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Coach Farrier Announces First Recruiting Class
Frankfort, KY (02/01) - Kentucky State University head football coach Fred T. Farrier announced the 2006 Thorobred recruiting class at Alumni Stadium on the campus of Kentucky State University. "We feel that we addressed some very specific needs for our football team that should help us improve as a football team. We think these young men will give us a chance to take a big step forward in 2006 as we prepare to compete for the SIAC championship and a berth into the national playoffs," said Coach Farrier.
The class includes 25 student-athletes from 7 states, highlighted by 11 student-athletes from the state of Kentucky. Of the 11 student-athletes from the state of Kentucky, 4 are from Frankfort, 4 from Louisville and 2 are from Lexington. The state breakdown includes 11 from Kentucky, 8 from Ohio, 2 from Illinois and 1 from Georgia, Indiana, Mississippi and Michigan. The class also includes 4 student-athletes from the city of Frankfort. The positional breakdown of the class includes 3 offensive linemen, 3 wide receivers, 1 quarterback, 3 running backs and 1 tight end on offense. Defensively, there are 4 defensive linemen, 5 linebackers and 5 defensive backs.
"It is very exciting thinking about how well-rounded this class is for our program. I truly believe a significant number of these young men will contribute right away. The other great thing to note about this class is that half of them are from the state of Kentucky. I really believe we did a decent job of trying to get out in the state of Kentucky and let people know that this program was headed in the right direction," said Coach Farrier.
| Name |
Position |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Hometown |
High School/JC |
| Robert Battle |
Offensive Line |
6-3 |
310 |
Indianapolis, IN |
Northwest |
| Julian Brown |
Wide Receiver |
6-0 |
170 |
Louisville, KY |
Seneca |
| Jerry Bryant |
Defensive Back |
6-0 |
170 |
Cleveland, OH |
Maple Heights |
| LaTavious Burse |
Linebacker |
6-0 |
210 |
Frankfort, KY |
Franklin County |
| Roddrick Davis |
Defensive Line |
6-3 |
275 |
Rockford, IL |
Rock Valley CC |
| Mack Dillard |
Running Back |
5-10 |
185 |
Hopkinsville, KY |
Christian County |
| Gerald Edwards |
Defensive Back |
6-0 |
180 |
Lexington, KY |
Bryan Station |
| Byron Gorman |
Wide Receiver |
5-10 |
165 |
Shaker Heights, OH |
Shaker Heights |
| Josh Graves |
Defensive Line |
5-11 |
265 |
Columbus, OH |
West |
| Keith Griffin |
Offensive Line |
6-4 |
300 |
Louisville, KY |
Central |
| DeMarkus Hadley-King |
Offensive Line |
6-3 |
305 |
Lansing, MI |
Sexton |
| Tyrell Henderson |
Defensive Line |
6-8 |
250 |
Columbus, OH |
West |
| Michael Johnson |
Linebacker |
6-1 |
245 |
Columbus, OH |
West |
| Michael Long |
Linebacker |
5-11 |
220 |
Cleveland Heights, OH |
Cleveland Heights |
| Jeremiah Malone |
Wide Receiver |
6-0 |
185 |
Columbus, OH |
West |
| Gary Metcalf |
Running Back |
5-11 |
225 |
Frankfort, KY |
Franklin County |
| Nathaniel Mills |
Defensive Line |
6-0 |
305 |
Louisville, KY |
Fern Creek |
| Anthony Moses, Jr. |
Defensive Back |
6-1 |
190 |
Cleveland Heights, OH |
Cleveland Heights |
| Derrick Partman |
Defensive Back |
5-11 |
175 |
Rock Island, IL |
Rock Valley CC |
| Josh Simpson |
Linebacker |
6-2 |
255 |
Louisville, KY |
Fern Creek |
| Dale Smith |
Linebacker |
6-2 |
200 |
Lexington, KY |
Tates Creek |
| Donald Taylor |
Defensive Back |
6-0 |
185 |
Snellville, GA |
Shiloh |
| Alonzo Tillman |
Running Back |
6-0 |
165 |
Frankfort, KY |
Frankfort |
| Jerimy Watson |
Quarterback |
6-6 |
230 |
Grenada, MS |
Holmes |
| Andrew Wise |
Tight End |
6-1 |
200 |
Frankfort, KY |
Franklin County |
The Thorobred coaching staff anticipates the addition of a few more student-athletes to this recruiting class in the next few days. They also anticipate the addition of 20 student-athletes that will join the team as walk-ons near the end of February.
Contact sports information director Ron Braden at 502-597-6019 (ron.braden@kysu.edu) for questions and any further information.
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