2006 Football Signee Capsules

High school signees

Allan Baugh
6-0, 225, LB
Lamar-Houston
Co-defensive MVP of District 21-5A … Unanimous selection to first-team All-District 21-5A in 2005 … All-Greater Houston second-team linebacker … Team captain … Lamar went undefeated in regular season … Also all-district as a junior … Three-year letterman, two-year starter … Also recruited by Rice and Trinity … Brother Kenny Baugh is a pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization. At Rice, he was the Western Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year in 2000 and 2001 and the 11th pick, by the Detroit Tigers, in the 2001 draft

Eric Bolden
6-0, 195, LB/SS/FS/FB
Worthing-Houston
First-team All-District 22-4A linebacker … Captain on football team … Had 35 tackles in two years as a starter … Had two fumble recoveries and an interception against Wheatley … Also a catcher and outfielder on the baseball team … Also recruited by Oklahoma State, Kansas State, Louisiana-Lafayette and Tulsa

D.J. Bolton
6-0, 220, LB/TB
Laurel (Miss.) High
Named MVP in Region 5-4A … Had 135 total tackles as a senior … Ran for two fourth-quarter touchdowns in 20-14 upset of then No. 7 Brookhaven … All-district for two years … Expected to play linebacker … Also recruited by Alcorn State, Jones County Junior College and Copiah-Lincoln Community College

Corniell Bridges
6-1, 235, TE/DE
Laurel (Miss.) High
Named Most Valuable Defensive Lineman in Region 5-4A … All-Region 7-4A member as a junior … Expected to play linebacker … Named team MVP … Also recruited by Alcorn State and Copiah-Lincoln Community College

Jonathan Brown
6-5, 270, DE/TE
Monsignor Kelly Catholic-Beaumont, Texas
Expected to play defensive end … Captain on football and basketball teams … Honorable mention TAPPS All-District 3-5A as a wide receiver as a sophomore … Helped team to Class 6A state basketball title in 2004-05 and Class 5A title in 2003-04 … TAPPS Class 6A All-State first team in basketball as a junior, Class 5A honorable mention as a sophomore … TAPPS Class 6A All-tournament team as a junior and sophomore (when team finished as runner-up) … TABC Private School All-State team in classes 4A-6A

Allen Buckner
6-4, 290, OL
Istrouma
Member of Class 4A All-State team … Member of The Advocate’s 5A-4A All-Metro team … All-District 6-4A first team … Did not allow a sack in senior season as team made state quarterfinals … Played mostly at right tackle but moved to left tackle for two games because of an injury to a teammate … Graded 88 percent by coaching staff in three varsity seasons … Coached by two ex-Southern offensive linemen in head coach Richard Oliver and offensive line coach Damon Nivens … Threw discus and shot put on the track team … Also offered by Southeastern Louisiana and Jackson State

Trevor Cavness
5-7, 165, RB/RS
Elsik-Houston
Earned unanimous selections to All-District 19-5A first team at both running back and all-purpose … Rushed for 1,321 yards on 162 carries as a senior … Ran for 282 yards and five touchdowns in 44-41 loss to Hastings … Scored four touchdowns, including a 29-yard game-winner with 1:10 to play, while running for 102 yards and totaling a career-best 99 receiving yards in 26-22 win over Katy Taylor … Sprinter on track team … Finished fourth in 100 meters (10.74 seconds) as a junior and sixth (10.68) as a sophomore … Grandfather, Grady Cavness Sr., drafted as a defensive back in first round by Denver Broncos in 1969 … Father, Grady Cavness Jr., played defensive back at Texas and then five years in the Canadian Football League … Related to former Buffalo Bills star Thurman Thomas

Ramon Chinyoung
6-0, 250, C
Westfield-Houston
Member of Class 5A All-State team … Member of Class 5A, Region III team … All-Greater Houston first-team offensive lineman … First-team All-District 22-5A … Had 130 knockdowns, averaging more than 10 per game, and graded out at more than 90 percent … Three-year letterman, two-year starter … Westfield went to state semifinals, finishing 11-1 and ranked 24th nationally by USA Today … First-team All-District 22-5A in 2004 as Westfield went to the Class 5A Division I state final, finishing 13-2 … Competed in track and field … Also recruited by Sam Houston State and Stephen F. Austin

Karl Fleming
6-3, 210, WR/DB
Port Gibson (Miss.) High
Expected to play wide receiver … Also plays basketball … Honor student

Damarco Forbes
5-8, 160, CB/WR
Worthing-Houston
Second-team All-District 22-4A defensive back … Captain on the football team … Considered one of the top 150 prospects in the Houston area … Had four interceptions in regular season … Had 28 tackles as a two-year starter … Also did place-kicking … Won 400, 800 and 1,600 relay titles in Region III-4A meet … At state meet, relay team won 400 (41.01 seconds) and placed second in the 1,600 … Also recruited by Kansas, Louisiana-Lafayette, Grambling and Prairie View

Brandon Green
5-11, 180, CB/WR
Northside-Lafayette
All-District 5-4A second-team defensive back … Expected to play defensive back … Had 40 tackles, three interceptions, 10 pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery as a senior … Played cornerback … Northside went to Class 4A final in 2004, regionals in 2005

Don Holloway
6-2, 275, DT/OT
Memorial-Port Arthur, Texas
First-team All-District 22-5A as offensive lineman … Member of the Port Arthur News Super Team, on the offensive line, as a senior and sophomore … As a junior, blocked for Texas freshman star Jamaal Charles … Considered one of the top 150 prospects in the Houston area … Also played basketball … Also offered by Southern Methodist and Northwestern … Father, Don Holloway, played tailback at Texas in the early 1980s

Joshua Keelen
6-3, 285, DT/OL
Istrouma
Also played guard on the offensive line as team made state quarterfinals … Coached by two ex-Southern offensive linemen in head coach Richard Oliver and offensive line coach Damon Nivens … Began the season at McDonogh 35 in New Orleans, then was displaced by Hurricane Katrina … Listed as one of the state’s top offensive tackles before the season by the New Orleans Times-Picayune … Member of the Times-Picayune’s preseason All-Metro team … All-District 8-5A offensive lineman in 2004

Isiah Nelson
5-11, 190, CB/WR
Southern Lab
Also sprinter on the track team … Finished second in state in the 200 meters in 2004 (22.8 seconds) and third in 100 meters (11.07 seconds in ’05) in each of the last two seasons … On three state champion relay teams (400, 800 and 1,600) in 2005 and two (800 and 1,600) in 2004 … On All-East Baton Rouge Parish track team in 400 and 1,600 relays in ’03

Joshua Nixon
6-3, 270, OT/DL
Ozen-Beaumont, Texas
Member of the Port Arthur News Super Team on the offensive line … Considered one of the top 150 prospects in the Houston area … Earned four letters in football … Member of the powerlifting team and the soccer team … Head coach was John Clayton, a former Southern football player

Jeremy Paul
6-2, 185, WR/DB
Belaire
All-District 6-4A second team … Played in Red Stick Bowl … District 6-4A high jump champion (6-foot-4) … Also forward on the basketball team

Quinton Price
6-8, 350, OT
Peabody-Alexandria
Member of the LHSAA Class 4A Academic All-State (on defensive line) … Began high school career at Bolton … Member of the Peabody student council

Mack Randall
6-8, 305, DT
Ozen-Beaumont, Texas
All-District 20-4A defensive tackle … Member of the Port Arthur News Super Team … Considered one of the top 150 prospects in the Houston area … Also a center on the basketball team … Ranked as the 31st best prospect, in basketball, in a summer list by Texashoops.com … Head coach was John Clayton, a former Southern football player

Alex Self
6-4, 255, DE
Northeast
Member of The Advocate’s 3A-2A-1A All-Metro team … All-District 8-3A first team … Had 82 tackles, including eight sacks among his 22 tackles behind the line of scrimmage, as a first-year starter … Played defensive tackle in Red Stick Bowl … Throws shot put and javelin on track team … Began high school career at Clinton High

Eric Smith
6-5, 330, DT
Houston-Worthing
Second-team All-District 22-4A defensive lineman … Played tackle and end … First-team all-district as a junior … Considered one of the top 150 prospects in Houston area … Ranked among Texas football top 300 before the season … Won District 22-4A title in discus and placed second in shot put in ’05 … Also offered by Missouri, Tulsa, North Texas and Grambling

Sam Stelly
6-3, 245, DE/TE
Westbrook-Beaumont, Texas
Second-team All-District 22-4A defensive end … Considered one of the top tight end prospects in Texas

Daniel Stephens
6-1, 290, C
Glen Oaks
Played center … All-District 6-4A second team last two seasons … Played in Red Stick Bowl … Team captain … Also kicked PATs

Rodrell Stewart
6-3, 305, OL
Scotlandville
Played mostly at left tackle … Also played right tackle and right guard and used some on defense … Head coach was former Southern wide receiver Landry Williams … Also offered by Southeastern Louisiana and Arkansas-Monticello

Anthony Wells
6-0 175, CB
Capitol
Class 3A All-State honorable mention … All-District 8-3A first-team defense as a senior … All-District 7-4A second-team defense as a junior … Ranked 36th in state in a preseason preview of the top 40 players regardless of position by Rivals.com … Played cornerback and free safety on defense, quarterback and wide receiver on offense and punted, kicked off and returned kicks on special teams … Had four interceptions (one returned for a touchdown), 70 tackles, 14 pass breakups, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries on defense as a senior … Played in Red Stick Bowl … Played baseball … Also offered by Louisiana Tech

Tremaine Williams
6-0, 180, CB/WR/RS
Northside-Lafayette
Member of Class 4A All-State first team … All-District 5-4A as defensive back and return specialist … Had 65 tackles, eight interceptions (one returned for a touchdown) and 15 breakups as a senior … Returned two punts and two kickoffs for touchdowns as a senior … On Lafayette Advertiser/Coca-Cola All-Acadiana team in 2005 and ’04 … Northside went to Class 4A final in 2004, regionals in 2005 … All-District 5-4A defensive back as a junior, when he made three interceptions … Sprinter on track team … Member of LSWA All-State Track and Field team in 200 meters and 400 relay in ’05 … Won Class 4A state title in 100 meters (10.76 seconds), 200 (21.74) and 400 relay, while placing third in 800 relay in ’05 … Won Outstanding Performer in Class 4A, Region 2 track meet in ’05 … Won 4A state title in 400 relay, second place in 200 in ’04

Junior college transfer

Jarmaul George
6-1, 185, FS
Copiah-Lincoln Community College
Transferred to Copiah-Lincoln Community College after not becoming eligible in August 2005 at Southern … Ineligible in 2004 … Safety SWAC Freshman of the Year and first-team All-SWAC at Southern in 2003 … Had 50 tackles (fourth best on the team) and three interceptions (one returned for a touchdown), four pass breakups and two fumble recoveries … Started all 11 games before breaking a leg prior to the Bayou Classic … Recovered a fumble on his first collegiate play … Class 3A All-State honorable mention selection and Also Times-Picayune All-Metro pick at defensive back at L.B. Landry-New Orleans … Had Class 3A-leading 10 interceptions (one returned for a touchdown) and 62 tackles as a senior at Landry-New Orleans … Two-time All-District 11-3A player at receiver and safety … Had district-best 740 yards and eight touchdowns on 36 catches as a senior … On Max Emfinger’s 2002 Louisiana Super Team … Voted Mr. Landry in high school … also all-district forward and team captain in basketball … District 11-3A Player of the Year and Class 3A All-State second team in basketball as a senior, when he averaged 15.6 ppg … Three-year starter in football and basketball … Finished 23rd in his graduating class

Division I-A transfers

Joe Manning
5-10, 175 CB
Florida State
Dismissed from Florida State football team in mid-October for undisclosed reasons … Played in one game, the season opener against The Citadel, and had two tackles, both assists, as a redshirt freshman in 2005 … Redshirted as a true freshman in 2004 … Rated as the No. 29 cornerback in the nation by Rivals.com as a senior at Lincoln High in Tallahassee (Fla.) … Rated as the state’s 43rd best prospect by the Orlando Sentinel … As a senior, had 72 tackles, five interceptions and seven pass breakups and also blocked three punts and two PATs on special teams … Earned All-Big Bend honors and Class 4A second-team All-State … Played in California-Florida Bowl … Chose FSU over Auburn, Tennessee, Nebraska and Syracuse

Del Roberts
5-8, 181, WR/KR
North Carolina
Appeared in no games as sophomore … Had seven kick returns for 152 yards, one punt return for 7 yards and two catches for 27 yards as a freshman in 2004 … Broke collarbone in win over Miami and then missed final four games of freshman season … As a senior at Godby High in Tallahassee (Fla.), named Class 3A All-State first-team utility, District 4 MVP and Tallahassee Democrat’s Big Bend Offensive Player of the Year … Named team MVP and team captain … Caught school-record 69 passes for 1,054 yards and nine TDs as a senior, with Godby finishing as 3A runner-up … Ranked among top 40 players in Florida by SuperPrep … Ranked in state’s top 100 by Orlando Sentinel … Played in 2003 California/Florida All-Star game (CaliFlorida Bowl) … Three-year starter … For career, set school records of 117 catches and 1,799 yards along with 15 TD catches … Had 99-yard kickoff return as sophomore

Isaiah Thomas
6-4, 315, DT
North Carolina
Dismissed from the North Carolina program in Feb. 2005 and suspended from the team in October 2004 after being one of three players cited for marijuana possession … Played in first six games as a sophomore, then suspended for final six … Had nine tackles, including two solo, as a sophomore … Started last five games and played in 11 of 12 (all but season opener) as true freshman in 2003 … Had 36 tackles (21 solo) and forced two fumbles as true freshman … Was all-state on both offensive and defensive line in helping Carver High in Winston-Salem, N.C., to the Class 3A state title and a 15-0-1 record … Named SuperPrep All-America … Rated as the state’s third-best prospect by The Charlotte Observer and the seventh-best by SuperPrep … On North Carolina Shrine Bowl team … Had 91 tackles, including 12 sacks, and forced seven fumbles as a senior … Had 79 tackles, including 10 sacks, and forced five fumbles