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37 • Deane Cheatham
Freshman Profiles
62 • Andrew Baumgardner Fr. – OL – 6-3 – 240 Longport, N.J. – St Augustine Prep
High School: Two-way starter at defensive and offensive line for Coach Dennis Scuderi at St. Augustine High Prep in Longport, N.J. ... Named First-Team PressofAtlanticCity.com, Courier Post All-South Jersey First Team, First-Team All-Jersey Non-Public at defensive end and All-Cape Atlantic League at offensive line as a senior... Defensively had 10 sacks, 18 tackles for loss and two fumble recoveries... Was a decorated wrestler at St. Augustine High Prep... Honor Roll student all four years. Personal: Parents are George and Lynn Baumgardner... Plans to major in business.
10 • Daniel Brown
R-Fr. – WR – 6-4 – 195 Windsor, Va. – Isle of Wight
2010: Retained the year of eligibility after redshirting. High School: Helped the team to three consecutive state titles from 2005-07... Earned First-Team All-State and All-Conference honors his senior year after being named Second-Team All-State and First-Team All-Conference as a junior... Was a three-sport standout, playing basketball and baseball for the Chargers... Wasa First-Team All-State and All-Conference selection his junior and senior years in basketball, as well as earning the basketball team’s MVP award his freshman, junior and senior years... Also earned First-Team All-State and All-Conference as a senior in baseball, as well as the team’s MVP as a sophomore and senior... Earned a place on the Honor Roll all four years. Personal: Parents are Mike and Cathy Brown and Carolyn Brown... Majoring in accounting.
72 • Erik Buchholz
R-Fr. – OT – 6-6 – 240 Malvern, Pa. – Great Valley
2010: Retained the year of eligibility after redshirting. High School: Starter at defensive end and tight end for Great Valley, graduating in 2010... Earned All-Chestmont American League Honorable Mention honors after posting 47 tackles as a senior, ranking fourth on the team... Was third on the team in sacks... Averaged a team-best more than 20 yards per reception and was second on the team in touchdown receptions... Named to the Honor Roll and High Honor Roll for four years and as the 2009 Outstanding Student Achiever and DiAntonio Character Awards. Personal: Son of Larry and Becky Buchholz... Kinesiology major with a sports management concentration... Older brother Carl wrestles heavyweight at Rutgers, while grandfather played collegiate basketball at Rochester Institute of Technology.
Fr. – RB – 6-1 – 215 Mechanicsville, Va. – Hanover
High School: Two-way starter at running back and linebacker for Coach Josh Just at Hanover High School in Virginia... Two-star recruit, according to Rivals.com... Rushed 231 times for 1,590 yards (133 yards per game and 27 touchdowns his senior season) to earn Capital District Offensive Player of the Year while leading the team to an 11-1 record and its first Capital District Championship... Earned First-Team Richmond Times-Dispatch All-Metro, All-District All-Central Region, Virginia Preps Central Region as a running back his senior year... Added six receptions for 87 yards and one touchdown, while also averaging 24.5 yards per punt return with one touchdown his final season... As a junior was named Associated Press Second-Team Class AAA All-State, First-Team All-Region and First-Team All-District as a running back... Had 1,406 yards rushing and 20 touchdowns, averaging 108.2 yards per game his junior season, while adding 19 receptions for 233 yards and two scores... His sophomore season was named Second-Team All-District as a running back after posting 636 yards rushing on 99 attempts, with seven touchdowns and 21 receptions for 255 yards and five touchdowns. Personal: Parents are Deane(III) and Cindy Cheatham.
9 • Andre Coble
Fr. – WR – 5-10 – 175 Richmond, Va. – Meadowbrook (Fork Union Military)
High School: Spent the past season at Fork Union Military Academy playing for Coach John Shuman... Enrolled at JMU in Spring 2011 and participated in the spring practices, working out mostly at wide receiver. High School: Was a 2009 Virginia Preps AAA All-State honoree, the 2009 All-Metro Quarterback and Offensive Player of the Year, 2009 Central Region Offensive Player of the Year and 2009 Central District Offensive Player of the Year by the Richmond Times-Dispatch... Played quarterback for Coach Troy Taylor at Meadowbrook High School... In prep career, passed for 4,639 yards and 46 touchdowns while rushing for 2,524 yards and 34 touchdowns as a senior, led his team to a 9-1 record... Passed for 1,324 yards and 11 touchdowns and also rushed for 1,094 yards and 15 touchdowns... 2008 Richmond Times-Dispatch All-Metro Team honoree... First-Team AllGroup AAA Utility, First-Team All-Central Region, and All-State in 2008... As a junior, threw for 1,533 yards and 16 touchdowns and rushed for 1,082 yards and 12 touchdowns... Defensively, had three interceptions, returning one for a touchdown... Named Student of the Year in 2006 Personal: Parents are Stephanie and Desmond Coble... Uncle Tyson Coble, Jr., played baseball at Shaw University.
17 • Billy Cosh
R-Fr. – QB – 6-2 – 215 Arundel, Md. – Arundel (Kansas State)
Prior to JMU: Transferred after one year at Kansas State, where he redshirted the 2010 season... Enrolled at JMU in Spring 2011 and participated in the spring practices. High School: Three-year starter at quarterback for Coach Chuck Markiewickz at Arundel HS in Maryland... Rated a three-star prospect out of high school by ESPN, a “player with the skills to develop into a solid starter at the major college level”... Ranked as the #46 quarterback in the nation and the #19 overall prospect in the state of Maryland by Rivals.com... Was named the 2009 Player of the Year by the Washington Post... Earned First-Team All-State, All-County and All-Metro honors as a junior and senior... Selected to
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