Spokesman

Issue date: 4/23/08 Section: Sports

Donald Hill-Eley

BALTIMORE, Md. - Morgan State University head football coach Donald Hill-Eley announced the signing of 23 high school and D-I transfers Wednesday afternoon on National Signing Day.

Overall, the 23 signees included six (6) linebackers, four (4) defensive backs, three (3) defensive ends, three (3) offensive lineman, three (3) wide receivers, three (3) quarterbacks and one (1) punter. The Bears signed 18 from high school and five (5) D-I transfers.

"We feel good about our signees," said Hill-Eley. "We have addressed our vacancies and we feel we have recruited the caliber of talent we need to turn the corner and move the program to the next phase." Added Hill-Eley, "we feel good about those who have chosen Morgan State University today."

Morgan State University Football
2008 National Letter of Intent Signees:

Offensive Line
Jerry Evans 6'2 - 300
Hodgson Vocational Tech - New Castle, Del.
…2005 Honorable Mention…All Conference (DL)…2006 2nd Team All-Conference (DL)…2007 1st Team All-Conference (OL, DL)...2007 2nd Team All-State (OT, DT)…bench presses over 400 pounds

Joshua Durden 6'1 - 295
Frederick Douglass HS - Atlanta, Ga.
…Offensive Rookie of the Year…Defensive Rookie of the Year…All-City…400 pound bench press

Stanley Henry 6'3 - 290
DeMatha Catholic HS - Bowie, Md.
…All-Conference…-

Wide Receiver
Winfield Diggs 5'8 - 170
Friendship Collegiate - Oxon Hill, Md.
…2007 All-Met Honorable Mention…1st Team All-Independent League…2008 Pigskin Club Winner

Marcos Archer 6'0 - 180
Miramar HS - Miramar, Fla.

Quarterbacks
Delonte Williams 6'2 - 190
Friendship HS - Washington, DC
…Passed for over 3,000 yards…Honorable Mention All-Met…1st Team All-Pigskin Team

Donavan Dickerson 6'2 - 190
Martin Luther King HS - Detroit, Mich.
…All-City…All-State…State Championship MVP…State Champs finished with 14-0 record

Linebackers
Christopher Lloyd 6-1 - 225
Friendship Collegiate - Washington, D.C.
…Pigskin Award…All-Inner High…2nd Team All-Met

Bakari Smith 6'0 - 250
Blanche Ely HS - Pompano Beach, Fla.
…Sun Sentinel 1st Team All-County…North-South All-Star Game MVP…Broward vs. Dade County All-Star Game

Edgar Pouncy 6'2 - 220
Martin Luther King HS - Detroit, Mich.
…All-City…All-State…Most Outstanding Linebacker…State Champs…Honor roll…Rivals.com

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