Fordham Football Announces 2008 Recruiting Class

[JoltinJoe]

Fordham Football Announces 2008 Recruiting Class;
26 Student-Athletes Set to Join Defending Patriot League Champions in 2008 (http://fordhamsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020708aaa.html)

Feb. 7, 2008

Bronx, N.Y. - Fordham University Head Football Coach, Tom Masella announced the signing of 26 football players to letters of intent with
Fordham for the 2008 season.

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The new class features 14 offensive players and 12 defensive players. By position offensive linemen lead the way with seven, followed by defensive linemen (6), linebackers (4), running backs (3), wide receivers (2), quarterbacks (2), defensive backs (1) and kickers (1).

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The 26 freshmen hail from nine different states, from New York to Texas, with six from Florida, five from Texas, five from New York, three from New Jersey, two each from Maryland and Pennsylvania and one from Ohio, Georgia and Virginia.

Included in the recruiting class are three sets of high school teammates.

The new recruiting class will join 17 starters who return for the 2008 season, nine of those from the offense and eight on defense.

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Name, Pos., Ht., Wt., Hometown/High School

Derrick Bell, DL, 6-4, 240, Bryans Road, Md./Lackey

Andrew Bonner, OL, 6-2, 265, Coral Gables, Fla./Gulliver Prep

Kevin Carter, DB, 6-0, 197, Alexandria, Va./Thomas A. Edison

Chris Coratti, LB, 6-0, 215, Pawling, N.Y./Trinity Pawling

Benjamin Daley, LB, 6-2, 180, Alva, Fla./La Belle

Cameron Dean, P/K, 6-3, 220, Gulf Stream, Fla./Saint Andrews

Cahill Hooker, OL, 6-4, 260, Dallas, Tex./Bishop Lynch

Joshua Johnson, OL, 6-4, 280, Alpharetta, Ga./Wesleyan

Daniel Kessler, OL, 6-3, 290, White Oak, Pa./McKeesport

Isaiah Leake, RB, 6-0, 210, Key Largo, Fla./Saint Andrews

Jamir Livingston, RB, 5-8, 165, Drexel Hill, Pa./St. Joseph's Prep

Thomas Lloyd, DL, 6-0, 265, Hurst, Tex./L.D. Bell

Rodney Mann, DL, 6-2, 240, Staten Island, N.Y./Midwood

Patrick McGee, DL, 6-5, 250, Glen Ridge, N.J./Canterbury

Lloyd Morrison, OL. 6-3, 275, Teaneck, N.J./Bergen Catholic

Andy Okonkwo, DL, 6-2, 218, Richardson, Tex./L.V. Berkner

Doug Papy, QB, 6-2, 190, Coral Gables, Fla./Gulliver Prep

Jock Payten, LB, 6-0, 208, Richardson, Tex./L.V. Berkner

Wesley Perryman, DL, 6-0, 275, Plano, Tex./Plano Senior

Brad Pierre, WR, 6-3, 205, Lake Worth, Fla./Lake Worth Community

Jonathan Sheridan, OL, 6-4, 290, Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph by the Sea

Brian Taaffe, QB, 6-3, 215, Clarksville, Md./Saint Paul's

Matt Van Orden, OL, 6-1, 250, Morris Plain, N.J./Delbarton

Jason Weston, WR, 6-3, 195, Queens, N.Y./Campus Magnet

Darryl Whiting, RB, 6-4, 200, Queens, N.Y./Holy Cross

Nick Womack, LB, 6-2 , 205, Maple Heights, Ohio/St. Peter Chanel

[schmofstra]

So what do you think, Joe? Any evaluations of this class up there at Rose Hill?

I notice there are no Anthracite boys this year! You got one Pittsburgh-area kid, which is always good. One Philly-area kid too.

Lotta kids from outside the northeast U.S.

[Franks Tanks]

So what do you think, Joe? Any evaluations of this class up there at Rose Hill?

I notice there are no Anthracite boys this year! You got one Pittsburgh-area kid, which is always good. One Philly-area kid too.

Lotta kids from outside the northeast U.S.


Fordham is really beginning to recruit nationally

[Seahawks Fan]

Wagner has had good success recruiting out of Gulliver Prep, including Rick Sarille, our career rushing leader. Good luck. xthumbsupx

[JoltinJoe]

So what do you think, Joe? Any evaluations of this class up there at Rose Hill?

I notice there are no Anthracite boys this year! You got one Pittsburgh-area kid, which is always good. One Philly-area kid too.

Lotta kids from outside the northeast U.S.

Obviously, I have never seen any of the recruits play. I've seen some highlight reels, but they are highlight reels.

That being said, it looks like a very solid class.

(1) 13 of the 16 play OL and DL, and many have size. This seems to address our biggest need. Our guys played gutsy against UMass in the FCS playoffs, but the UMass lines really pushed our guys around.

(2) We continue to recruit well locally under Masella. Some nice grabs
from New Jersey and Long Island.

(3) We are going more national in our scope, and continue to do well in big-time football areas like Florida and Texas. Because of how big high school football is in those areas, you can often land some well-coached players who arrive with skills already highly developed.

(4) Taaffe's father is a well-known football coach who has worked as an offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Maryland. Probably Skelton's successor. You can't go wrong grabbing the coach's son.

(5) Jamir Livingston is going to see action as a freshman. He had an offer from Army. He's small but has blinding speed. With some size, he could be going real big time. He is exactly the type of RB who has had success in the PL. He will also have some horses to block for him. On the tapes I've seen, this guy is gone if you give him some room.

(6) We might have a worthy successor to Benjamin Dato in Cameron Dean -- ranked as one of the top 20 punters nationally.

[Go...gate]

Obviously, I have never seen any of the recruits play. I've seen some highlight reels, but they are highlight reels.

That being said, it looks like a very solid class.

(1) 13 of the 16 play OL and DL, and many have size. This seems to address our biggest need. Our guys played gutsy against UMass in the FCS playoffs, but the UMass lines really pushed our guys around.

(2) We continue to recruit well locally under Masella. Some nice grabs
from New Jersey and Long Island.

(3) We are going more national in our scope, and continue to do well in big-time football areas like Florida and Texas. Because of how big high school football is in those areas, you can often land some well-coached players who arrive with skills already highly developed.

(4) Taaffe's father s a well-known football coach who has worked as an offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Maryland. Probably Skelton's successor. You can't go wrong grabbing the coach's son.

(5) Jamir Livingston is going to see action as a freshman. He had an offer from Army. He's small but has blinding speed. With some size, he could be going real big time. He is exactly the type of RB who has had success in the PL. He will also have some horses to block for him. On the tapes I've seen, this guy is gone if you give him some room.

(6) We might have a worthy successor to Benjamin Dato in Cameron Dean -- ranked as one of the top 20 punters nationally.

is that Charlie Taaffe, who was HC at The Citadel?

[Hoyadestroya85]

livingston is a beast..
he'll be a monster returning kicks

[JoltinJoe]

is that Charlie Taaffe, who was HC at The Citadel?

xnodx

[Cobblestone]

Fordham Football Announces 2008 Recruiting Class;
26 Student-Athletes Set to Join Defending Patriot League Champions in 2008 (http://fordhamsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020708aaa.html)


Name, Pos., Ht., Wt., Hometown/High School

Derrick Bell, DL, 6-4, 240, Bryans Road, Md./Lackey

Andrew Bonner, OL, 6-2, 265, Coral Gables, Fla./Gulliver Prep

Kevin Carter, DB, 6-0, 197, Alexandria, Va./Thomas A. Edison

Chris Coratti, LB, 6-0, 215, Pawling, N.Y./Trinity Pawling

Benjamin Daley, LB, 6-2, 180, Alva, Fla./La Belle

Cameron Dean, P/K, 6-3, 220, Gulf Stream, Fla./Saint Andrews

Cahill Hooker, OL, 6-4, 260, Dallas, Tex./Bishop Lynch

Joshua Johnson, OL, 6-4, 280, Alpharetta, Ga./Wesleyan

Daniel Kessler, OL, 6-3, 290, White Oak, Pa./McKeesport

Isaiah Leake, RB, 6-0, 210, Key Largo, Fla./Saint Andrews

Jamir Livingston, RB, 5-8, 165, Drexel Hill, Pa./St. Joseph's Prep

Thomas Lloyd, DL, 6-0, 265, Hurst, Tex./L.D. Bell

Rodney Mann, DL, 6-2, 240, Staten Island, N.Y./Midwood

Patrick McGee, DL, 6-5, 250, Glen Ridge, N.J./Canterbury

Lloyd Morrison, OL. 6-3, 275, Teaneck, N.J./Bergen Catholic

Andy Okonkwo, DL, 6-2, 218, Richardson, Tex./L.V. Berkner

Doug Papy, QB, 6-2, 190, Coral Gables, Fla./Gulliver Prep

Jock Payten, LB, 6-0, 208, Richardson, Tex./L.V. Berkner

Wesley Perryman, DL, 6-0, 275, Plano, Tex./Plano Senior

Brad Pierre, WR, 6-3, 205, Lake Worth, Fla./Lake Worth Community

Jonathan Sheridan, OL, 6-4, 290, Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph by the Sea

Brian Taaffe, QB, 6-3, 215, Clarksville, Md./Saint Paul's

Matt Van Orden, OL, 6-1, 250, Morris Plain, N.J./Delbarton

Jason Weston, WR, 6-3, 195, Queens, N.Y./Campus Magnet

Darryl Whiting, RB, 6-4, 200, Queens, N.Y./Holy Cross

Nick Womack, LB, 6-2 , 205, Maple Heights, Ohio/St. Peter Chanel

WOW! Some defensive players from TX, some offensive players from FL. I'd say you guys did very well for yourselves.