Smith Announces 2003 Spartan Football Signees

Feb. 5, 2003

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2003 Michigan State Football Signees

Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown/Previous School
Delton Ashburn	DB	5-11	181	Hampton, Va./Fork Union Military Academy
Sylvester "Bobo" Brown	RB	5-9	204	Canton, Miss./Milford Academy
Kris Bush	RB	5-11	184	New Orleans, La./John Curtis Christian HS
Irving Campbell	WR	5-11	165	Lake Worth, Fla./Santaluces HS
Jehuu Caulcrick	RB	6-0	234	Sherman, N.Y./Clymer HS
Sean Clayton	QB	6-4	233	Poland, Ohio/Poland Seminary HS
Pete Clifford	OL	6-7	317	Salem, N.H./Bridgton Academy
DeAndra Cobb	CB	5-10	184	Las Vegas, Nev./Antelope Valley College
Greg Cooper	CB	5-11	185	Flint, Mich./Flint Northern HS
Cole Corey	RB/DB	5-10	185	Tecumseh, Mich./Tecumseh HS
Mike Gyetvai	OL	6-7	323	Old Castle, Ont./Sandwich Secondary
Jamar Jones	WR	6-3	198	Arcadia, Fla./DeSoto County HS
Terry Love	WR	5-11	161	Bellwood, Ill./Proviso East HS
John Masters	OL	6-4	273	Carmel, Ind./Carmel HS
Daryl Melvin	DE	6-6	227	Jersey City, N.J./Nassau Community College
Stephen Reaves	QB	6-1	187	Tampa, Fla./Plant HS
Maurice Smith-Davis	RB	6-1	225	Warren, Ohio/Howland HS
Kaleb Thornhill	LB	6-1	222	Lansing, Mich./Eastern HS
Joe Toth	OL	6-2	278	Port Charlotte, Fla./Port Charlotte HS

Delton Ashburn
DB, 5-11, 181
Hampton, Va. (Fork Union Military Academy)

Rated among Virginia's top 50 prospects by Rivals.com (No. 32) . . . earned first-team all-state honors in 2002 as a defensive back and kick returner from Virginia Independent School Football Association . . . named to Virginia Prep League All-Prep Football Team . . . first-team All-Central Virginia and all-district selection . . . produced 37 tackles, three interceptions and nine pass break-ups as a senior while helping Fork Union (Va.) Military Academy to a 9-1 overall record and the VISFA state title . . . recorded six solo tackles and caused a fumble in the VISFA state championship game vs. Benedictine . . . rushed for 250 yards (26 carries) and five touchdowns in 2002 . . . returned nine kickoffs for 232 yards (25.8 avg.) and two scores, including an 83-yard TD return vs. Hargrave Military Academy in the state semifinals . . . returned 17 punts for 238 yards (14.0 avg.) . . . two-year starter for Coach Micky Sullivan at FUMA . . . registered 76 tackles (56 solos, 20 assists) and six interceptions as a junior . . . accounted for nearly 900 combined return yards in 2001 while scoring nine times on runbacks (five kickoffs and four punts) . . . career totals include 13 interceptions and 12 sacks . . . scored 12 career TDs on kick returns (eight kickoffs and four punts) . . . all-state track athlete won three state championships, including the 55 (6.4), 100 (10.6) and 200 (21.9) meters . . . attends the same high school that produced Ohio State All-America running back Eddie George . . . runs 4.4 in the 40 . . . son of Delton Sr. and Jean Ashburn . . . born Dec. 29, 1983 . . . honor roll student plans to major in communication.

Sylvester "Bobo" Brown
RB, 5-9, 204
Canton, Miss. (Milford Academy)

Two-year starter for Coach William Chaplick at Milford (Conn.) Academy . . . Coach Chaplick compares Brown's build and running style to the Dallas Cowboys' Emmitt Smith, who became the National Football League's all-time leading rusher in 2002 . . . rushed for 1,370 yards and 21 touchdowns in 2002 . . . gained 1,257 yards and scored 12 rushing TDs in 2001 . . . attends the same prep school that produced current Spartan offensive tackle Stefon Wheeler . . . Milford Academy has sent seven players to the Big Ten Conference over the last four years . . . originally signed with Ole Miss coming out of Madison (Miss.) Central High School in 2001 . . . gained 57 yards on seven rushes in the 2001 Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic in Mobile, Ala. . . . named to Max Emfinger/USA TODAY.com, Student Sports and Street & Smith's All-America Teams . . . All-Dixie pick by SuperPrep . . . ranked among Mississippi's top 40 prospects by The Clarion-Ledger . . . all-state selection as a senior by The Clarion-Ledger and the Mississippi Association of Coaches (MAC) . . . rushed for a Class 5A state record 7,130 career yards, breaking the mark previously held by NFL Hall of Famer Walter Payton . . . Class 5A Offensive Player of the Year rushed for 2,652 yards (345 carries) and 32 TDs in 2000 . . . earned all-state and all-metro honors from The Clarion-Ledger as a sophomore and junior . . . ran for a Class 5A-record 2,687 yards (314 attempts) and 31 TDs as a junior . . . rushed for a career-best 467 yards (44 carries) and seven TDs vs. Gentry . . . helped Madison Central to a combined record of 25-3 (.893) over his final two seasons, including a perfect 15-0 mark in 1999 and the Class 5A state crown . . . Jaguar head coach Mike Justice described Brown as "a relentless runner who will go right through you if he has to" . . . runs 4.5 in the 40 . . . won state power-lifting title at 198 pounds with a three-lift total of 1,415 pounds . . . son of Mary Brown . . . born Aug. 20, 1982 . . . plans to major in business.

Kris Bush
RB, 5-11, 184
New Orleans, La. (John Curtis Christian HS)

Ranked among the nation's top 50 running backs by Rivals.com (No. 41) . . . rated among Louisiana's top 35 prospects by Rivals.com (No. 23) . . . named one of the high school players of the year by the Greater New Orleans Quarterback Club . . . rushed for 1,119 yards on 117 carries and scored 20 touchdowns as a senior while helping John Curtis Christian High School in River Ridge, La., win its second-straight Class 4A state championship . . . four of his seven rushes vs. Capitol resulted in TDs . . . scored three rushing TDs each vs. O.P. Walker and Haughton . . . produced a season-high 137 yards and two TDs vs. Carver . . . gained over 1,400 rushing yards as a junior . . . played for Coach J.T. Curtis at John Curtis Christian . . . runs 4.5 in the 40 . . . son of Calvin and Mary Bush . . . born Dec. 13, 1984 . . . plans to major in business.

Irving Campbell
WR, 5-11, 165
Lake Worth, Fla. (Santaluces HS)

Earned Class 6A second-team all-state honors as a senior . . . named to The Palm Beach Post All-Area Team . . . also selected first-team All-Palm Beach County by The South Florida Sun-Sentinel . . . two-time all-conference pick . . . chosen most outstanding wide receiver at 2002 University of Florida summer camp . . . caught 46 passes for 809 yards (17.6 avg.) and five touchdowns in 2002 . . . had four 100-yard receiving games as a senior . . . had a career-high eight catches for 125 yards vs. Vero Beach . . . caught six passes for a career-best 157 yards and a score vs. Palm Beach Lakes . . . produced 38 tackles and three interceptions plus recovered three fumbles while playing cornerback . . . returned a punt 55 yards for a score vs. John I. Leonard . . . played for Coach Ray Berger at Santaluces High School in Lantana, Fla. . . . Coach Berger describes Campbell as "the total package" . . . runs 4.45 in the 40 . . . also competes in track and field . . . son of Doreen Ellis . . . born Dec. 4, 1984.

Jehuu Caulcrick
RB, 6-0, 234
Sherman, N.Y. (Clymer HS)

SuperPrep All-American . . . ranked among the nation's top fullbacks by SuperPrep (No. 2) and Rivals.com (No. 5) . . . rated among New York's top 15 players by SuperPrep (No. 4) . . . named to PrepStar's All-Eastern Team . . . three-time all-state and All-Western New York selection . . . named Player of the Year by The Buffalo News and The Post-Journal . . . selected Class D Player of the Year by the New York State Sportswriters Association . . . also presented the Connolly Cup by the Riverside Athletic Club . . . Western New York Player of the Year rushed for 2,161 yards and 28 touchdowns as a senior . . . his 2,161 rushing yards mark the fifth-best single-season total in Western New York history . . . gained 1,670 yards on 205 carries and scored 33 TDs as a junior . . . produced 256 yards and four rushing TDs vs. Clyde-Savannah in the 2001 Far West Regionals . . . became Western New York's all-time rushing leader with 6,559 career yards . . . his 100 career rushing TDs broke Western New York's scoring record . . . led Clymer (N.Y.) High School to four straight Section VI Class D championships and four consecutive appearances in the state final four . . . played for Coach Howard McMullen at Clymer . . . elected team captain for the Pirates' football and basketball teams . . . runs 4.41 in the 40 . . . won Class C/D title in the shot put with his throw of 54-8 3/4 . . . son of Bonita Karr . . . born Aug. 6, 1983, in Liberia . . . plans to major in telecommunication.

Sean Clayton
QB, 6-4, 233
Poland, Ohio (Poland Seminary HS)

Named to PrepStar's All-Midwest Team . . . first-team all-state selection by the Associated Press . . . earned first-team All-Northeast Ohio and All-Quad County honors as a senior . . . Northeast Ohio Division III Offensive Player of the Year completed 146-of-216 throws (.676) for 1,937 yards, 19 touchdowns and four interceptions in 2002 . . . threw for a school-record 319 yards vs. Chaney . . . rushed for 558 yards and eight TDs as a senior . . . produced 2,495 total yards and 27 total TDs in 2002 . . . elected team captain prior to his senior season . . . two-year starter for Coach Paul Hulea at Poland (Ohio) Seminary High School . . . earned second-team all-state honors as a junior . . . selected first-team All-Northeast Ohio, All-Quad County and All-Metro Athletic Conference (MAC) in 2001 . . . completed 291-of-428 career passes (.680) for 3,773 yards, 33 TDs and 11 INTs . . . ran for 706 career yards and 10 scores . . . accounted for 4,629 total yards and 43 TDs during his prep career . . . runs 4.7 in the 40 . . . also lettered in baseball and basketball . . . uncle John Sontich played freshman and JV football at Dartmouth (defensive back, 1979-81) . . . son of Tim and Vive Clayton . . . born Aug. 25, 1984 . . . plans to major in business.

Pete Clifford
OL, 6-7, 317
Salem, N.H. (Bridgton Academy)

Started all nine games at right tackle for Coach Rick Marcella at Bridgton (Maine) Academy . . . attended the same prep school that produced Florida offensive tackle Jonathan Colon . . . earned first-team All-New Hampshire honors as a senior at Salem (N.H.) High School . . . played in the 2002 Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl (New Hampshire vs. Vermont all-stars) . . . started 21 consecutive games at center for Coach Jack Gati at Salem . . . lettered in track, competing in the discus and javelin . . . posted prep personal bests of 138-6 in the discus and 150 in the javelin . . . averaged 5.4 points and 10.3 rebounds as the starting center for the Blue Devils' basketball team in 2001-02. . . uncle Tim played baseball at Harvard . . . son of John and Susan Clifford . . . born April 3, 1984 . . . enrolled at Michigan State on Jan. 6, 2003, for the beginning of the spring semester . . . majoring in business.

DeAndra Cobb
CB, 5-10, 184
Las Vegas, Nev. (Antelope Valley College)

Ranked among the nation's top 101 junior college prospects in 2002 by JCFootball.com (No. 93) . . . earned first-team All-California Region III honors as a sophomore . . . first-team All-Foothill Conference selection rushed for 1,060 yards (136 carries) and 11 touchdowns in 2001 . . . averaged a league-best 7.8 yards per carry . . . scored on a 93-yard TD run vs. Grossmont in 2001 . . . finished second in the Foothill Conference in rushing (106.0 yards per game) and all-purpose yards (149.3 ypg.) . . . ranked fifth in the Foothill Conference in scoring with 72 points . . . had three catches for 66 yards (22.0 avg.) . . . returned 16 kickoffs for 367 yards (22.9 avg.), including a 100-yard TD return . . . played two seasons for Coach Brent Carder at Antelope Valley College in Lancaster, Calif., leading the Marauders to a 7-3 regular-season record in 2001 and a trip to the Shrine Potato Bowl . . . gained 517 yards rushing as a freshman . . . accounted for 868 all-purpose yards and six TDs in 2000 . . . played for Coach Jim Massey at Clark High School in Las Vegas, Nev. . . . averaged 14.2 yards per touch as a senior . . . rushed for a season-high 182 yards on 10 carries vs. Valley in 1998 . . . scored three rushing TDs (75, 40 and 40 yards) vs. Valley plus returned a kickoff 85 yards for another score . . . also lettered in track . . . finished second in the 100 meters at the 1999 Nevada Class 4A Championships . . . posted a personal-best 10.4 in the 100 . . . runs 4.3 in the 40 . . . son of Terri Cobb-Harden . . . born May 18, 1981 . . . majoring in sociology.

Greg Cooper
CB, 5-11, 185
Flint, Mich. (Flint Northern HS)

PrepStar All-American . . . ranked among the nation's top 100 prospects in 2002 by Rivals.com (No. 92) . . . listed among the Midwest's top seniors in '02 by SuperPrep (No. 14) and Prep Football Report (No. 60) . . . rated among the country's top 10 cornerbacks by Rivals.com (No. 8) . . . recognized as one of the Midwest's top defensive backs by PrepStar (No. 3) . . . ranked among the state's top players in '02 by the Lansing State Journal (No. 5), Detroit Free Press (No. 7) and The Detroit News (No. 16) . . . four-year starter for Coach Gary Lee at Flint (Mich.) Northern High School . . . four-time all-city selection . . . recorded 67 tackles, including eight for losses, and eight interceptions in 2001 . . . also forced three fumbles as a senior . . . registered 250 career stops, including 13 tackles for losses and six sacks . . . produced 21 career interceptions and seven fumbles . . . high school teammate of current Spartan wide receiver Matt Trannon . . . also attended the same high school that produced Michigan State basketball stars Mateen Cleaves and Antonio Smith plus All-America defensive end Robaire Smith . . . runs 4.4 in the 40 . . . also lettered in track and basketball . . . son of Greg Sr. and Carmen Cooper . . . born Jan. 7, 1983.

Cole Corey
RB/DB, 5-10, 185
Tecumseh, Mich. (Tecumseh HS)

First-team all-state selection as a running back by the Associated Press . . . first-team all-state pick (Division 3) as a defensive back by the Detroit Free Press . . . ranked among the state's top prospects by the Detroit Free Press (No. 19) . . . earned first-team all-league honors from The Ann Arbor News . . . also named first-team All-Ann Arbor Area . . . Lenawee County Offensive MVP rushed for 1,350 yards and 20 touchdowns as a senior . . . gained a career-best 308 yards rushing in the 2002 regular-season finale vs. Monroe Jefferson . . . accounted for a school-record 430 all-purpose yards and scored six TDs vs. Ypsilanti Lincoln . . . set state single-game record and tied the national mark with three kickoff returns for TDs vs. Ypsilanti Lincoln, including runbacks of 95, 85 and 94 yards . . . also scored three rushing TDs vs. Ypsilanti Lincoln . . . two-year starter for Coach Randy Hutchison at Tecumseh (Mich.) High School . . . also competes in track and field . . . set the school record with 21-2 effort in the long jump . . . runs 4.5 in the 40 . . . son of Thomas and Elizabeth Corey . . . born Dec. 6, 1984 . . . plans to major in business/computers.

Mike Gyetvai
OL, 6-7, 323
Old Castle, Ont. (Sandwich Secondary)

Named Ontario Lineman of the Year and League MVP in 2002 . . . three-time first-team all-league selection . . . two-year, two-way starter and team captain for Coach John Bloomfield at Sandwich Secondary in LaSalle, Ont., helping the Sabres to 20 straight wins including back-to-back Western Bowl and league championships in 2001-02 . . . rated among Ontario's top 50 high school prospects by hoopsmax.com . . . two-time all-league pick in basketball . . . ranked among Ontario's top five centers by both hoopsmax.com and Ontario Hoops Report . . . also competes in track and field as a shot-putter . . . brother Dan, who played at the University of Windsor, is a rookie offensive guard with the Canadian Football League's Winnipeg Blue Bombers . . . son of Ed and Angie Gyetvai . . . born May 15, 1984 . . . plans to major in engineering.

Jamar Jones
WR, 6-3, 198
Arcadia, Fla. (DeSoto County HS)

Named Class 3A second-team all-state by the Florida Sports Writers Association . . . three-time All-Heartland selection . . . two-time all-area pick by the Sun-Herald . . . participated in the 2002 South Central Florida All-Star Classic . . . three-year starter for Coach Dan Talbot at DeSoto County High School in Arcadia, Fla. . . . caught 30 passes for 706 yards (23.5 avg.) and six touchdowns as a senior . . . had career-high seven catches for 169 yards and two TDs vs. Riverdale . . . returned 12 kickoffs for 267 yards (22.3 avg.) and two scores in 2002 . . . returned five punts for 78 yards (15.6 avg.) as a senior . . . recorded 34 tackles, four interceptions and six pass break-ups in 2002 . . . elected team captain prior to his senior season . . . had 27 receptions for 639 yards (23.7 avg.) and five TDs as a junior . . . had career-best 40 catches for 467 yards (11.7 avg.) and two TDs as a sophomore . . . had 97 career receptions for a school-record 1,812 yards (18.7 avg.) and 13 TDs . . . runs 4.45 in the 40 . . . starts at center for the Bulldogs' basketball team . . . plays centerfield and pitches for the DeSoto County baseball team . . . son of William Jones . . . born Sept. 22, 1984 . . . honor roll student plans to major in economics.

Terry Love
WR, 5-11, 161
Bellwood, Ill. (Proviso East HS)

Rated Super Prospect by CollegeSports.com's Bill Hodge . . . ranked among the nation's top wide receivers by Rivals.com (No. 32) . . . listed among the Midwest's top seniors by SuperPrep (No. 40) and Rivals.com (No. 54) . . . . named to Tom Lemming's and PrepStar's All-Midwest Teams . . . rated among the top 10 prospects in Illinois by Rivals.com (No. 9) . . . earned all-state and all-area honors as a senior . . . two-time all-conference and all-region selection . . . two-year starter for Coach Bo Flowers at Proviso East High School in Maywood, Ill. . . . rewrote the Proviso East record book, setting every single-season and career receiving mark . . . had career-best 41 receptions for 941 yards (23.0 avg.) and 10 touchdowns in 2002 . . . elected team captain prior to his senior season . . . caught 36 passes for a school-record 1,275 yards (35.4 avg.) and 11 TDs as a junior . . . accounted for 1,737 all-purpose yards in 2001 . . . had 77 career catches for 2,216 yards and 21 TDs . . . produced 3,953 career all-purpose yards . . . had six career interceptions . . . also participates in baseball, basketball and track . . . led the baseball team with 22 stolen bases in 31 games as a junior . . . son of Terry Sr. and Deborah Love . . . born Sept. 2, 1985 . . . plans to major in sports management.

John Masters
OL, 6-4, 273
Carmel, Ind. (Carmel HS)

Named to PrepStar's All-Midwest Team . . . listed among the Bloomington Herald-Times' Top 33 (Indiana's top seniors) . . . consensus all-state selection as a senior . . . earned all-county, all-conference, all-league and all-metro honors in 2002 . . . graded out 95 percent on his blocking assignments as a senior . . . produced a perfect score (100 percent) in five games in 2002 . . . set school single-game record with 10 pancake blocks . . . played for Coach Keith Fiedler at Carmel (Ind.) High School . . . son of Robert and Val Masters . . . born Nov. 4, 1984 . . . father played basketball at Indiana . . . plans to major in business.

Daryl Melvin
DE, 6-6, 227
Jersey City, NJ (Nassau Community College)

JUCO All-American . . . ranked among the nation's top 50 junior college prospects . . . recorded 16 sacks as a sophomore at Nassau Community College in Garden City, N.Y. . . . named NJCAA second-team All-America honors as a freshman . . produced 150 career tackles, including 24 sacks, as a two-year starter for Coach John Anselmo at Nassau . . . earned all-state honors in 2000 as a tight end at New Utrecht High School in Brooklyn, N.Y. . . . registered a school-record 24 sacks as a senior . . . posted a single-game high of 16 tackles . . . played for Coach Alan Balkan at New Utrecht . . . son of Phyllis Robinson . . . born July 18, 1982 . . . plans to major in sports management.

Stephen Reaves
QB, 6-1, 187
Tampa, Fla. (Plant HS)

Ranked among the nation's top quarterbacks by Rivals.com (No. 35) . . . rated among Florida's top 100 prospects by Rivals.com (No. 74) . . . named to PrepStar's All-Southeast Team . . . earned honorable mention Class 4A all-state recognition from the Florida Sports Writers Association . . . first-team All-Hillsborough County selection by The Tampa Tribune . . . completed 112-of-243 throws (.461) for 1,736 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior while being intercepted only five times . . . threw for a season-high 300 yards and two TDs vs. Tampa Bay Tech . . . connected on 11-of-14 passes for 213 yards and a score vs. Sickles . . . completed all six of his pass attempts in the first half vs. Sickles for 117 yards . . . threw for 1,863 yards and 18 scores as a junior . . . scored four rushing TDs in 2001 . . . played for Coach Darlee Nelson at Plant High School in Tampa, Fla. . . . also competes in basketball and track . . . runs 4.7 in the 40 . . . father John earned All-America honors as a quarterback at Florida and spent 14 years in the National Football League . . . son of John and Patti Reaves . . . born Dec. 5, 1984 . . . plans to major in business.

Maurice Smith-Davis
RB, 6-1, 225
Warren, Ohio (Howland HS)

Ranked among the nation's top inside linebackers by Rivals.com (No. 70) . . . third-team all-state pick as a senior . . . earned first-team All-Northeast Ohio (Division II), All-Metro Athletic Conference (MAC) and All-Trumbull County honors . . . rushed for 1,329 yards (260 carries) and 15 touchdowns in 2002 while leading Howland High School (8-4 overall) to the Division II, Region 5 championship game . . . had eight catches for 115 yards (14.4 avg.) as a senior . . . also recorded 53 tackles, including six sacks, in 2002 . . . ran for 109 yards (21 attempts) and two scores in a 28-6 victory over Madison, the first playoff win in school history . . . rushed for 247 yards (23 carries) and three TDs in the 2002 season opener vs. Campbell Memorial . . . his first two carries vs. Campbell Memorial resulted in touchdowns, scoring on runs of 74 and 57 yards . . . named Tiger Player of the Week five times as a senior, earning the honor three times as an offensive player and twice as a defender . . . elected team captain prior to the 2002 season . . . gained 600-plus yards as a junior . . . gained 2,056 career rushing yards on 431 attempts (4.8 avg.) . . . had 23 career receptions for 335 yards (14.6 avg.) . . . two-year starter for Coach Dick Angle at Howland . . . runs 4.6 in the 40 . . . also participated in track and basketball . . . attends the same high school that produced former Spartan quarterback Bill Burke (1996-99) ... son of Travis Davis and Audreanna Smith . . . father Travis played defensive tackle at Michigan State (1986-89) and earned first-team All-Big Ten honors in 1989 . . . born June 7, 1985 . . . plans to major in business.

Kaleb Thornhill
LB, 6-1, 222
Lansing, Mich. (Eastern HS)

Named to SuperPrep's and PrepStar's All-Midwest Teams . . . ranked among the Midwest's top 100 prospects by SuperPrep (No. 99) . . . rated among the state's top seniors by the Detroit Free Press (No. 16), Rivals.com (No. 17), Lansing State Journal (No. 20) and The Detroit News (No. 22) . . . rushed for 950 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior . . . had 18 catches for 352 yards (19.6 avg.) and three TDs in 2002 . . . produced 43 tackles and an interception from his safety position as a senior . . . also recovered three fumbles in 2002 . . . accounted for 240 total yards and three scores in the Quakers' 2002 season opener vs. Owosso . . . threw a TD pass, ran for a score and caught a TD pass vs. Owosso . . . earned Class A all-area honors as a receiver in 2001 . . . caught 33 passes for 600 yards (18.2 avg.) as a junior . . . two-year starter for Coach Kerry Keyton at Eastern High School in Lansing, Mich. . . . also competes in track and field (100 meters, discus and shot put) . . . runs 4.6 in the 40 . . . son of Charlie and Lauri Thornhill . . . father Charlie played on Michigan State's back-to-back Big Ten championship teams in 1965-66 . . . brother Josh, who was a four-year starter at linebacker for the Spartans from 1998-2001, plays for the National Football League's Detroit Lions . . . born Jan. 11, 1985 . . . plans to major in education.

Joe Toth
OL, 6-2, 278
Port Charlotte, Fla. (Port Charlotte HS)

Named Class 4A second-team all-state by the Florida Sports Writers Association . . . ranked among Florida's top 100 prospects by The Daytona Beach News-Journal . . . first-team all-area selection by the Sun-Herald and Charlotte Herald Tribune . . . also earned first-team all-district honors as a senior . . . participated in 2002 South-Central Florida All-Star Classic . . . featured in August 2002 Sports Illustrated article on the Down & Dirty Lineman Camp in Lakeland, Fla. . . . four-year varsity starter for Coach Ray Hixson at Port Charlotte (Fla.) High School . . . set Port Charlotte all-time record with 42 career starts . . . two-way lineman played offensive guard and nose guard . . . led the Pirates in pancake blocks as both a junior (66) and senior (78) . . . recorded a career-best 11 pancakes vs. North Fort Myers in 2002 . . . produced 34 tackles and forced two fumbles as a senior . . . elected football team captain as both a junior and senior . . . runs 4.87 in the 40 . . . also competes in track and field, wrestling and weightlifting . . . son of Beverly Toth . . . born March 9, 1984.

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