UConn won a share of the Big East Conference and will head out to Arizona to take on Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl, but the Huskies continue to get good news this week.
It was announced on Wednesday that running back Jordan Todman was unanimously chosen as BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year, becoming the second Connecticut running back in the last three years to earn the conference’s top offensive honor. Todman joins 2008 winner Donald Brown as the only Connecticut players to be named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year. Todman finished the regular season ranked second nationally in rushing, averaging 143.1 yards per game. He ran for 1,574 yards and 14 touchdowns, leading the BIG EAST in both categories, and went for at least 100 yards nine times in 11 games.
Todman was not the only Husky to earn top honors however. Head coach Randy Edsall was voted Big East Coach of the Year, along with Louisville head coach Charlie Strong. Edsall and Strong tied in the voting for BIG EAST Coach of the Year, marking the first tie since the award was first presented in 1991. Both coaches are first-time winners of the award. Edsall rallied the troops after a 3-4 start, and the Huskies finished the regular season on a 5 game winning streak. He has UConn heading to a bowl game for the fourth straight season.
Other Huskies were also honored by the Big East on the postseason all conference teams. UConn had a total of eight players on the first and second All-Big East Teams. UConn players who made the First Team were Offensive lineman Zach Hurd and Mike Ryan, Running Back Jordan Todman, Kicker Dave Teggart, Defensive Lineman Kendall Reyes, and Linebacker Lawrence Wilson. Offensive lineman Moe Petrus and Return Specialist Nick Williams made the Second Team.
Here is the complete list of Big East Postseason Awards:
2010 BIG EAST CONFERENCE FOOTBALL AWARDS
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ALL-BIG EAST CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
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OFFENSE
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Pos.
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Player
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School
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Cl.
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Ht.
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Wt.
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Hometown/High School
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WR
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Armon Binns
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Cincinnati
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Sr.
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6-3
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210
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Pasadena, Calif./Pasadena
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WR
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Jon Baldwin
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Pittsburgh
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Jr.
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6-5
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230
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Aliquippa, Pa./Aliquippa
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OT
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Mike Ryan
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Connecticut
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Jr.
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6-5
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332
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Tamaqua, Pa./Marian Catholic
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OT
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Jason Pinkston
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Pittsburgh
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Sr.
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6-4
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305
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Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin
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OG
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Zach Hurd *
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Connecticut
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Sr.
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6-7
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323
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Waterford, Conn./Waterford
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OG
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Mark Wetterer *
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Louisville
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Sr.
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6-5
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306
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Cincinnati, Ohio/Anderson
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C
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Sampson Genus
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USF
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Sr.
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6-1
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314
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Lake City, Fla./Columbia
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TE
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Cameron Graham
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Louisville
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Sr.
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6-4
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242
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Inglewood, Calif./Inglewood
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QB
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Zach Collaros *
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Cincinnati
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Jr.
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6-0
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216
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Steubenville, Ohio/Steubenville
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RB
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Jordan Todman *
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Connecticut
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Jr.
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5-9
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190
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North Dartmouth, Mass./Dartmouth
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RB
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Bilal Powell
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Louisville
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Sr.
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6-0
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204
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Lakeland, Fla./Lake Gibson
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K
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Dave Teggart
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Connecticut
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Jr.
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6-0
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209
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Northborough, Mass./Algonqun
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RS
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Lindsey Lamar
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USF
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So.
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5-9
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160
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Tampa, Fla./Hillsborough
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DEFENSE
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Pos.
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Player
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School
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Cl.
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Ht.
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Wt.
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Hometown/High School
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DL
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Kendall Reyes
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Connecticut
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Jr.
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6-4
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287
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Nashua, N.H./Nashua North
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DL
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Jabaal Sheard *
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Pittsburgh
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Sr.
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6-4
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260
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Hollywood Hills, Fla./Hollywood Hills
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DL
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Terrell McClain
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USF
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Sr.
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6-3
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302
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Pensacola, Fla./Pensacola
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DL
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Chris Neild
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West Virginia
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Sr.
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6-2
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301
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Stroudsburg, Pa./Stroudsburg
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LB
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Lawrence Wilson
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Connecticut
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Sr.
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6-1
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217
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Tuscaloosa, Ala./Paul W. Bryant
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LB
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Doug Hogue
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Syracuse
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Sr.
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6-2
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226
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Yonkers, N.Y./Roosevelt
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LB
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J.T. Thomas
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West Virginia
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Sr.
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6-2
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225
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Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Ely
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CB
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Johnny Patrick
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Louisville
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Sr.
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6-0
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186
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Deland, Fla./Deland
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CB
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Keith Tandy
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West Virginia
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Jr.
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5-10
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198
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Hopkinsville, Ky./Christian County
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S
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Dom DeCicco
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Pittsburgh
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Sr.
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6-4
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230
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Jefferson Hills, Pa./Thomas Jefferson
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S
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Robert Sands
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West Virginia
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Jr.
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6-5
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221
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Carol City, Fla./Miami-Carol City
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P
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Dan Hutchins
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Pittsburgh
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Sr.
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5-11
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195
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Williamsport, Pa./Loyalsock Township
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* unanimous selection
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ALL-BIG EAST CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM
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OFFENSE
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Pos.
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Player
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School
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Cl.
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Ht.
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Wt.
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Hometown/High School
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WR
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D.J. Woods
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Cincinnati
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Jr.
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6-0
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172
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Strongsville, Ohio/Strongsville
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WR
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Dontavia Bogan
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USF
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Sr.
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6-1
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188
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Thomasville, Ga./Central County
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WR
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Tavon Austin
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West Virginia
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So.
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5-9
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173
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Baltimore, Md./Dunbar
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WR
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Jock Sanders
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West Virginia
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Sr.
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5-7
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179
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St. Petersburg, Fla./St. Petersburg Catholic
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OT
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Justin Pugh
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Syracuse
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So.
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6-5
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287
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Holland, Pa./Council Rock South
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OT
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Don Barclay
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West Virginia
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Jr.
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6-4
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304
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Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley
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OL
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Jason Kelce
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Cincinnati
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Sr.
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6-4
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283
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Cleveland Heights, Ohio/Cleveland Heights
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OL
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Byron Stingily
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Louisville
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Sr.
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6-5
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300
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Country Club Hills, Ill./Joliet CC
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OL
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Jacob Sims
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USF
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Sr.
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6-5
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290
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Winter Park, Fla./Winter Park
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C
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Moe Petrus
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Connecticut
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Jr.
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6-2
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292
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St. Laurent, Que./Vanier Prep
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TE
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Ben Guidugli
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Cincinnati
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Sr.
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6-1
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240
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Fort Thomas, Ky./Highlands
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QB
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Geno Smith
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West Virginia
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So.
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6-3
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210
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Miami, Fla./Miramar
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RB
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Isaiah Pead
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Cincinnati
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Jr.
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5-11
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194
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Columbus, Ohio/Eastmoor Academy
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|
RB
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Delone Carter
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Syracuse
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Sr.
|
5-10
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215
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Copley, Ohio/Copley Senior
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|
K
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Ross Krautman
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Syracuse
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Fr.
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5-7
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154
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Franklin Lakes, N.J./Ramapo
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RS
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Nick Williams
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Connecticut
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So.
|
5-9
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182
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East Windsor, N.J./The Hun School
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DEFENSE
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Pos.
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Player
|
School
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Cl.
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Ht.
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Wt.
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Hometown/High School
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|
DL
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Brandon Lindsey
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Pittsburgh
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Jr.
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6-2
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250
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Aliquippa, Pa./Aliquippa
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|
DL
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Chandler Jones
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Syracuse
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Jr.
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6-5
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251
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Endicott, N.Y./Union-Endicott
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|
DL
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Scooter Berry
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West Virginia
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Sr.
|
6-1
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287
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North Babylon, N.Y./North Babylon
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|
DL
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Bruce Irvin
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West Virginia
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Jr.
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6-3
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235
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Walnut, Calif./Mt. San Antonio CC
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|
LB
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JK Schaffer
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Cincinnati
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Jr.
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6-1
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228
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Cincinnati, Ohio/LaSalle
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|
LB
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Jacquain Williams
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USF
|
Sr.
|
6-3
|
216
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Tampa, Fla./Riverview
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|
LB
|
Derrell Smith
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Syracuse
|
Sr.
|
6-1
|
232
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New Castle, Del./Paul Hodgson
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|
CB
|
Mistral Raymond
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USF
|
Sr.
|
6-2
|
192
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Palmetto, Fla./Palmetto
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|
CB
|
Brandon Hogan
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West Virginia
|
Sr.
|
5-10
|
189
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Manassas, Va./Osbourn
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|
S
|
Hakeem Smith
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Louisville
|
RFr.
|
6-1
|
174
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Jonesboro, Ga./Riverdale
|
|
S
|
Jared Holley
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Pittsburgh
|
So.
|
5-10
|
180
|
Easton, Pa./Easton Area
|
|
S
|
Joe Lefeged
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Rutgers
|
Sr.
|
6-1
|
205
|
Germantown, Md./Northwest
|
|
P
|
Rob Long
|
Syracuse
|
Sr.
|
6-3
|
190
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Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown West
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