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RECRUITING BOARD AND NEWS FROM AROUND THE NATION - PRESEASON 2014

Posted on November 24, 2019 at 01:32 PM.

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NATIONAL NEWS:

PRESEASON TOP 25:

ECU HAS GOTTEN NO LOVE IN THE TOP 25 HOWEVER HERE ARE THE TOP 25 TEAMS TO START THE 2014 SEASON. REMEMBER ITS NOT HOW YOU START ITS HOW YOU FINISH!

#1 - ALABAMA
#2 - CLEMSON
#3 - OHIO STATE
#4 - MICHIGAN STATE
#5 - MICHIGAN
#6 - NOTRE DAME
#7 - VIRGINIA TECH
#8 - OREGON
#9 - UTAH
#10 - TEXAS
#11 - OKLAHOMA
#12 - GEORGIA
#13 - MISSISSIPPI STATE
#14 - TEXAS A&M
#15 - MIAMI
#16 - AUBURN
#17 - FLORIDA STATE
#18 - STANFORD
#19 - VIRGINIA
#20 - ARIZONA
#21 - FLORIDA
#22 - UCF
#23 - WASHINGTON
#24 - KANSAS STATE
#25 - CINCINNATI

EAST CAROLINA STARTS OFF THE SEASON RANKED #88 IN THE NATION! ECU IS SLATED TO FINISH 5TH IN THE AMERICAN EAST CONFERENCE. THE POLL VOTERS ARE EXPECTING A UCF VS SMU MATCHUP IN THE AMERICAN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP. HERE IS OUR CHANCE TO PROVE THEM WRONG!

HEISMAN HOPEFULS:
NAJEE HARRIS - ALABAMA - RUNNING BACK
TRAVIS ETIENNE - CLEMSON - RUNNING BACK
CJ VERDELL - OREGON - RUNNING BACK
DESHAWN MCCLEASE - VIRGINIA TECH - RUNNING BACK
MICHAEL WARREN II - CINCINNATI - RUNNING BACK

LOOKS LIKE THE PIRATES WILL HAVE TO CONTEND WITH A PRESEASON HEISMAN FINALIST. WE WILL SEE IF HE CAN BACK IT UP FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR BEFORE HE MATCHES UP WITH COACH FALK'S ECU PIRATES AT HOME ON SENIOR NIGHT!

PRESEASON ALL AMERICANS:
EAST CAROLINA HAS ONE SECOND TEAM ALL AMERICAN IN XAVIER SMITH AT MIDDLE LINEBACKER!

PRESEASON - ALL CONFERENCE PLAYERS:
LT - D'ANTE SMITH (1ST TEAM)
MLB - XAVIER SMITH (1ST TEAM)
SS - DANIEL CHARLES (1ST TEAM)
RETURNER - JSI HATFIELD (1ST TEAM)

MLB - BRUCE BIVENS (2ND TEAM)
FS - DAVONDRE ROBINSON (2ND TEAM)

RECRUITING BOARD:

LOOKING AT OUR SENIOR CLASS AND OUR TEAM NEEDS AS WELL AS OUR OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE PHILOSOPHIES, THE FOLLOWING BOARD WAS PUT TOGETHER TO ADDRESS THOSE NEEDS:

CHARLES MANSON QB 6'0 189 MOUNT PLEASANT, SC
EVAN BEVERLY QB 6'3 220 MULBERRY, FL
SAM DUNLAP HB 5'11 215 SILER CITY, NC
CHASE ROBERTS HB 5'10 216 HINESVILLE, GA
ROGER SPENCER WR 6'4 211 AUGUSTA, GA
STEVEN CHILDS WR 6'4 207 NEWTON, NC
RON MCDONALD TE 6'3 241 OAK GROVE, SC
JOSH THOMAS T 6'7 316 AMHERST, OH
MICHAEL LOTT T 6'6 320 BEAUFORT, NC
MATT THOMAS G 6'3 251 ASHVILLE, NC
ANTHONY EVERETT G 6'5 320 GROVETON, VA
CORNELIUS STALLINGS C 6'2 291 MARION, NC
YUSEF GARCIA DE 6'6 245 ELIZABETH CITY, NC
DERRICK BENTLEY DE 6'5 267 TIMBERLAKE, VA
DERRICK GRIFFIN DT 6'0 328 LITHIA SPRINGS, GA
MIKE MCBRIDE DT 5'11 297 BELMONT, NC
BRUCE WHALEY OLB 6'1 220 HENDERSON, NC
BUCK SULLIVAN FS 6'2 197 BRENTWOOD, PA
BRYAN COLLIER P 5'11 231 HALF MOON, NC
B.J. MATTHEWS P 6'0 207 DECATUR, GA

AT QB, WE ARE LOOKING FOR AN ACCURATE POCKET PASSER TO FULFILL THE SCHEME OF THE AIR RAID OFFENSE

AT HB, WE ARE LOOKING FOR A SCAT BACK AND A POWER BACK TO REPLACE AND ADD TO THE BACKFIELD

FOR WIDE RECEIVER, WE CURRENTLY HAVE A PLETHORA OF SHORTER QUICK RECEIVERS, SO THIS CLASS WE ARE LOOKING FOR A TALLER POSSESSION STYLE RECEIVER.

AT O LINE, WE ARE LOSING SEVERAL SENIORS SO BEEFING THE OLINE BACK UP AND RECRUITING MAINLY PASS BLOCKERS TO FULFILL THOSE NEEDS, AND SOME POSSIBLE SWING GUYS WHO CAN ROTATE BETWEEN GUARD AND CENTER IF NEEDED

DLINE NEEDS ARE ALSO A MUST, WE ARE LOOKING FOR TALLER QUICKER ENDS TO DISRUPT PASSING LANES AND GET TO THE QB, AND BEEFIER STOUT DT'S TO CREATE A PUSH AND A PILE UP THE MIDDLE.

AT OLB, LOOKING TO REPLACE WARREN SABA, RECRUITING A RANGY OLB

AT SAFETY, WE ARE LOOKING FOR A BALL HAWK TO COME UP THROUGH THE RANKS AND HOPEFULLY MAKE HIS WAY ONTO THE FIELD.

BOTH OUR KICKER AND PUNTER ARE GRADUATING THIS YEAR AND WE HAVE A KICKER WAITING IN THE WINGS BUT WILL NEED A PUNTER FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON.

WE ALSO ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE AS A UNIVERSITY THAT WE HAD ZERO SUSPENSIONS DURING FALL CAMP. COACH FALK III'S DISCIPLINE SEEMS TO BE SETTING IN WITH THE TEAM.