2012 Recruiting Class - Official Bios

2012 Florida State RECRUITING CLASS

Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School

Cason Beatty* P 6-3 225 Charlotte, N.C./Olympic

Daniel Glauser* OL 6-6 317 Rheinfelden, Switzerland/N.M.

Military Institute

Mario Pender* RB 6-0 190 Cape Coral, Fla./Island Coast

Roberto Aguayo K 6-0 185 Groveland, Fla./South Lake HS

Colin Blake DB 6-3 185 San Antonio, Texas/Brandeis HS

Marvin Bracy ATH 5-9 170 Orlando, Fla./Boone HS

Chris Casher DE 6-4 240 Mobile, Ala./Davidson HS

Ronald Darby DB 5-11 176 Oxon Hill, Md./Potomac

Mario Edwards, Jr. DE 6-4 290 Denton, Texas/Ryan HS

Markuss Ukeme Eligwe LB 6-3 225 Stone Mountain, Ga./Stone

Mountain HS

Eddie Goldman DT 6-4 310 Friendship Collegiate

Academy/Washington, D.C

Christo Kourtzidis TE 6-4 240 Orange, Calif./Lutheran HS

Sean Maguire QB 6-3 200 West Orange, N.J./Seton Hall Prep

Reggie Northrup LB 6-2 218 Jacksonville, Fla./First Coast HS

Justin Shanks DT 6-3 310 Prattville, Ala./Prattville HS

Dalvon Stuckey DT 6-4 305 De Funiak Springs, Fla./Walton HS

P.J. Williams DB 6-2 190 Ocala, Fla./Vanguard HS

Menelik Watson OL 6-7 330 Manchester, England/Saddleback

College (Calif.)

Jameis Winston QB 6-4 200 Hueytown, Ala./Hueytown HS

*January Early enrollee

2012 Florida State Early Enrollees

Cason Beatty, P, 6-3, 225, Charlotte,

N.C./Olympic

Big, tall, athletic punter with a strong leg and plenty of upside at

the college level…started his high school

career as a quarterback before picking up punting as a junior in 2010

and excelling at that position…earned

first team All-Mecklenburg County honors by the Charlotte Observer as a

senior while averaging 43.1 yards

per punt on 32 attempts and hitting four punts longer than 60

yards…named MEGA 7 3A/4A all-conference

by the Charlotte Observer as a junior and senior…threw for more than

800 yards as a junior quarterback but

shined that season as a punter averaging 43.5 yards per attempt on his

way to All-Mecklenburg County

second team honors by the Charlotte Observer…rated the No. 3 punter

nationally by kicking guru Chris

Sailer of California…two-star prospect by Rivals, a three-star prospect

by ESPN....ranked the No.

4 punter nationally by Scout… has an older brother, Lucas,

who just completed his redshirt year as a quarterback at Gardner-Webb

in Boiling Springs, N.C.

Mario Pender, RB, 6-0, 190, Cape

Coral, Fla./Island Coast

Explosive four-star running back who possesses the quickness, speed and

burst to run both inside or outside

and also has great power to run through blocks…selected as a U.S. Army

All-American…rushed 130 times

for 1,543 yards (11.9 yards per carry) and 17 touchdowns as a

senior…named first team all-area by the Fort

Myers News-Press…named to the Florida Athletic Coaches Association

all-district 19 Football Team…

earned Associated Press' Class 6A all-state third team honors as a

senior…rated the No. 72 player on the

ESPNU 150 as well as the No. 8 running back, No. 16 player in the state

of Florida and No. 38 player

regionally… No. 66 on the Sporting News Top 125 of 2012… rushed for

2,261 yards and 32 touchdowns,

averaging 13.87 yards per carry as a junior…has posted times of a 10.61

in the 100 meters and 22 flat in the

200 meters in track … rated a four-star prospect by ESPN and Rivals …

No. 4 running back nationally, No. 5 prospect in the state of Florida

and No. 38 overall

prospect nationally by Rivals.com…selected Florida State over Alabama,

Maryland, Miami (Fla.), USF,

Tennessee and West Virginia.

Daniel Glauser, OL, 6-6, 317,

Rheinfelden, Switzerland/N.M. Military Institute

Standout two-year starter at left tackle for one of the top junior

college programs nationally… earned

honorable mention NJCAA Football All-America honors this past season as

a sophomore at NMMI…helped

lead the Broncos to a 9-3 overall mark, a second place finish in the

WSFL with a 6-2 record, a berth in the

C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl and a No. 14 final national ranking in

the NJCAA… named to the 2011

All-WSFL first team offense… anchored an offensive line that helped New

Mexico Military Institute average

475 yards of total offense which produced a rushing attack that amassed

2,818 yards (234.8 yards per game)

and a passing attack that totaled 2,882 yards (240.2 yards per game)…

as a true freshman at NMMI, earned

the Broncos' "Hustle Award" and didn't allow a sack in his first season

as a starter …rated a four-star JC

prospect by Scout and a three-star prospect by Rivals.com…chose Florida

State over Arkansas,

Mississippi State and Oklahoma State.

2012 Florida State SIGNEES

Roberto Aguayo, K, 6-0, 185,

Groveland, Fla./South Lake HS

Rated the nation's No. 3 kicker by Rivals…sixth-best kicking prospect

according to ESPN.com…three-star prospect according to ESPN and

Rivals…ESPN lists him as the 105th-best overall prospect in the state

of Florida…one of only three kickers to make the ESPNU150 Watch List

for 2012…was rated the nation's number one kicking prospect at the age

of 16 by Kohl's Kicking Camps…Kohl's said the ball explodes off his

foot and that he is ready for Division I football right now…they also

pointed out how well he handles pressure and that he is one of the most

pure talents they have seen across the country…won the kick-off

competition at the ESPN Underclassman Challenge in 2010 with a 74-yard

kick that had a 4.04 second hang time…high school coach considers him

an offensive weapon and the best high school kicker he's coached since

UF's Caleb Sturgis…made 7-of-8 field goals as a junior with his long

coming from 48 yards…also accounted for 38 touchbacks in 2010…hit two

field goals from 51 yards as a sophomore…longest field goal in practice

was 63 yards…attended the National Invitational Scholarship Camp…named

the Most Outstanding Kicker at the Jimbo Fisher Summer Camp… started

his career playing soccer before he moved over to football…also ranked

as the 68th-best punter in the nation by Kohl's…favorite kicker is

FSU's Groza Award winner and current Washington Redskin Graham

Gano…chose FSU over interest from Tennessee, UCLA, Arkansas, LSU,

Michigan and others.

Colin Blake, DB, 6-3, 185, San

Antonio, Texas/Brandeis HS

A four-star prospect according to Rivals who is proven at the 5A level

of Texas football…received a three star

rating from ESPN…Rivals list him as the 13th-best cornerback prospect

in the 2012 class and ESPN the 30th-best…among prospects from one of

the deepest talent pools in America Texas Rivals lists Blake as

the 21st-best player in the state…ranked No. 90 in the Lone Star state

by

ESPN…ESPN lists Blake at No. 116 regionally…nationally Rivals lists the

San Antonio prospect as the

155th-best in the nation…rated a Top Player by Tom Lemming of Max Preps

who believes he could be an

All-American at the collegiate level…recorded 68 tackles and one

interception as a junior…coveted size for a

cornerback and should transition well to the college game at that

position according to ESPN…one scouting

service felt Blake could develop into a player like NFL All-Pro Nnamdi

Asomugha…runs a 4.5 40 with a

vertical of 34"…originally from England and has only been playing

cornerback since his junior year…joins

fellow European Bjoern Werner who came to FSU from Germany…holds more

than 15 offers from BCS

schools…was committed to Texas A&M before the turnover in the

coaching staff…chose FSU over

Oklahoma and TCU.

Marvin Bracy, ATH, 5-9, 170, Orlando,

Fla./Boone HS

Four-star recruit according to Rivals.com…Under Armour

All-American…All-America in

football and track…named the fastest player at the Under Armour

All-America Game by Rivals…ESPNU

150 member…listed as the 76th-best prospect in the nation by ESPN and

the 12th-best wide

receiver…rated in the top 40 among the nation's best receivers by

Rivals…2011 Super Southeast 120 by the Mobile (Ala.)

Register…ranked a top 20 recruit in Florida by ESPN (17) …ranked No. 4

on the

Orlando Sentinel Super 60…finished his junior season with almost 1,500

all-purpose yards and 10

touchdowns…ESPN calls Bracy one of the most explosive and gifted

natural talents in the 2012 class who is

a homerun threat at all times…they go on to say Bracy is a

multi-purpose offensive weapon who is a

nightmare to deal with in space…made ESPN SportsCenter's Top 10 plays

coming in at No. 3 following his

one-handed, 32-yard TD in the Under Armour All-America Game…the fastest

high school football player in

the nation…ran the fastest indoor 55M in the world this year in January

clocking in at 6.08…time was a

national record for the 19-and-under division and the fastest time ever

run by a high school

student…previous fastest 55M run by a high school student was 6.14…ran

the second-fastest 100M in

Florida High School history at 10.05…the only Floridian to ever run the

100M faster was University of

Florida track and football star Jeff Demps…Scout.com said Bracy's speed

is on par with Demps at this stage

in their careers…nobody in high school in Florida ever ran a 100M

faster than Bracy as Demps and Houston

McTear both posted their record-breaking times after high school

graduation…pursuing his dream to run

track for the USA in the 2012 London Olympics…he will travel to Eugene,

Ore., on July 24 for U.S. Olympic

Team trials…ran a relay leg for the USA in the 4x100 meters in July

2010 at the World Junior

Championships…defending large school, Class 4A 100- and 200-meter

champion…will compete on Florida

State's national runner-up track and field team…named an All-USA high

school track and field team selection

by USA Today…Orlando Sentinel named him track athlete of the year as a

junior…he is trained by former

Florida State sprinter Ricky Argro…chose FSU over offers from Alabama,

Florida, Georgia, Notre Dame

and Oklahoma…had a 3.2 GPA entering his senior year of high school.

Chris Casher, DE, 6-4, 240, Mobile,

Ala./Davidson HS

Rated as the 23rd-best player in the 2012 class by ESPNU…Under Armour

All-American…top 50 ranking

nationally by Rivals (36) …ESPNU 150 member…consensus top 10 prospect

at defensive

end…ESPN and Rivals has him as the nation's No. 3 DE…four-star prospect

according to Rivals…ranked in the top

five in Alabama by ESPN (2) and Rivals (3)…another key recruit for the

Seminoles from

Mobile, Ala.,…joins 2011 signee Jacob Coker as the second straight FSU

recruit out of Mobile…played tight

end and defensive end in high school but has told FSU coaches he would

like to play on the defensive side of

the ball at FSU…dominated at the Tallahassee NFTC vying for MVP

honors…ran a 4.63 in the 40-yard dash,

a 4.29 in the 20-yard shuttle and has a 29.9 vertical jump…compiled 50

tackles, 19 tackles for loss and 10

sacks as a junior at Faith Academy…also made 22 catches for 408

yards…transferred to Mobile Davidson

High School to make sure he would graduate and play football at the

next level…as a result he had to sit out

his entire senior season… stayed very involved with Davidson's football

team and became known as "Coach

Casher" by the players due to the contributions he made to the team off

the field…lifted weights at night and

on the weekends to stay in shape…played his first football game in over

a year at the 2012 Under Armour

All-America Game…also played basketball…father was a Florida State fan

when Casher was growing

up…cousin of former Auburn All-SEC corner Larry Casher…chose FSU as a

junior over offers from

Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Oregon and Tennessee among

others.

Ronald Darby, DB, 5-11, 176, Oxon

Hill, Md./Potomac

A four-star recruit according to both ESPN and Rivals…rated the No. 2

cornerback in the country according to Rivals and the second-best

players in the state of Maryland by the same recruiting

service…considered the No. 38-ranked prospect in the country according

to ESPN...defender that can excel on both defense and special

teams…participated in the 2012 Under

Armour All-American Game…USA Today 2011 All-USA second team

All-American…second team All-Met

by the Washington Post as a junior and an honorable mention honoree as

a senior…honorable mention allstate

as an all-purpose player as a senior ...part of a Wolverines' secondary

that registered four shutouts and

allowed just 82 points in 2011…SI.com 2011 High School First Team

All-American…played six positions as

a high school senior, including kicker…as a junior, rushed for 1,329

yards and 23 touchdowns, while tallying

three interceptions and eight pass breakups on defense…runs a reported

4.37-seconds 40-yard dash…elite

track performer as well that is expected to contribute to Florida

State's track & field team…has run a 6.28-

seconds 55-meter dash and a 21.28-seconds 200-meter dash…chose Florida

State over Notre Dame,

Maryland, Clemson and Auburn.

Mario Edwards, Jr., DE, 6-4, 290,

Denton, Texas/Ryan HS

Near consensus top-rated prospect in America in 2012…USA Today

defensive player of the year…ESPNU

150 member…2012 Parade All-American … SI.com Second Team All-American …

ESPNHS First Team

All-American …listed at No. 1 by ESPN…Rivals lists him at No. 3

nationally…five-stars from Rivals…unanimously

ranked No. 1 at his position whether it be defensive end or defensive

tackle…the top player coming out of

the state of Texas…ESPN recruiting analyst Craig Haubert said Edwards

can contribute almost immediately due to his ability to take advantage

of

blockers' weaknesses with a pass rush arsenal and a plan of attack when

he rushes the quarterback…Haubert

also said he is similar to Clemson's DeQuan Bowers at this stage of

their careers…of his 72 tackles as a senior

32 were for a loss including 11 sacks…named the state of Texas Class 4A

Defensive Player of the Year as a

junior by the Associated Press…recorded 127 tackles, 50 tackles for

loss and 18 sacks leading Denton Ryan

to a state runner-up finish…recorded 69 tackles and three sacks as a

freshman on top of catching 17 passes

for 361 yards and three TDs…his high school coach raves about his work

ethic as he and his father, former

FSU star Mario Edwards, work out together at 6:00 a.m. each

morning…says Edwards is the best he has

coached in his 32-year career…Edwards hopes to wear the same number

(15) as his dad did one day at

FSU…goal is to win the Hendricks Award and go down as one of the best

ever in Seminole history…if he

could not play football he would coach so he can teach the sport to

others…chose FSU over Texas, Alabama,

LSU, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State among others.

Markuss Eligwe, LB, 6-3, 225, Stone

Mountain, Ga./Stone Mountain HS

A consensus top 10 prospect nationally at the linebacker position…U.S.

Army All-American… SI.com

Second Team All-American …ESPNU 150 member…Rivals had him listed as a top 100

prospect…listed at No. 47 nationally …ESPN lists him as the 116th-best

prospect this year…a consensus 4-star prospect…ESPN has him listed as

No. 47 in the region…Rivals lists

as the second-best prospect in Georgia this year… the 11th-best by ESPN…all recruiting services have him listed in the top seven nationally at the linebacker position…Rivals considers him the second-best linebacker

prospect in the nation…ESPN lists

him No. 3 among linebackers…played in a

3-4 system in high school and is

projected by most experts to play linebacker at the collegiate

level…ESPN says he has the ability to play

either inside or outside linebacker at the next level and that he has

the strength to shed blockers and the

fluidity to avoid contact when pursuing the football…according to the

recruiting analyst Keith Niebuhr, the

Stone Mountain, Ga., product is smart and athletic and he is able to

generate a pass rush from the outside and

up the middle…Niebuhr described the linebacker as an athletic freak who

has the power to excel against the

run and quickness and agility to shine in coverage…collected more than

25 scholarship offers and committed

to FSU on his 17th birthday...chose FSU over Cal and Georgia…cited

FSU's nationally ranked criminology

program as one of the factors in his choice to play for the Seminoles.

Eddie Goldman, DT, 6-4, 310,

Friendship Collegiate Academy/Washington, D.C

Consensus five-star defensive tackle whose a force in the interior of

the line…has good size and displays the

ability to fire off on the snap of the ball, get into the backfield and

be disruptive… comes off the ball low,

plays with leverage and shows the quickness to chase down a player in

the backfield having been clocked

around a 4.8 in the 40 … Under Armour All-American…USA Today 2011

All-USA second team All-

American…ESPNHS Second Team All-American…2012 Parade All-American and

SI.com's 2011 High

School First Team All-American…racked up 38 tackles, 23 tackles for

loss, 15 sacks and five forced fumbles

while helping Friendship Collegiate to a 9-1 record… earned first team

All-Met by the Washington Post as a

senior offensive lineman grading out at 90 percent but was always

projected as a defensive player at the next

level… No. 10 player on the ESPNU 150 and No. 1 defensive tackle, No. 2

player in the region and No. 1

player in the state by ESPN… ranked the No. 7 prospect nationally by

Rivals and No. 1 player in the state

and No. 2 defensive tackle…No. 17 on Tom Lemming's MaxPreps Top

100…tallied 40 tackles, six sacks, one interception and one fumble

recovery as a junior …selected

Florida State over Alabama and Auburn.

Christo Kourtzidis, TE, 6-4, 240,

Orange, Calif./Lutheran HS

Four-star tight end prospect known for having good strong hands and the

ability to catch the ball away from

his body, fight for yards after the catch and break arm tackles…can

play from an in-line position or flexed out

wide as a receiver…excels as a blocker and will only get better at the

next level…named to the O.C. all-region

first team by ESPNLA.com…hauled in 38 receptions for 416 yards for an

average of 10.9 yards per catch

and added four TD receptions as a senior in 2011 and caught 29 passes

for 429 yards as a junior…earned

MaxPreps California Division I all-state first team honors…also picked

up All-Orange County and All-Pac 5

Division honors…ranked No. 7 on the Top 50 senior football recruits by

OCVarsity.com…listed as a four-star

prospect as the No. 8 tight end, No. 25 player and 194th overall player

by Rivals…earned a three-star rating by

ESPN and ranked the No. 26 tight end nationally, No. 61 prospect in the

state of California and No. 91

regionally…two-way player in football at Lutheran HS playing tight end

and defensive end…chose Florida

State over Cal.

Sean Maguire, QB, 6-3, 200, West

Orange, N.J./Seton Hall Prep

One of the top pro-style quarterbacks in the country and New Jersey's

top-rated quarterback in the class of

2012… a four-star prospect by ESPN and three-star QB by Rivals…natural

pocket

passer who is suited for a multiple pro-style scheme…ran a wing-T

offense in high school which didn't allow

for many passing opportunities but made the most of the ones he got

displaying good arm strength, touch,

the ability to change ball speeds and ability to consistently throw a

catchable ball with nice accuracy to all

three levels…gained varsity exposure as a freshman and led Seton Hall

Prep to a 19-3 record as a sophomore

and junior…completed 70 of 141 passes for 1,161 yards and 14 TDs as a

junior, making third team All-Essex

County for The Star-Ledger… earned first team All Non-Public and first

team All-Essex by the Star-Ledger

after completing 74-of-154 passes for 1,183 yards, 12 TDs and 4 INTs as

a senior… also named Super Essex

Conference 1st Team as a senior… finished his career at Seton Hall Prep

completing 105-of-224 passes for

1,881 yards, 20 TDs and 6 INTs in that wing-T offense…named to the 2012

USA Football National Team

(U19) for the 2012 International Bowl on Feb.1 … ranked by ESPN as the

No. 13 QB prospect nationally,

No. 4 player in state of New Jersey and No. 18 player regionally…No. 26

player in New Jersey by Rivals…selected Florida State over Alabama,

Maryland and NC State.

Reggie Northrup, LB, 6-2, 218,

Jacksonville, Fla./First Coast HS

Four-star linebacker with exceptional athleticism who will continue the

pipeline from First Coast High School

to FSU…analysts have been impressed with his ability to make plays all

over the field consistently finding the

holes, locating runners and tackling them to the ground (39.5 TFL in

2011)… rated a four-star linebacker by

Rivals and ESPN…Rivals has him as the No. 30 linebacker and No. 40

player in

Florida…ranks as the No. 28 linebacker, No. 42 overall player in

Florida by ESPN…listed as the No. 112 prospect on the Mobile

Register's Super Southeast 120… earned Florida Times-Union All-First

Coast Defensive Player of the Year

honors as a senior recording 165 tackles, including 39.5 behind the

line in leading the Buccaneers to the Class

7A championship game and a 13-win season…named to the 2011 Times-Union

Super 24…as a junior,

finished with 110 tackles, eight sacks, two forced fumbles and one

fumble recovery for a touchdown…

selected Florida State after once being a verbal commit to Miami.

Justin Shanks, DT, 6-3, 310,

Prattville, Ala./Prattville HS

Big, run-stopping defensive tackle who is rated a four-star defensive

lineman by ESPN and Rivals…explodes with power off the ball and

displays great strength in engaging

blockers and defending a gap well…ranked the No. 7 player in state of

Alabama, No. 10 defensive tackle and

No. 51 player regionally by ESPN while also being listed No. 114 in the

ESPNU150… totaled 54 tackles,

including 10 for loss and 5 1/2 sacks, added 15 quarterback hurries and

caught a touchdown pass lined up at

tight end as a senior in helping to guide Prattville to the Class 6A

state championship…as a three-year starter

at Prattville, the Lions finished 33-8, advanced to the finals of the

Class 6A playoffs twice, won the Class 6A

Region Four championship twice, going 16-2 in region play and earned a

No. 22 final ranking in the USA

Today High School Poll in 2011 and No. 21 ranking in 2009… No. 6 on the

The Birmingham News 2012

Super Seniors List…selected Prattville High School's first U.S. Army

All-American and took part in the U.S.

Army All-American Bowl playing for the West team…No. 18 on the Mobile

Register's Elite 18 List of

Prospects…named to the Elmore-Autauga Super Football Team by the

Montgomery Advertiser and

Prattville Progress…named 2011 All-Autauga County by the Montgomery

Advertiser and Prattville

Progress…also named Class 5A-6A All-Metro by the Montgomery

Advertiser...earned ASWA Class 6A All-

State honors as a senior…recorded 65 tackles and 12 sacks as a

junior... listed as the No. 10 defensive tackle,

No. 5 player in the state of Alabama and No. 135 on the Rivals Top

250…chose Florida State over Auburn and Tennessee.

Dalvon Stuckey, DT, 6-4, 305, De

Funiak Springs, Fla./Walton HS

A three-year starter at defensive tackle for Walton High School

emerging as a run-stopping force for the

Braves…good size and quickness allows him to clog the middle and force

backs to run outside… has a

powerful lower body making him tough to move off the ball…showed some

finesse as a senior lining up at

tight end and displaying soft hands, quick feet and solid

athleticism…rated a four-star prospect by

ESPN and  a three-star by Rivals.com…recorded 61 tackles as a

junior and clocked

a 4.9 40-yard dash as a junior…made 82 tackles and recorded 4.5 sacks

his sophomore season… No. 23

defensive tackle, No. 48 player in Florida by Rivals.com and No. 243 in

Rivals Top 250…ranked  the

No. 24 DT, No. 40 player in Florida and No. 114 regionally by

ESPN…Named to the Super 75 by the

Florida Times-Union… No. 59 on the Orlando Sentinel's 2012 Florida Top

100…No. 87 on the Mobile Register's Super Southeast 120…named to the

2011

Northwest Florida Daily News' Dandy Dozen and small schools All-Area

Football Team…also earned 2011

Northwest Florida Daily News' Defensive Lineman of the Year honors

after facing double and sometimes

triple teams during his senior season, but managed to record 4.5

tackles for loss, a sack and a fumble

recovery…selected Florida State over Auburn and Florida.

P.J. Williams, DB, 6-2, 190, Ocala,

Fla./Vanguard HS

Versatile four-star defensive back that can play either corner or

safety…played safety for Ocala's Vanguard

High School and showed good ball skills and instincts on his way to

being named Vangaurd's first ever Under

Armour All-American…also played wide receiver…recorded 52 tackles as a

senior and earned Associated

Press' Class 6A all-state first team honors as a defensive utility

player…played in the Under All-America game

and made three tackles and had one pass break-up for Team Blur…named

first team All-County by The

Ocala Star-Banner…named to the Super 75 by the Florida Times-Union… No.

52 on the Orlando Sentinel's

2012 Florida Top 100…rated a four-star recruit by ESPN and Rivals… No.

6 safety, No. 23 player in Florida and No. 59 regionally by ESPN and

the No. 133 player on the ESPNU

150…ranked No. 9 safety, No. 23 player in state of Florida and No. 118

nationally by Rivals…No. 46 on the

Mobile Register's Super Southeast 120…has been clocked with sub 4.4

time in the 40-yard dash…named to the Super 75 by the Florida

Times-Union…earned all-county honors as a junior after logging 83

tackles and an interception as the

Knights' starting safety…posted a county-best 33.8-yards-per-return

average on kickoffs, including a school record

four touchdowns as a sophomore at Vanguard…chose Florida State over

Alabama and Miami (Fla.).

Menelik Watson, OL, 6-7, 330,

Manchester, England/Saddleback College (Calif.)

One of the nation's top junior college offensive tackles, who hails

from Manchester, England…big, physical

player who is considered to have some of the best feet in the nation

for an offensive lineman and has the

quickness (clocked in the 4.7 range in the 40-yard dash) to be

effective against the big, fast defensive ends

being produced at the college level…said to have an explosive first

step, a constantly square body and serious

downfield speed which projects him to be a solid blocker in both the

passing and rushing game…rated a three-star offensive lineman by

Rivals…helped Saddleback

College (Mission Viejo, Calif.) to an 8-3 record, No. 5 ranking and

berth in the Golden State Bowl… named

second team Southern California Football Association All-Conference

helping a Saddleback offense that led

the SFCA in total offense (470.4 yards per game, ranked second in the

SCFA in scoring offense (40.5 ppg),

passing offense (338.6 yards per game), 24th in rushing offense

(131.7)…trained to be a basketball player his

entire life in England until he played for the CDA Academy in Spain and

wasn't introduced to the sport of

football until arriving in America…actually signed a Division I-A

basketball scholarship with Marist College

in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. and after a redshirt freshman season (2009-10),

emerged as a team captain playing

forward and center for the Red Foxes… averaged 4.7 points and 3.3

rebounds in 29 games with 13 starts in

his only season (2010-11) at Marist…ranks as the No. 9 junior college

offensive tackle and No. 19 on the top-50 junior college players by

Rivals…graduated from Burnage

High School, in Manchester, England in 2006…selected Florida State over

Auburn, Cal, Oklahoma, Oregon

and Rutgers.

Jameis Winston, QB, 6-4, 200, Hueytown, Ala./Hueytown HS

Nation's top quarterback prospect in the class of 2012, who also is considered a top baseball prospect in the 2012 Major League Baseball Amateur draft … 2011 USA Today All-USA first team All-American… 2012 Parade All-American…SI.com Second Team All-American, ESPNHS First Team All-American and Under Armour All-American…selected the 2011 Alabama Gatorade State Player of the Year…rated a four-star QB by Rivals and ESPN… named to the 2012 USA Football National Team (U19) for the 2012 International Bowl on Feb.1…dual-threat quarterback who played in the shotgun spread where he excelled as a passer within the pocket, on the move and also as a designated runner which is where he can be really dangerous… can make all the throws and does a good job of keeping his eyes downfield when plays breakdown… named the Alabama Sports Writers Association's Class 5A Back of the Year as a senior after completing 69 percent of his passes for 2,424 yards and 28 touchdowns and rushing for 1,065 yards (7.4 yards per rush) and another 15 touchdowns in guiding Hueytown to a 13-1 mark and the Class 5A state semifinals… named the 2011 Birmingham News Metro Player of the Year… the four-year starter totaled 6,871 career passing yards with 67 touchdowns, completing 60 percent of his 790 passes and threw only 25 interceptions and averaged 6.5 yards per rushing attempt for 2,912 yards and 35 touchdowns on the ground which adds up to 9,853 career yards and a part in 103 touchdowns…No. 1 on the Mobile Register's Super Southeast 120 and Elite 18 list of the top Alabama prospects…named a co-MVP of the Elite 11 national quarterback challenge last summer in Malibu…turned in an MVP performance in the Under Armour All-American game completing 8-of-9 passes for 178 yards and two touchdowns…named to the ASWA Super 12 and Class 5A all-state teams as a junior and senior…No. 14 on the ESPNU 150 and No. 1 QB nationally, No. 5 player regionally and No. 1 player in state of Alabama by ESPN…on the baseball diamond, shines as a switch-hitting outfielder and right-handed pitcher who possesses a fastball in the 90s and was clocked at a 6.59 in the 60… rated by Perfect Game as the nation's No. 22 prep baseball player for the class of 2012 and was named a Louisville Slugger Preseason All-American heading into this upcoming season…named Birmingham News Metro West Player of the Year as a sophomore in baseball…hit .424 with seven homers and 36 RBIs during the Golden Gophers Class 6A state semifinal run and finished 8-3 with two saves, a 1.92 earned run average, 92 strikeouts and six complete games as a sophomore…2011 ASWA all-state and Birmingham News All-Metro selection in baseball as a sophomore and junior…2011 Perfect Game USA Preseason HS Underclassmen First Team All-American...2010 Perfect Game USA Preseason HS Underclassmen Honorable Mention All-American…hit .370 and was 7-2 on the mound as a junior in 2011…2012 MaxPreps Preseason All-American…ranked as the top baseball player in Alabama by MaxPreps…one of three Alabama players ranked on Baseball America's early 2012 top-50 draft list (No. 47)…played for the East squad in the 2011 Perfect Game All-American Classic…selected Florida State over Stanford, Alabama, LSU and Ohio State.