2017 GAS Memorial Countdown... 79 Days!!!!!!!

[Tribe4SF]

W&M

#79 Will Jones
6'7" 315
Junior
Offensive Tackle
Augusta, GA
Lawrenceville School (NJ)

[bonarae]

Harvard #79 not yet assigned; here is an incoming freshman eligible to wear it:

(Note: One of Hero Sports' highest ranked FCS recruits for 2017, I think he was #2.)

Eric Wilson
Height: 6-4
Weight: 280
Year: Fr
Hometown: Minnetrista, Minn.
High School: Benilde-St. Margaret's
Position: OL

Before Harvard
Four-year letterwinner on the offensive and defensive line … Named captain for both junior and senior seasons … Selected to AP first team all-state in 2016 … Awarded the Suburban Red District Defensive Lineman of the Year … Selected to all-conference team in 2015 and 2016 … MFCA All-Star game participant and earned the south team offensive MVP … USA Today first team all-state … Nominee for Mr. Football in Minnesota in senior season … Star Tribune All-Metro selection … Named one of four “Super Preps” by Minneapolis Star Tribune … Helped Benilde-St. Margaret’s to State Class AAAA Championship in senior campaign … Also a three-year letterwinner in track and field and two-time team captain … Earned all-conference recognition for shot put and discus … Named to all-conference band in junior and senior year … Achieved highest honor roll all four years at Benilde-St. Margaret’s … National Honor Society and Spanish Language Honor Society member … Recipient of the MFCA Academic All-State award and Jerry Miller Award for 2016 Varsity Football Christian Service Award.

[SFA 93]

OL:#79 Josh Keith 6-7; 318 Katy, Texas (Houston Christian/Blinn College) (Sr.)

* ALL-SLC Conference (2nd Team)



2016 (Junior): Second team All-Southland Conference selection ... Appeared in all 11 games on the SFA offensive line, making seven starts ... Started at right tackle against Sam Houston State at NRG Stadium ... Started the final six games of the year at left tackle ... Highest rated offensive lineman for SFA, providing protection for QB Zach Conque.



Prior to SFA: Spent one season at Blinn C.C., starting 10 games on the offensive line for the Buccaneers … Honorable mention all-conference selection and member of honor roll … Began his career at West Texas A&M, spending one season … Two-time first team all-state selection at Houston Christian High School … Helped lead the Mustangs to an 8-4 record as a senior with a playoff appearance … Coached by Max Bowman.

[The Cats]

Western Carolina

#79 Bailey Byrum




Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Sweetwater, Tenn.
High School: Sweetwater HS
Height / Weight: 6-7 / 315
Position: OL


Prior to Western Carolina: Three-time all-county selection and a two-time all-district honoree ... As a senior, was named All-State by both the Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TWSA) and The Examiner.com ... Selected as the Region 2-AA co-Offensive Lineman of the Year and was the Advocate Democrat lineman of the year ... Played for the East squad in the Toyota East-West All-Star Classic ... Graded out with 158 career pancake blocks over three seasons including a career-high 72 as a senior with 95 career knockdowns, 64 in his final season ... As a junior, was named a MVP at a National Playmakers Academy camp held at Tennessee State Univ. ... Listed as a three-star athlete by 247Sports.com and a two-star standout by Rivals.com ... He is considered the No. 124 offensive tackle in the nation and the No. 26 overall player in the Tennessee Class of 2016 ... High school coach was Ethan Edmiston.

Personal: Is the son of Eddie and Laura Byrum ... His grandfather, David Michael "Big Dog" Vestal Sr., played football at the University of Tennessee where he was on the Vols 1956 Sugar Bowl team ... His uncle, David Vestal Jr., played football at ETSU.


Courtesy WCU Athletics Media Relations

[UAalum72]

#79 not currently assigned
JIM SWEENEY





Position: Offensive Line Coach
Alma Mater: University of Pittsburgh
Graduating Year: 1984


Jim Sweeney, a 16-season veteran of the NFL, enters his fourth season as UAlbany's offensive line coach in 2017.


In 2016, Sweeney's offensive line blocked for All-American Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks with UAlbany gaining 167.2 yards per game on the ground, helping the Great Danes to a 7-4 record, including the running game earning 295 yards in a 36-25 comeback victory at New Hampshire. Kevin Malloy, the left tackle, earned his third-consecutive place on the All-CAA team.


Under Sweeney's direction, left tackle Kevin Malloy earned consecutive third-team All-CAA honors in 2014 and 2015. In addition, the offensive line protected quarterback Will Fiacchi in 2014, allowing him to break the program's single-season passing record (2,636 yards) and career passing record (7,150 yards).


Sweeney was a four-year standout on the offensive line at Pitt (1980-84) where he earned a B.S. in sociology and administrative justice. A second round pick in the 1984 draft, Sweeney was named to the All-NFL Rookie Team after his first season with the New York Jets. Playing 11 seasons with the Jets with 158 consecutive starts, Sweeney was named to the All-Time Four Decades Team and is still referenced as one of the most consistent centers in franchise history. Sweeney also played one season with the Seattle Seahawks and closed his career with four seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers.


From 2000 to 2002, Sweeney was a member of Gattuso's staff at Duquesne where he coached the offensive line that helped produce two 1,000-yard running backs in a pass-oriented offense. Sweeney then went on to coach eight seasons at the high school level in Pennsylvania.


In the summer of 2010, Sweeney served at the offensive line stand-in coach for Russ Grimm and the Arizona Cardinals before participating in the NFLP/NCAA Coaching Internship Program at Frostburg State University in 2011. Sweeney came to UAlbany after spending 2013 as an offensive line consultant for the Pittsburgh Power of the Arena Football League.

[dewey]

There is no #79 for the 13 time National Champions the North Dakota State University Bison so I will highlight another recruit from the 2017 class.



Noah Gindorff, TE, 6-6, 235, Crosby, Minn. (Crosby-Ironton HS)
High School: 2017 graduate of Crosby-Ironton High School...Four-year starter and two-time captain...Coached by his father, Michael Gindorff...Played quarterback, tight end, defensive line, linebacker, safety, kicker and holder...All-conference sophomore and junior years...All-district and all-state as a senior...2016 team MVP, district Offensive Player of the Year and area Player of the Year...Passed for 2,822 yards and 28 TDs while rushing for 3,318 yards and 43 TDs in his career...Also caught seven passes for 193 yards and two scores...Racked up 317 tackles with 10.5 sacks, five forced fumbles and eight interceptions on defense...Set school records for all-purpose yards in a season (2,348) and career (6,333), single-season touchdowns (23), and holds the top two single-game rushing totals with 265 and 263 yards...Part of a conference championship team in 2014...Basketball conference MVP, team captain and 1,000-point scorer...Baseball captain and all-section performer...Honor roll student and class salutatorian...Participated in Knowledge Bowl...Personal: Plans to major in engineering...Born Feb. 12, 1999...Son of Michael and Wendy Gindorff...Father was inducted into the Concordia Cobbers Athletic Hall of Fame in 2014 and was a free agent signee of the Buccaneers and Vikings...Sister, Abby, attends NDSU.

Good luck with the upcoming season and in the classroom Noah.

Go Bison!

Dewey

[citdog]

DL 6'2" 242 LBS
79 GUNNER COVEY

REDSHIRT FRESHMANPICKENS, S.C.PICKENS



FRESHMAN (2016): Worked with the scout team while redshirting

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterman at Pickens playing both sides of ball … recorded more than 2,600 all-purpose yards … named to all-conference team all four years … gained 810 yards and nine touchdowns rushing and caught 13 passes for 149 yards while adding seven tackles as senior … totaled 894 yards and 11 touchdowns rushing and 107 yards on 10 receptions with four tackles junior season … as sophomore rushed for 456 yards and six touchdowns and caught 15 passes for 233 yards and four touchdowns with five stops on defense … also lettered twice in baseball and earned one letter in basketball … won school’s Most Valuable Athlete academic award

PERSONAL: Son of Travis and Heidi Covey … intends to major in exercise science

[mvemjsunpx]

Montana #79 not assigned. Here's a recruit…

Montana Recruit:




Skyler Martin - OL
Freshman
6'5", 240 lbs.
Vancouver, WA
Skyview HS


Ratings:

Scout - ★★
Rivals - ★★
247 - ★★