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prepYears: Earned four letters in football for coach Lenny Pritchard at Deep Run High School… team captain as a junior and senior… named first-team allstate, all-region, all-district and all-metro in 2006; also earned district, region and metro Defensive Player of the Year honors… helped team to the state semifinals… selected to play in the Virginia High School AllStar Game… named first-team all-district, all-region and all-metro in 2005… also earned four letters in baseball… team co-captain in baseball as a junior and senior… National Honor Society, Math Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society. personal: Born Dec. 14, 1988, in Richmond, Va.… the son of Rob and Cecil... has two brothers, Jed Snead and Robbie Astrop… Jed played baseball at North Carolina Wesleyan.
Freshman w 5-11 w 205 OLB Concord, N.C. Jay M. Robinson
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prepYears: Three-year starter under coach Bobby Cloinger at Jay. M. Robinson High School… two-time firstteam All-Meca-6… team captain as a senior and led squad in rushing and tackles en route to earning all-county honorable mention… four-year scholar athlete… National Honor Society and three-year A Honor Roll Student. personal:Born Nov. 28, 1988… the son of James and Leslie… has two younger siblings, Martel and Jasmine… father played football at Fayetteville State University.
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BeNBehReNdT Freshman w 5-9 w 175 New Philadelphia, Ohio New Philadelphia Undeclared
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prepYears: First-team all-state, allregion and all-district under coach Matt Dennison at New Philadelphia High School… played in Times Reporter All-Star Game… also lettered in soccer and track… National Honor Society. personal: Born Oct. 30, 1988, in Quincy, Ill.… the son of Mark and Carolyn… both parents are Presbyterian ministers… has three siblings, Will, Laura and Joe.
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Freshman w 6-2 w High Point, N.C. Ledford Undeclared
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prepYears:Earned three letters in football under coach Chuck Henderson at Leford High School… named conference Player of the Year and became the first player to pass and rush for over 1,000 yards in the same season… racked up 2,657 yards of total offense with 20 touchdowns as a senior; also named all-conference and all-county… earned letters in basketball and track… National Honor Society and National Society of High School Scholars. personal: Born Oct. 27, 1988, in Paragould, Ark.… the son of Doug and Sue… has two older sisters, Kirstin and Leslie… father played quarterback and tight end at the university of Akron.
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lOGANcANNON Freshman w 5-10 w Simpsonville, S.C. Greenville Undeclared
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prepYears:Earned three varsity letters in football for coach Jim Sosebee at Greenville High School… named AllWestern Conference in 2006… a two-time all-state selection in weightlifting at the 145 pounds and 190 pounds… also lettered in track and baseball… National Honor Society and National Society of High School Scholars. personal: Born Feb. 2, 1989, in Atlanta, Ga… the son of Jeff and Mary… has a younger sister, Kate.
eRIchcROWSON Freshman w 6-0 w 210 Madison, Ala. Madison Academy Undeclared
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prepYears: Set school records for career (356) and single-season (143) tackles for coach Bryan Styles at Madison Academy… earned all-state honors and was the MVP of the 2007 Alabama All-Star game… earned All-Super Metro and Defensive Player of the Year accolades… U.S. Army Athlete of the Year Award, Madison Academy Student of Distinction Award, President’s Academic Award, National Honor Society. personal: Born Dec. 24, 1988, in Huntsville, Ala.… son of Tim and Anita… has two brothers, Brett and Cole.
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