2010 Football Signees ALEC OGLETREE DB, 6-3, 215 Newnan, Ga., Newnan HS
ALEC OGLETREE…Born: September 25, 1991…High School:
Newnan…Under Armour All-American…2009 USA Today All-USA First Team…Parade Magazine All-American…2009 Atlanta JournalConstitution Super 11, Class AAAAA Defensive Player of the Year, AllDecade Team, All-State First Team, No. 2 on Top 50 list…SuperPrep Elite 50, All-America, and All-Dixie teams… PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team…GSWA Class AAAAA Defensive Player of the Year, All-State team… MaxPreps.com #2 safety nationally, #29 overall…ESPN.com 150, #4 safety nationally, #29 overall…Scout.com five-star prospect, #3 outside linebacker nationally, #7 player in the South, #22 overall player nationally, Dawg Post #2 player in Georgia…Rivals.com fourstar prospect, #3 safety nationally….Rivals100 2010 #40…. Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120…Newnan Times-Herald County Player of the Year…played in Georgia North-South High School AllStar game…2008 GSWA All-State…2008 AJC All-State Honorable Mention... three-year starter for Newnan during a stretch where the team went 37-4 and made the GHSA state semifinals twice…blocked a field goal with five seconds to go and caught the winning touchdown pass during Newnan’s 9-7 win over Grayson in the 2009 GHSA playoffs… finished the 2009 season with 85 tackles, including five tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, two interceptions and two blocked kicks…also recorded 33 receptions for 633 yards and five touchdowns on offense… as a junior in 2008 had 75 tackles, three interceptions and six blocked punts…as a sophomore in 2007 had six blocked punts and returned one for a touchdown…also was a starter on the basketball team and ran the 400-meter dash and the 4x100 relay and long jumped for the Cougars…high school teammates with twin brother and fellow Georgia signee Alexander Ogletree…High School Coach: Mike McDonald.
ALEXANDER OGLETREE LB, 5-10, 205 Newnan, Ga., Newnan HS
ALEXANDER OGLETREE…Born: September 25, 1991…High School: Newnan… PrepStar All-Region team….Scout.com twostart prospect, #74 middle linebacker nationally…ESPN.com #109 outside linebacker nationally…Newnan Times-Herald County CoDefensive Player of the Year…named All-Region 4-AAAAA First Team (offense and defense)… as a senior finished with 90 tackles, including 11 tackles for loss and two sacks, two forced fumbles, one interception, one blocked kick and one blocked punt…. hauled in 16 passes for 239 yards and four touchdowns on offense…also rushed for 93 yards on six option plays…three-year starter for Newnan during a stretch where the team went 37-4 and made the GHSA state semifinals twice…was a starter on the Cougar basketball team… high school teammates with twin brother and fellow Georgia signee Alec Ogletree…High School Coach: Mike McDonald.
LONNIE OUTLAW WR, 6-5, 180 Rochelle, Ga., Wilcox County HS
LONNIE OUTLAW…High School: Wilcox County…2009 Atlanta Journal Constitution Class A All-State Honorable Mention…member of Georgia High School All-Star Game South Team…Georgia Sports Writers Association Class A All-State Honorable Mention…2009 All-Middle Georgia GHSA Second Team…helped lead Wilcox County to the 2009 Georgia Class A State Title Game…hauled in 41 passes for 829 yards and six touchdowns in 2009…scored 10 touchdowns on 22 catches on 417 yards receiving as a junior in 2008…High School Coach: Mark Ledford.
DEREK OWENS CB, 5-9, 180 Jacksonville, Fla., Andrew Jackson HS
DEREK OWENS…Born: January 22, 1990…High School: Andrew Jackson… SuperPrep All-Dixie Team…PrepStar All-Region team…Scout. com Three-Star Player, #44 CB in the country, #54 Player in Florida…Rivals. com Three-Star Player, #27 cornerback in the country…SunState Football #52 Player in Florida…2008 First Team All-First Coast…FSWA Class AAA All-State third team… Florida Times-Union 2009 Super 75 Cornerback…20 career interceptions…High School Coach: Kevin Sullivan.
GARRISON SMITH DT, 6-3, 250 Atlanta, Ga., Douglas HS
GARRISON SMITH…Born: October 9, 1991...High School: Douglass…2009 Prepstar Top 150 Dream Team and SuperPrep Elite 50, All-America and All-Dixie teams…2009 Atlanta Journal Constitution Top 50, Super 11, Class AAAAA All-State First Team…2009 U.S. Army All-America Bowl participant…Rivals.com four-star prospect, #3 DT nationally, #79 overall nationally, #5 overall in Georgia…Rivals.com 2010 DT Rankings: #3 Best athlete, #1 Best pass rusher, #2 Quickest… Scout.com four-star prospect, #6 DT nationally, #77 overall nationally, #7 overall in the South…Dawg Post #4 overall in Georgia…ESPNU.com #15 DT nationally, #143 overall nationally… Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120…as a junior recorded 108 total tackles including 27 for loss and 14 sacks and also forced 7 fumbles…as a senior tallied 80 total tackles including 20 for loss and 10 sacks through the first nine games, named Touchdown Club of Atlanta Lineman of the Week for Week 9…brothers with Greg Smith, backup A-back for rival Georgia Tech in 2009…High School Coach: Kenny Barrow.
T.J. STRIPLING DE, 6-6, 215 Decatur, Ga., Southwest Dekalb HS
T.J. STRIPLING…Born: October 29, 1991…High School: Southwest Dekalb…2009 Prepstar Top 150 Dream Team…SuperPrep All-America and All-Dixie Teams….2009 Atlanta Journal Constitution Top 50, Super 11, Class AAAA Defensive Player of the Year, Class AAAA AllState First Team…Rivals.com four-star prospect, #4 DE nationally, #45 overall nationally, #2 overall in Georgia…Rivals.com 2010 DE Rankings: #3 Best pass rusher…Scout.com four-star prospect, #12 DE nationally, #92 overall nationally, #30 overall in the South…Dawg Post #6 overall in Georgia…ESPN.com #84 overall nationally… Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120…as a junior tallied 88 total tackles including 18 for loss and 14 sacks…as a senior recorded 117 total tackles including 22 for loss and 21 sacks…high school teammates with Georgia signee T.J. Stripling…Coach: Buck Godfrey.
MIKE THORNTON DL, 6-1, 280 Stone Mountain, Ga., Stephenson HS
MICHAEL THORNTON…Born: January 1, 1992…High School: Stephenson…2009 Prepstar All-American …SuperPrep All-America and All-Dixie teams….2009 Atlanta Journal Constitution Top 50, Class AAAAA All-State First Team…2009 Defensive MVP of UGA Nike Camp…Rivals.com four-star prospect, #15 DT nationally, #145 overall nationally, #10 overall in Georgia…Scout.com four-star prospect, #16 DT nationally, #175 overall nationally, #58 overall in the South…Dawg Post #13 overall in Georgia…ESPNU.com #18 DT nationally…Mobile PressRegister Super Southeast 120…as a senior tallied 78 total tackles including 13 for loss and 6 sacks, named Touchdown Club of Atlanta Lineman of the Week for Week 3, led Stephenson Jaguars to a 11-1 record….as a junior recorded 95 total tackles including 15 for loss and 2.5 sacks… …High School Coach: Ronald Gartrell.
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