Recruiring
Star of the Class
Willie Williams LB 6-2 225 Miami, Florida, Carol City HS
Widely regarded as the nation's top linebacker prospect... an outstanding all-around athlete and a big-play man at linebacker... a hard hitting, agile defender who has exceptional closing speed... has a nose for the football... has great change of direction and exceptional speed for a linebacker... a disruptive blitzer who dominated games... has been consistently timed in the 4.4 range in the 40-yard dash... has bench pressed 330 pounds and has a 33-inch vertical leap... named to the 2003 EA Sports High School All-America Team... a U.S. Army All-American... had 18 sacks in his senior season... transferred to Carol City for his senior season... attended Monsignor Pace High School prior to attending Carol City and played three seasons for Pace... as a junior, was voted the Class 3A-1A Player of the Year in Dade County, was named First-Team All-Dade and First-Team All-State when he made 218 tackles, 15 tackles for losses, broke up 10 passes, had eight quarterback sacks and intercepted four passes...
as a sophomore, earned Second-Team All-Dade honors when he was credited with more than 120 tackles including eight tackles for losses and three quarterback sacks... chose Miami over Florida State, Florida and Auburn
Instant Impact Players
Charlie Jones RB 5-11 200 Homestead, Florida, South Dade HS
Tough, straight-ahead runner who can get the tough yards or break loose for a big play... was one of the most durable backs in the nation over the last two seasons... impressed coaches with his work ethic, particularly in the weight room... has a thick frame and good lower body strength... a shifty runner who make quick moves... has exceptional vision and acceleration... consistently timed at 4.45 in the 40-yard dash... has a bench press best of 300 pounds and has a best in the squat of 425... has power cleaned 250... has a vertical leap of 37 inches...as a senior in 2003, rushed for 748 yards and six touchdowns despite missing three games with an injury... rushed for 348 yards in a single game as a junior (a Dade County record)... rushed 202 times for 1,570 yards (7.8 avg.) and 19 touchdowns as a junior in 2002... chose Miami over Florida, North Carolina State, Notre Dame, Ohio State and Tennessee
Tyler McMeans OL 6-5 319 Scranton, Pennsylvania, Clarion HS/Lackawanna JC
Enrolled at Miami for the spring semester... a 23-year old veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps who played one year of high school football... graduated high school in 1998... spent four years in the Marines, serving much of his tenure with a unit that specialized in closed-quarters battle operations... rose to the rank of corporal before being discharged from the Corps... a guard who hails from the same junior college that produced former Miami great Bryant McKinnie, the 2001 Outland Trophy winner... a natural at run blocking, he excelled at it from the start... developed into an excellent pass protector during his Lackawanna career... started 20 of 21 games over two seasons at Lackawanna... earned junior college All-America honors both seasons at Lackawanna
Rest of the Class
Rhyan Anderson DL 6-6 245 Oak Creek, Wisconsin Oak Creek HS
Carlos Armour DB 6-3 200 Memphis, Tennessee Melrose HS
James Bryant LB 6-3 240 Reading, Pennsylvania Reading HS
Tyrone Byrd OL 6-6 260 Sugar Land, Texas Houston Hightower HS
Romeo Davis LB 6-3 215 Miami, Florida Northwestern HS
Antonio Dixon DL 6-4 319 Miami, Florida Washington HS
Kirby Freeman QB 6-3 190 Brownwood, Texas Brownwood HS
Kellen Heard DL 6-6 335 Wharton, Texas Wharton HS
Dwayne Hendricks DL 6-4 246 Millville, New Jersey Millville HS
Cedric Hill ATH 6-3 206 Valdosta, Georgia Valdosta HS
Andrew Johnson ATH 6-0 205 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania North Hills HS
Khalil Jones WR 6-3 206 Miami, Florida Northwestern HS
Rashaun Jones DB 6-2 185 Lake City, Florida Columbia HS
Joe Joseph DL 6-4 270 Orlando, Florida Oak Ridge HS
Josh Kerr OL 6-4 275 Strongsville, Ohio Strongsville HS
Lance Leggett WR 6-4 178 Arlington, Texas Grace Preparatory Acad
Lovon Ponder DB 6-1 190 Miami, Florida Monsignor Pace HS
Anthony Reddick DB 6-1 190 Fort Lauderdale, Florida St. Thomas Aquinas
Chris Rutledge OL 6-6 270 Miami, Florida Dr. Krop HS
Jonathan St. Pierre OL 6-3 300 Longueuil, Quebec, Canada Vieux Academy
Derron Thomas RB 6-0 185 Reserve, Louisiana East St. John HS
George Timmons ATH 6-2 190 Lake City, Florida Columbia HS
Bobby Washington RB 6-1 200 Miami, Florida Killian HS
Chris Zellner ATH 6-2 225 Sarasota, Florida Booker HS
