UW Football Recruiting Class Includes 27 New Huskies

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1 Feb. 7, 2007 Husky Football UW Football Recruiting Class Includes 27 New Huskies SEATTLE -- A total of 27 student-athletes have signed national letters of intent or financial aid agreements to enroll at the University of Washington and play football for the Huskies, head coach Tyrone Willingham announced today. The group includes 25 high-school athletes and two that attended junior college last year. Of the players in this year's recruiting class, six hail from Washington, 14 are from California, two are from Colorado and one each come from Hawaii, Texas, Utah, Oregon and Nevada. Washington opens the 2007 football season Aug. 31 at Syracuse. Here is an alphabetical list of the incoming players, followed by a biographical sketch of each: Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School/Last School) Devin Aguilar WR Denver, Colo. (Mullen) Victor Aiyewa DB Fresno, Texas (Hightower) Kalani Aldrich DL Hilo, Hawaii (Kamehameha-Hawaii) Mark Armelin OL Canoga Park, Calif. (Bishop Alemany) Jared Ballman P San Diego, Calif. (Patrick Henry/Grossmont College) Anthony Boyles WR Compton, Calif. (Junipero Serra) Byron Davenport CB Long Beach, Calif. (Poly/UCLA) Cort Dennison LB Salt Lake City, Utah (Judge Memorial) Tyrone Duncan DL Westlake Village, Calif. (Westlake) Skyler Fancher OL Costa Mesa, Calif. (Huntington Beach) Erik Folk PK Woodland Hills, Calif. (Notre Dame) Mason Foster LB Seaside, Calif. (Seaside) Ronnie Fouch QB Redlands, Calif. (Redlands East Valley) Willie Griffin RB Oakland, Calif. (McClymonds) Emeka Iweka DL Seattle, Wash. (Rainier Beach) Chris Izbicki TE Kirkland, Wash. (Lake Washington) Brandon Johnson RB Hawthorne, Calif. (Dominguez) Alvin Logan WR Aurora, Colo. (Regis Jesuit) Vonzell McDowell CB Kent, Wash. (Rainier Beach) Marquis Persley DB Redlands, Calif. (Redlands East Valley) Quinton Richardson DB Renton, Wash. (O'Dea) Curtis Shaw RB Stockton, Calif. (Lincoln) Scott Shugert OL Oregon City, Ore. (Oregon City) Austin Sylvester LB Reno, Nev. (Bishop Manogue/The Hun School (N.J.)) Nate Williams RB Renton, Wash. (Kennedy) Nick Wood DL Poway, Calif. (Poway) Brandon Yakaboski RB Duvall, Wash. (Mt. Si)

2 Devin Aguilar WR 6-0, 182 Denver, Colo. (Mullen) Named an EA Sports second-team All-American selected as the Rocky Mountain News All- Colorado offensive player of the year as a senior also a Rocky Mountain News All-Colorado pick as a junior, making him one of only two two-time All-Colorado picks in 2006 also named the state s offensive player of the year by the Denver Post named a first-team wide receiver on a Denver Post s All-Colorado team that covered 1980 through 2006 Denver Post All-Colorado as a junior in 2005 one of only two receivers named by Denver Post columnist Bruce Devlin to Devlin s all-time Colorado team, covering the years from 1980 to 2006 helped his Mustangs team to three straight 5A state championship games fell to Columbine, 13-10, in the 2006 title game won the state 5A title in 2004, beating Cherry Creek, 30-9 in 2005, fell to Douglas County in the state final, as a senior, caught 53 passes for 1,339 yards and 18 touchdowns for his career, totaled 2,809 yards on 132 receptions with 33 touchdowns as a senior, also scored three times on running plays also a standout basketball player tabbed the No. 51 wide receiver prospect in the nation and the No. 4 overall recruit in Colorado by Rivals ranked the No. 71 wide receiver recruit in the nation and No. 4 overall prospect in Colorado by Scout named to the Western 100 by the Tacoma News-Tribune also a standout basketball player who would like to play basketball at the UW coached by Dave Logan at Mullen Victor Aiyewa DB 6-1, 217 Fresno, Texas (Hightower) Helped the Hurricanes to a 9-4 overall record and a 6-2 mark in district play as a senior in 2006 team advanced to the third round of the playoffs named All-District (district 23, 5A) notched five interceptions during the season rated as the No. 89 safey recruit in the nation by Scout 2006 was first year of high school football played for coach Gene Johnson. Kalani Aldrich DL 6-7, 244 Hilo, Hawaii (Kamehameha-Hawaii) Attends Kamehameha School on the Big Island of Hawaii, as opposed to the better-known Kamehameha on Oahu both schools are part of the same system played on both the offensive and defensive lines for the Warriors named a first-team All-Big Island Interscholastic Federation offensive and defensive lineman as a senior in 2006 selected to play in the 2007 High School All-American Bowl Game Classic in Shreveport, La., following his senior season team made the state Division 2 tournament his senior year, falling to Waipahu in the quarterfinals, finishing 9-3 on the season also fell in the same round in 2005 second-team All-BIIF defensive lineman as a junior in 2005 ranked the No. 48 defensive end prospect in the nation and the No. 9 overall recruit in Hawaii by Rivals listed as the No. 53 defensive end prospect in the nation and No. 4 overall recruit in his state by Scout a PrepStar all-region selection named the No. 14 prospect on SuperPrep s Northwest 100 list coached by Ulima Afoa. Mark Armelin OL 6-5, 290 Canoga Park, Calif. (Bishop Alemany) Played on both the offensive and defensive lines at Bishop Alemany named to the All- Mission League first team following the 2006 season played for coach Dean Herrington at Alemany. Jared Ballman P 5-11, 175 San Diego, Calif. (Patrick Henry/Grossmont College) Named first-team All-Foothill Conference as a placekicker following the 2006 season during the regular season, punted 31 times for a 40.8-yard average last season also converted on 11 of 18 field goal attempts and on 38 of 40 extra-point tries finished first in the league in PAT kicking, second in field goals per game and fourth in total scoring, with 71 points helped team to a 9-1 overall record and an 8-0 league mark during the 2006 regular season after a seasonopening loss to Mt. San Antonio, won final nine games of the regular season lost to Bakersfield in the south region state semifinals after having beat Victor Valley College, 49-7, in the opening round Grossmont was ranked No. 9 in the final national junior college rankings a member of Grossmont s 2005 national champions (team was ranked No. 1 in final national poll after winning the California state championship) 2005 squad finished 13-1, winning its

3 final 12 games, including a win over City College of San Francisco in the state championship game as a freshman in 2005, connected on nine of 14 field goal attempts and 41 of 42 PAT, earning second-team All-Foothill League was a kicker and a punter for Patrick Henry High before graduating in 2005 also a second-team all-league soccer player for the Patriots in fall, 2004 coached my Mike Jordan at Grossmont. Anthony Boyles WR 6-2, 195 Compton, Calif. (Junipero Serra) Played in the Offense-Defensive All-America Bowl in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., following his senior season and was named MVP of the West team after catching two passes for 77 yards and a touchdown as a senior, caught 53 passes for 790 yards and seven touchdowns also scored two rushing touchdowns and two more on returns led Cavaliers to 8-2 overall record and 4-1 Del Rey League mark in 2006 advanced to the second round of the CIF Southern Section Northwest Division playoffs a member of Rivals top 250 players in the nation, listed as an athlete a PrepStar All-America selection named the nation s No. 24 wide receiver and No. 2 receiver in California by SuperPrep named to CalHiSports all-state first team for medium-sized schools received votes in the prestigious Long Beach Press-Telegram s Best in the West poll named to the Western 100 by the Tacoma News-Tribune helped Cavaliers to a 7-5 overall record and a 4-1 league mark as a junior in 2005 as a junior, caught 23 passes for 467 yards and five touchdowns, earning all-region, all-league and all-cif honors has seen time as a running back, quarterback and defensive back ranked the No. 12 recruit (all positions) in California and the No. 6 athlete recruit in the country by Rivals ranked as the No. 18 wide receiver recruit in the nation and also the No. 18 overall prospect in the state of California by Scout coached by Scott Altenberg at Serra. Byron Davenport CB 5-11, 195 Long Beach, Calif. (Poly/UCLA) Spent two seasons (2004 and 2005) at UCLA, where he went by the name Byron Velega didn t not see any action as a true freshman in 2004, but played in all 12 games in 2005, totaling 25 tackles saw significant action at cornerback in the Bruins win over Washington in 2005 top games at UCLA included four-tackle outings vs. Oregon State and Arizona State spent fall of 2006 at El Camino CC in Torrance, Calif., but did not play football first-team All-CIF Southern Section and all-cif Southern Section Division I as a senior at Long Beach Poly named to the Los Angeles Times All-Southeast/South Coast team ranked the No. 50 cornerback prospect in the nation and the No. 79 overall prospect in California by SuperPrep after the 2003 season a PrepStar all-region selection after re-entering the recruiting race in 2006 as a senior, notched 65 tackles and four interceptions to help Poly to the CIF Division I championship also credited with 21 pass deflections, three blocked kicks and four fumble recoveries as a junior, collected 58 tackles and 18 pass deflections led Poly in interceptions as a junior and a senior notched an interception in Jackrabbits win over Hawaii powerhouse Kahuku at Aloha Stadium in 2002 also a sprinter on the track team played cornerback at Poly opposite current UCLA CB Rodney Van uncle, Toa Saipale, played football at UCLA from coached by Raul Lara at Poly. Cort Dennison LB 6-1, 215 Salt Lake City, Utah (Judge Memorial) Starred at both tight end and linebacker in high school, earning 3A All-State first-team honors as a tight end led team to the quarterfinals of the state 3A tournament in 2006 team finished 9-3 overall and 4-1 in its region scored on a 14-yard touchdown pass in Judge s openinground playoff win over Hurricane scored 12 touchdowns as a senior scored three times on receptions in wins over West Jordan and North Sanpete in 2006 also helped the Bulldogs to the state tournament his junior year, scoring on a 65-yard fumble return in an opening-round, loss earned second-team 3A All-State as a linebacker his junior season also one of Judge Memorial s top basketball players played for coach James Cordova. Tyrone Duncan DL 6-2, 285 Westlake Village, Calif. (Westlake) Led Westlake to a 12-1 record as a senior, finishing the year with 29 total tackles and five sacks selected to the All-Ventura County Large Schools first-team defense by the Ventura County

4 Star also named All-CIF Southern Section Northern Division and All-Marmonte League led Warriors to the Marmonte League championship and the Northern Division semifinals, where they fell to eventual champion Canyon posted 11 sacks as a junior named the top defensive underclassman in California by Sports Illustrated during the 2005 season ranked as the No. 48 offensive guard recruit in the country by Scout listed as the No. 56 defensive tackle prospect in the nation and the No. 92 overall recruit in the state of California by Rivals named third-team all-state by CalHiSports a PrepStar all-region selection attended Burbank High as a sophomore played under coach Jim Benkert at Westlake. Skyler Fancher OL 6-5, 280 Costa Mesa, Calif. (Huntington Beach) Played offensive tackle and defensive end for the Oilers a first-team All-Sea View League on both offense and defense totaled 55 tackles as a senior also a second-team all-league selection in 2005 team finished 6-4 overall and 2-3 in the Sea View League in 2006 threeyear starter a PrepStar all-region selection coached by Mike Groscost at Huntington Beach. Erik Folk PK 5-10, 190 Woodland Hills, Calif. (Notre Dame) Helped Knights to an 11-1 record and a Serra League championship as a senior in 2006 team finished the regular season 10-0 before beating Dana Hills, 45-10, in the first round of the playoffs subsequently lost to Long Beach Poly, 31-21, the following week team finished as the No. 6 team in the state, according to MaxPreps Los Angeles Daily News second-team allarea kicker named to CalHiSports all-state third team a PrepStar all-region selection booted 53-of-53 PATs and seven field goals as a senior kicked a 56-yarder vs. Birmingham High in 2006 also kicked a 50-yarder vs. Canyon last season Knights spent part of 2005 season ranked No. 1 in the state before falling to Dominguez in the CIF Southern Section Western Division final younger brother of former Arizona punter and placekicker Nick Folk, who was a first-team All-Pac-10 punter in 2006 another brother, Greg, plays soccer at UCLA ranked as the nation s No. 10 kicker by Rivals ranked by Scout as the nation s No. 8 kicker coached by Kevin Rooney at Notre Dame. Mason Foster LB 6-1, 218 Seaside, Calif. (Seaside) Named the Monterey County player of the year by the Monterey Herald and the defensive player of the year by the Salinas Californian named an All-Central Coast Section first-team linebacker by the San Jose Mercury News also an all-league first-teamer as a junior named to CalHiSports all-state first team for 2006 led Seaside to a 12-1 overall record, a 5-0 league record, a Monterey Bay league title and the CIF Central Coast Section small school championship in 2006 team finished the year ranked No. 6 in the San Jose Mercury News area rankings scored on a 36-yard run, threw for two others and notched an interception in the Spartans win over Pacific Grove in the section championship game for the season, completed 68-of-105 passes for 951 yards and 12 touchdowns, carried the ball 105 times for 657 yards and 11 touchdowns, notched one receiving TD and had 158 total tackles, eight sacks and five interceptions, two of which he returned for touchdowns also scored on kickoff returns of 95 and 97 yards led a defense that allowed just six points per game during the regular season and recorded four shutouts took over at quarterback midway through the season helped Spartans to section title game as a sophomore and junior ranked the No. 68 linebacker recruit in the country by Rivals coached by Al Avila at Seaside. Ronnie Fouch QB 6-1, 181 Redlands, Calif. (Redlands East Valley) As a senior, completed 149 of 260 passes for 2,690 yards, 23 touchdowns and eight interceptions led Wildcats to a 7-4 overall record and a 6-1 mark in Citrus Belt League in 2006 won the CBL title as both a junior and a senior threw for 436 yards and three touchdowns in a game vs. Upland, and passed for 251 yard and four TDs vs. Colton notched 336 yards and three scores vs. Redlands High 263 yards and four touchdowns in the regular-season finale vs. named the No. 69 recruit (all positions) in California by Rivals named to CalHiSports all-state third team and to the All-CIF Inland Division first team as a junior, passed for 2,379 yards

5 with 34 touchdowns and just four interceptions team went in 2005, falling in the second round of the state playoffs with Fouch on the sideline with a shoulder injury earned All-CIF Southern Section Division I first-team honors following his junior season as a sophomore, completed 55 percent of his passes for 1,480 yards, 17 touchdowns and three interceptions team went and made the state playoffs in 2004 before 2004 season, when Fouch began as quarterback, team had gone 2-47 over the previous seven seasons also played basketball at Redlands East Valley listed as the No. 44 quarterback recruit in the nation and No. 55 overall prospect in his state by Scout tabbed the No. 21 pro-style QB prospect in the nation and the No. 72 overall recruit in California by Rivals a PrepStar allregion selection coached by Kurt Bruich. Willie Griffin RB 5-8, 200 Oakland, Calif. (McClymonds) Led McClymonds to the CIF Oakland Section championship in 2005 and 2006 led Warriors to a win over San Francsico City champion Lincoln in the inaugural TransBay Bowl, rushing for 191 yards and four touchdown on 20 carries in a game in which he didn t play most of the second half Warriors went in 2006 and finished with the No. 4 ranking in Division III North in CalHiSports rankings rushed for 1,443 yards as a senior, despite missing two game due to injury rushed for 248 in a season-opening win at Vallejo and for 215 in a win over Oakland Tech ran for 127 yards and a score in the Warriors upset win over Los Angeles Crenshaw High beat Skyline 22-8 for Oakland title earned honorable mention All-Metro from the San Francisco Chronicle in 2006 as a junior, rushed for 854 yards and 15 touchdowns to earn all-city second-team honors McClymonds went 12-1 and finished with the No. 5 ranking in the state s Division II and No. 16 in the entire state, according to CalHiSports rankings Warriors beat Oakland Tech, 49-7, for the 2005 Oakland championship as a sophomore in 2004, helped team to the Silver Bowl (the Oakland championship game), where the Warriors lost, 14-13, to Skyline helped McClymonds into that 2004 title game by rushing for 173 yards vs. Oakland High in a semi-final the previous week listed as the No. 50 running back in the nation and No. 91 overall recruit (all positions) in California by Rivals ranked the No. 68 running back recruit in the country and No. 71 overall prospect in California by Scout received votes in the prestigious Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West poll played for coach Alonzo Carter. Emeka Iweka DL 6-4, 340 Seattle, Wash. (Rainier Beach) Named an area all-star by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer first-team All-Metro League Sound Division at both offensive and defensive lineman as both a junior and senior despite having only started playing football as a high school sophomore one of 20 football players from the state of Washington named a red chip prospect by the Seattle Times one of only eight high school prospects named a Northwest Nugget by the Tacoma News-Tribune named to the Western 100 by the Tacoma News-Tribune teamed with fellow UW recruit Vonzell McDowell to help Beach to the state playoffs in each of his seasons, culminating with a seventhstraight berth in 2006 team went 7-4 overall and 5-0 in league play in 2006 earned honorable mention all-state on the offensive side following his senior year also a standout basketball player who made second-team all-tournament at the 2006 state playoffs ranked the No. 18 offensive tackle prospect in the nation and the No. 2 overall recruit in the state of Washington by Rivals rated as the No. 32 offensive tackle recuit in the country and the No. 6 prospect overall in the state of Washington by Scout received votes in the prestigious Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West poll named the No. 13 prospect on SuperPrep s Northwest 100 list a PrepStar all-region selection played for coach Mark Haley. Chris Izbicki TE 6-3, 230 Kirkland, Wash. (Lake Washington) Named All-KingCo 4A second-team tight end after 2006 season ranked the No. 8 tight end recruit in the country by Tom Lemming of CSTV selected to play in the Offensse-Defense All-America Bowl in Fort Lauderdale following the 2006 season a Seattle Times preseason all-state pick in 2006 missed a good portion of his senior season due to injury one of 20 football players from the state of Washington named a red chip prospect by the Seattle Times

6 named to the Western 100 by the Tacoma News-Tribune named to the Long Beach Press-Telegram s Best in the West first team selected as the nation s No. 67 recruit (all position) by SI.com in its midseason report ranked the No. 4 tight end prospect in the country by Scout, which also calls him the state of Washington s No. 1 prospect overall also the No. 4 ranked prospect on SuperPrep s Northwest 100 list tabbed the No. 13 tight end recuit in the nation and the No. 1 overall recruit in Washington by Rivals a PrepStar All-America selection helped Kangs to a 7-4 record in 2006 Kangs beat Franklin, in a KingCo 4A tiebreaker game to earn a trip to the state tournament caught 24 passes for 299 yards while compiling 70 total tackles and three sacks as a linebacker in 2006 made second-team All- KingCo 4A as a tight end in 2006 after having been the first-team selection as a junior in 2005 also played baseball for the Kangs coached by Mike Merrill. Brandon Johnson RB 5-11, 195 Hawthorne, Calif. (Dominguez) Rushed for 1,665 yard and 30 touchdowns on 30 carries in 2006 scored a touchdown in all 14 games his senior year, and had more than one in 13 of 14 led Dominquez (13-1) to the CIF Southern Section Western Division championship, beating previously undefeated West Torrance, 28-21, in the title game scored winning TD with 1:06 remaining in that game rushed for 235 yards on 25 carries in the game team won the San Gabriel Valley League championship named to CalHiSports all-state first team named the Long Beach Press-Telegram s Dream Team Offensive Player of the Year received votes in the prestigious Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West poll named to the Western 100 by the Tacoma News- Tribune also helped the Dons to the CIF Southern Section Western Division championship as a junior in 2005, beating unbeaten and top-ranked (in the state) Notre Dame in the final in that game, ran for 258 yards and four touchdowns on 30 carries finished junior season with 1,490 yards and 24 TDs on 151 carries, earning second-team All-CIF Southern Section Dominguez was ranked No. 18 in the final USA Today national poll following the 2005 season rated as the No. 33 running back recruit in the country and No. 35 player in California by Scout listed as the No. 6 running back recruit in California and No. 32 running back in the country by Rivals a PrepStar all-region honoree as an athlete played for coach Willie Donerson. Alvin Logan WR 6-2, 200 Aurora, Colo. (Regis Jesuit) As a senior, named to the All-Continental League first team as a defensive back and to the second team as a wide receiver as a senior, caught 34 passes for 575 yards and nine touchdowns, while recording 88 tackles on defense named to Colorado s all-state team as a defensive back by scout.com prior to his senior year helped team to make a late run into the playoffs as a junior in 2005 as a junior, caught 27 balls for 428 yards and seven TDs while notching 65 tackles as a DB named to the Western 100 by the Tacoma News-Tribune ranked as the No. 12 overall prospect in the state of Colorado by Rivals a PrepStar all-region selection coached by Mike Woolford. Vonzell McDowell CB 5-9, 176 Kent, Wash. (Rainier Beach) Selected to the Seattle Times all-state team as a senior named to the Seattle Post- Intelligencer s all-area first-team at cornerback compiled 45 tackles and three interceptions as a senior Associated Press all-state honorable mention one of 20 football players from the state of Washington named a red chip prospect by the Seattle Times named to the Western 100 by the Tacoma News-Tribune compiled 1,110 all-purpose yards in receiving and returns first-team All-Metro League as both a receiver and defensive back helped Beach to the state playoffs in each of his seasons, culminating with a seventh-straight berth in 2006 team finished 7-4 overall and 5-0 in the Metro in 2006 as a junior, named the Metro League s defensive MVP and first-team all-league at both receiver and defensive back ranked the No. 28 cornerback prospect in the nation by Scout, which also ranks him the No. 8 player in Washington listed as the No. 12 overall prospect in the state of Washington and the No. 63 cornerback recruit in the country by Rivals a PrepStar all-region selection listed as the No. 21 recruit on SuperPrep s Northwest 100 list played for coach Mark Haley.

7 Marquis Persley DB 6-1, 183 Redlands, Calif. (Redlands East Valley) Helped Wildcats to a 7-4 overall record and a 6-1 mark in Citrus Belt League in 2006, in just his second year of football won the CBL title as both a junior and a senior in 2006, earned first-team All-CIF Inland Division and first-team All-Citrus Belt League notched 44 tackles and two interceptions team went in 2005, falling in the second round of the state playoffs also a standout for the track team coached by Kurt Bruich. Quinton Richardson DB 6-0, 205 Renton, Wash. (O'Dea) Named a first-team all-state linebacker by the Seattle Times after his senior season the Metro League Mountain Divison s defensive co-mvp in 2006 Associated Press first-team all-state one of 20 football players from the state of Washington named a red chip prospect by the Seattle Times named to the Western 100 by the Tacoma News-Tribune helped team to an 8-3 overall record and a 5-0 league mark as a senior also a standout running back helped O Dea to state quarterfinals as a junior and senior, falling to Kennedy High both seasons helped maintain the Irish s streak of 13 straight state appearances also a first-team All- Metro Mountain Division as a running back and linebacker as a junior rated as the No. 28 weakside linebacker prospect in the nation by Scout tabbed the No. 27 safety prospect in the nation and the No. 6 overall recruit in Washington by Rivals a PrepStar all-region selection tabbed the No. 36 recruit on SuperPrep s Northwest 100 ranking played for coach Monte Kohler. Curtis Shaw RB 5-11, 190 Stockton, Calif. (Lincoln) Attended the same high school as current Husky tailback Louis Rankin finished his senior season with 1,633 rushing yards and 24 touchdowns rushed for 245 yards and five touchdowns on 15 carries in an opening-round sectional playoff win over Golden Valley (Merced) rushed for 200 yards three times as a senior also returned kickoffs earned allarea honors from the Stockton Record named to All-CIF San Joaquin Section earned a spot on the CalHiSports all-state third team named Long Beach Press-Telegram s Best in the West honorable mention as the No. 27 vote-getter on the list named to the Western 100 by the Tacoma News-Tribune after opening the year 1-3, the Trojans won seven straight games, finishing the year 8-4 with a San Joaquin Athletic Association championship lost to Tracy West High in the CIF San Joaquin Section playoffs as a junior, rushed for 1,653 yard and 21 touchdowns when the Trojans made it to the first round of the section playoffs didn t play defense after his sophomore year, but played defensive back and tailback in a all-star game in Sacramento after his senior season also a standout on the track team at Lincoln listed as the No. 4 running back recruit in California and No. 23 running back in the nation by Rivals rated as the No. 39 running back recruit in the country and No. 51 player in California by Scout a PrepStar all-region selection played for coach Jim Rubiales. Scott Shugert OL 6-6, 310 Oregon City, Ore. (Oregon City) A standout offensive and defensive lineman for the Pioneers tabbed the No. 64 offensive guard prospect in the nation by Scout named to the Western 100 by the Tacoma News- Tribune also a league champion in wrestling currently ranked the No. 1 class 6A heavyweight in Oregon won district title and finished fourth in the state as a junior wrestler tabbed as the No. 10 overall recruit in the state of Oregon by Rivals ranked as the No. 54 offensive guard recuit in the country and the No. 12 prospect in all of Oregon by Scout named the No. 62 recruit on SuperPrep s Northwest 100 list played for coach Dane Iverson. Austin Sylvester LB 6-1, 245 Reno, Nev. (Bishop Manogue/The Hun School (N.J.)) Originally attended Bishop Manogue High School in his hometown of Reno, Nev., before going to The Hun School, a prep school in Princeton, N.J., for the school year played linebacker and fullback for the Raiders helped Hun to a 7-2 record, a 5-0 league mark and a Mid-Atlantic Prep League championship in 2006 in 2005 at Bishop Manogue, played fullback and middle linebacker, compiling 79 tackles, 12 sacks and 15 tackles for loss also forced four fumbles, had two fumble recoveries and three interceptions on defense while rushing for 307

8 yards as a fullback credited with 22 tackles in a game vs. Reno High named a first-team all-league and second-team all-region linebacker at Manogue played for coach Dave Dudeck at The Hun School. Nate Williams RB 6-1, 205 Renton, Wash. (Kennedy) Named the state s 3A most valuable player by the Seattle Times, also earning first-team all-state honors at running back also the Associated Press 3A state player of the year one of only four players from Washington named a blue chip recruit by the Seattle Times one of only eight high school prospects named a Northwest Nugget by the Tacoma News-Tribune named to the Western 100 by the Tacoma News-Tribune rushed for 1,954 yards and scored 41 total touchdowns as a senior posted 92 touchdowns during his career while rushing for 4,775 career yards also a standout defensive back named the Seattle Post-Intelligencer s all-area defensive MVP as a senior first-team All-Seamount League on offense and defense as a senior, also earning the league s co-offensive back of the year took Kennedy to the state championship game, falling to Bellevue, in overtime Lancers were 47-6 during Williams Kennedy career played in the state tournament all four years, falling in the semifinals in 2003 and 2005 listed as the No. 37 running back recruit in the nation and the No. 7 player in the state of Washington by Rivals named the No. 24 prospect on SuperPrep s Northwest 100 list ranked as the No. 45 running back prospect in the country and the No. 10 overall prospect in Washigton state by Scout a PrepStar all-region selection played for Bob Bourgette at Kennedy. Nick Wood DL 6-2, 275 Poway, Calif. (Poway) A first-team All-CIF San Diego section defensive lineman in 2006 named a first-team allcounty defensive lineman and an all-academic selection by the San Diego Union-Tribune, which also placed him on its All-San Diego Section team played on both the offensive and defensive lines for the Titans led 11th-seeded Poway to the CIF San Diego Section Division I final, where his team fell to unbeaten Carlsbad invited to play in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in Fort Lauderdale in January named to CalHiSports all-state second-team a PrepStar All-America pick ranked as nation s No. 36 defensive tackle recruit in California and the No. 90 recuit (all positions) in California by Rivals tabbed the No. 34 defensive tackle prospect in the country and No. 57 player in California by Scout as a junior, earned All-Palomar League first-team and led the Titans to the second round of the Division I playoffs also on the powerful Poway wrestling team, as the team s top heavyweight helped Poway to the No. 1 ranking in the state following the 2005 season Poway is currently ranked No. 1 in the state as well coached by Damian Gonzalez. Brandon Yakaboski RB 6-0, 190 Duvall, Wash. (Mt. Si) Named the KingCo 3A offensive player of the year as a junior in 2005 and again as a senior in 2006 one of 20 football players from the state of Washington named a red chip prospect by the Seattle Times as a senior, led Mt. Si to a 10-2 overall record and a 7-1 league record after beating Kelso and Camas to reach the state s final eight, lost to Kamiakin in the quarterfinals of the 3A state playoffs scored on a 78-yard return on the opening kickoff in the win over Kelso as a senior, ran for 1,593 yards and 18 touchdowns on 220 carries named all-area by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and first-team all-state as an all-purpose player by the Seattle Times also an all-state selection by the Associated Press aside from 18 rushing TDs, also had two touchdown catches, three touchdown passes and one touchdown return surpassed 200 yards in a game four times as a senior rushed for 1,542 yards and 15 touchdowns as a junior listed as the No. 14 overall recruit in the state of Washington by Scout listed as the No. 38 prospect on SuperPrep s Northwest 100 ranking a PrepStar all-region selection coached by Charlie Kinnune at Mt. Si.