Here's a capsule look with video of the Charlotte 49ers' 17 new players -- 16 signed Wednesday on national signing day. One, offensive lineman Cameron Clark, had already signed and has enrolled in school:
Alex Barrow
WR, 5-11, 170
WR, 5-11, 170
Ratings: 2-stars (247 Sports)
Had 46 catches for 822 yards and 11 receiving TDs as a senior with 275 rushing yards and 5 rushing TDs (1,097 total yards, 16 TDs) … Moved to
Cameron Clark
OL, 6-5, 260
Greensboro
Ratings: 3 stars (ESPN), 2 stars (Rivals.com, 247 Sports)OL, 6-5, 260
Already in school at
A.D. Cunningham
LB, 6-1, ; 220.
LB, 6-1, ; 220.
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Ratings: 2 stars (Rivals)
Also as a running back in high school, running for 1,042 yards and 11 touchdowns as a junior.
Darren Drake
OL, 6-3, 300
McDonough (OL, 6-3, 300
Video
Ratings: 3 stars (ESPN), 2 stars (Rivals, 247 sports)
Was Luella’s strongest player with combined lift total of 1,185 pounds … All-region player as a senior.
Desmond Floyd
DL, 6-5, 250
Union County
(S.C.)/Wake Forest
Will have one year of eligibility as fifth-year grad student
… Played three seasons at DL, 6-5, 250
Jeff Gemmell
LB, 6-3, 216
Wake Forest
LB, 6-3, 216
Ratings: 2 stars (Rivals.com)
Also played running back in high school and was two-way
starter … Set single-season records for tackles (122) and sacks (15) last
season.
Jonathan Hardy
DL, 6-4, 257
Wilmington New Hanover
Ratings: 2 stars (Rivals.com)DL, 6-4, 257
Honorable mention all-Mideastern Conference … 2014 Blue-Grey all-American combine top performer.
Tyriq Harris
LB, 6-3, 215
Roanoke (Va. ) Hidden Valley
LB, 6-3, 215
Ratings: 2 stars (24/7 Sports)
Michael Holmes
H-back, 6-4, 230
Victory Christian
Ratings: 3 stars (24/7 Sports)H-back, 6-4, 230
Victory Christian
N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association Division III first-team all-state selection ... 856 receiving yards and six TD’s as a junior.
Winter Garden (
Ratings: 2 stars (Rivals.com, 24/7 Sports)
70 tackles and returned a kickoff 80 yards for a TD as a senior ... Also has been a linebacker, running back, kick returner... twin brother of 2014 signee and current 49ers defensive back Denzel Irvin.
Ben Jacques
H-back, 6-6; 225
Mount Pleasant (S.C.) Wando
VideoH-back, 6-6; 225
Mount Pleasant (S.C.) Wando
Ratings: 2 stars (Rivals.com, 24/7 Sports)
Averaged 9.0 yards per catch and had two touchdowns as senior … Lettered in football and track.
Nafees Lyon
DB, 5-10, 180
Mallard CreekDB, 5-10, 180
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Ratings: 3 stars (24/7 Sports, ESPN.com,Rivals.com)
Member of Mallard Creek’s two-time 4AA N.C. champions … Had three interceptions (one for a touchdown) and punt return for touchdown as a senior ... Six interceptions, two fumble recoveries for touchdowns and punt return as junior.
A.J. McDonald
DB, 6-0, 190
BDB, 6-0, 190
Video
Ratings: 2 stars (Rivals.com, 24/7 Sports)
Helped Red Raiders to the 2014 state championship game … first team all-area selection as senior, honorable mention as junior.
Nate Mullen
WR/KR/PR, 5-9, 170
Harrisburg Hickory RidgeWR/KR/PR, 5-9, 170
Video
Ratings: 2 stars (ESPN.com, Rivals.com, 24/7 Sports)
2014 Shrine Bowl selection ... third-team all-Charlotte Observer area as a return specialist ... More than 1,500 total yards with 819 rushing and 727 receiving … 25 touchdowns included 16 on the ground and nine through the air ... 2013 Golden Gloves Novice Division runner-up ... the son of 49ers offensive coordinator Jeff Mullen.
Akease Rankin
RB, 6-0, 210
MooresvilleRB, 6-0, 210
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Ratings: 2 stars (Rivals.com, 24/7 Sports)
Played in Shrine Bowl … Had 1,543 rushing yards as a senior with 23 touchdowns and eight 100-yard games ... averaged 140.3 yards per game and 10.0 yards per carry ... Had more than 2,100 yards and scored 21 yards as a junior.
Trevor Stacy
OL, 6-5, 300
Huntington (OL, 6-5, 300
Video
Ratings: 2 stars (24/7 Sports)
Wednesday’s first signee, with paperwork coming across at across at 7:03 a.m. ... Three-time first-team AAA all-state selection ... 2014 Hart Award winner as the West Virginia Sports Writers Association Top lineman … Herald-Dispatch Tri-State Player of the Year and to the all-Tri-State team ... Four-year starter holds record for most starts in school history.
Randy Suydam
DL, 6-3, 245
Mallard CreekDL, 6-3, 245
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Ratings: 2 stars (24/7 Sports)
Played for Mallard Creek’s two-time N.C. 4AA state champions ... First-team all-Observer selection who was two-year starter... Had 30 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, five sacks and two fumble recoveries as a defensive lineman.
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5 comments:
One comment on Nafees Lyon... His 2014 numbers were low compared to his junior year because he missed the 2nd half of his senior season due to injury.
Great coverage David. It's a shame some people only complain.
Nice job Niners. Added beef to the O-line and shored up the defense some. Not going to be the kind of recruiting class that the ACC or SEC gets, but no reasonable person would expect that, so haters need to just move on...
These players better get used to playing in front of 2-3K fans. It will be a shock as most of their HS's had more fans.
I would expect to see some experienced JUCO
transfers if coach wants to compete at this level
any time soon.
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