2005 Football Recruits Information
(as of May 17, 2005)
 

David Allen (6-3, 270, Offensive Line, Winterville, N.C./South Central HS):
Lettered two years at South Central High School for Kemp Ewing ... Two time All-Pitt County selection All-Eastern Carolina 3A Conference Honorable Mention Pick ... Led team in pancake blocks ... Also lettered in wrestling (three years) and track and field (one) ... Outstanding wrestler, recording the fastest pin in school history (four seconds) ... Advanced to the NCHSAA 3A State Championships in wrestling.

Mitchell Allen (6-1, 205, Defensive Back, Elkin, N.C./Elkin HS):
Played prep football at Elkin High School for Richard Grissom ... Part of back-to-back NCHSAA 1A State Championship Teams and was named Most Valuable Player of the 2003 state title game ... Two-time All-Northwest 1A Conference pick and first-team all-state honoree ... Prep totals include 71 catches for 1,561 yards and 20 touchdowns as a receiver and 14 interceptions with 22 pass break-ups as a defensive back ... Also lettered in track and field and basketball ... Member of FCA.

Elshaun Carter (6-1, 220, Linebacker, Greenville, N.C./Junius H. Rose HS):
Played prep football for three years at Junius H. Rose High School and Head Coach B. Greg Thomas … Two-time All-Big East 4A honoree and was named league MVP as a senior after tallying 96 tackles, six forced fumbles, four sacks, one interception and one touchdown on the year … Member of two NCHSAA 4A State Championship Teams (2003 and 2004) … Also lettered in track and field (four seasons) and wrestling (one).

Steven Cobbs (5-11, 170, Utility, Radford, Va./Pulaski County HS):
Played prep football at Pulaski County High School under Jack Turner … Two-time all-district selection … Also lettered in track and field and indoor track team won the district championship.

Josh Dagenhart (5-9, 185, Defensive Back, Statesville, N.C./West Iredell HS):
Lettered three years at West Iredell High School for Mark Weycker ... A 2004 All-Iredell County and All-Central Carolina 2A Conference pick after compiling 103 tackles and one interception on the year ... Tallied 87 takedowns as a junior ... Also lettered four years in wrestling and four in baseball ... As a grappler, named team MVP and was a regional qualifier ... An outstanding student as well ... Ranked three (out of 197) in his class ... A Wendy's Heisman nominee and a four-year North Carolina Scholar Athlete ... Morehead nominee ... Named school's Most Outstanding Senior and graduated with honors.

Brandon Drum (6-1, 250, Offensive Lineman, Maiden, N.C./Maiden HS):
Lettered two years at Maiden High School for Tom Brown ... A two-time All-Southern Football 1A and All-Unifour pick ... A 2oo4 Team Captain ... Led senior team (2004) to the conference title and a berth in the NCHSAA 1AA Western Regional Championship Game ... Member of FCA.

Ronnie Edwards (5-9, 180, Running Back, Rocky Mount, Va./Franklin County HS):
Played high school football at Franklin County High School for Billy Miles … Tallied 3,270 yards rushing in two years (2003-04) to go along with 46 touchdowns and 3,657 all-purpose yards … Two-time first-team all-district and all-region selection … Second-team All-State … Also lettered four years in track and field and one in basketball … Ran 100-meter dash in 10.5 seconds and 55-meter dash in 4.6 seconds.

Jacob Goedken (6-3, 265, Offensive Line, Johnston, Iowa/Johnston HS):
Lettered two years at Johnston High School for Brian Woodley ... All-conference honoree and led team to its first-ever trip to the playoffs in 2003 ... Allowed just one sack entire senior season ...  Also lettered two years in track and field and one in wrestling ... Two-time state qualifier as a discus thrower.

Keith Hairston (5-8, 180, Utility, Eden, N.C./John M. Morehead HS):
Lettered three years at John M. Morehead High School for Mitch Watson ... Two time Piedmont Triad 3A All-Conference and Offensive Player-of-the-Year honoree (2003 and 2004) as a quarterback ... Team Most Valuable Player in 2004 ... Also lettered three years in track and field ... Who's Who Among High School Students and a member of the National Honor Roll.

Landon Mundy (6-2, 240, Offensive/Defensive Line, Gastonia, N.C./Forestview HS):
Played prep football at Forestview High School for Scott Lee ... Earned Gaston Gazette Player-of-the-Week honors once ... Cousin, Wesley Bryant, is a current member of the Wake Forest University Football Team.

Zachary O’Brien (6-1, 225, Linebacker, Mocksville, N.C./Davie County HS):
Three-year letterwinner at Davie County High School under Doug Illing … Led team to the state semifinals in 2004 … All-Central Piedmont 4A Conference honoree as a senior … Lettered in baseball, wrestling, track and field and swimming … Earned all-region honors freshman year as a swimmer.

Justin Pace (5-11, 235, Offensive Line/Long Snapper, Lillington, N.C./Western Harnett HS):
Lettered two years at Western Harnett High School for Bill Wyrick … 2004 Tri-Seven 4A All-Conference honoree … Also lettered two seasons in baseball, where he as an honorable mention all-conference pick.

Brandon Pennington (6-5, 290, Offensive Line, Ashland, Ky./Paul G. Blazer HS):
Four-year letter winner at Paul G. Blazer High School under Leon Hart … Two-time All-Area selection … 2004 Kentucky Tremendous 26 and All-Courier-Journal Coaches First-Team All-State honoree … Named to the Associated Press All-State second team … Led 2003 and 2004 teams to the regional finals … Selected to play in the 2005 Kentucky-Tennessee All-Star Game … Also lettered in basketball and wrestling (two years).

Griffen Rush (6-2, 255, Offensive Line, Hickory, N.C./Hickory HS):
Lettered three years at Hickory High School for John Worley … Two-time All-Southwestern Foothills 3A Conference pick (2003-04) … Earned All-Unifour honors in 2004 as well … Outstanding wrestler, lettering four years and earning 3A NCHSAA State Runner-up in the Heavyweight Division as a senior … Member of the National Honor Society.

Justin Sanders (6-1, 180, Quarterback, Monroe, N.C./Monroe HS):
Played three years at Monroe High School for Bobby Cloninger … Career numbers include 5,710 yards passing with 61 touchdowns … A three-time All-Rocky River 2A Conference and All-Monroe County honoree … Union County’s all-time passing leader … As a senior, passed for 2,498 yards with 155 completions and 23 touchdowns as well as 439 yards rushing and seven touchdowns in leading team to an 11-3 mark and a berth in the state playoffs … Also lettered two years in basketball and baseball and was part of a basketball team that went 25-1 in 2003.

David Shew (6-7, 310, Offensive Line, Crumpler, N.C./Ashe County HS):
Lettered three seasons at Ashe County High School and Dale Galloway … Two-year All-Mountain Valley 2A Conference selection and an All-Northwest North Carolina honoree … Also lettered in track and field and baseball … Beta Club President.

Brandon Silvious (6-3, 260, Offensive Line, Charlotte, N.C./Independence HS):
Lettered four years at Independence High School for Tom Knotts and Bill Geiler … Member of four NCHSAA 4A/4AA State Championship Teams (2001-04) … All-MECA 8 4A Conference pick … Also lettered four years in wrestling and was a 4A State finalist in the heavyweight division.

Martin Turbeville (6-3, 205, Quarterback/Wide Receiver, Claremont, N.C./Bunker Hill HS):
Three-year letter winner at Bunker Hill High School under Head Coach Lee Miller ... A two-time All-Midwest 2A Conference selection ... As a senior, rushed for 1,100 yards and passed for 1,150 yards and earned Newton Observer Football Offensive Player-of-the-Year honors ... Also won the Golden Helmet Award twice in 2004 and was an All-Unifour pick ... Lettered four years in basketball as well and averaged 14.9 points and 8.2 rebounds per outing ... Catawba County Hall Of Fame Athlete Of The Year.

Jeremiah Wilson (5-7, 145, Wide Receiver, Summerville, Ga./Chattooga County HS):
Played three years at Chattooga High School and John Starr … As a senior, tallied 250 all-purpose yards and averaged 20 yards per catch on 11 receptions … 2004 Team Captain … Named the Team’s Most Outstanding Receiver as a senior … Led team to three state playoff appearances … Also lettered in basketball (one), track and field (one) and baseball (one).