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2006 MAC Football Recruiting - BGSU Falcons

Overview
The Falcons bring in 24 players from eight different states. Eight players come from Ohio, five from Florida, three from Michigan and Illinois, two from New Jersey, and one each from Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia. This class is heavy on defensive players with five listed as defensive backs and four LBs and DL. There are two players for each of the following positions; QB, RB, WR, TE and kickers and one offensive line prospect. Twenty three players are incoming true freshmen and there is one prep school prospect.

Position	Name	Height	Weight	School
QB	Tyler Sheehan	6-3	210	Cincinnati (OH) LaSalle
QB	Anthony Glaud	6-2	216	Sicklerville (NJ) Winslow Township
RB	Jahmal Brown	5-10	190	Cleveland Benedictine
RB	Vincent Corner	5-9	200	Springfiled (OH) North
WR	Kelvin Davis	5-11	170	Ocala (FL) Vanguard
WR	Nick Pronty	6-0	182	Maple Hts (OH)
TE	Nick Rieke	6-4	230	Crystal Lake (IL) South
TE	Lewis Parks	6-2	225	Fayetteville (GA)
OL	Tyler Donahue	6-6	251	Naperville (IL) Central
DE	Michael Culbertson-Fehling	6-3	226	Libertyville (IL)
DE	Carlos Tipton	6-3	209	Cincinnati (OH) Winton Woods
DL	DJ Young	6-5	280	Lansing (MI) Sexton
DL	Orlando Barrow	6-2	268	Chesapeake (VA) Deep Creek
DL/LB	Darius Smith	6-3	200	Euclid (OH)
LB	Brandon Jackson	6-3	220	Memphis (TN) Briarcrest Christian
LB	Eugene Fells	6-1	209	Palatka (FL)
LB	Angelo Magone	6-3	218	Steubenville (OH)
DB	Tarell Lewis	5-10	185	Redford (MI) Thurston
DB	Derek Brighton	5-11	173	Allen Park (MI)
DB	Calvin Marshall	5-10	175	Miramar (FL) Dillard
DB	Jerett Sanderson	6-0	180	Long Branch (NJ) Fork Union Academy
DB	PJ Mahone	6-1	195	Elyria (OH)
K	Sean Ellis	6-6	195	Merritt Island (FL) Cocoa
P	Alonso Rojas	6-3	200	Miami (FL) Killian

Quarterbacks
Sheehan is considered by many to be the top QB prospect in the Cincinnati area this year who can throw a ball over 70 yards in the air; passed for over 1,000 yards as a senior – injured much of the season; ranked #83 according to Ohio High Magazine and #7 rated QB in the state by Ohio Varsity. Glaud is the #33 rated prospect in New Jersey and will be participating the NY/NJ all-star game. A multi-threat QB, he accounted for over 2,700 total yards of offense as a senior and produced 26 TDs.

Running Backs
Brown is rated as a top-75 player in the state and rushed for over 1,300 yards and 20 TDs as a senior; earning all-state honors; picked BG over Toledo. Ohio Varsity rated Brown the #7 RB prospect in the state. Corner was his conference MVP and will participate in Ohio’s North/South All Star game.

Receivers
Davis earned all area honors in Florida as a senior. Pronty is a speedster from the Cleveland area earning all conference honors as a senior. Rieke is considered a “sleeper” prospect according to two different recruiting services; picked BG over several other MAC offers and is rated a top-100 prospect in Illinois. Parks is from Georgia and earned all area honors as a senior.

Offensive Line
Donahue is the lone offensive line prospect in this class. He is a top-100 rated player within Illinois prep rankings; picked BG over Western Michigan

Defensive Line
DJ Young is the #16 overall prospect and #2 defensive line prospect in MI earning all-state ‘dream team honors,’ picked BG over UCF and Cincinnati. Culberson-Fehling is an undersized DE prospect who also plays TE; had a reported offer from Indiana; also a very good basketball player. Barrow earned all district honors in Virginia and is rated as a top-40 prospect in that state. Tipton is an undersized DE prospect with speed earning all city honors in Cincinnati.

Linebackers
Jackson is rated the #9 player in Tennessee - decommitted from Ole’ Miss and pledged Bowling Green. Jackson is a three-time all-state performer and will participate in an all-star classic game. Smith is a speedy DE/OLB prospect from a high profile football program; all-state player as a senior; several MAC offers; very fast player with a nose for the ball and a big hitter. Smith picked BG over Akron. Fells earned 2nd team all-state honors in Florida after posting 143 total tackles as a senior, choosing BG over several other IA offers. Magnone was the Division III Defensive POY in Ohio, chose BG over Akron, Kent State and Ohio.

Defensive Backs
Mahone is a first team all-state player and district POY award winner - rushed for 1,374-yards and 760-yards in receiving accounting for 30 TDs as a senior. A human highlight film, he will begin his college career as a defensive back. Mahone had several MAC offers and drew interest from most of the Big Ten. Brighton is a top-25 rated prospect from Michigan who scored 18 TDs as a senior and picked BG over several MAC offers. Lewis is a top-50 prospect from Michigan who earned all metro honors in the Detroit area. Marshall is a 4.4/40 speedster from Florida who earned first team all-state honors as a senior and picked BG over a reported offer from Iowa State. Sanderson is a prep school player originally from New Jersey, picked BG over Temple.

Specialists
BG signed two specialists within this class. Rojas is from Miami and was rated by Scout.com as the #1 punter in the nation after averaging 46-yards per boot. Ellis is a huge kicking prospect (6-foot 6) who is extremely accurate - he will be participating in the Florida East/West All Star game.

Final Analysis
A few players really stick out in this class; PJ Mahone, Brandon Jackson, DJ Young, Calvin Marshall and Jahmal Brown. The Falcons really brought in some nice DB and kicking prospects who should contribute right away. Overall, this class focused on defense, especially perimeter speed. The two defensive tackle prospects provide the Falcons immediate D-IA size to that area. Overall this class rates as EXCELLENT compared to other MAC programs this year, but the players mentioned above could become stars very quickly.

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