PHILADELPHIA ? The George A. Munger Head Coach of Football Al Bagnoli has announced the commitment of 26 student-athletes to the University of Pennsylvania football program.
The Class of 2010 hails from 14 different states and includes a number of all-state selections and several players from teams that captured state championships last season.
“We feel especially good about the skill players in this class,” said Bagnoli. “Our incoming group of wide receivers, defensive backs and quarterback were rated very highly and will be given an opportunity to compete for playing time as freshmen. We are hoping that some of them will step up and contribute immediately.”
There are a total of ten offensive players, 14 defensive players, one combo player and one kicker in the class.
Breakdown by state: Florida (4), California (4), Pennsylvania (3), New Jersey (3), Maryland (2), Texas (2), Tennessee (1), Rhode Island (1), Arizona (1), Alabama (1), Illinois (1), North Carolina (1), Kentucky (1), Missouri (1).
Breakdown by position: Offense - QB (1), WR (3), OL (5), RB/WR (1); Defense ? DL (4), LB (5), DB (5); Combo (1); Special Teams (1).
| Name |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
High School/Hometown |
| Keith Bailey |
WR |
5-9 |
175 |
Dunbar/Lexington, Ky. |
| Tim Barnes |
LB |
6-1 |
230 |
Deerfield/San Diego, Calif. |
| Matt Belasco |
RB/WR |
5-9 |
170 |
Torrey Pines/Del Mar, Calif. |
| Tom Castner |
DL |
6-3 |
265 |
Jenkintown/Jenkintown, Pa. |
| Jesse Derham |
WR |
6-1 |
185 |
Charlotte Latin/Charlotte, N.C. |
| Tyler Fisher |
DB |
5-10 |
175 |
Gonzaga College Prep/Mitchellville, Md. |
| Andrew Goldsmith |
LB/DE |
6-3 |
230 |
Benjamin School/Jupiter, Fla. |
| Joseph Goniprow |
DL |
6-1 |
270 |
Barrington/Barrington, R.I. |
| Kevin Gray |
DB |
6-1 |
205 |
Pascack Valley/Hillsdale, N.J. |
| Eric Jett |
OL |
6-3 |
280 |
Mesquite/Chandler, Ariz. |
| Christian Johnson |
DB |
5-9 |
175 |
Madison Academy/Madison, Ala. |
| Joseph Krissel |
OL |
6-3 |
275 |
Western/Davie, Fla. |
| Marcus Lawrence |
WR |
5-11 |
175 |
Loyola/Altadena, Calif. |
| Jake Lewko |
LB |
6-1 |
225 |
Shawnee/Medford, N.J. |
| Andrew Luongo |
OL |
6-1 |
270 |
St Johns College/Germantown, Md. |
| Brendan McNally |
QB |
6-1 |
185 |
Penn Charter/Downingtown, Pa. |
| John Milne |
OL |
6-2 |
275 |
Bolles School/Jacksonville, Fla. |
| Jonathan Moore |
RB/DB |
5-10 |
180 |
Strake Jesuit/Missouri City, Texas |
| A.J. Nobile |
K |
5-9 |
175 |
Wyoming Valley West/Kingston, Pa. |
| Trey Reece |
LB |
6-0 |
205 |
Carroll/Southlake, Texas |
| Matt Schaefer |
OL |
6-2 |
265 |
Naperville Central/Naperville, Ill. |
| Joseph Scherer |
LB |
6-1 |
225 |
St Louis Priory/St. Louis, Mo. |
| Hughes Tipton |
DL |
6-3 |
240 |
Lawrenceville/Nashville, Tenn. |
| Jonathan Whittington |
LB/LS |
6-1 |
210 |
Melbourne Central Catholic/Melbourne, Fla. |
| Bryon Wolf |
DB |
6-0 |
180 |
Archbishop Mitty/Campbell, Calif. |
| Chris Wynn |
DB |
5-9 |
175 |
Hunterdon Central/Flemington, N.J. |