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2008 Miami RedHawks Football Recruiting

Overview
Miami signed 18 players from five different states. There was a heavy emphasis on Ohio players as eight came from the Buckeye state with three Georgia and Illinois and two apiece from Pennsylvania and Florida. There was a heavy emphasis offensive players with 11 of the 18 slated for that side of the ball. Seven of the 18 are either WRs or OL.

Top Players

• Zac Dysert, QB, 6-4, 195 Ada OH - Selected as the Ohio Coaches Association's Player of the Year in 2007; passed for more than 11,000 yards and 100 touchdowns during – ranks #2 in Ohio prep history in passing yardage; rated the #35 player by Ohio High. Additional offers from Utah, Kansas & MSU
• Evan Klepec, DL, 6-4, 245, Canfield (Boardman) OH – Rated #50 in Ohio High; first-team all-state selection as defensive end.
• Nick Kemper, OL, 6-3, 275 Winter Springs (Lake Howell) FL - first-team 5A honors in Florida his senior year and was selected to play in the state's North-South All-Star Game; rated as the #18 center prospect nationally by ESPN.com; reported offers from USF & UCF
• Brad Bednar, OL, 6-4, 245, Mentor OH – Rated the #82 prospect in the state by Ohio High; a1st team all-state and selected to play in the Ohio-Pennsylvania Big 33 All-Star Game; reported offers from Stanford, BG, Ohio and the service academies

Sleepers

• Dan Green, RB, 5-10, 195, Oak Park (Walther Lutheran) IL - Earned all-state honors; recruited by Wyoming, Air Force and Illinois State
• Andrew Phelan, OL, 6-4, 285 West Chester (Lakota West) OH – All Southwest Ohio performer and selected to play in Big 33 Classic; recruited by most of the MAC

Final Analysis
Year in and year out Miami has one of the top MAC classes and this year is no different. The RedHawks had almost their entire class filled by early October with published verbals and held on to most of them losing only OL/DT Phillip Manley to Toledo. This is a very talented and deep class with size, tremendous speed, and excellent overall athletic abilities. This class just missed out on a top-3 ranking in the MAC and rates as VERY GOOD, bordering on outstanding compared against other MAC schools this year.

Of Note:
Quincy Landingham, a highly recruited RB/DB from greater Detroit, has transferred from Wisconsin and will be ready to play in 2009 for the RedHawks… DJ Brown’s father, David, played at Ohio State and eventually for the NFL's Atlanta Falcons. DJ's uncle, Randy Bates, was once a member of Miami University's coaching staff…Kicker Jim Broadway’s father Jim Sr., was the starting punter at Georgia from 1980-82, winning one national championship and three SEC titles…Brian Sutherland was selected as Georgia Class 5A's top returner; averaging 20-yards per punt return and 32-yards per kickoff return; compiled 1,050 all-purpose yards and played in Georgia's North-South All-Star Game returning one kickoff for a 96-yard TD.

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