS rosters and we don't even remotely compare in that department.

Remember how we lost this year against Illinois State. And you can't blame the kicker on this one, especially one of NFL caliber.

[mountaineerman]

I have to agree with those that think we need more beef on the OL. If you look at Illinois State's OL, there smallest guy was their center who was 6' 4" and 290. Most of their OL were at 330 and two of them at 335.

Maine, Villanova and Montana, which represent all the opponents we've lost to in the playoffs since 2009, had huge OL's. I understand what speed brings to a team. However, if we truly want to be competitive at the FBS level, we need more beef! Just take a look at other FBS rosters and we don't even remotely compare in that department.

Remember how we lost this year against Illinois State. And you can't blame the kicker on this one, especially one of NFL caliber.

Sorry but SAMs kick was way low it wasn't all the lines fault

[Kgfish]

I have to agree with those that think we need more beef on the OL. If you look at Illinois State's OL, there smallest guy was their center who was 6' 4" and 290. Most of their OL were at 330 and two of them at 335.

Maine, Villanova and Montana, which represent all the opponents we've lost to in the playoffs since 2009, had huge OL's. I understand what speed brings to a team. However, if we truly want to be competitive at the FBS level, we need more beef! Just take a look at other FBS rosters and we don't even remotely compare in that department.

Remember how we lost this year against Illinois State. And you can't blame the kicker on this one, especially one of NFL caliber.

Sorry but SAMs kick was way low it wasn't all the lines fault

Had it been blocked at the line of scrimmage I would agree. That kick was blocked in the backfield. Not the kicker's fault.

[hapapp]

I have to agree with those that think we need more beef on the OL. If you look at Illinois State's OL, there smallest guy was their center who was 6' 4" and 290. Most of their OL were at 330 and two of them at 335.

Maine, Villanova and Montana, which represent all the opponents we've lost to in the playoffs since 2009, had huge OL's. I understand what speed brings to a team. However, if we truly want to be competitive at the FBS level, we need more beef! Just take a look at other FBS rosters and we don't even remotely compare in that department.

Remember how we lost this year against Illinois State. And you can't blame the kicker on this one, especially one of NFL caliber.

Sorry but SAMs kick was way low it wasn't all the lines fault

Had it been blocked at the line of scrimmage I would agree. That kick was blocked in the backfield. Not the kicker's fault.

It was not Sam's fault. However, it had nothing to do with beef on the line, it had more to do with our formation and their ability to see the hole in that formation. That's not an argument against size on the OL but I don't think it proves the point of the need for size there.

[mountaineerman]

I have to agree with those that think we need more beef on the OL. If you look at Illinois State's OL, there smallest guy was their center who was 6' 4" and 290. Most of their OL were at 330 and two of them at 335.

Maine, Villanova and Montana, which represent all the opponents we've lost to in the playoffs since 2009, had huge OL's. I understand what speed brings to a team. However, if we truly want to be competitive at the FBS level, we need more beef! Just take a look at other FBS rosters and we don't even remotely compare in that department.

Remember how we lost this year against Illinois State. And you can't blame the kicker on this one, especially one of NFL caliber.

Sorry but SAMs kick was way low it wasn't all the lines fault

Had it been blocked at the line of scrimmage I would agree. That kick was blocked in the backfield. Not the kicker's fault.

sorry but I disagree had a perfect view and video will prevail the ball was at seven feet at line thus being the kicks fault to low

It was not Sam's fault. However, it had nothing to do with beef on the line, it had more to do with our formation and their ability to see the hole in that formation. That's not an argument against size on the OL but I don't think it proves the point of the need for size there.

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[ASU-FTW]

For the type of offense we run, it isn't all about size. 6-5 and 330 is great, but if you can't move, then what good are you in our offense? It's all about technique and footwork with O-linemen. We cannot sacrifice mobility for size alone.

[asumike83]

2-star LB George Vinson has committed to Appalachian!


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