*****

DERICK ARNOLD RB 6-2, 220 Milby HS (Houston, TX)

A preseason all-American by PrepStar ... entering his senior campaign, he was listed by Texas Football magazine as the top running back in the state ... listed as the No. 26 running back in the nation by SuperPrep Magazine in its "All-America 308" listing ... listed as the No. 31 player in the Southwest by SuperPrep Magazine ... listed as the No. 8 running back in the Midlands Region by PrepStar Magazine ... listed as one of the "Dandy Dozen" Second Team in the fullback category by Max Emfinger ...was the offensive and defensive player of the year in his district ... rushed for 1,523 yards and 26 touchdowns and rushed alongside another 1,000-yard rusher as a senior ... set the Class 5A single-game rushing record last year with 446 yards and nine touchdowns ... also played defensive back and intercepted six passes along with 25 tackles ... rushed for 2,317 yards on 326 carries and 32 touchdowns as a junior and won Texas Class 5A Player of the Year honors ... rushed for 1,400 yards with 10 touchdowns as a sophomore ... career numbers are 5,454 yards and 78 touchdowns ... won the Southeast 18-5A League MVP Award ... earned first-team all-district on both offense and defense in 1999 ... captained the football team ... offered by dozens of schools, most notably Michigan, Florida State, Nebraska, Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona, Texas A&M, Notre Dame and Syracuse.

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ADRIAN AYALA OL 6-4, 305 St Bonaventure HS (Ventura, CA)

Listed as the No. 36 player in the Farwest by SuperPrep Magazine in the 1999 preseason ... a member of The Tacoma News Tribune's "Western 100" listing ... listed as the No. 14 offensive lineman in the West by PrepStar Magazine ... earned all-C.I.F., all-county and all-Tri Valley League while helping his team win the C.I.F. Championship ... Tri Valley League Offensive Player of the Year ... was all-Ventura County and Most Valuable Offensive Lineman of the Year in 1999 ... graded out at 97-percent and added 96 pancake blocks ... lineman with great feet ... lots of room to grow ... bench presses 345, squats 600 pounds ... had 15 pancake blocks versus St. Joseph-St. Maria and graded out at 99-percent ... in 1999, St. Bonaventure High was Southern California C.I.F. Champions in Division XI (14-0) ... lists most exciting experience in sports as winning the Southern California C.I.F. Title in the last 11 seconds with one of his blocks ... lettered three times in football, twice in track and field and once in baseball ... selected ASU over Michigan, Colorado and Arizona.

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CONNOR BANKS LB 6-2, 225 St Mary's HS (Berkeley, CA)

A member of the "Cream of the Crop", the top 20 prospects in the East Bay by The Contra Costa Times ... one recruiter predicted he would become better than anyone on the "Cream of the Crop" list but heralded national recruit D.J. Williams ... two-way all-league lineman at St. Mary's High in Berkeley ... played offensive line, tight end and defensive end at St. Mary's ... three-year starter for the Panthers ... St. Mary's upset No. 1 El Cerrito and De Anza before falling to Foothill in the 1999 NCS 2A East Bay finals ... "I really liked the coaches at ASU and I felt a really good vibe from all the players I met. I really believe we'll have the opportunity of playing for the national championship, and I really wanted to be a part of it." ... had 127 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, 21 quarterback hurries and eight quarterback sacks as a senior ... rushed eight times for 60 yards and one touchdown and caught four passes for 129 yards and two scores ... as a fullback, threw numerous pancake blocks for two 1,000-yard rushers ... as a senior won the Steve Zanatto Award for team leadership, inspiration and the player most likely to achieve success in college football ... was all-ACCAL on offense and defense ... was all-Contra Costa Times on offense and defense ... was ranked No. 5 in the "Cream of the Crop" section by The Contra Costa Times ... earned all-Metro on defense by The San Francisco Examiner ... was all-Eastbay on defense by the Alameda Newspaper Group ... had 90 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 10 quarterback hurries, 14 quarterback sacks and forced two fumbles as a senior ... caught two passes for 70 yards as a tight end ... as a junior was all-ACCAL on defense and all-Contra Costa Times on defense ... was the MVP on defense as a freshman ... won the Coach's Award in basketball in 1996 and 1997 ... lettered three times in football and twice in track and field ... competed as a member of a 4 x 100-meter relay team in the 1999 Penn Relays ... father Michael played free safety at St. Mary's College of Calif. ... brother Brandon played wide receiver at St. Mary's College and sister Ryanne player soccer at San Jose State ... selected ASU over Washington State and Fresno State.

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TRAVIS CLOYD K/P 6-0, 185 Cherry Creek HS (Englewood, CO)

Listed as a preseason all-American by PrepStar Magazine and by Blue Chip Illustrated ... listed as the No. 2 kicker in the Midlands Region by PrepStar Magazine ... at the National Kicking Competition, he set the practice field goal record of 67 yards off a one-inch tee ... won the distance competition with a 55-yard field goal at the Kansas State camp ... outkicked 109 kickers in field goals and kickoffs at the Notre Dame camp ... at the UCLA camp, kicked field goals over 60 yards off the ground and his kickoffs were to 73 yards with a hang time of 4.26 ... at the PKS Scholarship Development camp at the University of North Texas, he placed second in field goal distance with a 55-yarder, second to a college kicker ... placed third in kickoffs there with a distance of 72 yards ... currently training with Scott Bentley, the former kicker from the Denver Broncos, the Kansas City Chiefs and Florida State University ... was rated the second-team kicker by Big 12 Blitz ... ranked No. 5 nationally by Bobby Burton ... listed by Ray Pelfrey and All-American Professional Kicking Services ... listed by the American Football Specialist 1999/2000 as a Kicking and Punting Prospect ... hit 12 field goals during his senior year, including six over 40 yards ... was 33 of 37 on extra points ... kicked off 67 times, 57 of which were touchbacks (84-percent) for a total of 4,503 yards ... punted 54 times for 2,442 yards and an average of 45 yards ... 16 of those were downed inside the 20-yard line ... the long punt was 69 yards ... his average hang time was 4 seconds ... best individual performance was four field goals (all over 40 yards) in a game versus Bear Creek (48, 43, 42 and 46) ... as a junior, kicked seven field goals with a long of 47 ... 61-percent (25 of 41) of his kickoffs were touchbacks and an average gross yards of 60.6 and an average hang time of 3.72 seconds as a junior ... lettered in football three times ... earned first-team all-5A Centennial Conference as a senior and second-team as a junior ... was the first-team all-Colorado kicker by the Denver Post as a senior ... was the 5A all-state kicker as a senior ... also was the first-team all-conference punter as a senior ... was the Cherry Creek High School special teams MVP as a junior and senior ... team went to the state finals as a junior and senior ... selected ASU over Notre Dame, UCLA, Colorado, Oregon and Kansas State.

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EMMANUEL FRANKLIN CB 6-0, 185 Jones HS (Houston, TX)

Listed as the No. 7 player in the state of Texas by SuperPrep Magazine ... listed as an all-Region selection in the Midlands by PrepStar Magazine ... played predominantly wide receiver in high school ... averaged 24 yards per catch with seven touchdowns as a junior that got him noticed on recruiter's lists ... earned all-district and all-Greater Houston as a senior ... clocked at 4.46 in the Nike Camp in Houston ... selected ASU over Purdue, Tennessee, Oklahoma and Texas A&M.

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SKYLER FULTON WR 6-0, 190 Capitol HS (Olympia, CA)

Named to the PrepStar Preseason All-American Team ... listed as the No. 4 Athlete in the Western Region by PrepStar Magazine ... listed as the No. 7 player in the Northwest by SuperPrep Magazine ... a member of The Tacoma News Tribune's "Western 100" listing ... earned seven votes from The Long Beach Press-Telegram's "Best In The West" listing ... was all-Narrows League as a sophomore, junior and senior ... earned all-area honors as a junior and senior ... as a senior, won the Narrows League Most Valuable Player Award ... all-state two seasons ... was the state championship Player of the Game as Capital High won the state title ... was all-Narrows League four times in baseball ... was all-state in baseball as a senior ... also earned all-America honors in baseball as a senior ... an honor student ... a top baseball prospect who spent last summer traveling the country with all-star teams ... he is expected to be an early-round Major League Baseball draft pick in June ... had 17 touchdowns and five interceptions as a senior ... was all-state and League Most Valuable Player as a junior in 1998 ... posted 19 touchdowns and averaged 50 yards per return ... on defense, had 38 tackles and seven interceptions ... also posted 34 pass receptions for 681 yards and 10 touchdowns ... lists best individual performance as scoring four touchdowns, collecting 123 yards rushing, 217 yards receiving, 112 yards of punt returns and an interception in a single game ... vertical leap is 35 inches, bench press is 305 ... squat is 415 ... brother Josh plays baseball at Washington ... lettered four times in baseball and three times in football ... captained the football team as a senior and the baseball team as a junior and senior ... selected ASU over UCLA and Washington.

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PAUL GLASS DL 6-7, 320 Bakersfield CC (Bakersfield, CA)

Mammoth defensive tackle from Bakersfield Community College ... named All-State First team on defense by the Junior College Athletic Bureau - California Community College Football Coaches Association for Region III ... listed as No. 92 on SuperPrep's Juco 100 list ... named first-team all-Western State Conference in 1999 ... earned preseason all-America acclaim ... was an honorable mention all-American in the postseason ... Bakersfield won the Western State Conference Championship in both years he played there ... Bakersfield has sent ASU several standouts, including Jeremy Staat, Jon Baker, Devin Kendall and Matt Cercone ... attended Carson High School in Carson City, Nevada ... lettered twice each in football and basketball ... captained the football and basketball teams in 1997-98 ... earned first-team all Nevada 4A League honors in 1997-98 and was first-team all-state in 1997-98 ... was a Sertoma All-Star in 1998 ... selected ASU over Washington.

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BRIAN GOGGIN OL 6-4, 285 Desert Vista HS (Phoenix, AZ)

An honorable mention all-American by USA Today ... listed as the No. 5 offensive lineman in the West by PrepStar Magazine ... named to the PrepStar 1999 All-West Region Super 30 Team ... Named to the PrepStar Preseason All-American Team ... named to The Arizona Republic's All-Arizona Football team ... first-team all-state by Super All-State '99 by Phoenix Metro magazine ... named to the Honorable Mention all-West Team by The Orange County Register ... the best offensive lineman in Arizona ... was a key player in Desert Vista's state championship season in 1998 and semifinal finish in 1999 ... earned all-state and all-region honors as a junior and a senior ... all-5A Central Region team by The Arizona Republic ... won the Frank Kush Award, given annually by the Valley of the Sun Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame for the top student-athlete ... earned first-team All-City by The East Valley Tribune ... two-time All-East Valley first-team selection ... Desert Vista averaged more than 190 yards rushing per game in 1999 ... a four year starter who also played at Sierra Vista Buena and Flagstaff ... an avid weightlifter (benches 370, squats 525, cleans 300 and power cleans 500) ... selected ASU over most Pac-10 schools and Notre Dame.

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DREW HODGDON OL 6-3, 305 Palo Alto HS (Palo Alto, CA)

Listed as the No. 42 player in the Farwest by SuperPrep Magazine ... a member of The Tacoma News Tribune's "Western 100" listing ... an all-Western Region pick by PrepStar Magazine ... earned first-team all-SCVAL League honors in 1998 and 1999 ,,, was the Most Valuable Player of the offensive line in the league in 1999 ... was the Most Valuable Player of the wrestling team in 1997 and 1999 and was second-team all-CCS in 1999 ... was the Macy Scholar-Athlete ... won the Palo Alto Athletic Award and MVP for linemen for Palo Alto ... had one interception for 17 yards and 17 quarterback sacks in 1997 ... from 1997 until 1998 was 63-1 in wrestling ...was the California heavyweight Capitol City weightlifting champion ... bench presses 425 pounds ... good quickness and strength ... great student ... lettered three times in football, twice in wrestling and once in track and field ...captained the football team in 1999 and the wrestling team in 1998 ... selected ASU over Oregon, USC, Arizona and California.

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MICHAEL HOLLOWAY DB 6-2, 200 St Paul HS (Santa Fe Springs, CA)

Listed as the No. 18 skill athlete in the nation by SuperPrep magazine in its "All-American 308" listing ... listed at No. 22 in the Farwest by SuperPrep Magazine ... a member of The Tacoma News Tribune's "Western 100" listing ... listed as the No. 10 defensive back in the Western Region by PrepStar Magazine ... listed in the "Others To Watch" section of PrepStar Magazine in the preseason issue ... versatile athlete who played defensive back and option quarterback in high school ... rushed for 535 yards and four touchdowns and passed for three touchdowns ... had four interceptions and returned one 55 yards for a score ... added 50 tackles ... returned a fumble for 78 yards and a touchdown ... earned all-C.I.F. Division 1 in 1999 ... was all-area in 1999 ... also was Player of the Year and team MVP ... was all-C.I.F. in basketball in 1999 as well as all-area and Defensive Player of the Year ... was the team MVP in basketball ... lettered three times in football and track and field and four times in basketball ... captained the football and basketball teams ... "I was able to relate to the coaches and the players at ASU" ... selected ASU over UCLA, Oregon, Arizona, Wisconsin and Purdue.

*****

MIKE KARNEY FB 6-0, 245 Kentwood HS (Kent, WA)

Named honorable mention all-America by USA Today ... listed as the No. 15 player in the Northwest by SuperPrep Magazine ... an all-Region selection by PrepStar magazine ... was the heart and soul of Kentwood's ride to the Class 4A state title game, its first appearance in 10 years ... attended the Nebraska summer camp two years in a row ... rushed for 800 yards and 22 touchdowns ... a throwback who has some unusual training regimens such as pulling weighted sleds with a parachute in his back and pushing cars ... bench press is 370 ... committed to ASU very early in the process, even before ASU played at Washington last October 16 ... selected ASU over Nebraska and Arizona.

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ERIC KEEFNER LB 6-3, 235 De La Salle HS (Chicago, IL)

Listed as all-Region preseason by PrepStar Magazine in the Midwest ... listed as an all-Midwest Region selection by PrepStar Magazine ... had more than 140 tackles last year and added five touchdowns from the fullback position ... also a top baseball player who will play at ASU ... selected ASU over Boston College, LSU and Michigan State.

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JOSH KIRKWOOD DL 6-4, 235 Maryvale HS (Phoenix, AZ)

Earned honorable mention all-America honors by USA Today ... a member of The Tacoma News Tribune's "Western 100" listing ... listed as an all-Western region pick by PrepStar Magazine ... named the recipient of the Curley Culp Award, presented annually by the Valley of the Sun Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame to the state's top defensive lineman ... named to The Arizona Republic's All-Arizona Football First-Team ... all-5A Central Region team by The Arizona Republic at tight end... named to The Arizona Republic's Northwest Valley Super Dozen team ... first-team all-state by Super All-State '99 by Phoenix Metro Magazine ... won the Brian Murray Award as the state's best interior lineman and also won the Roger Kronberg Award for Phoenix Metro's Best Interior Lineman ... was named the Defensive Player of the Year by the Arizona Informant ... named to the Arizona Informant All-Arizona Team ... named all-Metro Region three times ... collected 52 tackles, two interceptions, four quarterback sacks and 11 tackles for loss ... Maryvale's Defensive Player of the Year in 1999 ... also once started in the program as a quarterback ... lettered three times in football and once in baseball ... captained the football team in his freshman and senior seasons ... selected ASU over Arizona and Illinois.

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BRANDON MACIAS OL 6-7, 320 Los Altos HS (Hacienda Heights, CA)

All-League and All-CIF selection as well as first team All-San Gabriel Valley selection by the L.A. Times this year. Macias was also named to the "Western 100" team and has been a three year starter at Los Altos. He chose ASU over USC, Colorado and Washington.

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DANNY MASANIAI DL 6-3, 310 Foothill College (Los Altos Hills, CA)

Massive defensive lineman who entered Arizona State in January ... graduated from Foothill College in Los Altos, CA ... already enrolled at ASU ... will have the benefit of Spring football practices ... earned 1999 Coast Conference All-League Second-Team honors ... originally from Pago Pago, American Samoa ... graduated from Samoana High School with three letters in football and one in track and field ... served as team captain during his senior year ... was the Defensive Line Most Valuable Player for American Samoa ... also broke the Island record for the shot put in 1998 ... selected ASU over Arizona.

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ZACH MIMS LB 6-3, 215 Kingwood HS (Kingwood, TX)

Earned all-district in football in 1999 ... also was selected as the best linebacker in the district last year ... made the Houston Chronicle Top 100 ... a 1997 state finalist in the 300-meter hurdles ... was the regional champion in 1998 in the 110-meters and the 300-meters ... holds the school records in the 110-meters and the 300-meter hurdles ... competed in the Texas Relays in the distance medley in 1997 (ran the 400 leg) and set a record with a first-place finish ... best performances include 36.2 in the 300-meter hurdles, 13.6 in the 100-meter hurdles, 10.6 in the 100-meters and 47.5 in the 400-meter dash ... also played with the U.S. National soccer team at age 16 ... lettered three times in football and twice in track and field ... captained the track and field team in 1998 ... selected ASU over Oklahoma and Georgia Tech.

*****

SAMMY MOORE WR 6-0, 170 Westwood HS, (Mesa, AZ)

Named honorable mention all-America by USA Today ... a member of The Tacoma News Tribune's "Western 100" listing ... named to the Third-Team of the all-West Team by The Orange County Register ... listed as the No. 4 wide receiver in the West by PrepStar Magazine ... listed as the No. 31 wide receiver in the nation by SuperPrep Magazine in its "All-American 308" listing ... named to the PrepStar Preseason All-American Team ... listed as the No. 27 player in the Western Region Super 30 by SportsLine/PrepStar Sports ... listed as the No. 27 player in the Western Region in PrepStar's Super 30 All-Western Region team ... named to The Arizona Republic's All-Arizona Football First-team ... first-team All-east Valley by The Mesa Tribune ... all-5A East Region team by The Arizona Republic ... made second-team in The Las Vegas Sun Super 11 ... first-team all-state by Super All-State '99 by Phoenix Metro Magazine ... won the Henry Stanton Award, presented annually by Phoenix Metro Magazine to the state's best receiver ... named to the Arizona Informant All-Arizona football team ... blazing, breakaway speed ... caught 49 passes for 869 yards and eight touchdowns and also returned five kickoffs for touchdowns despite teams kicking away from him ... also had two touchdowns on reverses and two interceptions ... three-year starter for Westwood ... caught 30 passes for 491 yards and eight touchdowns as a junior ... also excels as a kickoff returner, having returned two for touchdowns as a junior ... earned second-team all-Arizona accolades as a kick returner/specialist as a junior ... two-time long jump champion (24' 4") ... runs 100 in 10.4 ... lettered in football, basketball and track and field ... selected ASU over Nebraska and Washington.

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R.J. OLIVER CB 5-9, 170 Escondido HS (Escondido, CA)

Listed as the No. 39 player in the Farwest by SuperPrep Magazine ... played most of his senior season with an injured hip ... still caught 11 passes for 300 yards and two touchdowns ... had 70 carries for 636 yards and nine touchdowns ... on defense, had 80 tackles and a 99-yard kickoff return ...very fast, excellent acceleration and a strong tackler ... selected ASU over Nebraska ... father is Roye Oliver, an all-America and Conference champion wrestler at ASU and mother Toni Griffin is a former ASU track and field star (sprinter and jumper) on the same team as current Associate Athletic Director Herman Frazier in the 1970s.

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DONNIE O'NEAL WR 6-2, 180 Coffeyville CC (Coffeyville, KS)

Graduated from Coffeyville Community College in Coffeyville, Kansas ... has his Associate of Arts degree and enrolled at ASU in the Spring ... has the benefit of Spring football drills ... earned honorable mention all-Jayhawk Conference ... lettered 11 times at Olathe East High School in Olathe, Kansas ... lettered once in baseball, three times in football, three times in basketball and four times in track and field ... captained the track and basketball teams in 1998 ... led Olathe to the state track and field championship ... won gold in the 4 x 100, the 4 x 400 and the 300 intermediate hurdles ... placed second in the high jump ... was all-Olathe, all-Johnson County, all-Metro and all-state in track in 1998 ... was all-Sunflower League and all-Olathe in football in 1997 ... earned honorable mention all-state and all-Olathe in basketball in 1998 ... averaged 17 points and eight rebounds per game and had 39 steals, 12 blocked shots and 34 assists ... voted Male Athlete of the Decade at Olathe East High School ... led the basketball team to the state title and in track and field in the same year ... played in the Shrine Bowl all-star game for the East squad in Kansas ... selected ASU over Kansas State, West Virginia and South Carolina.

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CHAD ROSSON OL 6-7, 260 Canyon Springs HS (Moreno Valley, CA)

Listed as the No. 102 player in the Farwest by SuperPrep Magazine ... all-Western Region pick by PrepStar Magazine ... named to the PrepStar "Others To Watch" list in the 1999 preseason ... lettered three times each in football and track and field and twice in basketball ... captained the football team as a senior ... earned all-county, all-C.I.F. and all-Ivy League in 1999 ... was the Most Valuable Player of the Canyon Springs High squad ... as a junior, earned MVP of the offensive line at Canyon Springs and was second-team all-Ivy League ... as a senior, broke the school record for the longest punt (65 yards) ... bench presses 290 pounds ... selected ASU over USC, Colorado, Washington, Oregon and California.

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TRAVIS SCOTT OL 6-6, 300 Mesa CC (Mesa, AZ)

A 1997 Westwood High School graduate of Mesa ... named to the All-Western States Football League and the All-Region 18 first teams ... J.C. Gridwire all-American in 1999 ... also named to the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) first-team in 1999 and in 1998 ... a preseason all-American in the junior college ranks ...two-time Mesa Lineman of the Year ... lettered four times in football and once in basketball at Westwood High School ... captained the football team in 1998 ... was all-city in basketball as a freshman in Long Beach, Calif. ... first-team all-East Valley as a junior and senior ... was first-team all-state on offense and defense and all-state as a senior ... was second-team all-state on offense and defense as a junior ... lists most exciting experience in sports as playing on a broken foot for the final three games of his senior football season and still earning all-state and all-league accolades ... selected ASU over Florida State and Tennessee.

*****

MIKE SMITH WR 6-2, 185 Carson HS (Carson, CA)

Listed as the No. 17 wide receiver in the nation by SuperPrep magazine in its "All-American 308" listing ... earned two votes in The Long Beach Press-Telegram's "Best In The West" poll ... member of The Long Beach Press Telegram's "Dream Team" ... a member of The Tacoma News Tribune's "Western 100" listing ... listed as the No. 10 player in the Farwest by SuperPrep ... listed as the No. 9 wide receiver in the West by PrepStar Magazine ... one of the top wide receiver prospects on the West Coast ... has size and speed ... great moves after the catch ... named a Preseason All-American by PrepStar Magazine ... earned all-city and all-conference honors as a senior ... as a senior, had 40 receptions (18 yards per catch) and 10 touchdowns out of the wing-T offensive formation ... caught 49 passes for 880 yards and four touchdowns as a junior at Carson High School ... lettered three times each in football and track and field ... captained the football team as a junior and senior and the track and field team as a junior and senior ... Carson was 1999 Los Angeles City Champions ... once had eight catches for 171 yards in one quarter of play versus Locke High School in 1999 ... selected ASU over Colorado, Nebraska, UCLA, USC, Washington, Oregon and California.

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RICCARDO STEWART ATH 5-11, 185 Bonita HS (LaVerne, CA)

Selected C.I.F. Defensive Player of the Year ... listed as the No. 22 skill athlete in the nation by SuperPrep Magazine in its "All-American 308" listing ... listed as the No. 25 player in the Farwest by SuperPrep Magazine ...a member of The Tacoma News Tribune's "Western 100" listing ... a preseason All-American by PrepStar Magazine ... listed as the No. 8 wide receiver in the West by PrepStar Magazine ... earned all-Valle Vista League, all-Valley and all-state honors as a sophomore, junior and senior ... as a senior, had 55 receptions for 1,281 yards and 22 touchdowns ... added 180 tackles, two fumble recoveries and eight interceptions as a free safety .. also returned a punt, two interceptions and a kickoff for touchdowns ... gained more than 2,000 all-purpose yards as a junior ... had 31 catches for 670 yards and 10 touchdowns ... also had 68 rushes for 680 yards and three touchdowns ... as a junior, tallied 78 tackles on defense, including four tackles for loss and two interceptions ... as a sophomore, had 25 catches for 525 yards, 75 tackles, three interceptions and one touchdown ... lettered three times each in football, basketball and track and field ... captained the football team for three seasons and the basketball team for two ... most exciting experience in sports is winning the C.I.F. 3A State Championship in 1999 and being 14-0 ... selected ASU over USC, UCLA, Washington and Colorado.

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TERRELL SUGGS ATH 6-5, 240 Hamilton HS (Chandler, AZ)

A Parade Magazine All-American in 2000 ... Gatorade Arizona Player of the Year ... listed as the No. 1 jumbo athlete in the nation by SuperPrep Magazine in its "All-American 308" listing ... listed as the No. 6 player in the Farwest by SuperPrep Magazine ... listed as the No. 3 Athlete in the Western region by PrepStar Magazine ... the Arizona Player-of-the-Year by USA Today ... an all-American by USA Today ... ranked the 60th-best player in the nation by The Sporting News ... a member of The Tacoma News Tribune's "Western 100" listing ... earned six votes to make The Long Beach Press-Telegram's "Best In The West" second-team ... made the Second-Team all-West Team by The Orange County Register ... listed as the No. 19 player on the Western Region Super 30 by SportsLine/PrepStar ... listed as the No. 48 player in the nation in SuperPrep's National 50 ... the No. 1 player by SuperPrep in the "Arizona 29" ... made the Super 30 All-Western Region team by PrepStar as the No. 19 player in the West ... Max Emfinger listed Suggs as a first-Team All-American for USA Today ... listed as one of the "Dandy Dozen" in the I-formation running backs category by Max Emfinger ... the Arizona 5A Player of the Year by Phoenix Metro ...the Arizona Player of the Year by Super All-State '99 ... a member of the first-team offense on the Super All-State '99 ... first-team all-state and first-team all-region ... named to the Arizona Informant all-Arizona football team ... ran 297 times for 2,274 yards and 26 touchdowns in a one-back offense ... transferred from Chandler High, where he was a blocking back and linebacker ... holds school record with 367 rushing yards and five touchdowns in a single game over Yuma Kofa (48-21) ... was first in the state in rushing yards (2,274), third in touchdowns (26) and fourth in scoring (156) ... once scored four touchdowns and had 205 yards in three quarters ... bench presses 300 ... power cleans 280 ... lettered three times in football, three times in basketball and once in track and field ... selected ASU over Tennessee.

*****

BRANDON TOMERLIN ATH 6-2, 200 Superior HS

Two time All-Arizona defensive selection. Prepstar All-American and Arizona small school Player of the Year. Set an Arizona state record for career interceptions with 32. A great all purpose athlete, Brandon played all over the field on offense and returned kicks as well. As a sophomore, he played WR but was moved to QB his junior year. He pased for 2,721 yards and 28 TD's that year. As a senior, Tomerlin ran for 1,102 yards, passed for 1,326 and had 362 yards receiving. Chose ASU over Cal, Colorado and Wisconsin.

*****

JIMMY VERDON LB 6-3, 230 Pomona HS (Pomona, CA)

Named honorable mention all-America by USA Today ... earned seven votes to make the first-team of The Long Beach Press-Telegram's "Best In The West" team ... a member of The Tacoma News Tribune's "Western 100" listing ... named Honorable Mention all-West by The Orange County Register made honorable mention in The Las Vegas Sun's Super 11 ... ... listed as the No. 7 Athlete in the Western Region by PrepStar Magazine ... listed as the No. 28 linebacker in the nation by SuperPrep Magazine in its "All-American 308" listing ... named PrepStar 1999 Preseason All-American ... the No. 23 player in the Farwest by SuperPrep Magazine ... listed by PrepStar Magazine as one of the top nine defensive backs in the West going into the 1999 high school season ... played defensive back at Pomona High School, but projects as a linebacker in college ... could weigh 240 in no time ... posted 151 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 11 fumbles caused, six fumble recoveries, four quarterback sacks, three interceptions, 400 yards rushing yards and 11 touchdowns at fullback as a senior ... also had 300 yards receiving as a wideout and tight end ... named all-area as a junior ... collected 168 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, eight caused fumbles, five interceptions, four quarterback sacks and four fumble recoveries as a junior ... was a two-way starter as a free safety and wide receiver as a junior ... averaged 49.6 yards per punt as a junior ... a great high school basketball player ... selected ASU over Florida State, Texas A&M, USC, UCLA, Michigan and Washington and had offers from 15 schools.

*****

ANDREW WALTER QB 6-5, 200 Grand Junction HS (Grand Junction, CO)

Named honorable mention all-America by USA Today ... a member of The Tacoma News Tribune's "Western 100" listing ... ranked the 88th-best player in the nation by The Sporting News ... Second-Team all-West by The Orange County Register ... a PrepStar Top 100 Dream Team player as the No. 8 quarterback in the nation ... ranked as the No. 15 quarterback in the nation by SuperPrep Magazine on its "All-America 308" listing ... listed as the No. 19 player on the Midlands Region Super 30 by SportsLine/PrepStar ... Max Emfinger listed him as a Third-Team All-American for USA Today ... listed as one of the "Dandy Dozen" in the run/pass quarterback category by Max Emfinger ... completed 193 of 361 passes for 2,789 yards and 24 touchdowns last year ... completed 131 of 261 for 2,116 yards and 21 touchdowns as a junior ... named to the PrepStar Preseason All-American Team ... also an all-America choice by PrepStar and Rivals 100 ... listed as the No. 19 player in the Midlands Region by PrepStar in its Super 30 All-Midlands Region team ... connected on 131 of 261 passes for 2,116 yards and 21 touchdowns as a junior ... and all-Southwest League player as a junior and senior ... all-Conference in the Colorado Springs/Southwest League as a senior ... earned all-state honorable mention as a junior and senior ... lettered three times in football, twice in basketball and once in track and field ...captained the football team during his senior year ... as a freshman, played a varsity basketball game with a broken finger and scored 20 points (hit four clutch free throws in final two minutes of the game to win it) ... had a great ASU Camp in June of 1999 and committed shortly thereafter ... father Randy played baseball at ASU and mother Selina is a graduate as well.

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MIKE WILLIAMS RB 6-0, 195 Mayfair HS (Lakewood, CA)

Perhaps the most-decorated, high-profile tailback to sign with ASU in quite a while ... earned honorable mention all-America honors by USA Today ... ranked as the 98th-best player in the nation by The Sporting News ... received nine votes (the most of any ASU recruit in '99) in The Long Beach Press-Telegram's "Best In The West" first-team listing ... listed as the No. 21 player in the Farwest by SuperPrep Magazine ... made First-Team with nine out of 15 votes by The Orange County Register ... a member of The Tacoma News Tribune's "Western 100" listing ... a first-team player in The Las Vegas Sun's Super 11 ... a PrepStar Top 100 Dream Team player as the No. 4 running back in the nation ... also made the Super 30 All-Western Region team by PrepStar and was its Western Region MVP on offense ... listed as the No. 3 player on the Western Region Super 30 by SportsLine/PrepStar ... named to PrepStar Magazine preseason Top 100 Dream Team ... listed by PrepStar as the No. 1 running back in the West ... listed as the No. 25 running back in the nation by SuperPrep Magazine in its "All-America 308" listing ... all-city, all-Suburban League, all-state and all-American in 1999 ... all-South Coast first-team in 1999 ... Lakewood Player of the Year in 1999 ... Long Beach Press-Telegram Player of the Year in 1999 ... one of the best two-way players from the state of California ... earned all-league as a sophomore, junior and senior and all-area as a junior and senior ... rushed for 2,330 yards and 45 touchdowns as a senior ... averaged 8.2 yards per touch ... also scored six more touchdowns on kickoff, punt and interception returns ... rushed for 1,500 yards and 25 touchdowns as a junior ... also has great hands (caught 29 passes as a junior) ... intercepted six passes on defense ... had 1,400 yards rushing as a freshman, including 24 touchdowns ... had 1,500 yards and 26 touchdowns as a sophomore ... holds the school single-game record of seven touchdowns in one game ... versus Norwalk High as a senior, he rushed for five touchdowns on 14 carries for 302 yards in the first half and did not play in the second half ... played at Mayfair High School with current ASU flyback Darrel Turner ... carries a 3.7 grade-point average ... coach Mike Fitch says "Mike is very coachable and has a knack for finding the football. Very coachable, a `no sir, yes sir' kind of guy. He possesses all the intangibles that all the great ones have" ... lettered four times each in football and track and field , twice in basketball and once in baseball ... captained the football team as a junior and senior, captained the basketball team twice and the track and field teams six times ... selected ASU over Nebraska, Michigan, UCLA, Notre Dame, Colorado, Texas A&M, USC, Washington and Oklahoma.

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JARED WOLFGRAMM DL 6-5, 220 Tempe HS (Tempe, AZ)

Earned honorable mention all-America accolades by USA Today ... received six votes, earning second-team recognition in The Long Beach Press-Telegram's "Best In The West" poll ... made Third-Team all-West by The Orange County Register ... listed as the No. 41 defensive lineman in the nation by SuperPrep magazine in its "All-American 308" listing ... listed as an all-Western region selection by PrepStar Magazine ... listed as the No. 62 player in the Farwest by SuperPrep Magazine ... named to the PrepStar Preseason All-American Team ... named to Max Emfinger's National Top 300 Blue Chips ... a member of Street & Smith's 50 Juniors to Watch in 1998 and Prep Seniors to Watch in 1999 ... named first-team All-East Valley by The Mesa Tribune ... named all-4A East Sky Region by The Arizona Republic ... named Second-team All-Arizona by The Arizona Republic ... first-team all-state by Super All-State '99 by Phoenix Metro magazine ... named all-region three times ... had 125 tackles, nine pass deflections, three fumble recoveries, two caused fumbles and six quarterback sacks as a senior ... earned all-Arizona honors as a junior ... earned all-city accolades twice ... was all-state three years (1997, 1998 and 1999) ... voted Most Valuable Player of the defense in 1998 and 1999 at Tempe High ... was also the Defensive Lineman of the Year in 1997, 1998 and 1999 ... had 101 tackles, seven quarterback sacks, one blocked kick and seven pass deflections as a junior ... had 72 tackles, four quarterback sacks, two fumble recoveries, five pass deflections and two forced fumbles as a sophomore ... was the Most Valuable Player for linemen at the 1998 ASU football Camp ... selected to play in the Arizona state all-star game in 2000 ... has great explosion off the football ... led the team in sacks for three straight years ... a three-year starter ... captained the team in 1999 and 1996 ... lettered three times in football and once in track and field ... very durable, never missed a down ... very competitive as no one beat him in sprints at the ASU Camp ... played football for the first time three years ago after living in Fiji.