2013 Commit List

[Cousin Eddie]

I'll try to keep this as up to date as possible. FYI, Glenn said he is looking to get 25 on signing day.

•• John Wessel, SF Roosevelt (LB, 6-2, 200)
www.hudl.com/athlete/487390/highlights/28357377

•• Riley Donovan, Kasson-Mantorville, Minn. (WR, 6-1, 185)
www.hudl.com/athlete/815478/highlights/16932375

•• Sean Finley, Fountain Valley, Calif. (OLB, 6-4, 200). Had offers from Arizona and Nevada. 3-star ESPN recruit
www.hudl.com/athlete/925340/highlights/33383389

•• Miles Bergner, Longmont, Colo. (K/P, 6-1, 200). Will play in the 2013 U.S. Army All-America Bowl in San Antonio, Texas. Had offer from Northern Colorado
www.hudl.com/athlete/834575/miles-bergner

•• Colin Mertlik, Blair, Neb. (LB, 6-3, 195). Had offer from Northwest Missouri State and serious interest from North Dakota
www.hudl.com/athlete/181603/highlights/22926374

•• Tevin Foster, Lawton, Okla. (WR, 5-10, 175). Offer from Dartmouth. Committed to USD in June
www.hudl.com/athlete/478909/tevin-foster

•• Sean Glenn, Windsor, Colo. (DE, 6-3, 225). As a senior, recorded 44 solo tackles, 46 assisted tackles and 10.5 sacks for a state championship team. Had offers from Northern Colorado and SDSU. www.glennfootball.us/
www.hudl.com/athlete/374955/sean-glenn

•• Kyle Staples, Fresno, Calif. (ILB, 6-1, 230, Fresno City CC transfer). In 2011, he recorded 31 tackles, two for loss. No stats could be found for this past season, when Fresno lost in the State Center Bowl.
www.hudl.com/athlete/773647/highlights/22420380

•• Kiefer Ketelhut, Plainfield, Ill. (TE/OL, 6-6, 270). Had interest from Central Michigan.
www.hudl.com/athlete/1023641/highlights/18927374

•• Edward Kennedy, Ft. Collins, CO (OT 6'5" 265)
www.hudl.com/athlete/1484768/highlights/31745386

•• Stetson Dagel, Cherokee, IA (OT/DE/OLB 6'5" 250)
www.hudl.com/athlete/790633/highlights/21094376

•• Brandt VanRoekel, Rock Valley, IA (QB/DB 6'4" 180)
www.hudl.com/athlete/567698/highlights/33508687

•• Jim Litrenta, a 6-3, 220-pound LB from St. Laurence HS in Burbank, Ill.,
www.hudl.com/athlete/1354982/#highlights/30830397
www.youtube.com/watch?v=epifY5P3as4

•• Luke Worden, a 5-10, 180-pound DB from Scottsbluff, Neb.
www.hudl.com/athlete/145938/highlights/15334388
www.ncsasports.org/football-recru....ool/luke-worden

•• Drew Potter, a 6-4, 235 pound FB/Ath from Basehor-Linwood High School in Basehor, KS
www.hudl.com/athlete/1488365/#highlights/18276380

•• Khorey Kilgore, a 5-10, 196 pound RB/SS from Blue Springs South High School in Blue Springs, MO
www.hudl.com/athlete/82434/highlights/35272429

•• Jet Moreland, a 6-3 207 pound FS from Wichita Heights High School - Wichita, KS
www.hudl.com/athlete/18390/highlights/19899412

•• Khiry Crawford, a 6'2" 190 pound CB from Coffeyville Community College. Previously at Highland Park in Topeka.
www.hudl.com/athlete/919733/highlights/34489375

•• Fred Beaugard, a 6'3" 240 lb. DE from Montini High School - Lombard, IL
www.hudl.com/athlete/635059/highlights/25582374

•• Aaron Ramsey, a 6'4" 210 lb. QB from Blue Valley Southwest in Overland Park, KS
www.hudl.com/athlete/118739/highlights/7687398

•• Sam McLeran, a 6'3" 275 lbs. Athlete - Played LT/DT his senior year, from Iowa City West High School - Iowa City, IA - Decommitted from UNI, had an offer from Western Illinois, interest from Iowa and ISU.
www.hudl.com/athlete/604813/sam-mcleran

•• D'Treal Stone, a 6'2" 180 lbs. FS from St. Joseph, MO. Also played QB in high school.
www.hudl.com/athlete/600374/highlights/22751384
rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-DTreal-Stone-136132

•• Marquice Fletcher, a 5'11" 180 lbs. CB from Tulsa, OK
www.hudl.com/athlete/440027/highlights/27708395
www.maxpreps.com/athletes/7DMl6Nf....ce-fletcher.htm

•• Jon Maag a 6'5" 250 lb. OL from Scottsbluff, NE.
www.hudl.com/athlete/145935/highlights/2227837423 known commits.

•• Ryan Alger a 6'0" 191 lbs. S from Broken Arrow, OK.
www.hudl.com/athlete/678833/highlights/19882411

•• Khalid Kornegay a 6-3, 185 WR from Union High School in Tulsa, OK. Decommitted from BCS Tulsa and committed to the Coyotes. Khalid is a 3 star on Rivals. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlF4krTzIEc
www.hudl.com/athlete/440036/highlights/24711383
rivals.yahoo.com/nebraska/football/recruiting/player-Khalid-Kornegay-128582

•• Josh Hunt, a 6'1" 185 lbs. OLB from Central Lyon/George-Little Rock HS in Rock Rapids, IA.
www.hudl.com/athlete/809804/josh-hunt

27 known commits. It is believed the coaches expect to receive around 30 commits.

[Cousin Eddie]

It is the middle of January and the staff is already past the halfway point for this class. Glenn has said he wants 25 dudes on signing day. The initial singing day is February 6, 2013. That leaves 7 weeks and 5 days to get 11 more players.

***Glenn told JH that they have 15 commits. One is not known to the public.

[Yote 53]

They'll need to get a few more than 11. It happens every year, decommitments or something falls through. Best to have few extra in the back pocket.

[Cousin Eddie]

Well played. Honest mistake. Had it correct elsewhere. Not a mod. Couldn't edit the thread title.

[lakesbison]

Reading your commit list, none of those areas you are in had NDSU coaches sniffing around. thats good, the other dakota schools try and go head to head and lost.... but Glenn is smart enough to go find your own recruits.

thats honestly a good sign,

[Cousin Eddie]

Updated as of 11:57 AM January 14, 2013

Loving the run on Kansas players. Great place to find talent.

[Deleted]

Looks like a nice class shaping up. One observation though; I'm surprised there aren't more defensive lineman. That's where you needed the most help in my opinion. I'd expect 2-3 more in the next few weeks. Either that, or a couple of your LBs will move to DE, etc. Fun time of the year.

[Cousin Eddie]

I completely agree. We did get a DE yesterday, but we need a couple mountains in the middle.

[azsod73]

Jan 15, 2013 7:24:02 GMT -6 Cousin Eddie said:

I completely agree. We did get a DE yesterday, but we need a couple mountains in the middle.

First, thank you Cousin Eddie for keeping us up to date with the commit list - it is appreciated.

Regarding the linemen, offense/defense, what is the thinking of where we are at with returnees and new commits? I'm not knowledgeable enough to know. Mick Garry commented recently Joe Glenn is not making a big play in the jc circuit. I am good with that but is it a good sign of the talent on hand, or committed, or the ongoing difficulty of recruiting quality big people?

[Coyote Fan]

I like that Glenn doesn't want to play that game with the Jucos. I think it's better for the program to have mostly 4 and 5 year players. The quick fix is nice but it leads to a higher turnover rate on average.

[Cousin Eddie]

Thus far it looks like we have 4 OL guys in this class. Last year we had 3. That being said, we only had 1 SR OL this season. Our OL is just young. Period. The depth we have coming up is great. I sincerely believe Glenn when he says we just need a few more birthdays on the OL.

Regarding the DL, I am less educated on the 3-4 systems, but I can tell you the need for several huge DT players is severely diminished. We will have one big guy clogging the middles. From there we can have guys that are smallish DT/larger DE playing the DE position. LB is where we needed more size/depth. I think in this class you see that motivation. We are graduating 7 undersized LBs. Coming up, the intention is for all of the guys to be 6'2"+ & 230+. This will greatly solidify our run defense.

This will allow for more speed in the backfield to cover. Also, the flexibility of the 3-4 will allow us to give more looks, but the key is to get a base beefed up to stop the run and rush the passer.

There is a noticeable increase in the height of the guys we are recruiting.

[azsod73]

CE, appreciate your insight. From my perspective, an admitted untrained eye, a number of the new recruits appear physically mature enough to see playing time in their first year - if the situation demanded.

I am hearing positive things about the team during this off-season. There is a an appreciation for Coach Glenn's track record and what he and his assistants are trying to put in place for the future.

Also, want to acknowledge and congratulate Jevon Bowman, the Strength and Conditioning Coach for his help in recruiting, and being an inspirational leader to Yote athletics. Have to believe the new facilities, and improvements, will be big help in this area. We need to put the money and effort in to ensure our athletes have the resources to reach their full potential.

[yotefan90]

I was scanning over the existing Yote roster and if my quick count was right, we only have 8 players on the team that will be juniors next year. There is another average sized graduating class for next year (around 19 if there were to be no changes to the roster but we know that is not the case) so that means we will be loaded with underclassmen on the roster next year. I believe I saw 2 JC guys incoming but that still puts our JR class at 10 players.

[Cousin Eddie]

Official List from www.goyotes.com/signingday/sdak-signing-day-central-13.html:

NAME POS HT WT HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
Ryan Alger S 5-11 185 Broken Arrow, Okla. Broken Arrow HS
Fred Beaugard DL 6-3 235 Wheaton, Ill. Montini Catholic HS
Miles Bergner K/P 6-1 200 Longmont, Colo. Longmont HS
Stetson Dagel OL 6-5 250 Cherokee, Iowa Cherokee HS
Riley Donovan WR 6-1 185 Kasson, Minn. Kasson-Mantorville HS
Allen Edwards DL 6-3 230 Miami, Fla. Immaculata-Lasalle HS
Sean Finley LB 6-4 225 Fountain Valley, Calif. Fountain Valley HS
Marquice Fletcher DB 5-10 170 Tulsa, Okla. Union HS
Tevin Foster DB 5-11 175 Lawton, Okla. Lawton HS
Jackson Gannon DL 6-2 260 Kearney, Neb. Kearney HS
Sean Glenn DL 6-3 238 Windsor, Colo. Windsor HS
Josh Hunt DB 6-2 188 Rock Rapids, Iowa Central Lyon HS
Ed Kennedy OL 6-5 265 Fort Collins, Colo. Rocky Mountain HS
Kiefer Ketelhut OL 6-6 250 Plainfield, Ill. Plainfield North HS
Khorey Kilgore RB 5-10 190 Blue Springs, Mo. Blue Springs South HS
Khalid Kornegay WR 6-2 180 Tulsa, Okla. Union HS
Taylor Lambert LB 5-10 220 McCook Lake, S.D. Dakota Valley HS
Jim Litrenta LB 6-2 205 Orland Park, Ill. St. Laurence HS
Jonathan Maag OL 6-4 255 Scottsbluff, Neb. Scottsbluff HS
Sam McLeran OL 6-3 270 North Liberty, Iowa Iowa City West HS
Colin Mertlik LB 6-3 200 Blair, Neb. Blair HS
Jet Moreland LB 6-3 205 Wichita, Kan. Wichita Heights HS
Drew Potter FB 6-3 240 Basehor, Kan. Basehor-Linwood HS
Aaron Ramsey QB 6-3 205 Stillwell, Kan. Blue Valley Southwest HS
Graham Resseguie DB 5-11 185 Lincoln, Neb. Pius X HS
Kyle Staples LB 6-1 225 Fresno, Calif. Fresno CC
D'Treal Stone DB 6-0 180 St. Joseph, Mo. Lafayette HS
Brandt Van Roekel ATH 6-4 190 Boyden, Iowa Boyden HS
John Wessel LB 6-2 220 Sioux Falls, S.D. Roosevelt HS
Garrett Wooten DT 6-3 250 Bloomington, Ill. Normal Community HS
Luke Worden DB 5-9 170 Scottsbluff, Neb. Scottsbluff HS
Courtney Wright DL 6-2 215 Coral Springs, Fla. Coral Glades HS