Wake Forest Announces Football Signees
Deacons ink 22 high school prospects to national letters of intent.
Feb. 2, 2000
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Twenty-two high school prospects have officially
accepted football scholarships to Wake Forest by signing a national
letter-of-intent today, Demon Deacon head coach Jim Caldwell has announced.
The 2000 freshman class is one of the largest in Caldwell's tenure,
as the Demon Deacons lost a total of 24 scholarship seniors from their 1999
Aloha Bowl Championship team. The signing class features 10 players who
received all-region accolades from either SuperPrep or PrepStar recruiting
magazine. The future Deacons hail from 10 different states.
"We lost a very large class of seniors who were instrumental in
laying the foundation for success in our football program," Caldwell said.
"Our staff was faced with the challenge of finding 25 players who would not
simply fill out our roster, but would help us continue to build on that
foundation. I feel without question that we have signed a quality group of
young men who will have a tremendous impact on our program in the years to
come."
The list of Demon Deacon signees follows:
BACKS & RECEIVERS
| Jason Anderson | 6-3 | 180 | David W. Butler HS | Charlotte, NC |
| Caron Bracy | 6-0 | 197 | Trinity Christian | Jacksonville, FL |
| Warren Braxton | 5-11 | 185 | Amherst County HS | Madison Heights, VA |
| Mike Hamlar | 6-2 | 200 | Cave Springs HS | Roanoke, VA |
| Trevor Harris | 6-2 | 210 | Shorecrest Prep | St. Petersburg, FL |
| Jerome Nichols | 6-2 | 255 | Sidwell Friends HS | Glenn Dale, MD |
| Fred Staton | 6-0 | 200 | West Charlotte HS | Charlotte, NC |
| Jeff Whitaker | 5-11 | 180 | Nease HS | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL |
| Quinton Williams | 6-2 | 185 | Rosewood HS | Goldsboro, NC |
| Anthony Young | 6-3 | 190 | North Augusta HS | North Augusta, SC |
LINEMEN & LINEBACKERS
| Tyson Clabo | 6-6 | 295 | Farragut HS | Knoxville, TN |
| Brian Donahue | 6-2 | 205 | Cascia Hall HS | Tulsa, OK |
| Brandon Drury | 6-4 | 275 | Charlton County HS | Folkston, GA |
| Rod Eason | 6-6 | 280 | Raines HS | Jacksonville, FL |
| Blake Lingruen | 6-4 | 265 | Liberty Center HS | Liberty Center, OH |
| R.D. Montgomery | 6-6 | 235 | E.A. Laney HS | Wilmington, NC |
| Brad Palmer | 6-3 | 280 | Webster HS | Rochester, NY |
| Jacob Petty | 6-5 | 238 | St. Augustine HS | St. Augustine, FL |
| Cardell Richardson | 6-2 | 240 | Centreville HS | Centreville, VA |
| Joe Salsich | 6-4 | 245 | Severn School | Annapolis, MD |
| Ryan Tekampe | 6-5 | 270 | Garfield HS | Woodbridge, VA |
| Brian Woychik | 6-6 | 290 | Cardinal Mooney HS | Poland, OH |
