2013 Griz Football Class Signed (24)

[Ken Jones]

VERBALS
RB- John Nguyen 5'7" 187 (Bellevue HS) Bellevue, WA

No. 20, RB, John Nguyen, Bellevue

RB/Ret Ari Morales 5'8" 165 (Bellevue HS) Bellevue, WA (Prefered Walk-on)

No. 25, RB/Ret, Ari Morales, Bellevue

CB/WR- Marqin Russell 6' 0" 185 (Lakes HS) Lakewood, WA (2 Star)

No. 2, CB/WR, Marquin Russell, Lakes

S/LB Kendrick VanAckeren 5'11" 200 (Bellevue HS) Bellevue, WA (Hawaii Transfer)

No. 52, S/OLB, Kendrick Van Ackeren, University of Hawai'i

HAVE 2013 UM OFFERS
WR- Sammie Long 6'2" 190 (Lakes HS) Lakewood, WA (+Idaho, CSU and EWU)

No. 1, WR, Sammie Long, Lakes

There are several more Lancers interested in University of Montana and possibly an older Van Ackeren too.


No. 43, WR, Brayden Van Ackeren, University of Hawai'i

Stay tuned.

I'm so excited at the possibility of Lakes Lancers and Bellevue Wolverines combining their talents in on place. University of Montana football could be huge in the coming years!

 

[bigkid]

Until you guys get a QB I don't think too many BSC teams are shaking in their cleats. A huge weakness was exposed in 2012....all us Cat fans hope (please, please Mr. Delaney) Smithwickjingleheimerhan gets the starting job locked down in '13......and then Feet-of-Stone Gustafson can come in to save the day when production goes South...the Cat front seven will be licking their whiskers!!!!

Right :lol: What a seriously ignorant post :lol:

 

[grizfan1984]

Just read this on Facebook.

Finally can shout it from the roof tops....My nephew Noah Scarver has committed to the University of Montana in Missoula! Think I am going to learn to love college football. Congrats Noah! Go Grizzlies!

This is a Huge pickup way to go, GO GRIZ.

 

[EWURanger29]

Matt Sommers and Kendrick Bourne tripped to Eastern last weekend...both hold offers.


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[Baller1]

For those of you raising an eyebrow about the amount of WR's in this class here is how I think it will REALLY shake out come spring ball. This leaves us with only 2 true WR commits. I would love to see us add one more in Kendrick Bourne. :thumb:
VERBALS (14)
QB Makena Simis 6'2" 185 (Capital HS) Boise, ID
RB- Travon Van 5'11" 210 (Transfer from Marshall/Florida) (4 star RB out of HS)
RB-Treshawn "Tre" Favors 5'10" 180 (Mountain Ridge HS) Glendale,AZ
RB- John Nguyen 5'7" 187 (Bellevue HS) Bellevue, WA
RB/Ret Ari Morales 5'8" 165 (Bellevue HS) Bellevue, WA (Prefered Walk-on)
WR- Marq Rogers 6'4" 200 (Fort Wayne Corcordia HS) Fort Wayne, IN
S- Mick Delaney 6'0" 185 (Bozeman HS) Bozeman, MT (Partial)
S-Josh Janssen 6'0" 185 (Loyola HS) Missoula, MT
WR- Nico Graham 5' 11" 185 (Big Sky HS) Missoula, MT (Partial?)

TE- Josh Horner 6'5" 215 (CMR HS) Great Falls, MT (Partial?)

CB/Ret- Chris Parker 6'0" 185 (Washington HS) Sioux Falls, S.D.
CB- Marqin Russell 6' 0" 185 (Lakes HS) Lakewood, WA (2 Star)
LB- Tucker Schye 6'3" 245 (Malta HS) Malta, MT (Partial?)
S/LB Kendrick VanAckeren 5'11" 200 (Bellevue HS) Bellevue, WA (Hawaii Trans

 

[citygriz]

fifteen verbals and not one lineman on either side of the ball. is gragg gonna suit up? montana's dominance has been built on the quality of its linemen. i hate to see even one year go by that we don't sign two or three big bulls for the trenches.

other than that, i'm impressed with this class. to me, this staff gets low grades for its first big test, the personnel and coaching decisions made during the regular season. recruiting was the second big test, and i'm giving them passing grades. just get us some guys up front.

 

[George Ferguson]

The Griz have a pair of OL coming in. Joel Kramer from Helllgate though I believe he's looking at playing defense, and Cody Walk (6-4, 250) from Billings Skyview. They also have interest in Buttrovich from Butte (6-5, 300), Sather from Bigfork (6-5, 270) and Colter Murphy of Big Sky (6-2, 285).

 

[Paytonlives]

Since it keeps coming up, here are the returning O-Linemen. 6 Juniors and Seniors in 2013 and eight underclassmen. I am not sure on all the classes (taken from gogriz.com), but from the looks of it UM might not scholorship any OL, just look for some walk-ons and maybe one transfer in the spring.

C- Logan Hines SO 6-4 291 Phoenix, Ariz. (Junior)
C- Kjelby Oiland 6-4 295 Spokane, Wash. (Senior)
OG- Jordan Hines 6-4 295 Phoenix, Ariz. (Junior)
OG- William Poehls 6-8 340Chandler, Ariz. (Chandler HS)(Senior)
OG- Shawn Heavyrunner Jr. 6-5 270 Browning, Mont. (Junior)
OT- Danny Kistler 6-8 315 Seattle, Wash. (O'Dea HS) (Senior)

OL- McCauley Todd 6-7 280 Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Washington)
OL- Ben Weyer 6-4 270 Bozeman, Mont. (Bozeman)
OL- Devon Dietrich 6-4 275 Woodinville, Wash. (Woodinville)
OT- Jake Simkins 6-3 235 Butte, Mont. (Butte Central)
OT- John Schmaing 6-7 265 Billings, Mont. (Billings Senior)
OT- Clint LaRowe 6-5 275 Miles City, Mont. (Custer County)
OT-Max Kelly 6-7 270 Spokane, Wash. (Gonzaga Prep)
OG- Samson Kaleikini 6-5 280 Kapolei, Hawaii (Kapolei HS)

 

[nzone]

I thought Poehls was back as well.

 

[MrG]

Poehls had solder surgery. I do not think he left the team.

 

[grizindabox]

Richard Obert ‏@azc_obert
Boulder Creek 2013 DB Ryan McKinley says he will choose among Montana, NAU and North Dakota State after NDS trip this weekend.

 

[GRZFTBL]

Richard Obert ‏@azc_obert
Boulder Creek 2013 DB Ryan McKinley says he will choose among Montana, NAU and North Dakota State after NDS trip this weekend.

Damn, you're quick!

Richard Obert ‏@azc_obert
Boulder Creek 2013 DB Ryan McKinley says he will choose among Montana, NAU and North Dakota State after NDS trip this weekend.
Retweeted by robert d robinson (aka mslacat)

 

[Ursa Major]

Richard Obert ‏@azc_obert
Boulder Creek 2013 DB Ryan McKinley says he will choose among Montana, NAU and North Dakota State after NDS trip this weekend.

Damn, you're quick!

Richard Obert ‏@azc_obert
Boulder Creek 2013 DB Ryan McKinley says he will choose among Montana, NAU and North Dakota State after NDS trip this weekend.
Retweeted by robert d robinson (aka mslacat)

Let's hope he's averse to ice fishing and Lutefisk.

 

[AZGrizFan]

Richard Obert ‏@azc_obert
Boulder Creek 2013 DB Ryan McKinley says he will choose among Montana, NAU and North Dakota State after NDS trip this weekend.

Damn, you're quick!

Richard Obert ‏@azc_obert
Boulder Creek 2013 DB Ryan McKinley says he will choose among Montana, NAU and North Dakota State after NDS trip this weekend.
Retweeted by robert d robinson (aka mslacat)

Let's hope he's averse to ice fishing and Lutefisk.

Fargo in January. Friday's high? 22 (3 degrees w/wind chill). Saturday? Projected at 4 degrees (-19 wind chill). Sunday? -12 degrees (-20 wind chill). Yeah, THAT should close the deal.

 

[Paytonlives]

I thought Poehls was back as well.

You are correct, Gogriz.com had him listed at GAURD... and I missed it.

OG- William Poehls 6-8 340Chandler, Ariz. (Chandler HS)(Senior)

 

[nzone]

Good news.........we need him. Thanks Payton :thumb:

OG- William Poehls 6-8 340Chandler, Ariz. (Chandler HS)(Senior)

 

[IntuitiveGriz]

This is a stellar recruiting season.

:egriz:

 

[IntuitiveGriz]

The Griz have a pair of OL coming in. Joel Kramer from Helllgate though I believe he's looking at playing defense, and Cody Walk (6-4, 250) from Billings Skyview. They also have interest in Buttrovich from Butte (6-5, 300), Sather from Bigfork (6-5, 270) and Colter Murphy of Big Sky (6-2, 285).

Come'on, wakeup hav-no-clue.

It's Nick Butorovich.

Wow. :roll:

 

[IntuitiveGriz]

:idea:

 

[IntuitiveGriz]

:idea:

The Griz coaches are doing an excellent job recruiting based on current roster NEED. :clap:

This post is based off the 2012 roster and recent verbal commits, and remember things change (players, positions, ect. ect.). This post is just to give an overview, some perspective. Btw, I've left off some squad members (non letter winners). Let's discuss...reply away.

QB

JR Jordan Johnson
JR Shay Smithwick-Hann
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SO Trent McKinney
SO Adam Brzeczek
FR Brady Gustafson

RB

JR Jordan Canada
JR Brett Kirschner
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SO Joey Counts

H-Back

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SO Gavin Hagfors

TE

SR Clay Pierson
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SO Aschan Richards

WR

SR Cam Warren
JR Mitch Saylor
JR Sean Haynes
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SO Ellis Henderson
SO Taylor Walcott
SO Chase Naccarato
SO Jake Dallaserra
FR Ryan Burke

OL

SR Danny Kistler Jr.
SR Kjelby Oiland
SR William Poehls
JR Logan Hines
JR Jordan Hines
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SO John Schmaing
SO Samson Kaleikini
FR Clint LaRowe
FR Ben Weyer
FR Max Kelly
FR Devon Dietrich
FR McCauley Todd
FR Jake Simkins

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DL

SR Alex Bienemann
JR Tonga Takai
JR Trevor Rhem
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SO Caleb Kidder
SO Jessie Ginn
FR Zach Peevey
FR Bo Harris

DE

JR Zack Wagenmann
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SO Derek Crittendon
SO Tyrone Holmes
FR Ryan Johnson

LB

SR Jordan Tripp
SR Brock Coyle
SR Jon Kanongata'a
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SO Addison Owen
SO Jeremiah Kose
SO Jonathan Richards
SO Nick Holt
SO Brian Maus

CB

SR Sean Murray
SR Anthony Goodwin
JR Josh Dennard
SO Nate Harris
SO Justin Whitted
FR J.R. Nelson

SAFETY

SR Bo Tulley
SR Steven Rominger
JR Matt Hermanson
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SO Herbert Gamboa
SO Connor Lebsock
SO Zach Gratton
SO Adam DeBruyker

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On offense the high school need is obvious, as the Griz have no RS-FR going into the season at RB, H-Back, TE. And they only have 1 at WR.

On defense the high school need is clear as well, as the Griz have no RS-FR going into the season at Safety and LB. And they only have 1 at CB.

Last recruiting season the Griz were obviously heavy on lineman (both sides), so this recruiting season they need to focus on perimeter players to balance out the roster. :arrow: Things are looking great.