Gill on the signees

Here are the main talking points Coach Gill had on each of the 18 signees:

QB Stephen Calvert

• Named first team all-Dade County. “We all know there is tremendous talent there and he was one of the best there.”
• One of the strongest arms of all the QBs in this class
• “Can spin it, he can throw it around”
• More of a “drop back guy”

QB Rudiger Yearick

• Could have an impact this year
• Dual threat guy
• Tremendous athlete

RB Mitchell Lewis

• Very physical
• Good quickness
• “Once he sees a hole, he gets vertical quick”

WR Antonio Gandy-Golden

• Very talented
• Has the size and speed to do things we want to do

WR Lionell McConnell

• High school has a lot of great talent (Allen HS in Allen, TX)
• Just played one year there
• Originally from Cincinnati where he also played quarterback

OL Damian Bounds

• Projects as a center/guard
• A little bit of “nastiness” about him as he finishes blocks
• Blocks the 2nd and 3rd level guys (LBs & DBs)

OL Aidan Burroughs

• Big, raw guy
• Works out every day at 5;30 in the morning
• He will continue to get bigger

OL Ethan Crawford

• Big guy
• Really strong
• Very aggressive

OL Julio Lozano

• Will play offensive tackle
• Played d-line in high school, only played one year of o-line
• Best ball is ahead of him
• About 295-300 pounds now

OL Daniel Zapata

• Very strong finisher
• Played center, guard, & tackle
• Will look at him at guard/center

DE Michael Anderson

• “Very interesting guy here”
• Played a lot of different positions
• Still a growing young man
• Really impressed by him
• Can use hands well and throw people off blocks
• Tremendous IQ
• Mixture of Chima Uzowihe and Juwan Wells
• Terrific upside

NG DeCarlo Hamilton

• Mixture of Jaron Greene and Bryant Lewellyn
• Hard-working, blue-collar guy

LB Korell Evans

• Great hands, we saw that from him as a receiver
• Very powerful as being able to strike people from the defensive side
• Great passion for the game
• Tremendous student and high character individual

CB Jimmy Faulks, Jr

• Similar to Chris Turner, size-wise
• Great ball skills

S Ceneca Espinoza, Jr

• Physical athlete
• Will let him roam around and make plays
• Knows how to strike people

S Solomon McGinty

• Will probably play the spur position
• Could have an impact this year
• Very physical athlete

S Brandon Tillmon

• Outstanding in all 3 sports (football, basketball, baseball)
• Will play football and baseball here
• Very impressed by him
• Very tough guy, very physical
• So talented, has a lot of tremendous skill, very dynamic athlete

K Alex Probert

• “Fantastic kicker”
• Very consistent
• Very strong leg
• Great trajectory on his kicks
• Long jump of 23 feet, so he’s a good athlete
• Dad went to LU