MSU's Donald Hill-Eley adds 23 players on National Signing Day.
BALTIMORE, Md. – Morgan State University head football coach Donald Hill-Eley announced the signing of 23 high school and D-I transfers Wednesday afternoon on National Signing Day.
Overall, the 23 signees included six (6) linebackers, four (4) defensive backs, three (3) defensive ends, three (3) offensive lineman, three (3) wide receivers, three (3) quarterbacks and one (1) punter. The Bears signed 18 from high school and five (5) D-I transfers.
"We feel good about our signees," said Hill-Eley. "We have addressed our vacancies and we feel we have recruited the caliber of talent we need to turn the corner and move the program to the next phase." Added Hill-Eley, "we feel good about those who have chosen Morgan State University today."
Morgan State University Football
2008 National Letter of Intent Signees
Offensive Line
Jerry Evans 6’2 – 300
Hodgson Vocational Tech - New Castle, Del.
…2005 Honorable Mention…All Conference (DL)…2006 2nd Team All-Conference (DL)…2007 1st Team All-Conference (OL, DL)...2007 2nd Team All-State (OT, DT)…bench presses over 400 pounds
Joshua Durden 6’1 – 295
Frederick Douglass HS – Atlanta, Ga.
…Offensive Rookie of the Year…Defensive Rookie of the Year…All-City…400 pound bench press
Stanley Henry 6’3 – 290
DeMatha Catholic HS – Bowie, Md.
…All-Conference…
Wide Receiver
Winfield Diggs 5’8 – 170
Friendship Collegiate – Oxon Hill, Md.
…2007 All-Met Honorable Mention…1st Team All-Independent League…2008 Pigskin Club Winner
Marcos Archer 6’0 – 180
Miramar HS – Miramar, Fla.
Quarterbacks
Delonte Williams 6’2 – 190
Friendship HS – Washington, DC
…Passed for over 3,000 yards…Honorable Mention All-Met…1st Team All-Pigskin Team
Donavan Dickerson 6’2 – 190
Martin Luther King HS – Detroit, Mich.
…All-City…All-State…State Championship MVP…State Champs finished with 14-0 record
Linebackers
Christopher Lloyd 6-1 – 225
Friendship Collegiate – Washington, D.C.
…Pigskin Award…All-Inner High…2nd Team All-Met
Bakari Smith 6’0 – 250
Blanche Ely HS – Pompano Beach, Fla.
…Sun Sentinel 1st Team All-County…North-South All-Star Game MVP…Broward vs. Dade County All-Star Game
Edgar Pouncy 6’2 – 220
Martin Luther King HS – Detroit, Mich.
…All-City…All-State…Most Outstanding Linebacker…State Champs…Honor roll…Rivals.com
Jarvis West 6’2 – 215
North Cobb HS – Kennesaw, Ga.
…1st Team All-County…two-time Defensive Player of the Week…Rivals.com
Richard Ndubueze 6’2 – 215
DeMatha HS – Lanham, Md.
…1st Team All-Conference…PG County Gazette…D.C. Sports Fan Team
Defensive End
Dominic Logan 6’5 – 230
Southside HS – Atlanta, Ga.
…All-City…12 sacks as a senior…All-City starter as a power forward on basketball team
Christopher Eugene 6’4 – 215
Miami Central HS – Miami, Fla.
…National Honor Society…Had 18 sacks…Rivals.com
Steven Timmons 6’2 – 225
Westside HS – Augusta, Ga.
…Honorable Mention…two-time Bone Crusher Player of the Week…Best Defensive Lineman...All-Area...Ran track
Defensive Back
Steve Gallon 5’11 – 165
Northwestern HS – Miami, Fla.
…USA Today National Champs…State Champs
Janary Gray 6’0 – 215
Miami Central HS – Miami, Fla.
…Three stars on Rivals.com…All-Dade County…All-State
Punter
Nicholas Adams 6’2 – 240
E.E. Smith HS – Fayetteville, N.C.
…Academic All-State…Honor Roll…North Carolina Scholars…No. 1 punter in North Carolina…Averaged 45 yards per punt…Benches over 400 pounds
Transfers
Carlton Jackson 6’2 – 200
Transfer from Akron
Quarterback
Pompano Beach, Fla.
Edward Morton-Green 6’4 - 215
Wide Receiver
Miami of Ohio
Princeton HS - Cincinnati, OH
Joseph Ellis 6’1 – 200
Strong Safety
Univ. of Illinois
Rodney Etienne 6’1 – 215
Safety
Univ. of Akron
Pomapano Beach, Fla.
Reggie Hildenbrandt 5’10 – 175
Cornerback
Hargrave Military, Roosevelt HS
…PG County All-Star Game…1st Team All-Conference
