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Athlete (1)
Jevoury Wedderburn 6-1 190 Fr. ATH Urbandale, Iowa (Urbandale)
Cyclone Newcomers By State
California (5)
Durrell Givens 5-11 198 Jr. DB Riverside, Calif. (Cabrillo/Chaffey)
Ricky Howard 6-3 242 Jr. TE Hesperia, Calif. (Hesperia/Chaffey)
Ben Loth 6-5 272 Fr. OL Chatsworth, Calif. (Crespi Carmelite)
Pierce Richardson 6-4 218 Fr. TE Burbank, Calif. (Crespi Carmelite)
Anthony Young 5-9 162 Jr. DB Ontario, Calif. (Colony/Palomar)
Florida (8)
Albert Gary 5-9 194 Fr.# WR Citra, Fla. (North Marion/Butler CC)
Jeremiah George 5-11 200 Fr. LB Clearwater, Fla. (Clearwater)
Shontrelle Johnson 5-9 172 Fr. RB DeLand, Fla. (DeLand)
T.J. McCullough 6-0 180 Fr. DB Citra, Fla. (North Marion)
C.J. Morgan 6-2 190 Fr. LB Frostproof, Fla. (Frostproof)
Rony Nelson 6-2 250 Jr. DL Miami, Fla. (Jackson/Yuba)
Dentrell Pate 6-1 225 Fr. LB DeLand, Fla. (DeLand)
Jarvis West 5-6 148 Fr. WR St. Petersburg, Fla. (Gibbs)
Iowa (5)
Jacob Gannon 6-6 255 Fr. OL Iowa City, Iowa (West)
Brandon Jensen 6-4 267 Fr. DL Ankeny, Iowa (Ankeny)
Nick Kron 6-2 245 Fr. DL West Des Moines, Iowa (Valley)
Kirby Van Der Kamp 6-4 179 Fr. P West Des Moines, Iowa (Valley)
Jevoury Wedderburn 6-1 190 Fr. ATH Urbandale, Iowa (Urbandale)
Minnesota (1)
Jon Caspers 6-4 287 Jr. OL Bird Island, Minn. (Bold/NDSCS)
Oklahoma (1)
Bob Graham 6-4 276 Fr. OL Jenks, Okla. (Jenks)
Texas (7)
Jared Barnett 6-0 192 Fr. QB Garland, Texas (Garland)
Adrian Bennett 6-1 208 Fr. DB Houston, Texas (Klein Forest)
Shaban Dika 6-5 291 Fr. OL San Antonio, Texas (Earl Warren)
Duran “Duck” Hollis 5-10 190 Fr. RB Fort Worth, Texas (Polytechnic)
Floyd Mattison 5-11 191 Fr. LB Katy, Texas (Morton Ranch)
Matthew Thomas 5-9 153 Fr. DB Lancaster, Texas (Lancaster)
Chris Young 5-11 183 Jr. WR Austin, Texas (Austin/Trinity Valley)
Jared Jon
BARNETT CASPERS
Quarterback • 6-0 • 192 Offensive Lineman • 6-4 • 287
Fr. • Garland, Texas Jr. • Bird Island, Minn.
(Garland) (Bold/NDSCS)
High School: Three-star recruit … ranked 27th nationally NDSCS: Three-star recruit … chose Iowa State over offer
among dual-threat quarterbacks according to rivals.com … from Washington State … played two years at NDSCS for
69th ranked player in SportsDay’s Area 100 by the Dallas coach Chuck Parsons … two-year letterwinner … 2009
Morning News … chose Iowa State over Houston and Kan- NCJAA honorable mention All-American … earned all-re-
sas State … led the Garland Owls to a 9-1 record as a se- gion and all-confernce honors … helped lead the Wildcats
nior … threw for 2,134 yards and 20 touchdowns in 2009 to an appearance in the 2009 Graphic Edge Bowl … was a
… also ran for 373 yards and six touchdowns … broke teammate of current Cyclone Jason Carlson.
Garland High School record for most pass completions in a High School: Two-year letterwinner at Bold High School
game with 24 against Abilene Cooper … quarterbacked the for coach Steve Solem … also earned high school letters in
Owls to an 11-2 record as a junior … honorable mention wrestling and baseball.
All-District as a junior … threw for 1,376 yards and 14 Personal: May 8, 1990 … son of Peter and Taran Caspers
touchdowns and ran for 420 yards and three touchdowns … agronomy major.
as a junior … broke school-record for most passing yards in
a game with 383 against Lake Highlands … threw for 761
yards and seven touchdowns as a sophomore … coached at
Garland by Jeff Jordan … also lettered in baseball, basket-
ball and track … high school teammate of current Cyclone
Keith Blanton, Jr.
Personal: Born March 29, 1992 … son of Tyrance and
Laura Barnett … intends to major in kinesiology.
Shaban
Adrian DIKA
BENNETT Offensive Line • 6-5 • 291
Defensive Back • 6-1 • 208 Fr. • San Antonio, Texas
Fr. • Houston, Texas (Earl Warren)
(Klein Forest)
High School: Three-star recruit … chose Iowa State over
High School: Three-star recruit … chose Iowa State over offers from Utah and Kansas … unanimous first-team
offers from Louisiana-Monroe, Minnesota and New Mexico Class 5A-28 all-district recipient for the Warren Warriors
… recorded 35 tackles and three interceptions as a senior his senior year … transferred to Warren from Beacon High
at Klein Forest High … collected 23 tackles as a junior School in New York prior to his senior season … also par-
at DeKaney High School in Houston … earned second- ticipating in the shot put in high school … coached in high
team all-district honors for DeKaney … played for coach school by Bryan Dausin.
Ken Hamonock at Klein Forest and Willie Amendola at Personal: Born February 3, 1991 … son of Ristem and
DeKaney. Pranzara Dika … intends to major in criminal justice.
Personal: Born July 21, 1992 … son of Raymond Bennett
and Lakeisha Pittman … intends to major in engineering
… cousin of Martellus and Michael Bennett, both whom
played at Texas A&M and now for the Dallas Cowboys and
Tampa Bay Buccaneers, respectively.
Tom Albert
FARNIOK GARY
Offensive Line • 6-3 • 257 Wide Receiver • 5-9 • 194
Fr. • Sioux Falls, S.D. Fr.# • Citra, Fla.
(Washington) (North Marion/Butler CC)
High School: Chose Iowa State over offers from North Butler CC: Enrolled in January 2009 … redshirted during
Dakota, North Dakota State and South Dakota State … 2009 season.
three-year letterwinner for Washington High School ... High School: Four-year letter winner at North Marion …
team captain of Washington Warrior team that went 13-0 Named 3A player of the year in Florida after rushing for
and claimed the Class 11AA state title, Washington’s first more than 1,860 yards as a senior … also racked up 700
since 1976 … Class 11AA First-Team All-State … named yards receiving and more than 500 yards in punt and kick-
offensive MVP of All-City Team … First-Team Greater off returns … totaled 35 touchdowns in his final prep cam-
Dakota All-Conference as senior and junior … academic paign … broke North Marion school record for longest run
All-Conference and All-State in 2009 … named to Argus from scrimmage in a game (99 yards) … rushed for 1,891
Leader “Elite 45” … 2008 Class 11AA first-team All-State yards as a junior and contributed 57 tackles … collected
... honorable mention All-conference as a sophomore ... 105 tackles as a sophomore … earned all-state honors as
coached by Brian Hermanson ... also lettered in basketball a safety as a sophomore and at running back in both his
and track. junior and senior seasons … also lettered in basketball and
Personal: Born Aug. 31, 1991 ... son of Brad Farniok and track … high school teammate of fellow signee T.J. Mc-
Christine Jones ... undecided on major. Cullough … coached by Craig Damon at North Marion.
Personal: Born August 1, 1989 … son of Mursnice and
Janice Gary … business major.
Jacob Jeremiah
GANNON GEORGE
Offensive Lineman • 6-6 • 255 Linebacker • 5-11 • 200
Fr. • Iowa City, Iowa Fr. • Clearwater, Fla.
(West) (Clearwater)
High School: Three-star recruit … ranked 25th among Chaffey College: Two-time letterwinner at Chaffey College
recruits from Oklahoma according to rivals.com … chose for coach Carl Beach … earned National Central Confer-
Iowa State over offers from Air Force, Colorado State, Kan- ence all-conference honors both seasons … finished 2009
sas, Kansas State, Louisville, North Texas, Toledo, Western with 11 catches for 91 yards and two touchdowns in six
Kentucky and Wyoming … three-year letterwinner … games … as a freshman, recorded ten catches for 164 yards
team captain for 13-1 Oklahoma 6A runners-up ... Jenks and two touchdowns.
Trojans … co-district offensive lineman of 2009 … Tulsa High School: Three-year letterwinner and starter at Hespe-
World first-team All-Metro … The Oklahoman and Tulsa ria High for coach Robert Kistner … earned all-conference
World first-team All-State offensive lineman ... 6A District 3 honors as a senior as team posted 10-1 record.
Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year ... high school coach was Personal: Born April 6, 1990 … son of Mark and Lora
Allan Trimble. Stoddard … kinesiology major.
Personal: Born April 3, 1991 ... son of Tom and Rhonda
Graham ... undecided on major.
Brandon Nick
JENSEN KRON
Defensive Line • 6-4 • 267 Defensive Line • 6-2 • 245
Fr. • Ankeny, Iowa Fr. • West Des Moines, Iowa
(Ankeny) (Valley)
High School: Prepped at Ankeny High School, where head High School: Finished his senior year with 52 tackles, 19
coach Paul Rhoads went to school … recorded 80 tackles, for loss and two fumble recoveries … Des Moines Sunday
15 for loss as a senior for the Hawks … recorded double- Register Elite All-State selection in 2009 … Iowa Newspa-
digit tackles three times, including season-high 15 in win per Association and Des Moines Register Class 4A first-team
over Urbandale … was also the team’s punter, averaging All-State selection in 2009 … unanimous selection for
40.5 yards per punt … 2009 Des Moines Sunday Register first-team All-CIML Iowa Conference selection as a senior
Elite All-State team … 2009 INA and Des Moines Register … picked up 48 tackles, three for loss, as a junior for the
Class 4A first-team All-State … first-team All-CIML Central Tigers … 2008 CIML All-Iowa Conference selection …
conference in 2009 … collected 55 tackles, nine for loss high school head coach was Gary Swenson … teammate of
and five sacks as a junior ... second-team All-CIML Cen- fellow signee Kirby Van Der Kamp.
tral conference in 2008 ... coached by Jerry Pezzetti ... also
lettered in wrestling and track ... finished fifth at the Iowa
High School State Track and Field Championships in the
shot put.
Personal: Born April 6, 1992 ... born in Killeen, Texas ...
son of Brian and Wendy Jensen ... undecided on major.
Shontrelle Ben
JOHNSON LOTH
Running Back • 5-9 • 172 Offensive Line • 6-5 • 272
Fr. • DeLand, Fla. Fr. • Chatsworth, Calif.
(DeLand) (Crespi Carmelite)
High School: Three-star recruit … ranked 28th by rivals. High School: Three-star recruit … chose Iowa State over
com among all-purpose running backs nationally … chose offers from Fresno State and UNLV … three-year letterwin-
Iowa State over offers from Florida, Georgia Tech, Ken- ner at Crespi … Serra League all-conference recipient as a
tucky, Memphis, Mississippi, Northwestern and Vanderbilt junior and senior … Los Angeles Daily News second-team
… three-year letter winner between stays at DeLand and All-Area … second-team all-conference as a sophomore
Crescent City High School … helped lead the DeLand … also lettered in basketball and track … high school
Bulldogs to its first Class 6A State Championship Game … teammate of fellow Cyclone signee Pierce Richardson …
rushed for 1,993 yards and 19 touchdowns, also caught coached in high school by Jeremiah Ross.
four touchdown passes … Volusia County offensive player Personal: Born July 28, 1992 … son of David and Terri
of the year … Orlando Sentinel first-team All-Central Loth … undecided on major.
Florida … honorable mention Orlando Sentinel All-South-
ern team … ran for 1,373 yards and 16 touchdowns as a
junior at Crescent City High … ran for 1,373 yards and 14
touchdowns as a sophomore at Crescent … also lettered in
track … coached at DeLand by Kevin Pettis.
Personal: Born November 26, 1991 … son of Valtina Lee
… intends to major in business management.
Floyd C.J.
MATTISON MORGAN
Linebacker • 5-11 • 191 Linebacker • 6-2 • 190
Fr. • Katy, Texas Fr. • Frostproof, Fla.
(Morton Ranch) (Frostproof)
T.J. Rony
MCCULLOUGH NELSON
Defensive Back • 6-0 • 180 Defensive Line • 6-2 • 250
Fr. • Citra, Fla. Jr. • Miami, Fla.
(North Marion) (Jackson/Yuba)
High School: Three-star recruit … chose Iowa State over Yuba: Started two years for the Yuba 49ers under coach Ted
offers from Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Rutgers Hoal … led the California Community College Athletic As-
and Central Florida … three-year letterwinner at North sociation in sacks with 16.5 in 2009 … also led the CCCAA
Marion High School … member of 11-2 team that went to in tackles for loss with 24.5 … Region I All-California
regional semi-finals … had two interceptions and returned First-Team Defense in 2009 … two-time Bay Valley all-
a punt for a touchdown … collected 31 tackles and had conference selection … recorded 11 sacks and 19.5 tackles
two interceptions as a junior … had 34 tackles as a sopho- for loss as a freshman, also forced two-fumbles.
more … second-team all-area defensive back … high High School: Earned All-Dade County honorable mention
school teammate of fellow signee Albert Gary … coached at as a senior … collected 103 tackles with eight sacks in his
North Marion by Craig Damon. senior campaign … coach at Miami-Jackson was John Har-
Personal: Born November 3, 1990 … son of Michael and ris.
Alveria Pickett … undecided on major. Personal: Born January 24, 1989 … son of Adeline Nelson
and Jean Dennis … kinesiology major.
Dentrell Matthew
PATE THOMAS
Linebacker • 6-1 • 225 Defensive Back • 5-9 • 153
Fr. • DeLand, Fla. Fr. • Lancaster, Texas
(DeLand) (Lancaster)
High School: Three-year letterwinner … recorded 147 High School: Two-star recruit … started his senior season
tackles, 18 for loss and five sacks as member of state … compiled 83 tackles, 12 for loss, eight sacs and two
runner-up DeLand squad … earned all-state and All-Volu- interceptions … chose ISU over Utah, UNLV, UTEP and
sia County honors as a senior … recorded 52 tackles as a Louisiana-Monroe … also competed on the Lancaster’s state
junior … high school teammate of fellow signee Shontrelle championship track team.
Johnson … coached at DeLand by Kevin Pettis. Personal: Born September 26, 1991 … son of Sheila
Personal: Born April 11, 1992 … son of Cynthia Pate … Thomas … intends to major in pre-dental.
intends to major in business management.
Pierce Kirby
RICHARDSON VAN DER KAMP
Tight End • 6-4 • 218 Punter • 6-4 • 179
Fr. • Burbank, Calif. Fr. • West Des Moines, Iowa
(Crespi Carmelite) (Valley)
High School: Three-star recruit … 36th ranked tight end High School: Ranked 10th among Iowans according to
in the class of 2010 according to rivals.com … 92nd-best rivals.com … two-year letterwinner … averaged 40.5 yards
player in California according to rivals.com … chose Iowa per punt on 27 attempts for the Tigers … also played wide
State over offers from Nevada, New Mexico State, San receiver for Valley, collecting 18 catches for 236 yards and
Diego State, Utah State and Wyoming … three-year letter- one touchdown ... unanimous all-Iowa Conference and
winner at Crespi … had 17 catches for 256 yards and two second-team 4A All-State according to the Iowa Newspaper
touchdowns as a senior for the Celts … earned all-league Association ... coached by Gary Swenson ... also lettered in
and Los Angeles Daily News all-area team honors in 2008 soccer ... first team All-Iowa Conference goalie.
and 2009 collected ten catches for 188 yards as a junior … Personal: Born April 3, 1994 ... son of Ron and Sal Van
also lettered in lacrosse … high school teammate of fellow Der Kamp ... undecided on major ... cousin Jamie Beyer
ISU signee Ben Loth … coached in high school by Jeremiah was a seven time All-American thrower for the Iowa State
Ross. track and field team (1997-2000).
Personal: Born February 10, 1992 … son of Michael Rich-
ardson … undecided on major.
Jevoury Anthony
WEDDERBURN YOUNG
Athlete • 6-1 • 190 Defensive Back • 5-9 • 162
Fr. • Urbandale, Iowa Jr. • Ontario, Calif.
(Urbandale) (Colony/Palomar)
High School: Rushed for 2,032 yards and 24 touchdowns Palomar College: Four-star recruit … chose Iowa State
as a senior for Urbandale … recorded 15 tackles on defense over offers from Colorado State, Middle Tennessee State,
for the J-Hawks … Des Moines Sunday Register 2009 Elite Nevada, Tulsa and Utah State … ranked 25th in rivals.
All-State running back … 2009 Iowa Newspaper Associa- com junior college top 50 … team defensive MVP in 2009
tion and Des Moines Register Class 4A first-team All-State … collected a team-high six interceptions on the season,
… first-team All-CIML Central conference as a senior … taking one back for a touchdown … fourth for the Comets
dashed for 1,159 yards and 14 touchdowns as a junior … with 57 tackles in 2009 … also had 16 pass breakups …
second-team All-CIML Central conference as a junior … J.C. Grid-Wire honorable mention All-American in 2008 …
All-conference honorable mention as a sophomore. second-team All-Southern conference in 2008 … finished
Personal: December 14, 1991 ... son of Andrea Cunning- second on team with 72 tackles as a freshman … led team
ham. in pass breakups with 16 … earned Defensive MVP hon-
ors in the Comets’ 2008 Golden Empire Bowl victory …
coached by Joe Early
High School: All-Mt. Baldy League selection as a senior
and junior at Colony High … second-team All-CIF South-
ern Section and second-team All-San Bernardino as a senior
… played for coach Anthony Rice … also lettered in track
and basketball … holds Colony High School record in the
triple jump (47’7.5”).
Jarvis Personal: Born on June 20,1989 … son of Anthony Young
Sr. and Kristen Morris … kinesiology major.
WEST
Wide Receiver • 5-6 • 148
Fr. • St. Petersburg, Fla.
(Gibbs) Chris
High School: Three-star recruit … rivals.com ranked West
YOUNG
86th in the country among class of 2010 wide receivers Wide Receiver • 5-11 • 183
… chose Iowa State over offers from Florida State, Missis- Jr. • Austin, Texas
sippi, Nebraska, South Florida, Syracuse, Toledo, Tulsa and (Austin/Trinity Valley)
West Virginia … collected 20 catches for 367 yards and
seven touchdowns as a senior for the Gibbs Gladiators … Trinity Valley: Four-star recruit … ranked 36th among ju-
named a utility player on the 2009 St. Petersburg Times nior college recruits according to rivals.com … chose Iowa
all-Pinellas County team … returned a total of five kickoffs State over offers from Kansas State, North Texas, Southern
and punts for touchdowns as a junior … also collected four Mississippi and UAB … played two years at Trinity Valley
receiving and three rushing touchdowns during his 2008 Community College … earned second-team all-conference
campaign … second-team kick returner on St. Petersburg honors as a sophomore … led the conference in regular-
Times all-Suncoast team in 2008 … honorable mention season receptions with 32 for 508 yards and three touch-
for 2008 St. Petersburg Times all-Pinellas County team … downs in 2009 … caught 31 passes for 482 yards and four
coached by Donnie Abraham … also lettered in track and touchdowns as a freshman for the Cardinals … coached by
field. Brad Smiley.
Personal: Born November 18, 1991 … son of Eugene West High School: Earned all-district honors as a wide receiver,
and Demetra Green … undecided on major. defensive back and return specialist at Austin … collected
honorable mention all-state honors his senior season …
coached by Rodney Vincent.
Personal: Born July 20, 1990 … son of Reggie Young and
Kim Woody … intends to major in criminal justice.