2001 Mid-American Conference Football Signees List
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Name                Pos. Ht.  Wt.  Hometown/Last School
Brendon Banks        SS  6-0  190  Pittsburgh, Pa./Woodland Hills
James Battle         LB  6-0  225  Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain
Dorian Beard         DL  6-1  250  Verona, Pa./Penn Hills
Geoffrey Beauchesne  TE  6-5  230  Montreal, Quebec/Du Vieux
Chase Blackburn      DL  6-4  215  Marysville,Ohio/Marysville
Mark Conley          DL  6-2  285  Lakewood, Ohio/Lakewood
Diontre Earl         LB  5-11 230  Toledo, Ohio/Rogers
Dion Elie            WR  6-2  185  Atlanta, Ga./Lithonia/Euclid, Ohio
Jamie Goodwin        WR  5-11 160  McKeesport, Pa./McKeesport
Justin Hein          OL  6-7  335  Lakewood, Ohio/Lakewood
Jeremy Jacobs        OL  6-4  245  Uniontown, Ohio/Green
Charlton Lewis       DL  6-4  250  N. Braddock,Pa./Woodland Hills
Jason Montgomery     WR  6-1  189  Southfield, Mich./Lathrup
Montae Murphy        DB  5-10 173  Rankin, Pa./Woodland Hills
Thomas Plummer       RB  6-1  215  Etobicoke, Ontario/Henry Carr
Jerell Ringer        RB  5-11 195  Dayton, Ohio/Meadowdale 
Brad Sheldon         LB  6-2  200  Rochester, Mich./U. ofDetroit Jesuit
Richard Spaulding    SS  6-3  210  New Albany, Ohio/New Albany
Marcus Suber         SS  6-1  185  Sacramento City College
Vince Vaughns      RB/FS 6-2  185  Oklahoma City, Okla./Santa Fe
Greg Williams        SS  5-10 185  Canton, Ohio/GlenOak
Chris Wooten         LB  6-0  240  Bedford, Ohio/Bedford


Ball State
Mark Franklin      TE/DE 6-5  250  Indianapolis, Ind./Perry Meridian
Nick Graymire      DE/DT 6-3  255  Ottawa, Ohio
Ryan Hahaj           WR  6-4  190  Fort Wayne, Ind./Northrop
Chuckie Hawkins    RB/DB 5-10 190  Terre Haute, Ind./South
Eric Hooks           QB  6-0  190  Indianapolis, Ind./North Central
Blair Kramer         DL  6-4  250  Maumee, Ohio/St. Johns Jesuit
Martin Miekczynski   DL  6-3  270  Grayslake, Ill./Libertyville
Travis Mikalauskas   LB  6-3  227  Dayton, Ohio/Chaminade Julienne
Mike Miller          DE  6-5  225  Evansville, Ind./North
Patrick Neils      DL/OL 6-4  280  Sheboygan, Wis./South
Adam Rothstein       OT  6-5  302  Chesterfield, Mo./Parkway Central
Otis Shannon         RB  5-9  195  Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral
Conrad Slaughter   DT/OT 6-3  250  Kansas City, Mo./Watkins
Bryan Smith        TE/DE 6-5  235  Auburn, Mich./Bay City Central)
Donta Smith        RB/LB 6-1  205  East Chicago, Ind./Central
Andy Stark           LB  6-2  215  Seymour, Ind./Seymour
Adrian Stiffarm      OT  6-6  295  Fort Wayne, Ind./Northrop
Charles Wynn         RB  5-11 230  Sylvania, Ohio/Northview


Bowling Green
Ronald Bailey        RB  5-9  185  East Cleveland, Ohio/Shaw 
Darius Blackmon      LB  6-1  210  Detroit, Mich./Pershing 
Jamal Bryant         DL  6-1  250  Olmsted Falls, Ohio/Olmsted Falls
Marlon Burt          RB  5-11 195  Southfield, Mich./Birmingham Groves 
T.J. Carswell        DB  6-1  185  Irwinton, Ga./Wilkinson County 
Mitchell Crossley    DE  6-3  230  Springfield Ohio/Springfield South 
Mike Crumpler        DB  5-11 180  Mitchellville, Md./Roosevelt 
Jonathan Culp        TE  6-6  245  Mason, Ohio/Mason 
Nate Fry             K   5-10 200  Findlay, Ohio/Findlay 
James Hawkins        WR  6-1  215  Brookpark, Ohio/Midpark 
B.J. Lane            RB  5-10 195  Fort Washington, Md./Friendly 
Derrick Lett       DB/WR 6-0  171  Pensacola, Fla./Escambia 
Cole Magner        QB/WR 6-2  180  Palmer, Ak./Colony 
Cornelius McGrady    WR  6-3  194  Reynoldsburg, Ohio/Reynoldsburg 
Keon Newson          DB  6-0  170  Decatur, Ga./Columbia 
John Nicholson       WR  5-9  170  Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook 
Daniel Sayles        LB  5-11 185  Warner Robins, Ga./Northside 
Charles Sharon       WR  6-1  165  Palatka, Fla./Palatka 
Mike Thaler          DL  6-1  290  Cincinnati, Ohio/LaSalle 
Jeff Wailand         OL  6-8  310  Bradenton, Fla./Manatee 
Rob Warren           OL  6-6  265  Mentor, Ohio/Mentor 


Buffalo
Alex Alvarez         OL  6-5  290  Los Angeles, Calif./Glendale JC
Anthony Andriano     LB  6-2  230  Howard Beach, N.Y./Milford Academy
Michael Baker        PK  5-11 165  Jamestown, N.Y./Jamestown
Kirk Berry           DE  6-4  215  Norristown, Pa./Norristown
Maurice Bradford     RB  5-9  175  Morrisville, N.Y./Binghamton
Kevin Concepcion     DB  6-0  180  Rochester, N.Y./East
Tim Dance          RB/WR 5-11 185  Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep
David Dawson         RB  5-8  180  Camp Hill, Pa./Bishop McDevitt
Martin Gagnon        DB  6-0  205  Chicoutimi, Quebec/Vieux Prep
Obadiah Harris     LB/DE 6-3  230  Chiilicothe, Ohio/Valley Forge JC
Ted Howard           OL  6-4  275  River Rouge, Mich./River Rouge
Philip Jacques       DE  6-3  227  Farmington Hills, Mich./Brother Rice
Jesse Jones          RB  5-10 190  Tyrone, Pa./Tyrone
Matt Knueven         WR  6-2  200  Cincinnati, Ohio/LaSalle
Aaron Leeper       RB/DB 5-10 180  Jamestown, N.Y./Jamestown
Zachary Love         OL  6-5  285  Wallingford, Pa./Strath Haven
Gabriel McClover     WR  6-2  210  Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Coconut Creek
Bill Meholif         DL  6-2  250  Parma, Ohio.St. Ignatius
P.J. Piskorik        QB  6-1  205  Swoyersville, Pa./Wymong Valley West
Jeff Powell          QB  6-3  215  Wyandotte, Mich./Roosevelt
Richard Sanders      LB  6-0  235  Miami, Fla./Coral Reef
Mike Schifano        OL  6-4  270  Webster, N.Y./Webster
Rob Schroeder      OL/DL 6-4  250  East Rochester, N.Y./East Rochester
Derrick Smith        DL  6-2  250  Flint, Mich./Flint Northern
Ken Solitis          LB  6-1  240  Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Coconut Creek
Gemara Williams      RB  5-9  170  Oak Park, Mich./Brother Rice


Central Michigan
Caleb Anthony        TE  6-4  255  Ludington, Mich./Ludinsgton
Jacob Brown          DB  6-3  200  Bridgeport, Mich./Bridgeport
Jovan Clarke         OLB 6-3  230  Highland, Kan./Highland CC
Desmond Crenshaw     DB  5-9  165  Detroit, Mich./Jesuit
Jesse Daily          CB  5-8  165  Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain
James Fields         ILB 6-2  225  Detroit, Mich./Notre Dame
Lance Gailliard      TB  5-11 175  Detroit, Mich./Cass Tech
Scott Gibson         WR  6-3  175  Jefferson, Wis./Jefferson
Mike Gruzwalski      PK  5-8  175  Shelby Township, Mich./Eisenhower
Justin Harper        WR  6-0  175  Abilene, Tex./Cooper
Derrick Holoman      CB  5-8  175  Midland, Mich./Midland
Tory Humphrey        TE  6-3  230  Saginaw, Mich./Saginaw
Jeff Jenerou         OL  6-8  290  Manistique, Mich./Manistique
Aaron Kene Johnson   WR  6-1  175  Sicklerville, N.J./Edgewood
Dave Kurzen          TE  6-5  235  Massillon, Ohio/Tuslaw
Kent Liddell-Smith   QB  6-6  203  Toledo, Ohio/Start
Marlin Maxwell       CB  5-8  168  Detroit, Mich./Cass Tech
Joseph Myler         OL  6-3  354  Detroit, Mich./Northwestern
Troy Peyerk          FB  6-0  225  Port Huron, Mich./Port Huron
John Pittman         TE  6-4  235  Detroit, Mich./St. Martin DePorres
Fabrice Raymond      CB  5-9  160  Montreal, Can./Cegep Du Vieux
Morgan Sheppard      DE  6-5  255  Ortonvillle, Mich./Brandon
Josh Taylor          DB  5-11 185  Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook
Jason Wright         CB  6-0  190  Shaker Heights, Ohio/Shaker Heights
Dean Zarafonetis     OL  6-4  305  Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills


Eastern Michigan
Kainoa Akina            QB  6-1  185  Tucson, Az./Mountain View
Keyvon Barbee         RB/LB 6-0  215  Pontiac, Mich./Lake-St. Marys
Steven Bednarik       LB/FB 6-1  220  St. Helen, Mich./Roscommon
Brian Booth             OL  6-5  275  Waterville, Ohio/Anthony Wayne
Jeff Crooks*            QB  6-3  210  Cypress, Calif./Fullerton (Calif.) JC
Sam Estes             OL/DL 6-6  330  Romulus, Mich./Romulus
Olivier Gagnon-Gordillo DE  6-4  240  Charlesbourg, Quebec, Can./Champlain Regional 
Jerry Gaines            DB  6-2  180  Canton, Mich./Canton
Scott Golem             OL  6-5  255  Dearborn, Mich./Dearborn
Ray Graves             Ath. 5-10 175  Romulus, Mich./Romulus
Marvin Harris           DB  5-11 198  Sarasota, Fla./Riverview/Hutchinson CC
Jerome Harrison       RB/DB 5-8  170  Kalamazoo, Mich./Central
Daniel Jarrett         Ath. 6-2  185  Romulus, Mich./Romulus
Tom Kaleita             TE  6-5  260  Kingsley, Mich./Kingsley
Brad Kegebein           OL  6-6  275  Ferndale, Mich./Country Day
Steve Kieffer           DL  6-4  260  Kitchener, Ontario, Can./Eastwood Coll.
Matt Kudu               DL  6-4  255  Mississauga, Ontario, Can./Clarkson Secondary
Matt Lisek              DL  6-3  250  Chicago Ridge, Ill./H.L. Richards
Myron Mosby             OL  6-3  355  Romulus, Mich./Romulus
Eric Pettway            DL  6-3  255  Southfield, Mich./Lathrup
Paul Rapien             OL  6-5  240  Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder
Chris Roberson        RB/DB 5-10 175  Farmington Hills, Mich.
Anthony Sherrell      RB/LB 5-11 195  Roseville, Mich./Orcahrd Lake St. Marys
Don Simons            TE/DE 6-5  245  Ann Arbor, Mich./Huron
Chris Talley            WR  6-1  180  Romulus, Mich./Romulus
John Wester           DE/LB 6-2  240  Romulus, Mich./Romulus
Michael Woods           DB  5-10 175  Romulus, Mich./Romulus
*January signee


Kent State
Roger Attieh         DL  6-0  280  Boonton, N.J./Bayley-Ellard/Hargrave  
Mohammed Bah         RB  5-9  170  Silver Spring, Md./Paint Branch
Chad Bandiera        OL  6-4  255  Lyndhurst, Ohio/Brush
Eddie Beccles      RB/DB 5-9  175  Sandy Spring, Md./Sherwood
Daniel Carter      OL/DL 6-4  315  Silver Spring, Md./Wheaton/Hargrave 
Joshua Cribbs        QB  6-1  185  Marlboro, Md./Dunbar 
Darrell Dowery, Jr.  WR  5-11 165  Washington, D.C./Dunbar
Reggie Gordon      WR/RB 6-0  185  Chesapeake, Va./Hickory/Fork Union 
Matt Howbert         OL  6-4  265  Portsmouth, Ohio/Portsmouth
Antonio King       DB/LB 6-1  210  Burlington, N.C./Cummings/Hargrave 
Gary Magee         DB/RB 5-11 190  Reynoldsburg, Ohio/Reynoldsburg
Eric Mahl            LB  6-2  215  Monroeville, Ohio/Monroeville
John Mathews         LB  6-3  230  Grove City, Ohio/Grove City
Travis Mayle         K   6-0  180  Ravenna, Ohio/Crestwood
Tyrell McElroy       DB  6-0  180  Massillon, Ohio/Washington
Luke McKenzie        OL  6-6  270  Newark, Ohio/Newark Catholic
Vashawn Patrick      DB  6-0  210  Aliquippa, Pa./Aliquippa/Fork Union 
Darryl Polk       ATH/QB 6-2  190  Deerfield, Fla./Deerfield Beach
DeMarkus Robinson  RB/WR 5-11 175  Orrville, Ohio/Orrville
Marcus Robinson    LB/RB 6-2  220  Westlake, Ohio/Westlake
Nate Wesley        LB/DE 6-4  255  Fayetteville, Ga./Fork Union (Va.) Academy)


Marshall
Moriah Anderson    Back  6-3  190  Ft. Washington, Md./Friendly Senior 
Kiel Angry         Back  5-11 209  Leesburg, Ga./Lee County
Kevin Atkins        LB   6-4  230  Richmond, Va./Henrico 
Ryan Baynes        Line  6-5  290  Hephzibah, Ga./Butler 
Anthony Bonds      Line  6-3  280  McComb, Miss./SW Miss. CC
Fernando Durden    Back  6-3  185  Apopka, Fla./Apopka 
Samuel Erny         K    5-10 205  Louisville, Ky./DuPont Manual 
Chase Gibson       End   6-4  235  Harold, Ky./Pikeville 
Wilbur Hargrove    Back  6-0  190  Boydton, Va./HargraveMilitary
Reggie Hayes       End   6-4  260  Wilmington, N.C.  Fork Union
Jamus Martin       End   6-3  240  Martinsville, Va./Hargrave Military Aca.
Nate Manns         Rec.  6-4  200  Beckley, W.Va./Woodrow Wilson
Carlos Morgan       LB   6-0  225  Jackson, Ga./Jackson 
Jeff Mullins       End   6-3  245  Gallipolis, Ohio/Gallia Academy
J.T. Rembert        LB   6-2  210  Columbia, Md./Oakland Mills 
Willie Smith       Back  6-2  190  Jupiter, Fla./Dwyer 
Kendrick Starling  Rec.  6-2  190  Marshall, Texas/Navarro JC
DaMarcus Thomas     LB   6-2  245  Conley, Ga./Cedar Grove
Dennis Thornton    Back  6-1  215  Spotsylvania, Va./Hargrave Military 
Scott Wilks        Ath   6-2  170  Maryville, Tenn./Maryville 
Dion Wilson         LB   6-3  215  Capitol Heights, Md./Largo 
Richard Withrow    End   6-4  255  Lexington, Ky./Bryan Station 
*Steven Perretta   Line  6-2  285  Garden City, NY Nassau CC
*early signee


Miami
Mike Barz           DE   6-4  230  Lisle, Ill./St. Francis
Josh Betts          QB   6-3  210  Vandalia, Ohio/Vandalia Butler
Nate Bunce        OL/DL  6-6  265  Hamilton, OhioBadin
Matt Cohen          LB   6-2  220  Cincinnati, Ohio/Country Day
R.J. Corbin         WR   6-1  176  Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis
Chris Fessel        OL   6-5  265  Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier
Ryan Fisher         OL   6-4  300  Lexington, Ky./Henry Clay
Mark Fragel         DL   6-5  240  Grosse Pointe, Mich./Grosse Pointe South
Marcus Johnson      DL   6-3  265  Youngstown, Ohio/Ursuline
Mark Kracium      OL/DL  6-5  240  New Carlisle, Ohio/Tecumseh
Bill Lautar      OLB/DE  6-2  225  Kettering, Ohio/Fairmont
Ryan Meyer          OL   6-5  265  Hubbard, Ohio/Hubbard
Martin Nance        WR   6-4  190  Maryland Heights, Mo./Pattonville
Brandon Proctor     DE   6-3  225  Shaker Heights, Ohio/Shaker Heights
Ryan Redd           DB   5-10 170  Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington
Derek Rehage        RB   6-1  225  Saint Leon, Ind./East Central
Jarrod Rich         LB   6-3  235  Waynesville, Ohio/Clinton-Massie
Mike Smith          RB   6-0  183  Twinsburg, Ohio/Twinsburg
Dan Tyler           TE   6-4  210  Cleveland, Ohio/St. Edward
Marshall Upshaw     DB   5-10 195  Chillicothe, Ohio/Chillicothe
Tyler Vogel         LB   6-3  220  Coldwater, Ohio/Coldwater


Northern Illinois
Ben Blonn           TE   6-3  225  Lansing, Ill./Thornton Fractional South
Andrew DuFrenne     OT   6-5  250  Bloomington, Ill./Central Catholic
Jacob Ebenhoch      OT   6-5  260  Sussex, Wis,/Hamilton
Shea Fitzgerald     OT   6-8  245  Winnetka, Ill./New Trier
Quince Holman       DE   6-4  215  Woodridge, Ill./Downers Grove South
Jason Hutton        LB   6-2  232  Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young
Zak Jensen          OG   6-4  280  Hopkins, Minn,/Hopkins
Charles Johnson     DT   6-3  270  Waterloo, Iowa/Cedar Falls Northern Univ.
Javan Lee           LB   6-3  215  Michigan City, Ind./Michigan City
Justin McIntyre     DT   6-1  310  Shreveport, La./Evangelical Christian
Matt Ohmen          TE   6-6  225  Sun Prairie, Wisc./Sun Prairie
Kyle Padia          QB   6-3  220  San Jose, Calif./Leigh
Richard Pickens     CB   5-9  180  Calumet City, Ill./Chicago Robeson
Pat Raleigh       DE-TE  6-5  215  Evergreen Park, Ill./Evergreen Park
Dan Sheldon         WR   5-10 170  Elgin, Ill./Burlington Central
Deon Smith          CB   5-10 180  University Park, Ill.Crete-Monee


Ohio 
Darrick Bell         TB/S  6-2  185  Cleveland Heights, Ohio/Ohio St. 
John Bolden            DB  6-0  185  West Palm Beach, Fla./Palm Beach Lakes 
Dion Byrum           DB/RB 5-11 170  Matthews, N.C./Monroe  
John (Chip) Cox, Jr. DB/RB 6-0  175  Columbus, Ohio/Beechcroft 
Tyson Graham         LB/FB 6-3  215  Gastonia, N.C./North Gaston 
Matthew Miller         P   6-1  185  Westerville, Ohio/Westerville North 
Mike Nelson          OL/DE 6-2  305  Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson 
Isiah (Ike) Simmons  FB/DE 6-2  210  Gallipolis, Ohio/Gallia Academy
Shane Yates            OL  6-2  280  Martinez, Ga./Evans 


Toledo
Melvin Butler       LB  6-2  220  Detroit, Mich./Kettering
Trinity Dawson      TB  5-10 180  Tulsa, Okla./Union
Bruce Gradkowski    QB  6-2  190  Pittsburgh, Pa./Seton-LaSalle
Keon  Jackson     WR/DB 6-0  190  East Chicago, Ind./Central
Darold Mansfield    LB  6-0  230  Tulsa, Okla./Union
Terrance Matthews   QB  6-2  180  Beaumont, Texas/Ozen
Shawn Nixon       QB/WR 6-1  180  Marion, Ohio/Franklin
David Thomas      TB/LB 6-2  215  Detroit, Mich./Kettering
Steve Vierk         OL  6-6  300  Sylvania, Ohio/Northview
Chris Wakeman     OL/DL 6-5  250  Sault Ste. Marie, Mich./Sault Ste. Marie
Ballard Winbush     DL  6-4  260  Westerville, Ohio/North


Western Michigan
Joe Alvarez         DL  6-2  240  Naperville, Ill./Central
Blayne Baggett      QB  6-2  205  Walled Lake, Mich./Central
Josh Behrens        LB  6-2  250  Grandville, Mich./Grandville
Jerome Bloodshaw    TE  6-2  230  Detroit, Mich./Saint Martin De Porres
Osborn Curtis       WR  6-1  175  La Grange, Ill./Nazareth Academy
Tony Gioutsos       RB  6-1  210  Birmingham, Mich./Brother Rice
Jack Gitler         DL  6-2  245  Berkley, Mich./Berkley
Patrick Graham      WR  6-0  180  Indianapolis, Ind./Broad Ripple
Kevin Ford          DB  5-11 185  Lansing, Mich./Sexton
Greg Jennings       WR  6-1  190  Kalamazoo, Mich./Central
Mitch John          QB  6-3  182  San Diego, Calif./La Jolla
D.J. Lockhart       OL  6-4  263  Mount Clemens, Mich./Clintondale
Daniel Marks        RB  6-0  207  Miami Beach, Fla./North Miami Beach
Fred McCants        OL  6-6  340  Center Line, Mich./Grand Rapids CC
Paul Moersch        DL  6-4  275  Schaumburg, Ill./J.B. Conant
Mark Ottney         OL  6-5  270  Troy, Mich./Troy
Kip Paul            DB  6-1  218  Grand Rapids, Mich./East Kentwood
Trovon Riley        RB  5-11 190  Kankakee. Ill./Kankakee
Tony Scheffler      WR  6-5  223  Chelsea, Much./Chelsea
Walter Stith        TE  6-8  231  Atlanta, Ga./Booker T. Washington
Mike Weaver         OL  6-7  317  Mississauga, Ont./Glenforest
Shawn Wiza          OL  6-7  293  Oak Creek, Wis./Oak Creek
Byungwoo Yun        K   5-11 195  Seoul, South Korea/Fullerton JC