Recruiting Class finalized, official release

The Falcons have brought in 25 players as part of this year's recruiting class..here are the players. As mentioned before, it is the players we expected with the exception of TE Kendall Montgomery of Miami FL.  Having said that, the other 24 players are all from Ohio, PA, MI, IL, and WV...a clear effort to concentrate our recruiting footprint in this part of the country.

Lots of punditry will follow.  I think there are some very promising players here, but, as always, time will tell.  I look forward to seeing all of these players become high achieving Falcons, and leave with a diploma and a championship ring.

Late additions BooBoo Gates and Montgomery both appear to be really nice players we would have taken at any time.  If BG does get that title, some measure of thanks should be sent to Middletown, OH, which is more than contributing its share of Falcons.

There will be a presser later today, and BGSUfalcons.com will have audio and video available around 5 Pm.

2010 Recruiting Class

Jude Adjei-Barimah, CB, 5-10, 180, Columbus, Ohio (Northland)
High School: Currently attends Northland High School ... coached by Kevin Toosan ... earned first-team All-CCL (Columbus City League) ... recorded 34 tackles, three interceptions and nine pass break-ups as a senior.

Marcus Beaurem, WR, 5-11, 175, Sterling Heights, Mich. (Stevenson)
High School: Currently attends Stevenson High School ... coached by Rick Bye ... team captain ... earned first-team all-county and first-team all-conference (Macomb Area) honors ... ranked as the No. 31 player in the state of Michigan by the Detroit Free Press ... had 74 catches for 1,100 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior.

Tyler Beck, TE, 6-4, 245, Wyomissing, Pa. (Wilson)
High School: Currently attends Wilson High School ... coached by Doug Dahms ... team captain ... selected to participate in the Big 33 All-Star Game, a contest featuring the top players from Pennsylvania and Ohio ... earned first-team All-Pennsylvania honors by the PA Writers Association, Pennsylvania Football News and Pennsylvania Sportswriters Quad-A ... named Berks County Player of the Year ... led his team with 37 receptions.

Isaiah Byler, OL, 6-4, 270, Elyria, Ohio (Elyria)
High School: Currently attends Elyria High School ... coached by Steve Hamilton ... team captain ... earned first-team All-Ohio honors by the Associated Press ... selected to participate in the Ohio North-South Classic All-Star Game ... named Cleveland Plain Dealer All-Star ... ranked as the No. 76 offensive guard in the country by ESPN.com.

Darion Delany, DL, 6-5, 275, Dayton, Ohio (Trotwood-Madison)
High School: Currently attends Trotwood-Madison High School ... coached by Maurice Douglass ... team captain ... helped lead his team to the regional finals as a senior ... earned honorable mention All-Ohio honors by the Associated Press ... was also a two-year starter for his basketball team.

Dominic Flewellyn, OL, 6-3, 275, Maple Heights, Ohio (Maple Heights)
High School: Currently attends Maple Heights High School ... coached by Todd Filtz ... team captain ... helped lead his team to the state finals ... earned first-team All-Ohio honors by the Associated Press ... selected to participate in the Ohio North-South Classic All-Star Game ... named Cleveland Plain Dealer All-Star.

Justin Ford, S, 6-2, 200, Grand Rapids, Mich. (Kenowa Hills)
High School: Currently attends Kenowa Hills High School ... coached by Scott Van Essen ... team captain ... earned All-Michigan Special Mention by the Grand Rapids Press  ... earned first-team all-conference (OKBC) honors ... named to the Grand Rapids Press All-Area Dream Team ... selected to participate in the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association All-Star game ... ranked as the No. 38 player in the state of Michigan by the Detroit Free Press.

Aaron Foster, S, 6-0, 190, Bloomfield, Mich. (West Bloomfield)
High School: Currently attends West Bloomfield High School ... coached by James Thomas ... team captain ... led his team in interceptions ... earned all-conference (OOA) honors ... was named to the All-Oakland County team ... was named the No. 32 player in the state of Michigan by Rivals.com.

Johnathan Fry, OL, 6-5, 270, Huntington, West Va. (Spring Valley)
High School: Currently attends Spring Valley High School ... coached by Brad Dinguss ... team captain ... earned first-team All-West Virginia honors by the Associated Press ... selected to participate in the West Virginia North-South All-Star game ... finished third in the state for Lineman of the Year.

Jerry “Booboo” Gates, S, 5-11, 210, Middletown, Ohio (Middletown)
High School: Currently attends Middletown High School ... coached by Jason Krause ... team captain ... earned first-team All-Ohio honors by the Associated Press ... was named the All-Area Defensive Player of the Year ... selected to participate in the Ohio North-South Classic All-Star game ... had 2.5 sacks and six interceptions (two returned for touchdowns), while adding 562 return yards (three touchdowns), 14 receiptions for 169 yards (one touchdown) and 17 rushes for 281 yards (four touchdowns) as a senior.

Darius Gilbert, DE, 6-2, 250, Hamilton, Ohio (Hamilton)
High School: Currently attends Hamilton High School ... coached by Jim Place ... earned first-team All-GMC honors ... had 47 tackles and four sacks as a senior.

Trent Hurley, QB, 6-4, 220, Connellsville, Pa. (Greensburg Central Catholic)
High School: Currently attends Greensburg Central Catholic ... coached by Muzzy Collosimo ... team captain ... helped lead his team to a conference championship and an appearance in the Pennsylvania (AA) State finals ... selected to participate in the East-West Pennsylvania All-Star game ... earned first-team All-Pennsylvania honors by the Associated Press ... currently holds the school record for passing yards in a season and career.

Heath Jackson, WR, 6-1, 180, Ada, Ohio (Ada)
High School: Currently attends Ada High School ... coached by Mike Fell ... team captain ... helped lead his team to a Regional semifinal appearance ... selected to participate in the Ohio North-South Classic All-Star game ... earned first-team All-Ohio honors by the Associated Press ... caught 116 passes as a senior, a new record for the state of Ohio ... was named the National Ohio Red Zone Player of the Year ... was a finalist for Ohio’s “Mr. Football”

D.J. Lynch, LB, 6-1, 220, Pontiac, Mich. (Avondale)
High Solcho: Currently attends Avondale High School ... coached by Steven Deutsh ... team captain ... earned All-Michigan Honorable Mention by the Detroit News ... named to the All-Oakland County Dream Team ... earned first-team All-Area ... ranked as the No. 29 player in the state of Michigan by Rivals.com.

Gabe Martin, LB, 6-2, 210, Grand Blanc, Mich. (Grand Blanc)
High School: Currently attends Grand Blanc High School ... coached by Joe Delaney ... team captain ... ranked as the No. 35 player in the state of Michigan by Rivals.com ... earned first-team all-conference (GLAA) honors ... earned first-team all-area honors.

Jamel Martin, RB, 6-1, 195, Bolingbrook, Ill. (Bolingbrook)
High School: Currently attends Bolingbrook High School ... coached by John Ivlow ... team captain ... earned honorable mention All-Illinois as a senior by the Chicago Tribune  ... ran for 1,400 yards, earning first-team all-conference (Southwest Suburban) his senior year.

Nick McKnight, WR, 6-3, 205, Middletown, Ohio (Middletown)
High School: Currently attends Middletown High School ... coached by Jason Krause ... team captain ... selected to participate in the Ohio North-South Classic All-Star game ... led his conference (GMC) in receiving yards with 643, earning all-conference honors.

Devon McKoy, S, 5-11, 180, Reynoldsburg, Ohio (Reynoldsburg)
High School: Currently attends Reynoldsburg High School ... coached by Steve Evans ... team captain ... earned All-Ohio Capital Conference (OCC) honors ... recorded 75 tackles, three interceptions and eight pass break-ups in 2009.

Kendall Montgomery, TE, 6-6, 235, Miami, Fla. (Monsignor Pace)
High School: Currently attends Monsignor Pace High School ... coached by Alvin Slaughter ... participated in the U.S. versus World All-Star game ... ranked as the No. 31 tight end in the country according to Rivals.com.

Clay Rolf, OL/TE, 6-6, 250, Pemberville, Ohio (Eastwood)
High School: Currently attends Eastwood High School ... coached by Jerry Rutherford ... team captain ... helped lead his team to a second round playoff apperance ... earned first-team all-league honors as a sophomore, junior and senior ... grandfather, Paul, who played at BGSU from 1964-65, was coached by Doyt Perry and Bob Gibson.

Cody Silk, OL, 6-4, 275, Sterling Heights, Mich. (Warren De La Salle)
High School: Currently attends Warren De La Salle High School ... coached by Paul Verska ... earned All-Catholic League Honors ... ranked as the No. 47 player in the state of Michigan by the Detroit Free Press.

Bryan Thomas, DE, 6-3, 230, Washington, Pa. (Washington)
High School: Currently attends Washington High School ... coached by Mike Bosnic ... team captain ... earned first-team All-Pennsylvania by the Associated Press ... named Elite-11 runner-up Athlete of the Year ... had 17 sacks his senior year ... was the team captain of his basketball team and was a member of the track team where he ran in the 200, 400 and 4x100 meter relay team.

Charlie Walker, LB, 6-3, 215, Sterling Heights, Mich. (Stevenson)
High School: Currently attends Stevenson High School ... coached by Rick Bye ... team captain ... earned All-Michigan Honorable Mention by the Associated Press ... ranked as the No. 44 player in the state of Michigan by the Detroit Free Press ... recorded 137 tackles his senior year ... earned first-team all-county honors.

Ryland Ward, S, 5-11, 195, Columbus, Ohio (Brookhaven)
High School: Currently attends Brookhaven High School ... coached by Anthony Thorton ... team captain ... earned first-team All-Ohio honors by the Associated Press ... had seven interceptions in 2009, which ranked in the top-five in the state of Ohio.

Caleb Watkins, QB, 6-3, 207, Middletown, Ohio (Middletown)
High School: Graduated from Middletown High School in Dec. ... is currently enrolled at BGSU ... coached by Jason Krause ... team captain ... helped lead his team to a Division I semifinal appearance (region four) ... earned first-team All-Ohio honors by the Associated Press ... named Southwest Ohio Offensive Player of the Year in 2009 ... owns the school record for passing yards.