Bulls Signing Day Central

[Triple B]

All are in.

No surprises, good or bad.

  Signee Roster

Player	Position	Height	Weight	Hometown	Previous School
Tyrone Barber	DT	6-3	275	Venice, Fla.	Venice HS
Octavious Battle	QB	6-2	200	Atlanta, Ga.	Carver HS
Eugene Bowman	DB	6-0	169	Jacksonville, Fla.	Robert E. Lee HS
Dwayne Boyles	DE	6-3	225	Miami, Fla.	Miami Central HS
Chris Carter	TE	6-4	230	Homestead, Fla.	South Dade HS
Brad Cecil	OL	6-4	275	Jacksonville, Fla.	Bartram Trail HS
JaJuan Cherry	S	5-9	182	Okeechobee, Fla.	Okeechobee HS
Randal Copeland	LB	6-2	220	Havana, Fla.	Gadsden County HS
Vincent Davis	DB	5-11	165	Jacksonville, Fla.	Robert E. Lee HS
Johnny Ford	RB	5-8	175	Miami, Fla.	Miami HS
Antonio Grier	LB	6-1	220	Atlanta, Ga	Mays HS
Keyon Helton	S	6-1	190	Pensacola, Fla.	West Florida HS
Terrence Horne	WR	5-9	165	Miramar, Fla.	Miramar HS
Donovan Jennings	OL	6-5	310	Tampa, Fla.	Gaither HS
Stacy Kirby	DE	6-3	245	Orlando, Fla.	Jones HS
Trey Laing	DE	6-2	220	Tallahassee, Fla.	Godby HS
Devin Leacock	DT	6-3	270	Port Charlotte, Fla.	Port Charlotte, HS
Jordan McCloud	QB	6-0	180	Tampa, Fla.	Plant HS
Brian Norris	RB	6-2	220	Chiefland, Fla.	Chiefland HS
Zion Roland	WR	5-11	184	St. Petersburg, Fla.	Admiral Farragut HS
Sebastian Sainterling	OL	6-2	356	Hollywood, Fla.	Chaminade-Madonna HS
Trent Schneider	P	6-0	190	Sydney, Australia	Santa Barbara City College
John Waller	DT	6-5	310	St. Petersburg, Fla.	Admiral Farragut HS
Ethan Watson	OL	6-5	300	Pensacola, Fla.	Catholic HS
Armon Williams	DT	6-3	285	Snellville, Ga.	South Gwinnett HS
Rashawn Yates	DE	6-3	250	Port St. Lucie, Fla.	Treasure Coast HS

 

Edited February 7, 2018 by Triple B

[BullFan98]

Did anyone sign today?  If so, how many signed today?

[Triple B]

4 minutes ago, BullFan98 said:

Did anyone sign today?  If so, how many signed today?

Barber and Waller.

[Triple B]

Bulls Add Two To No. 2 Ranked Class In The American

2018 Signing Class Size: 26        Offense: 11; Defense: 14; Special Teams: 1
Ranking: No. 2 in American Conference (Rivals & 247Sports)

TAMPA, FEB. 7, 2018 – USF Football's 2018 signing class swelled to 26 members on Wednesday as the NCAA Late Signing Period began with head coach Charlie Strong adding two more student-athletes to the Bulls' roster.
 
The Bulls added a pair of three-star rated defensive linemen on Wednesday to the 24 members of the 2018 class that joined USF during the NCAA Early Signing Period in December. The Bulls' 24 early period signees ranked as the second-most nationally and helped catapult Strong's first full-cycle recruiting class at USF to the No. 2 ranking in the American Athletic Conference by Rivals and 247Sports. Four Bulls signees hail from the Bay Area, including two from Tampa and two from St. Petersburg.
 
On Wednesday, the Bulls added Bay Area defensive tackle John Waller (St. Petersburg) and defensive tackle Tyrone Barber (Venice), who helped lead Venice High School to the 2017 Florida Class 7A state title.
 
The addition of two defensive linemen to the 2018 class gives the Bulls 14 signees on the defensive side of the ball, 11 on offense and one punter. Twenty-four of USF's 26 signees were rated a three-star recruit and one drew a four-star ranking from ESPN.
 
On the defensive side of the ball, the Bulls addressed the departure of three senior starters on the defensive line by signing eight defensive linemen, including four defensive ends and four defensive tackles. Joining the two players added in the late period were early signees at defensive end Dwayne Boyles (Miami), Stacy Kirby (Orlando), Trey Laing (Tallahassee) and Rashawn Yates (Port St. Lucie), and defensive tackles Devin Leacock (Port Charlotte) and Armon Williams (Snellville, Ga.). The Bulls also added a pair of athletes at linebacker in Randal Copeland (Pensacola) and Antonio Grier (Atlanta), hard-hitting safeties in JuJuan Cherry (Okeechobee) and Keyon Helton (Pensacola) and teammates Vincent Davis (Jacksonville) and Eugene Bowman (Jacksonville) that shined in the secondary at Robert E. Lee High School.
 
On the offensive side of the ball, the Bulls added two dual-threat quarterbacks in the early period. Tampa native Jordan McCloud (Plant HS) and Georgia quarterback Octavious Battle (Atlanta) joined the Bulls. McCloud led Plant High School to a 12-2 record, passing for 2,426 yards and 26 touchdowns and running for 389 yards and six touchdowns. Battle led Carver High School to the Georgia Class 5A state semifinal, passing for 3,221 yards and 23 touchdowns and running for 713 yards and two touchdowns.
 
The Bulls also added a pair of wide receivers, including local ESPN four-star recruit Zion Roland (St. Petersburg) out of Admiral Farragut High School in St. Petersburg. He was joined by playmaking wide receiver Terrence Horne (Miramar).
 
The Bulls added two running backs in bruising 6-2, 220-pounder Brian Norris (Chiefland) and 5-8 speedster Johnny Ford (Miami), as well as a tight end in Chris Carter (Homestead). USF also got four offensive linemen in Brad Cecil (Jacksonville), Tampa-product Donovan Jennings (Tampa), Sebastian Sainterling (Hollywood) and Ethan Watson (Pensacola).
 
USF addressed a need at punter by landing 27-year old Sydney, Australia native Trent Schneider, who averaged 38.6 yards per punt in one season at Santa Barbara City College. Schneider joined Boyles, Grier, Kirby, Norris and Roland as early enrollees joining the Bulls on campus in January.
 

[Bull Matrix]

Solid class 

[ToroDeFuego]

Not a lot of flash but added some good size on both sides of the line. I'm really interested in seeing if Battle or McCloud can challenge at QB.

[usf97]

Didn’t realize the Aussie punter was 27....good gracious. 

[NewEnglandBull]

1 hour ago, usf97 said:

Didn’t realize the Aussie punter was 27....good gracious. 

Not impressed with his avg. hope he gets some good coaching....

[hm101]

Good enough to win the conference

[NewEnglandBull]

15 minutes ago, brybull1970 said:

Per 247 we had the 62nd ranked class in the country - 3rd amongst G5 schools.

Rivals had us as the 56th ranked team - 3rd among G5. Looks like it was pretty consistent.