Feb. 6, 2008
Trevor Barry, DE/TE, 6-4, 215, Waller, Texas (Waller High School)
Two-time All-District 18-4A performer for 10-4 state semifinalist Waller High School ... Dave Campbell's Texas Football Texas Top 300 recruit ... Rivals.com two-star recruit ... High School coach was Jim Phillips ... Son of Hayden and Connie Barry.
Joplo Bartu, WR/OLB, 6-2, 203, Hockley, Texas (Waller High School)
First-Team All-District TE and LB for 10-4 state semifinalist Waller High School ... Rivals.com two-star recruit ... Brother of current Bobcat Wellington Deshield ... High school coach was Jim Phillips ... Son of Ester Jackson.
Daniel Bernard, OG, 6-3, 320, Colton, Calif. (Colton High School)
All-District, All-Inland Empire and All-Southern California offensive lineman ... Rivals.com three-star recruit and rated as the No. 55 guard in the country by Rivals ... Helped team advance to California state playoffs with an 8-4 record ... High school coach was Harold Strauss ... Cousin of Bobcat signee Zeke Schexnider ... Son of John Bernard.
Darius Bolden, WR, 6-0, 175, Houston, Texas (Cypress Falls High School)
Named First-Team All-District 17-5A, First-Team All-Greater Houston ... Second-Team All-State 5-A selection by THSCA ... Had 63 receptions for 1206 yards and 10 touchdowns for 9-3 Cy Falls High School ... Selected to play in the Texas High School All-Star Game and will represent Texas in the Bayou Bowl All-Star Game vs. Louisiana ... High school coach was Dave Raffield ... Son of LaTerra Simpson.
Ralston Dews, OL/DT, 6-1, 340, Tyler, Texas (Robert E. Lee High School)
Named All-District at Tyler Lee after posting 68 pancake blocks in 2007 ... Also played at North Shore High School prior to Tyler Lee, helping the team to three district championships as an All-District pick at North Shore ... Also lettered in track ... Son of Charles and Regina Dews.
Benjamin Follis, P, 5-11, 190, Arlington, Texas (Martin High School)
A very versatile and athletic punter ... Was a First-Team All-District tight end and Second-Team All-District as a senior and made First-Team All-District at punter as a junior ... As a senior he handled kickoff duties and had 32 of 53 kickoffs going for touchbacks.
Tim Hawkins, QB, 6-2, 195, Corpus Christi, Texas (Carroll High School)
Was a three-year letterman for Coach Terry Morris at Carroll High School ... Played wide receiver as a sophomore before starting his last two seasons at quarterback ... Led Carroll to an 8-3 record and playoff experience in 2007 ... Finished the season with 1,416 yards passing and 14 touchdown passes while rushing for 747 yards and 10 more touchdowns ... Was named First-Team All-District for 28-5A, First-Team All-Metro and All-South Texas ...Hawkins also lettered on Carroll's basketball team and is a regional qualifier in the 300m hurdles in track ... Son of Tim and Larissa Hawkins ... Relative of Olympic Gold Medalist and Texas State Alumnus Charles Austin.
Charles Holmes, LB, 6-3, 237, Austin, Texas (Bowie High School)
Lettered three years under Head Coach Jeff Ables at Bowie, helping lead the team to an 8-3 record and district championship in 2007 ... Unanimous First-Team All-District selection ... Also lettered two years in basketball and one in track ... Son of Charlie and Lila Holmes.
Garrett Hood, DL, 6-0, 300, Laurel Springs, New Jersey (College of the Sequoias)
All-Valley Conference DL from College of Sequioas ... Was also honored as an All-California Junior College pick ... Academic Junior College All-American ... Rated as a Rivals.com two-star junior college recruit ... Junior college coach was Curtis Allen ... Son of Valeska Hood and Lamonte Cook.
Spencer Jergins, TE/DE, 6-4, 230, New Braunfels, Texas (New Braunfels High School)
Started on both offense and defense for Head Coach Chuck Caniford in 2007, leading New Braunfels to a 13-1 record in 2007 and 4A State Semifinals appearance ... Recorded 89 tackles (seven for loss), five interceptions, four sacks, two forced fumbles and six quarterback hurries as a defensive end ... A unanimous First-Team All-District selection at DE ... Caught 29 passes for 331 yards and five touchdowns as a tight end, where he was also named First-Team All-District ... First-Team selection to All-Greater San Antonio team and Second-Team All-State pick ... Named an Academic All-District pick ... Also letters on the New Braunfels basketball team.
Jamil Kazen, TE/DL/LB, 6-3, 255, Boerne, Texas (Boerne High School)
Recorded 20 receptions for 239 yards and two touchdowns at tight end while registering 35 tackles, one fumble recovery and two knockdowns as a defensive lineman ... Also punted for Boerne and had a 40.4 yard punting average ... Also caught 10 passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns as a junior ... Finished his career with 95 tackles and four fumble recoveries on defense ...Lettered three years in football ... Also lettered in track ... Son of Jim and Tina Kazen.
Byron Kirkling, LB, 6-2, 200, DeBerry, Texas (Carthage High School)
Was a three year letterwinner at Carthage High School ... Capped his career with the Bulldogs by helping lead them to a 9-3 record and their first district title in 13 years in 2007 ... Garnered First-Team All-District honors despite a tough 20-3A schedule and received All-East Texas recognition as a senior ... Ended the season with 107 tackles, five forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries ... Also lettered in basketball and track ... Chose Texas State over Sam Houston State.
E.J. LeBlanc, WR/KR, 5-8, 175, Beaumont, Texas (Blinn College)
First-Team All-Southwest Junior College wide receiver and kick returner for Blinn College ... Helped Blinn to a 7-2 finish ... Was also named to the NJCAA All-American Team as a return specialist ... Graduated from Westbrook High School in Beaumont where we was a two-time All-District 21-5A wide receiver/returner and was named to the Beaumont Enterprise Super Gold Team after his senior season ... Junior college coach was Brad Franchione and high school coach was Craig Stump ... Son of Kimberly Taylor.
Brian Lilly, LB, 6-0, 215, Denison, Texas (Denison High School)
Second-Team All-State and Second-Team All-District pick at Denison under Head Coach Cody White ... Posted 90 tackles with 12 sacks, three fumble recoveries and three forced fumbles ... Returned two of his three fumble recoveries for touchdowns ... Lettered three years in football, baseball and track ... Son of Melinda Lilly and Thomas Rucker III.
Dominick Maddox, DB, 5-11, 190, Converse, Texas (Judson High School)
Started at free safety for Coach Jim Rackley in 2007 ... Helped Judson to the 5A Division I State Championship Game ... Finished the 2007 season with 172 tackles, including 39 solo, 82 assists, four tackles for loss, three interceptions and a tackle for loss ... First-Team All-District 26-5A pick ... Third-Team All-State pick by texasfootball.com ... Also named First-Team All-Area and All-City ... Named one of the top 10 football players in San Antonio by the Express-News ... Also lettered in track ... Son of Ike and Stephanie Maddox.
Jason McLean, DB, 5-11, 200, San Antonio, Texas (Madison High School)
Three-year letterman for Head Coach Jim Streety ... Played in 39 varsity games, including a 13-2 record in 2007 and 5A Division II State Semi-Final appearance ... Played strong safety and outside linebacker while also returning kickoffs ... Ended his high school career with 317 tackles, seven interceptions and four fumble recoveries ... A First-Team All-District 26-5A selection ... Also named All-City ... First-Team All-District pick in 2006 ... On the football leadership council at Madison ... Son of Mike McLean and Juanita Mathis.
Jeff McVaney, ATH, 6-2, 220, Houston, Texas (Strake Jesuit)
Dave Campbell's Texas Football Texas Top 300 recruit ... Versatile player who was a three-time All-District 17-5A perfomer at Strake Jesuit where he earned All-District honors at three different positions in three different years (FB, LB and QB) ... During his three-year career at Strake Jesuit he rushed for over 2,000 yards and scored 20 rushing touchdowns ... As a senior QB was 114-189 with 21 TD passes while leading the Crusaders to an 8-3 record and first round play-off finish ... Rivals.com two-star recruit ... Will represent Texas in the Bayou Bowl All-Star Game vs. Louisiana ... Will also play baseball at Texas State ... High school coach was Ron Counter ... Son of John and Stacy McVaney.
Darryl Morris, CB, 5-10, 175, San Antonio, Texas (Warren High School)
Lettered two years for Head Coach Bryan Dausin ... Helped Warren to a 10-2 record as a First-Team All-District selection ... Also lettered three years in track and holds the AAU national record for the 4x200m ... Son of Pat and Darryl Morris.
Mishak Rivas, RB/WR, 5-7, 160, Weslaco, Texas (Weslaco High School)
Lettered all four years at Weslaco under Head Coach Tony Villareal ... Finished 2007 as the second leading rushing in the state over all classifications ... Named Texas Preps Football All-Texas Player of the Year after leading the Panthers to a 10-3 record and Region VI Semifinal appearance... Rushed for 3,330 yards and scored 47 total touchdowns in 2007, averaging 13.3 yards per carry ... 5A All-State pick in addition to earning All-Valley Player of the Year honors and the 32-5A District MVP ... Holds Rio Grande Valley records for single season rushing yards, single game rushing yards (431) and single season touchdowns ... As a junior was First-Team All-Valley and Second-Team All-State after rushing for 2,029 yards and scoring 27 touchdowns ... Bronze medalist in the 5A 400m dash at the state track meet ... Rushed for 6,814 yards and nearly 100 touchdowns for his career ... Son of Dalila and Kelshall O. Rivas.
Zeke Schexnider, DE/TE, 6-3, 223, Groves, Texas (Port Neches-Groves High School)
All-District 22-4A DE and TE for Port Neches - Groves ... Also named to the Port Arthur News Super Gold Team ... Helped Port Neches advance to the playoffs while going 8-4 ... Registered 108 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 10 sacks and nine pass knockdowns this season ... High school coach was Matt Burnett ... Cousin of Bobcat signee Daniel Bernard ... Son of Donal and Karen Schexnider.
Michael Schneeweis, OL/DT, 6-3, 335, Anaheim, Calif. (Fullerton College)
Played both offensive line and defensive tackle during his two year career at Fullerton College under coach Gene Murphy ... Helped Fullerton to a 7-3 record in 2007 and berth in the Orange County Bowl, defeating Citrus College ... Was an All-District and All-Inland Empire defensive tackle at Valencia High School in Anaheim, CA ... Son of Mary Schneeweis.
Carl Swain, RB, 5-10, 180, Refugio, Texas (Refugio High School)
Three-time MVP for District 31-2A ... Played for Head Coach Jason Herring ... 2007 squad went 13-1 and advanced to the Region IV Finals ... Ran for 1,659 yards on 191 carries with 19 touchdowns in 2007 ... Added 20 receptions for 358 yards and five touchdowns ... Named an AP and TSWA All-State Running Back ... Also named All-Bay Area and an Advocate All-Area RB ... In 2006 ran for 1,339 yards on 156 carries with 24 touchdowns while catching 24 passes for 643 yards and five touchdowns on his way to earning AP All-State Honors ... Also lettered in track and basketball ... Son of Mattie Swain and Willie Garza.
Jonathan Ward, DE, 6-1, 220 Lumberton, Texas (Lumberton High School)
First-Team All-District 22-4A defensive end for district co-champion Lumberton ... Helped team to 11-2 regional playoff run ... Honorable mention All-State ... Registered 59 tackles, 18 tackles for loss and four sacks during senior season ... High school coach was Alvin Credeur ... Son of Robert and Sadina Ward.
Mario Wiggins, Jr., DB, 6-1, 190, San Antonio, Texas (Madison High School)
Lettered two years at Madison, helping Madison advance to the 5A Division II State Semifinals ... Played free safety and wide receiver while also returning kicks ... Finished his career with 132 total tackles, one interception and one fumble recovery ... Was a Second-Team All-District 26-5A ... Named one of the top 10 football players in San Antonio by the Express-News ... Son of Mario Sr. and Shelly Wiggins.
Drenard Williams, CB, 5-11, 195, Beaumont, Texas (Iowa State)
Transfer from Iowa State University where he played corner and kick/punt returner ... Was a two-sport athlete in high school at Beaumont West Brook in football and track ... Twice named all-district 21-5A as a defensive back and was also a member of the Beaumont Enterprise Super Gold Team ... 2006 Rivals.com two-star recruit ... Placed second at the state track meet his senior year in the 400m ... Also was regional champion in the 200m ... High school coach was Craig Stump ... Son of Walter and Gwenda Thomas.
