Florida Historical Recruiting Classes 2001-2005

2005 (18)

Pos.  NAME  (Ht., Wt.), Hometown (School) 

DB Avery Atkins (5-11, 189), Daytona Beach (Mainland)
LB Kalvin Baker (6-0, 245), Columbus, Ga. (Pacelli Catholic)
WR Nyantakyi Boateng (6-2, 199), Brooklyn, N.Y. (Abraham Lincoln)
OL Simon Codrington (6-7, 270) Miami (South Miami)
LB Jon Demps (6-4, 219) Pensacola (Washington)
TE Brian Ellis (6-2, 235), Daytona Beach (Mainland)**
LB Darryl Gresham Jr. (6-3, 251), Roanoke, Va. (William Fleming)
OL Eddie Haupt (6-4, 280), Merritt Island
RB Kestahn Moore (5-10, 205), Arlington, Texas (Mansfield Summit)
DB Dorian Munroe (6-0, 191), Miami (Coral Reef)
WR Louis Murphy (6-3, 190), St. Petersburg (Lakewood)
WR David Nelson (6-5, 186), Wichita Falls, Texas (Rider)
DB Reggie Nelson (6-1, 175), Melbourne (Coffeyville C.C./Palm Bay)
PK Jonathan Phillips (5-11, 200), Wellington
QB Josh Portis (6-3, 188), Woodland Hills, Calif. (Taft)
DB Eric Sledge (6-2, 195), Apopka
LB Ryan Stamper (6-1, 217), Jacksonville (First Coast)
OL Ronnie Wilson (6-4, 350), Pompano Beach (Ely)

** Brian Ellis was the only member of the Class of 2005 who did not enroll at Florida. Ellis ended up at the College of the Sequoias in California. He would later sign with Purdue out of the JUCO ranks.

2004 (22)

NAME,  Pos. (Ht., Wt.),  Hometown (School)
Michael Brown, Line (6-5, 265), Atlanta, Ga. (Westlake)
Tate Casey, Back (6-7, 225), Longview, Tex. (Longview)
Javier Estopinan, Back (6-3, 235), Miami (South Miami)
Dawayne Grace Back (6-2, 180), Jacksonville (Ed White)
Dane Guthrie, Back (6-3, 230), Miami (Killian)
Derrick Harvey, Line (6-5, 235), Greenbelt (Roosevelt)

Cornelius Ingram, Quarterback (6-5, 215), Hawthorne (Hawthorne)

Kyle Jackson, Back (6-1, 190), Neptune Beach (Fletcher)
Tony Joiner, Back (6-2, 190), Haines City (Haines City)
Michael Mangold, Line (6-3, 250), Merritt Island
Markus Manson, Back (6-1, 195), Tuscaloosa (Hillcrest)
Michael McIntosh, Back (6-2, 180), Jacksonville (First Coast)

Derrick McPhearson, Back (6-1, 185), Hyattsville, Md. (Dematha)**
Drew Miller, Line (6-6, 305), Sarasota (Riverview)

Jeremy Mincey (6-3, 255), Statesboro, Ga. (Statesboro/Butler C.C.)
McIntosh Nicolas, Back (6-2, 190), Immokalee (Immokalee)**
Eric Rutledge, Back (6-1, 230), Gainesville (P.K. Yonge)
Brandon Siler, Line (6-2, 215), Orlando (Evans)
Jim Tartt, Line (6-4, 320), Crawfordville (Wakulla)

Markell Thompson (6-7, 260), Milwaukee, Wisc. (SW Mississippi JC)
Phil Trautwein, Line (6-7, 310), Voorhees, N.J. (Eastern)
Jason Watkins, Line (6-9, 300), Lakeland (Lake Gibson)

**Derrick McPhearson and McIntosh Nicolas failed to qualify at Florida for the Fall of 2004. McPhearson attended Fork Union Military Academy (Va.) and after the firing of Ron Zook that year, he elected to follow him to Illinois, where he enrolled in 2005. Nicolas attended the College of the Sequoias, and elected to pursue the pro football route through the CFL after his stint there.

2003 (27)

Name, Pos. (Ht., Wt.), Hometown (School)
Andre Caldwell, Back (6-2, 188), Tampa (Jefferson)
Joe Cohen, Back (6-2, 250), Melbourne (Palm Bay)
John Dingle, Line (6-2, 218), Miami (Booker T. Washington)**
Earl Everett, Back (6-2, 210), Webster (South Sumter)

Billy Griffin, Line (6-3, 290), Ventura, Calif (Ventura J.C./Ventura)

Anthony Guerrero (6-2, 305), Lakewood, Calif. (Cerritos C.C./Downey
Michael Hill, Line (6-2, 285), Smiths, Ala. (Smiths Station)
Reynaldo Hill, Back (6-0, 180), Ft. Lauderdale (Dodge City C.C./Stranahan)
Eric Holcombe, Line (6-3, 280), Mobile, Ala. (NE Mississippi C.C.)

Chad Jackson, Back (6-1, 200), Hoover, Ala. (Hoover)

David Kenner, Back (6-3, 250), Philadelphia, Pa. (Lackwanna J.C./Frankford)
Chris Leak, Quarterback (6-1, 205), Charlotte, N.C. (Independence)
Howard Lingard, Back (6-2, 215), Oviedo
Clint McMillan, Line (6-2, 270), Oviedo
Carlton Medder, Line (6-5, 320), Clermont (South Lake)
Justin Midgett, Quarterback (6-3, 180), Punta Gorda (Charlotte)
Tranell Morant, Line (6-5, 270), Miami (Braddock)
Jarvis Moss, Line (6-7, 220), Denton, TX (Ryan)

Reggie Nelson, Back (6-0, 185), Melbourne (Palm Bay)**
Julian Riley, Line (6-3½, 266), St. Petersburg (Lakewood)
Steven Rissler, Line (6-3, 310), Sarasota (Riverview)
Jermaine Thomas, Back (6-2, 200), Citra (North Marion)
Marcus Thomas, Line (6-4, 285), Jacksonville (Mandarin)
Skyler Thornton, Back (6-0, 200), LaGrange, Ga. (LaGrange)

Tavares Washington, Line (6-3, 300), Greenville, Miss. (Mississippi Delta J.C./South Delta)
Demetrice "Dee" Webb, Back (5-11, 180), Jacksonville (Ed White)
Eric Wilbur, Specialist (6-2, 190), Winter Park (Trinity Prep)

**Johnny Dingle practiced with the team in August of 2003, but was prevented from enrolling at Florida due to academic reasons. He went on to have a solid career at West Virginia. Reggie Nelson went the JUCO route and later re-signed with Florida in 2005.

2002 (22)

NAME, POS (HT., WT.), HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL)
Dallas Baker, Back (6-3, 185) New Smyrna Beach (New Smyrna Beach/Northfield Mt. Hermon)

Nick Brooks, Back (6-0, 180), Warner Robbins, Ga. (Northside)

Todd Bunce, Line (6-3, 278), Bradenton (Southeast)
Ryan Carter, Line (6-4, 303), Clermont (South Lake)
Taurean Charles, Line (6-1, 220), Miami (Northwestern)

Jemalle Cornelius, Back (6-1, 180), Fort Meade
Channing Crowder, Back (6-2, 225), Atlanta, Ga. (North Springs)**
Brian Crum, Back (6-3, 211), Woodbine, Ga. (Camden County)
Gavin Dickey, Quarterback (6-0, 190), Tallahassee (Lincoln)
Patrick Dosh, Quarterback (6-3, 205), Glen Allen, Va. (Benedictine)
Ciatrick Fason, Back (6-1, 200), Neptune Beach (Fletcher)
Randy Hand, Line (6-4, 315), Fort Myers (Estero)

Steven Harris, Line (6-4, 220), Miami (Coral Gables)
Terrence Holmes, Back (5-10, 188), Glassboro, N.J. (Glassboro)
Reggie Lewis, Back (6-0, 180), Jacksonville (First Coast)
Jermaine McCollum, Back (5-9, 165), Miami (Southridge)
Tremaine McCollum, Back (5-9, 170), Miami (Southridge)
Ray McDonald, Line (6-3, 240), Belle Glade (Glades Central)

MacKenzie Pierre (6-3, 240), Miami (Booker T. Washington
Kenneth Tookes, Back (6-3, 186), Jacksonville (First Coast)

Jimtavis Walker, Back (5-10, 195), Statesboro, Ga. (Statesboro)
DeShawn Wynn, Back (6-0, 210), Cincinnati, Ohio (Reading)

**All 22 members of the 2002 class enrolled, although Crowder's enrollment was delayed until December of that year as he rehabbed from a knee injury.

2001 (18)

NAME, Pos., (Ht., Wt.), Hometown (Previous School)
Eraste Autin Back (6-2, 250) Lafayette, La. (St. Thomas More)
Dallas Baker, Back (6-3, 185), New Smyrna Beach**

Vernell Brown, Back (5-8, 160), Gainesville
Wesley Bryant, Line (6-3, 285), Charlotte, N.C. (Vance)
Lance Butler, Line (6-7, 300), Lexington, N.C. (West Davidson)
Deshawn Carter, Back (6-1, 203), Hammond, La. (Ponchatoula)
Jonathan Colon, Line (6-7, 280), Miami (Miami Central HS/Bridgton Academy)
Mike Degory, Line (6-6, 320), Palm Bay
Jarvis Herring, Back (5-11, 180), Live Oak (Suwannee)
Larry Kendrick, Back (5-11, 210), Haines City
Matt Leach, Kicker (6-0, 180), Sarasota (Booker)
Ingle Martin, Quarterback (6-3, 210), Nashville, Tenn. (Montgomery Bell Academy)
Jonathan Marvin, Line (6-4, 295) Hendersonville, N.C. (West Henderson)
Todd McCullough, Back (6-4, 215), Macclenny (Bolles)
Sylvester McGrew, Line (6-3, 260), New Orleans, La. (St. Augustine)
Maurice Mitchell, Line (6-7, 320), Albany, Ga. (Dougherty HS / Fork Union Mil. Acad.)
Bryan Savelio, Line (6-3, 300), Henderson, Nev. (Basic HS / Mesa CC)
Antoine Sharp, Back (6-2, 200), Jacksonville (Bolles)

**Baker did not qualify, but went the prep route and re-signed with Florida the following year.