Butch Jones breaks down the 2010 class. (AP/Al Behrman)
Given everything that the University of Cincinnati football program has been through in the last 3 months, to bring in any notable recruits at all for 2010 was something of a minor victory. To bring in the 22 recruits that actually did sign should be considered a major success for first-year head coach Butch Jones.
"With the structure of getting our staff here, playing in the late bowl and having a couple dead periods of recruiting sandwiched in there, it made it extremely challenging," Jones said after yesterday's recruiting rundown press conference. "But I can't say enough in the job our staff did in assembling this class. We're very excited about the potential of it."
[University of Cincinnati 2010 Signing Day Press Release]
When former coach Brian Kelly left Cincinnati for Notre Dame, the status of the 2010 recruiting class (and the football program itself) was up in the air. With the quick hiring of Butch Jones from CMU and the retention of recruiting director Kerry Coombs, the Bearcats got back on the recruiting trail after only a short lull. While several big name recruits were lost (i.e. Matt James, Jibreel Black), the Bearcats met their needs on Signing Day and brought in some potential stars at the same time. Jones, however, says the Bearcats aren't yet done with the 2010 class.
'We're still going to continue to recruit for this class. There are some area needs that we would like to be filled. We're still looking to recruit this class and then we'll move onto the class of 2011," Jones said.
| Player | Position | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown/School |
| Demitri Beal | DB | 5-10 | 170 | Pembroke Park, Fla./Chaminade-Madonna |
| Camaron Beard | DL | 6-6 | 235 | Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral |
| Arryn Chenault | DB | 6-1 | 190 | Cincinnati, Ohio/Fairfield |
| Deven Drane | DB | 5-11 | 175 | Plantation, Fla./Plantation |
| Brad Harrah | DL | 6-7 | 245 | Marion, Ohio/Marion Pleasant |
| Jorian Hudson | DB | 6-3 | 175 | Cincinnati, Ohio/Roger Bacon |
| Cody Kater | QB | 6-4 | 200 | Montague, Mich./Montague |
| Cory Keebler | TE | 6-6 | 235 | Liberty Township, Ohio/Lakota East |
| Eric Lefeld | DL | 6-7 | 230 | Coldwater, Ohio/Coldwater |
| Munchie Legaux | QB | 6-4 | 185 | New Orleans, La./Edna Karr |
| Dyjuan Lewis | WR | 6-2 | 186 | Indianapolis, Ind./Pike |
| John Lloyd | P | 6-2 | 226 | Cincinnati, Ohio/Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy |
| Roney Lozano | DL | 6-3 | 265 | Miami, Fla./American |
| Corey Mason | LB | 6-3 | 220 | Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder |
| Anthony McClung | WR | 6-0 | 165 | Indianapolis, Ind./Pike |
| Tony Miliano | K | 6-2 | 190 | North Bend, Ohio/Elder |
| Montrel Robinson | WR | 6-0 | 192 | Southfield, Mich./Southfield-Lathrup |
| Josh Russ | LB | 6-5 | 200 | Grafton, Ohio/Elyria Catholic |
| Kevin Schloemer | OL | 6-7 | 274 | Liberty Township, Ohio/Lakota West |
| Clint Shepherd | OL | 6-4 | 270 | Eaton, Ohio/Eaton |
| Solomon Tentman | LB | 6-2 | 230 | Cincinnati, Ohio/Roger Bacon |
| Adrian Witty | DB | 5-9 | 175 | Deerfield Beach, Fla./Deerfield Bearch |
2010 Bearcats Recruiting Class Notes:
Number of Players Signed: 22
Most players at one position: 5 (defensive back)
Ohio recruits: 15 (of 22)
Stars of the class:
- Dyjuan Lewis (WR): A four-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com ... ranked as the No. 20 wide receiver nationally, No. 3 player in Indiana, and holds the No. 143 spot in Rivals.com's national Rivals250 list ...Scout.com ranks him as the No. 36 receiver nationally ... earned a spot on the PrepStar Magazine Top 150 Dream team
- Munchie Legeax (QB): A three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Scout.com, and ESPN.com ... rated as the No. 12 dual-threat quarterback nationally by Rivals.com ... ranked as the No. 16 player in the State of Louisiana by Rivals.com ... ranked in the top-100 quarterbacks nationally by Scout.com
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