2011 Signing Class Justin Tukes
#84 Leilon Willingham
Freshman - Tight End - 6-5/241 Sylvester, Ga./Worth County
Freshman - Linebacker - 6-2/240 Denver, Colo./J.K. Mullen
Enrolled in classes at UCF in January 2011
High School
High School
-Arguably the top defensive prospect to come out of the state of Colorado a er the 2010 season, being named the 2010 All-Colorado Defensive Player of the Year -Played for one of the most decorated high school programs in the state, J.K. Mullen, and for coach David Logan -The program won three-straight state championships, including a 37-6 triumph over Aurora Regis Jesuit in the 2010 Class 5A tle game to finish the year 14-0 -Willingham recorded four sacks in the tle game -Team concluded the 2010 season on a 33-game win streak -Was named to the pres gious All-Colorado Team in 2010, while also being tapped to the Class 5A all-state first-team -Recorded 156 tackles (36 solo), five sacks, three fumble recoveries and one intercep on during his senior season -As a junior, recorded 115 tackles (29 solo), 13 tackles for loss, one sack and one intercep on en route to Class 5A all-state honorable men on recogni on -Also all-conference a er his sophomore and freshman seasons -Was rated with four stars from Rivals, while ESPN and Scout listed him with three stars -A versa le linebacker, was rated No. 13 na onally at outside linebacker by Rivals and the No. 2 overall prospect on its Colorado postseason Top 20 in 2011 -ESPN listed him at No. 23 na onally for inside linebackers and Scout had him No. 69 for outside linebackers -Le ered in track, compe ng in the 4x100 relay and long jump -Chose to a end UCF over several scholarship offers from the likes of Arizona State, Colorado, Michigan, Texas A&M, Washington, Boise State, Colorado State, Kansas State, Minnesota, Oregon and Utah
-Originally signed with UCF in 2010 -Coached by Sco Ward at Worth County -Was selected to play in the Georgia vs. Florida Border War All-Star Game -An all-region and all-metro honoree as a senior -Had 16 catches as a senior for 198 yards with three touchdowns -Also blocked a punt and made 14 tackles -Named to the all-region team as a sophomore and a junior as well -Caught a total of 22 passes as a sophomore and a junior combined for six touchdowns while also recording a total of 24 pancake blocks -Received three stars from Rivals, while Scout listed him with two stars and the No. 78 ght end na onally -Chose UCF over scholarship offers from Louisville, UAB, Georgia State and Jacksonville State
Personal -Majoring in sports and fitness
Dalton Wertz
#94
Freshman - Defensive Line - 6-1/295 Arcadia, Fla./DeSoto County High School -Coached by Ma Egloff at DeSoto County -Noted tough and strong defensive lineman, who also par cipated on the school weightli ing team -Can bench over 400 pounds and squat 500 pounds -Saw plenty of ac on at nose tackle -As a senior, had 64 tackles, seven sacks and a spot on the all-area team -Recorded 56 tackles and eight sacks during his junior year, while earning all-area recogni on and second team all-state men on -As a sophomore, had 42 tackles, 4.5 sacks and a spot on the all-area team -Was listed at No. 62 on Bill Buchalter’s Florida Top 100 to start the 2010 season -Rated with three stars from ESPN, with the same service ranking him No. 90 at his posi on na onally -Rated with two stars from Rivals and Scout websites, with Scout also placing him No. 136 na onally at his posi on -Was a second-team all-state defensive line selec on for Class 2A/2B by the Florida Sports Prep Writers -Named all-area for defense by the Sarasota Herald-Tribune three years -In 2009, team was also district champions and earned a spot in the regional final -Team was 2007 Class 3A District 12 champions, going undefeated for the first me in school history -Le ered four years in football and weightli ing, while earning two le ers in track -Was a Dean’s List and Honor Roll student -Drew interest from Cincinna , Western Kentucky and FAU
Personal -Parents are Eddie and Debbie Wertz -Majoring in sports and fitness
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2011 UCF Football Yearbook
Personal -Parents are Paul and Ruth Apodaca -Major is undecided