2000 Football Signees from Mid-American Conference Schools
Akron Zips
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School)
Dan Basch FB 6-1 240 Walton Hills (Walsh Jesuit)
Jim Borrieci OL 6-4 270 Dublin (Coffman)
Matt Carter RB 5-11 180 Copley
Aaron Conley OL 6-4 280 Wooster
Aaron Feller OL 6-5 270 Dover
Charlie Frye QB 6-4 191 Willard
Bobby Gardner DL 6-4 230 Hamilton
Duane Griffin RB 6-1 215 Warrensville
Mike Grzeskowiak OL 6-6 305 North Olmsted (Holy Name)
Keenan Johnson DL 6-3 280 Bedford
Dwayne Lefall DL 6-4 225 Oakland, Calif. (McClymonds)
Rickey McKenzie DB 6-0 180 Elkhart, Ind. (Concord)
Mike Piccirillo OL 6-3 275 Cleveland (Mayfield)
Jesse Scott RB/WR 5-10 168 Massillon (Washington)
Doug Sutton DL 6-4 245 Warren (Warren G. Harding)
Maurice Taylor DB/WR 5-11 180 Warren (Warren G. Harding)
Rick Von Bergen TE 6-3 220 Warren (Champion)
Jermaine Warren FB 5-11 235 Akron (East)
Marcus Wattley SS 5-10 190 Copley
Junior College Transfers
Terrell Colbert DL 6-4 240 Rahway, N.J. (Merced (Calif.) J.C.)
Eric Culberson LB 6-3 225 Oakland, Calif. (Laney J.C.)
Kris Williams FS 6-1 185 Oakland, Calif. (Chabot J.C.)
Ball State Cardinals
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School)
Keith Anderson LB 6-3 230 Morris, Ill. (Morris)
Jason Barnes WR 6-0 180 Fort Wayne, Ind.
Justin Beriault DB 6-3 170 Indianapolis, Ind.
Scott Blair RB 6-1 192 Somerset, Ky.
Shannon Donaldson LB 6-1 210 Columbus, Ohio
Martin Ferrill DL 6-4 225 Evanston, Ill. (Evanston Township)
Brad Hess DL 6-3 210 Lawrenceburg, Ind. (East Central)
Ty Knisley OL 6-6 285 New Carlisle, Ohio (Tecumseh)
Quentin Manley DB 6-1 172 Lima, Ohio (Lima)
Jeff Ramsey OL 6-5 275 Fairfield, Ohio (Fairfield)
Kenny Sanders QB 6-3 189 Indianapolis, Ind. (Broad Ripple)
Travis Saylor OL 6-4 285 Mason, Ohio (Mason)
Tommy Schembra DB/RB 6-1 175 Indianapolis, Ind. Roncalli)
Lorenzo Scott WR/LB 6-2 195 St. Louis, Mo. (Lutheran North)
Steve Sutherland WR 6-3 180 Bloomington, Ind.(South)
Nick Tabacca OL 6-5 285 Columbus, Ohio (Hilliard Davidson)
Jerome Tilmon DL 6-3 245 East St. Louis, Ill. (Althoff Catholic)
Bowling Green Falcons
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School)
Marlon Anderson LB 6-2 200 Detroit, Mich./Cass Tech
David Azzi QB/P 6-2 195 Ottawa, Ontario/Hillcrest
Ron Blue DL/TE 6-3 255 Upper St. Clair, Pa.
Jovon Burkes LB 6-1 220 Detroit, Mich./Central
Todd DiBacco FB 6-1 225 Monaca, Pa.
Andy Grubb LB 6-4 255 Leipsic, Ohio/Pandora-Gilboa
Josh Harris QB 6-3 205 Westerville, Ohio/North
Andrew Hart OL 6-4 255 Mentor, Ohio
Justin Jackson RB/DB 5-10 180 Detroit, Mich./Henry Ford
Doug Kingsbury FB 6-4 250 Comstock Park, Mich./Fork Union Military Acad./ Grand Rapids C.C.
Rick Mauer LB 6-3 245 Cleveland, Ohio/St. Edwards
Jason Morton RB/DB 6-0 180 Columbus, Ohio/Independence
Scott Mruczkowski OL 6-4 295 Garfield Heights, Ohio/Benedictine
Janssen Patton DB 6-0 180 Stone Mountain, Ga.
Kevin Poindexter WR 6-3 175 Youngstown, Ohio/Ursuline
Nate Reeves OL 6-3 280 Irmo, S.C./Fork Union Military Acad.
Shuan Suisham PK 6-0 180 Wallaceburg, Ontario
Buffalo Bulls
Name Pos Ht WT Hometown Junior College/High School
Chris Bonner LB 6-2 230 Philadelphia, Pa./Oxford HS
Maurice Bradford TB 5-11 185 Binghamton, N.Y./ Morrisville (NY) JC/Binghamton
Marcus Clarett DL 6-2 295 Youngstown, Ohio/Warren G. Harding
Jason Fisher WR 6-1 195 Cordova, Tenn./Itawamba (MS) JC/Houston
J.J. Gibson RB/DB 5-10 185 Amherst, N.Y./Sweet Home
Albert Grundy FB 6-3 230 Philadelphia, Pa./Valley Forge Military/Springfield
Terek Henderson DB 5-9 175 Neptune, N.J. /Neptune
Darren Hicks DB 5-11 180 Worthington, Ohio/Worthington Kilbourne
Craig Johnson DL 6-2 275 Vestal, N.Y. /Vestal
Zeke McKine WR 5-8 170 Hollywood, Fla./McArthur
Dan Minocchi OL 6-3 285 Canton, Ohio/Canton Central Catholic
Rodney Morris OLB 6-0 210 Pahokee, Fla./Pahokee
William Paris OL 6-4 324 Southfield, Mich./Cass Technical
Brian Pons DE 6-3 245 Saddlebrook, N.J. /Saddlebrook
Randall Secky QB 6-5 220 Maple Grove, N.Y./Maple Grove
Valdis Terrell DB 5-10 175 Newport News, Va./Lackawanna (PA) JC/Valley Forge
Eric Weber OL 6-5 285 Canandaigua, N.Y./Canandaigua
Vaughn Welch WR 6-0 180 Berwick, Pa./Berwick
Erik Zeppuhar OL 6-4 290 Allison Park, Pa./Shaler
Central Michigan Chippewas
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/School
Joe Ballard DB 6-3 208 Chesaning, Mich./Same
Ron Bartell DB 6-3 180 Detroit, Mich./Renaissance
William Brookshire DL 6-3 255 Muskegon, Mich./Reeths-Puffer
Omari Colen TB 6-2 190 Lathrup Village, Mich./Southfield Lathrup
Spencer Dalton RB 5-10 190 Pottstown, Pa./Valley Forge Military
Jay Davidson DL 6-5 255 Frankfort, Mich./Same
Eric Ghiaciuc OL 6-4 265 Oxford, Mich./Same
Edmund Hillery OLB 6-1 210 Rochester Hills, Mich./Rochester
Terrence Jackson TB 6-0 225 Somerset, N.J./Franklin
Adam Kieft OL 6-7 275 Rockford, Mich./Same
Richard Kiel WR 5-10 170 Detroit, Mich./Murray-Wright
James King DB 6-0 185 Walled Lake, Mich./Western
D.J. London OL 6-6 290 Marshall, Mich./Same
Stephen Messam WR 5-9 170 South Bay, Fla./Glades Central
Mike Morris DL 6-3 275 Livonia, Mich./Catholic Central
Kalani Muragin DL 6-3 270 Orlando, Fla./Colonial
Jon Nelson OLB 6-2 198 Lake Zurich, Ill./Same
Brandon Pitzer OL 6-4 268 Brighton, Mich./Same
Anthony Tyus FB 5-11 215 Lansing, Mich./Sexton
Matt Wohlgemuth DL 6-4 240 Lake Orion, Mich./Same
Eastern Michigan Eagles
Sam Anderson TE/DE 6-5 220 Macomb, Mich./Dakota
Nate Brooks Ath. 5-9 180 Ypsilanti, Mich./Ypsilanti
Jeff Brown WR/DB 5-10 175 Chicago, Ill./St. Leo
Collin Carey QB 6-3 190 Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder
Ryan Clifford RB/DB 5-9 185 Naperville, Ill./Naperville Central
Dan Davis DE/OT 6-4 250 Amanda, Ohio/Amanda Clear Creek
Braden Feucht TE/DE 6-3 200 Worthington, Ohio/Worthington
Alonzo Harris WR 6-2 180 Chicago, Ill./Morgan Park
Kevin Harrison QB/DB 6-1 190 Belleville, Mich./Belleville
David Huff Safety 6-1 190 Hamilton, Ohio/Hamilton
Jonas Jackson TE 6-4 264 Dorchester, Mass./Lincoln Sudbury-
Ariz. Western C.C.
Brian Jenkins LB/DE 6-1 220 Oak Park, Mich./Southfield
Ryan King RB/DB 5-11 170 Hamilton, Ohio/Hamilton
Izaak Madril OL 6-4 290 Nogales, Az,/Nogales-Eastern Arizona C C
Mike Mangan RB/SS 6-1 210 Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central
Chinedu Okoro QB 6-2 190 Chicago, Ill./Morgan Park
Jereme Perry Ath. 6-1 195 Saginaw, Mich./Buena Vista
Ryan Robinette LB/FB 6-2 230 Stow, OhioWalsh Jesuit
Rashawn Smith FS 6-1 210 Maple Heights, Ohio/Maple Heights
Kristofer Stark OL 6-2 290 Tucson, Az./Eastern Arizona CC
Derrick Swanigan OL 6-2 310 Chicago, Ill./Thornton
Mario Tucker OL 6-5 310 Ypsilanti, Mich./Ypsilanti
Dion Walls WR/DB 6-1 175 Ypsilanti, Mich./Ypsilanti
Ashantti Watson WR/DB 5-11 185 Detroit, Mich./University of Detroit H.S.
Kent Golden Flashes
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Prep School)
Charles Akinyemi DB 5-9 175 Sugarland, Texas/Marine Military Academy
(Hargrave Va. Academy)
David Alston RB 5-10 180 Willingboro, N.J./Willingboro
Joe Amerine WR 6-5 205 Grove City, Ohio/Grove City
Jason Andrews OL 6-4 285 Lexington, Ky./Henry Clay
Matt Carpenter TE 6-5 260 Powell, Ohio/Olentangy
Josh Chilcote LB 6-3 215 Groveport, Ohio/Groveport Madison
Reggie Gordon RB/WR 6-0 185 Chesapeake, Va./Fork Union Academy
Anthony Henriquez LB 6-0 225 Jersey City, N.J./Milford [Conn.] Academy
Brian Hopson DB 6-0 190 Baltimore, Md./Hargrave [Va.] Academy
Mike Jenkins OL 6-6 300 Westminster, Md./South Carroll
Bill Liber QB 6-4 195 North Canton, Ohio/Hoover
Mikal Lundy RB 5-11 175 Burlington, N.J./Florence Twp. Memorial
Charles Newton FB 6-0 235 Cincinnati, Ohio/Western Hills
Keith Roberts DB 6-0 185 Bellefontaine, Ohio/Bellefontaine
David Scott DL 6-4 255 Warren, Ohio/Warren G. Harding
Nick Swatt LB/DL 6-2 240 Macedonia, Ohio/Nordonia
Rafael Smith WR 6-1 175 Braddock, Pa./Woodland Hills
Damian Stolowski LB/DL 6-3 235 Eastlake, Ohio/Eastlake North
(Hargrave Va. Academy)
Travis Veser DL 6-3 285 Cincinnati, Ohio/Finneytown
Luke Zachrich LB 6-3 230 Bryan, Ohio/Bryan
Marshall Thundering Herd
Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Hometown/High School
Brad Bates WR 5-10 170 Chillicothe, Ohio/Chillicothe HS
Josh Blakey Line 6-4 304 Lexington, Ky./Henry Clay Senior HS
Toby Bullock III Line 6-5 285 Jacksonville, Fla./Englewood HS
Josh Cordell TE 6-5 261 Apple Grove, W.Va./Hannan HS
Joe Deifel TE 6-3 215 Lexington, Ky./Henry Clay Senior HS
Andrew English QB 6-4 220 Prospect, Ky./South Oldham HS
Nate Griffin Line 6-6 300 Newport News, Va./Denbigh HS
David Harley, Jr. Line 6-1 260 Tallahassee, Fla./Lincoln HS
Derrick Haynes Back 5-10 206 Tallahassee, Fla./Lincoln HS
Stan Hill QB 6-4 195 Tupelo, Miss./Tupelo HS
Ken Irby QB 6-3 205 Woodbridge, Va./C.D. Hylton HS
Robby Isaacs WR 6-2 165 Chesapeake, Ohio/Chesapeake HS
Nate McPeek Line 6-5 285 Russell, Ky./Russell HS
Chris Nunn Line 6-8 350 Charleston, W.Va./Riverside
Ricardo Phillips Line 6-5 280 Chesapeake, Va./Deep Creek HS
Tony Pisano K 5-9 180 Alpharetta, Ga./Milton HS
Ernest Pitts Back 5-9 180 Silver Creek, Miss./Copiah-Lincoln CC
Ken Ramsey Back 5-11 185 Man, W.Va./Man
Chris Ray WR 6-0 180 Donaldsonville, Ga./East Central Miss. CC
Dwayne Robinson Line 6-4 305 Bunker Hill, W.Va./Musselman HS
Kelvin Smith Line 6-4 227 Gautier, Miss./Miss. Gulf Coast CC
Darius Watts WR 6-1 170 College Park, Ga./Benjamin E. Banneker Dorian Williams Back 5-8 152 Tallulah, La./St. Aloysius (Miss.) HS
Renaldo Williams Back 5-9 170 Jupiter, Fla./Jupiter Community HS
Miami RedHawks
Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Hometown/High School
Larry Burt DT 6-3 283 Warrensville Hieghts, Ohio/Warrensville Hieghts
Andy Capper FB 6-2 240 Springfield, Ohio/Kenton Ridge
Zac Elcess OL 6-5 260 Centerville, Ohio/Centerville
Ben Hartings OL 6-4 240 St. Henry, Ohio/St. Henry
Ryan Hawk QB 6-2 190 Centerville, Ohio/Centerville
Alphonso Hodge DB/RB 5-11 187 Cleveland, Ohio/St. Edward
Mike Iriti WR 6-0 180 Findlay, Ohio/Findlay
Terrell Jones LB 5-10 215 St. Louis, Mo./Mehlville
Van Monroe SS/QB 6-3 175 Euclid, Ohio/Euclid
David Rehker OL 6-5 308 Avon Lake, Ohio/Avon Lake
Ben Roethlisberger QB 6-6 195 Findlay, Ohio/Findlay
Josh Richards LB/FB 6-4 230 Amsterdam, Ohio/Edison
Will Rueff DL 6-4 265 Louisville, Ky./Trinity
Dwight Smith DB 5-10 170 Dayton, Ohio/Chaminade-Julienne
Jeremy Thompson QB 6-5 220 Plainfield, Ind./Avon
Paul Tripp CB 6-0 180 San Diego, Calif./Santa Monica CC
Northern Illinois Huskies
Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Hometown/High School
Justin Adams DT 6-5 255 Barnhart, Mo./Imperial Windsor
Curtis Crossley DE 6-4 210 Kankakee, Ill./Bishop McNamara
Nick Duffy LB 6-2 225 Wheaton, Ill./Warrenville South
Devron Francis CB 5-9 170 Jacksonville, Fla./Raines
Jason Frank DE 6-6 245 Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville Senior
Todd Ghilani C 6-4 250 Elkhorn, Wisc./Elkhorn Area
Akil Grant FS 5-10 190 Kankakee, Ill.
Joshua Haldi QB 6-2 190 Madison, Ohio
Jason Hawkins TB-LB 6-2 215 Schaumburg, Ill.
Adam Jack DE 6-3 210 West Des Moines, Iowa/Valley
DuJuan Johnson TB 6-1 180 University Park, Ill./Crete-Monee
Rob Lee WR 5-11 185 Port Washington, Wisc.
Ben Lueck OT 6-4 275 Oswego, Ill.
David McDermott WR 6-3 175 Southfield, Mich./
Orchard Lake St. Mary's Prep)
Matthew McGhghy OG 6-4 260 Keokuk, Iowa
Turner Pugh WR 6-2 180 Elgin, Ill./Larkin
Rob Satrom OG 6-4 270 Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville Senior
Kursten Strothman LB 6-3 210 Rochelle, Ill.
Gerard Taylor CB 6-0 185 Hollywood, Fla.McArthur
Michael Turner TB 5-11 205 North Chicago, Ill.
Kevin Woods TB 5-9 185 Farmington Hills, Mich./Harrison
Gary Young OT 6-4 280 Evergreen Park, Ill./
Chicago Mount Carmel Junior College (2)
Jon Peters DE 6-4 265 Waterloo, Iowa/Columbus/
Iowa Central Community College
Rashad Walker DT 6-3 280 Bedford Heights, Ohio/Bedford
Iowa Central Community College
Ohio Bobcats
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/School
Joe Bernatowicz TE 6-3 235 Langhorne, Pa./Neshamity
Jonah Booker DB 5-10 165 Portsmotuh, Ohio/Portsmouth
D.T. Boon OLB 6-3 210 Somerset, Ky./Southwestern
Garrett Bush DE 6-4 272 Canton, Ohio/Canton McKinley
Rashad Butler QB 6-0 190 Pearson, Ga. Atkinson County
Ricky Cherry LB 6-0 220 Durham, N.C./North Durham
Evan Curry DE 6-5 218 Bedford, Ohio/Bedford
Chris Foreman DB 6-3 190 Westerville, Ohio/Westerville South
Mike Henry LB 6-1 215 Ironton, Ohio/Ironton
Ray Huston FB 6-1 200 Centerville, Ohio/Centerville
Brian Ingram WR/DB 6-2 185 Harvey, Ill./Thornton-Township
Travis Logan DB 6-0 185 Trotwood, Ohio/Trootwood-Madison
Eric McCrady OL 6-2 280 Mt. Joy, Pa./Donegal
Roy McCollough DB 6-2 180 Ravenna, Ohio/Ravenna
Stafford Owens ATH 5-10 180 Harvey, Ill./Thornton-Township
Raham Shavers DB 6-0 180 Bedford,Ohio/St. Peter Chanel
Lee Sienicki DE 6-3 275 Lorain, Ohio/Lorain Southview
Demetrius Taylor DE 6-4 235 Winter Haven, Fla./Winter Haven
Charles Terry LB 6-3 200 Bedford, Ohio/Bedford
Dennis Thompson OL 6-4 272 Tallmadge, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit
Dave Williams OL 6-4 270 Easton, Pa. Easton
Toledo Rockets
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/School
Travis Atwell QB 6-2 195 Owensboro, Ky./Hancock County
Patrick Body WR/DB 6-2 180 Pittsburgh, Pa./Scheley
Qunnen Burdine TE/LB 6-1 215 Edmond, Okla./Santa Fe
R.J. Cameron TE/DL 6-4 260 Portsmouth, Ohio/Portsmouth
Andrew Clarke TE/DL 6-4 225 Naperville, Ill./Nequa Valley
Don Gaines TE/DL 6-4 230 Edmond, Ohio/Santa Fe
Marcus Hairston TE/LB 6-4 220 Columbus, Ohio/Mifflin
Jamal Haywood WR/DB 6-1 185 Dayton, Ohio/Colonel White
Chris Holmes TE/DL 6-6 230 Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young
Terrance Hudson WR/DB 6-0 180 Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville
Webster Jackson TB/DB 5-10 185 Toledo, Ohio/Central Catholic
Nic Kaczur OL/DL 6-6 330 Brantford, Ont./Collegiate
Kelian Miller WR/DB 6-2 200 Edmond, Okla./Santa Fe
David Odenthal OL/DL 6-3 295 Cologne, Germany-Irmgardis
John Polczak OL/DL 6-5 280 Rockford, Mich./Rockford
Corterris Reese WR/DB 6-3 185 Louisville, Ky./Wagganer
Jason Robbins PK 5-10 180 Sylvania, Ohio/Southview
Andre Thomas QB 6-1 185 Evansville, Ind./Harrison
Western Michigan Broncos
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School)
Jason Babin DL 6-3 240 Paw Paw, Mich. (Paw Paw HS)
Tony Carr DB 6-0 175 Flint, Mich. (Carmen Ainsworth HS)
Jon Evans DE 6-5 210 Grand Rapids, Mich. (Ottawa Hills HS)
Ryan Harris QB 6-1 200 Franklin, Idaho (Ricks JC)
Mike McCord OL 6-7 270 Willowbrook, Ill. (Hinsdale South HS)
Nick Melcher OLB 6-3 220 Oak Forest, Ill. (Oak Forest HS)
Robert Menchinger K 5-11 160 Elkhart, Ind. (Jimtown HS)
Willie Miller OLB 6-2 223 Mattawan, Mich. (Mattawan HS)
Justin Milus DL 6-5 240 Farmington, Mich. (Farmington HS)
Erik Oleson LB 6-2 235 Broadhead, Wis. (Broadhead HS)
Ernest Osborne DE 6-5 220 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Dillard HS)
Clay Powell DB 6-2 195 Southfield, Mich. (Southfield HS)
Kyle Ras OL 6-6 270 Jenison, Mich. (Jenison HS)
Lee Robinson DL 6-4 240 Naperville, Ill. (North HS)
Scott Robinson DB 6-1 180 Ypsilanti, Mich. (Ypsilanti HS)
Tyrone Walker WR 6-2 175 Lansing, Mich. (Sexton HS)
Jamie White TE 6-3 220 Dowagic, Mich. (Dowagic HS)
Dustin Zawacki OL 6-4 264 Milan, Mich. (Milan HS)
