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2003 MAC Football Recruiting - Kent State Flashes

Overview

Kent State brought in a huge class of 31 recruits for their 2003 class. This is more than the 25 player limit that the NCAA permits, though three count towards last years class and three others will delay entry. From this large group of recruits, 14 are linemen while 9 are RBs/DBs. In a continue effort for regionalized recruiting, Kent State mined Maryland and Virginia again for players. The heaviest recruited states are as follow: Ohio (9), Pennsylvania (5) & Florida (4), along with Maryland & Virginia. Of these 31 players, only one is listed as a LB.

Highlights

Justin Aderhold comes from the same school that has produced current Kent State players Joshua Cribbs & Darryl Dowery.
The three most heavily recruited players in this class are RB Kevin Beverly (NC State); WR Cameron Bobb (Iowa) & OL Flordell Kissee (West Virginia).
RB Luke Tillman is a tremendous prospect from Elyria (OH). A big kid at 220 lbs. with 4.6 speed, he was one of the highest rated sophomores in the Midwest two years ago, suffered a terrible knee injury as a junior, then recovered to rush for over 1,500 yards as a senior in the rugged Lake Eire League of greater Cleveland.
Speed was addressed in this class as eight players have a reported speed of 4.5/40 or better.
KSU is finally tapping into the fertile recruiting land of their native NE Ohio under Dean Pees. In Pees first year as head coach here, KSU made 18 offers to local players and got one verbal. This year they made 14 offers and received 8 verbals from local talent.

Final Thoughts

Kent State brought in the biggest class of prospects I have ever witnessed by any school. Having 20 graduating seniors and being below the 85-man scholarship limit gave Kent State a lot of room to find bodies, and they did just that. There is more speed in this class than previous KSU recruiting seasons and some good size on the line. Kent State is actively going head-to-head with better schools for players and actually won a few of these recruiting battles. Overall this class rates as AVERAGE compared to other MAC schools this year, but please take note, Pees is doing a good job at selling a program that has very limited football tradition and no fan support.

Justin	Aderhold	OL	6-5	265	Washington,	D.C.-Dunbar	Washington Post All-Metro Team
Kyle	Ayers	DL	6-3	280	Cincinnati,	OH-Glen Este	All State H.M.
Kevin	Beverly	ATH	5-11	195	New Carrollton,	MD-Parkdale	All-State, All-Metro; Area POY
Cameron	Bobb	WR	6-6	195	Ashtabula,	OH-Lakeside	Ranked #8 WR in Midwest by Insiders.com
Olajuwon	Cooper	QB	6-4	200	Ashtabula,	OH-Lakeside	Conference POY; All District
Jon	Drager	DB/RB	6-0	195	Jefferson Hills,	PA-Thomas Jefferson	3rd Team All-State; Pitt Fab 22
Anthony	Dugarte	DL	6-3	245	Euclid,	OH-VASJ	All District; All State H.M.
Dan	Durante	DL	6-4	235	Brunswick,	OH-Parma Holy Name	All League; All State H.M.
Jonathan	Eggleston	LB	6-2	200	Lawrenceville,	GA-Collins Hill; Hargrave Acd.	All State & All Region
Colin	Ferrell	DL	6-1	280	Hamilton,	N.J.-Steinert	All Area & All Conference
J.E.	Frederickson	WR	6-1	200	North Palm Beach,	FL-Fork Union	1st Team All-State
Mike	Galassi	DL/OL	6-5	250	Strongsville,	OH-Parma Holy Name	All District; All State
Tony	Geoghagan	OL	6-3	270	St. George,	GA-Charlton County	2-Time All State & All Region
Gary	Ham	DB	5-10	190	Staten Island,	NY-Wagner; Hargrave Acd.	2-Time All State
Taros	Harris	DB	5-9	185	Chesapeake Beach,	MD-Calvert	2-Time All State; Conference Defensive POY
Kiff	Kinkead	OL	6-3	290	Warren,	OH-Champion	All Conference; All District
Flordell	Kissee	OL	6-5	300	Woodbridge,	VA-/Garfield	1st Team All-State
Justin	Latimer	DL	6-3	225	Apopka,	FL-Lake Brantley; Hargrave Acd.	55 tackles and 7 sacks as senior
Mark	Malloy	DL	6-4	240	Rankin,	PA-Woodland Hills	3rd Team All-State; Pitt Fab 22
Joe	Marafine	OL	6-5	280	Cambridge Springs,	PA	1st Team All-State
Rasheed	McClaude	RB	5-11	190	Dale City,	VA-Garfiled	District POY
Joey	Mendoza	QB	6-0	185	Jupiter,	FL	Led team to state playoffs
Brian	Moore	DB	6-1	200	Sunrise,	FL-Plantation	1st Team All County; All State H.M.
Jake	Parsons	TE	6-6	235	Gulph Mills,	PA-Upper Merion	All Area & All Conference
Darrell	Pierce	ATH	5-9	170	Newport News,	VA-Menchville	Versatile player
Randy	Robinson	OL	6-4	280	LaPlata,	MD-Lackey	All State
Tom	Sitko	QB	6-3	220	Cuyahoga Falls,	OH-Akron Archbishop Hoban	All County, All District; All State H.M.
Bill	Starry	OL	6-2	285	McKeesport,	PA-McKeesport	All District; Pitt Post Gazette Ter. 25
Luke	Tillman	RB	6-2	220	Elyria,	OH	County POY; All District; All State H.M.
Jack	Williams	DB	5-9	165	Norfolk,	VA-Booker T. Washington	All State
Usama	Young	DB	6-0	180	Largo,	MD-Largo	2nd Team All State

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